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river-muse · 7 months

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I'm LOVING all the comments on In Leaps and Bounds!! Thank you so much to everyone who's been reading it!

(Keeping my inane rambling under a read more)

I'll try to respond to what I can when I have the chance. I might have gone a little Overboard(tm) with long-term plans about characterization but everyone's picking up on it so well and I'm glad it's being received so positively.

Dante and Vergil obviously have a lot to work out, but with how that family operates even in canon getting either of them to talk honestly is like pulling teeth. It's interesting portraying that because they were close once even if they got on each other's nerves. As much as Vergil won't elaborate if anyone pointed it out- he'd gone to Dante the moment things had looked too dangerous. He wants to reconnect but there's a lot of conflict unresolved between them and he's still defensive even after all this time. Neither of them are skilled in the art of letting things go.

I always have to keep in mind that Dante's actually smart under all that goofiness, so writing this fic from his perspective means I can delve more into his observations while keeping readers out of Vergil's thoughts. Some of those questions and statements Dante makes can sometimes dredge up things better left unknown for now.

Nero is a common ground for them because while their experiences shaped them differently the twins know that their experiences shouldn't be his. It's nowhere near a perfect environment for a young child but they're doing the best they can. Though Dante has a different opinion of how Vergil should be handling all this.

I didn't want to post the next chapter too soon, since it's one of my favorites and will almost double the fic's length. I'll probably post it at the end of next week.

If you read the post this far, I absolutely love talking in depth about this AU. I might even explain a little bit of what's between the lines if the right questions are asked (:

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gentle-sparda · 3 months

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Modern au fanfic!!!

Since I posted about my oc and the hcs of the Sparada brothers I think now I wanna post about my DMC au

Think of it as a slice-of-life type fanfic, calm, fluff, something I think can be fun to read every once in a while

That being said, I guess I should make little notes about it for context, along with a short intro story, so I hope you like this, I think it's going to be fun, maybe when I figure out how polls and reblogs work I can add it into my writings

I feel like this au will lean more toward Vergil and Advent's pov/ writings but I'll make sure to give Dante equal attention

Also this fanfic isn’t proof read, only because i wanna get the boring stuff out of the way

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Au context:

It takes place in the modern era ie; 2024 and so on

Dante and Vergil are 21, advent is 20

A general summary of the stories/au:

Dante and Vergil get sucked in a portal, dropping them off in a world that looks similar to theirs, but more lively, a buzzing city filled with tourists, traffic, and a few demons.

Through their portal travels, something had taken their demon powers, leaving them with just a human body with demon parts [meaning their tails and Vergil's horns] no devil trigger, no swords, just themselves.

The Devil May Cry Shop still exists, but is run by Advent [who in this au is an artificial angel]

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Waking up on the wet pavement, Vergil felt his body ache. He lifts himself from the ground, and with wobbly legs, he sits down on a nearby bench. His eyes clear up as he looks around. The eyes of passers-by staring at him. A mix of shocked murmurs, fear, and the young kids filming him. He glares back at them. Standing up as an angry cat ready to fight, the sudden noise of a speeding train triggers his fight or flight response. He leaps away from where the sound comes from. The noises of the train, the commotion, and the pa system that felt like it was blaring, everything felt like it was talking at once. Vergil's ears couldn't take it.

He ran to the nearest exit, following the stairs upstairs and out of the subway tunnel, his eyes were hit with the sun's rays. Blinding him for just a moment, he feels himself falling to the ground. Bracing for the impact nothing came. As his eyes adjust to the bright sunlight he notices he landed on something, Scaly. His mouth curled into a frown as he noticed it was Dante. Who smiled at him. Like a puppy, he helps Vergil up to his feet.

"Verg! There you are! I was worried you didn't end up here"

Vergil pulled his hand away from Dante "How the hell do I still end up stuck with you.." he grumbled. "Where is ..here.. anyways?" His eyes darted from side to side. His shoulders tense up.

"Relax verg. I'm sure we can just ask around" Dante smiled, and he noticed a couple sitting and eating ice cream. Approaching them, he smiles widely. "Hey, strangers! Mind telling us where we are?" He waves at them trying to look as friendly as possible. The two of them glance at Dante, the woman throws her ice cream cone at Dante, screaming and running with her other half in tow. Dante froze... then licked the ice cream that was melting down his face. "Mmh. Strawberry " a slight purr in his thought seeps through.

"Is that your way of figuring things out" Vergil crossed his arms.

"Not my fault they screamed and ran. Although I wonder why.." Dante turned around, his tail dragging behind him. It knocks Vergil off his feet, landing on his butt.

"Damnitt dante! Watch that stupid tail of yours!" He hisses at him, getting back up as he brushes the dirt off his pants. Dante lifts his tail into his arms "Strange. It stopped moving. Usually it doesn't touch the floor".

Pieces start to place together in Vergil's brain. He rubs his temples and sighs. "If my theory is right. This means this place has removed any trace of our demon powers." Dante tilts his head to the side. "Meaning what?" His eyes blankly stare at his big brother. He was still working on finishing the splattered ice cream from his forehead. Vergil rolled his eyes. Not wanting to repeat himself.

"Hey, you two! Hands in the air!" A voice caught the attention of the two brothers.

Standing in a white shirt with black pants, a tail swishing side to side. Standing just below their eyesight, advent held their gun in place, pointing at both boys. Dante chuckles "Well aren't you a cutie, what's your name kiddo?" He leans into their face. "Advent." They simply replied as they sucker punch Dante right in the nose. He winces in pain, falling backward in front of Vergil's feet. "You demons are coming with me, don't try to fight" Advent reached over to grab Vergil, who gigled and gripped their wrist. "Who the hell do you think you are talking to me like that." He forced pressure on their wrist but it didn't seem to be doing anything.

"Mmmh hmm yuh, sure. " advent simply reached over and cuffed his hand with their free hand. "Don't need to be so hissy about it" They jerked their hand away from Vergil who stood there in stunned silence. Dante held his nose as it was bleeding, watching Advent cuff him to his brother. He saw Advent kneel in front of him. Grabbing a tissue advent wiped some of the blood off his nose. Gently patting at his nose, and handing him a new tissue. "Here. Hold it so it won't bleed all over your mouth", their tone noticeably much softer. Helping Dante to his feet, they take the brothers away from the busy city.

Walking down the almost empty street, Dante notices the familiar sign on the building. “Hey, that's my office” He tries to run up to it, only to be yoinked back in place by Vergil. “It’s like having a child on a leash” He growled. “ Your office? Then I suppose you have the keys to it” Advent smiled, stepping to the side to let Dante walk up. “Duh, of course, I do!” He puffed out his chest proudly, rummaging through his coat pocket. Pulling out his keys, with a bright pink keychain attached to it. He tries jamming the key into the doorknob. But it didn’t seem to work. He awkwardly laughs. “Maybe it’s another key.” He tries it again. Nothing. Advent lets this go for about an extra minute before walking past Dante and unlocking the door. Dante stared at Advent. Vergil held back a snicker. “Ladies first” Advent showed them the open the door. Dante walks in, huffing and practically dragging vergil in. Locking the door behind themselves, advent turns on the lights. It had a subtle warm lighting to give it a homey vibe. The office display was exactly like Dante's, the only difference was the scattered paperwork Dante had on the floor, was neatly stacked in the corner of the desk. Dante flopped onto the neat couch, nuzzling into the warm, clean sofa. Vergil sat down pushing his limp tail to the side. “What's the point of all this? Who are you, and why did you bring us here?”

Advent sighed and sat down on the seat across from them. “Because you aren’t the normal demons I fight, you look more…well human.” Advent handed him a newspaper. “And because the mayor of this place would’ve wanted to get rid of you instantly. Vergil reads the title of the paper.

“ Law implements a demand for others to stay indoors for any demon attacks”

Reading through the words, it describes how the mayor paid for the building the brothers are in. How they created a new weapon to use to help combat the demons that are appearing across the town.

“You guys aren't the same as other demons right? You two are far different than those animals” Advent looked around in their pockets, grabbing the keys for the cuffs. They walked over to Vergil, gently grabbing his wrist. “And if what I'm saying is true. Then you won't blindly attack…right?” They unlock the cuffs and toss them to the side. Almost braced for an attack, but nothing came. Only the stare of Vergil’s cold eyes. With a sigh of relief, advent rubs Vergil's wrist, where the cuff had accidentally pressed on too tight. “It was only a precaution. “ Advent murmmed.

Advent explained to the brothers everything that was going on. From who they are and where they are. Dante didn’t care for much. He was too busy rubbing his face on the cough, humming, and closing his eyes. But Vergil, as tense as he is, was willing to listen.

“The place you're in is called Redgrave Central. It could be a different universe from your city. Because here, the only demon attacks happen on odd bases, although that means the city could have some hidden gate of hell. Not much can be done. And I know this place feels different for you. But if you let me, I can help you two get around this town, and help you two with your er, loss of your demon powers. Just promise not to kill me or any innocent people” Advent added with a small laugh. Vergil crossed his arms, “And how will I know that you aren’t just leading us to get killed? After all, you did punch Dante.

“It was on;y a precaution!” They butted in. Standing up they held their hand in front of Vergil. “Well like a song says, just make a deal with the devil. Let me help you, and in turn, you help me learn about you two. But if things don’t work, then you have all the right in the world to kill me. Do we have a deal?”. Vergil hesitantly grabs advent’s hand. “Deal.”

#dmc vergil #dmc dante #dmc au #au story #au stuff #getting the boring stuff out the way #advent #oc character #oc writing #writing #fanfic

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lilithfallenangel · 3 years

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Guardian Angel (Young Vergil x Young Lilith) PART 1

A soothing summer breeze ran through Vergil's silver hair as he was reading a book. The boy thought it was a good idea to read outside for once. Away from his flamboyant little brother, even if just for a little while.

Their mother Eva was busy getting rid of the weeds by the side of the house. From time to time, Vergil would glance at her with a slightly sad expression. All the woman did was work and he was convinced that it wore her down. Yet, there she was, taking care of her children and the house with a smile on her face. The blonde-haired woman noticed her eldest son glancing at her for the third time and decided to look up at him this time – of course, with a smile on her face – which made the boy immediately look down at his book again. Eva let out an amused chuckle. "Always with your nose in the books, in your own little world, instead of looking at the world around you." Vergil's gaze did not leave the inked pages as his mother spoke. He softly sighed. "In my own world, he doesn't bother me. I do not have to look over my shoulder every five seconds." His voice held a melancholic tone. He tried to cope with the energy of his brother, he really did but every time he even considered sitting on the couch with his book, there was Dante, ready to 'play' as he so innocently put it.

Eva walked over to her eldest son and put a comforting hand on his shoulder. "He can be a little much, can't he?" She now sat down on the grass next to him. "But Dante, he's…" She chuckled and shook her head. "Your little brother is a child with a lot of energy that he needs to get rid of in a certain way. He simply likes to spend time with you. I do not approve of how you both fight to the point of bleeding, but...I believe fighting is in his blood, just like with your father. He's been wanting to train you both, but you seem to be doing that by yourselves and…" Eva looked over at Vergil with a little grin. "I think you actually quite like bashing with your little brother, no?"

Vergil thought for a moment. It was true that he felt a certain thrill when sparring with Dante. However, his mother didn't approve of it and he wanted a break every once in a while. Getting into trouble because of a fight he didn't start wasn't exactly pleasant. Dante would get away with it because he is the youngest of the two, while Vergil would end up cleaning his messes. He turned to his mother after closing his book and putting it next to him. "While the confrontations can be enjoyable at times, I despise disappointing you and unlike Dante, I do not possess father's stamina. From time to time, a pause is in order," he explained. The blonde-haired woman nodded understanding and smiled, gently squeezing the shoulder she held. "What you need is a friend who shares the same interests as you. Someone who can get your mind off of the bursting energy that radiates from your brother. Who knows? You might return the favor to them without even knowing it."

Even the idea of being with someone he didn't even know beforehand made the battle within himself so much worse. Part of him would love nothing more than to befriend someone while the other whispered all the things that could go wrong during even the briefest interaction. Vergil just shook his head and looked downward. "Rather not...I am...not quite ready to step out of my...safe environment," he sheepishly admitted. "I do not mean right now, dear boy. All in due time," Eva sweetly reassured. "Now…" She got up and got some of the dirt off of her dress. "Would you like to help me with preparing dinner?" Vergil hesitated for only a second, but seeing how his mother had worked so hard already, he immediately got up and nodded after brushing himself off. "Most certainly." He gave a very small smile as he walked inside the house with her.

#devil may cry #vergil #oc #fanfic #drama #young characters

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luvleekaotix-imagines · 5 years

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Um, Sparda fam's reactions to reader, who is Dante's very straight-laced nerdy quiet kid, blasting 'Shoot to Kill' by AC/DC while they turn several demons into red paste with their weapon of choice. ((Sorry for previous ask, didn't know you don't accept racy stuff))

a/n: i only do nsfw stuff if i feel like it, i don’t take requests for it, sorry! but I can kinda do this? Lemme make it less specific so i can make it a little more detailed

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You’re Dante’s good kid, but as you’re turning into a young adult and slowly figuring out who you are (as you do), your demonic heritage is starting to emerge and it’s not gelling well with your general hormonal/mental/emotional development. It’s just another thing you and the adults around you have to manage with you growing up. It’s hard.

You get spikes of great anger and things that tick you off really tick you off. It doesn’t matter how quiet, sweet and conscientious you were a day before. This fury just comes out in bursts. Your blood relatives realise it’s probably that demonic side of you that’s trying to emerge and since they’re technically the only experts they try and figure out a way to help you.

♦Dante ♦

Your dear dad is honestly a mess of an adult and you know that but you love him—you do. He’s doing his best. However, because you’re feeling your feelings and getting rebellious and mad and frustrated and not understanding what’s changing in you or why you’re feeling the way you do, you actually get mad at Dante quite a lot. They say you hurt the ones closest to you and its true in this case.

You get in more fights with him when he says he just wants to understand because you can’t explain it. You can’t explain or word how you feel and he gets a little pushy in trying to get you to talk to him because he doesn’t know what else to do. You say a lot of hurtful things to your father, but to Dante’s credit, he also understands that you hurt yourself when saying that stuff too. It doesn’t mean you don’t break his heart over and over, but that comes with the territory of having a young adult under your care.

Dante does his best to teach you how to activate your Devil Trigger. It’s something that is meant to come naturally, but before the first time you trigger, you don’t know what you’re looking to feel within yourself. Dante tries to explain it, but he’s got the emotional intelligence of a teaspoon and can’t verbalise it. Both of you agree that stabbing you is not a viable trigger experiment, even if it worked for Dante. The two of you figure it out eventually and when he sees your first shift, Dante feels super proud.

♦ Nero ♦

Your cousin Nero has a lot of trouble talking to you. He just like, doesn’t understand how to be a regular family member very well. He looks after orphans with Kyrie, but that’s like trying to be a passable father figure and guardian. He’s not trying to be that with you. You’re cousins, closer to siblings. You’re struggling and he honestly doesn’t know how to help at first.

Nero is the one who notices your music tastes and oh thank god, it’s actually something he’s familiar with. The two of you start bonding over it and he figures out you try to get a lot of emotions out by listening to that style of music—like what regular young adults do. Why didn’t anyone in the family think of it before? You ask him if he’s surprised by your music taste because it seemingly doesn’t match your personality. Nero laughs and says ‘no’. You like what you like, it doesn’t matter how you outwardly act; no one is that cut and dry. It’s surprisingly mature of him.

You rock out with your cousin a lot. He makes you playlists of song recommendations and when you’re stressed out and in need of company, the two of you jam out with air guitar sessions. Sometimes the two of you are yelling and screaming lyrics at the top of your lungs. Some song recs include: ‘Down With The Sickness’, ‘Coming Undone’, ‘Freak On A Leash’ and ‘Break Stuff’.

Nero informs the rest of the family that you’re using music to cope with your mood swings. It makes Dante happy because its another way he can help. He teaches you how to play the guitar and eventually, even teaches you how to use Nevan when you’re strong enough to handle her.

♦ Vergil ♦

Your uncle is unsurprisingly the most aloof of your family. He still struggles to connect with Nero sometimes and Nero is literally his own kid. It doesn’t mean he doesn’t care, it just means he doesn’t know exactly how to do the caring. Vergil is the fall back if you’re mad at your dad and your cousin isn’t around because he’s on a job. This actually happens more often than you think.

Most of your interactions with your uncle are fairly non-verbal. He’ll know when you’re mad and you just yell and kick and scream in front of him and he stays stoic and lets you feel your feelings. Sometimes it helps more than Dante and Nero trying to get you to talk. Sometimes you want to talk about stuff, but not in a way where other people can understand. You just want to rant and rave and get mad and Vergil is good at just keeping quiet and letting you have at it.

Vergil is also the one who forces you to physically fight your rage out. Dante takes it too easy on you and doesn’t test the physical limits of your demonic heritage. Your uncle isn’t going to outright stab you, but he retaliates a little harder than your father does and he often encourages you to come at him like you’re trying to kill him. It lets you really feel out the burst of rage you have. Vergil never hurts you so bad that you don’t recover by the end of the day and is very careful to keep an eye on your limits. Vergil is the epitome of tough love.

Some days you help Vergil and Nero out and invite Nero to team up with you to try and beat up his dad. Other days Dante will join in on the fun. It’s a really weird Sparda family bonding experience.

#devil may cry 5 #dmc5 #devil may cry #dmc #devil may cry 5 headcanons #dmc5 headcanons #devil may cry headcanons #dmc headcanons #dante #nero #vergil #reader insert #culturalrebel

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