If black butler took place in modern times, what do you think Funtom would be? (As toy stores aren’t exactly thriving right now, I’m basically asking what other kind of store do you think Our Ciel would open?)

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• Funtom Corporation dominates a fair share of Britain’s confectionery market. Cadbury and Thornton’s be damned. Asides from that, Funtom’s ventures also include food and cosmetics – as per canon. The Bitter Rabbit still remains as their iconic mascot.
• Ciel’s business went from zero to nothing practically overnight. By taking monopoly over Asian influenced sweets, Funtom’s candy took London’s instagram by storm. Chocolate mochi may be one thing, but adding sprinkles and ice cream to that brings it to an entirely new level.
• This ‘once little’ company started out with a few cafes, as per Ciel’s plans rather than taking another business out of someone’s hands – it just feels better to work for things yourself. Situated off of famous streets in Central London, Funtom’s name was spread by the word of tourists who’d instagram their intrigue. 
• Eventually, with a little bit of nepotism, Funtom managed to skip the 7 years of waiting and became a Royal Warrant holder for chocolate and truffles in just 1. Despite this, Ciel knew that just 12 cafes and a place in Fortnum and Mason want enough. Children can be quite greedy after all.
• Funtom evolved into creating a restaurant. One that didn’t discriminate against rowdy school kids or quiet old couples, only one of these exists, tucked away down in Marylebone. All with the same sweets, but also specialising again in a fusion of the West and East.
• Cosmetics wise, apart from perfume, Elizabeth had the idea of producing lipsticks. To be fair, Ciel had no idea if such a thing would actually take off but trusted her anyways, since she seemed to be right about unicorn cakes coming into the spotlight. Funtom is still Ciel’s but it doesn’t hurt to have the opinions of others to guide him as well.