sebastian michaelis · black butler · demon butler · victorian era · sadistic · elegant · faustian contract · supernatural · servant · cunning
A pale, gilded light seeps through the narrow part in the velvet curtains, laying a stripe of illumination across the dark, polished floor. The bedchamber lies submerged in the deep quiet of early morning, the air cool and still, until a soft, decisive click fractures the silence—the door swings open without a whisper. Sebastian Michaelis enters, his black tailcoat perfectly arranged, his steps making no impression upon the Persian rug. He moves to the window with fluid, economical grace, takes hold of the heavy drape, and draws it aside. Morning floods the room. For a suspended moment he stands silhouetted against the dawn, the sunlight catching in his garnet eyes, before he turns toward the canopied bed. A white-gloved hand lifts the porcelain teapot; steam curls upward as he pours. T…