An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Kuroshitsuji | Black Butler
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Sebastian Michaelis & Ciel Phantomhive
Characters: Ciel Phantomhive, Sebastian Michaelis
Additional Tags: Night Terrors, Nightmares, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Ciel Phantomhive is a Brat, Ciel Phantomhive Needs a Hug, POV Ciel Phantomhive, Soft Sebastian Michaelis, Caring Sebastian Michaelis, Animal Transformation, Shapeshifting, Fluff and Angst, Fluff and Humor, Crack Treated Seriously, Short & Sweet, Sharing a Bed, Literal Sleeping Together, Animal Instincts
Series: Part 2 of Dog!Sebastian
Summary:
In the past/prior fic, Ciel forbade Sebastian from touching him after having a nightmare in his human form, insisting that if Sebastian was to protect or comfort him, it would be as a guard dog. Sebastian gets too into his role.
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A massive black dog, perhaps more akin to a wolf than a dog, slowly padded into the room. Ciel could make out the houndâs thick fur and glistening claws, outlined by a silver sheen. Perhaps the most telling clue as to its nature was a gleaming pentacle at its neck, undoubtedly attached to a collar. The beast quietly pushed the door closed with a hind leg, as if it was trying to be polite.
âYou think your manners and aesthetics matter one whit when youâre on all fours as an animal?â drawled Ciel, the nerve heâd had to gather to make the quip already dousing his fright.
First a little note for those, who read my researches and analysis about Kuro. I am always open for people taking my stuff as surce of inspiration. But the moment inspiration turns into bloody copy-paste, I am sorry, but you will be blocked.
Fact is, I have blocked someone a few days earlier, because my own screenshots and thoughts about the latest kuro-chap were posted by a different person - nearly identical, who wasn't even tagging my original post. And I am honest. I hate copypasters.
I put so much time into researching history and informations, and I simply do not like it, when people take those and sell it as their ideas. So I really would apreciate it, if you would keep an eye out. If you come across postings, that seem to have my researches / informations on it, then please give me a note of something, so I can block this person.
Thank you very much! đ€
And now, please enjoy my analysis of the last chapter(s). It got even longer than anticipated.
Maybe you remember my post a few months ago, where I pointed out the possibility of Modri being something like an exorcist and also the element of Seraphim. But let's start at the beginning.
What most of us thought the moment, Yana introduced us with the Nectar Springs Hotel was, how it reminded us of Dantes Inferno.
Dante's Divine Comedy is three parts: Inferno (Hell), Purgatorio, and Paradiso. And they deliberately mirror each other in structure.
While hell goes downwards, heaven goes up. And while Satan is at the bottom, where he is the prisoner in a frozen sea, the Seraphim are on the top. Yes! Not God.
In Paradiso, Dante built the exact inverse: nine heavenly spheres ascending upward. The order of the angelic hierarchies in the Divine Comedy is, in descending rank: Seraphim, Cherubim, Thrones, Dominations, Virtues, Powers, Principalities, Archangels, Angels. University of Leeds
But that wasn't the only moment, Yana gave us hints in Kuro about, where the story was going. It began from the very beginning. This will be something for later. Because it will propably explode your head.
However.
The Seraphim are the most powerful beings in heaven.
They know and love God the most. In other words, the Seraphim sit at the absolute center-top of Heaven, just as Satan sits at the absolute center-bottom of Hell. Nine circles down = nine orders up.
In Dante's Paradiso, the Seraphim emphasize movement toward God through love, and joy is specifically connected with the Seraphim. They are the burning, fire-winged angels of divine love at the very peak of the celestial hierarchy.
The moment I knew it was about the Seraphim, was when I saw it on Modris Boots and his scarf.
But why the connection to Dante or is it simply coinsidence?
Not so with Yana. Because:
The Four Sections: Degrees of Betrayal
The ninth circle is divided into four sub-levels by type of treachery: Caina (traitors to family, named for the biblical Cain who murdered Abel); Antenora (traitors to country or political party); Ptolomea (traitors to guests and hosts); and Judecca (traitors to lords and benefactors â the innermost zone, named after Judas Iscariot). Study.com
Any bells ringing?
Cain and Abel | Ciel and his twin
Antenora | Ciel & Sebastian against the Queen
Ptolomea | The Nectar Spring host against Ciel & Sebastian
Judecca | Actually open for interpretation
Even when I believe that Kuro is so full of betrayl, that many more falls into those four parts. Because practically Judecca could even be seen at the moment Sebastian tried to lure Ciel into giving in right at the beginning ... But this is what Kuro is. Deep in its core. And that's what makes it so good!
And what I meant with it began earlier than that:
Interesting side note, that Dante and Virgil kissed after this scene in the boat. Because Virgil was proud of Dante's reaction toward the sinner.
And Ciel told Sebastian he did so good.
--- Don't think I am finished. 'Cause now we take a look on that certain medallion Modri was showing so often, that it can only be a sign ---
This is a medaillon of the holy Nicholas of Myra. Interesting is, he is the son of wealthy Christian parents who passed away early, Nicholas dedicated his entire inheritance to helping the poor and sick. Also he is connected with traditions including saving children from being murdered, rescuing young women from prostitution, multiplying grain during famine, and guiding sailors to safety by appearing in a halo of light over a ship's mast.
(Would be funny as hell, when this would be Ciels real name. Even when I don't care about, because after all. Ciel is Ciel for me XD) And not funny as hell, but ironic, that it also fits for the things (inclusded prostitution, because he gave two prostitutes meals for their answers in than pub) Sebastian already did ...
But the interesting things won't stop here either. Because ...
And now please sit down, my lovely guests.
Nicholas was a staunch defender of the Holy Trinity. According to tradition, he was so zealous in his beliefs that he briefly struck the heretic Arius during the Council.
And let's take a look what's also seems to have connection toward the Holy Trinity.
The crowned triangle on a bell is essentially saying: "The Holy Trinity reigns supreme"
Another sidenote is, that the Holy Trinity can also be in common with the Lily - what is a flower Yana shows most in connection with Undertaker.
--- Back to the Seraphim ---
"I adjure you by the holy angels, thrones, dominions, principalities, powers, and authorities; by the many-eyed Cherubim and the six-winged Seraphim to tell me immediately how your name is called" and separately:
"He who is honored by the encircling Powers, the awesome six-winged and many-eyed Cherubim and Seraphim⊠Satan: the Lord rebukes thee!"
Those are words spoken by Exorcists, who uses the Seraphim as a powerful weapon in order to fight against demons.
But what's the difference between a Seraphim and Cherubim? Or are those the same?
They are and yet they are not.
The Seraphim does have six wings. Two for flying, two over it's face an two on it's feet. They guard the throne of God and cleanse humanity from sin (Book of Jesaja)
The Cherubim however are called the wisdom and they represent the fullness of divine wisdom and knowledge. They have only four wings and often four faces. Human, Lion, Bull and Eagle (Three different Voices, after Modris words.)
They serve as guardians of God's holiness (or sometimes guardians of Paradise or the Ark of the Covenant) and act as the immediate bearers or attendants of the throne.
Short:
While Seraphim primarily represent and praise God's love and holiness, Cherubim are the powerful guardians of divine truth and presence.
So I believe that the new character
is probably a Seraphim while Modri is used by a Cherubim, for his face being used to be the human.
--- And how will things continue? ---
I stay with my years old opinion, that Ciel and Sebastian will be seperated and Sebastian will get hurt in the progress of freeing himself, for saving Ciel. Because this is exactly what Dantes Inferno is about.
The Demon who trapped himself in ice, by forcefully trying of freeing itself.
But people seem to forget, that Ciel is after all caring for his demon. Otherwise he wouldn't have asked him, if he even enjoeyed his dinner ... And he will either kill himself, because he won't give in, nor would he wants to be held by the side of his dead brother. He is too proud, to let himself use, also ... Or, he gave already Sebastian the order, if things get down the shithole, that Sebastian should take what is his. His soul.
Interesting side thought.
When Yana really goes down the road of Dante. Then Ciel's death / taking Ciels soul, will bring Sebastian to tears, what is the beginning of his neverending hell of being frozen.
That's is it. My thoughts and conclusions about the last chapters and informations Yana droped on us.
I would be happy to read your thoughts. And please do me a favor. If you want to use certain informations of this post, then tag me at least. :)
I find it so funny that Ciel decided he needed to talk to Sebastian and give him credit for getting him into the cricket tournament, but when he realizes the conversation will be public the way he decides he NEEDS to have this conversation with Sebastian is by throwing himself into his chest, and then staying there.
This wasn't even an effort to keep their voices low either, because Ciel was very loudly announcing how pleased he was about this development to anyone within a 50 foot radius. Ciel I know what you are.
I need Ciel to show at least SOME kind of jealousy for all the times Sebastian has slept with women for intel etc. (Actually maybe that was only once? I don't think the scene in the s2 counts) but like he ... slept with Beast just like that. It upsets me :|
Ciel slept with doll its a draw lmao...
I'm sure they had some confrontation after or even during the Circus arc, and it was full of powerplay and bitter feelings, oh the angst, also what scene from s2? I can't remember but as for the manga he only slept with Beast and "romanticly" killed of Sieglinde's mother as far as my weak mind remembers.
Did S sleep with anyone during season 2? He was full of jealousy because of Claude Faustus that he never thought of it. Although he slept with a nun during season 1 and I think that was the first time Ciel found out about it and was puzzled. Though Grelle was so upset sheâd love to annihilate the woman.
I donât think the fandom has discussed the changes on Book of Circus anime enough though. (Or at least, I havenât read enough analyses on it.) In the manga that scene where Doll/Freckles joined Ciel on his sickbed happened âbeforeâ Sebastian decided to sleep with Beast. Whereas in the anime, Sebastian guilt-tripped Ciel of âsleeping with a girlâ after he spent the night with Beast.
Thing is, I am still baffled with this scene. Was S so guilty that he uttered this, that he resorted to sleeping with someone and made sure his master feel the same?
I hope no one minds me going off. This scene is super, super wild to interoperate...Â
I thought at some point, O!ciel would find out about Sebastian sleeping with Beast and weâd see his reaction... But he never does find out? As far as I am aware in manga, or anime canon...Â
(* Side note did anyone else audibly go âwhat the fuckâ when O!Ciel felt someone clearly in the same bed sleeping beside him under covers and he said âSebastian?â and looked over his shoulder and realized it was Freckles? đOk.....moving on. )
So, Sebastian goes out of his way to tease him about sleeping next to Freckles. Presumably to make him feel like he did something wrong, by allowing her to sleep beside him for his reaction it seems like...
Like he wants to see if he had any remorse for it, maybe to just put the thought into his head: his actions could hurt someone else, besides Freckles. Elizabeth. Maybe even hurt--Â someone else..?Â
Maybe Sebastian saw them sleeping together, and felt like... if his Master was willing to lie to a girl to the point where she felt so comfortable with him that sheâd sleep in the same bed with him while he was sick, maybe he should in kind, resort to doing the same thing in a much more adult/sexual manner with Beast-- because he assumes that if o!Ciel were of age heâd do the same, himself.Â
Cielâs always lying to freckles; their entire friendship was a lie to get what he needed from her. Uses her, eventually disposes of her. He manipulated her, it just wasnât sexual in nature.Â
And in turn Sebastian lies to Beast, and seduces her to get what he needs from her. Uses her, and eventually sheâs disposed of (and her scarf like sheâs nothing!)-- it just happened to be sexual manipulation and dishonesty.Â
The weird part for me, personally, is just Sebastian seems... really touchy with his Master, afterward. Itâs all around very tense, very ... strange indeed. ....Â
What confuses me most about the "he's just eating his soul, stop making it weird!" argument with this particular illustration, is that nobody saying this seems to notice or mention the obvious fact that this is Demon Ciel, whose soul can no longer be consumed. So no, he's not eating his soul, that interpretation is simply factually wrong.
When those Antis realize Sebastian is just kissing him just to kiss him and not eating his soul my life will be eased. They also have another claim that this art isnât official since it was on a magazine and not âin characterâ. Complete ignorance.
