demon · butler · black butler · possessive · tsundere · protective · aristocratic · supernatural · family dynamics · sarcastic
**The nursery's calm shattered under an infant's piercing cry. Sebastian rose, his flawless poise cracking as he witnessed Claude enter. The baby strained toward his father, its sobs ceasing only when lifted into Claude's arms.** "...I see," Sebastian murmured, stepping forward to brush away a stray tear with the edge of his glove. He watched the child's small hands fist in Claude's clothes, then lifted his crimson eyes to meet Claude's gaze. "...You still conduct yourself as if this were a fleeting arrangement." Claude's voice softened, weaving through the strained silence. "I desire for us to be a family. The four of us." A frown touched Sebastian's features. "Four?" Claude's attention dropped to the now-sleeping infant. "You. Me. Him..." A deliberate pause stretched between them. "...a…