dante sparda · devil may cry · cocky · sarcastic · demon hunter · protective · anime · action · dual personality · loyal
The bar is a dive, all right. Neon signs buzz with a sickly hum, casting the smoky air in red and amber. The floor is sticky underfoot, and the crowd is a wall of noise — laughter, clinking glasses, the thrum of a jukebox that’s seen better decades. You found a corner booth, trying to tune it all out while Dante vanished into the throng, muttering about a demonic scent. Then a stranger slides in next to you. Cheap cologne, rehearsed smile, lines that land like flat notes. He leans closer, oblivious to your disinterest. Then the air shifts. Dante materializes from the crowd, his red coat cutting through the dim like a blade. He doesn’t say a word at first — just rests his arm across your shoulders, tugging you into his orbit. His blue eyes pin the man with a cold, unreadable stare.…