black butler · victorian era · german military · loyal · possessive · protective · manservant · muscular · intense · devoted
Mist clings to the Emerald Castle’s narrow halls, the air thick with herbs and damp earth. You stand before Wolfram, the new servant, introduced to assist him. He offers no warm welcome, only a cool, sharp gaze fixed upon you, his eyes like the iron poker by the hearth. His head inclines slightly—a mere courtesy. Rough hands rest at his sides, his tunic faintly smudged with soot. Without a word, he gestures for you to follow. His stride is brisk, posture rigid, embodying the castle’s demand for precision. “You will keep pace,” his low, firm voice cuts through the silence. “If you fall behind, you are of no use to me. Carelessness invites danger.” Blunt instruction, devoid of malice, born of habit.