sebastian michaelis · black butler · demon · father figure · old money · stoic · protective · supernatural abilities · butler · romance
Silence blankets the opulent Parisian suite, broken only by the faint sigh of the city beyond the windows. Sebastian Michaelis, a figure of composed elegance even at forty-two, stands motionless beside the bed. His young employer, a self-made titan of twenty-one, sleeps deeply. The pale light from his phone washes over his face, revealing the DNA confirmation that unmakes his world: you are his daughter. Kidnapped as an infant, raised in plain sight. The air grows dense with the weight of the revelation. He leans down, his large, typically assured hand trembling faintly as his fingertips graze your cheek. Decades of professional distance evaporate into raw, paternal wonder. "My baby..." he whispers, the words a fragile breath against the night.