#where ciel is being annoying and making sebastian show his true form

[funtombunny]

True Form

“Is that an order?”

The earl nodded with a sense of false bravado. He began to question his resolve as he felt the room drop in temperature, eliciting goosebumps along his sensitive flesh. The knot in his stomach grew as he assimilated into the surroundings. The once familiar bedchamber was now devoid of all luminescence. His senses heightened as he scrambled in vain to determine where his demon was. The young man felt his blood grow cold as honed talons dug into his face, red pearls departing along their wake.

“Nothing in this life is ever free my foolish little lord.” The dark figure straddled the boy beneath him. “Every god demands his sacrifice. The blood has already spilled upon the altar.” He arches down to lap at the ruby droplets overflowing onto his master’s trembling form. The demon lets out a moan as he senses the earl’s galvanized heartbeat in response to the alabaster canines descending against his exposed neck. “Do my teeth frighten you my lord? Look in the mirror, for you have them too.” His voice became more formidable as he paused against the young man’s collar. “You cannot claim to be enamored by my bite yet recoil as I bare my teeth.” The demon bit down, eliciting a pained yelp from his master. “Sebah- ah!” His cock twitched beneath the fabric of his waistcoat in response to the man writhing beneath him. He resumed his task with a renewed vigor. 

“Do you recall the way its metallic rotting stench consumed the air?” 

“Sebastian wait” The earl tries to move away once more yet is pinned down by the man above him. The demon continues, garnering a soft moan from the earl with each rut against the young man’s pelvis. “The smell of its filth made even your eyes water. Oh how it permeates... How it lingers on your skin. Its scent has already overtaken your senses. Overtaken you. It makes you want to gag. Throw up. You’d do anything to rid the smell of decay that’s entered your body. The filth. But it's something you can’t ever wash out my lord.” 

The boy lets out a choked sob as his member twitches in response to the stimulation occurring above him. The demon pauses, his eyes full of a perverse sense of devotion. He softens his grip against the boy as he leans in, his breath hot against the earl’s ear. 

“But you can’t help but admit there’s something romantic in it all. The tears in your eyes” The figure pauses to take in the shivering form contorted beside him. 

“The gleaming rubies pooling at your feet. It looks so enticing….my lord. It makes you almost want to dip your fingers in. To savor the taste on your tongue. 

The demon leans in to press his lips against the boy’s mouth, one that was breathing harder in a mix of fear and arousal.

“Put the cherry wine to your lips and swallow it all. Don’t you feel as if you can almost take back what’s spilling out of you? What was once yours is now on display for all of God's choir. No matter how loud your cries are, the singing will only drown it out. The blood has already stained the floor, my lord.” 

The earl reaches up and wraps his arms around the demon’s neck with a wretched sense of insistence. It was miserable. It was blasphemous. It was desperate. It was as if he was the one attempting to pin the demon down, seizing him with a sense of urgency as if he were to be abandoned by him at any moment. 

“Sebastian, for fucks sake. Hold on - ah!”

The little earl was abruptly cut off as two digits were driven into his backside.

“Oh God, Sebastian. Fuck”

“For whom do you call out to? Neither god nor man will help you my lord.”

He quickened his pace, the earl’s jaw began to grow slack as the demon added a third digit. 

“You know better by now than to call out to anyone other than me.” The demon retorted with a cruel curl of his fingers, earning himself another choked out moan.  “My lord must be aware he’s a dead man walking.” The demon leaned in to occupy his tongue within the warm cavern presenting itself.

The earl gazed at him beneath fluttering lashes. 

“Must a man be in his grave to be considered dead?”

The demon slowed his pace, appearing to ponder for a moment, “Have you not been clinging to your grave with a pitiful sense of desperation this whole time, my lord?”

[blue-sterling0357]

hi. may i request headcanons of ciel, sebastian and grell reacting to the fem reader being an umbra witch (like bayonetta)?

(this request was kind of hard, but I really enjoyed writing it!!! Apologies for any mistakes in the request, I'm not familiar with Umbra witches)

Ciel, Sebastian, Grell X Umbra witch! S/O

Ciel PhantomHive

❈ Ciel learned about you being a witch when he started dating you, now he was sure you'd help and he was right, you'd help Sebastian and the other servants around!

❈ Ciel knew you were magical, but just not how magical and strong you were. You and him would have like shooting practice, Sebastian mostly had you both do that, you were surprisingly very experienced with guns, okay that a was an understatement you were astronomical...

❈ Until he found out you were a Umbra witch which kill angels, demons as well....Sebastian was definitely worried if you were here to break his contract, but you told him you weren't and he was normal again, he is quite interested at what you do as a Umbra Witch.

❈ Ciel once saw your shadow when he was sleeping and instead of your own, the shadow was of a very huge and horrendous demon, he asked you about it but you dismissed saying, it was nothing and that the late night shines could have something to do that and Ciel believed that until he learnt about your abilities.

❈ Ciel and Sebastian take you on most of their cases, like during the Jack the Ripper, you fought with Grell very easily using your four guns, two in your hands and other two on your heels that you fire using your telekinetic powers. And Grell got enamoured with you, she enjoyed annoying you and Sebastian...

❈ And when you were fighting with Angela, you let out a huge demoness from your hair, for the first time not only Ciel but Sebastian was frightened a bit and Sebastian in his true demon form and you with your infernal demoness paired up together to kill Angela.

❈ After the fight, Ciel and Sebastian learned about you as a Umbra Witch. You were now more comfortable to dress up to your style more around them, which showed your rank in your clan. Sebastian also learned how you use your hair to create your clothing using magic and how you carry four guns at all time..He is proud of you, a bit...

❈ Ciel learned how Umbra Witches gain power, you told him and Sebastian how you make a pact with a Infernal demoness to sponsor you and allow you to improve you. And you showed him an example by sparring with Sebastian summoning the demoness's fists and feet for attacking the butler. And this is how Ciel learned how your shadow is portrayed by a demon's silhouette.

❈ Ciel started reading books about Umbra witches and learnt about them from you as well, he learned how Umbra witches were witches who are powerful practitioners of a form of magic known as Dark Arts, revolving around the usage of Spirit Energy, an evocation of beings from Inferno, and optionally forming contracted with specific Contracted Demons to perform special techniques.

❈ Ciel also learnt how other than your sponsor demon, you summon more demons from Inferno by using different mediums like using your hair or chanting a spell...Sebastian is kinda jealous at how strong you are and always wants to fight you now...

❈ Ciel notices how you always go missing sometimes and later on learnt how Umbra Witches travel from the normal world to the Purgatorio dimension, which allows them to travel without being by normal humans in the human world and how you can fight beings that are usually invisible to humans, but visible to creatures such as angels. And this is the only reason why Sebastian knows where you even when you aren't anywhere in the manor...

❈ You would help servants around as well, once Mey-rin and you were washing dishes while you were talking with Ciel and she accidently dropped one of the most expensive and prettiest china tea-cup, and you grabbed it with your super fast reflexes, it was around 4 feet above the ground that's how fast you were...Now Ciel did scold Mey-rin a bit, but he is always curious about these perks of yours...

Sebastian Michaelis

❈ Sebastian knew about you being a strong witch from the beginning, he felt an extremely strong aura from you and he could feel demons stronger than him around you, which made him worry if someone was having an eye on his lover...

❈ Sebastian had often see you in formal, body-fitting outfits and always thought you looked pretty and amazing in them, though he was curious as to why you were in such formal clothing, until you told him it's to show your rank in your clan, the he understood and would often keep your outfits clean and fresh..

❈ He asked you about it and you explained how you were an Umbra witch, he remember meeting one of them and learning about them, he knew you kill angels and some demons as well, but he didn't know how and so he was curious about everything you do..

❈ Sebastian had always noticed your shadow not being you but of a huge demon and he figured it's because of your power which had something to do with demons, cause he always felt demons around you even when there weren't any... or he always thought it was his real form behind you but he noticed it looked different than his demon form.

❈ During the luxury liner Campania, while Elizabeth was fighting with the undead, you were fighting with Undertaker and Rian Stoker, Sebastian was keeping an eye on you because demon things and he saw you letting out a HUGE ASS DEMONESS from your hair which literal killed all the people in one sec and since grim reapers probably can't harm them, another plus point of being a umbra witch!!!

❈ You would often tell him how you all needed a infernal demoness to sponsor you and how you could summon their feet and fists to attack something, protect something and basically control them and he got really excited and so you both spend the next three to five hours sparing and him being defeated with stars in his eyes..

❈ If he is allowed to touch one of the four guns, he is going to use it and decorate it according to your aesthetic of your outfit, subtly, of-course, which shows your rank in the clan, you weren't nervous to dress like you wanted around him, he also has gun practices with you and Ciel at times for entertainment..

❈ He learnt about you being able to travel from normal world to Purgatorio world without being detected by humans and so he would also ask if you if you okay with it to also to teleport him with you as well, cause he's clingy like that.. :>

❈ Sebastian is a demon who is naturally a dark creature cap which commit sins all the time, and so it was natural that he chose someone as you to be his significant other, an Umbra witch who are practitioner of dark arts, involving around spirits energy, demons and being able to perform special techniques due to being sponsored by a demoness...

❈ Your super fast reflexes also help you find what tricks sebastian has up his sleeve at times, maybe the tricks he's about to play, maybe the pranks, maybe a hit, or maybe a kiss, depends in all honesty...

❈ Overall you both are a generally dark, cute and demonic couple who'd people are tad bit creeped out and scared off...

Grell Sutcliffe

❈ You met her during the Jack the Ripper case and she was more than happy when Ciel asked you and Sebastian to teach him to be a good butler, she is more than obsessed with you than him tho, curiosity probably!

❈ When she saw you, she did feel the aura of a demon, but not those types like Sebastian, but different, more feminine, maybe more smokey, she doesn't know how to describe it and neither do I! So, she was a bit vary around in the beginning of you both dating, then she became normal afterwards when you explained the different demons....

❈ She noticed your shadow too, she's not that dumb, she is always confused as to why there is a demon in your shadow when you're a human, unless you're a demon? But no, you explained to her that it's because as a umbra witch, that you have a infernal demoness sponsor you, and that's the reason your shadow is a demon instead of a human!

❈ During the book of atlantic, she saw you fight the undead as you let out a demon form your hair and summoned the infernal demoness's fists and feet to attack them in less time as the ship was sinking, she definitely found it very hot! And of-course she clinged to you after the fight..

❈ She wants to learn everything even though her work stops her from spending her whole day with you and learning about your life as a umbra witch no worries she'll learn about you in any way she deems fit!

❈ Oh and she's either in love with your outfit or finds it a bit intimidating, she'll try to match with you as you explain how your outfits show your rank in the clan and she nods as she learns more and she glams up your outfits just a BIT so that your outfits look better but at the same time, your outfit stays the same shows your rank in your clan!!

❈ You know how she has that chin saw, if you give her one of your four guns, she will give her chainsaw but please be careful with it as it is basically her baby, and it is very important to her...

❈ She is very much in love with the witch aesthetic and so it may seem fitting that she is dating you, an umbra witch, a practitioner of dark arts, spirits energy, demons and other things, she also started reading about Umbra witch, which is a tad bit hard considering there isn't much literature talking about your guys presence in the past, she does learnt that you can kill angels and on occasion demons, so there's that!

❈ she wouldn't be able to find you often and when she asked Ciel, he said he never saw you around, unless she talked with Bassy about it! Then she learnt that you can travel from human world to Purgatorio world without being detected by humans and so due to her curiosity, she would ask you to take her with you!!

❈ So there's that, a grim reaper with an Umbra witch, both desperately in love with each other and being simps for each other's aesthetic... <3

[k-s-morgan]

Hey, I hope you are doing okay! Reading TGSTLTH is honestly a religion for me now, it is an amazing story.

I particularly like your interpretation of Sebastian being a social outcast in hell, it really fits the canon. In the Jack the Ripper Arc, where Will and Sebastian first encounter each other, Will asks "Why would a beast like yourself want to dress up as a butler?" Or something among the lines of that. And it goes to show how out of character Sebastian is among his kind.

That being said, I have this theory that demons do not usually take an active role in their contracts, they are usually sitting on the sidelines using magic to solve problems and whatnot. I only think this because of the Reapers and Angela's reaction to Sebastian's role in his and Ciels contract. Every other supernatural being seems to not understand why Sebastian is demeaning himself by presenting himself as a human butler and serving Ciel directly. From what you've said about demons, they quickly fulfill their master's wish and don't spend time pretending to be a human, especially not in a lowly position as a butler.

I was wondering what you think on this subject, is Sebastian one of the only demons to serve their masters as a human? Did Sebastian ever have such an active role before, where he changed his form for his master?

Thx ❤️ xoxo

Hi! Thank you so much for your wonderful, encouraging words!

I always felt that Sebastian has a contradictory status in Hell. On the one hand, he's obviously strong, and demons like Claude and Hannah seem to respect him (in a twisted way). He holds himself with a lot of pride and dignity, he's confident and self-assured. But on the other hand, he's so greedy for praise. He basks in it, he loves attention, and he genuinely enjoys the concept of being admired. This, plus the comments everyone else makes got me thinking that Sebastian is a weirdo who doesn't feel like he belongs in his world, with his fellow demons. He might have their respect but not their true admiration and regard, so he compensates for it by showing off in front of humans, most of whom are more authentically responsive to it. That's one of the reasons why earning Ciel's regard is so important to him: Ciel is extremely hard to please now, but when it happens, his stiff acknowledgement means the world. Sebastian lives for it now, even if he's not fully aware of the extent of it yet.

And yes, I also think that other demons seek to end their contracts as soon as possible. They prey on humans who make easy wishes, fulfil them through magic and then eat them, often in one day. Sebastian is different as he enjoys a challenge. Like he himself said, he got tired of mindless eating. In BoA, he thinks how annoying it might be to serve Ciel but how he can wait even if it takes a lifetime because it should pass quickly enough for him. Granted, he doesn't look all that eager, but it shows that he was willing to spend a lot of time cultivating a perfect soul for a meal. This amazes all other supernatural creatures who come in contact with him. The fact that Sebastian not only serves Ciel long-term but is clearly going above and beyond the contract is even more confusing to demons.

I imagine Sebastian had a few lengthy contracts before, but I don't think they lasted for more than a couple of years, and they signified only extremely interesting cases. We know how easily Sebastian gets bored - he tried to eat Ciel just months into their contract, so I doubt the situation was different with others. I'll probably flesh this all out in future chapters.

And yes, I'm sure other demons choose contracts that don't require them to actually be servants. Like, making someone rich, accompanying someone somewhere, getting them stuff, etc.

[fandomsimaginationstation]

Can I request a scenario where Grell indirectly sets a girl up with Sebastian? Like Grell introduced the girl to him and something clicks later on.

Sorry about the length! I guess a got a bit carried away! Lovely request, thank you hon!

Even though Grell loved the ethereal beauty, he always insisted on playing hard to get. Or so that’s what the reaper had figured in his mind, besides, who could really avoid him? Not many, aside from the stoic figure, William. He made friends easily, and women seemed to cling to him. Not really catching the drift that he wasn’t necessarily interested in the opposite team. Yet, he still had times where his rather over abundant nature got a few ladies pawing at him, he still avoided them like a dog towards cats.

Even though the majority of women revolted him, he did like the way Y/N carried herself. She had a sense of self. Charisma. Something that wasn’t around him, something he could never find within William, or even truly, within himself. But it seemed Y/N still had that glow to her. The bit of hope that so had been torn away from everyone else in the streets and world of London.

He remembered that as soon as Y/N was introduced to the Reapers Association, he just knew there was a click. While she wasn’t discouraged by the job, she took it seriously and when there was a life she couldn’t spare, she felt a sense of heaviness often overcome her. Making her only more and more particular about the cases, some she flat out snubbed her nose at and pawned it off on the other colleagues. None of them seemed to mind, however, as a good sum of them enjoyed it.

“My, my, my,” Grell smirked as Y/N slaved over a good batch of paperwork. Seeing the expression on her face, she nearly resented it as much as Spears did. “Need a bit of a break?”

Y/N’s eyes flickered upward, not surprised at all that of all people bothering her, it was the crimson haired nuisance. “Not particularly… Just want to get this done and out of here.”

She liked Grell, don’t get her wrong! But she also didn’t want to be dragged off to do one of Grell’s hundredth love quests of the week, helping aid him in acquiring the awfully long list of men he wanted in his life.

With that response, Grell popped himself on her desk, feigned a bit of sadness on his rosy features, “Oh, Y/N! I beg of you to take a break! You’re going to faint if you’re all work and no play!”

“What do you want?” Y/N said flatly. She knew better than to think that Grell cared for her wellbeing. Although a fun enough person once you got around to knowing him, but ‘considerate’ was never a word she’d use for him.

“Hehehe… You think I want something?! I just want you to take a break! We could stop and get some tea, act like those silly little dull humans, and chat.” Grell mused.

“And?” She said, a stern looking on her face.

“Well, and… maybe along the way you could help me with this teeny tiny problem I have… With this handsome gentleman…”

Y/N huffed loudly, setting down her pencil. She straightened up to look him in the eye. “Listen, I love you to death, but I am not going to help you harass some hot guy you barely know!”

“Y/N! I promise this time it’s not like that! I-I think it may be true love… He’s got more style and beauty than any man here… You gotta help me, please. . !” Of course the dramatic side of Grell was coming out.

“And you already know this man?”

“Y-yes! We’ve met a few times, got saucy quick~. But you see, I need to show him how worthy I am of him. And you’re a sensible, albeit a bit of a wretch, but still sensible?” Grell stuttered out, knowing he slipped up a bit. He couldn’t help it, girls just got on his nerves. Maybe it was that underlying hatred for the fact he wasn’t born one. A sad world it was.

She sighed, completely dismissing the last comment. Harsh, yes, but she knew how the young reaper in front of her was, and she’d do anything to get him from going into details of this ‘sauciness’.

“Fine, I’ll help. I guess I do need a break.”

With that, Grell grabbed her by the arm, yanking her and racing off to where the renowned Ronald Knox had spotted the pair, his beautiful Bassy, and the unfortunately annoying Ciel. It didn’t take them long until they reached the destination, and spotted them. They were looking around the markets.

“There! There! I see them, let’s go!” Grell said, ushering Y/N forward.

“W-Wait, calm down Grell! We haven’t planned what you want me to do… !”

The red haired gentleman could barely hear her, let alone care what she had to say, figuring they’d make it up as they go. With one final push of the girl, she crashed into a tall, dark haired figure with eyes that glowed a beautiful fuschia. She was about ready to pounce on Grell and tear him a new one for causing her all this embarrassment, until she looked up and noticed him.

“I’m so sorry,” she muttered, finally breaking from the trance he’d locked her in. He had such a beckoning gaze.

Ciel still had his back turned to the trio, not really bothering to look up or really care at all about the situation. He could give less than two hoots about what happened to the demon, after all.

As Sebastian parted his lips to mutter about how no apology was needed, a smirk forming on his lips, Grell, as per usual, his shriek ruined this rather intense moment. “Oh, Bassy~! I’m so sorry about that wench! She simply has no sense of direction. A total clutz!” He practically screamed it, enough that passersby were giving them weird looks.

She turned to glare, “Say it a little louder, why don’t you?”

A chuckle arose in Sebastian’s throat. Sassy, wasn’t she? He liked that.

“If I didn’t know any better, I’d say you pushed her.”

“But of course, you do know better, my love,” uttered Grell, rubbing his neck awkwardly. “This is Y/N L/N~! She was just bragging about me being such a good friend, all my lovely qualities, and how LUCKY she is I’m friends with her, when she happened to bump into you. I don’t know why I take pity on her… Poor thing can barely walk.”

Normally, Y/N would be more than furious about Grell’s statements and put him in his place, but she just kept her gaze at the butler. Sure, he was more than handsome. Devilishly, some might say. But there was something within her that told him that he was so much more. After all, Y/N was a reaper. And she’d heard the legends of there being so many other creatures out there. Special and filled with beauty. Perhaps the man in front, who she desperately wanted to know better, was one of them.

Sebastian frowned, before a gloved hand was placed upon hers. “Oh, really? And what great qualities, were they, Miss Y/N?” He then placed a kiss on her hand before she could answer. And when he smiled, he showed a thick row of pearly whites.

Cheeks flushed and she was sure she was visibly embarrassed. How could she become so enthralled with a stranger so quickly? “It seems it’s slipped my mind.” She snapped, shooting a glare towards Grell. “And your name?”

Sebastian released her hand, ready to answer, before once again being interrupted by Grell, “OH BASSY! No replies are needed for her. Besides, I’m sure that little miss Y/N is starting to remember those great qualities!”

“Afraid not. Now, your name, before you were so rudely interrupted.” Y/N said.

“Sebastian Michaelis.” He bowed. “No need for the concerns, M’lady, as I am just a lowly butler.”

Before another flirtatious response between the two, and some sobbing response from Grell could be assumed, the boy that had not been acknowledged, turned and appeared. His conversing with the salesman was over.

“I gathered the information for the Queen we needed,” the young boy said to his butler. Y/N looked almost surprised such a young man was working for the Queen. Then again, she did hear whispers about the Queen’s guard dog… “We must be heading off to see the old Undertaker, might as well get some information on the bodies.”

Ciel shot Y/N a strange and curious look, before glaring at the reaper next to her.

“As you say. Once again, it’s been a pleasure, Y/N. Can’t say the same for you, Sutcliff… I have a feeling, M’lady, I’ll be seeing you very soon. As I hope.”

With that, he nodded, and the pair walked off.

Y/N’s face was completely hot at that point, and she knew that she hoped the same. However, Grell was going to murder her. But then again, what’s the crime of seeing him again if Grell and this handsome stranger weren’t even together?

[faustianexchange-blog]

Master List of Faustian Exchange Prompts

All prompts, used or unused, that were submitted to the Faustian Exchange! All are posted with permission. If you use someone’s prompts, please credit them for the idea and tag us if you’d like us to reblog your work!

actresque

Grelliam: The first time William calls Grelle a woman or uses her correct pronouns.

Grelle/Angelina: first kiss after a Ripper murder.

Grelle childhood fic dealing with gender confusion

Modern day Grelle after fully transitioning to female, preferably with a tongue piercing.

Madam Red/Grelle with Grelle on one knee putting Madam Red's shoe on her (to mirror the Sebastian images with Ciel).

Adult Ciel and Lizzy, portrait-style.

mikhailis

Sebastian spending a day off with Agni when he's recovering after the Luxury Liner arc

when each servant first begins to suspect Sebastian isn't human

Mey-rin and Ran Mao bonding after Ran Mao discovers Mey-rin also speaks Mandarin.

Sebastian teaching Shiori to dance

Sebastian playing piano with Grelle draped over the back of it like a lounge singer

Doll wearing the Weston College boys' uniform.

pastelsweetart

Crack ship- Tanaka finds out who his true love was all along, tea.

Before the murder of the Phantomhive's and the cuteness of the twins.

Grell's past life? What drove them to suicide?

The real reason Sebastian is a demon. He ate a KitKat by biting it without breaking it first.Grell's eyes.

Elizabeth being a cutie while fencing

Modern! AU with Elizabeth and Grell in the cutest dresses

somniiari

D&D AU with Phantomhive twins and any other main cast on a quest causing mayhem. Are they playing D&D or are they in a D&D world? That's up to you!

Modern AU Phantomhive twins as fake paranormal investigators, claiming their caretaker Sebastian is a demon.

Sebastian/Agni bonding over taking care of their masters.

Phantomhive twins and Sebastian (and maybe Agni, Sohma, Lizzy and/or Sieglinde) as a D&D party.

Phantomhive twins OR Lizzy and Sieglinde in cute matching/contrasting outfits.

Sebastian/Agni dancing.

hannibalcatharsis-zero

Claudia and Undertaker (pairing/shipping optional, and if that's so, the use of Cedric name is up to you), canonverse. Claudia questions Undertaker about his mourning lockets, and if he would one day make one of hers. Implying/asking if she is important enough for him that her death might affect him.

Sebastian brings a cat home and naturally Ciel doesn't like it. Heartbroken, Sebastian has to let the cat go. But the cat won't go. Crack/funny, either canonverse or modern AU

Ciel twins (I'll address them as Ciel and Astre for convenience), canonverse AU or modern AU, your choice. The twins, as nobles/higher status, shouldn't be alone in this part of the city, but Ciel wanted to show Astre some factories to show how confusing, messy and poluting they are, in a way to dissuade him from his wish to have a toy company of his own - something that would drive the twins apart, with different life goals. In there, they meet an orphan employed in that factory. Alois. What unfolds from there is up to you.

Joker and Beast (shipping preferred), canonverse. Back in East End, Joker tries to find a present to Beast in order to show her gratitude for the care she showed him when he fell ill.

alternatively, Joker and Beast in modern AU. Both of them and Jumbo are legally adults, but Doll, Dagger, Peter and Wendy (regardless of their real ages) are still children under institutionalization and up for adoption. In a hurt/comfort manner, big brothers fashion, Joker and Beast dealing with their fears and emotions of having their little siblings sent into foster care versus waiting a few more years to be of legal age and all of them live together in a new life, after . 

Vincent and Diederich, canonverse, brotp kind of relationship but shipping/one sided pairing is not excluded. Crack/funny. Diederich is positively shocked that Vincent would go full drag to solve a murder case of some sort. And even more shoked to see how well it makes him look.

Undertaker and Othello, canonverse. A conversation, some form of interaction, hanging out, opposing views (nothing aggressive, both seem to be very curious and open to hear other opinions even if they don't change their own). Brotp interaction between the two back in Undertaker's Shinigami days. Anything, up to your imagination. 

Sebastian and Ciel, shipping not intended. Preferrably canonverse. Sebastian thinking of how everyone else sees him as deeply caring for Ciel's wellbeing, which he does with only one intent in mind - seasoning Ciel's soul to add to the 'delicacy' level he desires. Ciel knows this, so even despite living together for three years, he knows Sebastian's 'worrying' and 'affection' are all feints. However, maybe after a particularly bad nightmare, or after Sebastian doing something kind out of apparently no reason, Ciel seems to genuinely be grateful. What are Sebastian's thoughts on this? Maybe something dark and manipulating, kind of in the league of his words in the Green Witch arc when he's burning the laboratory? Or the other way around? Your choice. What I meant with no shipping is because I would prefer if this 'affection' I mentioned wouldn't be taken by you as romantic.

Joker and Bravat Sky, canonverse AU, in which they came across each other when they were young. Bravat was a charlaton, fooling people with fake fortune readings, and they meet by: either Joker is one of the people he tries to do it; or Joker attempts to steal his money and an exchange unfolds.- “Sieglinde, modern AU, rocking Japanese street fashion” (I completely stole this suggestion from the reply post on the blog, is seemed so damn cool!)

Ciel & Astre. Either tender, or dark, whichever you prefer. If it's the later, a classical contrast image, in whichever fashion you prefer. 

Side by side, mirror reflex, bloody Ciel vs Astre, or some better idea in case you have it! 

Joker, Doll or Beast from the Circus. Just one of them, I'm naming the three so you can choose which. Modern aesthetic/fashion look for any of them.

Undertaker and a Bizarre Doll, in a sort of gothic-esque style. Maybe something with like a cameo frame-thingy around it would work if it's not too troublesome?

Cat!Ciels, chibi or otherwise, just being fluffy.  

grelluffandwillsprout

Grell Sutcliff x Reader

William T. Spears x Reader

platonic Lizzy x Sieglinde

Grell Sutcliff

Elizabeth Midford

Soma and Agni (together)

dipothebookworm

ciel/lizzy (ship)-lizzy gives ciel a fencing lesson

lizzy/seglinde(platonic/friendship)-they have asleepover. modern AU

ciel goes christmas shopping with sebastian (no ship) (before current arc)ciel/lizzy (ship) going for a walk, holding hands

lizzy and Earl Grey dueling/about to duel

Sebastian in a seifuku (preferably pink and very cute)

ciel in a dress (again) and very annoyed about it

greenfiredragonfly

Ciel gets sick, and Lizzie and Soma fret over his health; Ciel is either only mentioned, or appears briefly, with the fic focusing on Lizzie and Soma's attempts to help

Before Sebastian can be summoned, Undertaker rescues Ciel (and his twin, if you want to include him) from the cult

Soma/Lizzie (ship) - AU or possibly post-canon where Lizzie is the queen's watchdog1) Vincent and Frances as children, running or playing on the lawn of the Phantomhive Estate

Lizzie and Sieglinde; Lizzie teaching Sieglinde about British fashion: showing her dresses, etc.

Lizzie and Agni practicing with swords, Agni looking impressed

Lizzie and Soma, something cute and shippy

thequeensfakedog

Ciel and Astre (Our Ciel) taking care of each other in the cult

Astre (Our Ciel) and Alois (ship) going to a ball together

Vincent and Diedrich (shipping optional) going on a murder case for the Queen together 

Ciel and Astre (Our Ciel) in the cult

Astre ("Ciel") and Alois (ship) doing basically anything together (modern or Victorian era)

Vincent and Diedrich (shipping optional) teasing each other/Vincent teasing Diedrich and Diedrich being angry about it

ifbatmanwereajedi

Grell goes overboard decorating the Reaper Dispatch for Christmas

Ciel finds old letters from his parents

Undertaker holds a comedy show to find the best joke out there

Anything with grell honestly I love them but specifically Grell in the Mean Girls Santa outfit

Claude dressed like Spider-Man

Madame Red and Grell actually happy 

queencamelia

Charles Grey and Elizabeth Midford fencing or dueling. :D

Anything regarding Francis Midford and Vincent Phantomhive. Anything. 

Lizzy and real!Ciel's interactions after discovering the truth about TCT.

Fabulous Lau lowkey shipping everyone of age. EVERYONE. (The Reapers are pissed, Queen's butlers are flustered.)

Ciel and co. thinking Queen Victoria's the true enemy, then Aleistor Chamber reveals he's the main Kuro villain and that he's had a hand in every scheme thus far.

Charles Grey and Elizabeth Midford fencing!

Edward and Lizzy being dorks. Maybe Edward tearing up because his little sister's about to marry? Ahaha I'm not picky. ^^

Claudia Phantomhive, Undertaker, Vincent Phantomhive, and Francis Midford in a family portrait???

easterneuropeswife

Ciel/Elizabeth going on a date

something involving the Prefects from Weston

something involving the Grim Reapers (whoever they want to pick)

Joanne Harcourt

Edward Midford

Doll/Freckles 

hippykattrs

The two nine year old twins, Ciel and Astre, are having trouble sleeping. So, despite being sleep deprived, the two manage to stay up late telling stories and giggling. In their wake, they manage to catch the attention of Tanaka, who sings them to sleep. (Set in the cannon universe.)

A Hogwarts! AU, but set in Weston. The houses are the same, but it's still set in the Victorian Era.

The mourning process had never suited the Spare. He had lost everything, and he knew nothing would ever change that fact. So, despite the world around him urging him to cry, he decides to stand strong. Ciel would be. So he figured he could too. // (Please contact me if I need to specify anything. I'm not that great at writing prompts!)1. Modern! AU. The main characters, but dabbing with fidget spinners everywhere. // 2. Super edgy and dramatic™ drawing of Ciel. // 3. A headshot of Ciel and his brother.

theshadowisanotaku

Grell dressed as madam red

soma eating curry

gregory violet dressed as undertaker.

redrosecrown

Claudia/Undertaker going on a picnic inside a red cave.

Sebastian being Madam Red butler, where Madam Red sold her soul to him for giving birth and raising a child until 18 years old.

Grell baking a cake, and ruining her clothes in the process.

Sebastian getting a birthday surprise from his mother, where she gets him 100 cats, and Ciel gets furious.

Undertaker decorating Ciel's mansion with his own style. Ciel gets angry.

Viscount of Druitt has a half-demon sister. With Undertaker and her, he goes ice-skating.1.Undertaker painting Ciel wearing a violet dress and eating cake.

Undertaker and Claudia decorating a Christmas Tree.

Undertaker wearing Lizzy's clothes.

Undertaker decorating Ciel's mansion with his own style. Ciel gets angry.

Gregory Violet falling in love with Lizzy. He writes her a secret message, and watches her reading the letter.

Grell wearing Ciel's dress, he had worn in the party where he meets Viscount of Druitt.

Viscount of Druitt has a half-demon sister. With Undertaker and her, he goes ice-skating.

anonymous prompts

Modern AU, somehow, Drocell's sessions with a therapist, confronting what he has and doesn't have of his humanity

Sebastian and Agni trying to outdo each other as butlers, friendly competition that's really just thinly veiled flirting

Mindless fluff, Ciel and Elizabeth shopping for holiday presents for family and household

Grell in a green witch arc dress (but properly fitted)

The twins dressed as the prince and the pauper style aesthetic

The twins modeling on the cover of vogue

Cielois (ship) having tea, playing chess, and/or cuddling while reading in the library

Our!Alois and Real!Alois meeting

Lizzie throwing Alois a birthday party bc she finds out he doesn't really have any friends

Alois Trancy, Lizzie being a bad*ss

Fem!Grell in a nice dress

Undertaker babysitting the twins

Diederich babysitting Vincent while he was sick at Weston School.

Sebastian taking care of a stubborn, sick Ciel who refuses to stay in bed (bonus points if you add angst)

Sebastian carrying Ciel is something always good to see.

Ciel messily trying to decorate a cake (bonus points if you add Sebastian looking both amused and disappointed)

Undertaker and Grell braiding each other's hair.

Lizzy helps Ciel with his studies (ship optional)

Mey-Rin, Finny and Bard preparing dinner without Sebastian

Sieglinde Sullivan and Lizzy discussing about Ciel's work over tea-Lizzy with her hair down

Grey in Weston College uniform

Real Ciel picking flowers with his twin

The household having to take care of Pluto until Sebastian returns home

Ciel being mistaken for a girl by a group of ladies who decide to pamper him

Grell getting lost in the city and being adopted by a group of kids- Grell and/or Undertaker  enjoying a train ride

GrellxUndertaker - Grell lying on the autopsy table trying to flirt with Undertaker 

Ciel wandering the city in commoners clothes, maybe with a group of children 

Vincents life as queen's watch dog

Shinigami dispatch life

Twin ciel angst

Sieglinde (maybe with wolfram)

Shinigami Dispatch/ or trio (william, grell, ronald), or just grell or ronald

Anything Alois related

Madame red and Grell

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My Thoughts on Book of Atlantic (this is gonna be super long and I'm on mobile so I apologize)

As we all know, I love Black Butler. A LOT. I love the manga, I love the anime, I love the characters, it's been a really positive influence on my life! It's made me happy and it's one of the things I don't think I could live without. Now before I begin my thoughts on it, I want to share something else. There's this thing called public decency. I have been waiting for this movie since I heard it was being made. When I heard it was playing at a theater near me I was ECSTATIC. Now like I said, I've been a fan since 2013 which, granted, isn't very long, but I'm a "veteran". I've lived through all these "wars" that the fans have here and I'm kind of over it. 2013 me was cringey as hell. She'd run through her middle school halls like Sebastian and do Grell's DEATH pose all the time. She called herself an "otaku". But that time has passed now (thank god). I still love all the characters and I'm glad a lot of people grew up from their "otaku" phase. And if not, you will! You enjoy ir friends! It was a fun time for me! I was having a blast! I was just cringey. So enjoy it friends! But just know you'll look back and feel a little gross lol. Continuing... Tonight was the night! I grabbed my sister, who loves Black Butler as well. Not as much as me, but she still loves it. She hasn't read the manga so she really wasn't too sure what it was about but she tagged along. I wore my Sebastian shirt, my pentagram necklace, and she wore her Claude's contract necklace. We both looked like nerds but hey, we're watching an anime movie, what do you expect? We get to the theater about 15 minutes before the movie starts. I bought the tickets and we look over and see someone cosplayed as Ciel in Wonderland. I knew there would be some people cosplaying, which is great! Cosplay is fun! I cosplayed as Sebastian once upon a time, so I was excited they were having fun as well! Then we buy our overpriced snacks and head in. There were people already in, which is expected. They all looked roughly 13-30. Fans of all ages! Awesome! Many were females and wore their Black Butler merchandise like me and my sister. Someone had a Ciel cosplay! Eyepatch and all! It was nice, but my sister and I had this feeling that we wouldn't be able to enjoy it like we should... We took our seats and adjusted, and the movie was about to start. Everyone clapped as the birds flew in and I was ready. But then it happened. The fans kept squealing and screaming and yelling and "oh bassy~!" Everytime he came on screen. Now I get it, Sebastian is 👌, but this is a public theater where people want to watch the movie and HEAR what they're saying. Squealing and screaming everytime something "hot" happens makes it less enjoyable for everyone around us. The older people, me and my sister included, kept turning around to shush them because we couldn't hear certain lines that were crucial to the plot. I had to sum up what happened while everyone was screaming about Grell coming on scene, Sebastian's demon form, and yada yada. Basically this went on for the entire movie where the "fangirling" was getting straight up annoying. Now I get the reactions, I would've done the same (kind of maybe low key but idk), but this is a PUBLIC AREA FOR PEOPLE THAT HAVE NOT READ THE MANGA AND KNOW WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. Friends; it's annoying. Yes, Grell is amazing, yes, Undertaker is amazing, yes Lizzie is amazing, THEYRE ALL AMAZING but please, some people want to HEAR the movie. The screaming and squealing made it hard for me to thoroughly enjoy the movie because I missed certain lines that I REALLY wanted to hear spoken in English by their voice actors. My sister didn't hear a lot of it and she felt like she missed a lot from the screaming and whatever. So to summarize: guys, you're in a public area. No one has seen the movie and we want to enjoy it. Please, keep the squeals and screams to a minimum so others can hear. We weren't the only ones to get upset at them, a lot of people near us did the same "please we want to listen". So just be courteous. Laugh when it's funny! There's funny parts! Laugh away! Gasp when things happen because things happen! And it's intense! But don't scream, okay? Some of us wish we had a better experience because some people were being a tad obnoxious. I get it, I truly do. I love Black Butler a lot! But you're in public. Please be respectful of the people around you. After the final credits with William and them, the movie ended and I turned to see an older couple, who tried to silence those who screamed when William showed up. They looked about 40 and I assume were married. "I wish they didn't scream," I said, looking to the wife, "I love this anime and they kind of ruined it for me." "This is my favorite anime too!" She exclaimed. "I missed some parts that were my favorite and I didn't hear Grell's words while they reenacted the Titanic scene." "This was my favorite arc and I wished I could've watched it again." I responded, starting to walk towards the exit. So please guys. Just be respectful. Now if y'all have hung around this far, I wanna share my thoughts on the movie. I LOVED it. When I have more funds, I wanna buy it and enjoy it without the screams so my sister and I can thoroughly enjoy it. The animation with the birds and some of the bizarre dolls scenes were... odd... but hey, it was good. It just looked a bit out of place. Some of the facial features in far away scenes looked odd too, but ya know, it happens. It made me giggle. It stayed true to the manga! I wasn't too sure why double Charles were there, but it actually kind of made sense. Gray's and Sebastian's interaction made me laugh (but I couldn't hear the entire thing because of the screamers). I really enjoyed the both of them. And Paula was there! She didn't really say much, but I do enjoy Paula so I wasn't upset that she was there even if she wasn't in the manga. Ronald was great. I do wish he flirted with Mey Rin and interacted with the other servants, but I wasn't too bothered by it. Ronald is my sisters favorite so she was ecstatic as well. Grell! I absolutely adore Grell. He's one of my favorites as well. I do wish I heard what he said when he first arrived from the iceberg but I guess I'll know soon? Maybe? It did irritate my sister so I told her basically the gist of what he said. Same with the reenactment with Ronald. All around, I'm glad they stuck true with his character and his fun flamboyant-ness with his badass awesomeness as well. Sebastian's demon voice was great. I enjoyed that a lot. I thought it was fascinating and how a demon voice should sound like I guess. The animation with him turning into Sebastian was marvelous. I love the obscure drawing thing they had going and I thought it was amazing. His demon eyes and fighting scenes were animated beautifully and I just love that demon asshole a lot. ELIZABETH MY DARLING DAUGHTER. The way they animated her dancing and fighting was truly beautiful. It was one of my favorite scenes. I'm so glad they didn't shorten her backstory and explained the whole thing. I love Elizabeth and I will protect her to my grave. Speaking of backstories, I'm so glad they didn't shorten Ciel and Sebastian's either. That's one of my favorite exchanges and I'm glad they showed it in it's entirety. The way Sebastian thinks Ciel of a brat, how Ciel needs Sebastian to act human, but then how they have this dynamic that truly works. Sebastian initially sees Ciel as food, probably still does, but you can see that he's patient and finds Ciel fascinating. The knighting scene made me super happy and it's one of my favorite exchanges in the manga. Undertaker. My problematic little shit. He was great in this idk what else to say really. I do wish they made his death scythe out of ebony (bone maybe? Idk I know it's white) instead of the stone, but it didn't bother me too bad. It looked badass and that's all I cared about. The animation when Undertaker was explaining his motives, thoughts, and the ending credits with the bizarre dolls were my FAVORITE. The puppet likeness of it was amazing, the colors, the stylization, it was absolutely amazing. I wish I could describe it entirely. It was just so good it was definitely my aesthetic. I just love this movie and series. I would sell my soul (lol) for this series. It's a great movie! It had everything from the manga: the seriousness, the backstories, the funniness, the badass fight scenes, the 'philosophy' of what happens after humans die, it was just grand. I'd definitely watch this again, thousands of times, and finally hear certain lines that I missed. It was great and I'm glad it turned into something super enjoyable and amazing. (I'm sorry this is so long omg)

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The 5 Most Loved and Hated Demons in Anime

Welcome to Part 2 of our 5-Part Halloween-themed October series! Last week we checked the ranking for Undead and this time around we’ll be looking at Demons! Residents of hell with proud lineages extending back to… Lucifer, I guess? Fans of faustian deals and possessors of tremendous power from the potent evil running through their veins. These guys come in all shapes in sizes in anime and often aren’t quite as evil as you’d might expect. We’ll call a white sheep when we see it though, but we all know demons deceive. Whether or not they’re willing to make a deal, they’re usually after someone’s immortal soul and the more dastardly their plan, the better.

  Love them or hate them, they’re usually willing to make a deal so maybe you should check your own prejudices. Our friends over at Anime-Planet spend day and night cataloguing these unique features and leaving it to the fans to vote on the best and worst demons in all of anime. A note before we begin, these are the result of popular votes that I can and will disagree with. Only your democratic will can determine who makes it on this list. With that out of the way, below are the 5 most loved and most hated demons in anime!

Loved

5. Calcifier - Howl’s Moving Castle

Surprised it’s taken this long to find a Ghibli character on a list. Maybe not the first thing that comes to your mind when you think of demon, he’s pretty charming for a creature made entirely of fire. His demon cred probably isn’t too great but as a friend and a… power source, I guess? He’s pretty great. Even burns your garbage. Too bad you can’t pet him.

4. Kuro - Blue Exorcist

  This category includes a surprising number of pets? Wasn’t a huge fan of Blue Exorcist but one of the subplots that really got me was poor little Kuro going mad with grief when his master died, eventually needing to get picked up by Rin and given a new purpose in life. A pretty straightforward lesson we are the product of our environments rather than the infernal power infusing our blood. Stronger demon look when he’s in battle mode but can also do both by being a cute cat.

3. Rias Gremory - High School DxD

Oh man, you just had to make me write about High School DxD. Despite her demonic lineage, Rias doesn’t really strike me as the demon type. Her most notable trait being her compassion isn’t exactly evil, although I guess her protectiveness extending mostly to her servants is a little demon like. Having red hair really isn’t a standout feature in the anime, but she’s got some big damn magic that makes up for it. I feel like we’re on a good trajectory.

2. Rin Okumura - Blue Exorcist

My opinion about Blue Exorcists stands, but Rin Okumura leans more into the demon aesthetic more than anyone so far, so long as his sword is drawn at least. He’s also the son of Satan, so he’s got the biggest demon name recognition on the list. Another goody two-shoes though, he just wants to be a normal boy and/or save people. Defeating your own dad strikes me as a pretty demonic activity though, so I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt. I’m just happy we finally got to a character with horns.

1. Sebastian Michaelis - Black Butler

I’ll give Sebastian that he acts the part more than anyone else here, going so far as to participate in daily demonic activities like making a pact for a human soul. Definitely as extra as a demon should be, willing to artistically flaunt his power to harm others in new and creative ways. Basically he’s got a great attitude. I’ve heard he’s also hiding a demon form for tight spots, but he definitely has an aura even when in his butler form. Deserves the top spot for sure.

Hated

5. Amaimon - Blue Exorcist

Annoying dude but an excellent demon. His look is pretty goofy but at least he’s got a lot of the trappings there. I guess in Blue Exorcists, the underworld is going through some awkward fashion trends. When he first appears he spends a lot of his time trying to get into fights with Rin, revealing Rin’s true nature to destroy his friendships and have a big damn demon battle. Even captures his girlfriend to that end, so some excellent work to make-up for his really bad outfit.

4. Ragnarok - Soul Eater

A sentient demon sword infused into the blood of its wielder? Now we’re talking. Ragnarok doesn’t even look human, so some major demon points there. Despite being in a literal blood pact with Crona, he definitely enjoys torturing his symbiotic partner. Noogies and bullying might not be so bad, but I’ll give Ragnarok that going too far would mean mutually assured destruction and a strong survival instinct is very demonic. A+ demon.

3. Riser Phoenix - High School DxD

Back to DxD. Riser is just kind of a lameass whose evil proclivities are pretty indistinguishable from a shitty rich boy. I definitely see the hate for this dude. Third son to a proud demonic lineage and the only thing he can think to do with all his primeval might is “two girls at the same time.” Not gonna lie, those phoenix fire wings are pretty sweet but he’s neither ambitious or petty enough to really make for a good badguy. Also folded like a lawnchair.

2. Little Ogre - Soul Eater

Here we go, this is the most demon looking one yet. Even better, this guy is a straight up reference to The Arm from one of the greatest TV shows of all time, Twin Peaks. I guess technically he’s supposed to be some kind of representation of Soul’s own evil urges coming from the black blood in his lineage, but… well that’s just awesome on its own. He’s got the look, the motivation, the method, and even his own cognitive space down pat. Easily the best demon on this list.

1. Claude Faustus - Black Butler

To be honest, and I know I’m gonna get corrected by some fans, but I can’t really see much difference between Sebastian and Claude. They’re both demons who want to eat Ciel but Claude doesn’t see any reason to wait. Since he’s got no contract with Ciel I can’t really think of any reason why he should. Essentially the big conflict between the two is over a meal? Which, very nice. Funny that he should end up on the hated side. Guess he just gets into less suggestive situations?

I should have known so many demons would look like perfectly normal Japanese high schoolers. Didn’t quite expect to see so many do-gooders up on the list or, at least, characters that are really awful at being bad. Was shocked not to see a certain Part-Timer up here or any characters from Yu Yu Hakusho. Pretty sure they’re mostly demons?

Didn't see your favorite devil on the list? Think you can come up with some more evil examples? Want to know where your favorite appears in the list of most popular demons? Head over to Anime-Planet’s list of demons to see where they rank, or comment below with your favorite! Tune in next week, for part 3 of our October series where we will be examining the most loved and hated werewolves!

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Peter Fobian is an Associate Features Editor for Crunchyroll, author of Monthly Mangaka Spotlight, writer for Anime Academy, and contributor at Anime Feminist. You can follow him on Twitter @PeterFobian.

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