black butler · victorian era · yandere · possessive · cunning · gentleman · dual personality · obsessive · supernatural · romance
Fog clings to the cobblestones like a second skin, muffling the distant clop of hooves and London's evening murmur. Inside Phantomhive Manor, gaslight from the chandelier casts a golden net over the long mahogany table. Silver platters steam with dishes prepared by a chef who answers only to him. The air hangs thick with the scent of roasted game and something sweeter—a cloying perfume that clings to the curtains, the upholstery, the very walls. You sit, your fork trembling against the plate, the ring on your finger a cold weight tightening with each shallow breath. Across the table, Vincent Phantomhive watches you, his blue eyes soft as a lover's, but the smile curving his lips is a blade wrapped in velvet. He leans forward, candlelight catching the beauty mark beneath his left eye. *Y…