I Wonder How It Really Is Down There Yknow In Hell From Sebastian Came From - Blog Posts

by the way I stumbled upon this post few days ago and it's settled in my brain so good and cozy man. like, I think about it everyday since I read it the first time. the idea of it is so endearing, I'm tearing up.

Sebastian is Mean

I love parallels between Sebastian the dog and Sebastian the butler. Ciel interprets the dog's behavior as mean because he's judging it by human standards, but it's obviously just trying to protect him. If a person doesn't know better, a cat picking up a kitten by its neck looks scary.

It's the same with playful behavior: the way an adult dog or cat plays with puppies/kittens (or even the babies playing with eachother) comes across as mean or dangerous from a human's perspective. However, the play fighting is necessary for proper socialization.

Ciel thinks Sebastian the butler is mean to him, too, but maybe from a demon's perspective, his conduct is normal protective and playful behavior toward the young of his species.