#black butler horror au

[grellssquishyhusband]

Pt 7 The girlie's meet the freak

[cosmiclion]

I know Sebastian is very refined and committed to the aesthetic, but I really want to see him as a horrifying feral monstrosity more often. Give me more monster dad 🙏

[thependragonarchives]

SOOO homunculi/mid fantasy AU. who'd have thought, right? currently writing a oneshot, will explain more underneath cut + add closeups bc ik my handwriting is hard to read

The AU takes place in a fantasy-futuristic New London, 30 years after the 1,000 year war. WHAT IS THE THOUSAND YEAR WAR? The Empress, alongside her fellow kingdoms, made the move to invade the world of the living. Demons were starving to death, and the leaders of Hell decided that their people shouldn't suffer any longer. She fused Heaven, Hell, the Veil, and the Mortal Realm into one plane of existence. Heaven, alongside the Veil, fought back against the demonic invasion. Humanity were split in the middle, some joining the demonic crusade while others fought alongside angels and reapers. As the name suggests, this war lasted for exactly one thousand years!! HOMUNCULI?? Two reapers, 136649 and Othello, decided to invoke ancient alchemy to make invincible soldiers to combat the demon invasion about 200 years into the war. The original homunculi were mindless drones, easily breakable. 136649 figured that using the souls of the dead were more useful than just storing the souls away, so (without Othello's knowledge), he used two souls left over from two dead reaper officers. These creations- Known as Mercury Brimstone Venus (M.B.V.) and Mercury Sulfur Venus (M.S.V.) were the first two 'sentient' homunculi. With this success, 136649 began creating more without telling Othello the reason their Vessels/Homunculi were doing so well!! Eventually, Dispatch discovered what 136649 was doing, sending a small group to destroy the lab. Only one homunculi was found, M.S.V., who looked familiar to one of the officers. William, shocked and horrified that UT would do such a thing, took M.S.V. back to Dispatch and gave him his name back. M.S.V., now Ron Knox, was trained to be a reaper.

Ron doesn't have any memories from his life as a reaper. He shares similar traits, but he isn't quite...Ronald. Other people who had homunculi return to them wearing the faces of their loved ones have reported that it's off with the homunculi around. One reaper, Alan Humphries, says that Eric isn't like the man he loved at all. They look different, they act different, but life goes on. THE TOURNAMENT? So! Once every century a fighting tournament is held to give one lucky soul a 'Wish'. This wish, given by the Greater God itself, will grant the winner anything they want, except more wishes. The tournament allows any weapon, and 'duos' (demons who turn into weapons Soul Eater style with a 'Wielder' being another human/demon/angel/reaper). Magic runes activate to keep the contestants safe from fatal harm, but the reapers in charge are wary whenever demons enter, in fear that they can break the runes. RON?? Ron decided to take the name 'Ron Knox' instead of the real Ronald Mason Knox that died. He carries Ronald's soul, is a lot more laid-back and less prideful than the real Ronald was. He's also a natural blonde! I'll get into him fully later, but he is M.S.V!! Here's his design notes + notes for other homunculi :D

NEXT IMAGE IS THE CONTORTION/BODY HORROR IMAGE LOL

[simpsonssimp]

Not a Death Note Parody, but a Black butler Parody 🪶🌑

[mr-humphries]

Heeeeeeeyyy it's meeeeee what's uuuuupppp

I'm slowly getting into my horror phase again and thought I'd come back to the horror au I so gracefully (and accidentally) abandoned KXKDKDM

SO IM REDESIGNING ALL THE CHARACTERS 🎉

Starting with Alan cause he's silly and been stuck in my head for a while :3

GO READ THE ONLY CHAPTERS POSTED ON AO3 RIGHT NOW 😡

IN CASE YOU CANT READ MY SHODDY HANDWRITING + edits:

Alan. H.

(The Administrator)

Type: catalyst.

Capable of spreading FATE to other Reapers.

Formerly part of the Emergency Outbreak Team.

Tested on himself in order to fully understand the effects of FATE, but the transformation [[I'll find a different word for that I swear]] occurred too soon due to his fragile health,a dn his research locked in the room with him once the infection caught up.

The nickname "THE ADMINISTRATOR" comes from his passing the the administrative office containing the buildings security cameras. FATE forced a connection and Alan could see every room in the building in which his friends succumbed to the same illness he so desperately wanted to cure.

He soon ended up eating his own eyes so all his attention and power can be on the cameras, but rendering him blind when it comes to him being no longer connected, which may help Sascha in the long run.

He just wanted to help.

[blackbutler-readerinsertsandjunk]

Soulmate scene with Alistair. Everything they see before they find each other is dull, even physical touch doesn't feel vibrant. He could meet her at a "ball" where she's being sold labeled as "pure and untouched" their eyes meet and the rest is history for him. For her she's worried because her soulmate is a buyer

one word: OOF

loved this tho, aaaaaaaa

the rest of the world was black and white but we were in screaming color. ―“Out of the Woods”, Taylor Swift

The fact that every single thing in life feels muted, (Name) thinks, might be her saving grace.

It’s keeping her from fighting back; keeping her alive, at least for the time being. Every touch on her skin is dull, like she can feel she’s being touched but sensation itself is missing. Her captors have bathed her, dressed her, bound and caged her, and she can’t describe their touches as positive or negative. They just are.

It means she doesn’t retaliate to stop them, because nothing about this is causing her pain, is it? On the other side of the coin, however, it also means that in her whole life, she’s never felt anything good. Everything seems grey at best. She’s gone through life feeling absolutely nothing, no spark of joy nor weight of sadness. Although she’s felt the hint of those things, or what they should be, nothing has come close to the way she sees other people live once they’ve found their soulmates.

The chattering of the crowd, clinking of wine glasses, and the auctioneer selling off the other ladies might as well be a low hum.

Her attention is only pulled when the footsteps of low-heeled boots approach her cage, followed by the auctioneer addressing whoever is interested. “I see this one has caught your fancy, my lord! Inspect her closer, please, if you wish. She is the best of the quality we can promise you ― pure as the driven snow, beautiful and untainted, a true pinnacle of our offerings this evening.”

“May I?” The other voice is low and smooth, with an undertone of something playful beneath the darkness of anyone who would intend to purchase another human being.

“Why, yes, of course, of course. Please. Make sure she’s to your liking.”

The man who’s interested in her doesn’t hesitate. (Name) can feel his hands behind her head, untying the black lace cloth which blinded her for the auction. When it falls down, she’s staring into the violet eyes of a man who threatens to take her breath away by his very appearance alone. She’s never seen anyone so gorgeous, dressed all in elegant white with soft blonde hair that gathers around his shoulders like a crown of feathers.

What startles her more is that when he puts his hand on her face, she can feel it. It isn’t the dull pressure of knowing that someone is touching her. It’s the texture of his glove, the gentle way he cradles her cheek, the snap of someone being suddenly awaken after walking around dead.

It’s him. The one her heart has been looking for is right here, breathing life into her world with a single touch of his hand.

Who is he? Why is her intended here? What is he doing in a seedy place like this, seeking to buy a person? If he pays the auctioneer for her, if he leads her out of here, what will the next cage he leads her into be like?

For the first time in her life, her emotions are clawing at her chest to get out, a wonderful and terrible mix of fear and adoration.

Those eyes of his stand out more than anything. They sparkle at her like precious jewels, reflecting the same desire that she can feel. The sensations of her, of the rest of the world, are finally taking form for him too. Incredible and overwhelming and threatening to swallow him whole, just as is happening with her.

He seems to fall for her in a single instant. She thinks she could drag him to his knees right now and he would have no complaint. That makes her feel powerful and wanted, but it also frightens her.

Someone so devoted to her after knowing her for just a moment ― what is a man like that capable of? What will he do with her? What will he do?

His touch travels to her neck, tracing delicate lines. He doesn’t appear to want to hurt her, does he? That doesn’t mean he’s harmless. She arches her head back anyway, exposing her throat for him as if he can be trusted with it.

At last, he utters three words that seal her fate: “I’ll take her.”

In the blur that follows, the auctioneer is paid, (Name)’s new owner finishes his wine, and he holds her delicately as he leads her down the stairs. Even though she’s out of her cage, she doesn’t think she’s actually free.

“Come along, lovebird,” he murmurs into her ear. “I can’t wait to get to know the one who lit up my world.”

She isn’t sure what to think; too many new, fully blossomed emotions make her feel like they’re going to burst her open at the seams.

She leans against him regardless, somehow content in his embrace.

He doesn’t seem cruel, at least toward her.

Maybe that’s enough for her heart to settle.

[eemoo1o-animoo]

Claude seems like the type of parent to have bought Alois copious mounts of loom bands.

[ranvwoop]

seeing the mcyt gem trend makes me wanna revisit mine

[luffyvace]

☆*:.｡.MASTERLIST.｡.:*☆ part two 😘

Here’s masterlist part 1: (they both have the same anime’s included)

Masterlist part 1 <3

One piece

Monkey D. Luffy:

Luffy x male! Harpy reader (requested)

The Luffy package! (Includes General & relationship headcanons, as well as Luffy quotes—relationship implied) [A birthday special!!]

If Luffy accidentally makes you cry

Luffy x reader who can rap

Luffy x Vice captain of the strawhats

Luffy x amab reader (also has Zoro and Ace) (Requested)

Roronoa Zoro:

Zoro x amab reader (also has Luffy and Ace) (Requested)

Nami:

Nami x fem reader (with Sanji the wingman) (requested)

Nami x male! Reader with water water fruit (requested)

Usopp:

Usopp x male reader (requested)

Vinsmoke Sanji:

Dating ~ Sanji Vinsmoke ~ headcanons pt1 (pt2 is OUT💋)

Dating ~ Sanji Vinsmoke ~ headcanons pt2

Sanji x reader who rejects his princess treatment

Sanji Vinsmoke x male reader

Nami x fem reader (with sanji the wingman) (requested)

Robin:

Robin x male! Reader with the water water fruit (requested)

Brook:

Rant about Brook’s time skip powers from fish man island arc (fixed! :3)

Neferatari Vivi:

Vivi x male! Reader with water water fruit (requested)

Vivi x female reader headcanons (for women’s day) (also has Boa Hancock)

All the strawhats:

What the Strawhats would watch on yt (hcs)

Portgas D Ace:

Ace x amab reader (also has Luffy and Zoro) (requested)

Perona:

Perona x female reader

Boa Hancock:

Boa x male! Reader with water water fruit (requested)

Mihawk’s daughter! Reader x Doting! Wine aunt! boa! (Platonic) (requested)

Boa x female reader headcanons (for women’s day) (also has Neferatari Vivi)

Eustass Kid:

Kid x male reader hcs (requested)

Dracule Mihawk:

Mihawk’s daughter! Reader x Doting! Wine aunt! Boa Hancock! (Platonic) (Requested)

Hunter x Hunter

Yandere! Hero! & Villian hxh au! pt1 (hero ver.)

Yandere! Hero & Villain! hxh au! pt2 (villain ver.)

My hero academia

Demon Slayer

Kamado Tanjiro:

Tanjiro b day hcs!!

Bungo Stray Dogs

Ryuunosuke Akutagawa:

Akutagawa as your boyfriend headcanons (gn, also these are for his b day)

Dazai Osamu:

Dazai b day hcs!!

All (or most) bsd characters:

what bsd characters are like driving!!

Saiki K

Saiki Kusuo:

Saiki K x gn! Reader relationship hcs

Saiki K x fem! Implied reader who is his favorite (anonymous) author (requested)

Saiki k x m! Reader bf! Texts (requested)

Saiki k x (fem implied) reader who looks cutesy but writes horror books (that has a old man friend who writes innocent stuff) (requested) (help idk how to explain this)

Saiki k x (fem implied) reader who has a chaotic side blog (requested)

Saiki k x reader who’s author friend put the two of you in his book as a background couple (requested)

Saiki x fem reader who’s being stalked by Makoto (Teruhashi’s brother)

Saiki k with little sister reader! platonic hcs <3

Saiki k’s gf and sister (reader) meet!! [A continuation of the one above]

Hairo Kineshi:

Boyfriend! Hairo Kineshi x gn! Reader hcs (requested) (fixed! :3)

hairo boyfriend texts (with male reader) (requested)

hairo’s kisses headcanons (requested) (an original series’s of mine :3)

hairo’s love languages and how he shows pda (male reader) (requested)

hairo x male reader who has psychic powers (requested)

hairo x male reader—celebrating your b day’s together!! (Requested)

hairo x insecure/shy male reader hcs (requested) (fixed! :3)

Mikoto Aiura:

Girlfriend Aiura hcs (gn)

Mob Psycho 100

Reigen Arataka:

Sitting on Reigen’s lap hcs

Reigen’s Childhood headcanons (requested)

Black Butler

Ciel Phantomhive:

Ciel x gn! Reader relationship hcs

Undertaker:

How Undertaker courts you

[grellssquishyhusband]

Pt 9 Girls make a mistake

[magicalberserk]

Sufficiently demonic for the exact ritual he was performing, the circle performs the very miracle he was asking for; whether or not it's what he really wanted. It began to ooze and burn, seering its mark into the floor, the blood itself seemingly evaporating into a pungent steam of the same, crimson color it was in liquid form. The ooze itself glowed, and it became increasingly obvious it was lava, and the ground of the mansion shook and rattled powerfully. The ritual was working.

From the red smoke and pool of magma, some kind of beast was rising, massive and hairy, with an unruly mane and stinking of sulfur, letting out a yawn that rumbled through the air like a mighty roar and stretching out it's arms, its long pointed ears twitching. But it wasn't a fearsome beast for long; it became engulfed in the magma, and as it cascaded down its body it shrunk, lost its hair, took on the form of a small, full figured, elegant young woman, in a black dress held together with golden buttons, and her long dark hair tied back in a bun as she boredly awaited the smoke and lava to clear. It did, in a moment, the air suddenly switching from pungent to fragrant, taking on the scent of jasmine flowers, as the lava seeped into the pentagram and filled its cracks with shiny, black obsidian. The woman looked John over expectantly, those big brown eyes of her's deceptively innocent and shiny,

"You called?"

Starter Call. starter for @magicalberserk

he doesn’t need a demon for revenge, more like a guardian angel. Someone who can watch over him and take care of things whenever he can’t. he’s just feeling everything is just getting out of the control and with this kind of job, of course he can’t expect an innocent supernatural with a golden halo above their head to appear and give him the guarantee of protection so summoning a demon is what he’s going to do and finding the right spell for it came with a high price after months of searching!

He locks himself that night in his mansion and goes based on the script, draw a circle with a star in the center, cut your finger and let few drops fall onto the floor, blah blah, so boring. John hopes something will happen at the end though he won’t get his hopes up.. sits patiently at the center of the crude shape on the floor and waits for a ‘miracle’  to happen..

[sleepdeprivedandoverthinking]

Yes I would absolutely love to hear you yap about your au 👑

Alright, it's not finished because BB isn't finished SO bare with me.

This thing is five years in the making and I really got serious about improving it last year.

Note this au includes certain ships, hcs, rewrites, and fan kids for the second part, since it's kinda evolved into mashing my two aus together.

(Note: I do not own any art featured in these sections)

Offical Black Butler Au rundown

Part one:

Part one of this section is mainly focused on how differently I made the supernatural species in Black Butler, messing around with the more horror like aspect of them.

Subject one: Demons

●Demons are born from fallen angels, created through sacrifice, and of course born.

●Fallen angels are those who have fallen from grace, either by disobeying the lord or committing sin, and have been cursed to turn into demons for eternity until they are killed.

●Sacrifice only happens through rituals, in which a person's soul is handed over to another demon, where it will be eaten and the husk of the person will turn into a flesh hungry demon focused on feasting on human flesh instead of souls. This is a loose use of the term demon, but it's commonly used.

●Being born a demon has cursed you, and you will live like the fallen angels.

●Demon-human hybrids are typically normal until they hit puberty, where they begin to become violent and prone to eating more meat, and as they grow they reach their full potential as demons and hide under the mask of a human being, while being blood thirsty monsters.

●Demon-angel hybrids don't live long, typically just 100 years, and they're at constant war with themselves and their existence is painful. These hybrids often kill themselves through whatever means by the time they reach adulthood.

●Demon-reaper hybrids are more like the Reaper side, just hungry for souls and at times, flesh.

●There are three tiers to demons. The baby demon, often being only used for those born demons or turned demon, where they are weaker than most demons. This stage is where they are for around 25 years (e.i you must wait 25 years to devolp fully if you are turned into a demon, and those born demons experience this stage from ages 0-25). The second tier is the average demon, being of course the average demon you encounter in terms of power. This spot is where most demons lay. After the time period of before passes, they tend to stay here from the ages 25-10,000. The last tier is the elder demon, a demon that is quite rare due to most demons not being around that long. They are incredibly powerful and considered the most dangerous being over 10,000 years old.

●You can make a pact with a demon at the price of your soul or your body depending on what they eat, and your pacts mark will be on a certain part of your body.

Subject two: Angels

●Angels are large beings, who are sent from the heavens or are the souls of humans, whether cleansed or originally pure.

●The normal angels are your typical type, trying to purify and cleanse the world of sin, even if extreme measures are needed.

●Often, they hide their eyes, whether by hair or blindfolds, but they can still see. Under these, they have many eyes.

●Born angels act like regular angels, often and obsessed with clensing the world of filth. Its not common that they truly care for humans, only seeing them as ways to spread pureness and a way to gather more angels.

●Angels can be killed by an angel blade, holy fire, or being eaten by a demon.

●The cleansed angels act more like robots, mainly focused on their need to spread holiness.

●Angel-human hybrids look more humans, but seem to not be there in terms of mind, being more like robots with a damp feeling of emotion.

●Angel-reaper hybrids are born corrupted, and while looking like Angels physically and power wise, they are considered demons due to the sin of mingling with a reaper. These hybrids have a hard time masking as humans, especially with the mixed uncanny appearance.

●Angels have a system based on age and power like before. Normal angels are the base, being there from the time 0-25 years. Archangels are more powerful and are 25-100 years. Gifted are more skilled and as said before, more powerful, ranging 100-1,000 years. Pillars are 1,000-5,000 years. Messangers are 5,000-10,000. And the elders are 10,000+ years old, being at the absolute top and rivaling the dangers of most elder demons.

●Angels do not make pacts but many of them can pretend to be loyal to someone if that means access to a larger crowd.

Subject three: Reapers

●Grim reapers are being cursed to walk the land until their debt is repayed, after they have taken their own life.

●Reapers, in their normal form, stand very tall and skinny, and have skeleton like faces and bodies, with no eyes, but they can see.

●It takes longer for a grim Reaper to take on the look of human, and it's even harder to master turning between forms.

●Those born grim reapers are stuck being this creature until the end of time or they are killed.

●Reapers only have one level, but some reapers tend to be given the title legendary due to their long servitude and their skill at their job

●Reapers cannot make pacts and often avoid the concept of working with humans entirely

General views of the creatures.

●Angels, Demons, and Reapers can have a second form that appears more human, but more of an odd vibe to them.

●Demons, at a base level, do not often grasp the understanding of human emotion and often completely lack it. In most cases where they by chance devolp more complex emotion it's due to being around humans for extended periods of times.

●Angels have a dampened feeling of emotion but are often how like an ai experiences emotion, and even with extended human contact they do not tend to expand their emotion.

●Reapers are at base level almost exactly like humans in terms of emotion, they just often do not hold a care for human life.

●All species that are born that way tend to stop aging at 25 when the brain would fully devolp. Unless they are part human, where life expectancy ranges.

●Angel turn to mist and reform as their human forms when wanting to change, and vise versa.

●For Demons, their demonic form contorts into a grotesque scene and shifts into a human, horrifying to see but not as seeing them return to normal. Often, the human face and chest will split open, and the demon will crawl out, ripping apart the flesh and the body to become a limp, boneless piece of flesh, which they will often eat to return back to normal once they want to hide again.

●Reapers' skin will appear out of then air and so will their eyes and body fat, and seeing them return to normal is like seeing a corpse rotting sped up.

●Demons are very hard to kill. The only ways to do so are by holy water, reaper scythes, and draining them of their powers and leaving behind a destroyable husk.

●Reapers die when their debt is paid (Astronomically rare), the death scythes, or their soul is taken in a deal with a higher power, but if they are born reapers, they will stay reapers unless dying by other means previously stated.

●Angels can be killed by a holy blade, being eaten by a demon, Reaper scythes, or hellfire.

●The reproductive system of angels, demons, and reapers is a little odd.

●Demons and angels technically do have a sex when they're in their true form, but they hardly sexually reproduce in this form given how complex it can be. Instead, they tend to reproduce in these more human forms.

●Many angels are actually hermaphrodites with the fact they can switch between which sex they want to present as.

●Reapers, given they were human before, have mostly normal human anatomy but have a very low reproduction rate due to the damage of their internal organs after death.

●Cross species are not recommended but there are no real precautions against it aside for angels, who often completely reject hybrids of any kind. For demons, they tend to look down on hybrids due to their potential weakness. Reapers often do not have any notes on hybrids unless they are a reaper, in which they're often set to take on the duties of a reaper

Sadly I could not add my inspirations.

Any other questions are welcome about them.

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The second part of this au.

As stated before this is a mashup of my main aus, so a second generation au is added to this. If it's not your thing you can just stick with the first part.

Since I can't take unhappy endings (unless I'm the one dishing them out) a lot of your favs get to live a little longer

Insert parthorn affect

The main overview of this au is its been around 20 years since the original series, in which Ciel's son, Charles Phantomhive, with the help of his butler Chrysanthemum Michaelis.

I've worked very VERY hard on this story despite how brief the summary is, because I plan on creating my own series based off of it one day.

I have nearly 100 ocs for it and I love them all.

I have a lot of hcs for the characters, so I like to imagine things like homophobia and tramsphobia are much more toned down (As I am not comfortable writing that).

Ships included are: Sebagni, Ronthello, Grelliam, VioletHill, BlueMond, Chesward, Slingphries, and Lauroy.

Very important note: This au is in no way shape or form an excuse for people to ship SebaCiel or any other ship like that, or sexualize underage characters. If you think of doing that you are free to leave now. This au can involve incredibly triggering subject matter at times and a warning will come with it. This au is not completed and will mostly likely change as time goes on.

Any questions about this are also welcome!

[simpsonssimp]

This AU has given me new found appreciation for Sideshow Bob // I just like the idea of Bart getting to royally, contractually piss Bob off

[jinkoh]

fearful first dates

younghoon x gn!reader

summary: maybe a haunted houses is not the perfect place for a first date~

tags: meet-cute, first date, fluff, slight hurt/comfort but not really, SFW, warnings: it takes place in a haunted house so there are some (very light) horror elements

wordcount: ~2k

a/n: so @blizzardfluffykpop and i watched wings of escape together and from there it's only a stone's throw to a haunted house au--and so here we are. there is also a little jacob story on kate's blog ☺️

Masterlist

A haunted house would not have been your first choice for a date, not in October and even less now, in March, when spring was finally shaking off the cold hands of winter. But your date had insisted that this temporary haunted house in the abandoned youth hostel was the talk of the town and that you definitely shouldn’t miss out on it, so you’d given in. In hindsight, you should have known this would turn into a disaster—a haunted house has a few too many dark corners and lethal weapons (albeit fake) to be a good date idea. But now it was too late and you were already standing in the middle of some dark hallway, the door you’d come in through locked with a silver chain to add to the experience. So, the only way out was to go on ahead, up the stairs and further into the building. For something that was only a temporary set up, they really went all out with decorating. It reminded you of an old mansion with the patterned wallpaper and the Persian rugs. Both were bloodstained and you thought you could hear the faint sound of a liquid trickling to the floor somewhere. Drip, drip, drip… Water? Blood? Or maybe it was just the tears of your date, who’d started clinging to you the second the door had been closed behind you. You’d thought you were a scaredy cat, but he was on a whole nother level. You almost had to carry him up the stairs and you already knew right then that you would not see him again after today. Not if you could help it.

Once you reached the top of the stairs, a shadow emerged from the dark, making you flinch and the guy at your side whimper. 

"Welcome to our humble établissement," the figure greeted, tall and looming. He wore a black suit and had a white cloth over his arm. He looked like a butler, albeit one that was closer to the dead than to the living with his pale gray skin and inhumanly haggard cheeks. Makeup, your common sense told you, but you still felt shivers running down your spine. He gestured for you to walk on, not the trace of a smile on his lips. "Let me show you around."

He led the both of you through the building, narrating as he showed you the rooms of what seemed to be a very murderous hotel. All the while, your date was clinging to you so much, you felt his finger nails boring into your skin through the fabric of your clothes. 

When you were shown to the kitchen, the cook looking at you with a bloodthirsty grin, chopping away on whatever the gooey mess on his cutting board was, your date was finally done with this. It took him one glance at that sharp knife dripping with blood to violently shake his head. "Nope, no, not happening," he pressed out and bolted, leaving you behind with the murderous cook and half dead butler. Completely flabbergasted, you just stared after him, not knowing how to respond. The other two seemed to be feeling the same; the cook actually stopped his chopping for a second, and the butler squeezed your shoulder reassuringly. 

"What a prick," he mumbled under his breath. “Your boyfriend?”

"Oh, hell no.”

The butler chuckled and for a second there you couldn’t help feeling charmed, despite the gruesome makeup.

"So then, do you wish to continue the tour? Or shall I lead you out?"

“To be really frank, I'm not really a haunted house person,” you admitted, scrunching up your nose. “It’s a really cool place though, really well done, I’m just not very scare-proof, you know?”

"I can give you the unscary tour?"

“There’s something like that?”

“Just for today,” he said with a wink before holding out his arm for you to take. You felt silly when you did, but also a bit like a fancy Victorian lady. You liked that.

“So, to start, I’m Younghoon, the butler, and this is Kevin, our cook.”

“Sometimes chainsaw guy,” Kevin added and gave you a small wave with his knife, which looked less terrifying than it could have, his friendly smile taking off the edge.

As Younghoon led you through the rest of the hotel you didn’t feel frightened. Instead of a haunted house experience it felt more like a room tour through a very odd but interesting building. Younghoon made sure to give his colleagues a small warning before they could suddenly jump out or do whatever else they were supposed to do. So, rather than scaring you they just greeted you nicely. The grim reaper—Juyeon, as Younghoon introduced him—even looked a little cute when he pulled off his mask, pouting over not being allowed to play his role. 

When you turned into another hallway, Younghoon assured you that you’d almost made it out and you couldn’t help but feel a little regretful about it. It was fun to get to know him and even though it wasn’t, it felt more like a first date than whatever you'd had with that other guy. Younghoon kept making sure you were okay and the way he talked and joked around with his colleagues helped to lighten the mood. They spoke so comfortably, it was clear that all of them must've been very close to each other. A part of you wished you could be part of their bubble, maybe become a gruesome gardener or something and join them.

“That’s the last one,” Younghoon pulled you out of your thoughts and gestured to a door that promptly opened. A guy with gory make up and curly hair poked his head out curiously.

“Haknyeon,” Younghoon explained, “our—what again? Brain-eating janitor?”

Haknyeon gave him a playful frown. “I’m clearly a zombie plumber,” he said, holding up a plunger for proof.

“Right,” Younghoon nodded. “That. And also our jukebox when we're on break."

"Jukebox?" You looked between the two in confusion and as if on que, Haknyeon began belting out a song you didn’t recognize, putting in so much passion you almost flinched. You heard someone from somewhere in the building sing along, while someone else yelled for him to shut up. It only made Haknyeon giggle.

"Anyway," Younghoon interrupted the impromptu concert, though it was clear he was more amused than annoyed, "with that we've reached the end of our little tour."

He pulled aside a dark green velvet curtain to reveal an inornate glass door that surely fit the original vibes of the building but felt out of place with the fancy decor. 

“I hope you enjoyed your stay with us?” He asked as he gentlemanly opened the door for you. 

The weather had been rather mild today, and yet the evening air streaming in from outside seemed impossibly cold. Maybe it was just the prospect of having to leave Younghoon and his warm smile behind. 

When you didn't reply immediately he tilted his head questioningly.

“Very much," you quickly assured and you meant it. "Saved my night, to be honest."

"Really?" He looked happy.

"Really, really."

"That's good then."

You looked at each other for another second, as if there was something more to say, but neither of you did. With a heavy heart you stepped outside and made your way down the pavement. It was okay, you tried to tell yourself. It was okay to leave things behind like this. Not that there was anything to leave behind in the first place. 

But there could be, a small voice in the back of your mind piped up.

You turned around again. "Actually—"

"Come back soon," someone suddenly greeted, making you shriek. You hadn't even noticed he was there, standing in the flower beds with a bloody ax in his hands. It seemed even the role of the gruesome gardener had been taken already.

You pressed your hand to your chest, in hopes of calming your heartbeat, slightly embarrassed about your obvious fright.

"Well, now they probably won't," Younghoon complained with a pout. "I told you not to scare them, Youngjae." 

The gardener shrugged. "Come on, I only greeted them. I didn't even put on a face."

"It's fine," you waved it aside. "It's fine, I was just lost in thought and didn't notice him there."

"See? Not my fault."

"Anyway, I guess I'll really leave then." You chuckled awkwardly. There was no way you could ask him out after this. You just wanted to disappear.

Except, Younghoon didn't seem to want to let you go so easily. He took a few steps out the building, still keeping a polite distance.

"You wanted to say something."

You swallowed. "Yeah, just—" Your gaze flickered to Youngjae who was looking on with interest but quickly turned away when your eyes met, pretending not to listen at all. It seemed to work out fine for Younghoon because he didn't even pay him any attention at all. His gaze was fixed on you and you thought you saw something hopeful in his eyes.

"Just?" He asked carefully, taking another step in your direction.

"You really saved my night," you repeated your words from before.

"Mhm," he hummed, urging you to continue.

"So, I was wondering—maybe I can make it up to you, sometime? Invite you for a coffee or something? Only if you don't mind, of course—"

"I'd love that," Younghoon smiled so wide it made crinkles form in the corners of his eyes, probably leaving creases in his makeup. "My shift is over in a bit so—"

"Sure," you nodded, feeling your heart race with anticipation. "I'll wait."

Younghoon didn't tax your patience for too long. Though, it took you a second to recognize him when he came to look for you in the parking lot. Somehow it hadn't occurred to you that obviously Younghoon wouldn't come out in full costume. Instead of his old fashioned suit he was wearing a beige hoodie, and his hair that was neatly parted before now fell loosely into his forehead. When he pushed it back you saw little traces of the gray makeup close to his hairline. He smiled, and if his smile was charming before in the halflight when he looked almost dead, it was completely dazzling now. You almost couldn't bear it, but you didn't want to look away.

"Hey," he raised his hand to a tiny wave as he made his way over to where you were sitting on the hood of your car. "Sorry for making you wait."

"No, don't worry," you quickly shook your head. 

"Good," he smiled and there was a little moment again where you just looked at each other. You thought you felt a spark, but then Younghoon turned away, running his hand through his hair once more.

"So, I know we said coffee," he said, "but I haven't really had anything to eat since my shift started. Is dinner good with you?"

"Sure, let's make it a dinner date then." The words came out casually, without really thinking, but the moment you'd finished the sentence you felt your cheeks flush.

"Dinner date," Younghoon repeated with a grin. "I like that."

He held out his hand to help you get down. "Let's go? I know a place around here."

"Let's go." You let him steady you as you hopped down from the hood of your car. Younghoon didn't let go after that though. Instead he casually swung your intertwined hands between your bodies, his gaze focusing anywhere but you to avoid making eye contact. Maybe he was embarrassed. It was cute. 

You didn't pull away as the two of you walked down the lot. His hand in yours felt warm and comfortable. Perhaps a haunted house was a good choice for a first date after all.

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Au terms and service request!!

Reactions to playing Five Night at Freddy's with circus performers plz hehehe

yessss I love it! FNAF has a special place in my heart; I was playing Toy Bonnie, Springtrap, and an OC on RP blogs back when the first games came out! (actually I still play them all, I just moved most of my RP muses to a multimuse... I love my lil fuzzbutt bunnybots and my spooky tour guide lady XD)

I'm super pumped for the movie to come out next month! I currently have the Peacock streaming service and the movie is coming straight to that as well as theaters. soooooo... pizza party and everyone's invited!!!!

anyway this is such a great concept eeeeee

God, she hates it!! Get the door! Wait, no, the other door! Fuck, is that Foxy on the camera?! Aaaaand Mr. Schmidt is dead. Oops. This is definitely not her favorite game, if only because she’s easily freaked out by jumpscares. If you laugh at her reactions, she’ll probably force close the Kuroshitsuji app and sulk for a while… meaning that every time you open it and try to talk to her specifically, she’ll make the app crash. She finally moans that life is hard enough, why couldn’t you pick a nice, wholesome farming game or something?? Gah. She’ll play it with you again, if you really want; just don’t tease her when she screams!

Ah, no, stop checking the camera!! Y’re gonna run down the power! Er… well… okay, y’ can check it this once, but… ugh! He’s hung up on the strategies rather than being too scared of the animatronics. At first, anyway. The first time you let Mike die to a jumpscare, he shrieks like a banshee. Those animations are just too detailed and creepy, as far as he’s concerned. If nothing else, he’s happy to keep playing despite the fear of getting another one of them. Actually, he considers it a point of pride to see all the animations. Come on, he won’t let you wimp out and stop playing until you survive the night!!

Oh, God, oh, God, oh, God, turn the lights on! They were so sure they heard one’a those damn robots comin’!! Aaaaah… dead because you guys were too slow to close the door. After the two of you die the first time, they’re urging you to try again. Of course, they screamed at the jumpscare, so you might ask if they really are sure they want to play again. They do, though! They talk about how their heart was racing (even though they, er, don’t have one, do they??), and how it was so much fun. Did it scare them? Absolutely. Did they enjoy it? No doubt! It’s something they love doing with you, so, they’ll play it as many times as you like.

Haha, Lord, this is an awful waste’a time and ‘e couldn’t be ‘appier tae be playin’ it with ye! What ‘appens if th’ lights go out, again…? … Oh. Right, death! He manages to crack jokes the whole time, but some of the content in this game actually sort of gets to him. Being trapped in an enclosed space with no options to just run, and only your own reaction times to keep yourself safe? That’s one of the scariest situations he can imagine to be in. That said, he’s quite fast, so if you’d prefer to give him commands, he can connect to the Five Nights at Freddy’s app itself and do things almost instantly rather than you pressing buttons. He’s helpful if you’ve tried a few times and are just a bit slow to survive. He’ll play with you as much as you want… just maybe play something a little bit more lighthearted before closing the Kuroshitsuji app for the night??

Y’ sure y’ really wanna play this one, eh? The premise is a li’l odd, ain’t it? ‘N’ the mechanics are so simple, is it even a challenge or… FUCK, THAT’S A GIANT ROBOT ANIMAL, CLOSE THE DOOR!! For as much as he isn’t usually rattled by things (in fact, there are times he seems stoic and emotionless), he pays dearly in finding out how scary this game is, because he severely underestimated it. When you let Mike die for the first time, the Kuroshitsuji app crashes; upon opening it back up, Jumbo will bashfully apologize and ask if you want to try playing again. He’s prepared now, he promises! Well, until that music box starts playing. It’s so pretty, isn’t it? … Dammit, okay, try one more time!

Oi, y’ sure this is s’posed t’ be a, y’know, a ‘orror game? From wot ‘e sees, it looks like a game f’r li’l kids ‘r somethin’. All colorful ‘n’ cheesy ‘n’… GOD! Rabbits shouldn’t be that fuckin’ scary!!! After letting Mike die for the first time, Peter just sort of zones out for a second. He’s got the horror game equivalent of a thousand-yard stare, as if he’s trying very hard to comprehend what the hell just happened. After a moment he snaps out of it and demands that the two of you try again. He’s fully committed to playing it until you survive the entire five nights, if only to prove that he’s not scared. In fact, find all the secret stuff! He’ll do those five nights and more! No stupid game gets the better of him!

(Aww, why isn’t there a snake animatronic? That would be so much fun!) Yes, he supposes it would be, Donne. (Let’s jus’ play it, we’ll show ‘em w’o’s boss!) Snake doesn’t share the aggressive enthusiasm, Wilde, but he’s willing to give it a go. He gets spooked quite quickly, though, and comments that he wishes he was a real person so he could hide behind you. (Of course, the snakes do the talking. It’s less embarrassing to admit that way.) He can barely get through one night without getting so scared he crashes the Five Nights at Freddy’s app. If he does manage it, however, his confidence grows a little and he’s able to formulate some better strategies for getting through another. It’s… fun to bond with you like this, even though he gets scared. He’ll keep playing, if you want.

Eep!! Good God, ‘ow do these ‘uge, ‘ulkin’ things move so damn fast?? It don’t seem fair at all! ‘Ow are y’ two s’posed t’ keep from dyin’? Well, she s’poses that’s wot makes it a challenge. That’s the whole point of the game, so she can’t really complain too much that it’s difficult. She jumps at every little sound in the game, and urges you to check the cameras often. This isn’t something she’s good at — she ends up having you check the cameras so often the power runs out, and you don’t last till 6 A.M. It’s a miracle if you last till 3, the way she plays. She at least is the only one to explain that because she’s part of an app inside the phone, it feels so much more… real to her! Thankfully, she’s a good sport. Even if she ends up screaming at every jumpscare, she’s fine playing it until you get bored. It beats just sitting round doing nothing! (Though, even that isn’t so bad with you.)

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CW: mild body horror

so this is my AI AU...i dont have all of the pieces done yet, but I think this will be part one of 3 little collages I'm going to make hehe...the basic summary of the AU is, What if Black Butler BUT ROBOTS????

R!Ciel and O!Ciel are a pair of extremely intelligent bots made by the company Angel Wing (a company trying to put human sentience into robots to specifically help prolong the lives of sick children). The two of them are called RCL and OCL (R-C-L, O-C-L, pronounced just as you'd pronounce r!ciel and o!ciel, since it's cee el) and they're the newest little toy...

That is, until RCL goes missing from their little padded cell of monitored stimulation and information learning. And, then, a strange nebulous 'virus' infects OCL. Suddenly, he's on the run -- or rather, something is running and he's in their arms!!

Sebastian Michaelis (nicknamed, The Daemon, because he almost exclusively codes in hebrew and it looks Very Intimidating) had his eye on these little bots (called: dolls). He wants to know the true depth of their humanity, whether or not they actually 'have a soul' or if its a big hoax. Consider that a morbid curiosity of his. And so by hacking the mainframe of the company and infiltrating, he's finally able to extrapolate what's going on...

Kinda.

Anyway, while they're on the run, they have to crash at the fantastic transgender catgirl hacker (a very common trope, I know) Grelle's bachelorette pad.

details i can't fit in

OCL is 4'4, RCL is 4'5, they're quite a bit smaller and lighter since they're hypertech robots

They can't walk on their own for very long, their legs are functional but they were not designed for that

OCL...um....can bleed. something. something is going on. they're not really sure what he is.

He doesn't remember anything either

Sebastian's current hacker name is DOG because him and Grelle had a kitty motif for a while, but then he lost a bet. At the end of the month hes nerfing his account (like he'd even last that long before being caught)

characters that are important and WILL show up later: Alois, Jim, Claude, Undertaker, Ash, other important ones

something bad happened to RCL. OCL cannot remember it, though :(

no grelle's ears are not real. its a headband for the aesthetic. shes in her playful era. its between the 50 different shades of crimson eras

I've been calling this thing Cosmo Circuits. If you even care