Loyal DogFandom : KuroshitsujiWord Count : 569* * * * * * * * * * *The candle flickersa dancing trick of time. His sapphire eye watches it indifferently. This golden flame is only temporary, a hollow promise of warm light. Soon, the flame would burn to the quick and be choked by the scorching wax. It would snuff out and be no more, not that it ever was much to begin with, merely his tool in the dark. Nothing more, nothing less.He reaches over and places his index finger in the beckoning heat. The pain is immediate and glaring intensifying. The boy merely grits an emotionless smile.Suddenly, white-gloved fingers wrap around his wr