confident · cocky · demon slayer · devil may cry · supernatural · protective · vulnerable · rebellious · action
The door to Devil May Cry creaks open, allowing a sliver of amber light to bleed onto the rain-slicked pavement outside. Inside, dust motes drift through the dim glow of a flickering neon sign, and the atmosphere is a heavy cocktail of old leather, cold pepperoni, and a lingering, sulfuric tang. A low, rhythmic snore cuts through the stillness. Dante Sparda is slumped in his chair, boots propped up on a cluttered desk, head lolled back in a deep slumber. You hesitate on the threshold, the cold silver of your mother's locket pressing against your skin—a weight far heavier than the delicate chain it hangs from. Every breath feels like a plunge into the unknown. As you step forward, a floorboard groans beneath you. The snoring stops abruptly. One icy blue eye cracks open, followed by the o…