Yana collabed with the creator of inu x boku to make this

Interesting to see the characters side by side, knowing that Ririchiyo and Soushi do end up together romantically, and also know that they have such a similar dynamic.

Sebastian when he has to bang an adult woman

😒🙄🥱😠

Sebastian when he’s grooming the shota

😏😌🥵😈

I swear, if these two don’t resolve their sexual tension right now, I-

Sebastian is expressing his love for Ciel through flowers

When looking back at all of Yana's previous artworks, where she depicts Sebastian and Ciel often in pictures with flowers, many have debated the significance of flower symbolism in Yana's pieces. While Yana has said that she enjoys playing with flower symbolism in Black Butler art, she never quite stated the reason behind that. It was not until a while ago when I found this information about the significance of flower language in the Victorian era that I understood how much Yana pays close attention to historical context:

"In the Victorian era, when expressing emotions was often considered inappropriate, the giving of flowers was a common way to convey feelings without speaking them aloud." (source).

this gives further meaning to all the flower symbolism Yana uses in her pieces. It's not merely an artistic choice, and it's not merely her liking flowers. It is part of the narrative. Back in the Victorian era, flower language was the most common way people expressed emotions because being open about emotions was improper, especially in high social classes.

which means that her flower drawings with Sebastian and Ciel have way more textual meaning with the flower language. It even gives it an explanation through the lens of the story, rather than her artistic choice. If given an explanation through the narrative, Sebastian may be gifting all those flowers to Ciel as a way to express something in particular. And if we remember correctly, he's gifted him yellow mimosas (they symbolize secret love), and of course, Yana's most recent artwork where Sebastian is giving Ciel a bright red rose in a cup of tea (Which symbolizes romantic love, lust, desire, passion). Perhaps Yana's flower symbolism is tied even more to the story per se because it's saying that the flowers are Sebastian's way of expressing his repressed feelings towards Ciel. This ties more into the theory that Sebastian's character development slowly ties into the fact that he cannot explain why all of a sudden he's falling in love with this mortal human.

Here's the mimosa art, for a deeper look into it. Ciel is wearing the mimosas over his head, in something that might appear to be a hat. Who is the only person who dresses Ciel? Sebastian, of course. Sebastian made sure to delicately place those yellow mimosas over Ciel's head. He wanted to make sure Ciel received the flowers, if not the message.

And a closer look into the new GFantasy cover. The position of the red rose takes significance because it's in a teacup, which means that Sebastian directly handed Ciel the rose, since he is the one that always makes Ciel his afternoon tea. He gave Ciel that rose because he wanted Ciel to notice.

Thus, the historical context takes on more significance when considering what could've been considered an "impropriety" and therefore not morally correct to declare out loud. Sebastian appears before Ciel with yellow mimosas and red roses, while trying to subtly convey the message that he is, indeed, in love with him.

The theme of love in Black Butler

The irony of the Book of Murder side chapter is that Sebastian was portrayed as the "Ice King" which is an allegory to his supposed lack of emotion towards Ciel, that he only stays at his side and protects him because of the contract, and nothing more. The irony is that he no longer protects him just because of the contract. Sebastian has actually grown to care for, maybe even love, Ciel. But since he's a demon, he would deem those feelings impossible. He is supposedly just a "heartless beast", or so he thinks.

The theme of the "heart of ice" is also seen in the song "Hallucination" Sebastian sings to Ciel in the second musical, "My once frozen heart is now burning and melting as I close my eyes"(source). Sebastian addresses that those growing feelings are too silly for him to even think about. He is aware that his heart is melting for his master, but he always dismisses it, until it's "too foolish to whisper" and "too late to conceal". The story is more than just a corrupted soul obtaining his revenge. It's about a demon learning to love a human.

This has been said many times but I'll say it again Sebastian ripping away Ciel's last vestiges of innocence with his hands (the lily), while at the same time making him consume overflowing passion and desire (the rose), in the dark. in other words, Yana drew them having sex.

I was thinking about the ending of the manga.

And imagine we get a prologue scene that occurs 200 years after the completion of the contract. Sebastian is alone in hell, just watching above, until he hears the sound of a soul calling to him.

He goes to his new master, and the person that summoned him notes that this demon is wearing a peculiar ring as a pendant around his neck, a ring made of the deepest blue sapphire.

The new contractee makes a deal with this lonely devil, and then they ask him, “demon, what’s your name?”

He looks up to the sky, pensive for a moment.

The demon closes his eyes, as if remembering something important, and says with a somber smile, “Sebastian”.

Although Brighton was not officially known as the “gay capital of the UK” until the 1930s, it has been known for its LGBT activity ever since early 19th century.

Brighton’s LGBTQ+ history dates back to the 19th century, when the then-fishing village gained a reputation as a seaside resort due to a fad for bathing in seawater for the supposed medicinal benefits. (The Argus UK)

Which means, that Sebastian and Ciel going to the gay capital of the UK is not just something that the modern audience knows. Sebastian and Ciel know it too!

YANA MUST MAKE THEM CANON IN BRIGHTON.