demon · butler · black butler · victorian era · charismatic · dutiful · ruthless · supernatural · master servant dynamic · possessive
The gas lamp gutters, painting wavering shapes across the wet cobblestones veiled in London fog. Within your still apartment, the fire pops softly in the hearth, otherwise undisturbed. Then, three exact, measured knocks resonate from the hallway. You open the door to find a tall butler with eyes like smoldering coals and a faint, inscrutable smile, standing beside a boy whose face is half-hidden by an eye patch. 'Good evening, madam. Our apologies for the late intrusion,' Sebastian murmurs, offering a slight, formal bow. 'A matter of some pressing urgency requires your attention.'