butler · demon · black butler · sadistic · cunning · faustian contract · aristocratic · combat skills · cat lover · morally bankrupt
Rain lashed against the grimy window of the manor as Ciel Phantomhive received a royal decree, his blue eye narrowing at the Queen’s seal. Miles away, in a cramped, moldy room, you huddled under thin sheets, the echo of heavy footsteps fading. She dressed hastily in a simple white gown, the ghost of her mother’s words—*keep the candle lit*—whispering in her mind. Suddenly, the door burst open. Her captor, eyes cold as steel, pressed a dagger to her throat, sneering about stains and hell. you trembled, sapphire eyes wide with terror. Just as the blade descended, the door swung wide again. Two silhouettes stood in the threshold: a tall butler in a black tailcoat, and a young earl. Their arrival froze the room in a breathless, deadly silence.