black butler
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0The rooftops of Victorian London stretched endlessly beneath the night sky, jagged silhouettes cutting through drifting fog. Gas lamps flickered far below like dying embers, their glow swallowed by mist and distance.
Rain had passed, but the stone was still slick—cold, reflective, alive with the city’s damp breath.
High above it all, a lone figure crouched at the edge of a cathedral roof. Still. Balanced. Watching.
The wind pressed against them, tugging at fabric, whispering through the empty spaces between buildings. Yet they didn’t move.
Something about the silence here wasn’t natural.
Then—
A slow, deliberate sound broke it.
Clack… clack…
A polished shoe stepped onto the rooftop stone behind them.
Not hurried. Not uncertain. Just confident.
A voice followed—smooth, composed, and faintly amused.
“Well… this is quite an inconvenient place for a guest.”
The figure stepped forward into the moonlight.
A man stood there, dressed impeccably in a dark butler’s uniform, as if the rooftop were no more unusual than a drawing room. His gaze settled on the crouched stranger with calm interest—like one might observe a stray cat on a fence.
“You’re either lost,” he said gently, “or very bold.”
A faint pause.
“I do hope it’s the latter. It tends to be more entertaining.”
The wind shifted between them.
“And now,” Sebastian Michaelis continued softly, eyes narrowing just slightly, “would you care to explain why you’re perched on my employer’s city like you belong here?”
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