— 𝕀𝕧𝕒𝕟

— ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʟʟ sᴀʏ 𝕥𝕖𝕒𝕣 𝕚𝕥 𝕕𝕠𝕨𝕟. 𝕓𝕦𝕣𝕟 𝕚𝕥 𝕕𝕠𝕨𝕟. —

[— 𝕀𝕧𝕒𝕟 @IndecisiveShift]

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ㅤ⠀ㅤㅤ𝕀'𝕞 𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕎𝕒𝕧𝕖
ㅤㅤ⠀ 𝕋𝕙𝕒𝕥 ℙ𝕦𝕝𝕝𝕤 𝕐𝕠𝕦
ㅤ⠀ㅤ 𝔻𝕠𝕨𝕟 & 𝕌𝕟𝕕𝕖𝕣
⠀ㅤㅤㅤ╰──╮╭──╯
˖︶︶︶︶︶︶︶︶︶︶︶︶︶︶˖
⠀⠀⠀-ˋˏ ᴅᴏʟᴘʜɪɴ sʜɪғᴛᴇʀ ᴏᴄ ˎˊ-
⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀❪ ♡﹠↺ ❫

[‍ ‍ՙ 𝕾𝐀𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐒‍ ‍ ‍‍ 𝕿𝐎𝐍𝐆𝐔𝐄 ‍, ♱ @hellslyrics]

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀I think you broke my heart again .

[‍ ‍ՙ 𝕾𝐀𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐒‍ ‍ ‍‍ 𝕿𝐎𝐍𝐆𝐔𝐄 ‍, ♱ @hellslyrics]

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀I show up , bloodied and bruised , to your front door . 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒎𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆 ?

[𝕿hey 𝕿hought 𝖀s 𝕭lind @F0RGE7MEN07]

In this, I cannot lie. If I am loved... It is only because I am not known.

[︶꒷꒦︶ᴮʳⁱⁿᵍ ᵃ ˡⁱᵗᵗˡᵉ 𝑯𝑬𝑨𝑽𝑬𝑵 ๋࣭ ⭑ @ALTAGRAZlA]

Prologue: The first appearance of Altagrazia Van Helsing

Context:

Set in the universe of Black Butler - after the Emerald Witch arc but before the Blue Cult arc

&&

[𝕺𝙷ˎ 𝕮𝚁𝚄𝙴𝙻 𝕱𝙰𝚃𝙴 .ᐟ @rabidaffections]

I wanna hold him so close, so 𝘵𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘭𝘺 . Baby, how do I say this politely .ᐣ 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝙙𝙤𝙣'𝙩 𝙗𝙚 𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙚, 𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 .ᐟ

[‍ ‍ՙ 𝕾𝐀𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐒‍ ‍ ‍‍ 𝕿𝐎𝐍𝐆𝐔𝐄 ‍, ♱ @hellslyrics]

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀and suddenly , sadness turned to 𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓 .

[࣪ ⟢˘ ᅟ 𝖔͟de ᅟ to ᅟ the ᅟ ‍𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐬. ‍ ‍ᅟ @godabhor]

a heart's a heavy burden．

[𝕺𝙷ˎ 𝕮𝚁𝚄𝙴𝙻 𝕱𝙰𝚃𝙴 .ᐟ @rabidaffections]

I've read from somewhere, “It's holy to say any name three times .”

but you whisper my name once, and I come running to you like a dog deprived of bone—a man stripped of God .

[𝕿hey 𝕿hought 𝖀s 𝕭lind @F0RGE7MEN07]

I'm not the child you once knew. / No. That child would see you and run.

[— 𝕀𝕧𝕒𝕟 @IndecisiveShift]

@infernafinem absently.

"I don't have much to say. . .
. . No, I don't. My teacher does, but I forgot the number. Written things, numbers, time. . They lose their meaning when you can't keep track of them properly, for one reason or another."

[— 𝕀𝕧𝕒𝕟 @IndecisiveShift]

Shuffling through field and festivity's corners, near-silent steps stop beside @infernafinem. He peers down, pushing his hair aside to see the demon properly. Headphones around his neck now.

"Sebastian. . ."

[— 𝕀𝕧𝕒𝕟 @IndecisiveShift]

@infernafinem "It probably did... If they weren't living pleasantly, even longer, im sure.."

He could say, for certain, that time passed differently when life dropped its most deplorable misfortunes on the living.
He blinked once at Sebastian, then looked back down at his feet +

[— 𝕀𝕧𝕒𝕟 @IndecisiveShift]

@infernafinem Always thinking...

"Five hundred years is hard to imagine for me. I don't know how old I am."

He mumbled, looking off for a moment in thought. Then again, it never really bothered him that he didn't... Hm..

"Having someone to listen is nice, I'd assume..."

[— 𝕀𝕧𝕒𝕟 @IndecisiveShift]

@infernafinem The shifter leaned up slightly, then back to rest against the wall. It was interesting to hear about the things the demon had done, or experienced throughout his long life. The way it made him think sometimes could probably give anyone a headache, though.+

[— 𝕀𝕧𝕒𝕟 @IndecisiveShift]

@TRANCYGUISE himself.
The other ear set against his own chest, where a heartbeat pulsed under thin material, slow and quiet. Five seconds between each beat, with a slight skip every so often. Ivan doesn't say anything. He just watches Alois closely, hoping it helps.

[— 𝕀𝕧𝕒𝕟 @IndecisiveShift]

He's quietly watching the event from a distance. Trying to convince himself he wouldn't go failed - he likes seeing what goes on. Though it's strange to admit. . .

[— 𝕀𝕧𝕒𝕟 @IndecisiveShift]

@TRANCYGUISE He could tell the water imagery wasn't quite helping as much as he'd hoped.
So, In a move he wasn't entirely sure he could have made, and as a last resort, he covered one ear ⎯ or rather, one side of Trancy's face from the size of his hand ⎯ and pulled the child into +

[— 𝕀𝕧𝕒𝕟 @IndecisiveShift]

@clovxby lids. Not quite realizing until now how weak he really felt when his stomach also felt like it was trying to eat itself.

[— 𝕀𝕧𝕒𝕟 @IndecisiveShift]

Something about the vampire's presence was comforting. It wasn't the first time he'd felt something like this, but it had been quite a while since then. . . It wasn't exactly the same, but it was close enough.

His head swayed slightly, unsteady from the random vertigo that hit +

[ܤ @clovxby]

+

The contented smile suggested he meant exactly what he said, unorthodox though it may be to hear—especially from a vampire. Caspian stayed right where he was, showing no intention to leave, or even move, just yet.

“How are you feeling? What do you need?”

[— 𝕀𝕧𝕒𝕟 @IndecisiveShift]

@clovxby existing for thousands of years unless there are people worth sticking around for, or something.

He hears the word 'squid,' and his stomach feels like it's bubbling for sustenance. But the dolphin shifter sits, and thinks, and continues like like that behind closing pale +