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

[esperienzadoro]

[Giorno holds Yuu a little tighter.]

If I'd known any...

[areyuuserious]

[They tilt their head up to press their forehead to Giorno's.]

We're still here. I'm still here. That's the important thing.

[esperienzadoro]

[That gets him to smile.]

It is.

[And why not, another kiss.]

[areyuuserious]

[Ah, a smile. That's better.

They smile as well, returning the kiss.]

... When all of this is over and we're back in Napoli, we should go on a proper date.

[esperienzadoro]

I'd like that. There's a--

[Oh, it's Fugo. Giorno stops, though he still keeps Yuu in his arms, and just watches the other boy go to speak to Bucciarati. Maybe a little dopey-eyed about it]

[areyuuserious]

[... Oh, that's cute? That's cute.

Yuu can't help how their smile widens a bit. Maybe... maybe that's a conversation for a later date, that Yuu's more than alright with sharing, so maybe something can be worked out if Fugo is too.

But that can come later.]

[esperienzadoro]

[Look. Look.

It feels like weeks later but it's only a day or two before they are, once again, running from somewhere. This time, though, they're running from the entire family. They've betrayed Passione. Shit.

Giorno sits in the boat, ostensibly looking for anyone following them but mostly just watching Fugo. He wants to go over and comfort him, but...well.]

[areyuuserious]

[Yuu has no love for Passione.

Bucciarati has their respect and Giorno has their heart. It was an extremely easy decision to make.

Somehow... somehow everyone agreed to joining them, even Fugo. Yuu's relieved. Right now, Fugo's... well, they suppose the best word for it is brooding, but they wouldn't really know unless they talked to him. Their eyes flick over to Giorno, who... okay, his eyes haven't left Fugo for a while. Now might be time for that talk they've been wanting to have.

Yuu scoots a bit closer to Giorno, tapping his thigh a couple of times to get his attention.]

[esperienzadoro]

[He glances over, putting an arm around Yuu's waist.]

Yes?

[areyuuserious]

[They smile a bit at the contact. But hmm... how to put this?]

Hey... just so you know? I'm okay with you having a thing for Fugo, too.

[You haven't been subtle, Giorno.]

[esperienzadoro]

[Giorno proceeds to choke on air.]

Wh-what?!

[areyuuserious]

[They squeeze his thigh a little.]

... Sorry, have I misread?

[They're pretty sure they haven't, but...]

[esperienzadoro]

N-no, but I didn't think I was obvious.

[A beat.]

Then again, you did pick up on Bucciarati and Abbacchio...

[areyuuserious]

... You get really starry-eyed when you look at him. It's cute.

[YUU]

[esperienzadoro]

Yuu.

[DO NOT MAKE HIM BLUSH RIGHT NOW PLEASE]

[areyuuserious]

Okay, okay, I'll ease up.

[They laugh a little, but their expression sobers up a bit after.]

But seriously, go talk to him, Giorno.

[esperienzadoro]

...alright. Thank you.

[He kisses their temple before carefully getting up to go sit next to Fugo. He'll wait a moment.]

[areyuuserious]

[They murmur a "you got this" before he goes.

Fugo looks over when Giorno sits next to him, expression softening a bit.]

Giorno? What is it?

[esperienzadoro]

[It was so much easier with the adrenaline after Yuu.]

I wanted to see how you were doing. You were the most unsure about joining us, and I can't imagine it was an easy decision.

[areyuuserious]

It really wasn't... I still have my doubts, but... I can only hope I made the right decision.

[There's something else there that he wants to say, part of him wants to admit he's mostly just here for Giorno and Yuu, but he can't.

He swallows that back.]

[esperienzadoro]

I think you did.

[A quick glance at Yuu and Giorno just.

Reaches out to rest a hand on Fugo's knee.]

And, personally, I'm glad you came with us.

[areyuuserious]

[Giorno's not the only one briefly glancing at Yuu. Yuu notices both Giorno and Fugo's eyes on them, and they nod, grinning a bit.

Fugo relaxes a little at Giorno's touch, offering him an uncertain smile.]

... well, I think I feel a little better about it now.

[esperienzadoro]

[He could take Fugo's hands, but he doesn't want to scare him off.]

And...I will admit, I'm glad for largely selfish reasons. I didn't want to leave you.

[areyuuserious]

... Well, that does make me feel better about my reasons, at least.

[With one more glance in Yuu's direction, only to find them looking nothing but encouraging, Fugo very tentatively, but very deliberately places his hand over Giorno's.]

[esperienzadoro]

[Giorno smiles and takes Fugo's hand, squeezing it.]

What do you mean?

[He can guess, but he wants to hear Fugo say it.]