patty-propaganda-archive

[patty-propaganda-archive]

Dante always thinks he'll be left behind.

Why wouldn't he?

Eva left him behind- of course, he doesn't resent her for it. She went looking for Vergil. She never made it, slaughtered only shortly after leaving him behind.

Vergil left, too, didn't even look for his little brother. Left him behind. To where Dante couldn't follow. And he tried, by god, he tried, for years and years, chasing any hint he could. Living in delusion that maybe, just maybe, his other half is out there. Alive. Safe...

But he didn't.

He didn't find him. And Dante had to learn how to survive alone. Bouncing around places, wanting to leave before he was abandoned, before they found out there was something so very wrong with him. Sometimes, right when he felt safe, like he might've found a second home... He was cast out into the rain like a stray, hiding anywhere that wouldn't get him in trouble.

When things get better; They're out of hell, there's a party, Patty is laughing and whipping up drinks, Vergil and Nero are sitting together- tense, but they're trying. Lady and Trish are talking about a vacation they're going on after doing the laborious catch-up work that Dante left behind, he just watches from a distance. Smiling.

Little by little, each person leaves. Nero and Vergil and Kyrie all leave, of course, Nero wants to know his dad. Trish and Lady are gone in the wind to have fun for awhile. Patty is packing up her little bar setup.

Everyone leaves.

He quietly cleans the mess, it wasn't too bad, they knew better than to leave him with a large chaotic mess. Of course, some mess, but he felt...

...

He had the energy, for the moment, to make it clean. After all, Nero and Kyrie worked hard while he was gone to make the place.

Wandering around, he tries to remember what is new, and what wasn't... it's been so long, it's hard to remember, even if this place has been his home longer than it hasn't...

Sitting down on the couch, it doesn't creak how he remembered. No familiar stains. So it had to be new. Putting on the TV just so he didn't have to hear the thoughts in his head.

Left behind, again.

It's quiet, and he ends up kicking his shoes up, curling up with his knees to his chest. His eyes burn.

He's so tired, hiding from everything in this place that doesn't even feel like home anymore. Trying to ignore the stinging pain in his eyes, breathing hard.

"... Dante?" A voice asks, and he jerks up, trying to smile, only to see... Patty. Looking at him with a frown on her face, a concerned look.

"Hey, what's up?" He asked, trying to be casual, but she doesn't crack. Walking over. Sitting next to him.

"Are you okay?" She asks, ignoring everything else. She looks at him with those eyes that still sparkle like when she was little. He couldn't help but frown.

"Yeah, just... tired, y'know?"

She's quiet for a little bit, staring at the TV, whatever old action movie that was going.

"You're not good at lying." She points out, cutting, but... well... she's not wrong. He's quiet for a second, sitting with her. Doesn't say anything.

She gets up, goes to make some simple popcorn, get some soda for them, and sits back down. Kicks off her shoes and her vest.

They sit there, awhile. Not saying much. She puts her head on his shoulder.

He's quiet.

Hesitant.

Reaches an arm around her. Holding her close.

"... Why don't we do this, Dante?" She asks, hesitant. Just as scared as he is.

"... I don't know, Pat," He sighed. "I guess I was always scared you didn't want to."

Patty is quiet again, closing her eyes.

"Can we pretend, Dante? For a little bit."

"Pretend?"

"... pretend. Like I'm little again. And you're saving me from demons."

Dante huffs in laughter, "And that's the pretend part?"

Patty pouts, almost genuinely angry, and Dante swallows his words.

"... Mom never remarried." She muttered quietly.

"I'm not... exactly interested in marriage, kid."

"That's not what I'm saying."

Dante is quiet, trying to put it together, then it falls into place. He hugs her a little tighter.

"... If it makes you happy, you can call me Dad."

"... Dad, I've missed you."

"... I missed you too, pumpkin."

[patty-propaganda-archive]

Patty: ... And this is my cousin, Nero!

Nero: We're not related.

Patty: He's a little moody but he's my favorite cousin :)

Nero: Even if we were related I'd be your only cousin.

Patty: :)

[patty-propaganda-archive]

second round of child support has arrived

art before i decided to be funny and add Memes

[patty-propaganda-archive]

correction: the protective instincts are just HIM and they don't stem from anything in particular but his character and trauma, but yes. this is absolutely him.

Dante, when the demonic parenting instincts start kicking in after meeting Patty and now he feels like he's gotta shred every demon in a 6km radius with his bare hands:

[patty-propaganda-archive]

I wonder if Vergil, and even Nero, would be jealous of Dante and Patty? Vergil because he's struggling to connect with his own son while Dante had somebody choose him as her father. He's been able to see her grow up most of her life while Nero is already an adult. Nero for pretty similar reasons.

[patty-propaganda-archive]

Was it a stylistic choice or did patty launch herself 2 times her hight to get on Dante's back.

[patty-propaganda-archive]

to clear incest out of ur box, i will instead rant about how badly i want dante and patty to be an iconic father-daughter duo. patty has her own pink cowgirl outfit to match dadte's. i will not accept criticism, only acceptance. in this essay i will

POV: You walk into the Devil May Cry office with a job and see these two pairs of cowboy boots by the door.

[patty-propaganda-archive]

my personal crack hc is that the reason dante (man who has never styled his hair in any way and has only ever let it flop over onto his face) suddenly got curtain bangs in dmc5 is because patty got caught up in the fashion trends and wanted to get them, but wasn't sure how it would look irl so she got dante to try it out for her. dante is her hair test subject this is my truth

[patty-propaganda-archive]

It's finally summer weather soooo extremely cheesy headcanons are coming right up!

This idea was born based on one garden-grown strawberry that tasted better than every single strawberry I've ever had in my life, a quick internet search, and inspired by that (1) rose I had which was an utterly unkillable plant (she grew up with a fern as her pot companion and they lived together for years on my sunless windowsill).

Normally houseplants keel over from a single excess waterdrop, but sometimes, a couple of them are so strong aura-ed, they survive through absolutely every single abuse a houseplant can suffer from. Some plants are just build different and want to outlive you to inherit the flat for themselves, y'know?

This is the 'Patty gifts Dante a pot or two of unkillable strawberry bushes and a little gardening equipment for them to grow with Minimal effort' silly idea post. Cause anything homegrown is just delicious.

So, Patty comes up with the idea to gift Dante some strawberry plants, but she knows how he is, and how irregular his working hours are, so she needs some very specific, very strong-willed bushes. Plants that just ooze the determination to live. This is a background project of hers without any real expectations or a set date, so first she finds some plants she can keep alive indoors herself, many can't pass even this simple threshold and it considerably lessens her motivation, but eventually she has a couple pots living on her window. But these plants are not for her, they are for Dante and so she starts outright torturing the survivors.

Forgetting to water them this week. Putting the flowers off the sunny window and onto the shaded one. (I don't remember the exact layout of the agency, but I don't think it's very sunny so a shade test is certainly needed). She needs the strongest plants there are. They also need to bear berries, of course, taste test is also important.

This abuse goes on for a while, till she is satisfied with the remaining plants, and then she gifts them to Dante. A little corner of the agency gets forcefully equipped with a shelf and some pots, auto-watering-per-pot system, and a sun lamp with an on/off schedule. Plants go into a not very obvious corner of the building in case of an in-house demon attack, so they don't get destroyed by a random demon on their first day in the agency. Dante only ever needs to add water to the watering system and keep the electricity on, and then he can enjoy some homegrown fresh berries.

In any other scenario, I think even this minimal amount of effort could not be expected of Dante, but post-dmc5-hell-return? With his brother in the agency and working on improving his relationships with his family? Yeah I think in this specific case he could do it. He still needs stickers everywhere and an alarm or two to not forget about the pots. Patty also semi-regularly tries to come visit, and she checks the plants each time.

[patty-propaganda-archive]

it has already been decided.

Random thought

[patty-propaganda-archive]

When people say “girl help” they’re referring to Patty specifically

[patty-propaganda-archive]

I know this is a common stance, cause DMC be DMC, but I cannot envision Patty as a dedicated demon hunter. I absolutely see her indulge in some supportive role to actual demon hunting, like maybe something with her potential sorcery powers (summoner Patty, my dream, but even then she's not a Hunter, the summons mechanic is for self-defence mostly, aka V(ergil) scenario), or magic seals consultant, or a humanitarian effort volunteer, or maybe she becomes Dante's personal-unlicensed-law-expert and saves him from building damage rates or smth, I dunno, but not actual Hunting.

She just. She really shouldn't become a devil hunter. To me, at least. That's not her place. There are more kinds of strength and support other than just doing everything solo.

[patty-propaganda-archive]

Let's come up with as many nicknames from Dante for Patty as we can

I'll start with the most obvious, and personal favourite one - Pattycakes

[patty-propaganda-archive]

@funsize-cenobites believe it or not, I have somehow missed this reblog chain for the archive xD. your latest tags are also getting up on the board here!

I am a SUCKER for Classy Patty's Uncle Vergil, they would be so good for each otherrrrrr

p.s. that said I'd like to add that my personal opinion on the whole twins shitstorm has shifted a bit, and I don't enjoy 'Vergil getting ganged on' scenarios nowdays, man was just doing whatever he could, he doesn't need others' judgement on his decision making in extreme situations on top of everything he already has to deal with.

Really want Patty & Vergil to meet cause there are two ways I see it going down:

1. She knows exactly who he is and what he's done. And she, being the guttiest kid in town, has no problem getting right up in his face and chewing him out for it and how much he hurt Dante

(Dante is, of course, laughing his ass off while Vergil receives a patented dose of Patty Wrath)

or

2. Dante just never once mentioned or alluded to the fact he had a twin for ten years (and somehow neither did Lady or Trish) so when she sees Vergil for the first time she gets to have the "Holy shit, there's two of them?!" experience

[patty-propaganda-archive]

im rewatching the 2007 dmc anime

i rlly forgot how fucking depressed he was in this

pretty sure the timeline of the anime takes place after dmc1 so this would be after meeting trish, going to mallet island and yknow…. Sad boi hours

Lets go over the checklist of why

The only food we see him eating can be classified as comfort food, pizza and strawberry sundae’s

if he’s not on jobs, jobs that could get him killed, so chalk that up to some sort of suicidal ideation, then he’s sleeping….

and him being so far in debt (mainly to morrison and lady), that could either be a) he truly is shit at money management or b) this is his way to keep people from leaving/abandoning him, since they still have payments to collect, they probably wouldn’t leave without they’re payment being complete…

Patty Lowell basically gave that man a kick in the ass, anytime she was around he was mostly awake and/or attentive. AND SHE STUCK AROUND AND KEEPS HARASSING HIM IN DMC5. He became single mother till her mother came back.

anyways….

[patty-propaganda-archive]

a commission for @/nonbinarypeaches 🌸✨

plus the queen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[patty-propaganda-archive]

There's a peculiar phenomenon about Patty's fanart: she never grows up. I've seen many fanarts of Patty reunited with Dante, Nero, Nico and the whole Devil May Cry crew, but I rarely find one where she's eighteen, most of them where she looks the same as she did when she was eight. In a way, it's funny, but I'd like to see more of the older Patty as a potential Summoner and Alchemist. 🥲