Hi! I'm coffeeanddonutscafe - I'm not a writer tbh. I just write for fun. I've started writing about Astarion comfort fics as it was hard for me to find something fluffy, and comforting when it came to him.
ye. ANYWAY
BG3 Fanfics:
Introspection - Astarion self-reflects, while sitting in front of a campfire. (comfort, a bit angst, fluffy-sih)
Cold Comfort - Astarion has a nightmare and fluff unfolds. (comfort, fluffy)
Quickly popping out of hiatus to bring about an important thing: Demon head nudges.
Dante -in devil trigger- nudges you with his horned head when he’s needy and wants your attention. Growling when he doesn’t get it, which ends up with him pawing at you.
Vergil nudges you when he senses danger, he wants you out of the way, it’s a protective thing for him and he doesn’t want you getting in the cross fires. He’s strong enough to protect you but trauma is trauma. He’d growl low when you don’t heed his warning, so he pushes you away with his wing or picks you up by his tail and moves you elsewhere. Please listen to the big blue demon he’s trying to keep you alive. Thanks.
Nero nudges you when he worries that you overwhelm yourself with worrying about him, so he nudges you to let you know he okay, that he’s fine and not nearly as hurt as your brain makes it out to be. He purrs against your chest in reassurance, his wings rub against your back soothingly and he’s holding your hand by the pinky.
Just a ranking from the least to the most jealous DMC.
I divided it into: General energy, crush phase, and short and long-term relationships.
Characters: Dante, Vergil, Nero and V.
-> My masterlist
WC: ~1890
4. Dante.
(Last place for the man of the year.)
Is he a jealous guy in general?
I wouldn't say so. I strongly feel that he is the least jealous guy of the bunch. He is very laid-back and confident; plus, he deeply trusts his partner.
However, he is not immune.
Romantic jealousy level: Low to medium.
His jealousy moments are situational rather than constant. Honestly, most of the time, he assumes things are fine and would only step up if things are clearly not.
However, I think that he might have been quicker to jealousy in his younger years, but now, he is seasoned, more emotionally mature behind the clowning and way less likely to take things personally.
How does he behave when he feels jealousy?
Not quick to anger. If something serious is going on, he will keep his cool and flip into serious and protective mode. He would handle it, rather than lash out.
Crush phase jealousy.
Pre-relationship Dante is even less jealous. But for different reasons than just being really chill. He enters into the “I have no right to feel jealous” mentality, and then bottles it up and brushes it off.
Dante doesn’t truly read as a possessive guy to me. To be honest, he seems kind of used to being rejected and being on his own.
However, he is not totally unaffected. If he sees someone flirting with you, he might:
Stand a little closer.
Laugh too loudly at the wrong moment.
Get quieter or more serious when someone’s pressing their luck
Nothing too noticeable, or that is what he thinks
If someone really won’t back down, Dante happily plays “fake boyfriend.” And afterwards, he’ll roast the guy with you:
“Buddy wouldn't take no for an answer.”
“He had the charisma of a wet rag anyway.”
“Tsk, try-hard.”
He would absolutely flirt with you in front of people who are hitting on you… as a joke, obviously. (It's not a joke)
Anyway, if you point out that he is jealous? Expect immediate denial, every single time.
Early relationship phase jealousy.
Still doesn't get jealous often, but when it happens, he won't deny.
His jealousy is passive-aggressive and humorous.
He’ll throw shade disguised as jokes, like:
“So, your coworker’s texting you at midnight? Mmm, would you look at that. Maybe I could teach him a few things about keeping work and personal life veeeeery separated.”
Either way, most of the time, he turns his jealousy into a bit. He fakes being dramatically wounded, clenching his chest with mock-offended gasps.
Long-term relationship phase jealousy.
Now you've got to the chillest Dante phase ever. Deeply trust you and know you can handle yourself just fine.
He is still protective and would gladly intervene if someone crosses a boundary.
Again, if he gets jealous, he turns it into a joke, but even more so.
“I didn't know you had a girlfriend.” If a girl is hitting on you.
“Guess I'll just go home then” Then he refuses to leave your side all night.
Or simply, he would buy you both drinks just to prove a point.
🥉V.
Is he a jealous guy in general?
Big leap from Dante to V. Now things are getting more interesting.
Romantic Jealousy: Medium to High.
While reserved and introspective, this man is deeply sensitive and insecure. He knows he is fragile and weaker than the rest of the men in DMC. Plus, he's got the same “abandonment”/ “inferior issues” that Vergil has.
Therefore, the idea of being replaced because he is not good enough hits a soft spot for him.
How does he behave when he feels jealousy?
He becomes aloof and passive-aggressive. He's not loud or confrontational; he’d never make a scene, but the atmosphere changes. The room feels colder and heavier.
His introspection quickly turns into overthinking, and any negative idea lingers in his head way longer than it should.
Crush phase jealousy.
He watches and listens, silently growing bitter in a corner. He bottles his emotions up, and if he feels them overwhelm him, he flees the scene.
V is not the type that would compete or fight for your attention; he dwelt on his thoughts until he regained control and a better understanding of his emotions. And even there, his negative thoughts sometimes get the better of him.
Early relationship phase jealousy.
Now he’s more anxious about it.
The same “retreat and sulk” routine is still there, but his words get sharper. Less volume, more sting. He’ll drop comments like:
“You seem more radiant today. Must be the company you keep.”
Is not a lack of trust per se, but his insecurities get the better of him.
Once he spirals into his own head, good luck dragging him out.
Long-term relationship phase jealousy.
Much better, way more secure in himself and in the relationship. But still not spotless. Some part of him still believes that every love he can get is inherently fleeting.
Still has those melodramatic and validation-seeking moments from time to time.
“Will you eventually abandon me, too, my dearest?”
“V, we are literally engaged.”
🥈Nero
Is he a jealous guy in general?
Yes, but here is the thing: it is not so much a lack of trust or insecurity, but a sense of immaturity and performative masculinity.
Like he thinks jealousy is just… part of the boyfriend job description. Flex, protect your territory, stake your claim, all that macho man bullshit. In his head, that’s what he’s supposed to do as a boyfriend/man.
Eventually, he grows out of it. But until then:
Romantic jealousy: High
Don’t get me wrong. Nero IS noble and protective; he truly believes that love is something you prove by defending it fiercely. Add in that he’s impulsive, emotional, confrontational… and yeah. He reacts before he thinks. And he usually overreacts.
How does he behave when he feels jealousy?
Extremely visible. You will know it, and so will everyone else. He’ll glare, snap, and confront someone if he feels like it.
Pouting, angry muttering under his breath and throwing an arm around you in public like it’s a competition.
(Like the rest of the Spardas, he has the “abandoned”/ “never would be good enough” chip on his shoulder)
The upside is that he calms down fast.
Crush phase jealousy.
Basically, a mix of sulking and pretending not to care. He fails at both.
He really tries to act cool and level, but he is too protective and obvious:
“I mean, sure, they can talk to whoever they want. Not my business, I just really hate that guy for… personal reasons.”
Gets a bit insecure here, too. Side-eyes himself more than he should.
“What does he have that I don't? Tsk, whatever, he's not even that cool.”
Early relationship phase jealousy.
Now the performance kicks into high gear. He’s openly reactive, more protective, and wears his heart on his sleeve.
His jealousy is genuine, but it’s also amped up by performative masculinity. The idea that “This is what he is supposed to do as a man”
Again, don't get me wrong, he is protective and caring. And it shows.
If someone crosses a boundary, he will be there, no matter if the person is twice his size.
But also, if someone laughs a bit too loudly at your joke, they will spawn next to you. Hand over your shoulder and glaring shamelessly.
Long-term relationship phase jealousy.
Grows up from that territorial, “performative man/boyfriend” mentality.
Way more secure in the relationship and himself.
Jealousy still happens every now and then, but he can manage it better now. He'll talk through his feelings (probably badly, but still) and ask for reassurance if needed.
Nevertheless, he turns into a pretty chill boyfriend.
Early relationship with Nero: if someone buys you a drink, -> death glare all night.
Long-term Nero if someone buys you a drink ->“Cool. Tell them to order me one too.”
For this reason, I think Nero and V could be interchangeable; on the one hand, Nero's jealousy is more explosive and obvious, but he grows out of it eventually. And on the other hand, V's jealousy is lowkey and understated, but he doesn't fully overcome it.
🥇Vergil
(No one is surprised here. We all knew where this was going.)
Is he a jealous guy in general?
I love Vergil; this is my man, and I adore him, but oh god, he is by far the worst in this area. Huge (and common) Vergil L.
Romantic Jealousy: Very high.
Like V, he feels everything intensely but shows very little. The difference is, Vergil’s flavour of jealousy is wrapped up in possessiveness disguised as protection.
Vergil hates losing control. And jealousy is loss of control embodied; it gnaws at him. He’d suppress it, but it’s absolutely in his wiring.
How does he behave when he feels jealousy?
On the outside? Stone-cold. Slent. Don't make a scene in public, but you feel the change in the air. His tone sharpens, his stare hardens, and his hand rests just a little too close to Yamato. Anything to avoid showing emotional vulnerability.
Vergil has too much pride to beg for attention. He’d rather carve the jealousy into silence than show weakness.
However, on the inside?Pure rage. He can easily tip into controlling behaviour if he’s triggered. And he’s got the same issues as V: inferiority complex, abandonment trauma, control obsession, fear of vulnerability and being replaced, all that fun stuff.
None of which does wonders for your capability of building healthy relationships.
Sadly, he also has an “All or nothing” mentality; To him, jealousy feels like betrayal. If he doesn’t have all of you, he has nothing. And if the relationship fails, in his head, that makes him a failure.
If really triggered, he can get dangerous.
Crush phase jealousy.
Highly contained, he masks it with indifference even though his internal dialogue is pure chaos.
No theatrics, no loud stunts. Just quiet intensity.
He will glare from across the room like the air had wronged him.
And honestly? Most people would stop flirting with you simply because they feel creeped out by the 6’3 guy in the corner staring at them with a big ass katana.
If asked about it, he will deny it, of course. He would rather die than accept it; he is far too prideful.
Early relationship phase jealousy.
Still relatively guarded but more direct now. Highly vigilant, sharp, intimidating.
Stands too close behind you until the other person decides to leave.
Glances at people as they approach, silently sizing them up.
Hand resting on Yamato’s hilt (is it a hilt if it’s a katana…?).
Speech gets clipped and aggressive, not shouting but cutting.
He doesn't trust others easily, if at all. Hell, I think he would even get jealous of Dante, too, if you spent a lot of time with him.
Plus, if you add that he spent most of his life thinking that he was less loved/chosen than Dante.
Long-term relationship phase jealousy.
Best case scenario: therapy. Because let’s be real, no one is fixing him, and you, as a partner, should know it above everything else.
You won't fix him. He'd better fix himself if he knows what’s good for him.
But assuming post-DMC5 Vergil has put in some internal work? The jealousy is still there, but it’s much more controlled. With a deeper bond and trust in your loyalty, he can be protective without sliding into possessive or controlling territory.
He’s more mature now, but the instinct is always there.
And if someone crosses a real line? That person is gone. Not dead (probably), but “disappearing from the face of the earth” levels of gone. Post-DMC5, redeemed Vergil is at least trying to stop murdering people… but let's not test him.
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OP-> I like that you can tell that I don't fuck with jealousy at all.
Hello, and welcome to my quick guide about how breasts-do in relation to arm + shoulder movement feat. scantily clad Jaheira. Who asked for this, you may ask? My conscience, mostly.
This is something I occasionally see misunderstood in artistic depictions of women - dreadfully leading to some core misconceptions about where breasts are supposed to sit at all times - and resulting in some truly head-scratching situations where the same woman's chest may seem droopier😱 depending on🤔 the way she's positioned🫨??? Well, fear no more! The mystery has been solved! You're welcome.
I have a request please :)!! (also I love your writing hehe) How would Vergil be with someone who is very forward and open with their emotions/how they feel. Since we all know he's emotionally constipated and skirts around saying directly how he feels, what if he was with someone who is the COMPLETE opposite? Completely comfortable with being expressive and honest with themselves.
Also I hope you have a nice day :D!! Thank you!
hi hello!!! i did this in the form of HCs, (the wc in my google doc was close to 2k tho so erm... oupsi!) i hope thats okay! if not lmk and i can whip something else up for you!
warnings: mentions of sex at the end but nothing graphic, general tomfoolery and shenanigans, my dumbahh writing, you chase dante around with a slipper, hmm mentions of being hospitalized but nothing graphic again, overall fluff and attempts at humor, english isnt my first language (i forget to tag it sometimes mb chat)
Before you two got together, you did most of the flirting, you have to accept that fact, especially if it was right after he and Dante returned from the underworld. Don't expect him to warm up to you quickly though! It takes TIME to even get him to admit he Wants you™
So you're gonna have to be patient with him, in general
Like patience of a saint
Cause during the early stages of being with him, it’s as if you take one step forward and he takes one back
But he's trying, okay?
I feel like the more time you spent together, the easier it would be for him to be vulnerable with you, and get more out of his shell, especially if you've proven to him he can fully trust you
He would use poems to describe his feelings for you better!
Because, you know, it's easier to use someone else's words about things such as love, than come up with good descriptions of what you're feeling
One of his observations on the human experience being that feelings are weird, man
Once you two are well established though? This cornball is leaving you envelopes (sprayed with the perfume you got him as a gift) with neatly written poems he composed himself
Do not bring the up to him though, he will get flustered and grumpy about it (he secretly loves that you loved them) (so do bring them up)
He's THE slowburn-maxxer
It probably took him weeks, if not months, to even admit to himself that he had feelings for you
Meanwhile there you were, flirting with him every chance you had
Made him feel … odd
(he loved being shamelessly flirted with)
But if you keep it up at some point he would break, not in the coercion way, but more so in the ‘okay… I guess… I may or may not… reciprocate these… feelings of yours’
He's so grumbly but you find it cute
Because you've seen him cut down hordes of demons without breaking a sweat, but he gets so shy whenever you call him handsome
Compared to you, he spent a good chunk of his life under control or in the endless pursuit of power, so he's a master at bottling his feelings up and pretending they don't exist
If you did something that upset him, like throw yourself in front of someone to protect them from a devil, with no care about your own well being, he wouldn't know how to express the worry and fear he has of losing you, he'd probably either never let you leave his sight or drag you out to train you himself, that'd give him some peace of mind, just go along with it twin, he doesn't know how to properly speak of how sick with worry he felt when he saw you in the hospital bed after the doctors had called your emergency contact (him!) after the person you saved brought you there
He 100% had flashbacks to his childhood
All he could do as you lied there unconscious, was manage to hold your hand, too disheveled to even think about reading to calm down, all he kept repeating to himself was how you were safe now and how he would never allow this to happen ever again
When I tell yall he was spiralling, I MEAN it
Even Dante had gotten worried about him, never having witnessed his brother so all over the place, stress radiating off of him in waves
When you wake up, be ready for a two hour lecture on this. ‘How could you be so careless?’
You lowkey break down crying because why are you being mean to me right now 🙁
He is befuddled
‘I apologize… I am only worried about your well being’
Aweee grab him for a little kiss and reassure him you're going to be okay, it was just a stab wound, no biggie
Cue him lecturing you all over again about minimizing your injuries ‘you are a frail human, how can you say that???’
You try to adjust yourself to a sitting position, resulting with pain washing over you, so he helps you adjust instead, and you bring him in for a hug and another kiss
‘See, I'm alive, you're stuck with me, I promised you, and when have I ever broken a promise?’
He is actively holding back tears, mind you. Not the time for your jokes, but it does ease his worrying a little
You often tell him you love him, you can see he needs to hear this regularly, and you obviously don't mind repeating it to him until it gets through his thick skull of his
He doesn't say it back often, but you know from his actions that he does love you, too and that it's just all so foreign to him, but it's okay! You're patient and understanding!
If you do need to hear it more often too though, and you communicate that to him, he will try his absolute hardest to be better about this!
He's still adjusting to the fact that he has human emotions too (because he went so many years denying himself anything that was irrelevant to his goals to get more powerful) so it’s baby steps
When he sees you overly excited and expressing it with your body language its like he falls in love all over again
He once gifted you a necklace with his initial on it and seeing you parade it around on your neck like a proud peacock did Things™ to him
Like I need you guys to truly understand that he isn't as cold and emotionless as he portrays himself to be, this guy is a repressed nerd. He reads poetry for fucks sake!
If you ask him to recommend you some of his favorite books because you'd like to have more things to talk about with him, oh boy prepare yourself
He'd be so pleased with himself
One of my HCs is that doppelganger has a consciousness of his own, or to put it better is the parts of Vergil that he tries to supress/underplay manifested
Doppelganger suddenly appearing in front of you and trying to get you to (safely) cuddle him on the couch
Vergil gets jealous
You die laughing when you catch him pouting (or, Vergil's equivalent of it), ‘Vergil he is YOU, I love YOU???’
You get on his lap and kiss him all over the face to get him to stop pouting about it
He's grumbling, arms crossed and all, but don't you dare stop!
If Dante catches you doing this he will 100% tease you both about it, much to Vergil's dismay
He isn't one for PDA, but he loves how you never hesitate to hold his hand when you're out together
Unrelated but one time he finds you sobbing in front of the tTV you have in your room, controller balanced on your thigh, head in your hands
He rushes to your side, concerned someone harmed you, he obviously questions you about it
When you tell him you're crying because the main character of the game you were playing through died he gets whiplash
Like what. Why are you hyperventilating and crying so hard he's sure you're close to dehydration from ??? a fictional character's death???? Foolishness. (he doesnt say that out loud, not wanting to hurt your feelings further)
He manages to calm you down enough for you to explain The Lore™, only for you to start crying again because that was your baby why did they have to die 🙁
He understands better but is still kind of confused
You tell him how you've been by this characters side for so many hours now, protecting them, having so much fun playing as them, getting to know them and all, so its heartwrenching
So he thinks it's something akin to when a character from one of the novels he has read dies, but this is more personal somehow because they have a face and all
After you've calmed down again you joke about how ‘never in all your years of life have you seen someone this distraught over a video game character dying, huh?’
You're kinda proud of yourself for being the first person that ever got to bamboozle him like this
He doesn't judge you about it though
Make him play this game, DO IT.
(Side tangent but another one of my HCs is that if he got into gaming he would be a fucking sweat, 100% trophies on every game he's played, played at the hardest difficulties offered)
One other time, he was just done with his night routine, so he went to your shared room where you had been in for a few hours by now
He found you folded in on yourself on the bed, wheezing, honestly almost cry-laughing
??? ‘what is it now, my love’
You show him the tiktok that had sent you into orbit, quite frankly, which okay, even he could admit it was funny, but THIS funny?? Man, he thought you were dying????
In general I feel like he has learned to recognize that you expressing your emotions is a form of power in itself, because you never hesitated to put people into place when they wronged you
Like the time Dante had hid in order to jumpscare you, making you scream loud enough to make Vergil rush into the room, yamato in hand, ready to take care of the threat
Only to find you chasing his twin around, a slipper in hand to whack him with it (repeatedly) for scaring you like this
He admits he found that very amusing
(he may, or may not, have gotten a boner for seeing you defend yourself against his brother like this)
(but shhh you didn't hear that from me)
He also appreciated when you were vocal about things in bed, for example if he did something you didn't enjoy during sex
Like ‘thanks for the feedback!’ *proceeds to fuck your brains out in the way you DO! like)
When he has a bad week mentally, he especially appreciates how you ask if he needs some space/alone time or if he needs reassurance
He wouldn't outright say that he needs reassurance though, so you better get to it if he tells you he wouldn't mind your company
Make him lay his head on your lap and play with his hair and he swears he is cured
So I know you said requests were closed, but I got this idea and if I dont say it I will forget 😭
You dont have to do it of coure! But I wanted to share it in case you might enjoy it 😅 I apologize if you dont like it 🥺
So it kinda sounded better in my head but..
How would the boys (including V) react to reader having nipple piercings?
And also would the boys have any body piercings?
I think V would be the only one with a d*ck piercing and I'd LOVE to see that 🤭
And maybe dante would get nip piercings. I think Vergil wouldn't get any since it doesnt really add any purpose in his opinion and Nero would consider them.
So that said, how would that go in bed? Like first time seeing the piercings (all healed up of course) and everyone's reactions.
Sorry this is so long! And sorry I still sent a request when they were closed! You dont have to do it but I hope you at least like the idea. 🫣
DMC Men X Pierced Gen! Reader.
At first, I thought to myself that I shouldn't do this request, because I should be strict with my own limits and my own open/closed request moments (Nothing personal with you, anon, your request was very sweet and understanding, it's just for me to avoid possible burnout).
BUT I WAS WAITING FOR A REQUEST LIKE THIS FOR SO LONG, AND I HAVE SO MANY IDEAS SO FUCK IT.
I ended expanded your request a lot and broadened it to a reader with a lot of piercings in general. (Sometimes I barely mention the nipple piercings, lols)
Characters: Dante, Vergil, Nero, V
WC: ~2700
Contents: General opinion on piercings? First impression of you? Piercings and intimacy? (SFW-ish) and Piercings on themselves?
-> My masterlist
Dante Sparda
1. General attitude towards piercings and body modifications?
Dante is genuinely neutral about body modifications.
He might appreciate the style or charm of a well-thought-out layout, but that’s about as deep as it goes.
Unlike Vergil or V, Dante doesn’t moralise piercings or assign them symbolic weight.
He doesn’t see them as inherently rebellious, vain, poetic, or profound.
He notices them, of course, but he just doesn’t overthink them.
Depending on the situation, he might comment—but it’s never serious. At most, it’s a joke or a passing remark before moving on.
To Dante, piercings are:
Self-expression
An aesthetic choice
Sometimes impractical
Sometimes hot
Ultimately, none of his business
Even if a piercing is sloppy, irritated, or poorly placed, he’ll cringe internally, but he won’t lecture you.
His general attitude boils down to: “To each their own.”
2. First impression of you?
This depends heavily on how visibly pierced you are.
If you have only a few subtle ones—lobes, maybe a small nose stud—he might not notice at all.
Or he might do, and then immediately decide it’s not worth commenting on.
But if you’re visibly pierced, though?
He’s going to say something; he can’t help himself.
The comments are rarely elegant. Some of them carry undeniable boomer energy:
“So… airport security must love you, huh?”
“Ever been struck by lightning yet, or are we still waiting on that?”
“So tell me—magnets. Friend or mortal enemy?”
[If you have a septum] “Mooooo.”
That said, Dante genuinely appreciates confidence, self-expression, and a healthy disdain for authority. So he loves it when you stand your ground and don’t take him too seriously.
The moment you fire something right back at him, he grins.
“Oh—okay. Okay. Alright, sharp tongue and sharp accessories. I see you.”
3. And in bed?
Dante is careful, not timid.
He just doesn’t want to hurt you.
“Hey, just making sure I don’t break anything, babe.”
He’s fully aware that piercings can increase sensitivity or discomfort if mishandled, and he’s very attentive about it.
“Are some of these off-limits, or is it all free game?”
More intimate piercings—Like nipple piercings, VCH or Prince Albert— can catch him off guard, even if they’re fully healed.
It’s not judgment; he just needs a second to process and plan his next move.
So, if you prefer extra attention down there, you'd do well to let him know.
It would take him a second to fully warm up to the idea, but once you reassure him, his confidence snaps right back into place.
He’ll say something like this with a cooked grin and a spark of mischief:
“Huh. Would you look at that… Good to know, then.”
After that, he’s relaxed, responsive, and very much enjoying himself.
4. Piercings on himself?
(For the sake of this post, let’s assume demonic regeneration does not apply to body modifications.)
Dante has absolutely considered piercings—especially when he was younger, more impulsive, and significantly drunker.
He never fully committed, though.
Reasons:
Lazy. Appointments are tedious, and piercings require maintenance.
Broke. His priorities were pizza and a brand new gun.
Restless. He gets bored easily and dislikes permanent changes.
Occupationally redundant. Because of the nature of his job, sharp objects already seek him out daily. No need to invite more.
But if he had gotten them?
Ears: During his DMC3 years. Messy, uneven, poorly distributed. Very much a phase.
Tongue: Maybe or maybe not, I'm on the fence on this one. But he definitely thought about it longer than he’d ever admit, mostly because it would’ve justified a week of only eating ice cream and strawberry sundaes.
Nipples: Entirely impulsive. Almost certainly drunk in a very sketchy place. He’d only have one because he would absolutely chicken out before getting the second.
Vergil Sparda
1. General attitude towards piercings and body modifications?
Even though Vergil is a far more vain man than he lets on, he still disregards any body modification as vain and pointless.
If it doesn’t serve any purpose and causes pain, then probably infection—why bother? Not to mention them being a hazard in battle.
So, yes, he greatly disapproves of them.
But in favour of Vergil, he keeps his thoughts to himself and doesn’t voice his judgment.
Yes, he finds them beneath him and useless, but if Vergil commented on everything he deems as unworthy, he would be a far more talkative man than he prefers to be.
Luckily for us all, that is not the case.
With time spent among humans, his stance softens; not into approval, but neutrality.
Piercings stop registering as unnecessary and performative and instead become background noise.
He still considers them vain and functionless, but no longer a defining judgment of character.
That being said, he is not ignorant.
If a piercing carries cultural, ritualistic, or religious significance, it immediately shifts categories in his mind.
What was once an ornament becomes a symbol, and a symbol implies diligence, lineage, or belief.
These are things Vergil understands and respects, even if he does not share them.
2. First impression of you?
Vergil is a very detail-oriented man. Thus, he noticed them immediately.
The first thought he formed when he saw your piercings was: “Is this a combat liability?”
And yes—as anyone who has ever been in a physical altercation knows—the answer is usually yes. Even small studs can tear, snag, or be leveraged in a fight.
He notes piercings the same way he would note an old injury, a limp, or a poor grip.
Again, he wouldn’t comment on them.
Unless—and this is rare—a piercing is so unusual or poorly placed that it genuinely intrigues him from a mechanical standpoint.
(But even then, he wouldn’t bring up the topic unless the conversation naturally drifted there.)
He has no inherent interest in the emotional narrative behind your piercings.
Self-expression through aesthetics is not something that moves him.
However, the moment you frame them as cultural, spiritual, or symbolic, his attention sharpens, and he might like to hear more about it.
3. And in bed?
Well, well, look how the tables have turned…
You made him discover things about himself, yes.
It is not the piercings per se that interest him; it is the sensory contrast they introduce:
Metal against skin, cool against warm, unyielding and sharp against soft and malleable.
He would also enjoy it if you have sensitive spots that you like being toyed with—AKA, a more intimate piercing that could amplify sensitivity and, ergo, pleasure.
So, yes, his neutral stance eventually shifted toward approval.
Importantly, piercings in general don’t do it for him. They have to be on you—your piercings on your body.
Bonus points if you have more intimate body piercings (Like nipple piercings, for example) that he only knows of; the “No one other than me is allowed or will ever know you like this” is a big turn-on for him.
Vergil doesn’t like being instructed, so he wouldn’t ask your thoughts about each individual piercing.
(Questions such as which ones are off-limits, or which ones would enjoy being touched, or which ones do absolutely nothing for you).
He would prefer to experiment carefully and analyse your reactions.
For example, his hand would hover around them, then slowly brush against them, eventually resting his hand on the metal, and very gently increasing the pressure and roughness.
And his gaze would never leave you.
Before, piercings were meaningless to him.
But after some fun? He understood their use as a tool for pleasure, so they acquired meaning. And therefore, beauty.
4. Piercings on himself?
As you very well mentioned, I doubt Vergil would have ever considered a piercing.
Reasons:
He does not like to alter his body without necessity.
He dislikes ornamentation without function.
His relationship with his body is purely utilitarian.
Could potentially be a problem in battle.
But if he had to get one, he would get a single lobe piercing, ideally a flat, silver stud.
Very minimalist, very clean, and barely noticeable.
Nero Sparda
1. General attitude towards piercings and body modifications?
Because he is the youngest, he is the most normal about it.
He doesn’t assign meaning to piercings by default.
He doesn’t judge them as something born out of rebellion, vanity, or symbolism
Most of the time, he doesn’t notice them at all.
To him, piercings fall under:
Personal style/ preferences
Aesthetics from a subculture
“Yeah, people do that.”
Nero has grown up around devils, prosthetics, weapons, demonic rituals, religious cults, Nico’s engineering monstrosities— Piercings (and tattoos too, while we're on the subject) barely register as something to write home about.
If they look good, he thinks they look good.
If they don’t, he shugs and moves on.
2. First impression of you?
Unless your piercings are very noticeable or very bold, he won’t comment on them.
But if your layout is neat, intentional and stylish? He would think you look cool, and he has to say something about it.
“Hey, your piercings look fire. I fuck with that.”
But now, if he is trying to shoot his shot and flirt with you?
He won't be so nonchalant; actually, he won't be smooth at all.
“Hey, those piercings are metal as fuck— I mean, not metal like—Obviously, they’re made of metal— shit— You know what I mean. They’re cool.”
If the conversation opens the door and he learns you have more piercings with an “alternative” placement, curiosity hits him like a truck.
He asks whatever question pops up in his head first and blurt it out without checking if it’s stupid or inappropriate.
“So—okay—did that hurt? Like, a lot? Or just… manageable hurt?”
“You can still, uh—get laid with those, right? Shit, sorry. Don’t answer that. I sounded like a creep.”
“Six months to heal?! Why would you do that to yourself? No—respect, though. I’d die.”
3. And in bed?
“You got piercings where… Okay. That’s—uh— that's a little advanced for me, but I'll see what I can do.”
Nero is nervous, but he is determined not to look like it.
Is not that he doesn’t like them, quite the opposite, he is in awe while looking at you.
Especially if you have a really solid body layout like nipples piercing + belly ring + hipbone dermals + intimate piercings.
(This would be my dream layout if I weren’t such a pussy, lol)
He asks, then he double-checks, and then he overcorrects, and then he does it all over again.
I'm gonna be honest with you, early encounters will be a little rocky, his hands hover awkwardly, and he second-guesses himself a lot.
You have to give him some try-out time until he learns.
But don't worry, because once he learns? He’ll make up for the warm-up period, you’ll see.
4. Piercings on himself?
Maybe because of the demonic regeneration abilities, but I'm actually surprised Canon Nero doesn't have any piercings.
I mean, c’mon now, you cannot tell me that he wouldn’t rock a nice ear layout or an eyebrow bar.
To me, Nero is definitely the type who
Thought about it.
Decided against it.
Did it anyway on impulse.
Immediately regretted it.
Piercings I’d like to imagine Nero would have/tried at some point in his life:
An industrial bar or double helix.
His first time getting piercings
Objectively, not great first-time piercings.
Done in a sketchy basement or a garage
Possibly by Nico
“Trust me, man. I got this, I watched The Parent Trap, it can’t be that hard.”
The needle was “sterilised” with a half-empty lighter.
That was the only precaution taken
Needless to say, it didn't end well.
An eyebrow bar.
I don’t have reasoning, it's just vibes.
A tongue piercing.
He almost got it, but he ended up deciding against it at the last minute.
He chickened out.
Whatever piercing he ended up having, they never healed right; they were always swollen, sore and infected because Nero is terrible at taking care of them.
He kept:
Forgetting to clean it
Fidgeting with it constantly
Changed the jewellery too soon
Got hitten it in fights
Almost ripped it off accidentally.
If Kyrie hadn't intervened, it would've gone septic much quicker, shes the sole reason his piercings lasted as long as they did.
Eventually, they looked so nasty that he had no choice but to take them out.
Begrundendly and half-defeated, he said to himself:
“Never again.”
V Sparda
1. General attitude towards piercings and body modifications?
V is by far much less judgmental and more open-minded than his counterpart.
Also, no one understands better the idea that bodies are inherently fleeting, decaying and temporal than him.
Therefore, he is fundamentally uninterested in judging what people do with their bodies.
Don’t get me wrong, it's still a relatively new concept for him, but he finds poetry in self-expression even at the cost of physical pain.
He would also be a complete hypocrite if he weren’t open-minded about body modifications.
Yes, his tattoos are not tattoos in the regular sense; they are contracts with his familiars.
But he knows he would sound like a moron if he voiced a negative opinion on body modifications while looking fully tattooed.
(However, his curiosity is triggered when there is a deep cultural/religious/ personal reason; if so, he would be interested in learning more about it)
2. First impression of you?
V’s perception of others is… inconsistent.
If you are extremely pierced, he would of course notice them almost immediately.
If not? It might take him days.
V is a man with a strange mental space:
His thoughts are half elsewhere, he is absent-minded, and he is living in borrowed time.
Unless they demand attention, he doesn't always register surface-level details.
However, he can be a bit nosy.
He keeps his thoughts and questions to himself, of course.
But he does want to know what other piercings you have and what compelled you to have them in the first place.
But again, only if the conversation naturally drifts there. Then he will listen carefully, even if you mention the topic casually.
If you two get to know each other better, he might directly ask you about it.
“If you don't mind my asking. What led you to that choice?”
If you don't really have an answer or don't feel like answering, he lets it go.
3. And in bed?
Like Vergil, he enjoys both the sensorial contrast of piercings and the privilege/ intimacy of having hidden piercings that he can only see.
And unlike Vergil, he is much more open to asking questions and letting you instruct him.
“May I?”
"Feel free to guide me, my love."
Believe me when I say he will memorise how every single piercing will make you feel.
He is a bit hesitant and slow at first. Because he prefers to take his time with you, he doesnt want to hurt you.
But if you get bored with the waiting, you can simply take the lead; he will yield easily.
He is, overall, very gentle, slow, and almost reverent when touching you.
4. Piercings on himself?
I totally see where you are coming from with V with a Prince Albert piercing, because aesthetically, he looks exactly like the type of guy who would have it.
But I'm not totally sold if he personality wise would have it.
Like, objectively, V’s body is weak, decaying and in pain, I don't think he'd feel the need to pierce it through more.
Also, V feels that his body does not fully belong to him, modifying it without necessity would feel dishonest and pointless to him.
The equivalent of annotating a book that you don't own.
But for the funsies, if he ever considered it, it would be after some time of mindful consideration, and it would probably have some sort of meaning attached to it.
Related to something he wants to commemorate or celebrate.
That's why I can see him with a patron of dermals following his tattoos or a very slow journey into an ear layout, one at a time.
Author's Note
(I could have double-checked if the character designs actually had piercings, but I was too lazy.)
I ended up expanding the request so much that I think I barely even answered what Anon asked, but I think it's better this way because otherwise the blog would be like 500 words long.
I had a lot of fun and ideas because I had a DMC OC who was heavily pierced herself (Tatas included), so I already had some thoughts and ideas about the subject. However, in her case, her piercings were mostly for cultural, religious and world-building reasons.
Fun fact: I ended up using her in a D&D campaign.
Usually, Dante and Vergil are the easiest/funnest to write. But in this post, Nero was the more fun by a mile, maybe because I was projecting a lot, lol.
Like, we all watched The Parent Trap at 13 and followed it like a tutorial while getting pierced by a friend, right?
I think Vergil is more likely to tell you everything going on inside him, more than Dante anyway. Vergil, if goaded in the right way, will rant and monologue and quote obscure passages from some book he found in the middle of nowhere that spoke to him deeply and shifted his understanding of himself and the world. It's the 'monologuing villain' in him.
Dante, however. You cannot waterboard this out of him. He will tell you nothing about what he's truly feeling and thinking. He will give you nothing but a smile that doesn't reach his eyes. The only occasion he'll speak truly and freely about what's inside him is when he's alone with Vergil and they're gearing for a fight or the fight has ended and the dust is settling. The promise of a fight strips away his walls. The aftermath strips away the shame. That's when Dante really, truly speaks.
I just finished season 2. I don't care what anyone says, he's living rent-free in my brain. Wrote these quick HCs to get the brainrot out. Let me know if I should make a longer version.
In the beginning, he hated you. Or so he thought. In reality, he hated the completely unwanted reactions you provoked in him. It had been a long time since Vergil allowed himself to feel anything other than hatred and pain. This—you—was something completely unknown. It destabilized him. You weren't something he could chain and torture into submission. He even thought of simply getting rid of you, but the idea caused him physical aversion. So, he chose to pretend you didn't exist. That didn't go well either.
He could hear your heartbeat in the middle of a bustling crowd. He knows the rhythm of your breathing, the exact seconds between each breath, and the weight and force of your footsteps. Likewise, he could track your scent from miles away. He senses you the moment you enter his radar. It is nearly impossible to surprise him. Still, you try.
He likes to hold you. Any weight is practically nothing to him, a half-demon capable of shattering the world with his bare hands. Even so, he truly—and secretly—enjoys feeling you pressed against him. Not just close, but joined. Hearing your pulse quicken is an extra incentive, knowing your blood sings for him. And what’s more? His chest pressing against yours, your compassionate warmth swallowed by his infernal heat. He doesn't see you as a fragile creature—you wouldn't be with him if you were—but you are tiny in comparison. Malleable beneath the heat of his touch.
You are his only weakness. Vergil knows it, as does everyone.
Anyone stupid enough might try to use you against him, but he will sever their heads before the thought even fully forms. If someone dares to insult you, they will never speak again—mostly because they won't have a mouth to open. Still, the thought echoes. He believes he must become stronger so that no one even considers it. But he won't just train his own strength; he will train yours as well.
He likes to cover you. We spoke of holding, but this is about his imperial desire to be the only thing occupying every space, both figuratively and literally. He monopolizes your field of vision, his imposing figure looming over you, trapping you. A little mouse between his hands. Above him, beneath, in front, or behind; it doesn't matter. He will catch you.
He fears you in a visceral way. It’s not a game, he truly does. Because it’s not just that you awakened the human side he had buried and rejected for so long; it’s that you met the demon first, and then the man. You accepted both, and that was worse.
When it comes to succumbing to the lowest carnal needs, he decides where, when, how, and in what position. There is no room for restraint. He knows you can take it—he will train you to—and he will keep you beneath him until your voice breaks and your nails claw at his back. Only then does a sliver of that impeccable control crack. He will lean over you, the inhuman heat of his chest covering your skin. "You can," he says, voice raspy. "And you will."
He watches you sleep. He memorizes you, recording the rise and fall of your chest, unaware that his own breathing has synced with yours. He wonders what is in your mind—if he occupies even a fraction of your thoughts as you do his. He wonders if you are as infected by him as he is sick because of you. There is no cure for it. He knows this, and he doesn't think he wants to find one.
I just finished season 2. I don't care what anyone says, he's living rent-free in my brain. Wrote these quick HCs to get the brainrot out. Let me know if I should make a longer version.
In the beginning, he hated you. Or so he thought. In reality, he hated the completely unwanted reactions you provoked in him. It had been a long time since Vergil allowed himself to feel anything other than hatred and pain. This—you—was something completely unknown. It destabilized him. You weren't something he could chain and torture into submission. He even thought of simply getting rid of you, but the idea caused him physical aversion. So, he chose to pretend you didn't exist. That didn't go well either.
He could hear your heartbeat in the middle of a bustling crowd. He knows the rhythm of your breathing, the exact seconds between each breath, and the weight and force of your footsteps. Likewise, he could track your scent from miles away. He senses you the moment you enter his radar. It is nearly impossible to surprise him. Still, you try.
He likes to hold you. Any weight is practically nothing to him, a half-demon capable of shattering the world with his bare hands. Even so, he truly—and secretly—enjoys feeling you pressed against him. Not just close, but joined. Hearing your pulse quicken is an extra incentive, knowing your blood sings for him. And what’s more? His chest pressing against yours, your compassionate warmth swallowed by his infernal heat. He doesn't see you as a fragile creature—you wouldn't be with him if you were—but you are tiny in comparison. Malleable beneath the heat of his touch.
You are his only weakness. Vergil knows it, as does everyone.
Anyone stupid enough might try to use you against him, but he will sever their heads before the thought even fully forms. If someone dares to insult you, they will never speak again—mostly because they won't have a mouth to open. Still, the thought echoes. He believes he must become stronger so that no one even considers it. But he won't just train his own strength; he will train yours as well.
He likes to cover you. We spoke of holding, but this is about his imperial desire to be the only thing occupying every space, both figuratively and literally. He monopolizes your field of vision, his imposing figure looming over you, trapping you. A little mouse between his hands. Above him, beneath, in front, or behind; it doesn't matter. He will catch you.
He fears you in a visceral way. It’s not a game, he truly does. Because it’s not just that you awakened the human side he had buried and rejected for so long; it’s that you met the demon first, and then the man. You accepted both, and that was worse.
When it comes to succumbing to the lowest carnal needs, he decides where, when, how, and in what position. There is no room for restraint. He knows you can take it—he will train you to—and he will keep you beneath him until your voice breaks and your nails claw at his back. Only then does a sliver of that impeccable control crack. He will lean over you, the inhuman heat of his chest covering your skin. "You can," he says, voice raspy. "And you will."
He watches you sleep. He memorizes you, recording the rise and fall of your chest, unaware that his own breathing has synced with yours. He wonders what is in your mind—if he occupies even a fraction of your thoughts as you do his. He wonders if you are as infected by him as he is sick because of you. There is no cure for it. He knows this, and he doesn't think he wants to find one.
Little things I do in Baldur’s Gate 3 for my own enjoyment:
Give every knife to Astarion to see how many knives I can get (current record is 175)
Collect every soup
Make Gortash dance in the boss fight
Pet Scratch every morning
Admire the book throne in Lorroakan’s tower
I’ve been romancing a new character every playthrough to get all the Lore and I’ve noticed I tend to always a) give the romanced character new camp clothes that fit their style and b) succeed the dryad’s test with them
Put the non-magical rings I find on party members before I find proper magical rings for them and imagine them admiring the new jewelry (specifically obsidian rings go to Astarion and Shadowheart. Karlach gets ruby ones and so on)
I don't know all the details about it, but I heard it has a focus on his relationship with Sebastian, which had angered some people who romanced him with fem Tavs. I heard claims that Astarion's content seems to be always focused on m/m relationships. Frustration with which I can understand to some degree, cuz I am not a fan of a notion that a theatrical and flamboyant man is automatically strictly gay, but that's whole different story. Even if my Eshra is "primarily" fem presenting, I personally don't really have a problem with m/m focus in Astarion's lore. Although I was under the impression that Sebastian was very quickly "disposed of" by Cazador, according to what Astarion says in the game, so I am curious how they going to play it out.
But just in general - I am exited. Very interested in Astarion's past and life with other spawn. Although, I am honestly more curious about the other six. I was SCRAPING Cazador's mansion in a search for crumbs of lore of the other spawn. Which there are, indeed, crumbs, but what I have found intrigued me at the time. Especially the stuff found in the attic, about the locked up relative of Cazador and the stuff about the daughter of one of the spawns, who got killed by the other (I still don't understand how Leon is not at Darilya's throat for that, he loved his daughter deeply according to the notes. Hopefully that will be elaborated on)
HOWEVER, that being said. I really wish they'd focused on other characters as much as they do on Astarion. As much as I love the pale elf™, there have been nothing but content about him since the game came out.
And in my opinion, there is a lot of potential in Wyll's background. I would have loved to read about his inner turmoils after being disowned and exiled when he SOLD HIS SOUL TO SAVE PEOPLE. His battles with monsters and all of that. CMON HE HAS SO MUCH POTENTIAL.
Would love to read about Karlach during blood war and how she, the ever positive and full of love, struggled with learning to not trust anyone and with the loss of her heart.
Would love to read about Lae'Zel's years of training and how githyanki get brainwashed.
And don't tell me Shadowheart's years of indoctrination would not make a killer dark story. Imagine gradually losing more and more of her memories, and screwing her perception on her past until she's molded into who she is when we meet her in bg3.
Gale has a potential of exploring the darker side of the "good" gods and how they are not like mortals, and their screwed morals and how they're incapable of the type of love mortals crave for. How, no matter what, mortals are insignificant to them. (Although I doubt WotC has the balls for making it serious)
January 3 ● Full Moon in Cancer (Wolf Moon)
January 18 ● New Moon in Capricorn
February 1 ● Imbolc
February 1 ● Full Moon in Leo (Snow Moon)
February 17 ● New Moon in Aquarius
February 26 - March 20 ● Mercury Retrograde
March 3 ● Full Moon in Virgo (Worm Moon)
March 19 ● New Moon in Pisces
March 20 ● Ostara
April 2 ● Full Moon in Libra (Pink Moon)
April 17 ● New Moon in Aries
May 1 ● Beltane
May 1 ● Full Moon in Scorpio (Flower Moon)
May 16 ● New Moon in Taurus
May 31 ● Full Moon in Sagittarius (Blue Moon)
June 20-21 ● Litha
June 15 ● New Moon in Gemini
June 29 ● Full Moon in Capricorn (Strawberry Moon)
June 29 - July 23 ● Mercury Retrograde
July 14 ● New Moon in Cancer
July 29 ● Full Moon in Aquarius (Buck Moon)
August 1 ● Lammas
August 12 ● New Moon in Leo
August 28 ● Full Moon (Sturgeon Moon)
September 11 ● New Moon in Virgo
September 23 ● Mabon
September 26 ● Full Moon in Aries(Harvest Moon)
October 10 ● New Moon in Libra
October 24 - November 13 ● Mercury in Retrograde
October 26 ● Full Moon in Taurus (Hunter's Moon)
October 31 ● Samhain
November 9 ● New Moon in Scorpio
November 24 ● Full Moon in Gemini (Beaver Moon)
December 9 ● New Moon in Sagittarius
December 21 ● Yule
December 24 ● Full Moon in Cancer (Cold Moon)
