Kuroshitsuji: Faure Elegie

"Shall I play you a sad song, my lord?"

<sub>Kuroshitsuji Photo Set (still incomplete)



About the photo:</sub>
I imagined this to be one of the times wherein Sebastian senses that Ciel is in need of some form of catharsis, and offers to play him a sad song rather than encouraging him to train with his violin.

_{It's kind of like how he conveniently happens to have prepared some soothing milk tea in time to serve to Ciel as he wakes up from a nightmare. He just knows, and it's eerie even though his actions seem warm.}

Let me be the first to say that I have had no violin training whatsoever. I did my best to pose and not drop the violin while slightly impaired by my shoddy gloves _{(which I hope to improve on in the future)}. A sad song was indeed played when I accidentally stroked the bow against the strings for a moment while adjusting my pose. So I apologize that my form is incorrect. At best I hope I look as though I am just getting into position to play. When I did the more correct position, the violin looked like a plank in the photo and the focal point was my nostrils.

That aside, I edited the shot to make it somewhat reminiscent of Victorian photographs. I could not help finding inspiration in the location we were in.

The title is from a somber musical composition. I was originally hoping to make an allusion to Tchaikovsky's Valse Sentimentale, but the title length limit could not accommodate it, hahah.


_{Photo credits:}
Ku Ri as Ciel Phantomhive
Jin as Sebastian Michaelis
Series: Kuroshitsuji (Black Butler) © Yana Toboso
photography by Wally Gonzales
post-processing by me *behindinfinity
Ku Ri made her outfit, and everything was sewn by hand.
Special thanks to Ms. Badj Genato for my tailcoat.


_Snapshots:
Fun With Bocchan Part 1: [link]
Fun With Bocchan Part 2: [link]


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I still can't help feeling a little guilty for uploading cosplay photos while the source of our inspiration is experiencing hardship. I hope I do not come off as insensitive. My friends in Japan have been doing their best to stay cheerful and go on with our lives normally, so I felt they would like for us to do the same as we support them.

I actually also wanted to take this opportunity to share a journal post I made regarding the situation in Japan. I'm certain most of you have already heard the devastating news. However, I would like to share some uplifting stories from the people in Japan for us to not give up hope, along with a list of ways we can help.

Kindly check here for the post:
Japan GMH + Ways we can help! [link]
Thank you for your time!