#also cielinny rights!

[grelleswife]

These observations are somewhat premature since the translation has yet to be released, but I’m currently going insane over this panel from the raws:

The orphans’ outfits bear a striking resemblance to a certain undead Phantomhive heir’s attire, don’t they?

And, of course, the Fenian Cycle held great personal significance for both of the twins during their formative years:

As my good fren and mutual @bapydemonprincess noted here last month, the orphanage’s layout as displayed thus far is eerily similar to the Phantomhive family manor…and now we have a gaggle of boys potentially being trained up as new Ciel copycats? The game is afoot!

I wonder if Undertaker is using this establishment as a means of molding the children’s spirits in R!Ciel’s image, thus developing a replacement soul for the little bizarre doll. (Perhaps a similar principal guided Baron Chris Heathfield’s trysts with his maids to assess the shape of their souls…was he looking for a suitable psyche to reanimate his deceased wife?)

It’s also quite apt that the Fenian Cycle receives a cameo during this Finnian-centric arc, considering that O!Ciel named the gardener after one of the heroes found within its pages.

Not sure if this callback will have additional plot relevance down the line, but it’s an interesting detail! Our sweet Finny will probably need to be stronger than a whole herd of deer if he hopes to survive this mission unscathed. 😭

[bapydemonprincess]

Hello doll! Now that people are finally appreciating my baby boy Finny 🤧, I need more people to talk about older Cielinny. Cause I always talk about older Cielinny when they already adults but late teens?? Early adults? I always like to imagine how it takes them to come to term with how their relationship is more than just platonic to some extent. Like there’s so many ups and downs between them. Trying to find a new bride or getting to court someone after the whole engagement being broken off. (Sad I feel like it’s the only right thing for poor lizzy mental state.) But will like to see if you have any thoughts about it :0

I think it's always been a bit difficult for me overall shipping o!ciel with anyone, I mean, I do but I imagine and feel like the romantic aspects aren't that heavy. He seems in my eyes like someone who cares and loves but truly cannot get too physical with them? And as we've seen with those who care about him, it's rough.

HOWEVER , hear me out friend, whether in AU form or maybe, indeed, in a version where the events go.. okay in the manga and o!ciel can get older, I can see him possibly being able to focus on family and a love, especially one like Finny who is conveniently close and in a sense they grew up together.

And older finny I imagine finally learns to respect o!ciel and not glomp and hold him too tight, and o!ciel warming up to things like hanging out more with him, listening to his exciting rambling, enjoying things he never appreciated before such as the different flowers in his own gardens, the seasons and weather, and get to do things he couldn't before while so so hyperfixated on revenge like picnics and boat riding and going off exploring especially if they go somewhere else like another country.

And also, in typical Victorian tradition, O!Ciel writing to Finny, sharing notes to better express his feelings through that. He's no poet for sure, but he wants Finny to know he appreciates all he is, doesn't want him to ever change despite how dark the world is, and ... loves him even if he cannot give him the same beautiful romantic relationships in the books.

And thus Finny works HARD himself to write back, revealing he IS more poetic (in my opinion even if English isn't his first language) and REALLY tells o!ciel how much he means to him, no holding back at all, leading to the young earl GOING RED and having to reread things a few times vtryfuygih