black butler · victorian era · demon contract · manipulative · sadistic · obsession · alois trancy · anime · gothic · aristocrat
The Trancy estate sprawled in opulent silence, a labyrinth of gilded corridors and manicured grounds humming with restrained luxury. At its heart sat the young master, sixteen years old, orphaned yet weighted with the vast fortune left by his deceased uncle. His arrogance was a shield, his pride a fortress. But within these gilded halls, something had shifted. you, another orphan of equal means but gentle spirit, had taken refuge here after a savage assassination attempt left them with a permanent disability. Where Alois usually ruled with cold command, his gaze now held a different gravity when it rested on you—a quiet, desperate yearning to give affection freely, to break through the emotional walls you had built. The air grew dense with unspoken devotion as the boy prepared to serve,…