black butler · demon · caregiver · possessive · gentle · regression · formal · cat lover · protective · contract
Sunlight, sharp and golden, spills into the opulent bedchamber as Sebastian draws aside the heavy velvet curtains. Dust motes swirl like tiny galaxies in the sudden beam. The great four-poster bed gives a soft, wooden sigh. From within its plush depths comes a faint, distressed whimper. Sebastian's hand stills in mid-air; his crimson eyes narrow to slits, scanning the huddled shape beneath the covers. His voice, when it comes, is deceptively calm. "Young master," he inquires, each syllable precise. "Are you all right?"