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Devils may love?: the Redgrave grapevine

The next part of devils may love may take a bit. I’m really busy as of late with work :((

Masterlist

Redgrave as a city was both a small and big place all at once

A Sprawling metropolitan and huge population that roamed its busied streets

But oddly enough with all that Redgrave felt small

You knew its alleyways and streets like the back of your hand

Knew every twist and turn it took to get to dmc and back to your apartment or wherever else you needed to hit up

And knew most faces you’d passed either from appearance or personal connection after years of frequenting places or answering the doors to Dante’s quaint shop

Most importantly though things went quick through the grapevine here

Small gossip making its way through nearly everyone

For as big as this place was it sure was more like a small town with how in 2 days you’d heard about bob the butchers wife apparently having an affair with his rival across town

Or how Samantha of 5 buildings down shared Patricia’s secret family pie recipe which started an all out war between angry housewives

You tried the recipe, it wasn’t anything to go home about though you guess it’s the intent behind leaking it that mattered

In some ways the gossip was annoying especially since you honestly didn’t care much

But other times it was helpful in getting accidental tips about not so friendly demons lurking around

But right now it was a bit more on the less helpful side as you kept seeing people point and whisper at you

Great, seems like your neighbour told people that you were the one stealing her succulents she’d left out to die

Cindy could say with full Earnesty that you and Dante had to be dating

No if’s, and’s or but’s about it

It was obvious to her after years of both your loyal patronage at Fredi’s

Yet as she served the rather busy diner some seemed to have their doubts on the subject

“No way! Have you seen them with that lady with the short hair? Apparently they go wayyyy back. Childhood friends or something! They’re 100% together!”

“Nu uh! Them and Trish are for sure dating! I’ve seen them both use the same changing stall several times! If they’re not dating explain that!”

“Then you explain why that knight the other day on a walk with them laid down his coat for them to cross over a large puddle like it was 50’s romance movie!”

“Personally you should have seen the mementos they have dedicated to Dante’s twin brother, if that doesn’t imply something then I don’t know what does”

To be honest this entire speculation session started when she made a comment about you and your very obvious boyfriend Dante

How the two of you came here for dates frequently

But from then on it spiralled with damn near everyone in the little diner arguing over who was dating who

None of them could pick up romantic tension like she could apparently

Not even when it was staring them directly in the face

It would have been entertaining for her already long shift if not for the fact that everyone else here was completely wrong (plus she’d rather not have Fredi blowing a fuse)

They hadn’t seen the way you and Dante interacted as she did

Though she does admit she is a bit intrigued by what the others were saying

Especially since she didn’t know about Dante having a twin brother, a knight walking around Redgrave nor the fact that lady was your childhood friend?

She taps a spoon against an empty glass getting the fighting patronage’s attention “Alright! Everyone settle down. Why don’t we all give our accounts and go from there! When we hear what everyone has to say we can settle who’s dating them”. There’s a pause and then a murmur of agreement across the floor, thankfully settling everyone down back in their bar seats or booths. “I’ll start first since I have the floor”

Cindy can remember clear as day the first few times you and Dante had begun coming to Fredi’s

It was a few months after she had been initially hired

Redgrave was shit after that weird tower rose up from the ground and crashed down like a jenga tower gone wrong

Admittedly the hush money from the government was nice but not enough to get by stabley

So she had begun taking shifts at the newly opened Fredi’s to make ends meet

And that’s where you came In

Apparently you had found the place for specially Dante

Before that tower he got his sundaes at a different spot but when things hit the fan his usual was nothing but a pile of rubble and melted ice cream

So Dante was without his precious sweet treats for awhile

Well until you’d found Fredi’s

You came in one day soaked to the bone and clearly recovering from some major injuries just to ask if they had the strawberry confection

And when she had replied they did your face lit up like a Christmas tree

She hadn’t known why until a day later you’d come in with the red coated Man

Him insisting you slow down and not hurt yourself or else his ass would be grass alongside his already thin wallet

His face softened visibly when you muttered a small “surprise!” Pointing at the desert menu after being seated at a booth

It was right then and there she knew something was in the air about the two of you

Not just small sparks but entire fireworks that could rival the Fourth of July in their intensity and only got stronger as time went on

A particular habit she’d caught onto was the fact that just seemed to always known what to order for you before you’d even spoke

Not in a toxic ex controlling what he wanted you to eat sorta way

But moreso he knew you so well he knew what you’d want before you’d even said it way

Sometimes it would be your regular

And other times before you could even vocalize you wanted something a bit different he was already on it

Already noticed whatever you were eyeing on the cheap laminate menus with a keen eye

Dante always seemed to notice the smallest details about you

He moved from sitting at the booth to the counter seats because the sun would hit you just right

You don’t notice or mind

But Cindy did when she’d catch the white haired man look at you through pale lashes as the sun hit you just right

Creating a halo around your head that highlighted your everything

Wasn’t just him either

You did your fair share of stuff too not even taking in the fact you admitted after the fact you’d scoured the half destroyed Redgrave trying to find a new place that served strawberry sundaes for him while injured

(Also not taking into account the nickname he always calls you by!)

But Cindy thinks that the cutest thing she’s noticed that you’d done for Dante is you give him your strawberries

When you think he won’t notice you scoop some of your berries off your own sundae and add it to his

It’s discreet and nonchalant enough to not get most people’s attention

But Cindy isn’t some regular gal

Not when it comes to her favourite lovebird regulars

She damn near changed her whole schedule when she thought you and Dante had picked a different day to come in instead of her shifts

How could a girl like her go on without seeing such a picture perfect pair of lovers!

Though back on the topic at hand she noticed this action

And evidently so did Dante

Too caught up in giving your strawberries to him you never noticed he’d purposefully make himself distracted so you could do this

Not out of greed for more berries but because it made you happy

And by how his usually impartial face lit up a red that rivalled the strawberries on his sundae it’s suffice to say he was flustered by the action

By you

By your small actions made to make his day even if you thought he wouldn’t notice

Each time you’d both leave Fredi’s he’d hold the door open for you to leave first

And each time Cindy sighed to herself wondering when she’d get that sort of love

“With my example done who’s next?”

The pizza delivery boy raises his arm “me! I volunteer as tribute”…..Cindy nods but internally cringes to herself at that reference, nerd-

Brad’s usual spot to deliver to was the oddly named shop of “devil may cry”

At first it was a little hard to find since it was hidden away in a particular spot in Redgrave and even more intimidating to enter

But after nearly countless trips he’d gotten comfortable enough to say he could find the shop with his eyes blindfolded with muscle memory alone

He’d talked to its owner Dante enough times

Usually small talk as the man scrounged up a few wads of scrunched up cash or already added it to “his bill” that his boss had specially for the man

But usually 9 times out of 10 the one to answer the front door was you

Polite and friendly and like him tired

Maybe not tired in the way he is physically but moreso mentally checked out

Like in a minutes time after you shut the door you were about to stare blankly into a wall kinda mentally tired

Apparently you manned the place when Dante was gone

But he’d ordered beforehand so when he got back he’d have a hot meal waiting

Or the man simply wanted to give you a surprise

Either way Brad delivered a lot of pizzas at that address

And maybe like Cindy he would’ve thought you and Dante were a thing

If he hadn’t delivered one Friday night

The weather that day was shit

Absolute shit with buckets of rain no one was prepared for let alone him

He was lucky the pizza’s weren’t drowned by the time he got to the double doors

But before he could knock a woman was already inside

Two toned eyes staring at his pathetic soaked to the bone ass with you not too far away

He thanked whatever god there was that you and the woman he found out went literally by Lady let him in

It was his last stop anyways, plus even if it wasn’t he couldn’t give a shit

Not when he’s probably catch a cold at this rate

From afar the interaction with you and lady seem neutral at least at first glance

But as Brad found himself warming up and bribed to at least sit down on the couch he found himself in an awkward situation

You and Lady were close

Close in a way that didn’t need to be physical to be extremely intimate with one another

It’s in the way red and green eyes light up when you laugh at some sort of inside joke

How lady instinctually leans in to say with you a line from the movie you both have on

Some obscure film he’d never seen before yet finds himself invested in now for the plot but just how much it seemed to mean to the two of you

And then there’s the way your hands drift to hers

He feels weird watching the moments between you two even though you’d both invited him in

Both welcomed him to take a minute to sit as the rain poured outside

And yet at the same time seeing this solidifies something in his gut

He’s been through a couple past relationships that didn’t work

Some messy and some going away on decent terms

But with all of them he’d never had something like the two of you have

Close without distance, loud without words

Whatever is between you and lady is physical in its weight yet invisible in the air

Like a sort of haze that fills you both with a nostalgia Brad can see with clarity

It’s all levels of intimate he’s never seen before

And he sees it time and time again when the two of you greet him at the door when Dante’s gone

The way she takes the boxes before you can with a cheeky grin

Or how you make it a sort of race to get to the door before her

The both your you pushing and shoving each other lightly with a few giggles tumbling out from smiling lips

The few times Dante is there to watch all this he looks just as awkward as Brad does looking on

Pouting lightly and grumbling under his breath about wanting to be let in on their jokes as well

Yet you nor lady never tell him

Never give him context with cheeky grins

It feels almost Voyeristic to Brad

Like he’s a creep spying in on a pair of lovers rather than supposed best friends having fun

But Brad keeps that to himself

He’s not paid enough to ask but he is paid enough to remember since you and lady always tip nice when compared to Dante

He still isn’t over the time he got Monopoly money and a “demon hunter” coupon

His hopes and bets were on Lady but if all else failed he’d be fine so long as that red coat jerk didn’t end up being your supposed partner

“All im saying is that there’s definitely something going on between them”

“Oh please kid, if you thinks that’s close then listen to this!”

Working at a boutique at the Redgrave mall wasn’t anything to write home about in Diane’s book but it got the bills paid

Normally she didn’t really recognize customers

Didn’t exactly need to when a hundred or so people revolved through the door on the daily

But you and Trish were frequent customers to remember

Particularly because the two of you always picked the best pieces

Diane had seen many a couples buy together but none had worked in such synergy as you and Trish did

The two do you seemed to know each other in and out to know what the other would like

Browsing the store sometimes hip to hip or a few racks away from the other you’d both sift through cloth and found stuff the other would like effortlessly

There were no if’s, and’s, or buts you both always found each other stuff the other was guaranteed to enjoy

For Trish you found her daring pieces

Black leather, laced up corset tops, stuff that accentuated her figure and form perfectly without it being too much

It was always the right balance of elegant and sexy you’d knew she’d like

Never too much on either end

Making a perfect balance

It’s the same for her as well though on the other end of the store

She finds stuff that she knows you’d like

Practical for work but comfortable and stylish

Sometimes something a bit daring too

Nothing that would make you properly uncomfortable but maybe pushes you a bit from your typical comfort zone

Made you feel a bit more confident in your own skin with how she insists you’d look great in it

And she’s right

You do

You do in whatever Trish chooses

Because she chooses to cater to you

Your taste

What would best suit your body and accentuate your features

Colours that make your eyes pop and patterns that flatter you

It’s clear both of you know each other inside out

Knowing each others taste was as easy as breathing

Or counting ones fingers

It’s admirable to Diane

To know your partner so well that you both knew instantly what the other wanted and liked

But it didn’t stop there either

Sometimes when Trish was playful she’d slid up to your side with her arm wrapped around your waist and whisper something in your ear

Whatever she said always seemed to give you a small shock

You’d have a full body shiver and yelp that made the blond giggle at her own antics

Seemingly enjoying how she could tease you into embarrassment

She did that a lot

Not out of cruelty as some others would do

But out of a love that struck a balance of being fun yet never cruel

Never malicious in her teasing

Because all Trish wanted was for you to laugh

To smile

To get flustered at whatever she whispered huskily in your ears with red painted lips

Though perhaps if none of that was damning enough there was one other common occurrence with you both that made Diane know for a fact you were both dating

The change rooms

Awhile back the store was being renovated leaving only one change room at the time open

Diane had felt with her overwhelming share of patrons nagging at her about it

As if she was responsible or could somehow speed up the construction process at all

Safe to say she was tired

But her day brightened when you and Trish made your daily rounds to the boutique

And even moreso when you politely asked about the change room situation and sympathized with Diane’s dealing with shit customers

Diane left you and Trish too it

But as she left she had paused

Because she heard you discuss who’d go first

In which Trish aptly said “it’s fine, we can just both use it. We’ve both seen each other in way less before cause of work and with living with one another”

Diane had no idea what that last part about work implied

But the rest was pretty blatantly obvious

Now, it was against store policy to let two people in a change room at once that weren’t say a parent and a kid

But Diane was willing to turn a blind eye

Because you were her favourite customers

Also because she trusted the two of you

She trusted neither of you would cause trouble

Or fuck as many horny teens saints unfortunately caught

And also because Partially for the fact she owed Trish a large thank you for the time she caught someone trying to shoplift

And for the fact she shipped it

Plus hey, when your young and dumb in love you do stupid shit sometimes

God knows the decisions she made with some of her ex boyfriends in the past

But she digresses, Diane turned the blind eye to it when it happened

Because it wasn’t a one time occurrence

Though thankfully it was when no one would notice so she never had the reason to be forced to report it at all

But you and Trish kept using the same stall even after the changing rooms were changed and reopened

Because it seemed more comfortable for the two of you to simply just be together

And Diane wasn’t sure if there was a reasonable explanation from all this that explained you both not being a couple

“See! If they weren’t a couple explain that!”

“That is weird but I saw them on a date the other day”

Isaac needed inspiration on how to get Cindy’s attention as of late

Sure, they were dating but when coming home from Fredi’s her nose was tucked into some romance novel all the time

One of the schlocky ones from the 80’s with the bodice ripper covers as well of some knight in shining armour

Honest, he tried to get her attention in various ways

But she’d been off in her own world reading that he hadn’t been able to get what felt like a solid 60 minutes with her himself

So he may or may not have resorted to some old bad habits

He knows it’s a wrong

But when hearing there was some big shot actual knight in Redgrave just like in the book Cindy was reading he couldn’t help but maybe want to see the guy and get some ideas

You know, spice things up a bit

But what he hadn’t expected was what he had found when stalking er…strategically watching the guy

The knight he’d figured out was named Credo went to a variety of different places before meeting up with a mystery person he found out later was you

Firstly credo had went to a small florist

For as awkward as he was there was a sincerity in how he seemed to come through various arrangements of flowers for imperfections

He fixated around a specific few

Mumbling under his breath about which were ones that this mystery person (aka you) would like

Then also asking the florist what each flower meant which made them passionately explain to him each

With each meaning to each flower he slowly nodded to himself

Picking a few with the help of the florist to make a nice bouquet with a meaning to each petal

A silent sort of confession of feelings

And then he headed out once more with Isaac tailing him the entire way

Walking to wherever he was headed Isaac saw credo fidget

It’s subtle but he keeps trailing gloved fingers across the elaborate embroidery on his coat sleeves

With each minute ticking past it got worse

His dominate hand holding the bundle of pristine flowers more like a sword or shield than anything

For a man as stoic and confident as he presented the knight seemed nervous

Or well…maybe flustered was the better word

And then-

Isaac remembers you clear as day when he was also strategically watching Dante (stalking, it’s stalking-)

And there you were waiting for the knight who held out to you a bouquet

Something that makes you slap his arm but accept it with a small smile that makes the knight look like he was about to nearly keel over

And with that Isaac watched and followed

Though now he was admittedly a bit sloppy since he was a bit aghast

You were dating the knight?

You had to have been with the flowers he gave you that all had romantic meanings to them tied in an elaborate golden bow

Walking through Redgrave you seemed to have been taking credo to a bunch of places

A quaint cafe with good coffee and pastries

The book store on a corner

Through the park and into a small grove where weeping willow hung down like garlands

Credo looks at you like your the world

Like your holy

Like every word falling from your mouth is gospel and he’s a simple follower to it

And your an angel from above

Isaac sees devotion in how credo offers you his arm to latch onto as to not get lost

How he insists on paying for the coffee you rave about at that cute cafe

How he insists on opening doors

And the most damning example the damn thing with the coat

Isaac always thought that stereotype of placing a coat over a puddle was fake

It was a thing of chivalry only in old black and white films

Yet he witnesses it

Credo, the literal knight in shinning armour does it

Without any hesitation when his coat was stark white and expensive looking as hell with its silk lining on the inside

Even you look surprised

Yet with a small shake of the head and a laugh you concede to it

Making the man before you melt like butter

And honestly Isaac can kinda get the appeal now to Cindy’s romance novels if they were like this

This earnest and utterly sincere placed in actions

Sometimes small and others grand

However he also sees you how look at credo as well

There’s a special sort of shine in your eye

A pride not for yourself but toward him

For the effort he puts into things

In how he polarity pauses your date to help an elder woman with her groceries

The way he fumbles with interacting with others without being too formal

How he takes in the modern city before him while muttering about wherever he was from wasn’t like this or didn’t have that

When he seemed to grapple with himself for whatever reason you’d ground him with your touch

Immediately recognizing what he needed in that moment

Like you know him inside out or at least whatever he’s going through

He may be a knight that protects you but your his armour

Shielding him and his heart

It feels beautiful to watch

To see with his own eyes

And when credo walks you to your apartment there’s a lingering on both your ends at the door

As if savouring each others company before credo turns away to save you the pain of being the one to close the door first

It’s selfless since Isaac sees how credo wishes to stay longer

And you clutch the flowers with a touch as delicate as glass

Isaac safe to say felt like he realized quick what he needed to do to try and get Cindy’s attention

However after the knight saw you off Isaac quickly learned that he perhaps wasn’t as sneaky as he thought

Not when Credo immediately then turned to him and started questioning him with an actual god damn sword-

“What have I told you about doing that?! And is that why you came home that one night spending 200 dollars on flowers I was allergic to?!”

“I was just trying-“

“Alright, alright calm down! You damn youngins and your fighting” the old woman’s cane hit the tiled floor as she got up from her booth “I’ll go next”

Judith lived one floor up from your apartment

She’d always liked you the minutes you moved to the little apartment complex

You were quiet compared to other neighbours

And most importantly you were kind to her

You had various times helped her carry heavy things to her apartment and accepted her occasional requests to have some afternoon tea

In all honesty you were the type of person everyone dreamed of having as a neighbour (even if you were technically a floor down from her own)

Judith liked you very much as she would a grandchild if she had any

So it’s safe to say she was a bit invested in your life even if you didn’t clue in

It’s why when you invite her over to have a nice lunch in your apartment for a change of scenery she takes notice of various things in your little space

The pictures framed on the wall

Little souvenirs of sorts

The magnets on your fridge

And most oddly enough a small shelf in the corner of your living room

Laid over silky blue cloth was various small items that told a story of someone

A shard of what looked to be a blade

Poem books of various kinds

A small journal

A lamp shaped like a moon

And what looked to be a drawing of a man framed in gold

It’s safe to say that Judith can’t help but be curious

And Judith has lived long enough to know how to ask without making it intruding

So as you give her tea in a homemade mug shaped with care she asks about the poetry books on that shelf

Blake’s collection in various volumes in vintage covers lovingly clear of dust

You smile, and with nostalgia you say that Blake was something you and another person bonded over

That entire shelf was dedicated to him

And that he was….someone special to you

That’s how you worded it

Not just a friend nor a family member long gone

Special

And Judith could relate in that aspect

She too had a small shrine of sorts dedicated to someone she loved that was now gone

It was her way of grieving

Or honouring their memory

For what was, what didn’t and what life couldn’t give her

Judith understood more than anyone want that meant

And over more visits she learns more tidbits

Blake was his favourite

You didn’t have a first good encounter with him but with some time found footing with the shared loved or poetry

Unlike his twin brother who was your boss he preferred blue

And unlike the boss you lightly chid about being reckless all the time he was careful

If a bit absorbed in his own ideals that it blinded him

And above all else his name was Vergil

There’s a small smile when you mention him

Sad but still a smile regardless of the bitterness that comes with remembering someone who’s gone

She understands it better than most

And Judith also understands just how much he meant and still means to you when your eyes get misty

Clouded like a stormy sky ready for rain

If a few tears drop then she pretends not to notice

For your sake and dignity

But with the sad smile are also actions she doesn’t see herself but finds the aftermath of

The shelf is always dusted

Kept neat and clean minus the small tear stains in the blue silk

Becoming one with the cloth as if rejoining the ocean

Sometimes there are flowers in a china vase

Petals of various colours dancing with intricate blue paint strokes of a Chinese dragon mingling with intricate swirling clouds

She looked some of them up

Found their meanings of longing and love for someone just out of reach

It’s as touchingly beautiful as it is sad

Especially as she flipped through the small journal to find conversations written down from memory

Interpretations inked in blue for him and black for you

The occasional page dyed in more tears making the ink blotch like watercolour

Judith may have not know Vergil but she can tell that his memory haunts you

“And that’s why they must’ve been with him and never moved on”

“I guess the special part is pretty damning but if he’s dead it doesn’t mean they can’t be with someone now”

“They were literally on a date with that knight there’s no way-“

“People can have platonic outings! What can’t be platonic is spending 15 minutes in the same changing stall together!”

“This fixed nothing”

With the fighting between patrons (+ plus the one super adorable waitress) no one had heard the small bell above the door ring

It’s small ding-a-ling more like the chirp of a bird in a thunderstorm

But it’s your very recognizable appearance that makes everyone settle quick

Especially since a trail of others followed closely behind you

“Hey Cindy sorry for not booking or telling you this in advance but do you think you can get us a uhhhh-” you pause for a moment and counted the small army behind you “10 seater?”

Behind you Dante gave the pink uniformed waitress a wave and smile

He attempted to slide his arm around your waist but what Cindy assumed to be his twin in blue (who was alive?) swatted the arm before it could land

Lady and Trish just behind the brothers rolled their eyes but also subtly tried to hip check the other away from you

Credo meanwhile just looked plain awkward as Nero and Kyrie seemingly did their best to motion him towards you

And then there was patty and Nico

The two young women looking at the entire situation with muffled amusement paired with a look to one another

Both were enjoying this wayyy too much

But you were none the wiser and just trying to get everyone seated

Exhaustion rolled off you in waves the size of tsunamis and Cindy couldn’t help but laugh

Speak of the devil and he will come

Or in this case speak of honey and their pack of devils shall come

Oh how the world and this shift has suddenly gotten better

“Sure thing hon! Just give me a minute to set it up”

“Thanks again Cindy, I hope it’s not much of a bother. Dante Thought it would be nice to get some dinner but turns out everyone wanted to come as well”

Looking at the odd group you’d attained Cindy can’t help but come to realize something with how they looked at you

It wasn’t just Dante as she first had thought

They were all in love with you like the others had said

But, maybe the expressions in their eyes were more akin to longing?

Or it was the fun option

The fun confusing option

“Oh great and powerful emperor!, I got something for you and your harem”

“Huh?? Emperor what? Harem?-”

“Hey then what are we? Were certainly not like them” Nero pointed to himself, Nico, party and kyrie before turning his thumb to the rest of the group.

“Your the heirs, simple as that kid”

“I call first in line to the throne cause they met me first!” Patty said striding past Nero grabbing a menu from Cindy who chuckled at the young woman’s brazenness. She can remember when patty was such a little cutie when you and Dante first brought her here, oh good times. Cindy felt old now especially since patty was now a budding young woman compared to the little lady she met initially.

As you and your group sat down the others in the diner watch on with bated breath. Seems like they’d have to figure out just who you’re with more observation….and maybe start a betting pool.

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thesharktanksdriver · 10 days ago

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[Nothing Hard Work Can’t Solve!] Daiwa Scarlet SR support stories

original by @punkitt-is-here (all comes back to horses)

#doodles.png #agnes tachyon #uma musume

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thesharktanksdriver · 10 days ago

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Auntie

#dmc #devil may cry #dante #dmc fanart #dmc5 #devil may cry 5

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thesharktanksdriver · 11 days ago

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Ok ok so I just have funniest scenario pop up in my mind but it is gonna be kind of messy and confusing since it is not on main cast but hear me out.

So we know the diner where Dante likes to eat ok uhh so let's say one day whole ass random people who knows the cast vaguely suddenly comes into the discussion and is like who honeypie is dating?

Like that red bob hair waitress says how she just wants to be couple like Dante and Honeypie, all dreamy but a lady from shopping mall cuts in and say that Honeypie and Trish are the one who is dating as they always shop together and are all touchy without any worries. Pizza Guy(who delivers it to dmc) tells them it's obviously Lady and Honeypie together as they both together are on Dante's tail and likes to corner him and are all giggly with eachother on some inside joke that Dante do not gets and begs to be told. The guy who got crush on waitress (and stalks Dante in 2007 anime) is like─so no one knows about knight? Who is Credo obviously as one time he was trying to stalk Dante, he end up getting catch by Honeypie and when he was trying to get scared them off, Credo literally pulled sword to his throat and then Honeypie compliments him as "my literal knight in armour saviour".

So now everyone in Diner are confused like who saw the truth and which couple is true before an old lady laughs and states how she prefers Honeypie and Evil older twin together and now everyone is like how the hell is evil older twin now? 😭

I literally have to squeeze my brain to remember the any cannon side characters that wasn't involved with cast but still know them enough to place their bets through I still end making my own fictional characters but ahh whatever.¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

Through deep down they know they all belong Honeypie's harem without Honeypie knowing any slightest shit about their feelings. (⁠◡⁠ ⁠ω⁠ ⁠◡⁠)

So uhhhh, guess who got really inspired from this and made a fic :))

It will be up soon enough. I have been very busy lately so I haven’t had much time to write or post. Sorry in advance to everyone who’s been waiting on the next part i have been too swamped to get much done :((

#answers #devils may love?

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thesharktanksdriver · 11 days ago

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Hallo (⁠ ⁠╹⁠▽⁠╹⁠ ⁠)!!!! Random question- but I’ve always wondered what does your username mean? Is it a girls und panzer shark team reference? (Srry for any grammar mistakes english isn't my first language (⁠•⁠ ⁠▽⁠ ⁠•⁠;⁠) )

Hello! Sorry for the late response I have been busy lately so I’ve put answering stuff on the back burner. Also no worries about ur English I understand perfectly fine what you asked 👍

As for my user I did it as a reference to the first fic I posted on this account which was a COD modern warfare platonic headcanons with a gen z reader insert called sharky. Tho I also named my blog that cause I really like sharks as well lol. I was a shark kid when I was younger, when other girls my age were obsessed with horses I was obsessed with the sea puppies with razors for teeth lol (tho no I’m still obsessed with sharks and now horses as well due to uma musume)

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thesharktanksdriver · 11 days ago

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The Yellow One (COMPLETE)

#shen comix #comic #comics #akita neru

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thesharktanksdriver · 16 days ago

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Sharkie dear, I know I said I would stay away from your blog to let you rest, and I promise I will this time.

But I am plagued with the bug once more, one that at first I wrote out in an actual journal, but now I wish to relay them to you. These will he short (as short as i can), and I hope you like them.

Honeypie having several tattoos that all symbolise someone from the crew. Dante gets a burning rose with a skull next to it that sort of looks like Rebellion, I'd say somewhere on their upper arm. Where it can stand loud and proud and be the first tattoo people see on Honey. And is the first tattoo Honey gets on themselves.

Lady I don't know exactly what, but HP gets an inside joke known only between the two of them tattooed somewhere on either their side or collarbone. The collarbone specifically because Lady was their first and closest friend, hence she gets special privileges to be the closest to Honey's heart.

Trish I'd think gets something cool like a hand that looks a little too much like hers on Honey's thigh. With the little scars Honey has on their thigh made to look like lightning crawling up their skin. Or something similar on their side.

For Vergil, I'd think Honey would get something symbolic. You know the book the little Prince? I'd think Honey would do something like that. Get a little moon on their back with a small boy who suspiciously has Vergil's signature hairstyle, a book in the little fellas hands and a sword plunged into the ground next to him. The moon symbolising hell to some degree, showing that he was far away from them for too long. And it would specifically be on their back between their shoulder blades.

Credo gets a sword with the little hand guard having angel wings spread out, somewhere on the small of Honey's back. Or the length of their lower leg. With the addition of small vines creeping up the handle and blade of the sword. With flowers growing out of the vines. Symbolising the growth Credo has gone through from being an enemy, some holy, righteous prick to showing his care and love for the people around him.

Little bonus ones for the rest of the platonic characters.

Patty is shown through a little doll looking princess with a rose and Honey's signature broom clutched in her arms. Sort of symbolising how Honey sees Patty as a part of the family, maybe on the back of her arm or like up from their wrist.

For Shadow, V and Griffon, I'd speculate Honey gets the whole letter V tattooed on just below their shoulder on their arm, in fancy font while there are small drawings of Griffon perched on one of the little parts of the letter, while a little drawing of shadow hangs onto for dear life with her claws leaving claw marks in the letter.

For Nero and Kyrie (they're tag teaming this) Honey got for them a bouquet of yellow marigolds and purple roses. Specifically together just like the people they symbolise. Somewhere on like the side of their arm.

And lastly for Nico I have a very specific thought of Honey getting a little cigerrate on their arm with the smoke specifically shown on their bicep. And When Honey flexes their arm it makes it look like the smoke expands.

Just a little bit of everyone on Honey. Living reminders of their beloved family they found together. And I don't think Honey would show them off, I think they'd get them in secret, forget that they didn't tell anybody and then look at the others in confusion when they do a double take when they first spot a glimpse of the tattooes. They're probably discovered on the rare miserably hot days when Honey folds and wears like shirts, shorts or tanktops.

Anyways, now that the bug is satisfied, I hope you'll rest yourself enough, grab something to eat, drink some water and get a good stretch.

Sincerely, the bug brained anon. Rest well dear <3

Honestly Honeypie getting tattoos repressing each dmc member would be really fucking cute. At the end of the day Honeypie is up for reader interpretation since they’re a reader insert and it’s up to you how you picture them but I love this so much.

The burning rose and skull I could definitely see for Dante especially if the skull looked like rebellion. It kinda ties into how rebellion and Honeypie had a friendship and a nice contribution after devil sword Dante and rebellions technical death. Also the rose fits so well especially after dmc4 (you know the scene). The arm I definitely see for the placement as well, but even better if it’s the dominate arm because it’s as if dante is their driving force when they do things.

An inside joke/something meaningful to their friendship for lady fits way too perfect lol. I could imagine for them something like the lines of a song they both like, maybe something from the smiths or the cranberries. Maybe if it’s something like that it also has a little cassette player as well with it since as teens lady and Honeypie made cassettes together. lol lady gets first pick of the spot, makes sense (Dante yelling in the background how it’s not fair)

Trish’s being slightly more intimate and risqué makes total sense lol. It also has some interesting stuff as well since Honeypie showing that tattoo would have to be intentional just as Trish is intentional in who she shows her true colours to. The hand idea is really interesting but I feel as well another cool idea can be Trish’s motorcycle in dmc1 kinda cause Trish crashed into their life literally lol.

Good god Vergils tattoo idea is so great especially considering visions of V and his feelings there of just wanting to be protected as well. If that tattoo is on the back as well it’s kinda as if Vergil is watching out for Honeypie in their blind spot, something you’d need to trust someone else to do for you. The moon imagery I can also along with being a metaphor for him being far away I think can also symbolize the top of the temen-ni-Gru tower where Vergil and Honeypie spent some time atop it with the moon in the background. Omg tho imagine if it had a line from William Blake? Maybe the lines they first spoken when Vergil realized they also knew Blake hajsosjskosjsisjajs.

I can definitely see the credo tattoo being a sword, but more accurately his sword to be really cool. Especially if the wings looked like the ones in his one winged dark knight form! Maybe one wing is even folded to symbolize the aegis shield in that form. I can somewhat imagine the vines and flowers being Lillies due to their ties of purity and rebirth. Showing that he turned a new leaf.

Honeypie getting a tattoo of V is kinda funny considering Vergil uses that to mark what’s his lololol. He’d do a fucking double take when he sees it and Dante curls up and dies on himself lol. But anyways them getting something to commemorate V and his familiars is really sweet especially since none of them thought they’d be remembered. So seeing that Honeypie got a permanent mark to remember them would honestly make V and his familiars very happy. Oh and also the fact that v’s name is on them is making him internally cackle in Vergil lol.

Patty’s tattoo being of a little doll version of her is such a cute idea! Especially if it’s her in the pink ruffle dress she occasionally sported in the anime. The broom is funny as hell tho, even in a tattoo she’s waiting to whack Dante with the broom lol. Very in character 10/10

Kyrie and Nero’s tattoo being together is such an adorable idea. The marigolds fit Kyrie all too well with her personality and general ability to bring sunshine to others lives mixed with Nero’s more mysterious and angsty nature lol. I can also picture with that tattoo maybe the flowers are intertwined around the handle of red queen or something as an added thing.

The cigarette for Nico is such a based idea especially with the smoke and flexing to make the smoke expand bit. But to add onto that picture this as well with the cigarette, the British Webley top-break revolver by Nell that Nico keeps along with the cigarette. The cigarette smoke and gun smoke mix together into one. It’s both a dedication to Nico and Nell for all they’d done to keep the others but especially Dante alive with their help in weapons.

Honeypie getting these and not telling anyone would be so canon lol. I feel like it’d be part them not wanting to make it a big deal and eventually forgetting they didn’t tell anyone. Accidentally showing the tattoos would cause nearly everyone at dmc to collectively lose their shit. Like what do you mean you have a permanent piece of art on your body commemorating me huh?!?!

Thank you for the great as ask!!! I loved this so much

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thesharktanksdriver · 16 days ago

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Hi it me again the anon that sent in the nero gets adopted sooner au.

Here's a funny thoughts I had:

#1. It's that one scenario where people think a kid and two adults are a bio family.

Basically Dante, Nero and Honeypie are out walking and some elderly person just says how cute of a family they are. (It really doesn't help Nero's got the same color of hair as Dante ngl)

Honeypie's slightly panicking trying to explain the situation. Little Nero's just vibing and happy to have a family, and Dante has blue screened.

#2 is where maybe the gang are hanging out watching a movie little Nero's in Honeypie's lap and just starts to fall asleep and Honeypie's just rubbing his back and petting his hair and looking all parental... and the others are all having some level of "oh wow they're really hot when they're taking care of the kid" all I can really imagine is dante's internal dialogue is just "mate is good with kin!!!" And going slightly feral internally.

#3 is Honeypie teaching Nero a recipe and it's just pure domestic fluff vibes.

That's all my brain came up with rn. (Also I hope you're having a good day/night and staying safe in these crazy times. And sorry if this is a bother.)

Honestly people mistaking Nero as Honeypie and Dante’s kid in this au would happen a lot. Nero looks like a mini Dante already so there’s that plus Nero might or might not think Dante actually is his dad due to the fact that Dante nor Honeypie want to tell Nero his dad was kinda evil and probably dead, so Dante when taking in Nero kinda just blurts out “I’m your dad” without thinking of long term consequences lol (it’s not like Vergil will one day just appear again- oh my god-)

With that and Honeypie taking a parental role with Dante it’s easy to assume that their Nero’s birth parents or HP is his step-parent that stepped up lol. After numerous people stoping to ask or say how they’re such a cute family HP just now kinda rolls with it because no one believes them when they say Nero is just their boss’s kid. They just smile and wave now, which makes Dante melt inside a bit each time and Nero subtly trying to make it real lol.

As for the second scenario, oh yeah Dante, Trish and lady are hit with the “oh god they’re so hot as a parent-“ thought. Like listen, all of them have their issues stemming from some sort of parental thing (Trish’s is a bit more complicated but still she was created by Mundus so he’s the equivalent of a shitty caretaker/boss) so seeing Honeypie be so genuinely caring to Nero would hit them HARD.

Also yes!!! Thank you for the callback line lol! God in this au Dante would be blue screening half the time cause his devil genes are going fucking crazy. Like they were bad enough when patty was around since Dante considered patty his kid but now that Nero is here and is fully blood related to him and HP is caring for him it bulldozes him. Like Dante has to double take because he got hit with the mental mind beam of “amazing mate, must court NOW” and is doing his best to keep his demonic side under wraps because it’s going feral and is making him want to claw out his brain.

Meanwhile Nero is just napping on HP’s lap after they read him Percy Jackson all the while Trish and lady gaze at them lovingly and Dante in the background is fully on bashing his head against the wall

(Also ur no bother! I love getting asks so don’t be afraid to send them in I’m just slow at answering sometimes lol!)

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thesharktanksdriver · 17 days ago

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Hi I'm hoping you're having a good day/night. So this is the first time sending in an ask. Just wanted to say I love your writing and dmc series.

Anyway I have this little au in my head where Dante finds Nero when he was like 9 and just takes this kid back to DMC. Alternatively called: Nero gets adopted sooner and gets the love he deserves.

I find it so funny it imagine the love interests reaction to Honeypie just seeing nero and going "this is mine now" and loving on the boy.

(Sorry if this doesn't make sense, I'm bad at getting thoughts out. Hope you're staying safe)

Ong I love Nero au’s like that especially since it gives people the excuse to make Dante a struggling single dad lolololol.

Honeypie in an au like that would be so wholesome especially since immediately they’d be shoving people out the way to give this kid a proper and loving home. I think due to honeypies childhood they want to give characters like Nero and patty a better experience than what they had. So they pretty much dedicate themself to protect and nurture them as best they can and become a giant softy.

Like Dante is agast because Nero is doing shit that would’ve ended with a scolding from you or spritzed with water but all the little twerp gets is a light “don’t do that again” and the promise of ice cream. Nero and patty knows this and absolutely abuses this against Dante who’s a bit jealous that they get “cute kid privilege” to get away with shit while he has “handsome demon hunter cred” and he gets jack squat.

Also thank you for your support!!!!!!!!!! 🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶

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thesharktanksdriver · 17 days ago

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eepy

#devil may cry #dmc #devil may cry 3 #dmc3 #dante sparda #vergil sparda #dmc dante #dmc vergil #dmc fanart #devil may cry fanart

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thesharktanksdriver · 22 days ago

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random anon here with random blurbs,

Honeypie styling Trish’s hair (her hair is long and gorgeous, I bet styling it would be nice)

Taking Vergil, V, and maybe Credo to a musical or something

Lady sprains her ankle somehow and Honeypie offers to carry her

Dante getting love advice from Agni and Rudra (maybe Nevan too). Or he could be nagging Nero for favor since Nero’s kinda like HP’s adoptive kid

ok I think I’m done for now, random anon out.

Omg thank you for the blurbs!! This type of domestic stuff is what I love ishdjeosisjsidodeoeje

I can definitely imagine Honeypie helping Trish with her hair especially in the early days after dmc1. After the events of dmc1 Trish lives with Honeypie for a year or two to get used to human life. And one such thing is definitely hair care. Under Mundus’a control she never really had time for herself let alone being able to style it since she was made as a lure for Dante thus she had to keep it as Eva did. Plus usually Trish would just use glamour to make herself look presentable anyways. So I can definitely imagine Honeypie showing Trish how to style it for fun one night. In can see them both watching a film while Honeypie sits on the couch purely focused on braiding Trish’s long silky hair she’s now learnt to properly take care of via shampoo and conditioner while Trish sits on the floor enjoying how close they are to her and how dedicated they are in making her of all people happy after everything on mallet island.

I 100% can see Honeypie taking Vergil/V to some sort of musical. I think they’d take either of them to phantom of the opera or maybe le mis. But I could also see them taking Vergil to hadestown as well…maybe even Beetlejuice for V. While for credo I think it would be the opposite, he’d invite them to go see something with him. Since fortuna is based off Italy and the opening cutscene with Kyrie I can definitely see credo taking Honeypie to see something sort of opera or show in fortuna. He’d get best seats of the house as well lol, I like to think it’s not only due to his fortuna status but also because he donated a lot of his paycheque to the arts because of kyrie mentioned one day offhandedly how underfunded those departments are. Since then he’s been a patron art funder wherever he goes knowing how much it not only means to the community and Kyrie but also to you as well.

Honestly lady getting a sprain and having HP carry her is a dream come true for lady. Listen, she’s been the one who’s been pinning the longest she’s kinda desperate for anything. But she also likes being able to put her trust in Honeypie. After her dad’s betrayal I think lady probably dealt with a lot of trust issues (same girl) and having to rely on herself. Being able to rely on Honeypie to care for her and literally carry her to safety is a big show of trust for her and means a lot. Lady 100% burrows her face into honeypies neck to listen to their pulse.

Also 100% Dante’s has gone to Agni/ rudra plus Nevan for dating advice, except they kinda don’t help lol. Listen, Agni and rudra are a bit salty about the whole silence pact so they are holding that above Dante and Nevan helps depending on the day. Sometimes she does help because she does legitimately like Honeypie and wants them happy but other times she doesn’t help Dante to fuel the shipping fire…she also may or may not be rooting for Trish as well

lol Dante learns quick he can’t rely on Nero to help at all since Nero is still a bit salty about the entire fortuna incident plus “deadweight” and Nero reallllly is vying for credo

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thesharktanksdriver · 24 days ago

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Quick ask from the bug brained anon

My dear Sharkie, I hope you are doing well. And I hope you're taking care of yourself nicely.

The bugs are speaking scenarios to me, and wish to relay one specific scenario to you.

Think about if HP didn't just capture the attention of our main love interests, but also a few demons on their own.

Like if HP went on a solo mission once, and they had to take care of a demon that on first appearance, looks intimidating and scary. But as it turns out it is extremely scared of humans themselves and just want to live out in a cave near a village peacefully. Because they still enjoy whatever funky garbage humans throw out.

So HP instead of killing the demon, earns it's trust instead, explaining and helping the demon understand humanity. And eventually, this leads to HP introducing and helping the people of the village understand that the demon (Let's call him Jeffrey bc let's be honest, a harmless demon like that would like to adopt a human name) is harmless.

Jeffrey even made a pact to only eat animal meat to show how dedicated he is to show he's peaceful. And all the while starts feeling fuzzy whenever they're around HP.

Anyways, after the job is a success, and HP can leave, Jeffrey declares to himself to visit HP every once in a while when he has free time.

And a few months later, Jeffrey does visit, huge bouquet of HP's favorite flowers, and a box of chocolates in arms. Opening the door confidently with a "Hello lover!", grinning happily with a little bowtie around his neck to show he was being serious.

And everyone, including HP is confused on who he's talking about and why the hell he's even here before Jeffrey walks right to Honeypie, being mindful not to tip or trip on anything, before handing HP the gifts and smiling brightly at them. Tail swishing like a dog.

And everybody else's soul had just left their body because "what do you mean lover???? When did you get a lover?? Why didn't we know?? How long has this been going on???" <— probably everyone's reaction.

And HP is just left trying to explain to 4 kicked puppies in the body of grown adults (Dante, Lady, Trish, Vergil) and two confused kids (Nero and Nico) that this isn't their lover, but a demon they integrated into humanity.

This might be very sloppy, and not as good as the other bugs. But this was a quick one I wanted to get out of my head before I forgot about it. My apologies for using your blog as my archive of stupid thoughts but I just adore HP.

Lowkey I don't want to be Honeypie, I WANT Honeypie. I'll fistfight all the other love interests if I have to.

Bug brain anon out, see you next time dear!

Ngl this is an average side mission that just happens to HP lolololol. Like Honeypie will just be out buying groceries to make sure Dante gets something other than pizza and sundaes to keep him going and somehow get roped into some insane side plot. It’s allot like the yakuza games, you have the main serious storyline then the wacky woohoo side stories lol.

But yeah honestly I think Honeypie has definitely gotten some romantic attention from some demons before. In hell to survive you need to be strong, and having a strong mate at your side definitely helps up the survival rate. Most demons look down on humans for being weaker than them but HP can handle themself pretty well against demons which makes them kinda respected by those that encounter them. This sometimes grows into admiration because this creature of a weaker species somehow held up against a horde of demons and proved themself to be a good fighter which make demon brain go brrrr. Theres also the added security of them still being a human ultimately, so they don’t threaten positions of power or the hierarchy of hell.

But anyways back to your ask, I can totally see Jeffery as an average Honeypie subplot lol. Like they accidentally meet Jeffery by stumbling off the beaten path and ending up at his cave and decided to help him out. Maybe the town they were at talked about some shadowy entity in the woods and Hp decided to Willy nilly investigate because “sounds like a demon, I can handle it”. Considering Bradley in the not love episode of the dmc anime 2007 I think it’s safe to say that friendly demons are uncommon but not exactly rare. So the minute HP sees this demon and his human trash collection just vibing their immediately on the case with attempting to help the poor dude out.

I think Jeffery would definitely have pushback at first by the town but ultimately some life or death situation happens in which he proved himself and won everyone over. Maybe like a demon attack that he fended off or something like a near fatal collision he stops. With that and swearing he never has or never will eat human meat he becomes the towns local cryptid/hero all thanks to Hp which would make Jeffery very much like Honeypie for their help in having him not only accepted but also loved by these humans who treat him with a kindness not seen by other demons.

But with all that comes honeypies kindness as well. They helped him out the gate with no want for anything in return. They simply wanted to help him out and that was enough for them, something he’d never seen in hell. Everything down there has a cost that’s steeper than the favour. So having genuine kindness like that is new for him and makes him develop feeling quickly. In hell relationships are based on power and not love, it’s a beneficial partnership more than anything. So Jeffery developing genuine feelings would probably weird him out until he asks his new human friends about why he feels all warm and fuzzy when around Honeypie and they help him sort out his feelings on the matter.

Love to demons is a weakness, but to humans is a strength unparalleled

And Jeffery quickly learns why.

Love isn’t something that makes someone weak, it can make them stronger. It is perhaps why Sparda the strongest of them all realized the error of his way and decided to help humans rather than harm them. Because humanity had taught him love and he loved humanity enough to give up everything for its sake. And Jeffery can understand why.

Jeffery showing up at dmc would be a bit of a surprise for the dmc cast but I feel as if HP would’ve off handedly mentioned they helped a friendly demon at some point, sown his arrival isn’t too out of nowhere. However what is unexpected is his bold romantic advances. Jeffery due to still adjusting to human society has no filter, thus he’s professing his love out in the open while Dante, Trish, lady, Vergil and credo have been trying to express said love via various methods throughout the years to varying degrees of success. Jeffery has no such inhibitions and goes for the swing which leaves everyone else on the floor in shambles.

Because A) of course Honeypie somehow made a demon fall for them B) this demon is going right for the bullseye with no dilly dallying and C) this may become a problem.

I think Nero and Nico would have varying degrees of reaction. Nico would be laughing her ass off, course HP got themself wrapped up in even more of a soap opera situation. It’s what she expects by now from them but by god is this hilarious especially with the rest of the crew of grown ass adults sulking like kicked puppies. I think she’d like Jeffery quite a bit though, particularly for the fact that she can pretty much ask him about hell and get proper answers to her questions and demon anatomy, plus get some scales or shedding bits from him every few months to make better devil arms without any issues. Meanwhile Nero is kinda on the fence. Because Jeffery seems nice but he’s still not quite adjusted to humans yet compared to a demon like Trish. He doesn’t understand yet the complexities of human life and humanity itself which could lead to a carrying degrees of problems if not handled correctly. Like for example Jeffery understanding that humans don’t exactly live as long as demons and humans may attack other humans. That’s not to say Nero doesn’t like Jeffery, I think Nero would find him funny as shit especially if he accidentally yanks on Dante and Vergils metaphorical chain a bit lol to be fair though Nero is still vying for credo or maybe Trish or lady depending on how they play their cards.

Meanwhile through all of this Honeypie is having a breakdown Because “huh?!? Someone likes me?? Romantically??? Why??? I don’t see what I have that others would wants?!? Huh??????”

Yeah they got their issues to unpack (same here lol)

Also don’t apologize! I love ur asks! I’m more than happy to get them!!!

Also wanting Honeypie, not wanting to be Honeypie is funny as shit. Pov ur reader insert character starts winning over the readers a bit too much as well lololol

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