#bunch of stuff I’m adding to the claudebastian one shot trilogy on ao3^^

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Claudebastian/Seblaude Headcanons

Sebastian x Claude is my favourite, if you haven’t already guessed.

Notes: Me trying a new aestethic for the post.

After Claude’s death, Sebastian spends/will spend as long as it takes to get him back, whatever the cost.

Claude’s first words back would obviously be a witty remark.

Claude plays several string instruments. He and Sebastian play piano-string duets together (e.g. x), but most of the time will attempt to one-up one another, only to end up in a tie.

While Claude doesn’t necessarily play the piano (whether he just doesn’t like to or outright can’t), he likes the church organ. Sebastian teases him sometimes for being all ‘holy’.

Will from time to time serenade the other with their instruments of choice. Sebastian is usually the one to do this, but Claude will have his moments.

Claude typically leads in ballroom dancing. Sebastian usually leads after some convincing, although deep down Claude doesn’t truly mind (Sebastian, on some level, does, but ultimately it’s the time spent that matters to the both of them).

As demons, they have no need or desire to ingest human food/beverages, but if they must, Sebastian prefers tea (with milk) and Claude prefers coffee (usually without milk).

They sometimes try one another’s preferred beverage as to keep the other ‘happy’, even though—in both situations—they really don’t have to, as they see through the other’s lie with amusement.

They sometimes debate over why the other’s preferred drink is, often using fancily worded insults/innuendos, only to come to a draw, despite usually thinking that they themselves are the winner.

On that note, they also compliment one another with poetically-worded sentence structure, as Sebastian has shown a tendency to do in canon. Most of the time, it is Sebastian who does so, but Claude will join in when he wants to, although not as verbally ardent as his other half.

While ‘Claude Faustus’ and ‘Sebastian Michaelis’ aren’t their real names, “Claude” still sometimes affectionately refers to “Sebastian” as ‘Michaelis’.

Their real names would be Stolas (Sebastian, after the goetian owl demon Stolas) and Arachneus (Claude, after the Greek spider goddess Arachne). Claude’s could also be Mephistopheles instead (after the German demon Mephistopheles, often depicted in the Faust legend).

They don’t celebrate Christmas unless they’re contracted with a human. When they’re not, it doesn’t cross their mind, unless it suddenly does one year, and then their/his immediate thought is to get the other something to show their/his appreciation of them/him.

On the off-chance that they decide to be contracted and/or go to the human world, they’ll sometimes (most of the time) use one another’s old surnames in an affectionate, teasing, marital manner (e.g., Sebastian Faustus or Claude Michaelis).

Claude, as we know, crochets. While it’s typically due to his desire to weave webs during his time in a human form, and thus he keeps to web-like patterns, he sometimes makes things like animals or other entities that cross his mind. The most frequently made (and later gifted to the muse) is some variant of this.

All of these gifts are either framed, or cased, depending on its dimensions.

Sebastian sometimes watches Claude (from behind) crochet as a form of expressing admiration.

Claude also does this when Sebastian is playing piano.

Like the stereotypical old married couple that sit out on their deck as the sun sets, either barely talking but basking in one another’s presence as one (Claude) crochets in their rocking chair, and the other (Sebastian) across from them sewing or knitting, or even reading, or playing a board game with one another.

That board game would probably either be chess or Scrabble. (It depends what mood they’re in, really, but while they’d like to think it’s usually chess, it is probably usually Scrabble*).

*Sebastian has definitely pulled words like ‘syzygy’ out of his sleeve/ass, much to Claude’s annoyance.

The two don’t really touch (as in, touch-touch, in an affectionate manner) unless it’s on special occasions. They usually prefer silent, emotional affection—sometimes off-handed complimentary comments—and closeness.

Claude sometimes teases Sebastian about being a little bit taller than him.

Sebastian uses his wings (or arms, usually wings, depending on the form taken) to envelope Claude, post-coitus.

Oh, yeah—big spoon Sebastian.

(Suggestive) Birds, no matter the sex, have cloaca. Thus, outside of his human form(s) (only accessible when inside of a contract), Sebastian doesn’t have the certain ‘appendage’ he’d might like at a certain time. Claude, on the other hand, being a spider and all, does.

If one of them (typically Sebastian) was contracted to someone who wanted the other (Claude) dead or injured, he’d use strategic blows as not to completely injure him.

Whereas, if it were the other way around, Claude wouldn’t come up with a plan, as he’s more soul-driven than emotional (as hard as it may be to believe, due to their similarities, Sebastian is the opposite*).

For the order of murder/death, both of them will attempt to find any loophole they can in the order (as we see in canon with Claude).

If one of them is ordered to kill the other by their master/mistress, this will most likely be the only ever instance where they experience (a great deal of) emotional turmoil. (Risk breaking a contract and thus losing a soul—the greatest sin to a demon, thoroughly imprinted into their very being—or risk losing their mate?)

*Sebastian can and will sort of ‘shut off’ or just outright suppress these instincts, though, if need be.

They don’t really argue. Like, at all.

But, I suppose, seeing as they’re so similar and demons who are naturally perfect at everything, they sometimes have low-key, friendly competitions.

Claude wonders why Sebastian doesn’t home bird symbolism in his work, as he does with his spider-motifs.

Seeing as Claude, as a jorogūmo, and has no definitive sex (as a demonic entity), possesses a highly lethal venom (to both mortals and immortals, though unalike, as immortals such as demons get horribly ill and close to death, but most of the time never reaching the finale stage) in his bites. Sebastian has been subjected to almost quite frequent* doses of it.

*It is also worth noting that Claude does not possess an anti-venom, although injecting venom is almost completely willingly, unless subconsciously threatened or excited (cough, aroused, cough).

Claude, like the ‘black widow’ that he is, will typically bite Sebastian after a moment of particular intimacy.

Sebastian will sometimes nip or ‘peck’ out of affection. Typically on the head or face.

Claude despises doing dirty work and getting himself dirty (and only does so if there’s no other way around it). Sebastian can handle such things far better.

Sebastian will be the one to do the dishes during contracts. Claude will “help” by just coming up behind him, arms under his, and then just guiding the plate to the side once he knows Sebastian has dried it.

Sebastian will sometimes give out playful, almost witty remarks like, “I am your knight, after all.” Take that how you will.

Claude deals with hunger the worst.

Mutual, suppressed separation anxiety. Sebastian demonstrates it with passive aggression, and clenching fists (or whatever his form at the time has). Claude becomes cold and numb, but in the sickly-chested sense, as if there’s this thundering cloud of dread over his head and in his throat.

Sebastian does up Claude’s bow ties as an expression of care. Claude let’s him as an expression of gratitude and respect. And, of course, love.

On the subject of bow ties, Sebastian often attempts to get Claude to wear a red bow tie with an otherwise black suit, as a means to mimic the marking on the abdomen of a black widow as a means to tease and to “make his eyes pop”. Also because Sebastian likes the colour red (in small doses), as he finds the colour (on Claude) to be quite sensual, and otherwise ‘fetching’.

Sebastian wearing glasses both enamours and pisses Claude off so. Sebastian also has a minor oral fixation with glasses, and when he doesn’t have his own (display) ones to chew on one of the arms, he’ll use Claude’s. Claude will put up an act of irritation, but they both know that he secretly likes it.

Sebastian usually carries a spare pair of glasses for Claude.

There’s some clear signs of difference between them, though. As I’ve said prior, Sebastian—in contrast to his beloved—is more ‘emotional’ (in contrast to humans, though, not so much).

Again, with the similarity aspect, they’re so good with putting up acts when need be that they’re so bad at convincing the other. Thus, it becomes a running inside-joke/play/display of taunting affection between them.

Sebastian loves the performing arts, both musical and theatrical, and often expresses his knowledge and fondness for them when alone. Claude does not, in fact like them (particularly theatre). He will, however, appreciate some form of (classical) music from time to time, albeit rarely and tolerantly.

Claude detests cats. He’s grown, or just learnt, to simply tolerate them because of Sebastian’s obscene amount of love* for them. His reasons for this is because he’s seen many cats destroy spider webs and ‘ruthlessly’ hunt spiders that happen to scurry by to then mutilate.

*He also wonders why Sebastian can hold them in such high regards, given the species’ track record with birds.

If there is a butterfly that happens to land in one of their hands, Sebastian will take the time to admire it (albeit it could be out of a passive pity), but Claude will most likely squish it immediately without a second thought.

In the terms of contracts, Sebastian is ultimately better with kids than Claude. He also holds more tolerance to them when in the presence of one (or more, but usually just one), whereas Claude—naturally colder and stand-offish—just glares down at them until they leave out of nervousness or fear, and in the terms of contracts he is discomforted and far more stoic than what he would be with an older contractor (as we see with Alois).

The reason why Claude continues to allow himself to make contracts with children is not only because it is typically unheard of and thus uncouth for a demon who puts themself ‘up for hire’ to reject a proposal (and Claude strives for self image, more-so than Sebastian) but also because Claude has a sweet tooth, and the souls of the young are typically regarded as sweeter, for the innocence.

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Went to the Kuro tag for the first time in forever, saw your live blogging of the book of the Atlantic, liked your takes, went to your profile, liked your takes there, followed you

Currently looking for ppl to talk about black butler with so >~>

Your blog says you got opinions about claude and Sebastian, never considered that ship before; wanna tell me about it?

*wheezy fucking WHEEZE*

Aww, got me blushing I see. (It’s also a relief to see my blog back in the tags after the fortnight long shadowban lol definitely not scarred by that).

Relatively new to the fandom (I’d say since mid-July this year but I genuinely can’t tell you for certain, but I’ve known of the anime since the day I added it to my Netflix list after over-hearing someone talk about it and then just never watched it, and so eventually it got removed from Netflix anyway so), but I finally got into it because of an amv of an awesome cover where on the original video (of the cover) people were saying they found it because of a Black Butler amv. Of course, I did the opposite, lmao.

I’m not a manga reader, although I would like to be, and I do/have spoil(ed) myself for most of the lore from the wiki and talk of the manga stuff. Just thought I’d get that out of the way.

It’s interesting how s2 isn’t apart of the manga, because it is an interesting concept (more demons), and I just think that that Sebastian deserves another demon to be petty and to twirl around with, you know?

Lmao, the “live reactions” are relatively spontaneous. I just watch something and I’m like “oh my god oh my god, so like” and on one of my posts I speculated (never reading the manga but knowing of R!Ciel) and someone commented “Yeah, that’s exactly what happened”. And I’m like “haha, well fuck me I am the messiah”.

And thanks for the follow! I really appreciated that! (Again, it’s a baby blog only made in like, early October maybe after I realised I was spamming my main with too much Kuro, so I’m always so glad that someone finds interest in it.)

Feel free to talk/ask anytime, also.

As for Claudebastian… well, for one, I try tagging my posts as concisely as I can, so for the whole “shipping timeline” I suppose you could search for #claudebastian on my profile. (Is that link working? I don’t think it is.) Or #seblaude, because they’re tagged with both.

I also do character playlists for Kuro (an incomplete list, because I couldn’t do anything during the shadowban). Plus, fanfiction. My AO3 is linked in my bio, and the majority of that pseud’s works are Claudebastian.

I suppose the main things to know about me and Claudebastian is:

I first hate-shipped Clannah(?) because I resented them both.

By episode five, Bedewed Butler, (an episode I only remember the name and number of because I had to type it out like a million times when I made a bunch of GIFs for the episode, all under #my gifs and #they’re gay your honour) I started to ship them.

I made a headcanon list regarding them so I could work past the week of writer’s block I had for my second one shot (which I’m still writing and hope to get out later today if I’m so lucky).

My first Claudebastian fic that I made is the one mentioned on top, aka. an unfinished one shot trilogy that I made before even finishing season two and labelled His Mate, Loving (The Claudebastian Collection), because I wholeheartedly expected it to be my one and only Claudebastian work.

I was wrong.

My second published work for Claudebastian (third for Kuro as a whole) is Dear Claude, something which I tried leaving as a fic with an ambiguous relationship/feelings, but it was kinda hard to write that way.

I intend on writing a platonic Grellebastian friendship fic (bit of angst, one sided Grelliam, Grelltaker as the end goal maybe, possibly, who knows) which you can probably find under #grelle fic.

That fic is currently back in action, so to speak, after I’ve watched BoA.

Which is infuriating because I hesitated to watch season three in fear of killing the Claudebastian mood (it did not, probably because of William being there lol), and same goes for Book of Murder, but then I went into Book of Atlantic so I could make GIFs for an up and coming Grelle vs The Undertaker character analysis, but came out with the inspo for Claudebastian slipping away (and after such a good week/maybe two weeks of writing little and often for that one shot).

Kind of re-contemplating the toxic Clauannah marriage (again). Fuck my life.

The theme is kind of a reference to my reactions to season two (and Claudebastian) clogging up my main and resulting in the creation of the blog. Plus I ship them.

Sorry if this doesn’t serve as much of a reply to your questions, but I tried. Feel free to ask again when you’re able!

TL;DR — I’m a rambling idiot.