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jedi-enthusiast · 11 months

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For the fanfic ask game: 💖 👀 🥺 🤲 🥰 (sorry I know that's a lot LOL feel free to pick and choose!)

The ask game <3

Oh no don’t apologize! I love people asking a bunch of questions because I love rambling about my fics!

💖- What made you start writing?

I have two answers for this question, since I actually stopped writing a while ago and then got back into it.

I first started writing in general because I was primarily a Wattpad user (I had no idea Ao3 existed, but give me a break I was like 13) and I was reading fan fiction for a manga/anime series called Kuroshitsuji or Black Butler and I just wanted a heroine reader like me.

Most of the "readers" or "ocs" in those fics didn't really stand up for themselves and often let the guy characters walk all over them--or they would be referred to as "badass" but were never really given a chance to be badass. And, at the time, they were also mostly blonde haired/blue eyed.

So I started writing because I wanted a heroine reader that stood up for herself and didn't take anyone's shit and was actually badass on paper--and who had brown hair and eyes like me. I actually still have the full outline of the fic I was working on, and a draft of the prologue, and here are two commissions I bought for my oc:

I did eventually stop writing for a while, though, because I was just tired of writing and rewriting and rewriting (the outline and draft I have currently is my 3rd rewrite of the entire thing, 4th if you count the other completely different version of it--I get very nitpicky with my fics sometimes).

What got me back into writing was actually you. I started reading "Shoulder the Sky" and I saw how much work you had put in and how passionate you were about your fic and I just...got inspired. I already had an outline for The Great War sitting in my Google Docs (from back when I first got into Star Wars) and I basically decided "fuck it, if they can do then so can I, I'm gonna start writing again" and I did, and now I have two fics ongoing and several in the works that I can't wait to get to.

👀- Tell me about an up and coming WIP!

Ok, one of my WIPs that I'm working on (that I hope to start writing soon, once I finish the outline) is a Modern!AU called "Deeper Roots."

Basically Cody and Obi-Wan are high school sweethearts who have had a long-distance relationship for over a decade now, since Obi-Wan had to move away from their town when he got custody of his siblings (Anakin, Ahsoka, and Reva) from their father (Qui-Gon) due to family issues.

Well, Obi-Wan and Cody decide that he should move back to town since Anakin will be starting college soon (he's 21, but took a gap year and then waited since he had an accident that took his arm) and the college of his choice is nearby + Ahsoka wants to go to that same college + they all miss Cody a lot and want to see him more.

Only one problem. Cody hasn't come out to his family and they have no idea he's dating someone, let alone that he has a boyfriend and that he's--for all intents and purposes--technically a father of three. They all try to keep things a secret from his family still, but things obviously get a whole lot more complicated once the two sides of Cody's life start to intermingle.

(also, I think Reva should be incorporated into their family in Modern!AU fics more often, I think she'd make a great youngest child)

🥺- Is there a certain moment or common interaction between your characters that never fails to put you in your feels?

Ok, slight spoilers for BCC, but one interaction that always makes me emotional when I start to think about it is this one line that I have planned for the end of BCC.

Basically Obi-Wan and Cody are hiding away in a storage room after a hard battle and Obi-Wan says something about "not wanting to be High General Kenobi."

So Cody says that they don't have to be Commander and General. That, when it's just them, "they can just be Obi-Wan and Cody."

👐- Would you please share a snippet of a WIP?

Nothing else is really written yet, so here's a snippet of the next chapter of Bloodshed, Crimson Clover:

The Force sparked restlessly under Obi-Wan’s skin as he stared at the empty holomap in front of him, eyes searching it for the readouts of a battle that hadn’t happened yet—or, rather, was happening, but just out of reach. He could look away. Attempt to meditate, or finish last mission’s report, or do something more productive with his time, but the near-blinding blue light of the blank screen had already seared itself into his mind and he knew that, even if he walked away, it would follow him.

So he stayed.

Staring.

He hesitantly reached out along his and Anakin’s Force Bond, gently pushing forward the memory of Crys announcing they were only fifteen minutes out and an impression of– you? Them? Safe?

Part of him didn’t expect Anakin to respond, and another part of him dreaded that very fact, but—as always—Anakin was full of surprises. He was quickly hit with a twin pair of waves, harsh impressions of impatience and frustration that burned the back of his throat, and their corresponding memories—one of the 501st’s Star Cruisers disappearing in a flash of fire and smoke, a supply ship they were escorting quickly succumbing to the same fate, Anakin’s admiral informing him that they couldn’t hold out much longer.

The taste of ash felt thick and heavy on his tongue, and it took him a moment to recover from the sheer intensity of it all—although he was careful to keep his expression devoid of any emotion. Anakin was strong in the Force, but that meant he often forgot to take into consideration how his power might affect those around him. Obi-Wan was used to it, however, so he was able to disperse the effects quickly enough, and the emotions that followed were all his own.

🥰- How do you feel about reader interaction? Are you open to receiving questions about your fics?

I LOVE IT SO MUCH!!!

*cough* ahem.

I love getting questions about my fic and I love getting comments and people talking about it--all of it just makes me so happy! I love my fic and I love to see people loving it too!

#thank you so much for the questions!#sending you all my love <3 #ask game #star wars #ao3 fanfic #codywan fanfic #codywan #fanfic #obi wan kenobi #commander cody

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janeicethesiren · 6 months

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Black People in Kuroshitsuji is a criminally unexplored concept in fan works so I’m doing it myself

Hey guys, it’s me again and I’ve just slept for about 24 hours. And I wanna talk about black people!

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I’ll just lay it all on the table here, I’m black. I’m a young, neroufunky black woman in her twenties and I’ve been a part of many fandoms for most of these years. Regarding anime, black butler is the very first anime I’ve ever been introduced too. It has a special place in my heart for that reason.

I really do love this series! It’s dark, gritty, mysterious, and so complex! I love the characters, and the setting has so much to enjoy! And, in my opinion, this fandom has some of the best fanfic writers out there!

But I have to say, as much as I love all the content (the black butler x reader stuff too!) I just wish I could find some content that featured us, y’know?

Sooooo therefore, I’m doing it myself!

Y’know the saying, make the content you want to see in the world (that’s not the quote but you know what I’m tryna say.)? I’ve always admired fanfic writers and I always wanted to make my own fanfics but I was way too embarrassed and unconfident in my own writing skills. But recently I said, “fuck it!” and decided to do it anyway.

I was just thinking, y’know? What would it be like, as a black woman from the modern era, to come into contact with this world and these characters? What kind of challenges would she face? What would she go through? Could she get along with them? How would they treat her?

The Kuroshitsuji characters are very unique. They are simultaneously a product of their environment and time period but they all also seem to exist, to-an-extent, outside of it. A lot of them are quite unconventional individuals (not to mention, supernaturals that generally look down on humans), and they don’t all necessarily follow the traditional thinking and values of that era.

But, on the other hand, we have seen them all grapple with and perpetuate some…archaic societal views as well, for our current standards. I just think it could be so interesting for a black character to actually make continued contact with them! Especially a black female character. It could be so cool! There’s so much story potential there and it’s completely unexplored!

So, with all of that being said, I’m actually writing a story right now! It’s 11 chapters in and I’m currently almost done with chapter 12. If you’ve made it this far, I’m more than happy to post a link to it for your enjoyment! And please, please feel free to give feedback. This is my first time writing a story of this magnitude and I am NOT a professional writer. So any and all critiques/compliments are welcome! Just please don’t be mean, I’m really sensitive 😭.

Anywho, as always, this post is way longer than I thought. But would that be something you guys are interested in? I’m also toying with the idea of doing black butler x black!reader headcanons! So if you wanna send me some request based on that premise, please feel free to do so 👀.

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TLDR: A black female POV character for a Kuroshitsuji fic has a lot of potential for great storytelling and is criminally under explored so I’m currently writing my own fic about the idea. Also I might do some Black Butler x Black!reader headcanons so feel free to send some ideas/request in my inbox!

#black butler #kuroshitsuji #kuroshitsuji manga #kuroshitsuji anime #black people #black characters #black female characters #racist don’t interact #please don’t be weird about this #black people are allowed to exist outside of certain spaces #I had to say that because people are generally weird about the existence of black people in general for some reason #and nowadays I can’t be too cautious #black!fem!reader #black butler headcanons #fanfic

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storyweaverofgondor · 1 year

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Most written theater on AO3

I got bored and did this. Since AO3 separates these alphabetically and by numbers, each is the most written for of their section. I ordered them according to number of fics. This is accurate as of 4/15/2023 at 10:12 am. Beyond that? Probs not! FYI This is nonsense made out of curiosity. Again i was just super bored and made a list.

Les Miserables - 24861

Hamilton – 20337

Be More Chill – 7525

Newsies – 6389

Dear Even Hanson – 5672

Phantom of the Opera – 4947

SHAKESPERE William – Works – 4903

Romeo and Juliet - 2366

Cats – 1449

Wicked - 1444

In The Heights – 918

The Prom - 855

Anastasia – 676

Elizabeth – 548

Jesus Christ Superstar – 509

Love Never Dies – 441

Tanz Der Vampire – 379

Kuroshitsuji – 238

A Very Potter Musical Series- 180

Orthello – 172

9 to 5 – 88 (I counted all the numbers as a single section)

Ghost Quartet – 85

The Magic Flute - 39

Urinetown – 20

YANK! - 14

Quidam – 7

Xanadu & Xi Tai Trilogy - 2 (There is only two productions in this section and they tied)

According to this, Les Mis and Hamilton fans are extremely productive. Most theater works on AO3 is you guys, hands down! Also, HEY, CIRQUE DU SOLEIL! I SEE YOU, QUIDAM, SQUEEZING IN AT THE BOTTOM THERE, MY LOVELY! AND CATS, MY BELOVED! Sneaking into the top 10 and beating Wicked by five. Good for you, Cats Fandom!

#ao3 #list #theater fandoms #i got bored and made this

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sebadztian · 2 days

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Hello, just finished your fic "An Earl and His Demon Butler". And I love it...Thanks for sharing your hard work. I'm new in Black Butler fandom and before this I got a lot of bad reviews (especially for sebaciel fans). As a multishipper I want to know for myself and I watch the anime and read the manga. And WOW...Kuroshitsuji series is amazing, the story is great and the arts are beautiful.....And I can't help but also become SebaCiel shipper as I enjoy this series....

I have read several SebaCiel fics but your fics are the best for me. No ooc at all and I can't stop once I read your series....

Can I ask, what made you love Black Butler? What is it about this series that made it special to you?

And, from any media (manga/anime, tv series, books, etc) have you ever found a ship (canon or non canon) that the dynamic remind you of SebaCiel?

Hello! Thank you for your question and welcome! I'm actually quite new to Kuro myself as I only started reading/watching it some three years ago.

Thank you for your kind words! I'm glad to know that you've enjoyed Earl. That one is and will always be my special baby, lol!

What made me love BB... Well, believe it or not, at first, it wasn't because of Sebaciel.

Let me preface it by saying that I love murder mystery. I started with the anime before moving to the manga and what attracted me to the series (at first) was how Ciel is taking this role of a detective, solving cases (Jack the Ripper) and he has this stupidly powerful demon by his side.

When I reached the Phantomhive Manor Murder Mystery, I really got into the series because it's just so well done. Funny, mysterious, and oh so cleverly done.

Later on, of course, I started shipping Sebaciel and it opens up a whole new world for me to explore.

But it's not just the series itself that makes it so special for me. I've met other people in the fandom, kind and wonderful people.

So, I guess the three things that makes BB so special for me is the mystery plot, Sebaciel themselves, and the community that makes up the fandom.

I can't think of anything else that reminds me of Sebaciel in terms of their dynamic. There are a few similar settings in other media, but so far, I haven't found anything that's as complicated, as messed up, and/or as power struggle-y as Sebaciel. Or maybe I haven't read/watched too many others. Sorry...

Thank you again for the ask and sorry tyat it has taken me so long to reply.

#q&a #sebaciel

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roalinda · 14 days

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Thank you so much for the tag @jamesunderwater ❤

🍓 how did you get into writing fanfiction?

I remember coming across FF.net randomly one day years ago. I used to write before that but I have never published it online and just had them as drafts. After that I decided to tiptoe into the world of online fan fics.

🍇How many fandoms have you written in?

Bleach, Magi, KHR, VK, Gintama , Karneval, Osomatsu-san, Kuroshitsuji, HP, Red white & Royal Blue

🍈 How many years have you been writing fanfiction?

More than 20 years.

🍎 Do you read or write more fanfiction?

Depends on my mood. Recently been reading more than writing, mostly because I have strayed into a new fandom. But when I start to write, I don't read anything to stay focused.

🍌 What is one way you've improved as a writer?

I think the most important improvement is that I have learned ( or at least I hope ) how to use comma and full stop in my writing. Yes, it sounds simple and stupid but my first language's way of using them is absolutely different, so I used to mix up a lot.

🍑 Do you have any bad habits as a writer?

I have absolutely no patience for editing. ( I do it of course and I have lovely betas who help me ) but the way I'm so impatient to post practically is like a toothache. 😭

🍍 What's the weirdest topic you researched for a writing project?

Different cat foods for my - Sirius has a pet kitty - HC 😼

🍉 What's your favourite type of comment to receive on your work?

Those kinds which are like : knehfejvfwgfej 🤭 also I love it when my lovely readers put time and write a review in which they insert they favourite lines ♡

🍐What's the most fringe trope/topic you write about?

Sirius digging James' practical rotten corpse out of his grave .

🥭 What is the hardest type of story for you to write?

Long ones because I'm very lazy and also my concentration period is 0 .

🍏What is the easiest type?

I'm generally a angst writer but funnily enough writing humour is way easier for me. 🤣

🍑 Where do you do your writing? What platform? When?

I use Google doc, but I always write my sudden ideas in a small notebook I have. I generally am more comfortable with it. So, I have a notebook filled with chicken scratches. xD

🍋What is something you've been too nervous/ intimidated to write, but would love to write one day?

Jily. I mean, I have written jilypad and I'm writing jily in my drafts but I'm very nervous about sharing it one day, since getting Lily's character is a bit hard for me. Also, I want to try my hand at Sirius/Bella but writing that supernova explosion needs confidence which I don't have. 😭

🍇What made you choose your username?

My friends in AF kept calling me that and it remained. 🥰

Open tag. ♡

#Writing #tag game

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littleholmes · 9 months

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Hi, I'm Monique 🌸 I do a lot of writing and rambling about manga and anime! To make it easy to find my posts, I've included links to my analysis posts, writings, and my AO3 below!

Note: This blog and these posts are not spoiler-free. Please do not repost or post on other websites, tiktok, etc. Sometimes there's a tag glitch so just be sure to please remove my tags first, or write ‘prev tags’ if you agree with my tags, before rbing (this includes specialty sorting tags)

-> weekly/monthly manga & manhua I read: Jujutsu Kaisen, Bungou Stray Dogs, Spy x Family, 19 Days, My Hero Academia, Kuroshitsuji, Astro Royale, Chainsaw Man. Series Ended/Complete: Dr. Stone (main & 4D Science ended), Tokyo Revengers (main ended), MHA: Vigilantes, Demon Slayer, Haikyuu!!

☆ I keep this navigation post and all lists regularly updated so check in weekly! For Viz titles, I read the official translation via the Shonen Jump app.

🌸 My Analysis/Ramblings Main Tags

A small note that my longer posts are my analysis & typically delve into actual meta/analysis and are tagged as analysis. My shorter posts are random thoughts that come to mind as I read instead of a deeper analysis, they’re light and I will elaborate in the tags if I have more to add. In my thoughts tags, you will find a mixture of both thoughts and analysis.

• weekly/monthly manga thoughts tags (newest!-> 26 May 2024): bnha thoughts* || jjk thoughts* || sxf thoughts* || 19 days thoughts* || bungo stray thoughts* || dcst thoughts*|| csm thoughts* (still read but no longer posting thoughts)|| [next new sxf viz: June 9] • long analysis/rambling main tag: idk I'm rambling* (<-newest! 25 May) || Monique answers things* || see each series navigation list below for more posts and tags

🌸 My Analysis by Series

I've organized my analysis & thoughts posts in lists for each series below, and I also update each series link regularly! Also, reblogging my posts helps more fans find them, so consider rbing if you enjoy!

• Jujutsu Kaisen analysis posts (newest-> 26 May/Ch 261)|| thoughts + analysis about Yuji, Megumi, Toji, Nanamin, Gojo, the current manga arcs, & more [next new ch: ] • Bungou Stray Dogs analysis posts (new!-> 1 May/ Ch 114.5) || thoughts + analysis about Chuuya's corruption, Dazai, the aftermath of Odasaku, Akutagawa's health, the current manga arcs, & more [next new ch: ~3 June] • BNHA analysis posts (new!-> (19 May / Ch 423)|| thoughts + analysis posts including recent arcs, villains, the Todoroki fam, & more [next new ch: 2 June ] Dr. Stone || Tokyo Revengers || Sk8 the Infinity || Yuri!! on Ice

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A Sign of Affection x || Atarashii Joushi/My New Boss is Goofy x || The Yuzuki Family’s Four Sons x || Link Click/Shiguang Daili Ren x || Blue Lock x || Buddy Daddies x || Food Wars + some Toonami x || Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan x || Haikyuu!! x

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zanazirafanfic · 6 months

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About Me / Current Projects

I'm a lifelong gaming and anime fan, former Supernatural super-fan, and lover of all things Red Dead Redemption.

About My Writing: I have written stories my entire life, but the first fanfiction I ever completed was "The Leaves Are Greener" in 2008, a Naruto self-insert fic which was originally hand-written in an old notebook. The story and its sequel, "From Embers To Flames" (2009), are jam-packed with Mary Sue OCs based on myself and my middle school friends, and not my best by a long shot. But everyone has to start somewhere, and I'm still proud of them for that reason. After that, my interests progressed to Final Fantasy VII, Kuroshitsuji, Supernatural (which I watched through Season 11 and wrote 54 fics for before losing interest in 2016), and Final Fantasy XV.

Since 2020 my favorite game of all time has been Red Dead Redemption 2, and through it I've finally found the motivation to return to writing in 2023 after three whole years of absence. This will be the main focus of my writing from now on, and I am very open to suggestions and comments about what people would like to see next!

Currently Working On:

1. 25 Days of A Cowboah Christmas: 25 holiday-themed Red Dead Redemption prompt fics to celebrate the winter season. Wish me luck, cowpokes. Yeehaw!

2. Whumpcember 2023: 31 days of whump prompt fics to end 2023 with a bang. Happy (hurting) holidays!

In the Future (no particular order):

1. Arthur whump featuring an unexpectedly dangerous meal, a surprising lack of oxygen, and a lifesaving Charles.

2. Micah whump set in Chapter 2. An escape gone wrong leaves Micah's life in jeopardy, his fate resting entirely in the hands of one Arthur "Cowpoke" Morgan.

3. Whump fic featuring our favorite cowboah, a bad tooth, and some unconventional dentistry practices.

I'm also very active on ArchiveofOurOwn (AO3), Fanfiction (FFNet), and DeviantArt (DA). Hit me up on any or all of them; suggestions and comments are always welcome! (I also used to have a LiveJournal under zana_zira, but I deleted it.)

My usernames on all of the other sites are:

Zana_Zira (AO3)

Zana Zira (FFNet)

ZanaZira (DeviantArt)

#current projects #about my writing #fanfiction #rdr2 wip #my wips #about myself #zanazirawrites

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nariko-senpai · 12 days

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I mean I like hannigram because it's fucked up not cause it's wholesome lol. Also you gotta remember that a lot of people started reading kuro AS kids and a lot of people self inserted or tried to relate to ciel as how they would feel in his situation. 100% sebaciel is fucked up but it's also fiction. Censoring or policing taboo topics doesn't help anyone just cause you find it distasteful. Otherwise we wouldn't have artists like Kikuo making songs like Gomen Ne, a really fucked up banger of a song. There is some of the audience that loves the song because it's sings about their abuse and emotions they had at the time.(Kikuo is said to have experienced abuse as a child as well) others appreciate the awareness is brings out and other just like the song lol.

This one of those "Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable." Situations. You don't like sebaciel for those reasons you wrote? Good. Other like it because of that(possibly cause of past trauma), some people like to imagine that a child can actually be in a position of power over their abuser and be in charge in the "relationship". Reality isn't the same but people should be allowed to process their shit without being judged. It's that kind of attitude that prevents people from talking or exploring about their ish through art, fan art/fics/ songs.. etc I don't actually want a relationship like sebaciel but... my past younger self took comfort in Ciel being in "charge" and my current self likes to go "yep that was fucked up" it's doesn't mean people are supporting groomers or pedo, people are just trying to deal with their shit.

Let people have the time grow and realize things as they go without being judgemental. Just say the ship isn't for you because the themes make you uncomfortable and move on. Cause Kuroshitsuji at it's core is meant to be uncomfortable, that isn't going to change anytime soon. Even if only like 10% of fans ship sebaciel cause of their past, like let them... they got enough on their plate and if a fictional noncanon ship helps them process, they why not?

This. Just no. Sorry, but no.

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komilys · 2 months

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*crashes into your inbox* SO, I heard you’re self shipping with Ciel Phantomhive-

How about ● Ichi ● , ○ Ni ○ and ○ Yon ○ for him for that ask game?

Sorry for suddenly coming at you like that, but Ciel has been my favourite character for years and it’s exciting to see someone self shipping with him.

– villain-in-love

yes!! i love ciel so much, i’ve been self shipping with him for forever <3 qq hoping the manga comes back to him soon. no worries !! i love asks , feel free to crash into my inbox any time!

04/04: THIS TOOK FOREVER IM SO SORRY @villain-in-love

ichi — what’s a song (or several) that captures the dynamic you have together?

three vastly different songs… this took me a long time!! i’m bad at songs too!! (rip)

glue song ; beabadoobee

useess ; omar apollo

back to the old house ; the smiths

ni — did the meeting between you go?

good god, bare with me.

my self ship with ciel has always been based in this one fanfic i read on quotev, now deleted— rest in peace! it’s one of those that’s based in a modern + fan reader accidentally stumbling into the kuroshitsuji universe. the fanfic only ever made it to the start of the circus arc before being deleted, unfortunately!!

i’ve actually been so occupied with thinking about the recent chapters and arcs that i’ve completely ignored the meeting! so firstly i fall out of the sky.

yeah.

after that, really, it’s just a matter of ciel and sebastian questioning me, as i wonder what the hell is happening ! how do i get home ! what is going on !

funnily enough, i remember a scene from the fic going along that ciel finds a little plush keychain of him (seeing as your a fan) and he’s wondering what the fuck is wrong with you, probably assuming you have nefarious intentions because why else do you have a small plush of him.

our entire meeting is just me desperately trying to convince him to not lock me up (i’m not a criminal, i swear!) and somehow trying to get him to believe the unbelievable (i.e. his entire world is fictional to me, nothing he knows is real). the only reason he kept me around, actually, is because he figured i might’ve been able to help if i really did know everything in this ‘story’.

i did not help. in fact, i was a nuisance.

yon — capture two important memories in this ship

i’ve thought about the second one, so, so much, actually.

getting stabbed during the ripper arc!! lol!!! (it’s not fun, actually.)

important for myself / komie but i think it would also qualify as being important to ciel and komie.

the first instance of me actually getting hurt, also the thing that makes me realise… oh… right.. because this worlds really dangerous— more specifically the fact i’m so close (in proximity, at least) to ciel.

this would be really the first time ciel is ever genuine, just fully transparent with him. he says he won’t let komie die, if he’s worried about that. he says thank you, and offers ciel to call him ‘ki’ as a nickname, if he’d like. ciel doesn’t take the offer, but it’s a kind moment they share nonetheless.

being split up during the campania and bizarre doll incident (luxury liner arc)

ohoo..ooohhooo… oh i love this one!

first instance of komie majorly shifting a plot point!! hooray!

rather than lizzy and ciel being trapped in the boiler room, ki gets trapped !! oh no!! thank god he knows to vent!!

getting ciel to leave me alone was actually hard, he didn’t want me to die— not to mention lizzy wouldn’t budge. it took a quick ‘i’m fine, i know this, ciel, trust me, you know i can.’ to get him off, but eventually he let go.

the luxury liner arc is sort of the official start of ciel’s feelings by the way, i would say they were budding.. feelings a little earlier than this, but this is definitely where it starts. ciel and ki don’t get reunited until the ship really starts going down, around the time they run into undertaker carrying the machine, actually!

keep in mind, ciel this entire time was thinking i have to be dead, there’s no way he got out, edward even said he wasn’t on a boat yet.

so ooohhh.. he sees ki just walking behind undertaker and these other people carrying the machine that could quite possibly save the ship? oh, oh he’s relieved! and annoyed! and upset!

i was going to write a short snippet but then i thought, no…. also it’s already been like a couple of weeks.

the luxury liner as a whole is an important arc for the relationship, but being seperate i think is almost like the climax of it all.

i think when he finally runs back into komie with the undertaker he’s relieved, but the irritation gets the better of him and he grabs him by the arms, harshly. (harshest he’s ever been with him, really). he starts calling me an idiot (that’s not new), but he’s angry, and he starts yelling.

he was a lot more worried about komie than he’d admit, a lot more than he thought. he only lets go when komie says he’s holding too tight.

komie’s just staring, startled and confused, while he yells at him, looking back between ciel and sebastian— as if asking ‘you know what’s goin’ on?’

ciel, he says, and he says again louder this time when he doesn’t listen— “we have to go,” and he tugs on the younger boy’s arm, much gentler than the grip ciel has on him.

it takes a moment for him to regain his composure, but he lets go, backs up closer to sebastian.

komie looks at him. “your leg doesn’t hurt? sebastian should carry you.” he turns his attention to sebastian, before turning back towards the group carrying the machine— who’d earlier stopped to stare at the random screaming kid— to follow them.

he stares. “right.”

it’s an awkward walk to the hall (for both of them).

#mailbox.#f/o: ciel!#pov ciel is so pissed he walks on a broken/sprained leg #the walk back is the same for both— as in in their heads they’re both freaking out thinking WHAT was that

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the-letter-horror-lover · 2 years

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Black Butler: Book Of Vengeance AU

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Summary:

In this alternative universe of the manga/anime Black Butler, Grell Sutcliff mistakes Dagger’s cinematic records as a suicide and reports him to the head shinigami’s. Dagger is brought back to life as a shinigami, he is in grief after he finds out what happened to the other circus members and wants to take revenge on Ciel and Sebastian, the further Dagger dives into despair, the more he finds out the truth about himself, the Phantomhive’s and the Midford’s

Chapter 1

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Things you need to know before reading

-This was written when the newest chapter of Kuroshitsuji was 190, if anything happens in the manga after that chapter which doesn’t make sense in this AU then pretend that didn’t happen while reading

-some characters do get killed off

-none of the characters belong to me (apart from Caroline Smith) they all belong to Yana Toboso

-this fan fic is set in between Book Of Murder and Book Of Atlantic, so Book Of Atlantic did not happen in this AU

Chapter 2: Dagger’s Awakening

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Dagger couldnt see a thing, he thought he was dead, he couldn’t hear or even feel the ground beneath him.

He hoped Beast and the others had somehow escaped Smile’s mad house and had found Joker.

He wondered if this was the feeling of him floating up to heaven, or falling down to hell, which would make more sense for him to be doing as he had made a lot of regrettable decisions during his lifetime.

Thats when he heard a voice.

“Mr Knox, why is the boy being resurrected on the pavement? We have rooms where new comer Shinigami’ are awoke,” The voice was very familiar.

Another voice replied “Sorry boss, I was just worried about the time, since obviously if a new comer isn’t awakened within 6 hours their soul is lost forever,”

Dagger tried to call out for help but he couldn’t for some reason, it was like he didn’t even have a body, just a floating spectre in pitch black.

Thats when he jerked, like one of them weird dreams you have when your falling but then wake up before you hit the ground. He shot up and he could feel his body again, he could feel the hard ground beneath him.

But he still couldnt see, he could only see a few blurred out colours. He spoke “Hello, whats going on?! Is anyone there?! I cant see!”

Thats when he heard “Look sir, he’s been awoken!” “I can see that, Ronald,”

Dagger recognised the other voice, “Suit, is that you?! Oh thank god! Where are the others? And why cant I see?”

“Ronald, please just put his recruit glasses on already he’s gonna have a panic attack,” “Yes sir,”

Thats when Dagger could suddenly see again, a young man who looked a bit like him wearing a black suit and a pair of glasses, was putting another pair of glasses on him.

“There you go, Harvey, you can see now,” the young man said cheerfully. Dagger stood up and asked “Harvey? Why did you call me that?” Ronald looked at Suit confused and said “Does he not know his own name?”

Dagger shook his head “No, everyone calls me Dagger,” Thats when he heard another voice.

“OH WILLIAM IS THAT THE NEW RECRUIT?! HE LOOKS SO HANDSOME!!” Behind suit was a woman running towards the 3, she had long red hair and also wore a suit and glasses.

She jumped up really high aiming towards Suit, trying to give him a hug, but Suit dodged her and moved to the left, making her crash onto the ground face first.

“Grell, why are you here?” He asked, Grell replied “Well, I was the one who reaped his soul, and he did look QUITE handsome in his files, AND HE LOOKS EVEN MORE HANDSOME IN PERSON!”

Dagger was extremely confused “Okay, what is going on? And where are the others?”

William sighed and said “Okay I want to get something straight, my name is William T Spears, not Suit, I only joined your little circus because I was on a mission,”

Dagger was quite disappointed hearing these words, the only reason William joined them was because he had to and not because he wanted to, but at least it wasn’t under the same circumstances as Smile and Black.

“Second of all, I will explain whats going on, Harvey, 6 hours ago you were shot 12 times by the Chef of Phantomhive manor, saving that girl’s life, since you basically sacrificed yourself to save her your death was considered a suicide. When a human commits suicide they do not die and go to heaven or hell like other humans do, they become a Shinigami,”

William continued “Shinigami’ collect the souls of humans who die using death scythes as punishment, until they are forgiven and are allowed to enter heaven or hell, Shinigami’ also cannot see without these special glasses, which is why you were basically blind for a few seconds,”

Dagger was shocked, he was now some sort of super natural creature? Were any of his friends like this too? About that, where even were his friends?

“Okay... Where are the others?” He asked, William sighed again “I’m sorry to say this, Harvey, but they’re all dead,”

Dagger trembled as he heard this, his friends were all dead?! Even Beast?! His sacrifice was for nothing!

“No... Even Joker?!“ “All of them, even the one with the freckles,”

Dagger began crying, again. He put his hand over his mouth. Grell and Ronald felt a bit sorry for him.

Dagger couldn’t believe it, why had life been so unfair to him?! Even when he was born he was broken! His only family was dead and now he has to live his life working and watching others die!

“Harvey, calm down,” William said “WHY WOULD I CALM DOWN?! YOU KNEW THEM TOO! SURE YOU ONLY KNEW THEM FOR A WEEK BUT ARENT YOU AT LEAST A LITTLE UPSET?! I’VE KNOWN THEM MY ENTIRE LIFE! AND NOW YOUR EXPECTING ME TO WORK AS SOME BLOODY SOUL COLLECTING CREATURE?!”

It was very painful for Ronald and Grell to watch, “Harvey, we’ll sort out all of that later, now just let me explain how this is going to work,” William said.

“Where we are now is Tamashi Academia, in the reaper realm, where new comer Shinigami study to become real ones, me, Ronald and Grell have already finished out studying, but you have barely began. You will study here for the next 6 months until your final exam comes up, and your results will determine what kind of Shinigami you will be,”

Dagger wiped the tears from his eyes and reluctantly replied “Yes sir,”.

Chapter 3: Phantomhive Frenzy

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It had been 6 months since then and Dagger had worked extremely hard, he was near the top in most of his classes. This was because he knew the faster he got this Shinigami thing over with the faster he’ll be forgiven and be able to reunite with his friends.

In 20 minutes his final exam would begin, him, Ronald, William and Grell sat in the library.

“In 20 minutes, your final exam will begin, Harvey, you will have to locate the human on the to die list, watch them die and collect their soul,”

Dagger nodded “yes sir I know how it works,” William continued “But this time it will be different, we used to have a recruit pair up with another recruit for the final exam, but now we have them pair up with a true Shinigami to show them how its done, you will be paired up with Ronald Knox for your final exam,”

Ronald smiled at Dagger.

“I remember thats how I met William, getting paired up with him when we were recruits, oh goodness was that such a romantic day for the 2 of us, it feels like just yesterday it happened, though it was actually 3 years ago,” Grell says.

William glared at Grell, showing her he knew what he was about to say.

“You were SUPPOSED to be paired up with someone else,” he said “But due to a small incident that happened a bit before you were recruited she is BANNED from pairing up with recruits for their final exam, which was quite disappointing, WASNT IT GRELL?!”

Grell scoffed “OI! THAT RECRUIT WAS GORGEOUS! IT’S NOT MY FAULT THAT A BUNCH OF HUMAN GIRLS SAW US AND STARTED FLIRTING WITH HIM, I COULDNT CONTROL MYSELF, I JUST HAD TO KILL THEM!”

William replied “They werent even on the to die list for another 30-40 years Grell, and you shouldn’t be flirting with recruits anyways because he got distracted and failed the exam,”

Ronald whispered to Dagger “William’s probably just jealous Grell was flirting with another man, there have been rumours that William has been in love with her for the past 2 years but thinks if he tells her people will look down on him,”

“Also, Sutcliff, what are you even doing here?! This conversation is between me, Harvey and Ronald Harvey has his exam in less than 15 minutes and your distracting him! Like you distract every other male Shinigami!” William snarled.

Grell yelled back “NO! I DISTRACT THE FEMALE SHINIGAMI AS WELL!”

William said sternly “Just GO!” Grell scoffed and left the library. William turned to Dagger and said “I apologise about her, she’s not the best influence when it comes to being a good Shinigami’, she’s been causing trouble since she was a recruit,”

Dagger was trying not to laugh “I know sir, I promise I will not take after her trouble making arse,”

William said “Good. Now, please leave to the human world, good luck,”

About half an hour later, Ronald and Harvey were in the human world.

“Hey Harvey,” Ronald said as the pare walked down the streets of London “I’m Ronald Knox, I believe I was there when you were first recruited but I haven’t really seen you until today have I?”

Dagger shook his head “No, but you seem like a nice lad,” Ronald smiled at him. Ronald looked at the book of cinematic records “I believe the human who we are to collect the soul of is named Florence Jones, a 28 year old noble woman and the fiancé of Aleistor Chamber, AKA The Viscount Of Druitt. She is due to die in exactly 1 hour due to a stabbing,”

“Wow, lovely,” Dagger replied sarcastically. Ronald thought to himself for a moment and said “We should be able to track her soul using the book, we should also try to keep it down, imagine a human hearing us talking about souls an death in public? That would be bloody stupid of us,”

Dagger giggled to himself a little bit. “Anyways” Ronald whispered “It says here that Florence is over there,” he pointed to 2 women about 10 metres away from them, “Is it the woman wearing the pink dress or the teel dress?” Dagger asked, Ronald replied “The pink dress,”

Florence had long blonde hair tied in a bun, with tanned skin and brown eyes, she wore a straw hat and a long pink dress.

“What now?” Dagger asked, Ronald was silent for a moment and then replied “We should follow her but don’t make it too obvious,”

The 2 began following Florence and her friend, the 2 women stopped in an empty street, the sun began to set, Ronald and Dagger hid in an alleyway near by.

“Wow thats just lovely, so how are you and the Vicscount doing?” Asked Florence’s friend, Florence replied “Honestly I don’t know, dont tell ANYONE I said this but Aleistor is sort of selfish, he doesn’t buy me anything and he’s always leaving at random times. I heard him and another man talking about some organisation known as the “Aurora Society?” I have no idea what thats about but it doesn’t sound good,”

Florence’s friend replied “Oh dear, I hope it gets better between you both, when you marry him I’m sure it won’t be like this,” Florence nodded.

There was a second of silence between the 2 girls until the other girl said “Haven’t you heard? Earl Ciel Phantomhive is throwing a huge ball for his Fiancé’s birthday!” Florence answered “Wait really? Thats amazing! I wish I was invited, Earl Phantomhive is such a kind child considering what happened to his Family, it was sad to hear what happened his Aunt Angelina a few months ago yet he still keeps on pushing on and helping other children,” Her friend nodded.

Dagger heard this whole conversation and he was shocked, had Smile not been arrested for what he did? Or did no one know? Ciel was far from a kind child, he was a spoiled brat who killed Dagger’s family and didn’t even feel bad for it.

Chapter 4: Vengeance

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Florence and her friend chatted for another 15 minutes until her friend left, leaving her all alone.

Ronald whispered to Dagger “This is it, in at least 10-20 she’s going to die, lets follow her on the roof,”

The 2 boys jumped on top of the roof above them and stalked Florence as she walked the empty streets of London. About 5 minutes had passed.

“Hey Ronald, do you think I’ll be able to handle watching her die?” Dagger asked, Ronald replied with sympathy “Of course you will, after a while you tend to get used to all the blood and guts,”

They walked for another 10 minutes until Ronald pointed out a suspicious looking lad following Florence.

“Do you think he’ll be the one responsible for her death?” Dagger asked, Ronald responded with a nod. Since it was dark it was hard to figure out the mans features, but he wore baggy clothing and had long hair.

He was suddenly a lot closer to Florence, until he tapped her on the shoulder.

Ronald and Dagger watched as the man chatted with her for a few minutes, then pulled out a sharp weapon and chased her down the streets.

Ronald watched without emotion, but Dagger felt worried for her, secretly praying that she would escape, but he knew deep down there was no way this would happen.

The man soon caught up to Florence and ended her life. Dagger looked away as her blood spilled all over, and plugged his ears not wanting to hear her desperate cries and screams for help.

The guy sped off a few seconds later, not even bothering to clean up the body, just leaving her in the middle of the street for the other humans to find her the next day.

Ronald and Dagger jumped down from the building and walked over to Florence’s body.

Dagger pulled out his training scythe and was ready to impale the poor woman, until her somehow living body grabbed his ankle.

She said quietly and full of tears “Please... Don’t leave.. If I die I don’t want to die alone...”

Dagger felt the guilt in his stomach, but he knew what had to be done, he closed his eyes and took a deep breathe before plunging the scythe into her torso.

Her cinematic records shot out of her body into the sky, showing her entire life, from birth, to childhood, to adulthood, and to death.

Ronald quickly handed Dagger the book and he opened it up, he watched as the records shot down from the sky and into the pages. Collecting Florence’s soul.

The book suddenly shut closed as all of the records were gone, leaving the woman's souless body behind.

Dagger tried not to look at the blood covered body on the pavement, but at the same time he couldn’t take his eyes off it, it was like he was frozen in place.

“Well done Harvey! You just passed your final exam! Now your an official shinigami just like me and Grell!” Ronald said excitedly.

Ronald then noticed how shaken up Dagger was “Oi, are you alright? We all get shaken up a bit after watching our first death, but you’ll get used to it soon, Harvey,”

Thats when Dagger replied and smiled slightly “Don’t call me Harvey, your my friend now so you can call me Dagger,” Ronald smiled at him back and said “Okay, Dagger, want to go get a cuppa to celebrate you passing your exams?”.

Dagger nodded. And off the 2 shinigami’ went, to go and get themselves a victorious cup of tea.

Chapter 5: Round starter

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Ciel, Sebastian and Lizzy, stood in the empty ballroom. Tonight was going to be special.

“Tonight is going to be perfect Ciel! I love it so much!” Said Lizzy, she was extremely excited for her party she was having for that birthday that night, Paula even bought her a pretty yellow dress for the occasion.

Ciel smiled slightly and replied “I’m glad you like it to Lizzy, I cant wait to see you in your new dress,”

Ciel then turned to Sebastian “Sebastian, how is Snake doing? He had quite a fall putting up those decorations this morning,”

Sebastian answers “He’s doing quite alright, he did almost crack his head open but luckily Finny had some wet paper towels,”

Lizzy jumped into the conversation and said “Oh no I hope Snake is okay, he doesn’t talk to me that much but he’s really nice to me,” Sebastian smiled at Lizzy signifying that Snake would be alright.

Ciel then asked “Sebastian, when is the cake going to be ready?” “Bardroy is almost done making it, hopefully he doesn’t burn down the kitchen.... Again.”

“You even got me a cake?! Your so thoughtful Ciel!” Lizzy exclaimed with excitement. Ciel replied “Yes, but your not allowed to see it until the party because its a surprise,”

6 hours later.

“Alright, Harvey,” said William “Today is your first day as a true Shinigami and your first mission,” Dagger didn’t reply he just nodded.

“You will be paired up with Grell for this mission, here is the to die list,” William passed Dagger the list of names that were to die that day, there were about 13 people on there.

“And Grell...” William spoke with an annoyed tone “Don’t force Harvey into doing something stupid like killing a person not on the list, like you ALWAYS DO!”

Grell sighed “William I told you I wouldn’t a billion times!”.

“Good. Now off you’s two go,” William pointed at the exit from his office. Dagger and Grell gladly got up and walked out.

They were now both in the human realm standing outside of abandoned building. “Alright, so our first target is Henry Stephens, a 12 year old homeless boy who dies of starvation in about 10 minutes so we need to find him fast.”

Grell awkwardly looks left and right “Umm... Harvey, can you please do me a teensy weensy favour,” she said. Dagger replied “Okay, what is it?”

“Well, maybe its not THAT small of a favour, but, would it be alright if you did the mission by yourself? There’s somewhere I really need to be right now,” Grell said with a bubbly tone in her voice.

“Umm... Alright.. But where is it you have to be?” Dagger asked. Grell, flustered and blushing, answered “Well, tonight Earl Ciel Phantomhive is throwing a party for his Fiancé. His butler, Sebastian, or as I call him, Bassy, is going to be there. I’m madly in love with him and haven’t seen him in months, I miss him so much, so please let me go!”

Dagger felt anger in his stomach, this poor woman was in love with the manipulative psycho who was a key part in his families death, he was probably just manipulating her and using her for his own needs.

He was debating telling her who Sebastian really is, but then he calmly said “Of course you can Grell, I’ll take care of the mission for you,”

Grell squealed and exclaimed “Yay! Thank you so much Harvey!” Grell jumped in the air and headed towards the Phantomhive manor.

Dagger was so angry that he couldn’t even concentrate on the mission. The anger was so intense it made him feel sick and he just wanted to cry. He had only made it halfway to the first victim and it had only been 4 minutes, but it felt like hours, maybe even days.

Dagger’s mind was racing and his heart was pounding. He looked down at his new and improved death scythe, which had been modified to look like an axe.

Thats when he thought to himself “What if I got revenge for my family, tonight?” He knew it was a crazy idea, how would he sneak into the manor without getting caught? What would Grell think of him if she found out he had killed Sebastian?

But, Ciel had taken away everything from Dagger, as if he had a lot to begin with. Dagger was disabled, poor, orphaned, was pressured by his adoptive father to kidnap innocent children, and then everyone he knew and loved was killed, including himself by Ciel and his servants.

He knew that if missing his mission and disappointing William meant avenging his family, then so be it. He just didn’t care anymore, killing Ciel and Sebastian was his only goal now, and he would accomplish it if it was the last thing he would do.

“Ciel! I knew you were making me a cake but I didn’t expect it to be that big and colourful!” Lizzy squealed pointing at the 4 foot tall pink and yellow cake sitting on the table.

Sebastian walked over to the Earl and his Fiancé and said “It seems you’s two are enjoying yourselves?” Lizzy answered “Of course we are! Everyone here is wearing adorable outfits! The decorations are simply gorgeous, and that cake is almost taller than me!”

Thats when a familiar voice was heard by the 3.

“BASSY IM SO GLAD TO SEE YOU AGAIN!” Exclaimed the red head as she came running into the ballroom in her beautiful red dress.

“Oh no, how did SHE get in here?!” Sebastian said sarcastically, facepalming himself. Grell practically jumped onto Sebastian and hugged him tight. “BASSY I MISSED YOU SO MUCH OH MY GOODNESS YOU’RE SO HANDSOME! I MADE MY OWN DRESS JUST FOR AN OCCASION LIKE THIS!”

Ciel was flabbergasted and in shock. The only sound in the ball was the music playing and the guests chatting. Thats when Lizzy broke the silence between the 4 and asked “Sebastian, who is that? Is she your girlfriend?”

Sebastian and Ciel were surprised and Ciel was about to reassure Lizzy that Grell was definitely NOT Sebastian’s girlfriend until Grell interrupted and yelled “YES I AM HIS GORGEOUS GIRLFRIEND!”

Sebastian wanted to die.

“Come on Sebastian! Lets dance!” Grell giggled excitedly, grabbing Sebastian’s hand. Sebastian stopped her though and said “Hold on Grell, I need to talk to you before we dance, but I promise you we will afterwards,”

Grell said excitedly “Okay!” Following him into the empty hallways of the manor.

When the 2 were out of site Sebastian wrapped his arms around Grell’s waist and lifted her up. Grell was a blushing mess and was super flustered.

“OH BASSY I LOVE FEELING YOUR STRONG ARMS AROUND MY BODY! AHHH I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!” She squealed. Sebastian rolled his eyes and sighed.

He didn’t say a word.

He walked right towards the window and opened it “Hold on, Bassy what are you-“ but before she could finish, Sebastian dropped Grell right out the window.

They were only on the first floor so she didn’t get injured but it still hurt, she looked up at Sebastian from outside and asked “Bassy, why did you do that?”

Sebastian rolled his eyes again and said “Grell, for once I’m going to be honest with you. I don’t care for you at all, in fact NO ONE DOES! ALL YOU DO IS ANNOY PEOPLE ALL THE TIME! THE LAST TIME I SAW YOU, YOU KILLED MY YOUNG MASTER’S AUNT! I DON’T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU’RE SO OBSESSED WITH ME AND A TON OF OTHER MEN, BUT JUST LEAVE ME ALONE! JUST FACE IT GRELL, EVERYONE HATES YOU AND THINKS YOUR OBNOXIOUS!”

Sebastian then slammed the window shut.

Grell was in tears, was it true that everyone hated her? And just found her annoying. That would make sense why William would always look down on her, and why all the other Shinigami’ apart from Ronald, Harvey and Othello would whisper about her when she walked by.

Grell hid her face in her hands. She got up and just decided to leave, besides, who even wanted her there in the first place?

When she exited the gates of the manor thats when she bumped into Dagger. “Harvey?! Why are you here?!” She exclaimed, trying to hide her tear stained face.

Dagger replied “I- I was just- Hold on are you crying?!” “No I’m definitely not crying! Not at all why would I be crying!”

Dagger sighed and says “Grell, I can tell your crying, I know its 9 o clock but its still not that dark. Grell then takes a deep breathe and says “Well, at the ball, Bassy threw me out the window and said that him and everyone else hates me and thinks I’m annoying,”

Dagger was shocked, but that shock soon turned into rage.

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