Sebastian Michaelis, the demonic butler from the manga “Kuroshitsuji”.

The verses are fragments from a poem by Emily Dickinson, one of my most beloved poets.

Alone, I cannot be –
The Hosts – do visit me –
Recordless Company –
Who baffle Key –

They have no Robes, nor Names –
No Almanacs – nor Climes –
But general Homes
Like Gnomes –

Their Coming, may be known
By Couriers within –
Their going – is not –
For they’re never gone –


This is my fanart entry for ~suzaku3’s contest “The Hosts” (on her LJ, Italian people can read about it and join in here: [link] ). While I was trying to sketch this portrait, in fact, I though about this side of the “Faustian contract”… it’s very very unlikely to happen in the manga, but I somehow had the mental image of a grown-up Ciel, with his own life, finally managing to work out his troubles alone, not needing the deal anymore, yet never able to be free. Uhm, I’m terrible with explanations in English… ç_____ç but I’m sure all of you can make out the association between the verses and the character.

The drawing itself is… lame, I know. ç______ç It’s one of the worst among my recent ones, to me: I really don’t fit with Yana Toboso’s style and the composition is not original at all. I swear my creativity isn’t dead… I’m sketching some better things, but who knows when the lazy me will move on and finish them…^^’
Harriet, I promise another entry, hopefully better, for your contest!

See you soon my friends, in your gallery or in our comments! <3 I’m going to answer everything I have to in a short time! >______<


Made with coloured pencils and white pastel, colour retouching with Photoshop. Blood brushes by ~Debi-Chiru [link] rune ones by *redheadstock [link] .