“You’re damn right it wouldn’t, unless a good fight was all you were looking for. But that doesn’t seem like you either.” Dante tilted his head with a smile, contemplating the other man’s words. “Bullshit. Everyone gets lonely when left alone long enough. It’s normal, even for you.” He grinned at Vergil, as he usually did, always a little bit in awe of him and the energy of his presence.
He reached up and took Vergil’s hand in his own and laced their fingers together. “I had to go to Hell and slay the physical manifestations of his trauma, why do you ask? Simple, right?”
He pulled the other closer to his bed. “Come to bed, if you really want to talk, I’ll tell you, angel.” He turned Vergil’s hand over and kissed the back.
“I enjoy good fights when they’re worth my time. Fighting against you, pointlessly, would be a waste.” Vergil frowns, unable to hold Dante’s gaze and finding something else to look at in the dimly lit room, lips pressed together thinly.
The gentle touch brings him back, glancing down before letting out a heavy sigh, shoulders slumping. “If only it were. You make it sound so easy. We fought through Hell together, took Mundus down together, and we were supposed to rebuild together. But...” He bites the inside of his cheek, tiptoeing around the issue of ruling together, before shaking his head.
“I suppose we’ll never be able to see eye to eye on anything, not like when we were children. His upbringing was so much more difficult, so much more visceral, and he didn’t get to enjoy a moment of peace. I’m not...quite sure what I can do to remedy any of that, to repair our relationship. But I’m not sure I’m entirely ready to admit that I have no family left.”