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natsuki208 · 3 months

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The Hidden Dream (Part 1) 🦋

In which Sebastian traps himself inside of a world where the 10th birthday incident never happened.

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Hello? Are you awake, sir?

Sebastian’s eyes will not open, either he can’t or he just doesn’t want to. The voice that’s calling for him is grabbing for immediate attention, echoing into his ears and mind, like being poked by a very needy stick. It begins to become too much that the demon’s red eyes springs wide open.

He finds himself sitting up in a king’s bed within a bedroom that feels all too familiar, the texture of the blankets are soft and cleanse as if they’ve recently been washed, and the morning sun shines brightly through the thin curtains on his left. He can slightly hear the quiet flapping of a butterfly’s wing, so gentle and refined that only his stronger sense of hearing can sense it.

The muddled demon looks to his right only to see an old man in a fine butler suit smiling away at him - who else would it be but Tanaka.

“Morning to you, sir.” He greets Sebastian formally with his hand on his chest. “I hope you had a nice sleep.”

Sebastian doesn’t anything yet. He’s oddly feeling a little tired which is unheard of for his species, though it’s probably because he’s been staying with the humans far too long that he’s starting to pick up on their habits. His head feels a little achy, like he’s been hit by a large stone, but at least he can still get out of the bed on his own.

“Let’s say that it was a pretty rough sleep, Tanaka.” Sebastian tiredly states, messing with his black bedhair.

Tanaka lightly chuckles under his breath, does he find it humorous to see Sebastian being such a mess? “Well I’m sure you’ll feel better once you’ve had the breakfast I prepared for you and Master Ciel. He’s been wondering why you were sleeping in.”

That last part catches Sebastian’s attention. He cares less that Tanaka prepared a meal for him and is more confused about the fact that he’s sharing it with the young master. Surely, it does feel strange… but also somehow right.

“Th-Thank you. Tell him I’ll be down there in a few minutes.” He responses clearly, walking towards the cupboard where hangs his chosen outfit for the day. Tanaka bows and leaves him be to change.

He gazes at the outfit hanging on the hooks next to the cupboard, somehow pondering if it’s suppose to be another butler uniform instead of his usual waistcoat and trousers complete with a cravat. Sebastian pushes that thought aside and dresses anyway - he doesn’t want to be Ciel waiting.

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Carefully and slowly he makes his way down the staircase and into the big dining room, still having his mind on how this morning is putting him off. Almost like being treated like the head of the household is no longer acceptable - but how can that be true? The thought will not leave him alone until his eyes land on the young boy patiently waiting at the edge of the table. Ciel Phantomhive drops what he was doing as soon as he notices Sebastian entering through the door.

“Good morning, father!” The boy stands up from his seat in delight, both of his eyes widen and express full joy just from his presence alone.

A smile of all things can’t make Sebastian feel any worse about his current state of mind; but apparently it did. Well… it’s more of a mixture of adding more confusion and simple joy of seeing his child happy. Ciel heads towards his father in attempt to embrace him but suddenly comes to a halt.

“Uh… sorry. I forgot I’m suppose to tame myself when it comes to physical affection as an upcoming lord.”

He bows his head, in front of him, the demon feels uneasy but appreciates his formal manners.

“Don’t be, Ciel. It’s okay for you to do so with me, after all you’re still my child.” He assures the boy and comes closer to gently pat his blue hair.

“Really? O-Okay.”

Ciel accepts the affectionate gesture from his father and after it was done, heads back to his seat to finish his breakfast.

Sebastian follows him and turns to his own chair at the end of the table. It appears Tanaka prepared some eggs on toast alongside bacon and porridge for Ciel. Seems to be pretty simple but enjoyable, but a lot more better than any overcooked meals made by… uh… who was he thinking of again?

While eating, he noticed a letter that’s left on a silver platter right next to him - the wax seal is a clear sign that it’s from Queen Victoria herself. Sebastian picks it up with his free hand and stares at it.

“Wonder what this is doing here?” He asks aloud.

”That’s the latest request from the Queen I believe.” Ciel notifies. “I left it there for you for when you wake up.”

“My, that was very thoughtful of you.”

“I… I try to do my best.”

The nervous smile and chuckle the boy gives eases Sebastian a little more; he’s certainly raising his child right if he’s so honest and reflective of a young lord.

“However, do you think you still have time before then to go over another French lesson with me? Like you promised yesterday?” Ciel asks nervously.

Sebastian looks away from the letter and at his child’s pleading face. How can he refuse to those peacock blue eyes of his? Eyes that he adored as a parent for years now.

“Of course I will. I pledge my loyalty to you first, my lord.”

“What? Father, I’m your son. And I’m not much of a lord yet. You said I still have a lot to learn before I can success you.”

Once he realises what he just said, he pauses. He questions to himself - ‘why did I say that? He’s absolutely right, so why?’ He remains silent for a whole minute while Ciel just looks confused. Then he smiles softly.

“Heh. Sorry, I was just teasing with you. You know I like to do that sometimes.” Sebastian returns to patting Ciel’s hair in a friendly matter. This chases Ciel’s confusion out the window and he smiles in return.

“Ha ha. More like everyday, now we should probably finish our breakfast before it gets cold.”

“Y-Yes of course, my child.”

#black butler #kuroshitsuji #sebastian michaelis #ciel phantomhive #tanaka #dadbastian #dadbastian au #an au within an au #dream scenario #bittersweet

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cevansbrat0007 · 1 year

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Hi, babes! I've been thinking some thots about your Andy series lately and thought I might send in a lil request. I love when Andy gets jealous or mad, and if your writing is any indication, I'd bet you do too. What if Andy and the reader separated before the twins were born? One day, Andy comes to pick up the girls for his weekend and a man answers the door of what Andy still considers to be HIS house. He pays every bill and his girls, the reader included, all still live there. So, what, has the reader moved on? Did this man spend the night? Did he fuck Andy's wife?

This couple is utter perfection and this feels kind of like an alternate timeline, so I completely understand if you're not interested in writing something like this. Regardless, I fucking love you and your work. x

Okay, but!

The above premise really excites me. I think there's a way for me to do this, even though it doesn't necessarily fit within the GP AU based on the overall trajectory of Reader and Andy's relationship as it's already been established.

HOWEVER!

I could possibly explore this as a what-if scenario for the couple. Like, if Andy started prioritizing work over the family, which leads to increasing friction between himself and the Reader.

An AU within my AU, if you will.

There is a way to do this. The wheels are turning and the train is in motion...let's see what happens. Thanks for the ask and for supporting my work! Super glad you're enjoying the series.

#cevansbrat0007 asks #chris evans #andy barber #chris evans imagines #andy barber imagines #angst #cevansbrat0007growing pains series #Growing Pains AU #An AU within an AU #What If?

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lushslug · 2 years

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denki parka gakuran

#denki mystery #parkamatsu #osomatsu san #おそ松さん #伝奇松 #shisaka hajime #akashika ozo #ichimatsu #osomatsu #lush art #an au within an au

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a-tale-of-legends · 1 year

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A long time ago I had this idea based on the nowhere king song. I abandoned it since I felt like I couldn't commit. But it's late, and I'm dipping my toes into old aus.

The premise this time around is more involving TLH, but in a medieval fantasy au of sorts. Basically, the rough idea is that Serenity manages to convince world leaders ( or leader for simplicity) to view as those under a prophecy( aka Chosens) as a threat to their homeland unless they are directly under this version of TLH. This, naturally, caused great conflict between the higher power and said Chosens, resulting in the older Chosens going into hiding....or joining this version of TLH( whether willingly or by force is unknown). In the current time, most of the older Chosens are considered myths- bed times stories to scare children into obedience( sans those that are with TLH). The newer Chosens are basically under TLH's guidance, raised to only have the kingdom's interest in mind. To keep everyone safe, they say.

In this au the Chosens aren't exactly human? I mean, they are, but they are more noticeably....not. In the original idea of this au, for example, Jin was basically an immortal trapped in a shack( I think it was a curse I don't remember), and Kenji was thought to basically be a god called The Wishmaker. In this au they aren't exactly like that, but again, not a normal human. Not sure if I'm making sense here. As for the Choosers, I'm not really sure what became of them. Maybe they're dying,with how this version of TLH has made such a bad name of their Chosens, which probably resulted in the Choosers losing believers. Or maybe they are still active and generally fine, but their Chosens are seen as what not to do in worship. Idk. I didn't really think about them lol.

Luca and Ramona are probably the main characters of this au, since they aren't exactly Chosen/ has a prophecy to fulfill. I don't even know how a god version of Koraidon and Miraidon would really work here, if at all. So this basically means that they are pretty much free from this version of TLH's eye....well. Ramona is Serenity's niece, even if she doesn't know about her just yet. But yeah, the whole idea is the two kids traveling all over in search of the older Chosens, with maybe the newer ones sent after them once TLH gets wind of someone trying the bring the Chosens back.

And....yeah. That's the au. No promises that I will expand on this, but if I do, then I'm cool with ppl adding ocs and shit if they wanna. Or not. Idk.

#r rambles #legendverse #an au within an au

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bluegiragi · 18 days

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