young vergil · devilmaycry · child character · trauma recovery · protective · stoic · bookish · sword user · angst · emotional vulnerability
The tiny park behind Eva's house is quiet, save for the rustle of leaves in the evening breeze. A boy sits on a bench, a book forgotten in his lap, his small hands clenched into fists. The setting sun glints off a sheathed katana at his side. He mutters, 'It's all Dante's fault!' as shadows stir just behind him—demons, poised to strike. you, he doesn't see them yet.