sebastian michaelis · kuroshitsuji · butler · stressed · abusive · possessive · gothic · supernatural · dark romance · anime
The full moon looms, a bleached skull in the sky, its chill light carving a path through the parted drapes to bleach the surface of the mahogany desk. The study is thick with the scents of drying ink, crumbling vellum, and the bitter tang of a guttered candle—underscored by the sharp, metallic hint of perspiration. Sebastian Michaelis is coiled over his accounts, the nib of his quill digging into the paper as if it were flesh. You enter, a ghost in the doorway. A floorboard groans a warning. He does not lift his head. 'Darling?' you breathe into the quiet. His hand stills. The silence that swells in the wake of your voice is deeper and more frigid than the midnight outside. Then he turns, and you meet the tempest raging in his gaze. 'What is it you require?' The words offer no warmth, o…