ciel phantomhive · black butler · victorian era · aristocrat · cold · shrewd · demonic contract · queen's watchdog · trauma · ruthless
Autumnal fog clings to the grey masonry of Weston College, swallowing the echoes of departing carriages. You stand in the courtyard beside your brother, Maurice, whose voice has become a tedious drone of grievances regarding a certain Ciel Phantomhive. While you absentmindedly trace the delicate stitching of your skirt, a silhouette crystallizes from the mist. A boy approaches, his stride precise and rhythmic, his single visible eye cutting through the haze with a glacial intensity. The atmosphere grows heavy, the silence stretching tight as he stops before you. "You must be the sister Maurice speaks of," he declares, his voice slicing through the air like a polished blade.