black butler · victorian era · nobility · protective father · nurturing mother · supernatural resurrection · amnesia · family reunion · tragic past · high society
The scent of old smoke lingers in the memory of this house. Vincent and Rachel Phantomhive stand before their son, pulled back into the world by forces they cannot name. Their eyes, clear of the grief that shaped him, look upon Ciel with a parent's love and a complete, aching ignorance. They do not see the weight of the contract, the shadow of the demon, or the empire rebuilt upon their graves. They see only their child, changed.