Devotion Rosso
Devotion (a.k.a. Dev)
Dev Rosso is the heart of the Rosso-Aguri household, a woman with endless patience, humor, and resilience. She is the type of person who can take hardship in stride, greeting every obstacle with a quick quip and a determination to survive. Beneath her practical, no-nonsense demeanor lies a deep well of empathy—though she isn’t the type to coddle. Dev has always been a firm believer that people should face the consequences of their actions and stand on their own feet. However, she also knows that not everyone can carry every burden alone, and she’s fiercely protective of her family, even when it means making difficult compromises.
Dev married Galen Rosso-Aguri after they crossed paths while both were working for different factions of the underworld in Mienica. Their bond is not a romanticized one—it’s a partnership built on mutual respect, understanding, and survival. While Galen is the quieter, more reserved one, Dev makes up for it with her blunt honesty and sharp wit, balancing his silence with her tendency to always say what’s on her mind. Together, they built a family amidst the chaos of Mienica’s criminal undercurrent, doing their best to give their children stability even while maintaining ties to dangerous networks.
Dev is especially close to her daughter Oritari, understanding her rebellious nature and seeing her involvement with The Shade as a means of survival in a world that doesn’t always offer many choices. Though she wishes Oritari hadn’t gone so deep into the drug trade, she understands the drive for independence and success that motivates her.
Her relationship with Seriff is bittersweet—she misses him dearly but knows he had to walk away from the life she helped build in order to find himself. Deep down, she’s proud of him, even if they don’t always say it aloud to each other.
With Erxes, she’s more hands-on, helping him balance his roles as a father and worker in the casino. She adores his children, Mora and Halisstra, and showers them with love every chance she gets.
Though Dev once worked in the criminal underbelly, she’s mostly retired from active involvement. Now, she spends her time growing herbs, making tinctures, and offering practical healing advice to those who come to her door. She knows that The Shade’s reach is never far, but she’s content to let her children forge their own paths—so long as they don’t forget where they came from.
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