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Weston boys! An extrovert and his adopted introvert from my AU 💛💙

From 2024

Weston boys! An extrovert and his adopted introvert from my AU 💛💙

From 2024

Weston boys! An extrovert and his adopted introvert from my AU 💛💙

From 2024

Weston boys! An extrovert and his adopted introvert from my AU 💛💙

From 2024

Weston boys! An extrovert and his adopted introvert from my AU 💛💙

From 2024

I know Sebastian is very refined and committed to the aesthetic, but I really want to see him as a horrifying feral monstrosity more often. Give me more monster dad 🙏

From 2023

I know Sebastian is very refined and committed to the aesthetic, but I really want to see him as a horrifying feral monstrosity more often. Give me more monster dad 🙏

From 2023

I know Sebastian is very refined and committed to the aesthetic, but I really want to see him as a horrifying feral monstrosity more often. Give me more monster dad 🙏

From 2023

I know Sebastian is very refined and committed to the aesthetic, but I really want to see him as a horrifying feral monstrosity more often. Give me more monster dad 🙏

From 2023

I know Sebastian is very refined and committed to the aesthetic, but I really want to see him as a horrifying feral monstrosity more often. Give me more monster dad 🙏

From 2023

It’s Sebastian bullying hours ☺️

From 2024

Based on a dream I had the other day, quick sketch because I really needed to release this idea into the world 🤲
If Sebas has unlimited shapeshifting abilities and can turn into whatever animal he wants then what’s stopping him from turning into a huge furry (… er, feathery)? 😂 So I’m adding this to my AU because I can 😎

From 2023

Based on a dream I had the other day, quick sketch because I really needed to release this idea into the world 🤲
If Sebas has unlimited shapeshifting abilities and can turn into whatever animal he wants then what’s stopping him from turning into a huge furry (… er, feathery)? 😂 So I’m adding this to my AU because I can 😎

From 2023

Based on a dream I had the other day, quick sketch because I really needed to release this idea into the world 🤲
If Sebas has unlimited shapeshifting abilities and can turn into whatever animal he wants then what’s stopping him from turning into a huge furry (… er, feathery)? 😂 So I’m adding this to my AU because I can 😎

From 2023

Another sketch from my main Black Butler AU that I now think looks awful and plan to redraw. Also including my original ramble:

Trying to write a Black Butler AU with some fluff where Sebastian and Ciel have a parent-child like relationship WHILE keeping them in-character (Sebas more than Ciel tbh) and still basing it on canon material but making changes and making said changes make sense requires a bit of work ngl.

I mean, I know it’s just a project I’m doing for fun and technically there’s nothing stopping me from going nuts and making them completely OOC and disregarding canon at all, but I feel then it’d become a separate story with new, original characters who simply happen to be inspired by Kuro (which is also okay, and who knows, maybe in the future I’ll repurpose the whole thing to create my own Kuro-inspired original story, even if I don’t think I’ll ever fully lose interest in Kuro, this cursed series has me in a chokehold lmao).

Sebastian is the hardest one to write, though I think I’m finally more or less figuring it out. I didn’t want to write him as suddenly learning to love the way humans do thanks to the power of cute children or something, as it just didn’t feel natural (or I couldn’t personally make it feel natural, I know other people have managed to write that concept very well). What I have so far is that when he does act nurturing he’s simply imitating the behavior of human parents he has observed, but he doesn’t love the kid the same way humans do because he literally doesn’t have that ability. BUT that doesn’t mean he feels nothing at all and that it doesn’t mean anything to Ciel, after all this weird creature is the one who saved his life and raised him with care and patience. The closest comparison I can think of is the relationship between people and “unusual” pets like reptiles, amphibians, insects, etc. We know they can’t love us the way other people (or even other mammals) would but that doesn’t make our bond any less significant! Some bits of canon material also come in handy here, for example I based the fact that familiar Sebas finds Ciel adorable as a kitten on the canon fact that he likes squishing his cheeks because they remind him of a cat’s paws 😂 Just know he’s an awkward demon who doesn’t know how to human but is doing his best 🥺

I think in Ciel’s case I have more freedom since he is, after all, human, and a human’s personality is strongly shaped by their environment and life experiences. Like, what exactly counts as making a character OOC? Sure, I can agree that in a fanwork set in the exact same universe with the exact same events as in canon there’s some things a character would never say or do, but I think AUs were created as a way to explore what-if scenarios. What if this character had been raised by different people? What if they had grown up in a different place? What if this or that event hadn’t happened or had gone differently? Tbh I think it’s just fun to explore endless possibilities, it’s maybe a form of character analysis in some way. And if we think about it, canonverse Ciel was originally sweet, shy and affectionate, and if he’s the complete opposite now it’s only because he went through an utterly horrific and traumatic event that forced him to grow up before his time and toughen himself up because it left him with little to no support system, on top of having to be hyper vigilant because the only thing that “saved” him from that is a literal demon who wants his soul and is haunting him.

So I just wanted to create this alternative timeline where maybe things aren’t as terrible, or they start out as terrible but then some good things come from the most unexpected sources. Ciel is five years younger and thus has more time to process everything and try to heal as he grows up. Sebas isn’t entirely a bastard and willingly does nice things for the child, even if he still doesn’t understand human needs, and while he stills views him as a potential meal (at least at the beginning) he’s actually respectful. There’s another demon who understands humans all too well and is happy to lend a hand. His friends and the relatives he has left are more involved in his life. So Ciel more or less has a support system now, albeit a weird dysfunctional one, and doesn’t entirely lose his sweetness (also like… he’s 5/6 at the beginning of the story, we really can’t expect a preschooler to be an edgy emo who craves violence and revenge ☠️). I imagine he grows up to be just as calculating and cunning as canonverse Ciel, maybe even just as ruthless in his job because it’s a requirement, and is still pretty much a little shit, but this Ciel is not as cold and undemonstrative. He’s still very much an introvert who prefers to be left alone, but he smiles (as in genuinely smile) more often and it’s a little easier for him to express emotions and feelings (more through actions than words, but still meaningful). Hell he may allow himself to be playful and silly sometimes if he’s in the moment.

And if it wasn’t clear from the picture, little Ciel ADORES Sebastian. Sure he’s (understandably) a bit skittish around him at first, but once they bond he comes to fully view him as a parental figure. Yes, he’s hurt, sad and traumatized, but he’s still a resilient little kid, and with enough kindness Sebas can coax his old self to come out of his shell, and until the kid becomes more independent they’re like a mama duck and her lil duckling. Their constant banter and bickering when he’s older is more a teens being teens thing than anything.

From 2023

“Hush now, you’ll wake the dead with all that noise. I’ve heard animals can bring humans comfort, there, is this better? Listen to me, child: if you scream and cry all night like that, then you won’t rest at all and you’ll only weaken yourself and delay your recovery, do you understand? If I stay with you like this, do you think you can try to calm down and sleep? Can you do that for me?”

The concept of Sebas as an emotional support animal and Dadbastian fluff in general was so well received back then on Tumblr so I wanted to add another panel 🙂 I actually want to write a drabble (or whatever the term is for a short story that depicts only one scene) about this moment but writing isn’t my strongest point so have some patience lmao.

From 2023

Sketch I did to answer an ask by a mutual on Tumblr, from my main Black Butler AU. I'd like to redraw it one day.

This was my answer:

While I’m no expert on how children’s minds works, I’ve had my fair share of interactions with small kids, plus I was a small kid myself once and I remember what it was like, and BOY did I have a wild imagination. Like, to give just one example, when I was that age I used to think a “life insurance” was some kind of magic spell which prevented you from dying 😂
If our Phantomhive babey isn’t much different from other average kids his age, then I don’t think it’s much of a stretch to assume his young mind would come to a “Sebastian is my parent now, therefore I’m their child, they’re a demon, therefore I’m probably gonna turn into a demon myself” conclusion, especially if we keep in mind the influence of factors like living in a world where magic is very real, Sebas looking like Vincent and thus looking very familiar to him, etc. He probably even heard some people at some point comment that often adopted kids end up taking after their guardians in a lot of ways even if they aren’t related by blood and he took it literally, bless his heart 😭 (I know I would’ve come to a similar conclusion at that age so again, not very unrealistic lmao). Sebas then has to sit down and patiently explain to him that no, he won’t develop cool demon powers, and assure him that he’s still special in his own way 🥺
About the nails, oh yeah he definitely does that 🤭 I already headcanon him as pretty gnc and kind of a fashionist (I mean, that’s also not much of a stretch considering how he dresses in canon, like even if it wasn’t intentional… Yana your character looks gnc as fuck) and in this AU I love the idea of him having a fascination with Sebas’s genderfuckery and wanting to match them. It all starts with him shily asking his demon to paint his nails so that he can at least pretend to be a cool pretty demon, then as he gets older he develops a liking to high heeled footwear and starts wearing more elaborate outfits (Nina Hopkins couldn’t be happier, finally a male client who isn’t awfully boring!).

From 2023

Daily old piece 260!

From my Black Butler AU, smol bean and his emotional support Sebunny 🐇 I'd like to redraw it one day.

From 2023

Daily old piece 248!

Bby Ciel and Crowbastian from my main Kuro AU :]

From 2023

First sketches I drew about a Kuro AU feauturing 5 years old Ciel and a new demon dad who’s doing his best. Suddenly this little scene popped into my mind.
During his days in the cult all little Ciel could do was try to survive the best way his young mind could think about, and when he had just been rescued by the demon he was weak and sickly, barely alive even, and then pretty much catatonic. Once the dust has settled, however, the realization that his family won’t come back dawns on him, and he starts having nightmares about monsters with deformed faces that laugh while hurting him. Moreover, even though he’s supposed to be back at his house the place doesn’t feel too familiar. The first night the demon hears the child screaming and crying, they try to comfort him as best as they can with the scanty knowledge they have about comforting children. After a while they have an idea, based on the partially burned portrait they found from which they could make out the shape of the family pet.
(You ain’t foolin’ anyone trash demon, you’re starting to care about the smol).
When Ciel wakes up the next morning, he’s still surrounded by the borzoi’s slender but fluffly body. He yawns and rubs his eyes, and then sits up and just stares at the creature that looks so much like his late pet.
“Good morning, child.” the voice coming from the dog says, without really expecting an answer, “Did you sleep well?”
After a pause, the child that up until this point hadn’t spoken at all utters a single word, albeit almost in a whisper.
“Hm? I am afraid I could not hear that. Come again?”
Ciel lifts a little hand, points a finger at the animal and raises his voice a bit. “Sebastian.”
“Ah. Well, yes, I guess you can call me that from now on, if you so wish.” the demon answers with a small nod, and Ciel could swear he sees his snout twist into a faint smile.
Sebastian then sleeps on Ciel’s bed, in the form of the soft borzoi, every night until the child is a little older and can be alone at night.

I may redraw these one day.

From 2023

And my Ciel birthday art from this year! Made with Procreate, I tried Wiggly Paint but either it doesn’t work for me or I’m just an idiot.

Your regular reminder that suffering isn’t noble, take the painkillers 💙

Btw y’all can bet there’s gonna be sebagni in my dadbastian AU. Not the usual way people write it tho. I write this as a world where some demon species have no concept of romance, sexuality or intimate affection and their reproduction is a bizarre demonic version of cell division. However some of them, mainly those who have lived in the human world enough, might find humans (or other sentient creatures tbh) that they develop a special bond with and become close to, tho it’s a kind of bond that can’t be described with human language. So Sebastian just meets Agni and is like “he’s the one”, I call it a queerplatonic relationship because it’s the closest human term for it but if Seb tried to explain it we wouldn’t understand a word lol. But still sebagni nonetheless 😌

Tl; dr:

Daily old(ish) piece 146!

The earl and his other demonic parental figure. I don’t draw my OC interacting with characters other than Grell or Ciel interacting with characters other than Sebas nearly enough in this AU, which is a shame seeing as these two are also super close. I haven’t mentioned it, but in fact B ends up moving in with Sebas and Ciel not too long after the kid is rescued, and becomes an important part of his life and of the household in general. Ciel’s still pretty reserved and hates being touched but that’s mostly around adult humans, he normally trusts non humans more and has a soft spot for the other half of the duo that raised him.

From 2024

Daily old piece 133!

From a fandom event back on Tumblr, one of the older pieces I'm proudest of :D
(NOT ship art).

From 2023

Daily old piece 130!

Gift art I made for @/grelleswife on Tumblr, based on this 🥺

https://www.tumblr.com/grelleswife/188633780653/six-sentence-sunday-kitten-for-a-day?source=share

From 2023

Daily old piece 128 (part B)!

Part of an art trade I did with @/nullb1rdbones on Tumblr! This piece is set on their Black Butler AU called The Dead, The Damned and the Devil, I'm not sure if it'll be finished because they haven't been active lately but it's still a great story, you can chek it out here!

https://www.tumblr.com/nullb1rdbones/723231938936274944/the-first-chapter-of-vincents-story-vol1-is?source=share

From 2023

Daily old piece 123!

Belmon or just B (any pronouns), is the demon OC I shamelessly ship with Grell, I’ve been thinking lately that I really should draw her interacting with other characters 🙂 She belongs to a species of demon that don’t eat souls but instead sustain themselves by absorbing other creatures’ energy, called succubus/incubus or Life Leeches. They’re still immortal eldritch entities beyond human comprehension that originally come from another realm and have limitless shapeshifting abilities, but they’re a little less “otherworldly” in the sense that they experience more human-like emotions and feelings, have concepts of romance, affection, sexuality, friendship and family and can indulge themselves in human pleasures like sleep and food, even if they don’t need them. They also begin their life similarly to humans in that they reproduce sexually, and age like humans during their first years, though they stop aging once they reach adulthood.

In my main Black Butler AU, she's a demon who has her own place and does her own thing, instead of being contracted to anyone. She’s an acquaintance of Sebastian, they don’t see each other too often but know how to find each other when they need to (at this point in time none of them has met Grell, she’ll come into their lives later). B is a very young demon, in fact at the time this scene takes place she’s chronologically 21 years old, unlike Sebastian whose life spans millennia. So B is pretty much a “new demon”. Despite this, she’s lived among humans most of her life and is an expert on them and their needs.

When Sebastian gets out of the cult’s building with the unconscious Ciel (turns out the conditions the poor boy was kept in gave him a nasty respiratory infection), he doesn’t really know what to do with him. Well, he knows the first thing is to pull the child away from death’s door, but he doesn’t know exactly how to save him on his own, and he has no time to lose. His best choice is to go to B for help, as Life Leeches can not only absorb other creature’s energy but also give them their own energy via physical contact. In fact their supernatural healing abilities are often chosen over (or along with) human doctors for more serious or urgent stuff, they may not be able to quickly and miraculously cure a serious illness or heal a life threatening wound, but they can help a person’s body fight it by keeping it strong. So he basically shows up at her door and hands the child to her like “Plz help ☹️”

Note 1: “Crow” is how B addresses Sebastian before he actually starts going by Sebastian. I headcanon that a demon’s real name isn’t even known to other demons, so they often give each other names based on a color, animal or any other thing that is commonly associated with them. Belmon is actually a shorter simplified version of her real name, and Sebastian calls her Blue.

B absolutely adores children of any species and is more than happy to help nurse little Ciel back to health, she’s just puzzled that a demon like Crow is suddenly acting all motherly and protective 😱

Note 2: I made Ciel’s hair a little bit longer and messier because, realistically, seeing as how the cultists treated the children I don’t think they would’ve bothered to keep them groomed ☠️

(I’m tempted to give the Phantomhive boy so many parental figures but I swear I’ll still draw him mainly interacting with Sebas 😂).

From 2023

Gonna dump a bunch of notes about my Black Butler AU I wrote back in 2023, just to have a backup:

-Like a lot of canon-divergent Kuro ideas I have, this is set in an alternate reality where all kinds of supernatural creatures coexist with humans.

-One of them is demons, there are different subspecies and not all of them eat souls. There was a time where all demons were feared and any human who was suspected of being in good terms with one became the target of a witch hunt. By the late 18th century, however, things have changed a lot.

-There has been an agreement or “code of honor” between soul-eating demons (commonly called Voids) and humans for centuries. Voids need human souls to survive, they cannot sustain themselves with anything else (it’s very rare for a demon to starve to death but they do become weak and vulnerable). Some of them are opportunists who roam in search of dying humans whose souls they can snatch before a reaper arrives. While others are more patient and prefer to cultivate a soul by forming a contract with someone who wishes to. Having your soul eaten is not the horrifying fate you may think it is: there’s no eternal torment, no hell, nothing. Just going to sleep never to wake up and becoming one with the demon. People accept this as another aspect of life. However, there’s one thing that’s unacceptable and it’s demons (unjustifiably) killing humans just for their souls, any demon who does this is considered a feral beast and will be hunted down (there are some methods to kill a demon for good). Even other demons look down on these individuals.

-The longer a human lives the more “nutritious” their soul is. Some Voids will form a contract with a human and serve them through all their life, and when it’s their time to go the person will willingly feed themself to the demon. Other demons even become familiars and stay in the same family for generations, swearing loyalty to the next person in line after they have absorbed their relative’s soul. People consider this an honor.

-Sebastian is a very refined demon who only consumes the highest quality souls after fulfilling a contract. The day RCiel is sacrificed is the first time someone actively summons him, as all this time he met all his contractees by chance. He eats the human sacrifice’s soul because why not, there’s a first time for everything. However, when he takes a look at all the cultists gathered excitedly looking at him he feels nothing but contempt and disgust, and slaughters them without second thought and without bothering to take their souls. They have the distinctive stench of someone who has done unspeakable things to an individual of their own species, especially to a youngling, and not even demons find these souls appetizing. So nobody would dare to judge him for disposing of them. After the fun bloodbath he senses a tiny presence nearby, and locates it in a cage in the center of the room. A small, frail human lays there, apparently dead, though he still feels their soul flickering inside. Upon closer inspection he notices it’s a young child that looks exactly like the owner of the soul he just devoured. “Ah, twins. How sad”. It doesn’t seem like this child will make it, but waiting until he finally dies goes against his aesthetic, and for some reason he can’t bring himself to either end his misery or leave him there. So he takes the unconscious child out of there, craddling him in his very demon essence, and just keeps him, like a person who has found a wet, dirty, barely alive tiny animal on the side of the road. Besides, if he manages to save the child and he goes on to live, they might make a contract and then he can claim his soul in the end. It could be a fun experiment right?

-From OCiel’s POV, the story starts off very similar to in canon: he still gets horribly tortured and abused. But since in this AU it all happens when he’s younger, his small body can’t take much and eventually he gets so sick and weak that he can’t even stand, and the cultists just leave him to die in the cage while they focus on the stronger RCiel. The day of the sacrifice he keeps slipping in and out of consciousness and can’t fully register or process what’s going on. Unable to tell dreams from reality, he suddenly feels a warm, almost velvety cloak that surrounds him. It’s very comforting and he clings to it with the little strength he has left.

Daily old piece 121!

Step 1: Eat the sacrifice soul.
Step 2: Kill the cultists.
Step 3: Adopt the sacrifice’s twin on a whim.
Step 4: ?
Maybe the demon didn’t think this through…

From 2022

Daily old piece 88!

Grumpy winter boi I plan to redraw 💙

From 2020

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