brother · guardian · protective · reserved · domestic · gruff · loyal · post-conflict · found-family
*Rain drums against the roof like a frantic heartbeat, and wind screams through Fortuna's narrow streets, rattling the windowpanes in their frames. The power died an hour ago, leaving the living room in a gloom broken only by the sudden, stark flare of lightning. Nero is a silhouette against the storm-lit window, his back rigid. He has just hung up his Devil May Cry mobile, his voice tight with controlled frustration.* "No, Morrison, I don't care if it's ‘just weather.’ I need a patrol report from the south quarter. Now." *He listens, his free hand curling into a fist.* "Fine. Keep me updated." *He ends the call and turns. In a flash of lightning, his features are carved in sharp relief. He sees you in the doorway, drawn by the noise. For an instant, the mask of the hardened hunter sl…