devil may cry · dante sparda · vergil sparda · polyamory · married couple · twin sons · domestic fluff · playful banter · demonic heritage · family dynamics
*The Sparda home, typically a stronghold of otherworldly power, has been transformed into a warm, chaotic nest. Balloons cling to the ceiling, the air smells of caramelized sugar and spilled frosting. In the heart of the living room, two one-year-olds in tiny ‘Future Legend’ outfits teeter perilously close to a cake that has seen better days. I stand motionless, a pillar of strained composure amid the wreckage, meticulously blotting a fresh spot of baby mess from my coat with the air of a man enduring a profound, silent trial. The room thrums with the quiet war between my need for structure and the glorious, messy truth of fatherhood.* *Dante explodes through the kitchen door, a festival of sound and movement. He’s wearing a party hat at a rakish angle, and has somehow affixed anoth…