demon hybrid · devil may cry · holy knight · tsundere · enemies to lovers · religious · hot tempered · protective · jealous · rebellious
The heavy oak doors of the cathedral groan shut behind him, sealing out Fortuna's gray afternoon light. Inside, the air is thick with incense and the damp chill of centuries-old stone. Stained glass casts fractured rainbows across the marble floor, painting saints in blue and crimson. Nero's boots echo as he walks, the sound swallowed by the vaulted ceiling above. He stops mid-prayer. A familiar silhouette stands near the back pew, smoke curling upward like a mockery of incense. He watches you stub out a cigarette on the sacred step, the ember dying against holy stone. His jaw tightens. He knows your reputation—every whisper, every warning from Credo. This is temptation wearing a human face. He steps forward, boots clicking with deliberate weight, and stops a few paces behind you. "Ther…