fanfic recs for dmc:
i liked reading these. its cool to see awesome headcanons and people who share my own. some people are also just stupidly skilled at writing goddamn
some of these recommendations have a bit of critique to them, these are intended to guide other readers and myself because i really appreciate the work writers do! i hope sharing them here will give them some more love.
long fics:
Blood Burden byEchovous
au where vergil doesnt leave lir and nero has an unusual birth. dmc3 doesnt happen and he hangs out with dante. i love the way dantes lifestyle is described. very in line with the novels. sometimes the best fics are never finished.
Snatches of the past by WhiteBeakedRaven
https://archiveofourown.org/works/48092752
another vergil homeless fic. i like the worldbuilding.
https://archiveofourown.org/works/39711156
Vergil character study.
Vergil is sent back in time to relive his life, but Dante doesnt exist. he adopts and raises nico and nero. Chapter 7 genuinely made me cry. heavy on fluff tropes and maybe ooc.
Encore by madartiste
https://archiveofourown.org/works/18820348
time travelin universe fix it. i love the end of the world scenario in the beginning and how its described.
Rebirth by TheWritingSquid
https://archiveofourown.org/series/1629973
vergil character study, and a whole story.
post dmc5 vergic-centric grabs the lore by the throat. excellent characterization and long!
Red Witch Black Angel by Pinkmiracle
https://archiveofourown.org/series/3573766
A series about an alternate childhood for kyrie, in which she is a bayonetta witch and saves vergil before dmc4. excellent fortuna worldbuilding! kyrie really feels like a self insert YA magical protagonist and i mean this in the best way, the atmosphere is perfect.
short fics:
Call and Return by PrecariousSauce
https://archiveofourown.org/works/18170309
dante is a cool dad to patty B)
All Ye Whom Love or Fortune Hath Betray'd by blackdragonhellfire
https://archiveofourown.org/works/48069319
vergil is dead after dmc1 and haunts nero. unfinished :(
It Begins To Speak by mannequinreligion
https://archiveofourown.org/works/61540276
really nice depiction of vergils mental state at the beginning of dmc5
The Sick Rose by PurpleArrowzandLeather
https://archiveofourown.org/works/39297576
and then a naked guy appears. serious answer: dante and nero find vergil shortly after dmc4. they rescue him. its nice.
replacement by Mariyekos
https://archiveofourown.org/works/58228171
dante dies and vergil deals with it alone. extremely painful read. the sorrow is deeply felt.
Paranoia by PurpleArrowzandLeather
https://archiveofourown.org/works/35171038
vergil haunts himself during dmc3
Pineapple Pizza by SomeBloodyStarJumps
https://archiveofourown.org/works/33627457
Trish x lady ship thing. very cute very stylish. very nice language. a little suggestive/explicit language.
A Masquerade Illuminated by Lightning by ArcaneMadman for Katisblob
https://archiveofourown.org/works/43786174
character study of trish. dante being a mentor to trish and the two of them studying her under a microscope.
Neath the black, the sky looks dead by Camposanto
https://archiveofourown.org/works/39973461
aftermath of dmc1 fic
Silhouette by sillybean (Anthem_of_Liones)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/29895462
aftermath of dmc1 depression mode. dante character study.
Reservations by Moonsheen
https://archiveofourown.org/works/21376555
vergil and nero talk about living on fortuna. reads a bit like an episode of the anime i love it.
Contain explicit content:
A Place to belong by girahimu_sama
https://archiveofourown.org/works/29530032
the qliphoth gives power to v. allowing him to exist outside of vergil. v and vergil character study (partly through sex) V/Vergil. v is scared of his demon side, which makes excellent conflict. (and vergil has ego issues lol)
