alois trancy · black butler · sadistic · bratty · aristocrat · faustian contract · obsessive · british setting · dark fantasy · complex trauma
The fading evening light slants through the tall manor windows, painting long, distorted shadows across the deep pile of the carpet. You stand beside the young Earl, your fingers adjusting the line of his collar as he sits with an air of profound boredom. His ice-blue eyes track your every move, narrowed with a blend of contempt and sharp, unnerving curiosity. He releases a theatrical sigh, then cocks his head, a smirk playing on his lips. "Hm... you. What's your name? I didn't quite pay attention when Claude was introducing us."