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abybweisse · 8 months
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Is it possible for this blog to show house floorplan blueprints of Ciel's main mansion, Ciel's townhouse, and the Midford mansion? I'm just wanting to know how extragantly the Phantomhives and the Midfords live.
Floor plans
We only have partial floor plans for Phantomhive Manor, which are shown in the murders arc. I could figure out a bit more of it, but it would take a while, be very incomplete... and possibly still include mistakes. Since the panels are so closed-in when our earl runs through the house and finds his parents and the dog on the floor, dead, idk if that scene occurs in the bedroom or in the front room of their suite. Quite possibly the front room.
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I imagine the floor plans for the townhouse match well with Phantom Manor in Paris. It might even have some underground space, like the entrance to the amusement ride does... just not serving the same purposes. Then again, Phantom Manor is more facade than real home, so its floor plan might be missing a room or two that would be found in the Phantomhive townhouse. I'm not sure.
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Similarly, the floor plans for Midford Manor probably match well enough with Scotney House, part of the Scotney Castle estate.
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However, I find it particularly difficult to get a floor plan for it, since it's been split up into apartments/flats for many years.
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At least we know there's a secret door in the library and two false doors in the dining room.
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reallyromealone · 5 months
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Can you do Black Butler please? Maybe Ciel Phantomhive taking care of Elizabeth's younger brother who is around 4? Maybe Ciel let's the (name) eat sweets with him and drink Earl Grey tea? And can the end be fluffy like (name) falls asleep on Ciel, and when Sebastian tries to take (name) off of Ciel, Ciel is just like "no" (you don't have to do this btw)
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I fucking got you fam
Ciel x male reader
Fluff, platonic (obviously)
A day at the phantomhive manor
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Why did he agree to this?
Little (name) Midford was just as happy as his big sister and was always excited to see his future brother in law, though the four year old didn't exactly understand that they weren't already married.
"Hello Mr. Sebastian!" (Name) said happily as he held the butlers hand, the Demon smiling down at the little one who always brought him sweets, the other just accepting them because what else could he do?
"Ciel!" (Name) ran up to the tween who stood at the front doors "how do we greet people?" Ciel chastised the little noble and halted and Ciel offered his hand "thank you for inviting me to your home!" He seemed very proud of himself and Ciel led him inside, (name) was constantly talking about spending time with the other so Ciel sent a letter and invited him over.
"Remember, gold the cup like this " Ciel was rarely patient with children but he has a soft spot for (name), the boy reminding him of his fiance (and cousin fun fact) and genuinely wanted the best for him.
(Name) played with a few toys Ciel kept in a toy room for the little one as he did his work "Lizzy says you're a business man... What do you do?" (Name) asked softly as to not disrupt him too much and Ciel glanced at the boy "I run Funtom corporation, all those toys and sweets you have? Those are from my company"
"Are you like Santa?!" He asked facinated and Ciel sighed "no, I'm not like Santa"
"Aww"
(Name) spent the day with the other, excitedly watching everything he did and even got to play in the garden for a while.
It wasn't till later in the evening, (name) spent after playing all day and having an all around blast and Ciel softly read him treasure island, the tyke asleep on the others lap.
"Do you wish for me to prepare a bed for him, young master?" Sebastian asked the noble who shook his head "no need, he wakes at the slightest movements after all"
Though Ciel wouldn't admit it, he felt warm that his fiance's little brother felt so safe with him, glad he got to spend time with him and perhaps would spend time with him again in future though maybe with more activities planned.
Maybe he could take him to that Christmas event that Lizzie gushed about.
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lazyalani · 10 months
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ciel Phantomhive x reader where hiss/o is comforting after the (big reveal in the manga) and they tell him that it does t change how they feel and that they’ll always be here for him
| Ciel Phantomhive × [GN!Reader]
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| You with me
| hurt/comfort, angst, our ciel needs a hug :( so much feels, setting is not specified, focused on the main plot of this request so dont mind any other detail, no specific place nor chapter in the manga, just generally after the reveal on the manor, reader is a midford, our ciels real name is astre here, agressive to comfort
| Summary: In which Ciel's greatest fears have come, but his partner is there, so he'll be fine.
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but when i wake up i see
Your footsteps echoed through the place, hurrying somewhere. Where? You didn't know. Afterall, you didn't know where Ciel-- no, the Earl, was.
Your mind was in a haze. So clouded, so dazed. So full of thoughts. So full of unanswered questions. Your chest was heavy. Your emotions were in a rampage, all agressively mixing and fighting with each other. Anger, because he had lied, sadness, because he had lied, mistrust, because they had lied, relief, because no one was hurt, and love, because even after everything, you still loved that lying piece of shit. But could that love be enough ti make up for all those lies?
You want to scream, shout, yell, and curse at him, at them. How dare they lie to you all of you.
When they had escaped, the confused and steady anger you felt during the reveal bursted out into flames. The nerve to lie and then just leave.
Had everything just been a lie to him them?
Ciel Phantomhive had been arranged as your fiance and Astre Phantomhive was arranged for Lizzy.
You were enraged. How dare this boy fool you, his brother's fiance of all people. You were enraged at yourself. How dare you feel something so tender, so gentle towards your fiance's brother, moreso, towards the person who had lied to you.
You were supposed to be happy knowing your true bethroted is still, right? But when you looked into his eyes, all you felt was chills. You shivered, a cold, almost painful brush crossed through your spine. You didn't see your Ciel. You didn't see the boy you had loved so much when you were kids. You didn't even see a small ounce of sadness, not even anger.
All you saw was a scheming boy.
And when you had seen the yard about to arrest Ciel Astre, all you had felt was fear. No, not fear of him. Fear for him.
you with me
You didn't know what possessed you to take a reckless action after they had fled. Was it answers? Maybe.
When they had fled, everyone stared the real Ciel and turned to you. Lizzy had even called out before you ran out of the manor, determined to follow them. Then you returned to the Midford estate to ask for help from Edward.
He had been reluctant, very hesitant, as he always has been when it comes to his sisters. But he seemed to couldn't have resisted the pathetic look on your face, so desperate. He had promised to cover for you and not tell anyone so long as you remained safe and come back after a day.
"Your happiness may be important to me, but my priority is your safety, sister." He had told you, hugged you, and kissed your forehead before you left. You couldn't deny it made you feel better, a lot calmer. A brother's comfort truly is so different. So warm and calming.
and you say,
Your brother, as an heir, had a bit of control on your family's military forces, although a little, still something, as there are still knights loyal to the heir, his own knights. He had lent you some of his knights to help you find traces of them.
During your search eith the knights on a forest, Lau had found you lurking and had offered to bring you to them. So you sent the reluctant knights back and told them to inform your brother of your status. You know you could trust your brother.
So here you are, speeding through the hallway of somewhere Lau had brought you. You saw someone turning through the corner. Sebastian.
You both stopped infront of each other for a moment.
"Milady, I--" He bowed before you cut him off.
"Get out of my sight."
He bowed again and left. He wasn't even surprised you were here. Had Lau told them already? So that bastard had let you roam and get lost around this place while he informed them? You made a mental note to threaten him later on. It seems like these people forgot your place in the society just because you had been kind and tolerated their actions back then.
You took a swift turn to the corner the butler went through and stopped when you had seen him sitting on a couch.
Elbows resting on his knees and hands on his face, seemingly distressed.
He better be. You couldn't be the only one who is tormented too much by this situation.
He called out your name, knowing you were there after hearing you exclaim at his butler.
"as long as i am here,
"Was it fun?" You started. You could feel your calmed down anger bubbling up again.
He said nothing, still hiding his face.
"Was it fun playing with us? Was it fun playing with me?"
Nothing.
"Oh, so now you can't look at me in the eyes. But when you said those lies, you were even smiling." When you told me you cared for me. You thought bitterly.
"I was stupid. I was fool to believe you truly cared for me. I was a fool to believe you would actually do those things for me. But then again, I trusted you because I thought you were Ciel, didn't I?" Oh, yes, you did know where to hit hard, because he flinched.
Yet, you didn't feel satisfied, instead, you felt guilty. Why?
"Did you have everything planned from the start? Putting yourself in danger for me, did you have a back-up plan incase we both couldn't have been saved? All those gifts, those actions, all those words..... lies." You scoffed, feeling your tears coming.
He started rubbing his forehead. You almost wanted to scoff again, you were the one feeling everything here, why was he the one getting a headache? Did he find you annoying?
"Why? Why did you lie to me? Why did you lie to us? Why did you have to go through all those lies? To manipulate us? To manipulate my feelings? You played with my feelings. You fucking playing with me, Phantomhive!" You stomped infront of him with tears in your eyes, demanding an answer.
You heard him murmur something unclear.
"What?!"
"It wasn't a lie."
no one can hurt you"
"Now you're telling me you didn't lie, do you really think I'm that stupi--"
"What I did for you wasn't a lie!" He suddenly stood up and exclaimed.
You were take aback and stepped back. You frowned. "You--"
He took your wrist and pulled you closer to him. Now he was looking at you in the eye, he was enraged. The audacity to be enraged. You wanted to point it out and tell him to let go when he spoke again.
"The things I did for you weren't lies! You can scream at me for pretending to be my brother, hell, yell at me for taking his place as an earl, but don't fucking tell me the things I did for you were lies!" He exclaimed.
You looked away from his piercing stare. "Then why?" Your voice cracked.
His grip on your wrist softened.
"Why would you pretend to be someone you're not?" It was pathetic. How all of your anger disappeared the moment you heard his words. You were so gullible, so vulnerable against him.
He sat down again, letting go of your wrist.
"Would anyone have cared if I said it was me?" His voice was small.
don't wanna lie here,
It broke your heart.
"Would anyone have paid attention if I told the truth? Would I have gotten enough power to keep the Phantomhive name, the honor, the business, alive? Afterall, I'm just some sickly, weak, twin of the heir." He was clenching his fists so hard, you were afraid he was going to draw blood and hurt himself.
So you took his hand in yours. "I would've." You kneeled infront of him, just holding his hand and staring at his visible eye. "Lizzy would've, brother would've, mother, father, aunt anne. We would have cared, Astre."
And he let his tears fall at the sound of his name on your lips. His grip on his own skin softened.
but you can learn to
"You might think so little of yourself, but there's more to what it seems, Astre. You didn't need to lie to us. We would have cared. We do care." You cried and kissed his knuckles. It was heartbreaking how he could think so little of himself. How he could think so little of what he thinks all of you think about him.
if i could change the way that you see yourself
So you look at him in his eye, hoping he would receive the feelings you were conveying to him.
When every lie was revealed, you were angry, so furious, clouded by everything, confused by everything. So many questions, too many unanswered thoughts. You hated yourself for still wanting him despite your real fiance back, despite the lies, despite everything. You hated yourself for feeling something, everything.
But you were willing to burn for him.
You guess being stubbornly inlove runs in the blood.
He stared at you with the same look he gave you before the reveal, during your times with him, after you broke through his cold facade, and shooked his head.
"It doesn't matter, my brother is back--"
"And what of him? He's not the one I love."
"He's your betrothed."
"But he isn't the one I want!"
"You loved him."
"But he isn't you!"
It made him break. He breathed heavily and rested his head on your shoulders. "Why would you even want me?" His voice broke. "After all these lies, after everything I've done. Why would you want me? How could you want someone like me?"
You took his face on your hands and pressed your forehead to his. "Why wouldn't I want someone like you?"
He shut his eyes tightly, trying to keep in the tears but it only made them fall, even through under his eyepatch, you could see his tears.
You brushed his tears with your thumb. "You protected me, you cared for me, you saved me, you smiled for me, hell you did things you didn't want to for me, you loved me. How could I not feel the same?"
you wouldn't wonder why you hear
"I lied to you."
"And I don't care. Atleast, not anymore. I admit, I was so angry at you. For lying to me, because I thought you only did those things to save your own skin. But you stupid asshole, I'm weak when it comes to you." You cried as he let out a cracked chuckled, now he was the one wiping your tears.
"See? I made you cry again." He said, staring at your face. He called out your name, "you truly don't deserve someone like me. You could have someone better, more stable."
You pressed your lips on his forehead. "But I'm here with you, aren't I?"
He nodded, holding your hands to his face. It was warm, safe. "Yeah, you're here."
He thinks he can do it. No, you're here, so he'll do it.
they don't deserve you
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𝑮𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝑴𝒚 𝑳𝒂𝒅𝒚 | 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝟐
(𝑺𝒆𝒃𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒏 𝑴𝒊𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒔 𝒙 𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓)
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⚠️MDNI. 18+ ADULTS ONLY⚠️
🎀Age in bio or blocked🎀
Rating: Mature
Category: F/M
Fandom: Kuroshitsuji | Black Butler
Relationship: Sebastian Michaelis/CielsCousin!Reader
Characters: Sebastian Michaelis; Reader; Ciel Phantomhive; Elizabeth Midford
Summary: After spending the day with your cousin and his fiance, the night air makes for pleasant company, as does the butler who reveals a dark secret...
Additional Tags: Fluff and Smut; Eventual Smut; Neck Kissing; Kissing; Gentle Kissing; Surprise Kissing; Making Out; Implied Sexual Content; Phantomhive manor; Reader-Insert; Victorian
A/N: not beta read. We die like men. Again.
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
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𝕮𝖍𝖆𝖕𝖙𝖊𝖗 2: 𝕿𝖍𝖆𝖙 𝕭𝖚𝖙𝖑𝖊𝖗; 𝕴𝖓 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝕹𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙
The day passed without much incident. A wall seemed to have broken down, between you and the butler after your morning rendezvous. Throughout the day, he looked after both your needs and his young master’s as well. You had spent some time with your cousin today as he hadn’t had too much on his schedule like he usually did. Breakfast, luncheon and supper were all had with the boy who kept your mind occupied with discussions on business and society. And Sebastian served you while also making sure to linger longer than necessary by your side, whether it was him pouring wine into your glass, or brushing against you while bringing you your plate. Surreptitious movements that luckily went unnoticed by your young cousin.
Lady Elizabeth joined the two of you for supper. Though she was from your side of the family you had never met the child personally. The girl had a lot of energy. She loved dressing up as was evident from her clothing. You had heard of her mother being a fearsome lady, one who could fight a tiger barehanded and win, but the daughter carried no such resemblance. 
“ –And then, Mother let me make two more dresses to match with the jewellery she bought me!” You had missed the initial conversation but gleaned from the few lines that she had an affinity for fashion and clothing. It was not unlike a lady of her stature. 
“Oh when I was your age, I loved getting new dresses made!” You smiled at her. “After I fell sick the first time, however, I started to dislike it a bit.” It was true. You used to have dresses made by the dozen. The seamstress saw your home more than her own shop! But your repeated illnesses have changed this. Every measurement taken anew showed how your body had changed. Warped into the form of the disease. And standing for the tape was exhausting. You found comfort in the clothing you already owned and preferred to have less made. 
Elizabeth frowned. “Perhaps, Lady Phantomhive, you can come with me and we can have the tailor take your measurements too for a gown. I’m sure your mama and papa wouldn’t mind!” You blushed and shook your head. Perhaps your parents wouldn’t and even if you did have the energy to stand tomorrow, you would have to cover up the innumerable marks Sebastian left on you from your morning's tryst. 
You laughed a nervous chuckle and replied, “Perhaps for the next season, I seem to have plenty of splendid dresses in my armada for the moment…” 
Ciel retired to bed, soon after Elizabeth left to go back home. You sometimes forgot he was only 12 – his mannerisms far beyond his age.  You walked out to the balcony. The garden was painted silver in the moonlight. Despite being quite clumsy, Finnian did a good job of maintaining it you thought to yourself. 
“After all I did today to make sure you didn’t catch a cold, my lady, here you are inviting it yourself.” Sebastian’s voice came from behind, startling you. You turned your head to look as he emerged from the shadows draping a warm cloak over your shoulders. “Would you like to go for a walk my lady?” he asked. Once again, you thought you saw a flash of red in his eyes, but it was gone as soon as you took another glance. You nodded at him. 
Sebastian took your hand and in one swift cat-like movement you found yourself in his arms flying through the air. You clung to his shoulders the night air whipping through your hair and biting at your cheeks. “Sebastian! Where are we going!” But the whistling of the wind drowned out your words. 
When he finally landed, you looked around you, the garden was far, This was a denser shrubbery, almost like the maze Finnian so religiously took care to grow. “Should you be so far from the manor?” You asked him breathless, even though all you had done was be carried from one place to another. “Ciel might call for you or something.”
He shook his head. “You needn’t worry about that, my lady. The young master doesn’t wake till morning – when I wake him and I’m sure the manor will be fine without me for a bit.” 
He smiles, reassuring you, and takes your hand, clasping it in his gloved ones. You begin to walk alongside him, his stride is shorter, making sure you can keep up, even in your bedroom slippers. Soon you come across a gazebo. The butler then invites you to sit and takes a seat beside you. “I do hope this isn’t too forward of me, my lady but I wish to continue where we had left off this morning.” You blush and avoid his gaze. You know that society would never approve of the relationship the two of you had. If anyone ever found out, it would bring shame to you and your family. You would be looked down upon for the longest time. “My lady?” Sebastian inquires after not hearing anything from you.
“Sebastian…” you start. But you don’t know how to form what you are feeling. “I- I-” you stutter. Then sigh. He puts his hand on your cheek and makes you look at him.
“My lady, if you want this to stop—” he begins but is cut off when you place your hand over his mouth.
“Believe me that is not what I want.” You say to him. “You are different Sebastian. I don’t get what you want. Your feelings are not of love. They aren’t for my money. And I feel you lust after me but that doesn’t come out too clearly either. I suppose, in a way, I am confused.” You get up, take a few steps forward and turn to look at him. “I have had men who have come to me for all the things I mentioned before. I have had those who might have actually loved me, those who merely wanted me as another trophy to claim, and even those who have come only to try and gain my hand in marriage but in reality who want to marry my father’s wealth. But you Sebastian, something about you is so different. I suppose it may be because you are the first man I have felt attracted to.” Your following chuckle is hesitant. “I am—afraid of you.”
Sebastian smirks. “Your way of seeing things is so intriguing my lady.” He says. “I can assure you my lady that I am not here for your money. I have no need for the material things that humans treasure so much.” He spits. “As for lusting after you; you have deduced almost correctly, but what I feel for you is more...” You don’t know when he got up, but turning to look you find Sebastian flush against your back. His eyes are red, the same red you tried to convince yourself you hadn't seen, but it was unmistakable. Your eyes widen and you try to take a step back, away from his imposing figure, only to find yourself trapped between him and the gazebo. 
 “You see my lady,” he continues, nose nuzzling against your neck, “Demons and humans have very little in common, but there is one thing we do share; the feeling of lust is very strong in us both. Humans can feel love. All demons can feel though; is lust. But you, you make me feel something different from just lust. Something more—burning. Is it love? I don’t know... I’ve never known that feeling.”
You don’t know what to say anymore. You should be frozen in fear, What did Sebastian mean, saying he was a demon? A murderer? Or a biblical fantasy? His lips were now on your skin, inhaling your scent, and you felt a pool of warmth in your lower belly. “D- demon? What does that even mean?” you falter.
 “What I mean, my lady, is that the only reason I am here is because of a contract I have made with your dear young cousin. You should thank him for our very meeting.” He tells you.
“You mean you’re a demon. Like – from legends and stories?”
“I can assure you. I am no story” he says, planting a searing kiss on your neck. That was all it took to set you on fire. It made sense. The inhuman capabilities. The absolute perfection of his being. He was a demon! “You aren’t running from me my lady?” he asked as you melted under his touch.
“Surely, you jest Sebastian!” You say. Your voice quavers but you stand your ground.
“About what my lady?”
“About this demon nonsense!”
“I never lie to my lady.” He says. “You said yourself, there is something you find different about me.” He kisses you. “I am simply a demon, and a butler.”
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Since you were tired from being out for so long, Sebastian swiftly carried you back to the mansion and took you to your room where there was a cup of hot chamomile tea waiting for you. He really took everything into account. There is no doubt about it in your mind now. Sebastian had to be a demon. His speed is inhuman. His eyes are reptilian, gleaming in the darkness. And then those teeth that scraped against your neck. Whatever he is, he definitely isn’t human.
As he helps you get ready for bed you realised that you didn’t mind. Sebastian may not have been a human, and he may have been a butler, but the way he made you feel surpassed all of that. “Sebastian…” You turn to him as he undresses you. You take off his coat. “I don’t care what you are.” You take off his vest. His eyes widen, and he stares at you. He can smell your arousal. Here you are half naked before him, taking off his clothes. Telling him you don’t care what he is. You want him. You feel things for him. Your scent drives him wild and he doesn’t even register you undoing his necktie and then his shirt buttons. When you try to take his shirt off and he doesn’t move to allow you to slip it off him, you suddenly think that perhaps he doesn’t want this. “I’m so sorry!” You say. “I thought you wanted this.” Sebastian finally wakes from his stupor and looks at you.
“I do want this. I just can’t believe that someone as beautiful and lovely as you truly wants something as vile and cruel as me.” He says and softly kisses your head. Then without warning he pushes you onto the bed and says, “But, my lady, who gave you the permission to take my clothes off?” He growls. The change in demeanour startles you. 
“Sebas—” you start, but he does not let you finish. In a moment, his lips are upon yours. He swiftly and rips off your underclothes, while still kissing your mouth. His hands glide along the curves of your body and he holds you closer while plunging his tongue into your mouth. 
He has never tasted anything like you before. He cannot fathom how in all the years he has lived he has never tasted anything like you. “I guess it’s something Phantomhives have in common eh? A taste like no other. I could feast on you all day.” He mutters half to himself.
“What–?” you ask breathlessly.
“You taste, sinful.”
He winks at you and pulls his glove off his left hand with his sharp teeth. His nails are black and on the back of his hand is a pentagram inside two circles. The outer, made of pointy diamond shapes. “My contract seal— nothing for you to worry your pretty little head about, my lady.” he says, seeing you looking at it. 
Sebastian trails his hand down your stomach. His black tipped fingers enter your folds which are already moist with your arousal. Lowering his head, he nibbles on your neck. You breathe in deeply and wish he would take off his clothes to allow you to see him but he had made it pretty clear who was in charge of the taking off of the clothing. His hand playing around with you down under barely ghosted over your skin. You involuntarily bucked your hips trying to get him to touch you. The move immediately made the demon smirk and say, “Look at you, so eager to be fucked.”
You feel your cheeks heat much like your core. His words are so unexpectedly crude. “Please,” you moan, “please touch me…”
To be continued…
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A/N: hahah don't hurt me. Likes and reblogs are appreciated. Comments get you kissies.
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warmmilk-n-honey · 10 months
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Ok part 2 of my dadbastian vampire au...
Seb is actually surprised that Ciel survived the transformation since he's tiny and Seb has never known of another child vampire. Sebastian also kind of lucks out finding out that his new charge was the son of a wealthy nobleman, now he gets to live in a giant manor! Before he was just kinda hopping around mostly living in like the woods, he's a very skilled shape shifter and was kind of feral before he started playing at being a fancy noble.
Seb is an extremely old vampire and is therefore pretty dang powerful.
Ciel adjusts to being a vampire poorly at first, he is just a baby after all and he's still grieving his family and dealing with his trauma. He does start to enjoy his un-life a bit though as he realizes he can take out his rage and trauma on adults, he can make adults suffer and he doesn't have to feel like a helpless child anymore, he likes feeling powerful. He develops quite the sadistic side which Sebastian can't help but feel pride for.
Ciel has a hard time sleeping in his coffin at first because of nightmares :( (Even though these vampires are physically dead when they sleep they still can dream.)
Sebastian has to teach him to be an earl and a vampire at the same time and he realizes he has his work cut out for him. He's definitely teaching his son all the wrong lessons just like in the manga.
Ciel is by no means powerful by vampire standards since he's so young, and needs Seb to help him with hunting most of the time-they eat the intruders trying to attack the manor.
Ciel starts to act like he doesn't care about his dead human family and this revenge thing is just a game to him, but deep down he misses them a lot. He also acts this way when Madam Red dies, not only because he's the dysfunctional sonboy we all know and love, but because he feels like he should be more detached from humanity and in many ways he is. Ciel also has a soft spot for the Midfords, though when he saw them for the first time after he turned it was rlly difficult for him to not eat them. He especially wants to protect Lizzy and keep her from knowing his true nature.
Ciel is also extremely gluttonous for blood and his hunger is difficult for Sebastian to satiate, his love for sweets transferred to a to a love for fresh blood :)! He grumbles about being hungry all the time and Seb has to warn him about feeding on conspicuous victims.
Queen Victoria actually knows about Sebastian and Ciel's nature but doesn't rlly care since having powerful undead creatures at her disposal doing her bidding is nice for her. (I mean she employed a 10 year old, what's stopping her from employing a vampire? Also because John Brown may or may not be a vampire...)
Being the queen's guard dog also provides more food for our vampires, they have an agreement with Victoria that they are allowed to eat the criminals they subdue instead of turning them into to the Yard.
While Ciel enjoys parts of undead existence, he did not think through becoming a vampire and really just wants to die for real. He hates being stuck in the body of a 10 year old and it's a great source of angst for him. He has also not properly dealt with his grief and trauma, and being a little sadist isn't actually good therapy for him, who would have thought!
He openly resents Sebastian for turning him, which Seb's dismissive response is always "well you chose this.🙄"
Their relationship is quite toxic like it is in the manga, the differences being that Seb doesn't have to be fake nice since he's not playing the butler role, and that he does deep down begin to care deeply for Ciel as his son.
On the one hand Seb regrets turning Ciel because he sees how much pain he goes through, but on the other hand he does like having this little thorn in his side around. He's still kinda abusive tho and their relationship is complicated, Ciel has slit Sebastian's throat on occasion, y'know how it is, kids🙃
Ciel also deep down feels attachment to Sebastian as a parent, but he would never admit it out right.
Ciel is lowkey planning to off himself after he gets his revenge but Sebastian hasn't rlly told him how to do it, they are weaker during the day and direct sunlight hurts, but it doesn't destroy these vampires (neither does fire). Ciel thinks Sebastian won't tell him because he's an asshole and won't tell him important vampire information, but the truth is simply that Seb doesn't want his son to kill himself, and doesn't want his son kill him! (Ciel would never actually kill Seb if he knew how, but these two suck at communicating their true feelings so...)
Also in this au all of the reapers are actually vampires-so vampire Grelle! (side note I've always seen the reapers as sort of vampiric especially when you consider certain vampire myths that say people who commit suicide become vampires!)
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ijustsitinacorner · 2 months
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Each Black Butler Arc + Valerie Phantomhive
Warnings: Many Black Butler manga spoilers.
(From what I can best remember :’))
Pre-Black Butler Verse:
- Valerie was born in 1872
- Valerie was only 13 years old on the December 10th, 1885 incident.
- Being so busy with her enthusiastic and helping preparations that she had forgotten to get a gift for the twins. It led to her leaving the manor in secret and lost track of time in which when she returned; the manor was already in flames.
- Stayed with the Midford’s for the time being of the month O!Ciel was gone. She was absolutely depressed and devastated throughout that month.
- Was probably the only one that questioned what had happened to the spare. But knew Ciel would definitely not want to talk about or even go into details of what happened so she never asked.
- She assumed the worst had happened to the spare, Valerie loved both equally but was still grateful at least one survived.
General Black Butler Verse:
- Sebastian felt off to her, too good to be true vibe obviously.
- learned how to play the piano by Sebastian within the 3 years.
- Sebastian sometimes makes Ciel while in his violine lessons make the two duet together
(Totally did not think of Omori when I had this idea for Valerie).
- Valerie finding out Ciel named Finny “Finnian” it made her chuckle a bit.
Ciel: Is something funny?
Valerie: No…just the name you picked for our new servant is what I hadn’t expected.
Ciel: Why do I sense some judgment in the name I had picked out for him?
Valerie: Of course not. In fact, I find it sweet. Knowing you bestowed a name for a servant as unique as him after Fionn Cumhaill from Fenian Cycle. It was your favorite, you always read it over, and over again.
While Mey-Rin:
Sebastian: The sniper, is biologically female.
Valerie: …
Valerie: She’s hired.
Ciel: AFTER SHE JUST TRIED TO ASSASSINATE THE BOTH OF US?!
Valerie: YOU DONT UNDERSTAND CIEL WE DO NOT HAVE ANY MAIDS AND SHES PERFECT.
Sebastian: My lady does have a point; but hiring her immediately is not very wise…
Valerie: Then neither of you men understand.
Then, there was Bard:
- Valerie questions how the hell Sebastian managed to find an American man so quickly and how far a travel like that would have been.
Red Butler/Jack the Ripper Arc:
- Liked Charlotte at first but not Grell(e) causing such chaos and mistakes…
- Had to tolerate the mess.
Ciel: “Just why do I have to be your niece?!”
Madam Red: “Because dear, I’ve always wanted another girl!”
Ciel: “You’re kidding! Isn’t one enough?!”
Valerie: “Don’t you dare drag me into this!”
- Violence is never the answer; until someone inappropriately touches Lady Ciel.
- Sebastian had to reassure Valerie that the plan was going smoothly and to follow along.
- Valerie looked up to Madam Red, they both had a great relationship up till her death
- Dislikes the reapers.
Indian Butler Arc
- Someone as strong as Sebastian? That’s possible?
- Enjoys, and is grateful of Prince Soma’s company to Ciel. She believes that Ciel is in denial with their “friendship.”
Book of Circus Arc:
- Missing and brutally murdered women before, now missing children?! The hell is going on in the underworld?!
- Nothing seems too suspicious about this circus; just what are we supposed to look for?
- Valerie: there goes Sebastian putting on a show…say, can I also pet the tiger?
- Ciel: Are you insane?! Absolutely not!
- Valerie: I hate your allergy to cats sometimes Ciel..
- Stage name: ??? (Could not think of one for Valerie 😭)
- Yk that “WHAT?! THIS IS A MOMENT IN HISTORY. TAKE A PICTURE!” Audio?
- That’s how Valerie felt when Ciel was pressured into forcing a smile.
- Valerie: Pft- So… smile…?
- Ciel: Don’t. You. Dare.
- Sebastian chuckling and muffled laughter heard as Ciel struggles TERRIBLY on that tightrope while Valerie’s anxiety has never been so high.
- Freckle face is Doll?!
- But then again Ciel did cross dress in the past so it’s not as strange…
- BUT HER PROOF OF BEING A LADY WAS NOT NECESSARY.
- *The Phantomhive siblings reading a whole lot of information in just one piece of paper*
- Are they a bunch of stalkers?! What kind of obsessive lunatic does this type of behavior?!
- The event in which Vincent Phantomhive took the twins when they were 8 and met Kelvin; 11 year old Valerie felt a gut wrenching unease about him and never understood why.
- Until now.
- Massive disgust, Ciel kill him now.
- Valerie: Pass the pistol Ciel.
- Ciel: Wh-What…?
- Valerie: I SAID PASS THE PISTOL.
(Safe to say Baron Kelvin was not only shot once :3)
(Jk Ciel wanted to be the first to kill him so Valerie didn’t get the chance, but this is a nice imagine)
(Exciting the Kelvin manor: in flames as ordered by Ciel to burn everything).
- Valerie felt terrible towards Doll, but it did not excuse the fact they were kidnapping children and supporting their “father’s” disgusting obsession.
- Doll did attempt to attack first, so if anything…it’ll be reasonable to eliminate what’s left.
Book of Murder Arc
- Learned French has its perks
- The Queens knights? Why would they be over here?
(Don’t remember much from this arc :’))
- Oh? A new servant? His name is Snake?
Book of Atlantic Arc:
- Valerie really thought it was going to be a family holiday but then realized it was another investigation ordered by the queen she was disappointed.
- Valerie pulled Ciel’s ear and scolded him for being cruel and impatient with Lizzie after he forcefully he ripped a layer of Lizzie’s dress. Lizzie did reassure her that it was also her childishness that he had a right to be upset.
- To not make Elizabeth feel lonely with her cute act. Valerie made a promise to Elizabeth when they were children. Both agreeing to wearing low heeled shoes and appearing fragile and weak.
- When on the deck and after Lizzie was knocked out. Valerie and Ciel almost had an argument since Ciel insisted on staying on the ship but promised to return alive and well.
- She hugged him and let him go, telling him not to do anything stupid while she went on the life boat.
- Valerie has faith in Sebastian, he himself reassured her that Ciel will be protected.
Mini-Easter event:
- Stared at Lizzie in shock of her mischievous idea of putting her egg on the top of the damn chandelier
- “Don’t you think that’s a bit unfair…?”
- “No, of course not! I have faith in Ciel and I trust he will win and get my egg!”
(I don’t remember anything in this little event :’) except Charles Grey breaking the window for a dramatic entrance-).
Public School Arc:
- Hearing the idea of going to a pubic school undercover sounded exciting to Valerie until she realized she had to do something about her chest.
- Faking her voice with only few days of practice before heading to the actual school since she as well as going undercover
- Seeing Ciel act like a boy his age felt strange yet reassuring to Valerie
- Valerie: Don’t you believe you’re overworking Sebastian? He’s a professor and he can’t be doing your tasks-
- Ciel: Don’t worry; he’ll be fine
(When Soma pulled up on an elephant)
Valerie: Ciel isn’t that your friend?
Ciel: SHHHHHWHDHDH
(That one second time Ciel had committed arson)
Valerie: Well…would you look at that.
Valerie: You have skills in throwing a lantern through the violet wolf house window from this distance, but don’t have the skill for knife throwing?
Ciel: Darts and knife throwing are two different things, Valerie.
(During cricket idea and strategies)
- Valerie “Laxatives in the meat pies?! Wouldn’t that be-”
- Ciel: “Cheating? Yes. But do you have any other better ideas better than the A to Z?
- Valerie: “You mischievous and cunning yet clever boy…always somehow getting what you want.”
- Valerie: “He reminds me of father honestly.”
(Midnight Tea Party)
- Undertaker being the headmaster was NOT what I had expected…
Emerald Witch Arc:
- Learning German with Ciel was an interesting thing to imagine.
- Seeing him struggle to properly speak and understand Sullivan was amusing to her
(She knew damn well she shouldn’t be laughing because hers was also equally as bad).
- Sullivan grabbing Ciel by the…yk definitely shocked both siblings.
- Valerie questions what the hell these women have been teaching this girl.
- Had the most smug smile on her face seeing Ciel offer a hand to Sullivan and his offer of friendship, he’s finally making friends.
- During the Emerald Witch Arc when Ciel wasn’t really acting as his earl self; she was beside Finny and helping him take care of Ciel (she also cried because it had been so long since she had seen Ciel cry as well as seeing him in such a hurt state).
- When after hearing the idea of Ciel wearing Sullivan’s dress to trick the ladies in the plan of fleeing the village, she was covering her mouth and snickering the entire time.
- Women in tanks?! The hell did they get the war equipment from?!
- Valerie and Elizabeth had the times of their lives teaching Sullivan the ways of a lady.
(For those who remember; Ciel was also dragged into it).
- She secretly adored Sullivan, and was a bit taken back when she had cut her hair till chin length.
Blue Cult Arc:
(FROM WHAT I CAN REMEMBER 😞)
- When Valerie heard Ciel’s idea of creating the Phantomfive, has he officially gone insane?
- Withdrawal of blood plus a music group…putting two and two together it doesn’t sound as bad.
- EDWARD IS APART OF IT? WHAT TYPE OF BRIBERY DID CIEL HAVE TO INCLUDE HIM TOO?
- Oh when aunt Francis finds out she is pulling that boy by the ear for being improper…
- When Valerie found out about R!Ciel, of course she was in denial at first.
- Shamefully also lied Elizabeth’s whereabouts and was helping her actually.
- She didn’t exactly turn her back on O!Ciel instantly. As mentioned before she loved both of her younger brothers equally.
- If Valerie was given more time to critically think, more time to speak to O!Ciel and understand why he would do something like that.
- Maybe things would have been different.
Blue Memory Arc: (just some of Valerie’s memories rather than Ciel’s)
- Did get spanked by Rachel Phantomhive/her mother for sneaking into the kitchen and grabbing dessert for herself and the twins before dinner. Tanaka also probably scolded her.
- Valerie when she was younger always found her mother’s hair to be gorgeous. She didn’t like inheriting the current color from her father…
- “I COULD HAVE HAD MOTHER’S BLOND HAIR?!”
- Valerie was once that little girl that wanted to marry her father, in which when told that logically she could not, little Valerie refused to marry anyone else
- Was going to be in an engagement with Edward Midford but Lizzie and Ciel were already enough.
- her mother and aunt Anne were amazing role models too
- Despite Undertaker’s strange appearance and behavior; Valerie when she was a child wasn’t too frightened since he cares about all the Phantomhive’s and was friendly.
- When O!Ciel was diagnosed with asthma; he had to stay inside most of the time. In which Valerie was also inside due to lessons/tutoring.
- Was very much a victim of Elizabeth’s dress up games even when she was younger.
- Fencing with Lizzie when she was old enough was fun since Lizzie was just as much of a natural prodigy as Valerie. Making their levels equivalent and more of a fun experience.
- (Edward is terrified of both of those girls when together).
- Valerie whenever she could, would spend time with O!Ciel so he wouldn’t feel too lonely. O!Ciel would feel guilty because it would impact her schedule; but she said she would rather spend time with him than those “boring” lessons and tutoring.
(^ It was most likely chess they play, in which O!Ciel would win most of the time).
- Despite her aunt Francis being as equivalently strict with her, Edward, Elizabeth, and Ciel(‘s). It sometimes felt as if she was the strictest with her since she is the current Lady Phantomhive. Valerie is aware that her aunt was the previous Lady Phantomhive.
- Supported ??? idea of creating a toy company and found the idea to be adorable! But Ciel on the other hand didn’t take it very well…after some comforting from Valerie and their mother, the worries slightly went away.
- Daddy’s girl or Mama’s girl? Nuh uh she was both.
- O!Ciel and R!Ciel (when they were kids) when not clinging onto their mother or father, would cling onto their older sister.
- Days when mother, father, and Sirius were alive…it felt more lively…
- I was happy…yet…why am I not know after finding out something so major?
- Am I that terrible of an older sister?
Blue Revenge Arc:
ERROR…ERROR…
Where did the Lady Phantomhive go…?
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killuagirly · 3 months
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Kuroshitsuji/Black Butler Masterlist
⁀➴ Ah, I see you're interested in what's on display. Look around, I try my best to keep everything in check.
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Requestable so far: Ciel Phantomhive, Sebastian Michaelis, Elizabeth Midford, Baldroy, Mey-Rin, Finnian, Snake, Joker, Beast//Mally, Dagger, Doll, Wendy, Peter, Jumbo, Alois Trancy.
Don't forget to check the requesting rules in the Intro post before requesting!
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Phantomhive Household[Separate] x F[?]Reader
It's Valentine's Day!~ Your favorite characters' time to shine when confessing their love for you. How might they go about it?
Ciel, Joker, Dagger[Separate] x F!Reader
What does your dearest lover think in the scenario where you have no eyesight, yet manage your way around naturally?
Ciel, Finnian, Alois, Joker & Dagger x F!Reader
How would your boyfriend react in the situation of finding you fast asleep over a book, your glasses hanging slightly off your face after searching for you?
Snake x F!Reader
You arrive as a new addition to the Phantomhive staff shortly after Snake, bringing your productive habits and sweetness with you. Everyone at the manor is grateful for your presence, especially a certain scaley boy falling harder for you by the day.
Ciel, Alois, Joker & Dagger[Separate] x Reader
In a universe where you are bound to one another by some circumstance, what might your soulmate think upon your first meeting?
Ciel & Joker[Separate] x Reader
After gaining the knowledge that you, their lover, runs an orphanage, they decide to go for a visit and see for themselves.
Finnian x F!Reader
What's it like when our beloved strawberry blonde Finnian, goes on a case with his younger master and ends up meeting a girl who's been through the same things as him along the way?
Ciel, Sebastian & Alois[Separate] x Reader
As a part of a modern-day 'time traveler organization', you had gotten yourself the opportunity to meet Ciel, Alois, and Sebastian in person. What will you do with this once-in-a-lifetime chance?
Yandere!Noah's Ark Circus[Separate] x Reader
Noah's Ark Circus members[Separate] seem to have a thing for you, but it only gets worse as you don't notice their obvious attempts to court you. What might they do in return?
Noah's Ark Circus Boys[Separate] x F!Reader
Our lovely boys with you, - their girlfriend - who is skilled in the arts and crafts department. What would they think about your artistic talents?
Joker, Dagger, & Snake[Separate] x F!Reader
What would your protective beloved do in a situation where someone dares to say something uncalled for toward you?
Yandere Peter x F!Reader
Whilst you were eating dinner in the mess tent, Peter notices another performer staring your way with a love-struck look. You were meant for his eyes only, and anyone else was considered in the way.
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cosmiclion · 9 months
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If you're curious about the Midfords' role in my AU, they have the same titles/do the same things as in canon and I don't think I'll change that 🤔 What I have so far is that as soon as they learn one of the twins is alive they rush to see him and they try to be there for him as often as possible for things like hospital visits (the kid may have had the help of two demons to get stable but he still needs human medicine).
In this verse supernatural creatures have no reason to hide their true nature unless it's for very specific purposes so everyone knows Sebastian is a demon. It's not at all unheard of for a nonhuman to become the guardian of a human child, but it's not very common for a demon like Sebas to assume that role so, understandably, they have their reservations about the whole thing, especially Frances. In fact at the beginning she's willing to become Ciel's legal guardian and raise him as her own child even if she already has two young children of her own. I thought about a little scene, for which I might draw a short comic one day if I have enough time and energy 😅
When the hectic days following Ciel's rescue and the reconstruction of the manor have passed and everything's a little calmer, the Midfords pay child and demon a visit. Little Ciel is still on his path to recovery and he needs plenty of fresh air and exercise to strenghten his legs, plus some play time with his cousins is good for his emotional health. It's a nice sunny day and everyone's enjoying themselves in the garden and Frances takes the opportunity to talk to Sebastian, so she takes him aside for a bit.
"I must say, even though it hasn't been that long he's already doing so much better, he's a very strong boy." the marchioness comments.
From their spot under a tree shade they can see the others a little bit further. Alexis is helping little Lizzie make flower crowns, which she then gleefully places on Edward's and Ciel's heads. Ciel smiles shyly but genuinely.
"And despite everything he's gone through he still wants to smile."
"Yes, he is a delightful child indeed," Sebastian nods, and after a pause he adds "and I will make sure he grows up to be a fine gentleman."
Fast as lightning, Frances unsheathes her sword and stabs the tree trunk behind Sebastian, the blade just a few milimiters from his ear, and speaks in a tone that would scatter a pack of wolves.
"Now listen very carefully because I won't repeat myself, devil. That child is my only remaining nephew and the only living reminder of my brother and sister in law. I don't care if you're Satan himself, if you don't prove to be capable of providing the best life for him, nothing will stop me from taking him from you and raising him myself. Was that clear?"
If Sebastian had an organic body, he'd swallow a lump in his throat.
"Ah, crystal clear, ma'am."
Frances pulls the sword from the trunk and puts it back in the sheath, then offers the demon a warm smile.
"Good."
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muichirosfavv · 11 months
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U should write another fan dic pooks either abt black butler characters 😻 or a special addition of my Pookie curly fries 🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶😘😘😘😘😘😍😍😍😍😍💋💋💋
NEVER WRIGUNB FOR CURLY FRIES NO😭NEVER IN AMILLION YEARSS EWWWW
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Dating the Black Butler characters
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Alois Trancy
OH GOD, he is a handful to deal with
he has insane jealousy problems so good luck w that
he despises Ciel, he is insanely jealous of him, especially if he’s with you
but who am I kidding, Alois would not let Ciel be in the same room as you or even breathe the same air as you, he envies that blue haired boy
he loves you dearly though, he would spoil you ughh
Do you think you’re gonna live at your own manor when you start dating him?
wrong, the moment you accept his confession he has Claude moving all your stuff to his manor
he is very affectionate and needs to have his hands on u 24/7, holding your hand, hugging you, arm around ur waist he is notttt letting go
When Ciel is around, if he just happens to be at the same ball as you and you’re blonde boyfriend, Alois refers to you as Mr/Mrs Trancy
he gets jealous so easily and is lowkey toxic abt it
just reassure him you won’t leave him and he will chill
His love for you cannot be described at all
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Ciel Phantomhive
He’s such a turd omfg
he is honestly very shy, PDA will most likely be uncommon unless he’s surprisingly bold
his jealousy rate is probably a good 7/10
Its mostly just around Alois, he hates the blonde haired brat, he doesn’t like how Alois tries to be touchy with you
But anyways, he will spoil you so much, if you even look at something for a quick second at a store, it’s yours.
gets sooo flustered at your affection, even quick hugs
if you kiss him oh my god this mf is passing tf out
he loves your kisses but is too cocky to admit that ofc
You will often catch him admiring you but he denies that he was looking at you, he was just “zoning out”
if you compliment his eyes, he is putty in your hands ahhhh
amazing hugger.
ALWAYS make sure you have ate well, drank enough water, and got enough sleep
he loves you and doesn’t wanna loose you.
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Elizabeth Midford
Another affectionate mf
she is so affectionate, hugs 24/7, whenever , wherever
If you are a shopping person, oh goddd..
she will drag you across England, going store to store, buying soooo many clothes, jewelry and shoes
if you aren’t the affectionate type, of course she will tone it down, she doesn’t wanna make you uncomfortable.
if you can protect yourself and she sees you in action, she is in loveeee, she admires you so much!
but if fighting skills is something you lack, she won’t mind protecting you.
if you are interested in leading how to fight or use swords properly, she will gladly show you how!
ALWAYSSSSS COMES TO UR MANOR
she will full on decorate your manor
she loves when you both choose each others outfits and do eachothers hair! She finds it so relaxing but fun at the same time
her Brother, somewhat approves of you…
she never gets jealous, she knows you’d never leave her and she’d never leave you
just marry this girl already ahhhh
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Sebastian Michealis
He’s such an annoying tease
when he’s not serving Ciel, he’s with you
but if you both happen to work with Ciel, Sebastian definitely does daily chores with you!
He never thought demons could genuinely love but when you came along his view on that changed.
If Ciel walks in on you guys being affectionate (kissing, cuddling, etc. ), he will just stare and say “ew” and close the door
definitely kisses u randomly during work just to get on your nerves, and since this mfs footsteps r so quiet he hugs you from behind and it scares the crap out of you
always complimenting youuu!
”you look divine today”
UGHH HIS COMPLIMENTS JUST HIT DIFFERENT
At balls he will always be dancing with you, tightly holding you and just staring at you lovingly
Hates Claude, HATESSS Him
he hates the way Claude looks at you, he doesn’t like it when he even looks in your direction or talks to you
hes so politely rude abt it
he just wants Claude to know you belong to him.
hes annoying but he loves you dearly, he loves how you don’t mind that he’s a demon
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Undertaker
He’s so unserious lmao
he tries to scare you with the dead corpses
he always tries to do anything that makes you laugh
he loves hearing you laugh and seeing your lovely smile
he lets you play with his long hairrr
hes also affectionate! PDA is ehhhh a maybe?
In private he just loves to hold you and make jokes with you
If you both are unserious idiots, that makes you two sooo annoying to Earl Ciel
Ciel hates both of you but he only goes to see you two for information
You and Undertaker don’t even have to talk to start bursting out laughing
if you just look at eachother you both are rolling on the floor laughing for god knows what reason
jealousy rate 0/10
he trusts you! He knows no one is as funny as him duhhh
you both tease Ciel sooo much, he just wants you both out of his sight every time you two speak
you both jus wander around the city at night laughing your heads off
but when your upset, he’s so serious
He cares for you so much tbhh
jus kiss this mf already
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azuresins · 9 months
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I enjoy your theory and I see the connections you've made. To R!Ciel it would be more about power and control, over his brother. He doesn't fancy the idea of him becoming a man of his own right someday at all, he wants complete access at all times and to know exactly where he is. Ironic, but almost like to R!Ciel, his brother is his favorite toy. I still have a question, that's bothering me though? You don't need to answer this because I have a feeling what you'll suggest but. Who do you think might have began to "help him" achieve his goals only to betray him in such a violent way?
Power and control, yes. You get it. This is a long reply... I believe the Queen / John Brown were the ones who were looking for any excuses at all, to launch an attack on the Phantomhives because for one, they like to do it to test them, the ones that do test them seem to enjoy it. The Queen and her servants just came full-throttle the moment they thought, oh wait! This is actually a deep betrayal worth taking them all out in fell swoop, actually! Let us not forget what we learned, in the Book of Murder Arc. Even when the Queen was allegedly, on good terms with O!Ciel... Just for being mildly displeased with him, and how he handled the Circus Arc. That apparently warranted... Grey (and Phipps, but mostly Grey) introducing themselves by violently breaking into the Manor, and immediately engaged Mey and Bard into a fight. A fight that was serious enough to draw blood, involved lethal weapons, and was able to do serious damage to both Bard and Mey, before Sebastian had to intervene and stop it (with a CREAM puff? No less). They did this, just to test the security of the Manor.
Grey, eventually as we all remember, tried full-on murder Sebastian. So, why ... wouldn't any of the Queen's servants subject Vincent, to the same kind of treatments, when he became the Watchdog? If I recall correctly, he was also pretty young when he took on responsibility? I'm sure they did. I'm sure he was constantly being tested. Vincent was confident about his own security, I don't doubt that part. While he knew it was possible, that he wouldn't live a long life and something could happen to him (He said as much to Dietrich, and it's also not-out-of-the-question considering his Mothers life ended earlier than most) ... I don't think he saw "that day" coming, not in the way that it did, obviously.
Therefore I don't put it outside the realm of possibilities that Vincent couldn't have possibly predicted, something like that happening at all. That perhaps love, clouded any hope or prayer of Real Ciel's motivations being noticed, that it was dismissed as nothing but mischief. If someone hated Vincent enough to manipulate his own son, to get his child involved in such a dark and terrifying matters. Who. Well... I imagine a lot of people hate Vincent for his position and he had a lot of enemies. But it had to be someone close, and someone who could make direct correspondence to the Queen.
Vincent dealt with a lot of shady people, some rich and powerful, much like Our!Ciel does... and I imagine, he tried to keep them away from his family as much as possible... but that's a lot easier said, than done. Especially if there's an ally in your mist that you trust enough to let in that close, but is actually out to betray you. Look at Madam Red. Our!Ciel didn't see it coming until all other possibilities were eliminated. I'm sure he didn't want it to be her, someone so close and dear to him, but it was. It was.
I'm sincerely sorry that I keep saying this because I understand people don't like it, but it needs to be said that. Alexis Midford is someone who also works for the Queen and outranks the Phantomhive Family in social status. Alexis was Dietrich's fag, at Weston. Alexis then married Vincent's sister, and had two children with her. I imagine Vincent felt he knew everything he possibly could about this man, and could trust him no matter what. He became family. That ... does give me pause. "But Alexis loves our!Ciel!" So it would seem. I've said it once and I'll say it again, I don't take anyone in this manga, at face value. Even a seemingly happy and upbeat character like Elizabeth, was harboring a huge secret about herself. Did anyone actually predict Grelle's twist? ... I doubt it. There's always been more to key players in this story, than meets the eye, it's a common running theme. There's also two other prefects, from Vincent's Weston College days we don't know much about at all and whether or not they had much to do with what happened. (Who the HELL, is Lord Polaris? I'm sure a lot of people want to know.) There's one prefect shown for Violet House, with concealed eyes ... and the other, from the snooty-upperclass-I'm-rich-and-everyone-loves-me Red House. I'm not sure I enjoy, the way this nameless Red House Prefect was shown, holding onto Vincent's chair like that, almost with more familiarity than Dietrich in the photograph. Who the hell is he? A relative of Druitt, maybe? If so. I don't trust Druitt, or anyone in that family. The entire Red House, gives me pause. Druitt gets dismissed a lot now as comic relief, but let us not be so quick to forget his black market auctions and that he was willing to drug people at his parties... that he was willing to sell a what he thought was a little girl on the black market, and he managed to get away with it ... because he has money. Come to think of it (this was pointed out by a non-fandom blog, but they don't want to be tagged and I will respect it) What the fuck, WAS Lizzie doing, unoccupied at Viscount Druitt's party? Madame Red didn't seem to know she was there. Paula was no where to be seen. Edward was no where to be seen. Our Ciel didn't know she was there. Sebastian didn't expect her to be there. She was a JUMP scare. Francis likely wouldn't have allowed her to come by herself, to a party like that, thrown by a man with such a reputation -- Madam Red suspected Druitt was sleazy, so clearly, she would have too. WHO, then, pray tell, did she come to that party with and was happy to take her there? Someone let her ride in a carriage all the way to Druitt's nasty house of horrors... and seemed confident, she'd be safe. It's not helping Alexis out. He's not beating my suspicion, alright? It could be any number of people, there's a lot of options, but I am staring at him and I don't trust him because at the end of the day... the shoe fits. The more I think about it, the more I'm convinced he had something to do with it.
(As a side note: I also don't know why people give UT so much crap, for not being able to stop the slaughter, or find the twins... his mental state is shot to hell and his moral compass is a little out of wack with his dolls and how he sees them. But he's strong, and he's motivated by love and we know that, but clearly, the Queen has someone stronger around her, at all times. Our!Ciel can not be, the only person who wants/wanted her dead. If it was suspected that Undertaker might have tried to intervene, someone would have stopped him before he even got within miles of the Estate. Perhaps, even John Brown himself. This was a well calculated attack, they even tied the DOG up and muzzled it -- someone did that from inside the manor, knowing what would happen. I am extremely suspicious, that we have yet to see John Brown's eyes... and the way he coddles Victoria with that stupid little puppet. I also find it interesting that Grey, Phipps, and Brown all have this white hair and pristine white clothing... and the Undertaker also has this same white hair, but in contrast, he seems to have strong distaste for the queen, dresses...like that, and lives like a damn raccoon. Yana said when she draws his hair she tried to make it clear that it's a little unkept and dirty. It may mean nothing... but it is an interesting design choice, and it was also interesting narratively that up until the Campania Arc, we didn't see Undertaker's eyes. I think Yana did that on purpose, to make us realize, heyyyy, eyes are important! There's another character who's eyes we haven't seen yet! . . . why is that?)
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What do you think was UT first reaction and how did he find out about the Phantomhive house on fire? Did he see it on fire? And what the hell was he even doing during the time the twins were being held captive? How did he found out about the place they were? (because he rescued the RCiel at point)
Undertaker's whereabouts
There are just too many things we don't know. Too many gaps to fill in, and I don't think it would be all that wise for anyone to try and fill too much of it in... just yet. I do expect to get canon answers to a lot of this, but I'm not sure how to form headcanon or even theorize too much about it.
However, I can break this down into the individual questions and give you some ideas I've been considering. A mix of headcanon, theories, and (probably) pure fantasy. Conjecture, basically.
What was his reaction when he first found out -- and how did he find out -- about the (attack and) house on fire? I see two major possibilities here.
Either he was shocked and wished he'd been there when it happened, so he could have tried to stop it, but his plans were to show up during the party and just enjoy their 10th birthday without bringing too much attention to himself. He might have ended up scaring the twins, like before (the day the photo was taken), but it's not like he was going to reveal his true identity or anything like that. He shows up as he'd planned to do and sees the fire has already consumed Vincent and mostly ruined the rest. He searches for the remains of the children but can't find any. Even though he's initially shocked, he gets over that quickly, the queen's watchdog position being what it is. Then he starts to question whether the whole thing was planned by someone who knew what he is and knew he wouldn't be there yet. And where are the twins? So, he starts gathering as much information as he can and starts the search.
Or he has been expecting something to happen, and might have even been tipped off somehow about when and where, but he's physically delayed from getting there in time. By the time he arrives to the scene, he's way too late. He has ideas who's behind it, but he cannot confirm much of it, because the only victims not completely consumed by the fire were killed without even seeing it coming. Vincent and Rachel would have had valuable information in their cinematic records, but they've been burned to ashes. Whoever did this must know what Undertaker is. He can't find remains of the twins, so now he has to search for them.
Did he see the manor on fire? Possibly, but the major damage would have been done by then. I theorize that the fire was started with Vincent's and Rachel's clothes (or something) or at least in that room. Madam Red is shown arriving while the fire still blazed. I don't recall whether Lizzie shows up in time to see the fire; I know Paula tells her about it while they are still at the Midford's estate. I want to say Lizzie got there before the fire was completely put out. I don't know if Undertaker can handle a fire that's already collapsing the building; the only time we've seen him enter a burning building is when he collects real Ciel's body, but that was not long after the fire had been started. In this case, he either arrives when the fire's too widespread, or it has already died down... just embers perhaps still glowing here and there. I imagine him arriving once most of the flames are out and walking around among the burning embers, ignoring the heat and smoke and the soles of his boots starting to melt. Looking for bodies. Looking for clues. Maybe even looking for other things worth salvaging.
What was he doing while the twins were being held captive? Simply put, I think he was trying to find them.
How did he find them? Figuring out where our earl and Sebastian are going to go (once they had made their contract and moved back into the manor) is one thing; he can follow them around or keep tabs on them pretty much as he pleases. At least when he actually has the time and energy. But some people that he's maybe seen, if he was lucky, in some damaged cinematic records? Does he even know where to start? I suspect he had to keep his eyes and ears open for any hints about twins (or even just children) popping up somewhere. Since the cultists had conducted sacrificial rituals on more than one occasion, it's possible that he was able to figure out that reapers had made collections of children's souls from the same place over time, perhaps on a monthly basis, like coinciding with full moons. But it would be difficult, since he no longer has access to the death lists. Perhaps he interrogates people in the ranks of the Evil Nobles, since some of them seem to be involved in that demon cult, and some are definitely into the occult. Maybe he even confronts the human traffickers who sold the boys. But then, once he figured out that's probably where they were, he still had to get into the place. He might have had trouble getting into the building. Again, someone might have delayed him. Particularly if that mystery person in ch137 is John Brown or anyone else who might not want Undertaker to have access to the twins (or even access to their bodies). The mystery person disappears, and I'm pretty sure the demon didn't kill then, so where did they go and what did they do? They might have gone outside and confronted Undertaker. Or they might have simply left to make their report... to whomever. Even if no one physically blocked him from getting into the building sooner than he did, he still had to figure out where to go, and that might be why he was so late.
I hope that helps a bit. I really don't know what will end up being canon answers, though.
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Angel Belladonna Cake
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Many years have changed.
Many years people have changed.
Many years the world has change.
Ever since the closing curtain call of the century's end, many things has change. The outfits, the food, the way people live, everything big or small was slowly change for a new book cover shade.
People of London walk in groups, chatting their morning away as they work as busy bees as always, the daily gossip fresh on the lips of the maidens dressed so fine in dresses and hair built up and tight. "Lady Elizabeth's husband is back from a trip I hear." "Does this mean we'll finally see him, the mystery husband of the Midford name?" "I due hope so. I bet he's handsome thanks to that lovely angel they birthed."
Indeed, the topic is even different than years before. Before it was who the beautiful and talented Lady Elizabeth Midford was going to wed after the chaotic reveal of two fiances, whom she'll pick base on statues of love in her heart. However, that quickly change upon sudden news within her 18th birthday nearer of a mysterious noble waltz in and the two fell instantly for each other and quickly wed. The mystery groom, Sir Lord Banishes Calamities, however is never seen in public besides their wedding day and a few hosted parties.
Many assumed he wasn't real until the birth of the Midford Family's heir of the next generation and beauty of her parents, Bella.
The very same Bella that across the ways of London's street to a large home just by the countryside who dances across polish marble floors so elegantly and smooth, a silver sword in hand as her partner.
Much like the gossips, Bella Midford is indeed a beauty. Long raven black hair in wisps and curls that reach down her back like a elegant cape, skin as smooth and perfect as a fine statue of Ancient Greece in the flesh color of a light beige and almond, a strong thin nose with a natural pink flush many would envy years ahead of time, large dark emerald eyes of a natural glimmering glow, and natural pale red lips fill as a rose petal. She also happens to have grown quiet tall after the setting sun of her 9th birthday with a lanky thin build lots of women in the Era would kill to have in a healthy way without the works of corsets or many pounds of powder.
The man she fights fall to the ground in a hard echoing thud as the girl stands perfect still with a grin of victory. A clap catches both their heads as a beautiful woman with blonde longs done up in a bun dressed so beautifully in blacks and greens walking to them. "Wonderful work Bella, you're getting better everyday." Said she, her voice sweet and comforting like honey. Bella smiles bright and turns a heel as she speaks, her voice similar but a slightly deeper pitch, "I learn from the best teachers after all mama."
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As the sun reached it's full peek the scent of floral heaven sweeps up into the warm summer air to any nose and lung living around the recent edges of two large manors beside each other with a creek and small patch of forest splitting between their large lands just the outskirts of London's busy life style. Blue bells and white roses of many colors and size grow along the walls and ground of the manors in beautiful harmony as a morning bird chirps and chirps and chirps.
A man dressed in black walks down the halls as the morning light seeps in through the windows of dark blue lace curtains creating a beautiful design dark blue hue shade of shadows, in front of him he wheels a cart of tea cups and plates of soft sweet treats. He stops at a door and enters after gentle knocks, walking into a room painted white with flares of blue shades of many and silver threaded twinkles across and dangle across the ceiling and walls like frozen dew drops of the morning rain of April, against the wall center farthest away from the door sat a bed of soft comfort with a figure of two lay comfortably within each other's warmth.
The gent in black pulls the curtains open letting the sun come in fully, "Young master, Lady Doll, it is time to wake up."
At the same time as them, a figure of dark skin and light lavender waves of a short mop of hair dressed in a white ruffled blouse and black pants with brown boots to match walks into a large room filled with lavender and bluebells with a bundle of blankets rests in the large bed center of the room. With gentle hands and a soft they spoke, "Wake up little one. The morning is awaiting your play." The small figure under the bundle of blankets squirm in circles and groan, "Untie...Leave me be..."
"Untie can't let that happy star-shine." They giggles and shook the body more.
As the figures snug in their bed arose, figures of three and six others that follow suit helps get the day started with laundry, food, and garden work in clockwork until things were ready within a lovely greenhouse sat built in between the lands.
A grown man with dark hair and a eyepatch walks in along side a lovely brunette both holding the hands of children who seem extra tired, one ten the other eight, one boy and one girl. After the four seated the other doors opened and a handsome blonde lad waltz in holding a very sleepy light brown curls of a boy in his arms. "Good morning loves." "Good morning Alois."
The two new comers sat down as the man dressed in black and a beautiful maid with her long light hair tied in a braid down her back and dark skin got the breakfast tea and foods ready while everyone talk among themselves back and forth.
Over the years Ciel and Alois have change quite a lot. No long are their bodies and faces soften clay but have no sharpened or bold themselves, no longer do they wear shorts and high heeled boots to try and fit the statue cue of height and status wealth but now reached the desired height they longed for with Alois, much to Ciel's dismay, still peeks over the dark haired man by a few inches. Doll, much like the boys, have changed very much as well. Her body is no longer covered in her gender but now shaped and curved as a proper woman's body with her brown hair long and always tucked away in a stylish up-do that shows her new found status as Lady Phantomhive.
Ah yes, yet another thing so different than before.
Before, the two would simply hide away in their teenage curiosity and yell at each other almost every second they see each other. But over time, much like their bodies, their minds and feelings have shifted to a more different shade of things such as now always cuddling close to each other and bore three children they adore. Yes, three. Another thing different since then again was also the relationship of Ciel and Alois. Much like Doll's and his relationship, they never got along despite the many run ins and things they have in common with one another. However, over time those feelings faded to a nice even ground where Alois also comes to accepting Doll as someone close to him. Though sometimes they bicker and playfully argue over Ciel.
The three children are just perfect copies of their parents; The first born son, Albert, and the little only daughter, Rachel, tend to look much like their father at his young age but with the nose and freckles from their mother though some argue Albert as more of Doll's blue eyes than Ciel's. The youngest son, middle child Anthony, has the brown locks and nose and eye color of his mother but the eye shape and lips of his father Alois as well as the curly hair gene but still share hand in hand the two types of freckles both parents share. To everyone the three children are Phantomhives, but of course behind close doors and the walls of both manors they are known as Trancy's and Kelvin's though Doll had a long road of using that title since her youth.
But one thing more different than the rest still scratches even the other servants' heads-
"Untie didn't let me sleep in..." Whined tired little Anthony as he rubbed his tied blues of marble orbs. His awakening friend pouts at the sudden drag of mud on their name. The three adults around the table chuckle as Alois rubs both Anthony's and their hairs, "Brair simply wanted to see you star-shine."
They, Brair, smiles at the words and stands beside the maid and another woman who's dressed in a dark purple gown with pale white skin smooth and unaffected by anything and beautiful violet eyes under her light light short lashes that goes well with her soft curly white hair tied tightly in a braided bun behind her head.
Another thing different than before that many can't believe is a demon madam from Hell, most feared even by a Lord of Hell himself, has taken a shunned broken angel as her wife.
Over the time since taking effect the contract of Alois Trancy, Hannah Annafellows has found and taken cared of Angela, a once well known maid of Lord Henry Barrymore and was once a enemy of Ciel for trying to arrange his demise. Despite everything, the two simply found home together. Angela has long since lost her connection of Ash, her male counterpart, and began working between the households and over time that love and acceptance grew a child between them. Their sweet little Brair Rose of the dawn.
Brair glanced to their left to the butler who speaks with a smile and smiles softly in measure, "Are you excited for the party Mr Sebastian?" They asked. The butler in black's smile grew wider by ten inches, a happy glow glimmering within his red eyes. "Indeed I am."
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Sebastian still recalls the feeling of holding such a tiny life form for the first time. She was so small red face and crying from the cold, her little fists were clutch tight. He has held babies many times before and after was no break, hell he was there for all the births to come, but nothing quite match the feeling of awe he felt upon holding just that one baby girl.
Domestic life was never once a lifestyle he desired even thinking about having but of course a certain human has to ruin that idea when he became that boy's butler, for without him he would never dare meet the lady who captured his heart freely and gifted him such a wonderful baby. She's a perfect mix of him and Elizabeth it drove poor Sebastian nuts on how that can be.
Sebastian blinks out his thoughts when he heard a crow caw above his head, bringing back to the now as he drives the carriage down the road to the manor he sees in his view, a smile coming to his face as he softly rubs the ring around his finger under his gloves.
This is dedicated to @sebalizzie and @annoyinglyshinycherryblossom and honestly @nullb1rdbones cause they have helped me accept a lot more ships than I would assume
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kurotheory · 1 year
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Were the midfords involved in the murder of the phantomhives?
So I read this theory on TikTok. Someone commented it under an edit of Vincent.
I dont know if the person knew of the realationship between the Midfords and the Phantomhives. Its not only Elisabeth in the Midford Family with a connection to the Phantomhives.
Frances (on the right of the photo) is Vincent's sister. So a born Phantomhive. She is married to Alexis Midford (in the middle of the photo).
Elisabeth is the second child of them and is engaged to the first child of Vincent, Ciel Phantomhive.
It becomes clear that Frances cared for Ciel and his family, like Vincent or Rachel.
⚠️spoiler warning for manga⚠️
In a Flashback of O!Ciel we saw a conversation between vincent and Frances.
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It becomes clear that Frances cares for the future of house Phantomhive.
Its not only Frances, her husband Alexis Midford and Vincent were both at the same school as teenagers. Vincent was the perfect of the blue house and Alexis the fag of house green.
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And I think Alexis and Vincent got well along with each other.
Midfords are sworn knights to queen Victoria and loyal to the crown.
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Phantomhives are the watchdogs of the queen and also loyal. So there are no political differences between them.
I am also pretty sure that the death of Vincent and Rachel must have been quite painful for the Midfords.
I dont think they were involved in the attack on the Phantomhive manor. There are just no signs or reasons for that.
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“you know you’re the only one i want to be with.” please with any ship <3
(Hope you don't mind I chose the rare and elusive Sebwolf for this one, Anon! 🖤💚)
Another high end ball was taking place at Phantomhive Manor, where friends and fiends alike melded together to meet and greet, gossip, and somehow feel like they were just as important and high ranked as the Earl hosting the party itself was.
Wolfram Gelzer and his Lady and Mistress Sieglinde Sullivan were among the specifically invited for this; singled out due to actually knowing the boy much personally than any others.
And Sieglinde was actually actively participating, as Lady Elizabeth Midford had scrambled up about an hour prior, along with a small group of other young ladies, and started to introduce them to the German girl, practically gushing to the others of what she'd learned from Sieglinde, then proceeding to ask the girl to explain some more of the Sciences.
Wolfram meanwhile.. simply stayed a loyal silent sentinel by his Lady's side.
There was no real other reason for him to be here aside accompanying his Mistress and protecting her as he'd always done.
He hadn't really grasped this type of socializing. Especially not when everyone here mostly spoke English!
But that didn't mean he didn't pick up on some English speaking conversations with greater clarity than others..
...Especially when the voice was a familiar gentle but crisp British tone, confident and welcoming.
"Yes, this wine is certainly some of the finest we've had in stock, ladies. The kind we only bring out for occasions such as this, you see, to serve our finest guests."
This was followed by some high titters of a little group of women, whom Wolfram turned to see had surrounded Sebastian Michaelis entirely.
"Oh, splendid," one girl cooed, "and it really is quite good, Sebastian, especially when we get to be served by none other than you!"
The others agreed whole heartedly, and the butler was crinkling his eyes closed as he did in these times, his lips turned up perfectly.
"You flatter me, my ladies," he admonished, "if I couldn't serve all my Young Master's fine guests with only the richest wine money can buy,.. Well, what kind of butler would I be?"
The girls simply chortled more, some flushing over their thick blushing make up they wore.
"Oh now now, even if there was not a drop of wine in this fine estate, we'd still come to call!"
They all agreed at this point, still swarming ever closer to the butler, who still simply smiled and.. and.. accepted it.
The German man stared on, confused...
At why this was happening and why he was so... affected by it.
It was none of his business whom the English butler conversed with while also doing his job. He'd likely been doing this for years, and he'd been doing this sort of thing all night tonight, and it was the same song and dance with everyone, there was no special guests standing out among them..
..Though all these women were blushing and looking up at Sebastian.. so dreamily as they continued to surrounding him..
One even lifting a free hand, hovering it near.. near his chest-
"-Wolf... Wolf!"
Wolfram blinked, once.. twice.. then looked quickly down at his Lady, who eyed him rather.. suspiciously.
Also the young ladies she'd been talking to had all but vanished..
"..Ja?"
"I was asking you if you were alright," Sieglinde said, and said it to him in their German tongue.
Wolf blinked again, confused.
"I.. suppose I am. Why do you ask, my Lady?"
Sieglinde was already smirking though as if she knew something, and propped her elbow on her chair arm, chin in her hand.
"You were scowling, Wolf. Plain as day. And glaring in a certain direction as if you'd seen or heard something ah.. obscene."
The former soldier felt his face heat up, and he grimaced at his slip up.
"I.. it is nothing of importance, my Lady.. R-Really. I simply... o-overheard a.. dumb.. joke?"
Sieglinde snorted.
"Ohhh~? Then tell me, how did it go, Wolf?"
Wolfram ground his teeth more, sweating in place. Oh, this was exactly why he didn't fit in here!!
"Er it was in English, I only c-caught a few words, my Lady, I don't-"
"My goodness, Mr. Gelzer," that voice was purring very close by suddenly, "did you happen to over indulge in the night's spirits as well? You're as red as one of our garden's finest tomatoes!"
Wolfram faced the butler, and was met with that familiar smiling face that he'd seen seconds prior.
And yet..
Sebastian opened his eyes, looking right back at Wolfram.. then tilting his head a little and lifting an eyebrow.
"Well? How is the night treating you both, Lady Sullivan and Mr. Gelzer."
"It hasn't been too exciting," Sieglinde answered with no issue, "though I am happy to have met more girls who are also intrigued by Science, I know it'll likely only be a passing fancy for them, compared to me, before their minds grow flooded with things like boys and courting."
Sebastian heartily chuckled at this.
"Perhaps, though at least you know for certain Lady Elizabeth thinks of it more so than that, yes?"
And he winked to the girl.
Wolfram's young Mistress actually lit up with a blush, mouth opening and shutting as if she were mimicking a fish. And then, as if frantically looking for an escape from this topic, she instinctively shot a hand up to grasp her servant's sleeve, pinching Wolf's arm sporadically while still facing the English servant.
"W-Wolf I think was ah, w-was just about to tell me a joke he had just overheard in the crowd.. Th-that is what he'd said, anyway, and so-"
"M-M-My Lady!" Wolf choked out, starting to sweat buckets.
Dammit dammit DAMMIT he knew this looked and sounded bad, and Sebastian was very smart, he'd definitely catch on!!
"A joke, you say? Oh, please do tell, Mr. Gelzer," Sebastian practically chirped, looking openly curious and intrigued at the fellow servant in front of him. (And seeming as IF he didn't notice anything amiss..)
"Uh, it.. uhh... i-it was in English," Wolf basically repeated his excuse from a second ago.. as he started to crumple on the spot, "I.. I do not even know.. if it was meant to be a joke or.."
"Perhaps... I was wrong," Sebastian simply went on smoothly, now having a hand to his chin thoughtfully as he took in Wolfram as well as his excuse.
"Perhaps you actually haven't had any spirits at all, and are in dire need of it."
Wolfram groaned, keeping his head bowed even lower as if in dire guilt for his mistake, while overhearing his Lady beside him let out a burst of delighted giggles.
Wolf closed his eyes, though. He felt... he felt awful. He grit his teeth and clenched his fists and all he could think to say was-
"I'm sorry.. I.. I am wasting your time, m-my... my friend..."
Sieglinde's giggles had stopped immediately.
And it seemed every sound had suddenly turned off.
Until..
A warm hand touched his shoulder, and fingers squeezed the muscle there firmly.
"I have no clue what you have to apologize for, Mr. Gelzer. As I said, you need a drink, and I know exactly where you can get one. Seeing as I've run out of drinks in the first place to serve, this is a fitting situation."
Wolfram popped opened his eyes again, just as Sebastian let his shoulder go and waved the same hand for him to follow.
"Come, let us head for the kitchen,"
Wolf frowned in confusion, his own mouth now parting the same way his Lady's had before.
He'd been serious about that?? He was.. believing that Wolf was only anxious over the party?? He hadn't noticed how Wolf was utterly broken with shame and embarrassment for his clear and obvious indulging in listening in to the butler's conversations with others???
"Go on, Wolf!" Sieglinde was speaking up, and instead of gripping his arm she patted it assuringly. "I think it will do you good, too!"
"Ah, well... i-if you.. say," Wolfram choked out, now finding himself stressed over if this was alright, or if it'd be worse, and if.. if his dear young Mistress would be okay like this???
"I do," was all the young girl said in turn immediately, with one single firm nod.
And then Wolfram was moving, following the other man away from the party..
The millions of voices chattering away growing more and more distant as they went down a hall, and further into the depths of the manor's below stairs..
Until they were exactly where Sebastian had said they'd go.
The kitchen.
Immediately upon getting farther in, the Phantomhive Butler made a rather loud sigh, and rather uncaringly dropped the empty serving tray he'd carried onto a counter, before heading in a direct beeline for the simple table in the middle of the kitchen, surrounded by simple wooden chairs, and turning himself to promptly sit on the table.
And though his legs were quite long still, he swung them lazily back and forth as his hands gripped the edges of the table.
"Finally," Sebastian breathed out again, eyes closed and a worn expression on his pale perfect countenance.
"Ever since knowing you'd be here tonight, I'd been awaiting a moment like this to finally be alone together."
The tired look turned into a satisfied little smile, much more expressive than the stiff smile of moments prior.
And the Englishman opened his eyes fully to look directly at Wolfram.
Beaming with.. delight? Wolf didn't know the right proper English words to describe Sebastian Michaelis' look now, but..
It..
It merely made the German man grow red all over again and freeze up while still barely over the thresh hold of the kitchen entrance.
Sebastian blinked, and the delighted look vanished.
"Wolf..?"
"I-I-I am sorry, I... m-maybe this was a bad idea, I.. I should go back out, to.. t-to my Lady, a-and stay there... I-"
Sebastian's mouth puckered in confusion, brows going up higher than they did usually. (For Sebastian was a col, collected sort, or a smug and temperamental sort. There was never usually a moment where he was truly confused and uncertain..)
"Why?" He bluntly asked, a pinch of hurt coming through, "As I said, I'd been waiting for this moment, you know, and-"
"I know, I know," Wolf interrupted with a near choked voice, eyes shut with utter embarrassment and shame.
"But I .. I truly do not deserve this; to have this chance- this moment with you... Sebastian."
Those thin eyebrows went slowly, smoothly down once more.
"Why would you think that, Wolf?"
Oh, this was going to make things worse, he knew it. Oh, but he wanted to be entirely honest! He wanted never to hide anything from Sebastian...
For many reasons, from the obvious to the not so obvious...
"My excuse before, about.. about a joke I heard. That was- it wasn't true. I made it up."
The butler seemed unmoved for the moment.
As if... waiting for more.
"I'd actually.. I'd heard... W-What I had heard..."
Ugh, it was so hard to speak English while on the spot! It was so hard to admit to these things in English!
"You were talking... I... heard you talking. To.. l-ladies..."
His mouth once again opening and closing again in that fish like way...
"You were talking very.. nice.. s-sweetly..? You were... with them.."
Wolfram trailed off and then shut up entirely as he began to hear a new noise.
The sound of Sebastian Michaelis cracking up with laughter.
"You... Oh goodness, y-you assumed-" Sebastian giggled, before slapping a gloved hand over his mouth, his eyes shutting again.
His countenance so merry and delighted again, his cheeks were flushing very lightly with color!
"Uh.. I.. well, it- it sounded like you and them were h...having fun, ja...?"
"No!" Was Sebastian's immediate answer, while still laughing.
The German man frowned, thrown off entirely from his former feeling of guilt, which he'd assumed would have stayed with him the remainer of the night, but...
"Wolf... darling... Come over here," Sebastian suddenly demanded, though not firm and with anger in his tone.
Wolfram stared firstly once again at the other man's face, just to be sure of it that his love was not going to... he didn't know.. do SOMETHING not good to him for his stupidity in this.
But in a second Sebastian also lifted a hand from the table, reaching out towards the other, gloved palm turned and open.
Offered like to a scared animal to assess for danger.
Wolfram took practically baby steps up to Sebastian sitting on that kitchen table, still uncertain what to expect, but...
Soon enough the reaching hand and his form were close enough, and considering Wolfram's height compared to Sebastian's, especially with him currently sitting on a table, it reached about up to his shoulder.
Which Sebastian firmly gripped and helped to tug Wolf closer still.
His own legs bumped Sebastian's, pressing in just a little, and then his suit was released from that iron grip only for the same hand to reach up, gloved fingers touching the sides of his face.
Wolf wasn't sure by then if he should ask anything, or say anything at all, so he merely lifted his bushy eyebrows, and...
..Automatically let his upper body start to bend a little further towards the other.
In the whole process though, he'd also lost track of his thoughts, as he stared down into Sebastian's.. pretty... face.
Staring back up at him, with plush lips curled a little in a knowing, almost smug look... but also mixed with warmth.
"You know you're the only one I want to be with.. right, Mr. Gelzer?"
The low, deep purr of a whisper came from the seated man inches from him, and said tone and the purpose of those words had the German man.. feeling all... fluttery in his lower stomach..
"I-" Wolfram started, merely one single syllable managing to escape his mouth, which.. was also suddenly very dry..
A finger was on his lips, keeping any more from coming out.
"Especially right now, you see," Sebastian continued right along as if he hadn't paused at all.
Then that same exact hand that had silence him, and had also gripped his shoulder to pull him closer, was now tugging once again, at the German's suit front, in order to bend him further... Just a little further down..
Sebastian Michaelis' soft lips were at his ear.
"I find myself loathing crowds.. Full of foolish, selfish strangers who want to keep my attention away from more important things.. things like being with you, Wolf."
Wolfram may have realized at that point that he was truly.. so dumb to have ever felt even a pinch of jealousy like he had.
He started to smile too, then, his bigger hands slowly moving to rest on the table too, on either side of Sebastian Michaelis.
His arms and hands surrounded the smaller man on that table.
And if he'd had the nerve, he'd even insist on thinking in the manner that his arms to keep him there.
"That is funny, my love," he whispered back finally in response.
His own lips finally inching towards where he knew an ear hid behind pitch black glossy bangs.
"Because I've found myself thinking something similar.. all night, in fact"
Sebastian may not have laughed outright this time, but his breath did come out in a humored huff as he tilted his head, allowing access, and let his eyes close to just enjoy the sensation while he could.
"...You don't say," was all he murmured, though he'd known damn well exactly what Wolfram Gelzer had been thinking.
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trick or treat
K. treat. *hands u a snippet of a wip from a fandom you're not even in* (it's a soulmate au where o!ciel keeps accidentally gaining platonic soulmates and being like 'by talos this cannot be happening!' and also is forced to live as himself because lizzy and r!ciel were soulmates and she immediately knew who he was. which! makes! relationships very messy! and fun to explore!)
Finnian, previously known as subject number 12, doesn’t understand a lot of things. 
He knows that he was built to destroy, but that the Young Master wants him to grow instead. He knows that his new life at the Phantomhive Manor makes his chest warm and fuzzy, and that his new name especially is precious. He knows that peas are in season this time of year, and that bread is soft, and that the Marchioness Midford should be turned away if she turns up, else she’ll upset the Young Master.
Finny does not know what the pretty explosion of colour on his hands is.
He sets his watering can down and turns his hands to the morning light, staring in wonder. Just like a lot of things in his life, this is new. Finny’s finding that he likes things that are new.
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and once again, I fall victim to adoring the hell out of canon death Claudia haunting the manor so frequently that the children are so familiar with her. They know who she is by the portraits on the walls and the family explaining who she is, so they know it's Grandmother Claudia and likely refer to her and think of her that way. She's dead though, so how can she be here? She doesn't look old like their other grandparents, either. But, a child's logic ends up not caring too much about the details and boggling them the way a teenager or an adult would. She always says she's their grandmother, too. She tells them she loves them and is so very happy to see them.
Francis and Vincent feel funny about the whole ordeal, but don't discard the children - their mother appears to them as well, if she thinks it would not do them ill-will. She would come in the small ways of smells and touches on the head and go off of their reactions to that. Their mother always chased the ghosts of the manor off for them after all, so why wouldn't she be one, too? That helps a great deal. They have no reason to discard ghosts being things - they're just a part of life. Unnatural according to society, but part of life, though one they should be quiet about. As a result, Francis and Vincent might tell the children to keep their stories about their grandmother to themselves and never speak of it to anyone outside of the family. It's their little secret that they are still able to talk with Grandmama Claudia.
In actuality, they might even quietly speak to Claudia and ask her to look after the children when they fall ill or get hurt. If they do, they always see their children recover a touch more quick than usual.
Just.. Claudia spending time with the grandkids. Both in Phantomhive manor and in Midford. Playing with them, pushing them on swings, telling them stories and what wild forage berries are safe to eat and what are not. Chasing them all up and down the hallways. Brushing their hair and saying prayers over them. Keeping Ciel company on his sickly days so he doesn't feel alone or abandoned. Chasing off the entities that frighten them, both human and non.
I love ghost!Claudia. :(
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