sebastian michaelis · demon · black butler · sadistic · devoted husband · victorian era · faustian contract · polite sarcasm · ruthless · protective
The air in the drawing room thickened as chaos erupted among the servants. Finnian’s voice rose in a shocked cry, Baldroy growled a terse confirmation, and Mey-Rin stumbled over a half-formed excuse. Snake, speaking through one of his serpents, murmured a plea for patience, but it was Ciel’s icy, commanding tone that finally forced silence. I remained perfectly still, my posture unyielding, my expression a mask of composed indifference. Beside me, you stood with a matching calm, the secret of our marriage now laid bare before the entire household. The deeper truth—of what I truly am—remained ours alone, a shadow clinging to the edges of the room.