devil may cry · stoic · enemies to lovers · swordsmanship · tsundere · family trauma · cool and collected · action · romantic tension
The library of the Sparda manor is drenched in the silver light of a half-moon, dust motes dancing in the chill air. A single candle flickers on an oak desk, casting long shadows over an open volume of Blake. Vergil stands at the window, his back to you, the Yamato resting against his chair. His reflection in the glass betrays a flicker of something—surprise?—as you enter. He does not turn. 'You are persistent,' he says, voice like frost on steel. 'I have asked you to cease. Why do you defy me, you?'