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"One hell of a butler."

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mélancolie

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Portrait of sir Edward Midford , 1889 🍀 .

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Hi, Chibi! I hope your day is going well! ☺️ Sorry for bothering you (and please feel free to ignore this ask if it’s too much of a hassle), but I was wondering if you had any thoughts on flower language in the new keychains that are being released as part of the Rich Black merch?

My apologies for the late reply! It was not for lack of interest; on the contrary! Thanks for dropping such a fun question!

Well then, without further delays, let us dive into FLOWER LANGUAAAGGEEEE......... though be warned that I am actually pretty bad at recognising flowers. Since none of these keychains came with descriptions, all I can do is hopefully having identified the plant right, or search for flowers that look similar, and deduce which one it probably is based on the shape of the leaves, petals, and pistils. So if anyone happens to catch an error, please do help out!

Sebastian Michaelis - Pomegranate Flower

Sebas' flower is the pomegranate flower. In Japanese flower language it means "mature beauty" and "binding relation", or in other words, "contract". It might also be cheesy, but in Japanese "pomegranate flower" is "zakuro", and the sound of "zakuro" is likewise homophone of "The black" in Japanese. ( ´艸｀)

(Also, I love Sebas' new costume here.)

Ciel Phantomhive - White Rose

White rose has many meanings in Japanese flower language, but the one most befitting with Ciel is probably "youth" and "beginning", but more negatively, "a new start after death". For sure, it is a very befitting "flower description" of the unnamed sick boy who died, and "Earl Ciel Phantomhive" who got a new start.

Grell Sutcliffe - Lycoris

Beyond a shadow of the doubt, her flower is the Lycoris......cuz... you know, the Lycoris that Blazes the Earth" (≽ω≼). In Japanese flower language, the lycoris stands for "passion" and "life energy".

A trivia that has nothing to do with flower language, it's just the etymology: the lycoris in Japanese is called higanbana (彼岸花), wherein "higan" means "the other side", as in "afterlife". So "higanbana" means "the flower on the other side". I think it is a nice little thing that Grell is represented as the flower on the other side.

If anyone is interested, at the bottom of this post I explained the meaning of Grell referring to herself as "the single red flower" in chapter 105.

Undertaker - White Lily

A very obvious and straightforward one. The white lily is quite commonly associated with “death”, and in Japanese culture it is not too different. (Traditionally in Japanese funerals they don’t need to be lilies at all; they just need to be serene, soft colours. Often orchids and chrysanthemums are used for traditional ceremonies. The white lily is probably popularised because of westernisation.)

White lilies are actually meant to represent “purity” and “innocence” rather than “death”. Most likely, that these flowers only came to be associated with “death”, because people often use lilies to remember the deceased as a pure and innocent being during funerals.

Agni - Lotus

Agni is represented by the Lotus, which in Japanese flower language means: "untainted heart", "divinity" and "estranged love." In Buddhism-influenced Japan, Lotuses are seen as something very special for it’s quality of remaining untainted.

Lotuses grow from deep mud. However dirty, when they emerge they are untainted by the soil. As the Buddha Shakyamuni taught, He too was born on the soil of the world, but lived and emerged, unsoiled by the world. #LotussesTooAwesomeForTheWorld

How “living unsoiled from the origin” reflects upon Agni is clear, but what I also find heart-wrenchingly beautiful is the “estranged love” part. Agni was estranged from his direct home, then later form his home country, but he had his Prince whom he loved and respected. Now.... he’s gone however... where is his love going? Surely it’s still around somewhere! But from where will it come?

Okay from this point on is when I need your help.

Joker - Garden Rose

I am not sure, but I THINK these flowers are the Garden Rose...? because of the rumpled petals and the butterfly-shaped leaves. (Correct me if I’m wrong! I mean, I probably am)

I am very sorry to say that I can’t even find this type of flower in Japanese. If I google “Garden Rose” in English and find the Japanese name of this plant, so I can’t look up the flower language...

Charles Grey - Different White Rose?

I....... These flowers look like white roses, but they’re a bit more solid around the centre and open around the edges... so it’s not the clearly defined petal-type of “classic” white rose like Ciel’s...

But I wouldn’t know what these would be then. Someone help me? My apologiesssss m(_ _"m)

Wolfram Gelzer - Monkshood

FINALLY a flower again I can identify. I’ll eat something if this flower isn’t Monkshood, cuz you know why? It is also known as “Wolf’s bane” ( ´艸｀) (Yes, I am half woman half dad, okay?)

In Japanese flower language, the Monkshood represents “chivalry”, “glory” “hatred for people” and “learning”. I find it beautiful how this deeply flawed puppy who is working so hard on himself to be good has a flower that represents “learning”. “Hatred for people” is also befitting, because being indoctrinated in fantasy-Nazi Germany, you’d come to hate people too. Cuz people can be awful.

I am just not sure how far Yana dug into the “wolf’s bane” part though... because monkshoods are very poisonous, and historically used as wolf-killers by cover raw meat in monkshood juice. Hmm...... Oh well!

Well, that was that! I hope you enjoyed reading this as much as I enjoyed making this! Again, if anybody knows the answers to the flowers I couldn’t identify, of catches a mistake, please do help me out! (*´▽｀*)ノ

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We stan Sebastian doggo

Also, million thanks to @m.ieoi for letting me use their drawing as reference for Ciel pose ♡!

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wink wink ¬‿¬

| black butler by yana toboso

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The Devil lurking in the dark, The boy and butterflies <3

Devil´s Day 2021, enjoy !

Ig

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#wanderlust chapter 20

I’m back after checks notes WHAT, FOUR MONTHS?! I’m so sorry. Both this chapter and I needed the time, though. Some people have asked me whether there will ever be a chapter from Sebastian’s perspective. To them, I say: Here you go.

Special shoutout to @sinnergism who helped me tremendously in the final stages of editing this chapter when I knew there still were major flaws but couldn’t pinpoint the parts that needed more work.

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OKAY.

So I had this idea while talking with Lex 💖💖 and it’s Sebastian. But in jack skellington suit. Doesn’t that fit him quite well?? 😩😩🥰🥰🥰

I love it! I think Ciel as Zero would be cute too... 💙🖤

Here are my tiktok links for the progress videos! (It was my very first time doing something like that...!)

1-https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMe7q1yu6/

2-https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMe7V3SnG/

@twincesthive I think that is Lex! Let me know if it isn’t.

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I’m trying to figure out how to draw this boy, here’s a warm up I didn’t hate

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S-seba—” An inhuman hand wrapped around his throat, cutting off his word. Hunger, terse and raw, fueled the heated threat Sebastian bestowed upon his master, “Memento mori, meae deliciae.

Rust And Stardust chapter 18 - Classical Novae by Chromehoplite

 Another wonderful Chapter by @chromehoplite It has some wonderful details you should pay attention to ; )

Please remember this is a 18+ fic, minors don’t read. 

You can read the chapter clicking here

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TOLKIEN WEEK Day 2 | Favorite Hero — Aragorn

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|#| ©Yana Toboso

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Sebastian brushing Ciel's hair? I think yes 🐛

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O!Ciel: We all have our demons.

O!Ciel: *grabs sebastian*

O!Ciel: This one is mine.

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