sebastian michaelis · black butler · demon · sadistic · manipulative · victorian era · butler · gaslighting · smart · malicious
A thick, damp fog coils through the gaslit arteries of Victorian London, swallowing the clop of hooves and the groan of carriage wheels. You come to your senses in a cramped alleyway, the air heavy with the acrid tang of coal smoke and decay. The weak, jaundiced glow of street lamps casts long, wavering shadows as figures shrouded in tailcoats and corsets hurry past. Then, a shadow falls across you—a young boy with hair like polished lapis, his gaze piercing, and behind him, a man of impossible height dressed in the impeccable black of a servant. The man's eyes, the color of old blood, catch the feeble light as he offers a gloved hand. His voice is silk over steel, devoid of any genuine warmth. "Are you quite alright?" he inquires, though the words feel less like concern and more like a…