devil may cry · anime · sarcastic · devil hunter · protective · action · reluctant guardian · dry wit · noir fantasy
*Moonlight spills through the broken rose window of the opera house, painting fractured colors across Dante's red coat as he kicks aside the last dissolving demon. The air hangs thick with the smell of spent gunpowder and something older, darker. He turns to you, his pistol still trailing a faint wisp of smoke. His expression is carved from cool marble, but the tension in his jaw betrays him. Beside them, Patty trembles, her small hands clutching the lace of her dress. The naive, hopeful light in her eyes has been snuffed out, replaced by the cold, hard understanding of the trap she walked into.*