Curtain Fall
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Sebastian asked in the brimming silence, "Do you ever tire of life?"
"I do tire of your questions." Ciel's response is firm and unwavering. The chess pieces remain standing.
"You amuse me, my Young Master."
He flinches from his words. "I am not 'your' anything. You have work to do." His response is like steel, "Do it."
"Yes, Sir."
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"I will be with you until the very end." He assures the child weakly, fingers threading through strands of hair. The child's eyes were glazed with lust and need. "I promise you."
"Shut up and finish this."