✨Stand Bullshit✨

Gosh. This just itches my brain. Something about Jotaro’s experiences actually meaning something. Something about Fugo being utilized as a character capable of growth. Both being so similar, yet so different. Jotaro was probably always thought to be violent, being half American, even when he wasn’t. Fugo was always thought to be a perfect child, but was truly so deeply hurting on the inside, he was super violent. And then they both snap, and no body trusts either of them. Jotaro has his family, and he’s able to overcome it on his own, because he does has a support system. But then there’s Fugo, who doesn’t. He’s got the Bucci gang, and while I love them, they’re also just a bunch of kids. They can’t actually help him. And finally, finally, immediately after Giorno proves his virus can be stopped, he’s got a mentor telling him it’ll all get better and it won’t alway be so awful

Sorry, but they way this must look to any outsider. Just, a bunch of kids knowing exactly what’s gonna happen and when. Like, imagine your just some mafia shmuck. You’ve kinda heard about Bucciarati and his whole group, and from what you can tell, he’s one of the most trusted and loyal soldato. And the next thing you know, I’m a matter of like, hours, he’s killed his capo, ‘kidnapped’ some random girl (bc I don’t think the whole mafia knew about her), and killed the actual BOSS. I would simply die.

Imagine from la squadra perspective like they are getting ready to betray the boss but haven’t actually done anything yet and then like five minutes before they start thier revenge plot they get orders to take out brunos gang cause theyve gone rouge and have kidnapped the bosses daughter

And before they can even start fucking looking for brunos team theyve already kill diavolo and his guard team making themselves the new bosses the passione

Like what the fuck do you do from there

so I had some ✨thinkenings✨ for the immediate aftermath of the Diavlo fight in the Joot Italy AU because I just realized that I. Haven’t made a post for it yet

So Jotaro’s very unconscious and they unfortunately aren’t able to catch him before he falls, luckily on his back. Giorno’s the first one to react and immediately books it, Gold out and healing anything and everything

Bucciarati and Trish are fine. A bit sore, but there won’t be any issues for them.

But Jotaro…..

Jotaro doesn’t wake up.

Jotaro isn’t breathing.

Jotaro’s heart has stopped.

Because after all. Giorno doesn’t heal. He just puts the pieces in place.

And this…… this hits everyone whether they admit it or not, for varying reasons. Bucciarati and Trish because Jotaro essentially died to keep them safe. Giorno because the only reason Jotaro was even here was because he had shown the man Passione and he wasn’t quick enough to help him. Narancia, Abbaccio and Mista because….. well, they might love only met him a few days ago, but Jotaro seemed like a great guy, and he protected their Capo which they can respect.

And Fugo. God Fugo. He just lost the one person he felt could genuinely relate to him. Who experienced the things he’d experienced and proved that it did get better. Who taught him so much about his Stand and that he wasn’t a monster.

But then Star appears.

Star, in all his enormous purple glory. But something’s….. off. Star’s always so expressive, showing what Jotaro won’t whether he likes it or not.

And right now, Star doesn’t look afraid or in pain or upset.

No, Star looks completely neutral. Unfazed, even.

As if it weren’t looking down at the corpse of its user.

And then it reaches into his chest.

Of course, this naturally freaks everyone the fuck out because what the fuck what the fuck what the fuck

And suddenly Jotaro breathes

He coughs, spits bloods, but against all odds he’s alive

Jotaro lets out groan. “It’s been a while since I’ve had to do that.”

And the just error faces on everyone that just watched it. No reaction other that ‘….’ bc a) how in the hell did that work b) why in the hell was he so practiced at do it that he didn’t even flinch

Id like to say that, given a couple of minutes of absolute shock, Fugo then just bursts into tears, bc the one person he could relate, an actual mentor, almost fucking died. Fugo thought he WAS dead. And now he realizes that he wouldn’t know what to do if Joot had actually died.

Y E S

Jotaro just looks up at them, still with that completely blank face like he just woke up from a nap and not his fucking death bed, and says something along the lines of “The human brain can withstand no oxygen for up to four minutes without any major issues. Because Giorno fixed any issues I would’ve had, my body was functionally unharmed. It was simply a matter of using Star to get my heart pumping again. As for the second question, this is the third time I’ve done this, the second time I’ve done it on myself, and I can’t even count which brush with death this is. All things considered, this is well within what I expected could happen.”

This…… this admittedly hits everyone in the gut with several thoughts and emotion. Sure they all know that what they do is incredibly dangerous and know that death is always a possibility. But at the same time, it’s jarringly horrifying to see someone so casual about it, especially their own.

Now they’re beginning to see that Jotaro’s bravery is less that and more him having lost fear of his own injury or death.

Perhaps they even begin to realize that had it not been Bucciarati or Trish, he might’ve stayed down there to fight the Boss

And honestly, I think Fugo would be afraid, but not completely for the reasons you’d think. Yes he’s absolutely terrified that Jotaro nearly died and even more so over the fact he’s completely unfazed, but he’s also absolutely terrified over how attached he’s gotten to Jotaro

Fugo’s never had someone properly teach him before. His parents barely cared about his emotional or mental wellbeing. His teachers were mostly books and the ones that were human….. well, his trust and care for them has been thoroughly smashed. And while yes he did have Bucciarati and maybe Abbaccio and they undoubtedly care about him, that bond took MONTHS to form

And then along came Jotaro, easily slipping through the walls he’d put up with his words that manage to explain everything and experiences so close to his own, managing to get close to him in a matter of days

It frightens him, how much he cares about Jotaro’s life.

And it frightens him just as much how little Jotaro does

Then comes the matter of weighing this fear against his fear of the Boss.

Going against the Boss was essentially suicide. Countless attempts to dethrone the Boss had been made before them, all much more planned out than theirs. The rest of them would theoretically be able to get away unscathed……

But Bucciarati, Trish and Jotaro were all marked for death. Their fates were sealed the second they stood before the Boss

They didn’t have a choice.

“I never had a choice.” Fugo remembers the man telling him once. “I was dragged into this Stand stuff because of someone else’s choice. I wasn’t born with my Stand, nor was I hit with the arrow. No warning, no explanation, just thrown into the deep end with no other choice but to swim.”

……Jotaro never had a choice.

Not back then, and not now. He’d never had a choice. Time and time again, things were always decided for him.

Jotaro had been helpless.

And Fugo…… Fugo didn’t want to leave him helpless.

He’s in too deep now, Fugo realized. If he were to walk away now, he wouldn’t be able to stop the nagging in the back of his head. He wouldn’t be able to stop wondering what happened to all of them, and he would never be able to recover if he learned they all died

He’d heard from Jotaro that fate couldn’t be avoided. Once the future was decide, it was nearly impossible to change

But at the same time, he had continued, the future wasn’t always what it appeared. What seems to be hopeless could give you the tools you needed to craft victory

So when Narancia jumps into the water, Fugo chooses to follow

Omg, I love this, I love this, I love this.

It’s perfect. Think of how protective he got over the Bucci gang in canon part 5. When he never truly new any kind of love, only kindness from the one gangster. He only knew them for a week, and yet was devastated by each death.

Then turn it up to 100 with this AU. Giorno gets raised with a loving family. And then one of them dies. There’s no way in hell that Giorno would just let them take Trish. That his sister, and no one touches a hair on her head. If they tried I wouldn’t be surprised if Giorno frickin’ unlocked requiem without the arrow, just to protect the only family he’s got left.

This AU really allows for Giorno to unlock the Jostar brand of protectiveness that they all have, with the added benefit of DIO’s strength and cunning

I’ve always loved the idea of Giorno and Josuke meeting. Especially because of their stands. Josuke and Giorno both have what would typically be seen as ‘feminine’ powers, as healing and giving life typically are. Not only that, both of their stands are capable are insanely destructive power, if used creatively.

Then you have the fact that they are both apart of this lineage that in general just seems so cursed, they themselves being cursed in the same regard, except, aside from blood, they really have no connection to the family.

Josuke grew up without any of the Jostars, and even went as far as to turn down what amounted to an invitation into the family. Giorno didn’t even have the luxury of choice. But for them to come together and be family with each other…😭

Not even to mention the fact they’d probably get along for both being half Japanese and half European, never really fitting in anywhere. I just have, so many feelings about those two

You know this just reminded me of an old meme I saw so imma rework it to fit this-

Josuke 🤝 Giorno

“Why’s pretty boy an insult, I’m the prettiest boy in the goddamned town ✨”

They also form a club called Jotaro’s Uncle’s because they’re like. Half his age and his uncle and great uncle respectively and they find it hilarious

They let Shizuka join as an honorary member because she’s Jotaro’s aunt