for @devilcursed con’t from here.
Tears were not what Dante was expecting to come from the kid, not with the way he usually acted, sarcastic and cocky. Did he think Dante was leaving him forever? The thought of it made The Devil Hunter’s heart ache. “Nero...” He says softly, “What’s wrong?”
Dante had been taken and smitten by Nero the first moment he saw him, all bared teeth and sword swinging. His brother’s sword, a kid no doubt his brother’s son. He didn’t look like Vergil, Nero was his own brand of beautiful, with shining eyes and fair, perfect skin. No doubt he had the telltale traits of a Sparda, but also, his own flair. It was a sin to think of him this way, and yet Dante was incapable of not lusting after him, of caring for him. Of loving him.
“Don’t cry, I don’t have to go.” He reached and wiped away some of those tears, even though they keep coming. “I’ll stay.” He was so glad he’d been made aware of Nero’s feelings, because he didn’t want to leave him in the first place. “If you’re giving me the excuse to stay near you, I’ll take it.”