#sebastian hourglass
Hourglass: Sebastian
Ikemen Vampire
Hourglass: Sebastian
by@ikesensrandomninjagirl May 2021
Featuring: Sebastian x GN reader
Disclaimer: Original characters are the rightful property of Cybird. I do not claim them as my own.
Word Count: 600 words
Warnings: None. Fluff/Angst
He didn’t want to admit how anxious he was anytime he cleaned Le Comte’s office. Or when he found you in the long hallway just outside his master’s door. He’d walked that path thousand times without a thought.
Yet, the thought of you checking on it… seeing how much time you had left? That seemed to change what had felt normal to him for so long.
He had dusted every surface of that room numberless times. Gathered the remains of tea to take to the kitchen. He had often guided visitors to and from the elegantly furnished room. Always making certain each person was properly attended during their journey. That they didn’t lose their way.
He realized his hand had stopped moving as he dusted, and he glanced at the hourglass.
Would this journey—this visit—end the same way? With him gently guiding you to the door and seeing you take the first few steps out of his care? To begin your journey home?
As that question sat in the silence of the room, he watched the shifting sands slip through the passage of the narrow neck. Each grain representing one of the few moments he still had here with you.
He was tempted to reach out a hand and just… stop that flow. Just for a few minutes while he was here.
He sighed and turned away from the temptation. Finishing his cleaning and taking yet another tray of cold tea to the kitchen.
“Sebastian?” Your voice caught him off guard and, setting down the tray, he turned to greet you. Offering you the casual smile he always gave Le Comte’s guests when they arrived at the mansion.
“Did you need something?” He asked gently.
He was rarely openly affectionate toward you. He needed to remain professional while he was working. So, he saved casually amorous actions for private moments. He had always been extremely careful about such things and—
“I…” You hesitated. Confusion flickering in your eyes for a moment before you stepped closer. Wrapping your arms around him and hugging him close.
Your actions surprised him.
“Are you unwell? Or is something amiss?” He asks you anxiously. A hesitant hand moving to your shoulder. Silently encouraging you to move closer and ever so gently returning your embrace.
“No, Sebastian. I am well. It’s just… you looked sad.” You sighed hugging him a little tighter before letting go. “I’m sorry. Maybe I was mistaken. I didn’t mean to worry you.”
He feels a sense of longing at your words. A longing to have you here in this kitchen saying this to him weeks from now, even months from now. But, that isn’t his decision to make.
He hesitantly reaches up brushing a fingertip across your cheek.
“Keep in mind I’m not another porcelain vase you need to dust, Sebas? If something is wrong you can tell me. Okay?”
“I am well… you are here after all.” He says with a smile.
As his hand falls away you reach out and catch it. Giving it a gentle squeeze.
With those words you let go of his hand and walked away. Leaving him to contemplate how-with only a few words and actions-your presence had indeed improved his current well-being. Making the words he said to you even more true than when they were spoken.
That thought kept him company as he went to work on his next task. Following him throughout the day like Vik would as he Chased Master Arthur’s heels. Warning away the gloom of the shifting sands of the hourglass.
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