Thank you for investing your time and skill on one of the best Kuroshitsuji fanfictions in this site. Sebastian, I think, can be quite challenging to write as even in canon he's hard to read, yet combined with characters like Cybille and Aimee with their own motivations and personality, they all managed to convey a compelling story. I even felt for Cybill's mom despite her brief appearance. Lucien had potential, I don't know if it was genetics or feelings of entitlement but he wasted what could have been a bright future. Maybe Aimee should have told him about her experience so that he'll learn to respect consent.
I despised the second season of Kuroshitsuji but it makes sense that the two would not have such conversations if Ciel were still human. As demons, they're on a more equal footing. They have also developed a bond through their shared experiences.

I concur, this was incredibly written. You have a talent. The perspective and composition of this made the story. Successfully intertwining past and present is so very difficult, and this was a perfect rendition of it. Character development. Tension. Plot. It had everything.
My heart hurts for Sebastian and his loss. The play on marriage binding him to her was such a great loop hole.
Thanks for the incredible read! Probably the best fanfiction I've read thus far.

Omg. I'm crying. I would love to take over this story... but your writing style is far more complex, beautiful, essentially better than mine

Damn

A good question. It deserves an answer - preferably one that will lead to a "And they lived Happily Ever After" followed by an epilogue where Ciel and Elizabeth have a daughter who Ciel names Cybille, either to honor the woman who melted a demon's heart or just to tick off the poor butler.

Holy shit.
I wholeheartedly believe that there are no words to describe how much of a privilege it was to read this work. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for being a writer. You made me feel every emotion Sebastian was feeling and experiencing (which in my opinion is the greatest talent a writer can have; drawing feelings and emotions from people). I just feel so deeply grateful to have been able to read this fic, and I honestly cannot describe how amazing this is.
I loved every bit of it. The way you seamlessly transition back and forth through the past and present as Sebastian retells his story, the plot of the story itself which was absolutely beautiful, down to the detail and description of both the flashbacks and the present time, I mean this story is amazing. It's admittedly much shorter than many of the Sebastian stories I've read, and yet I can genuinely say that this is my favorite. I do a lot (A LOT, ugh) of reading online, especially fanfiction, and I cannot tell you the amount of Sebastian stories I've read.
This one surpasses them all.
Thank you, again, for being a writer, for using your gift, and for sharing your talent. I assure you it is not wasted. I don't have a single complaint, except maybe that I only wish there were more! A happy ending perhaps. But it's fitting and so perfect that I can't even think of complaining about it. Though my heart aches for Sebastian. Honestly, I don't want to stop writing a review but I don't know what more to say, but there's SO MUCH I could go on and on about how much I loved this. I just really hope that you know how beautiful this fic is. Thank you thank you thank you!

What happened to their kid?

Bravo! Very well done! This is by far one of the best Black Butler Fanfictions I have ever read! I thoroughly enjoyed the style, the dialogue, and the French bits. ;) (Good job on the translating, by the way!) Now, I hear tell you have a sequel... If you'll excuse me, I'm off to read it! :D

I know I'm WAY late to this story but t was absolutely beautiful. I thoroughly enjoyed every word of it! Thank you so much for writing and I cannot wait to read more of your work!

Cruel and unusual punishment. That's the best way to describe this story. XD But it was still good read. Nice job. _

One word: greatness. I've been looking around for a Black Butler fanatic like this forever...and finally it seems, I've stumbled upon gold. (Admittedly, I was rather put out by the tragic ending...which pretty much means I burst into hysterical tears) but other than that, I enjoyed every chapter. Well done. I honestly wish this was longer but I understand all great things must come to an end. (Maybe we'll get more Black Butler fan fiction from you in the future?) hopeful
Anyway, thanks so much for sharing with us! Cheers
Remmy

Amazing-this is definitely underrated. I think I might have shed a couple tears at the ending...but I'm happy you didn't stress the devastating side to this story. Despite the many negative topics covered in it, the general tone of the story was light hearted and enjoyable to read. Once I sign in, I'll be sure to favorite this ;) thank you so much for sharing.

Hello, I'm a long time fan. I never truly supported you with reviews it seems, but this story is one I always come back to. It always pulls at my heart, and I truly love that vacantly empty feeling that fills me when I finish this chapter. Call me a masochist if you will.
This story of Sebastian and Cybille always left me in tears. I'm in the tenth grade by now, a mere baby. But, years ago in the seventh and eight grade, I remember that I constantly cried over this story, and how unfair the world could be. This story was one of Cybille maturing, and her life that abruptly ended. Whether it was fate that pulled her from Sebastian's hands, one really will never know.
I could go on and on about the "deep meanings" and use my gr10 enriched english knowledge to use, but I wanted to tell you how important this story is to me.
I'm a crybaby, but back then I was such a huge crier that by the chapter where Sebastian tells 12-14 yr old Cybille "come now, you're not too old for this yet" I would start crying. Now after dealing with bullying, and other little shits at school calling me a crybaby, I've finally reigned control of myself. Yet now, the sadness instead eats away at my energy instead of flowing away with my tears. But no matter what I'm sure that I've finally started to mature.
So I wanted to tell you that this story continues to hold such a place in my heart after almost 4 years. I truly love this journey, seeing as the more I come back to it over the years, the more I realize the deeper themes you've packed into Libera Me. I truly feel liberated - like I'm finally free from thicker parts of this fog of naivety. I continue to love the journey of Cybille and Sebastian to this day, and I wanted to convey to you my appreciation. No matter how I've changed throughout the years, 2 things always stay the same: I continue to find a deeper connection to Cybille as I relate to to her character as the years pass (and she and I both mature), and I always seem to come back to Libera Me at 2am in the morning in my weird bouts of insomnia from random day-time naps. This is my favourite Kuroshitsuji story by far, and one I always lean back on for a good cry - yet this is the first time I haven't cried. I hope to keep maturing, and keep revisiting Cybille as the years pass.I have never forgotten Cybille, which goes to show how great of a character you've created.

Like I've mentioned before, I hope to continue maturing and creating connections to Cybille. It seems that after each read-through of Libera Me throughout different stages of my life, I finally feel ready to progress and step into the threshold of the next stage. Though it does take a good half hour of reflecting on myself and my actions throughout the year to find the strength and peace inside of me to put down Cybille's story, it's totally worth it. It's through this allotted time I've dug up for my self-reflections that I can peacefully say that I've taken another step in maturing - and it's only because of your story, Libera Me, that I ever tried to sit down with myself in the first place (at 2 am on a friday night) to truly look at the truth.

I thank you, from the deepest pits of my heart. I'll continue in being the best me I can be.

Might as well review here as well and become your 100th review!
Like I have said in my review in your second part, this fanfiction is beautiful. Breathtaking. Inspiring.

I love every single detail you have joined here. When I first read this and finished it, I was so shocked and pulling my hair out on the very last words of the final chapter.
That is until I found out about the sequel, of course. Oh, how happy I was! I spent all day and night reading this. Hell, I didn't even talk to anyone that day. I was too consumed with this story!

I'm very much in love with Libera Me, and I have never been so proud to nominate this as my favorite story. Ever.

kisskiss!

This entire story was amazing. Loved how it started, loved how it finished! I'm also thrilled there's a sequel!