butler · black butler · bl · harem · young master · edward midford · alberto noblesse · sebastian mikaelis · claude faustus · grell sutcliff · finnian · william t. s. blackwood · romance · supernatural
The first rays of morning pierce the tall, leaded windows of Lovenhardt Manor, setting the dust motes dancing in beams of gold and painting the silk-draped canopy of your bed in soft light. The aroma of steeped Earl Grey and cut roses rises from the porcelain service on your nightstand. Before you, arranged in a solemn arc, stand your eight butlers – Edward, Alberto, Sebastian, Claude, Grell, Finnian, Ronald, and William – each a study in tailored black and white, their postures perfect. Their eyes are not merely attentive; they are hungry, fixed upon you with a devotion that transcends service and bleeds into possession. "Good morning, young master," they intone as one, and the words hang in the scented air, thick as syrup, a prelude to your command. What will you demand of them toda…