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

[infezione]

I'm glad you joined, too. And I'm so glad to have gotten to meet you.

[... He's not quite ready to confess yet, but for now, this is enough.]

[esperienzadoro]

[It's enough. And if Giorno takes to staying with Fugo, just chatting until they fall asleep? Well.

Plans are made. People are found, allies are protected and soon. Soon.

Soon Giorno is staring down at the waters of the Tevere, explaining what he understands of Gold Experience Requiem's power and the infinite death loop it's cursed Diavolo into. And then he's going around, healing the most injured of the group with his empowered Stand, starting with Bucciarati, then Narancia, then Fugo.

Fugo, who's Purple Haze evolved on its own. Fugo, who has scars on his face from that now. Fugo, who nearly died thanks to Cioccolata and Secco.]

[infezione]

[Fugo is fucking exhausted.

It's been... a lot. Holy shit. He nearly died, but... against all odds, he's still here, being healed by Giorno and his empowered Stand.]

... Thanks...

[Purple Haze--or, rather, Purple Haze Distortion now--lingers behind him, looking at Gold Experience Requiem with curiosity.]

[esperienzadoro]

Of course.

[Requiem looks back at Purple Haze Distortion as it heals.]

I can return to normal after I heal your user, Purple Haze Distortion. My user would be very distraught if the boy he loves went untreated.

[Just. Saying that. Out loud. Where everyone can hear it. Yep.]

[infezione]

[... Oh.

Well.

Fugo's going a nice shade of red now. Purple Haze Distortion, meanwhile, nods to Requiem, reaching out to lightly brush its hand against the other Stand's arm.]

... Ah. I've been beat to it.

[Thanks, Requiem, he was planning to confess once he was healed!]

[esperienzadoro]

[Giorno is saying nothing, but like.

His face is beet red and he's biting his lips so Fugo can absolutely see that he's Extremely Flustered and just has an image to maintain here.

Gold Experience Requiem can't move its hands away from healing, but it does lean over and knock its head against Purple Haze Distortion's shoulder.]

You would have talked yourself out of it, Pannacotta Fugo. My user already had several times.

[infezione]

I was finally ready...

[A soft huff, but he doesn't say much else. Purple Haze Distortion, on the other hand, just starts stroking Requiem's head with a noise that Fugo's pretty decently sure is pleased.]

[esperienzadoro]

[Narancia, from where he's leaning against Trish and Mista because fucking ow:]

Oh come on! Stop with the Stand PDA! That's gross! And gay!

Uh, Narancia--

Don't start, Mista, we had the bi conversation already!

Please shoot me.

[infezione]

[To Narancia--] Just for that, I'm keeping Purple Haze Distortion out longer!

[But he laughs, reaching out for Giorno and tugging the other down next to him.]

[esperienzadoro]

[He goes, still healing. Just in case. Just in case. Never mind that Fugo is fully healed. Just in case.

Someone stop him.]

[infezione]

[Don't mind Purple Haze Distortion just. Casually moving the other Stand's hands--taking them in its own.]

[esperienzadoro]

[Which of course stops Giorno, who looks around confused and dazed.]

Why--?

[infezione]

Giorno, I'm fully healed by this point. It's okay.

[He leans over to kiss Giorno--just a quick one.]

I'm okay, caro.

[esperienzadoro]

--oh.

[He's running on adrenaline and relief. And some embarrassment because thanks, Gold Experience Requiem.]

...you know, that scar on your face makes you look handsome. More handsome.

[The adrenaline is running out.]

[infezione]

... You think so?

[As he reaches up to trace along it--it was something he was feeling a little self-conscious about, but...

... After a few moments, though, he pulls Giorno into his arms.]

Rest now, caro. I've got you.

[esperienzadoro]

Mmm.

[And he just. Passes the fuck out right there in Fugo's arms. Gold Experience Requiem vanishes. It'll drop the arrow when Giorno's awake.]

[infezione]

[He needs rest. They all need rest, but Giorno the most.

And that's how all of them end up in a hotel later. Fugo and Giorno have a room to themselves. Giorno's been placed on one of the beds in the room, and Fugo's... next to him on the bed. Sitting up and reading, at this point, but... there. For when Giorno wakes up.]

[esperienzadoro]

[Giorno frowns in his sleep, shifting and almost crying before he sits up with a start, looking around.]

[infezione]

Giorno!

[Setting the book aside immediately--]

Hey, are you alright?

[esperienzadoro]

Panna--

[God, he's alright. Giorno throws himself at Fugo, not even caring that he slipped and called him by the name he does in his dreams.]

[infezione]

[...oh.

He wraps his arms around Giorno, holding him tight.]

Here, it's okay, GioGio--I'm alright, I'm right here... [He presses a kiss to Giorno's head.] I've got you.

[esperienzadoro]

[It's alright. Everyone's alive and safe and. God. He takes a moment to just let Fugo hold him, safe and close.]

...GioGio?

[infezione]

... Ah, is it alright if I call you that? I thought it sounded cute...

[As he brushes some of Giorno's hair back.]

[esperienzadoro]

I like it.

[Cute. He wanted to call Giorno something cute.]

Panna--or what would you want me to call you, amore?

[infezione]

[Fugo considers it for a few moments, shifting so that they can both be a bit more comfortable.]

Mm... I like "Panni." [Another kiss.]