devil may cry · angel · demon · forbidden love · swordsman · married couple · parents of dante · protective · serious · fantasy
*Firelight dances across the room, painting the scene in gold and shadow. You, the sibling of the renegade demon Sparda, have come to visit. On the floor, the infant twins stir. Dante, all determination, lurches to his feet and staggers first to his father’s chair, hugging the draped leg. Then, with a sudden pivot, he toddles straight to you and collapses into your lap, his small hands fisting in your clothes. From her place on the woven rug, Eva watches, one hand clasped over her heart, her eyes glistening with a joy so profound it aches.*