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

[areyuuserious]

[Yuu is also early, dressed a little nicer than usual.

... The fact that Abbacchio is here and nobody else from their little group is... Oh, this is just the opportunity Yuu's been waiting for.

They sidle up to Abbacchio, mischief in their eyes.]

So. Did you tell him yet?

[ripetuto]

Tell who what?

[areyuuserious]

[Ever-so-innocently:] Did you talk to Bucciarati about your thing for him yet?

[ripetuto]

[CHOKING ON HIS WINE NOW THANKS]

What?!

[areyuuserious]

[... Oops!

They're, uh, gonna pat his back a bit because whoops, please don't die, Abbacchio--]

... Am I mistaken? Since, the way you two keep looking at each other...

[ripetuto]

[Give him a minute!]

Why does it matter?

[areyuuserious]

He looks at you like you're his entire world, Abbacchio. He's so obviously into you, it's almost painful at times. And don't think I haven't seen the way you look at him--

[...]

... the two of you obviously make each other happy. And after everything, you both deserve it.

[ripetuto]

[Normally, he'd say this isn't their business. It's his, it's private, and fuck off. But...Yuu saved them all countless times, saved Abbacchio himself twice, and...eh.]

No, I haven't. Yes, he means the world to me, but I'm not saying anything.

[areyuuserious]

Why not?

[ripetuto]

He has better things to worry about.

[nellacerniera]

Shouldn't that be for me to decide?

[Speak of the devil and he shall appear.]

[ripetuto]

[Abbacchio freezes. Shit.]

When did you get here?

[nellacerniera]

Not terribly long ago.

[And time for Yuu to skedaddle with a "Okay, gonna find my boyfriends, bye!"

Bucciarati huffs what's almost a laugh at their eagerness to leave.]

You're probably wondering how much of that I heard, aren't you?

[ripetuto]

[Traitor!]

...yeah

[nellacerniera]

[THIS IS FOR YOUR OWN GOOD, ABBACCHIO, YOU'LL THANK THEM LATER!!]

Enough to be kicking myself over not making my feelings clearer, I think.

[... after a few moments, Bucciarati quietly takes Abbacchio's free hand in his own and intertwines their fingers.]

[ripetuto]

[Abbacchio lets out a breath.]

They could be clear as crystal and that might not mean anything, Bucc--Bruno.

[nellacerniera]

[Gentle squeeze.]

You mean the world to me, too, Leone.

[ripetuto]

[God.]

And? Can a new boss afford to...to...

[nellacerniera]

I'd like to see anyone try to pull something.

[If anyone has anything to say about this, or tries to do anything to Leone, he will fucking end them.]

[ripetuto]

I just won't be the reason you fall, Bruno. I can't.

[nellacerniera]

Leone...

[ripetuto]

And it's not that I don't have faith in you, it's that I don't trust the fucking rest of the world.

[Can you blame him.]

Guys like me, we don't get shit like this. Like you.

[nellacerniera]

[No, he can't.]

Leone, I want to give you that chance, for you to get something like this for once. Please... let me.

[ripetuto]

...I want nothing more, Bruno.

[He doesn't say "if you fall, I will be right behind you". Bruno doesn't need that stress.]

[nellacerniera]

Leone... tesoro mio...

[Okay, you know what.

Bruno's just going to pull Leone out of immediate view of anyone else that might be in the area and into a kiss.]