#thread: ciel

[youllalwaysbemyporcelain]

He nods. "They said they would come get it if they can find it again. It'll be nice for it to have a home." Sam had thought about it, but he's doing anything without asking Dizzy first, since she stays with him sometimes. "It's no problem. I know allergy season can be brutal. I'm Sam by the way."

"You can let them know then. Give a stray cat a home." People loved to feel like good people, and that was an absurdly easy way to do so in Ciel's opinion. "That would be appreciated, thank you." He said with a nod, offering the smallest of smiles. "I just got past the spring allergy season. I'd rather not have them kick back in again because of a random cat and have to go in for the day."

[peggy-uwu]

Listen so we know that Sebastian didn't have many human skills like cooking etc at the start of the contract right? so maybe at the very beginning, when he first meets Nina, she teaches him the very basics of sewing, just in case he needs them..

Just imagining like,,, a few days after Ciel returns from the cult with Sebastian, Angelina contacts Nina and asks her to go and check on Ciel, make him some clothes etc bc obvs the mansion burned down with everything inside of it.

She takes all Ciel's measurements, (notices all the scratches and the brand and everything else), and then says she'll stay for a day or two to throw together a few outfits and essentials for him. So Ciel goes to take a nap and she sits down and starts working on his clothes, some shorts, some socks, a nightshirt and a few coats, just enough to last him until she can get him a proper wardrobe. She drags Sebastian along with her thinking 'well hes a butler, he has to have SOME kind of sewing knowledge, he could at least cut some cloth pieces out' but NOPE hes completely useless.

So she sits him down and starts showing him some basic stitches, just in case something happens and he needs to fix something, while asking him about everything that's happened.

[such-a-downer]

Finally the trinity is complete

[bibyshitsuji24k]

im saying it.

smile will grow older.

[whereismymonsterlover]

More on my Ciel gets into poetry spiel.

I think he finally submits to the urge when he's in a better mood than usual. I think, where I personally write at my lowest of lows to collect my thoughts, Ciel would need to be in a particularly good spot mentally to let himself wax poetry (derogatory). With his stoic attitude towards "regret" and the all-encompassing pains of his trauma, he only gets so far because he suppresses these things completely - hides beneath the covers where he's safe from it all. For Ciel, poetry brings these things to the forefront and that's too scary for him, especially when he's already feeling vulnerable.

So I think, after a period without nightmares, business going smoothly, and spring breaking from his dreaded winter, he finally gives in and writes a few words. He does enjoy words and has connected to some poetry in the past, albeit, privately. He even has a few committed to memory. Maybe he annotated them in his spare time - I would guess this would only be a shy underlining.

One day like this, Ciel writes about something in the present: The good weather. His hard work. The orderly and calm manor. Sebastian made some especially good flapjacks for breakfast. Ciel likes words so he sought to write these things in the abstractly meaningful way he had seen before. An elaborate theme too convoluted to stick to come half-way, a synonym he so loosely understood the meaning of he, in retrospect, should have stuck with the original word. He's deeply embarrassed about it but it is relaxing when he writes these kinds of happy poems at first.

Little does he realise, this amateur and mild interoception is more than he ever lets himself. Ever. As a result, deep in his mind, the dark cupboard door withholding all of his evils has been kicked ajar just so.

[hisbutler-problematic]

okay actually the circus arc could have been way funnier if they had acknowledged gay people exist bc like. sebastian comes in and blows them away w his talent. they’re like hey you should join our circus and he’s like “ok but can i bring someone?” and they’re like “sure?” and the next day he shows up with this cute little boy. AND THEN they spend all day together. and then they get assigned rooms and the little boy tries to ask to be roomed with the guy.

girl maybe they were so insistent abt keeping seb and ciel apart bc they were concerned something leery was going on there

that’s possibly the funniest lens to read this arc through

GIRL I JUST REALIZED THEIR PATRON IS A CREEP THEY FR COULD HAVE BEEN TRYING TO LOOK OUT FOR CIEL LMAO

[infamousfailure]

Ciel was sitting in her staring at the wall. She answered Giulia but knew her sister wouldn't have arrived in time. No one would, and no one could help until the ghosts around her had stopped bombarding her with the images of their deaths at night. Which ended up leading to this moment. When her calls had fallen on death's ears, she took a knife to her own eye to punish the person who was supposed to protect her but of course, she knew it was useless since it would heal. She knew she was an idiot for making a deal with the devil, but it hurt when even the devil left her alone.

@mysteriousangels

Giulia figured her sister was in no good condition. However, upon entering the silent halls, she felt a strike through her chest. It was always quiet, it was always still. Yet this felt so different. The silence was screaming in her ears, the air completely still as if not a soul had lived there in centuries. After everything she had been through whilst trapped with Arsène and his family, she had prayed for everything to go back to normal. As much as she complained before, anything would have been better than this. Dropping the bags of Ciel’s favorite food, drink, and snacks, Giulia took off up the stairs. They had never felt so tall, nor felt like so many. Once she got to Ciel, her eyes widened and all air once in her lungs escaped, refusing to return. She had frozen in her spot. Why did she freeze? Move Giulia! Mentally screaming at herself, she quickly ran over and cupped her sisters cheek. Observing the knife in her eye, she was completely lost on how to help her. “What the hell, Ciel?… Fuck…” she whispered, her voice cracking, “we have to get you to a hospital.”

@mysteriousangels

[loosesodamarble]

As Time Moves On Part 4: The Mystery in Spade

Summary: The reconstruction effort in Spade Kingdom brings about a disturbing revelation. Genre: general Word count: ~1800

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The bitter cold was nothing new to the Spade Kingdom. Winters were long and harsh. Summers were fleeting like a breeze. But the people of Spade became resilient over the generations, especially so after the reign of terror that was the Zogratis family.

Thanks to the efforts of Spade’s Resistance Force and Clover Kingdom’s Magic Knights, freedom and peace were restored.

The long night known as the Devil Banishment War was passed. And the people of Spade, with renewed hope and strength, worked to usher in a new era of peace.

…..

“Thanks to the citizens, as well as the aid sent from Heart and Clover, we’re keeping a decent pace for the reconstruction plans we initially put forth.”

“Diamond Kingdom is in a state of political unrest. Not only from the Zogratis annexing some of their territory but also due to internal conflicts. We can’t expect any word from them any time soon.”

“We’ve sent messengers to Lumi Kingdom regarding assistance. There’s no telling how long it will take for them to respond though.”

“Every resident of the capital city has confirmed that they have new lodging. Either within another town or in the nearby tent cities.”

Ciel nodded along as her team of advisors filled her in on the state of affairs. It fell to her to lead her people after the Zogratis family was removed from power. She wished she didn’t have to do it alone, that Loyce was still there sharing the burden.

But Loyce was no longer of this world. He was in a better place. So Ciel made it her duty to restore Spade to the joyous land they’d once led together.

While listening to her advisors, Ciel also concentrated her mana on a spell: Full Moon Haven.

With the spell, she imbued an area with the gentle light of the moon, healing wounds and restoring stamina. She’d learned it years ago, before ever being queen, and in the present, she used it to tend to the many volunteers who toiled to clear debris and find those who were injured or killed during the Devil Banishment War. It was a blessing to have in her grimoire, as it meant she was able to serve her people as kindly as they served her.

“How soon do you think the capital will be rebuilt?” Ciel asked while slowly diminishing her mana output.

“Due to…” Albert, the leader of the resistance and one of Ciel’s advisors, paused and cleared his throat. It was more to break the tension that came with what he was about to say. “Due to the King of Devils leveling most of the capital city, there hasn’t been much large debris so clearing the land has been quick work. However, we can’t proceed quite yet as the task of recovering the bodies of the deceased has come to a standstill. It’s concerning the… high priority ones.”

Ciel’s eyes went wide and she bit the inside of her cheek to keep her face composed.

“I see.”

Ciel finished casting Full Moon Haven and sent off the patients, either to their lodgings or to a more skilled healer for severe wounds. Then, she and the advisors slipped away, towards the shadows of the castle ruins.

There were some questions she would need answered in privacy.

Dante Zogratis, Vanica Zogratis, and Zenon Zogratis of the Dark Triad. Moris Libardirt, former Magic Scholar of the Diamond Kingdom.

While reports from Clover’s Magic Knights attested to their downfalls, Ciel and her advisors had made it a priority to find their bodies again to confirm their deaths. The people of Spade had put their all into the task alongside preparing for the rebuilding of homes. And yet after four months…

“Has nothing from any of them been recovered?”

Ciel’s advisors frowned grimly.

“Are we certain that we’ve checked every possible nook and cranny of the castle? We’ve left no piece of rubble unturned? We haven’t ignored any rooms by accident, have we?” Ciel inquired between deep breaths.

“Your Majesty, we’re sure,” Albert answered and bowed his head slightly. “This was our fifth full area search. We cannot find a trace of them.”

Ciel wrung her hands together. Closed her eyes, squeezed them shut tight. She took deep breaths. Deep, slow, trying-to-prevent-panic breaths. With a final exhale, Ciel opened her eyes and looked her advisors in the eyes.

“Thank you for informing me,” she stated with the grace she’d practiced as queen. “If I may, I ask that I have a moment to myself.”

“Yes, Your Majesty,” the advisors spoke in unison as they bowed their heads. Then, they turned and left her be.

When Ciel felt sure she was on her own, she let out a heavy sigh. She placed her hands over her heart, feeling its anxious rhythm. After the coup and so many years living in hiding and praying for a miracle, Ciel believed she’d gotten used to being worried. But no, she’d only been used to worrying about the Dark Triad finding her to finish what they’d started.

Now, she feared that they could return and ruin the peace that was still new to the kingdom.

Ciel paced the area.

Yuno’s personal witness testimony detailed how Zenon turned into a devil and how his body crumbled upon defeat. The search for his body had been futile from the start. But that didn’t explain why nothing of Vanica, Dante, or Moris was found. Could it be that their bodies were completely crushed in the rubble? And that only unidentifiable, rotting bits of flesh and bloodstains remained?

Or…

Ciel shuddered.

There were individuals, the Dark Disciples, who earnestly followed the Zogratises. Is it possible that some of them survived and salvaged their leaders’ bodies? And since the Dark Disciples had no qualms about using Forbidden Magic, if the bodies were found… Then…

Her breath caught in her throat.

Vanica’s piercing, maniacal laugh while demanding a fight echoed in her ears.

Zenon’s listless gaze flashed across her mind’s eye, as if burned into her memory.

Dante’s hands and how they so carelessly dropped Loyce’s body to the floor, prepared to take her life next, made her body tremble.

Not again… She didn’t want the terror to return… To lose everything all over again…

Ciel clenched her hands into fists and shook her head.

“Don’t worry. Spade is safe now,” Yuno had said with a hushed confidence. “And I won’t let it come to harm again. As the next Wizard King, it’d be my duty to.”

A half-hearted laugh slipped past Ciel’s lips. Yuno’s statement didn’t make much sense but his heart was in the right place. It was in a place full of hope.

“That’s right…” Ciel told herself. “I can’t give into fear. Not now.”

There wasn’t a chance that Ciel would let herself give up so easily after everything that she and her people had endured. Not after hope in the form of mages from Clover and Heart arrived and chased away the darkness. Not after she got to see the man her son had become and still strove to be.

The Queen of Spade looked to the sky. The clouds were gray as per usual. However, their shade appeared lighter than usual.

…..

“Dear people of Spade Kingdom. I thank you all for gathering today so that I may address you regarding our current reconstruction efforts.”

Ciel’s voice carried across the crowd of people. Their faces showed tiredness and concern but mostly curiosity.

“As of now, we’re making good progress in rebuilding our kingdom.”

Smiles began to appear on people’s faces.

Ciel went on to summarize how clean up has concluded, how foreign aid would continue to be provided, and how resources were being allocated for the various reconstruction projects. The good news that she shared made the people’s moods brighter. And it lightened Ciel’s own heart to know that Spade was already rising up.

All that good news, though, would be soured by the troubling announcement she had to make next.

“There are many good things in store for Spade as we continue to rebuild our kingdom. However, it is with a heavy heart that I also deliver bad news to you all. It is a matter of transparency that I tell you all. While parties worked to recover the bodies of the deceased for proper burials, a select group was tasked with finding the bodies of specific individuals: the Dark Triad and their conspirator Moris Liberdirt. I and my advisors desired to confirm without a reasonable doubt that those four were indeed dead. Unfortunately, nothing of them has been recovered during these last four months.”

The grinning faces fell away and color drained from many complexions.

“As your queen, I apologize for being unable to fully confirm their deaths. I apologize for having to deliver such a frightening message. But I felt that you needed to know, so that you may understand my dedication to putting everyone at ease and giving them reason to have even greater hope, even if I could not follow through this time.

“The Zogratises and Moris haven’t turned up thus far and we might have to consider that their bodies may never turn up. However! We cannot let the memory of the Zogratis family and their actions hold us captive. My dear and brave citizens, I implore you! Let us remember how we have endured and overcome a dark period of our kingdom’s history. Let us bolster our spirits with resolve. We shall rebuild the Spade Kingdom to what it once was and make new memories for the next generation of our people!”

After Ciel’s voice dissipated into the sky, silence permeated the crowd.

Ciel looked upon her people.

Let my prayer resonate with them���

Then,

“For Spade Kingdom!” a voice from the crowd yelled.

“Towards a brighter future!” cried another as they raised their fist.

“Aye!”

“This is our kingdom again!”

“Here here!”

Shouts of determination arose, a testament to how the people had been weakened but not broken.

It was later decided that the corpses of Dante, Vanica, Zenon, and Moris didn’t need to be found. In all likelihood, the Zogratis family and Moris were dead. Their bodies lost to the land and their souls damned for their cruelty. As cold as it sounded, Ciel was glad to think that to be the case.

Uncertainty nestled within Ciel’s heart. However, the memory of her son’s affirmation and the optimistic calls of her citizens drowned out the whisper of fear.

[mysteriousangels]

All the way out here, to dig up a fucking GRAVE for the key, because who hides the spare key under a rock like a normal person-- Min grumbles under his breath and shakes his head, taking a deep breath before unlocking the door, calling inside as he walks in. "Ciel?"

Ciel was sitting on the first step of the staircase, writing out a will. She had a few cuts from when the glass from the chandelier fell and she cleaned up the blood from her head with the fall so she was a good off as a person like her could be.

"Hello?" She called out confused hearing a voice outside of Giulia's in the house. Yea she knew Min said he was coming but she didn't trust anyone in the group chat, especially not someone who had actually met her.

@nxttheendxfthestxry

[divinecanopus]

closed starter !

@crownshattered

She wondered what her fiance was going to choose for the ball at the Trancy Manor. In fact, she was fixated on it the entire time ever since she arrived, wanting to make sure every detail of his costume was perfect! Nina valued her opinions after all. "So, you were thinking a vampire? That sounds splendid, Ciel!"

[akumanomorii]

( Mother & Child !)

It was one of those common days where going outside wouldn't happen with the pouring rain, affecting the picnic that the eldest son promised his beloved mother. The twins loved to spend time together as a family, but Ciel wanted to be close to Rachel for the day. In the spare bedroom, he laid out a blanket and all of the little picnic sandwiches for the two of them. "Mother! Come in!"

@countss

[yoakkemae]

@temerariious.

it has to be a joke. ciel can tell that the blasted demon finds it funny , eyes watching his reactions carefully. ( " will you stop ? " is the unasked question. " will you break the contract and become just the scared little boy that you are ? dive into your father's loving arms and forgo revenge ? " as if the demon has forgotten their shared wake-up call , that ciel isn't doing all of this for his predecessor and his wife. ).

the dead can never truly come back , ciel reminds himself , and his hand is steady as he holds his revolver to his predecessor's eye as they blink open. it's not immediately going for the attack , but the undertaker had shown rapid improvements in the dead dolls. ' don't you dare move an inch , or i'll shoot you dead. again , ' ciel threatens quietly. if this bothers him , it doesn't show.

[nxttheendxfthestxry]

Ciel was begrudgingly in town again, this time for class. While most of her classes were online she did in fact have to frag her ass to campus for her major. Currently she sat staring at her phone trying to decide how the hell she was going to get home when her ride was busy training other at her winery. "It's not fair that I'm getting punished for her breaking and entering my home and squatting." She mumbled.

@mysteriousangels

Min overhears the comment in passing as he walks by, heading to get food somewhere on campus. He catches himself and backs up slightly, raising an eyebrow. "I'm sorry, I couldn't help but overhear. What?"

[akumanoken]

But it also means I get to use this cutie for baby Akira!!!

[puritates]

Continued from here

There was only so much a person could take before bending turned into breaking. And Elizabeth wasn't sure if she hadn't broken already. She'd been lied to, wounded in a way words could never mend, had been betrayed and betrayed in turn.

She was so tired.

The tender stroking across her fingers felt like a balm. His words felt like lavender, guiding her worried mind down, down, down into rest. And that made the panic she felt all the more choking. She fought hard to stay awake, her eyes burning the more she kept them open. As if he would vanish if she looked away for even a moment.

"...You're safe. You're home. And that is so very important to me. And yet..." I can't bring myself to believe it. The end of her sentence hung in the air, unsaid. How could she?

Ah, she was acting spoiled again, in a way that seemed to annoy him.

"I... yes, thank you. I think I'll stay here for the night." For as long as it takes for my family to drag me back. Slowly, Elizabeth guided their joined hands up to her face, clasping her free hand over them both.

"I believe you."

[staronline]

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