JoJo's Bizarre AU

[ripetuto]

Cascada: A hamon wielder who resides on Air Supplena Island. She largely isn't involved with Joseph and Caesar's training, since her focus is on the healing side of the practice. Looks up to Lisa Lisa a great deal, and treats the boys like they're her rowdy little brothers.

Zappa, Turner, Joplin, & Garcia: A quartet of Stand-users who work for the Speedwagon Foundation.

Lucrezia Stelline, Sara Canestrelli, & Natale Amaretto: A trio of back-alley doctors who work at a clinic in Naples affiliated with Passione. All three have Stands.

Lia Brooks: An American sixteen year old stuck in Italy after a vacation gone horribly wrong. Shot by some assholes, saved by Bucciarati, subsequently joined Passione and his team. Stand name is Astral Romance, which grants her some batshit durability and also shoot-em-up mechanics via flower petals.

Prompto Argentum: Another child of Dio's, he and Bucciarati meet when Bucciarati stumbles into his hideaway after a fight. Stand name is Paparazzi, a Stand that looks like a camera that allows Prompto to affect anyone shown in the picture.

"Nines": A teenager of unknown origin who seems to be anywhere and everywhere at once. Formerly a member of a group of twisted Stand users, recently left this group to wander around and learn what he can on his own. Stand name is Puppet Loosely Strung, which allows him to take over another person's actions for a time; however, the longer he stays in the more psychic backlash he feels when he leaves, and if he is in for too long, he risks losing himself.

Yuu: A transfer student who attended Giorno's school up until being stabbed by Black Sabbath's Stand arrow, and is then left with little choice but to join Passione. Stand name is Jar of Hearts, which allows for the collection and storage of others' injuries, thus healing them. These injuries cannot be stored indefinitely and have to be inflicted on something or someone within a certain amount of time or else Yuu will take the brunt of the damage themself. Has a sub-Stand ability called Heartbreaker, allowing for Yuu to weaponize their own physical and emotional pain.

Comments

[ripetuto]

Just...just so you know.

[Yeah, Leone's not happy about that either.]

Even if it's just as muscle somewhere.

[nellacerniera]

Yeah.

[As he presses a kiss to Leone's head.]

I'll see what I can find for you in one of Passione's places, if it comes to that.

[Or failing that, Passione itself but... he'd rather not.]

[ripetuto]

[A snort.]

What, think I could make it as a hooker?

[nellacerniera]

... When it comes to you, I'm bad at sharing.

[A kiss.]

[ripetuto]

[Oh, that makes him smile a little bit and hold Bruno closer.]

Always knew you were possessive. [He's just teasing, just trying to feel a little more normal.] I like that.

[nellacerniera]

[He'll take what he can get. The teasing gets a laugh.]

Do you now? [Another kiss.]

[ripetuto]

Yeah. And hey, now you get me whenever you want.

[nellacerniera]

Hmm, true. There is that.

[He reaches up to cup Leone's cheek and chuckles.]

[ripetuto]

[The next few weeks are...well, they're not the worst but they're not great. Leone's rent is almost due, he doesn't have enough to pay it, he can't get a job, and...it's just a mess. At least he has Bruno around to keep him from full-on spiraling, but it's still a mess.

He's flopped on Bruno's sofa right now, glaring at the newspaper he threw across the room in frustration.]

[nellacerniera]

[... Bruno hates what he's about to bring up, but desperate times call for desperate measures.

He pulls Leone into his arms.]

I have one idea I've been firmly placing in last resort territory but I think it might finally be time I just gave in and suggested it.

[ripetuto]

[He goes, because why wouldn't he.]

Yeah? I bet I know what it is.

[nellacerniera]

I didn't want you involved with Passione, but...

[ripetuto]

They're my best option.

[nellacerniera]

Yeah. I can make the arrangements for you.

[He kisses Leone's head.]

[ripetuto]

Whatever you think's best, bello.

[He sighs.]

You know what the trial entails more than I do, after all.

[nellacerniera]

Yeah.

[...]

I'll give you the rundown of what to expect. And I can stay with you during the trial, if you want.

[... They did talk about getting the arrow away from Polpo what feels like ages back, after all...]

[ripetuto]

...please? It'd be...I don't think I'd die, but I'd like someone there with me anyway.

[Just in case.]

[nellacerniera]

Of course, tesoro.

[A kiss.]

... We could use this to get the arrow, too.

[ripetuto]

Wouldn't that make it easy to figure out who took it? Unless I pretend to die and go into hiding, and they don't know you were there with me...

[nellacerniera]

[... right, he hadn't thought about that.]

Good point. Maybe not, then. We'll figure out something to get that damned thing away from Polpo. It's less of a priority right now anyway.

[ripetuto]

Yeah. We'll think of something later, after I'm in. Maybe another recruit or something...

[nellacerniera]

[Nodding and stealing a kiss.]

Okay. I'll make the arrangements... but in a while.

[ripetuto]

[Leone steals a kiss back.]

Yeah, not right now. Whenever you're ready.

[This will be way more stressful for Bruno, after all.]

[nellacerniera]

[He nods.

The idea of Leone going through the trial... he doesn't like it. He pulls Leone a bit closer and closes his eyes.]

[ripetuto]

[Leone shifts closer.]

It'll be okay, Bruno. I'm not gonna fail.