The Cabbage Horde

History nerd and Local Story Lover

[strawberryraviegutz]

visual kei alastor visual kei alastor visual kei alastor visual kei alastor visual kei alastor visual kei alastor visual kei alastor VISUAL KEI ALASTOR💗💓💕

I CANT BELIEVE THEY ACTUALLY PUT ALASTOR IN THIS STYLE FOR THIS JFASHION/ALT THEMED MERCH DROP.

VKEI ALASTOR MAKES ME SO HAPPY CUZ ITS ONE OF THE JFASHION STYLES THAT IVE ALWAYS THOUGHT FIT ALASTOR SO WELL I FUCKING WON.

[meemawfia]

when you're going through #the horrors and some owl man wants to promote you to CEO of a cube-making company or some shit idk i didn't read the manga

[hazelfoureyes]

IM UNWELL

All we do is win win win

[misstrashchan]

Charlie and Husk: How to Do Therapy Right

With Husk working as the unofficial therapist (at Charlie's request) in S2 and Charlie appointing herself as head counselor at the end of S2, this makes me think that between the two of them they could learn a lot about being a better therapist from each other.

Husk is better than Charlie at listening to people and seeing through their facades/personas, calling them out and getting them to acknowledge their flaws:

Husk: That's bullshit. You get drunk and bitch about them all the time. Everyone likes to bitch to the bartender. I know everything about you and these motherfuckers at this point. [Gestures to Sir Pentious] That one. That one is an insecure buffoon whose lonely ass watches you idiots sleep! [Vaggie pounds her fist into her palm and glares at Sir Pentious as Husk gestures to Charlie.] Princess, is a bleeding heart who wants to solve everybody else's problems 'cept her own.

Charlie: What?! No, I-- what? Pffff, no, no... [Vaggie just stares at her silently.]

Husk: [to Vaggie] This one, [She turns her attention away from Charlie and scowls at Husk, growling under her breath.] judges everyone and everything because she hates herself.

Charlie is unable to do this, as she struggles with listening to others, conflict, and facing negative emotions, so she can’t always properly get to the root of people's struggles and empathize with them the way Husk can.

However, Husk has his own problems as a therapist in being far too negative:

Angel Dust: Ugh, I-I missed it. I've had a headache all day. But Husk seems to be enjoying the therapist shit. Says his "pretending to listen" skills are put to good use.

Baxter: It was very informative. I have never heard someone come up with so many ways to say "stupid." Adding a few to my personal dictionary.

[Cuts to the therapy session, Baxter is taking notes next to Husk.]

Rooster: (voice breaking) I just don't understand why she left me.

Husk: Well maybe... it's because you're a moronic, unthinking damn fool.

Baxter: (taking notes) "Damn fool"!

Husk: Who is too nonsensically doltish...

Baxter: (taking notes) "Doltish."

Husk: ...to realize that you're a mindless chuckle-fuck...

Baxter: (taking notes) "Chuckle-fuck."

Husk: With your constant gormless buffoonery. Maybe you should try not being a feeble-minded...

Baxter: (taking notes) "Fe-"

Husk: smooth-brain for once!

Baxter: (taking notes) "Smooth-brain."

Rooster: [voice breaking] Yeah. Maybe.

[The other sinners begin clapping for him while Husk leans over to whisper to Baxter.]

Husk: Am I doing therapy right?

Like, getting people to acknowledge their flaws is good, and sometimes you do need to be blunt but like, there is a bit more care and tact to be had in therapy beyond just insulting people and calling them a loser. He fails to give any positive or constructive feedback the way Charlie would, that inspires people to do and be more, the best examples of this being in her song "It Starts With Sorry" with Pentious and "Ready for This" with Cannibal Town:

And we do know both of their approaches have their merits, since Angel Dust started to open up more after Husk helped him realise it was okay to be a “loser”:

...and we know he was finding Charlie’s therapy sessions to be helpful: 

Angel Dust: Uh, when you see her, can you ask if she's still up for the therapy session today? I'm kinda gettin' into talking about my feelings and junk

Not to mention even in Speedrun to Redemption, where Charlie is at her absolute worst in disrespecting Angel’s boundaries and not listening to him, the small, genuine part of Charlie expressing her sincere belief in Angel Dust being “far from shameful, just misunderstood” and his desire to improve himself does still resonate with him too.

Charlie offers him the hope and the chance to change for the better, Husk offers him empathy and acceptance of who he is currently.

What’s really ironic about thinking of the two interacting more/being therapists at the hotel is that they will probably be the ones needing therapy in S3. Husk is currently heartbroken (especially if the Valentine’s and Pride merch is anything to go by) at Angel’s departure after only just having realized his feelings, not to mention the pride merch has him not only looking forlornly (presumably at Angel Dust on the Vees stand) but also has him dressed as a bellhop, in close proximity to Alastor.

I bring this up because Alastor was mockingly referred to as the "bellhop" by Lucifer, and so I think this is foreshadowing for Alastor to continue to demean and belittle Husk as a "loser" even moreso, the way he is by others in positions of power, chiefly Rosie.

Meanwhile Charlie is going to be reeling from the return of Lilith and unpacking a lot of family trauma. Husk needs to have more hope and realise he doesn’t have to be a loser and can break his losing streak, while Charlie needs to face all the negative emotions she has been repressing, especially in regards to Lilith and the pain caused by her. 

Basically this is just a roundabout way of me saying I hope they give each other therapy sessions, and maybe swap notes and give each other pointers on how to do therapy right. 

I’d also like more Husk/Charlie interactions because since the song Love In A Bottle where the slot machines reveal “the cares that I’ve been overthinking” for Husk to be Charlie, Alastor and Angel respectively.

Alastor and Angel make sense since he’s Angel’s love interest and his soul is bound to Alastor, go figure those relationships are important to his character. Charlie I suppose is representative of the Hazbin Hotel itself, so she would be the best representation of all the other bonds Husk has formed while at the hotel. But I do think it Would Be Neat to develop some specific found family bonds at the hotel, especially with these two being capable of helping the other to grow/be better therapists, and to reach out to Angel.

[thewholediamondsky]

Do you guys think Sebastian ever missed wearing his black stiletto heels in these three years?

I mean, I'm sure the shoes he wears now, as butler, are more practical, comfortable, and appropriate for the task, but they just don't have the same appeal as THOSE:

I wonder if at some point he waited until everyone in the house was asleep and changed shape just to "put" those heels back on 🤔

(I originally wanted to put a gif here at the end, but I was afraid Tumblr would see it as "inappropriate")

[dateamonster]

its actually very funny to me that lynchs work has this reputation of being very weird and confusing and opaque and so when you watch it you kinda go in expecting to have to sus out a lot of subtle metaphor and symbolism and like certainly its got its fair share but mostly the thing people find so weird about it i think is that he creates these story worlds where the rules of reality are bent to allow for as much literal communication as possible. so much of his work is just characters telling you whats going on and what it means to them so bluntly that it like loops and sounds completely bizarre, like listening to someone describe a dream they had with perfect recall and clarity. it rules. i love being autistic actually.

[rillyrillo]

🦌🎑

this was my piece for the alastor anthology! i remember finishing it up on the plane 😵‍💫✈️

[emorstrador]

Some Mey-Rin doodles

[looking-up-at-the-ciel]

Thinking about how o!ciel used to call tanaka gramps and ran to hug him when he first saw him again. That he gives all the servants in his care respect and a space to thrive.

Servants are who truly raised o!ciel and who are still raising him to this day.

And it really shows when r!ciel shows up and is blunt af about how he feels about servants and how they should and shouldn't act. Even Sebastian being able to speak and lead this household the way he does is in of itself a privilege not given to butlers.

People who act like ciel's relationship with his servants isnt a core element of the narrative truly have no idea what the show is truly about. (I literally saw someone one say phantomfam is not realistic to the show like. Did we all not watch the same last episode of the public school arc????? The entire episode is them SHOPPING)

[cloudi-days]

phantomfam is conceptually so funny. highly skilled private army Trained To Kill......led by a tiny victorian orphan with asthma and questionable morals. sometimes they give him uppies

[luchigeon]

big bro and little bro

[salaciousandsorrowful]

my BABIES😭

[sincerelythegardener]

i don't think we talk enough about how "normal" Bard is compared to the rest of the phantomhive manor.

we have Ciel, young kid who has a demon butler and is also living as their brother and constantly getting involved with the supernatural and the crime ring of London.

Sebastian. Demon butler.

Mey-Rin, ex-assassin who is crazy far-sighted.

Finny, German experiment that has super strength and speed.

Snake, half-snake and can talk to snakes, because he is half-snake.

Tanaka, the pervious bodyguard & head butler of the Phantomhive family, and is heavily implied to have been helping Vincent with the crime ring. he can also slice through bullets.

Bard, ordinary man who had a wife and son before they tragicly died in a fire, had to go to war and was almost forced to eat his fellow soldiers to survive before Sebastian showed up.

[sonofapunk]

Finny’s initial trust of Jeremy and initial distrust of r!Ciel is deeply important to me

[killjoy-laserbeam]

O!Ciel saw the 7 people that stood by him after everything and then decided the emergency funds would go to them. Cuz they all got new clothes and suits and Sebastian got to sit at a table with nobles. TWICE!!

[yurislop]

ciel takes after his fam

[nataliaphantomhivesblog]

SEBASTIAN AND HIS ROLE IN THE PHANTOMFAM RANT

Heyyy kurofans!!!

Just dropping by to talk about the Phantomhive servants and their complicated little family dynamic with the demon butler!

I just find it intresting how Sebastian tends to morph his personality depending on which servant he is directing to, and there is a reason for each.

(Btw im only gonna focus on Finny, Bard and Meyrin on this post btw, sorry Snake lovers he just didn't interact with the demon much for me to talk about him here!!)

Finnian and the demon who took in the role of his teacher and subtle caretaker.

I have to say, Finnian definitely looks up to the butler. While he fears him, it always comes in flickers, what never leaves is his appreciation and care for Sebastian.

It's worth noting that Sebastian adopts a gentler approach when training Finnian: marked by patience and restraint.

The demon recognizes the blonde's fragility, so he tends to be kinder to him than with the other servants.

Bard gets sarcasm, Mey-Rin gets teasing, Snake gets cryptic warnings, but Finnian? A simple sigh and a patient redemonstration.

I love how in the picture below, Sebastian lets Finnian embrace him, giving him quiet comfort while gently reminding him of his strenght.

Now, I know Sebastian does these things in order to gain obidience and trust from Finnian, but i love to see how he really does treat him like the child that he is. (look at the way he quietly tucks him in bed.)

While no doubt, Sebastian can get frustrated by the gardeners antics, he also sees the potential in Finny and respects him as a servant of the phantomhive household.

Also yes, I know what Sebastian did to Finny in the green witch arc, but he could've killed him so yk what i think throwing him to the ground is a better outcome lol. Also!! Sebastian literally warned Finnian to get out of the way before doing anything, so yk for a demon, I do deem that as a wierdly good deed. And even when he threw the blonde out of the room, he acknowledged and thanked him for taking care of the young master.

In that scene, Finnian was confused by Sebastian's behavior, showcasing how the blonde truly isn't used to the butler being rough with him in a way that would truly hurt him. To the gardner, Sebastian was "acting wierd".

All in all, Sebastian doesn't take the roll of a abusvie tyrant who attempts to make Finnian obey him into submission.

And the reason for it is quite simple: Finny, the kid who was deprived of movement and sunlight when he was young, got employed by the young earl with the promise of freedom and sunlight as exchange for his loyalty.

So if Sebastain where to completely restrain Finnian, the blonde's loyalty to the phantomhive household would've wavered. That's why the butler takes a gentle and caretaker approach towards him, which explains Finnian's love, greatfulness and attachment to the butler.

He doesn't see him in the same light as those cruel men in the lab who abused him, i dare say that he views him as family.

Sebastian allows the child to embrace him, even after mistakes that anger him greatly. Still, the boy feels safe enough to admit his wrongdoings and finds solace in the butler's presence.

He scolds him gently, and gives him the liberty to choose which plants to buy to design the garden. Respecting Finnian's position as he does so.

Sebastian praises the boy when he performs his tasks correctly and even takes the time to teach Finnian about the plants in the garden.

His approach, as I’ve mentioned, is entirely gentle: he never belittles Finnian for his lack of knowledge but instead patiently guides him.

Finnian doesn’t know what Sebastian is, only that he’s the one who taught him how to hold a teacup without breaking it. And for a boy who was once a lab experiment, that kindness matters more than fear.

Soldier to Soldier: Bard’s Tactical Recognition of a Superior Force

Sebastian's way of gaining Bards obidience was...intresting to say the least. (lol)

God, that pannels never fails to make me laugh.

Anyway, Bard was rebellious at first. He had no respect for Sebastian or his commands. The cook couldn't stand the "pristine, high-class butler" act.

After spending so much time in war, that polished demeanor doesn’t just irritate Bard, it unsettles him.

And the butler sees through that and so he decides to switch tactics.

What does Sebastian do in order for Bard to obey him? He bitchslaps him across the face.

He resorts to the same amount of violence that a higher rank officer would use on a disobeying soldier.

Sebastian creates an enviormennt Bard was used to in order to ease him into the mannor.

(As a small side note: Sebastian initially refused to call Bardroy “Baldo” out of professionalism — much to the cook’s annoyance. But once he realized that the nickname made Bard feel more comfortable, he eventually gave in and started using it.)

Mey-Rin worships Sebastian, Finnian adores him, but Bard? Bard’s the only one who sees through him, and that’s exactly why Sebastian respects him for it.

Sebastian said it better himself, Bard is the only one in that manner who is afraid of death,he’s sharp enough to notice what Finnian and Mey-Rin overlook.

The Butler doesn't have that humane quality in order to guide MeyRin and Finnian to not be too careless about their feelings and lives they hold, so he needs Bard to teach them instead.

And in time, Bard rises to the task, becoming their anchor, their unshakable rock.

Before long, the cook felt comfortable enough to open up and share his own backstory with the butler.

This is a huge turning point for Bard and his relationship with Sebastian.

It was the aftermath of Bard’s recruitment test that made the cook feel he truly belonged at the manor. And it was Sebastian who carefully crafted that sense of normalcy and comfort that allowed Bard to settle in.

It wasn’t just the sense of comfort Sebastian carefully built around him or the feeling of belonging that followed the recruitment test, it was the butler’s quiet, deliberate speech, “You are afraid of death,” that truly resonated with Bard.

In that moment, something shifted.

A validation of the life Bard had lived, the pain he carried, and the grit that had kept him alive through war. For the first time in a long while, he felt seen for who he was, not just what he could do.

And in that moment of clarity, he finally understood his place in the manor: not just as the cook or a soldier, but as someone who mattered and could make a change.

And in time, we can see various ways in which Bard tends to guide Finnian and MeyRin in ways Sebastian (a demon) fails to do so.

Not only that, but Sebastian's role as a harsher and less romanticized teacher is also what made Bard trust him and create a space for him to feel emotionally secure around him.

Bard learned to truly respect Sebastain.

Sebastian had to struggle to get Bard not only to adjust to the manor, but to trust him as well. And if that meant landing a punch and delivering a symbolic speech about Bard’s strengths, then so be it.

Mey-Rin and the superior who she has a crush on.

Sebastian’s approach to winning Mey-Rin’s loyalty and trust is quite interesting, a delicate balance of gentleness and firm command.

When Sebastian first set his sights on recruiting Mey-Rin, his approach was enthusiastically forceful.

He wasn’t about to let her slip away easily; every word and gesture carried the weight of his conviction, compelling her to see beyond her own doubts and recognize the role she was meant to play.

however, Meyrin suprisingly, didn't give in to Sebastian's offer (it was o!Ciel's later strategtic food bribe that made her accept the job).

it is important however, to highlight just how crucial Sebastian is to Mey-Rin’s drive and dedication within the manor.

His compliments and subtle affirmations fuel her determination, giving her a sense of purpose and worth that she deeply craves. Without his steady presence and approval, Mey-Rin’s motivation would falter, but with him, she feels empowered to face any challenge the manor throws her way.

Mey-Rin ends up developing a crush on Sebastian and while I am certain it wasn't the demons intention for her to fall for him, he expertly plays into her feelings, carefully weaving just enough sweet words and gestures to keep her longing for more, deepening her attachment while maintaining an inscrutable distance.

Look at Sebastian's use of words in this pannel, the way he refers to her as "lady".

After a life spent surviving with grit and grit alone, being seen as more than just a weapon feels like a quiet luxury.

She clings to the little moments—wearing pretty dresses, adjusting her ribbon just right, blushing at a compliment—because in them, she rediscovers a softness she thought she had lost forever.

And with Sebastian, who sees her not just as a sharpshooter but as a lady worthy of poise and praise, that desire to indulge only grows stronger.

I daresay that out of the three original Phantomhive servants, Mey-Rin holds the deepest affection for the butler.

While Finny adores him with wide-eyed loyalty and Bard treats him with begrudging respect, Mey-Rin’s feelings run deeper: tinged with romantic yearning and idealization.

While Sebastian never explicitly encourages it, he certainly doesn’t shy away from feeding into her idealization. A well-placed compliment here, a soft smile there: it all adds fuel to the fire of her feelings.

And for Mey-Rin, who had lived so long without kindness or softness, the fantasy of him becomes a refuge she’s not quite ready to give up.

IN CONCLUSION

It’s compelling to observe how Sebastian interacts with each of the servants, his approach carefully tailored, almost tactical, to draw out their loyalty.

At this point, it wouldn’t be far-fetched to believe they’d take a bullet not only for the young master but for Sebastian as well.

He didn’t simply harvest loyalty, he nurtured love.

Sebastian is an integral part of the familial bond that ties the Phantomhive servants together—whether he likes it or not.

This one hell of a butler will forever be family to Bard, Mey-Rin, and Finnian in their own unique ways.

No matter the chaos, the orders, or the secrets they carry, Sebastian remains at the heart of it all: not just as their superior, but as someone they’ve come to trust, admire, and quietly love.

To them, he isn’t just a servant of the Phantomhive name—he’s home, just as much as Ciel is.

[lovelorncritter]

ciels circle is so diverse cause he got like:

indian prince bff

american chef

chinese maid

german gardener

half-snake footman

?̵͙̖̍͂?̷͑͊̅̕?̶̛̄̓̈́?̶̐̅̊͝?̶̀̑̑̍?̵̑̑͆̎?̴̆̍̈͗?̶̜͆͋͝?̶̗̲̼̓ butler

japanese servant

that's crazy if you ask me