I am very excited about these prompts! A very big thank you to Akiru Chan and Disgruntled Minion for allowing me to use their story The Devil's Canvas as the background for these prompts! If you haven't read it yet, you really should. For one thing, it's amazing, and for another thing, it will probably be difficult to follow this story if you haven't read it. This starts at Chapter 38, and continues through the end of the story. Read and review, flame if you must!
Today is the one year mark for Behind The Devil's Canvas! And to celebrate, here's 100 prompts for you all to read and enjoy! But first, let me ramble a bit...
This story holds a very special place in my heart because this is how I met two of my best friends: Akiru Chan and Disgruntled Minion. Without them and their story The Devil's Canvas, we most likely wouldn't have met. But we did meet, and here's to our one year friendaversary! May we have many more! This chapter is dedicated to both of you. I love you both so much!
And I also want to thank everyone who has reviewed/faved/alerted this story. I'm honored that you all like it, and I hope that future chapters will meet your expectations as well! So now, without further ado, here is the next act!
Disclaimer: I do not own the characters Sebastian and Ciel. I do not own the background plot. So basically, I own nothing of this story. XD
001. Beginnings
Every story has a beginning, and in the future, Ciel and Sebastian will laugh as they reminisce about how they had first met.
086. Choices
So many choices brought them to where they are now, and neither of them wish to go back in time and change any of it.
011. Red
Ever since Ciel has joined the family, the only color he really sees is red. Red eyes. Red blood. Red with rage.
Red, red, red.
030. Death
Ciel has seen more death in the past year than he had before he joined the family.
017. Brown
Scooping up a handful of dirt, Ciel sprinkles it onto Bard's coffin. The man will be sorely missed.
050. Spade
Ciel flinches as he hears the sound of the shovels moving dirt onto Bard's coffin, and Sebastian holds tightly onto his hand.
076. Who?
Who is their enemy?
Joker. Beast. Doc.
077. What?
What do they want?
Ciel's ring.
078. Where?
Where are they located?
079. When?
When did all of this begin?
080. Why?
Why are they after Ciel and Sebastian?
081. How?
How will they defeat their enemy?
028. Children
When asked how many children he wants, Ciel isn't quite sure what to say. After all, he hasn't given it much thought since he's in a relationship with another man.
082. If
So many if only'srun through Sebastian's mind. If only he'd listened to his gut instinct and not been swayed by Ciel's words, then Ciel wouldn't have fallen asleep and been captured. If only he'd been faster in getting to Ciel's stakeout place. If only he'd realized that something was wrong. If only. If only. If only.
If only Ciel survives, then that's good enough for Sebastian.
013. Yellow
Sebastian can feel those gold eyes burning holes in his back, but he refuses to admit just how much Ciel's disappearance is affecting him.
021. Friends and 022. Enemies and 023. Lovers
The saying goes to keep your friends closer and your enemies closer, but your ex-lovers should be kept at arm's length.
058. Sunlight
The sunlight is bright as Ciel and Sebastian step outside of Joker's hideout, and though Ciel is momentarily blinded by it, he is grateful because he thought he would die without seeing it again.
090. Home
When Claude pulls up to the mansion, Ciel stares blankly at the huge building before coming to the conclusion that it isn't home anymore. It ceased being home the second Ciel had left Sebastian to the wolves.
006. Hour
Ciel stares at the clock and wishes for the hands to stop moving. Each second, each minute, each hour that goes by means one step closer for Sebastian's death.
031. Sunrise and 032. Sunset
For the first time in his life, Ciel wishes that the sun would stand still, that there will be no sunrise or sunset. For if that does not happen, then Sebastian's life will not be in danger.
053. Earth
Ciel will move heaven and earth to get Sebastian safely back home, even if it means he's heading to hell.
012. Orange
The fiery sunset glows orange and red and yellow, an ominous foreshadowing of what is to come.
071. Broken
They are broken. Oh, so broken. Lying there on the cold, cold concrete, so close to death.
052. Fire
Fire consumes the building, and as Tanaka watches, he realizes with a heavy heart that no one, not even Sebastian, could have survived the inferno.
051. Water
The flames are being doused by water, but it's not fast enough for Tanaka. No, definitely not fast enough, he thinks, as a corner of the building crumbles to the ground.
054. Air
The air around them is thick and heavy with the smell of smoke and charred flesh, and it's all Claude can do to not vomit as he thinks that maybe one of those bodies is Sebastian's.
096. Devotion
Sebastian and Ciel are devoted to one another. They care about the other so much that they are willing to risk their life for him.
And that is what causes their downfall.
008. Spinning
The world is spinning, and Sebastian cannot steady himself. His world is Ciel, and now that Ciel is dead, there is nothing for Sebastian to hold onto.
007. Pale
As Sebastian fades back into oblivion due to the drugs amid Will's shouts to get Ciel's condition stable, his last thought is how pale and still Ciel is, and God, he'd better make it.
015. Blue
Sebastian is relieved that he gets to see those blue eyes once more, until he realizes that there's only one blue eye staring back at him.
059. Never
Sebastian never wants to relive that time when he thought that Ciel was dead.
093. Thanksgiving
"I'm just so glad you're alive," Sebastian murmurs as he pulls his lover close.
084. Mirror
Ciel can't stand to look in a mirror for several weeks after his kidnapping. He can't bear to look at himself and see the failure that he has become.
085. Faces
In Ciel's nightmares, he sees his tormentors. Beast and Doc and Joker. They are all there, laughing and pointing at him with cruel and twisted smirks upon their faces.
041. Shapes
Ciel has been hoping that he will at least be able to fuzzy shapes with his right eye, but that hope quickly dies as the eye patch is removed.
083. Reality
When Will removes the bandages, reality sinks in, and Ciel realizes that he is completely blind in his right eye.
043. Vision
Tears blur Ciel's vision in his lone eye; he can't see.
016. Purple
Ciel's other eye has turned a violet color, and Sebastian can't help but find it exquisite and unique.
026. Frail
Ciel and Sebastian are both weak - physically and mentally - after their encounter with Joker. Sebastian finds the strength to struggle on, but Ciel wallows in misery, finding solace and comfort in the form of drink.
098. Temperance
Carmella has warned Ciel about the dangers of drinking, and yet Ciel cannot bring himself to put down the bottle. He just needs to forget, and so he drinks, allowing his self-control to crumble away.
018. Black and 019. White
The world isn't so black and white for Ciel anymore. There are gray areas that hadn't been there before, and he is unsure about how to proceed.
073. Light and 074. Dark
Ciel has seen two sides of himself. He's seen the bright and cheerful self, and he's seen the depressed and subdued self.
094. Independence
Whenever Ciel holds a gun in his hand, he feels so strong and capable of taking care of himself.
029. Birth and 044. Circle
Grief gives birth to hatred, hatred gives birth to vengeance, vengeance gives birth to murder, and murder gives birth to grief.
And the deadly cycle continues.
049. Club
Ciel knows that if he hadn't had his gun, it wouldn't have mattered. He would have found something to use to hit Joker over the head with in order to kill him
027. Parents
As Ciel stares at a picture of Vincent and Rachel, he can't help but wonder what they would say if they could see him now.
He pushes the troubling thought away and heads to the kitchen to find a bottle of liquor.
075. Shade
Sebastian longs to pull Ciel into his arms and cover him from the cruelty of the world he knows.
100. Deliverance
When Ciel drinks, he is taken from this world of worry and strife and transported to one where he has no problems at all.
020. Colorless
In the privacy of his room, Ciel closes his left eye and slowly opens his right eye. Colorless blobs fill the room, and he clutches the bottle even tighter.
089. Silence
There is tension between them, and it is silent, but not silent at the same time. The tension speaks volumes.
072. Fixed
After Ciel admits that he has a problem, Sebastian relaxes. Their relationship can still be fixed, although it may progress slowly.
088. Forgiveness
They both have to apologize for what they have done, for what they have said, and they are both grateful when they receive the other's forgiveness.
002. Interlude
Ciel is grateful for a reprieve from nightmares. It helps him to recover some of his sanity, even if only a little at a time.
010. Years
It feels like years have passed since they last had sex, but it's only been a few months. The anticipation builds in both of them until they feel like they're going to explode if they do not find release.
037. Sound and 038. Touch and 039. Taste and 040. Sight
They can't get enough of the other's voices. They can't go one minute without gently touching the other's skin. They can't stop exchanging kisses and tasting the other. They can't be in separate rooms for too long without seeing the other.
087. Life
They need to remind themselves that they are both alive.
009. Feral
Ciel claws wildly at Sebastian's shoulders, urging him silently to hurry up and finish with the foreplay.
004. Inside
And soon, Sebastian is pressed deep inside of Ciel, and the younger man can only cry out and gasp in pleasure as stars bloom across his vision.
005. Outside
It only intensifies when Sebastian takes Ciel's length into his hand, stroking him slowly and stoking the fire burning within.
033. Too Much and 034. Not Enough
And it is entirely too much, and yet it is not enough.
003. Enraptured
Ciel is enraptured by the sight of Sebastian in the throes of passion. His crimson eyes seem that much brighter, his voice that much more seductive, and his touch that much more intoxicating.
097. Rhapsody
Ciel can only moan in rhapsody as pleasure overtakes him, and he surrenders his body to Sebastian.
062. Spring
The flowers are beginning to bud, and Ciel has to admit that he does like spring. It brings with it a sense of newness, of rejuvenation, and he can't help but to feel refreshed and ready to face whatever obstacles life throws at him.
057. Wings
Sebastian brushes his fingers lightly over Ciel's tattoo, knowing that if the wings were just a bit bigger, Ciel will fly away.
063. Summer
One summer, Ciel complains that it's too hot to do anything. Sebastian responds by locking the two of them in their bedroom with a tray of ice cubes. Soon both of them are wet, in more ways than one.
070. Storm
Sebastian looks up as Ciel practically flies into the room. "Is something wrong?"
Ciel rushes over and grabs his wrist. "Come on! Let's go outside!"
Sebastian frowns, peering out the window at the sheets of rain pouring down. "Ciel, in case you haven't noticed, it's storming out."
"Exactly," Ciel rolls his eyes. "Remember? Thunderstorms make you horny?"
Red wine eyes widen before a devilish glint takes hold in them. "They do, don't they?" He fairly purrs, leaning close to Ciel. "Then I suppose we shouldn't waste this opportunity."
066. Rain
They are soaked almost as soon as they step outside the mansion. Sebastian leads them further away into the garden, finding a rather secluded place. By now, their clothes are basically a second skin and difficult to take off, but they manage to shed them quickly enough.
They gaze at the other for a moment, taking in the rain washing over their bodies, before they are in each other's arms. Lips press against lips and hands glide over wet skin as they lower themselves to the ground, drowning in the pleasure.
069. Thunder
Thunder crashes, and Sebastian would find it nearly impossible to distinguish the sounds of Ciel screaming if the two of them weren't pressed so closely together.
068. Lightning
Lightning flashes, and Ciel can only stare up in awe at Sebastian as the light briefly illuminates his face. This moment in time has been nothing but perfect, he thinks as he and his lover reach their climax together.
046. Star
On a quiet summer night, Sebastian and Ciel sneak outside and lay on the ground, staring up at the stars and reveling in the closeness.
045. Moon
The full moon illuminates their surroundings, and Sebastian marvels at how beautiful Ciel looks with the white glow shining down on him.
064. Fall
They stand underneath a canopy of colorful leaves, wrapped in each other's arms and lost to the world.
035. Sixth Sense
Ciel swears that Sebastian has some kind of sixth sense that allows him to know when Ciel's in trouble. The blue-eyed male tells his lover this one day, and Sebastian laughs and teasingly calls it his "spidey-senses."
091. Birthday
For Ciel's next birthday, Sebastian makes sure that he is there to help him celebrate.
061. Winter
Ciel loves curling up in front of the fireplace with Sebastian, watching the flames flicker back and forth while the snow swirls and the wind howls outside.
092. Christmas
Ciel has to admit that he rather enjoyed their first Christmas together; it was certainly memorable.
067. Snow
Ciel glances out of the window at the snow piling against the house and sighs. Sebastian's return will be delayed due to the storm, and for every extra minute that ticks by, one bad scenario after another flashes through his mind.
095. New Year
With the New Year comes resolutions. Ciel resolves to live better and save as many lives as he can. Sebastian resolves to have sex more often.
025. Strangers and 024. Family
Years ago, Ciel hadn't known that these people existed. Now, he is proud to call them family.
060. Forever
Now that the worst is behind them, Sebastian and Ciel realize that no matter what, they need to stay together forever, for both their sanity and everyone else around them.
042. Emptiness
There's an emptiness inside of Sebastian and Ciel whenever they are apart. They are not whole without the other.
055. Spirit
Even when they are apart, Ciel and Sebastian can still feel their lover's presence so acutely.
099. Apathy
Ciel is apathetic in his feelings towards Claude, except for where Sebastian is concerned. If the gold-eyed man says or does anything that Ciel infers as suggestive, Ciel is quick to show exactly whom Sebastian belongs with.
014. Green
Ciel is slightly jealous of the past that Sebastian and Claude share, but he reminds himself that the past is past, and he himself is Sebastian's future.
047. Heart
There is, and will be, only one person who holds Ciel's heart, and Ciel in turn holds his.
036. Ephemeral
Life is brief. Ciel and Sebastian both realize this, and so they determine to make the most of the time that they have here and now.
048. Diamond
Ciel knows that he'll never have a diamond wrapped around his ring finger, but as he stares at the intricate tattoo inked onto his skin, he realizes that this is so much better.
056. Eternity
They promise to love and hold and cherish each other for all eternity, their tattooed fingers a testament to that solemn vow.
065. Passing
The passing of time brings with it several changes, but one thing remains the same: Ciel and Sebastian are still in love with each other.