Elements of this for BeastStars
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THIS IS EXACTLY HOW IT GOES DOWN WHEN JOTARO TELLS MARINA
like. They'd been dating for quite a bit, and after a lot of calls and talking with Holly, Jotaro finally decides he's going to show Marina his beast from. After all, eventually she's going to figure things out, especially if this turns into a long term relationship (which he really really wants, even if it scares the hell out of him)
so he picks a night and brings Marina to a quiet, secret place out of the way and far from people to show her. His explaination is stilted and he definitely sounds crazy, but he's able to convice her to stay so he can show her proof.
And before he does...... he tells her that if she wants to run away, that's okay and he won't chase. If she's scared of him and thinks him a monster, thats fine. If she nevers wants to see him again after this, she won't have to, he'll leave without complaint. All he asks is she never speak of this to anyone
and this rare openness, this rare vulnerability, is enough to give her pause. She can read between the lines and at this point she's been around Jotaro enough to hear the silent fear
and it goes surprisingly well! Don't get me wrong, Marina is absolutely freaked out for a couple seconds since Yeah Seeing Your Boyfriend Transform In A Weird Scaley Dog Taller Than You is definitly a little scary, but she takes it in stride and the two get cloer as a result :D
but then fast forward a few months to a full moon. And Jotaro's decided he trusts himself to be around Marina and that he won't hurt her, and explains to her the specifics of what the full moon means
And everything seemingly goes fine. Marina is making breakfast, his memories are fuzzy but pleasant feeling, and he feels fine if a little tired
but then when he sits down to eat, Marina gives him a Look and a smile and slides a picture across the table
And it's him in his beastform........ covered in dirt and trying very hard to get a Too Long Stick through a doorway
Jotaro begins to feel he made a mistake
You know this actually makes it more likely that Jotaro won’t go through a divorce. If he trusts her with his wereform he probably would trust her with his other family burdens.
“So let me get this straight… you’re great great great adopted uncle turned into a vampire, stole your ancestors body after he ripped his head off, survived a 100 years under the sea in a coffin. Made a cult. You fought him in Egypt because he was killing your mom with magic spirit powers (witch you also have) and now you’re still dealing with the aftermath.”
“Basically… yes.”
“If I didn’t see you transform into a giant lizard dog, I’d probably would’ve called someone to put you in a straitjacket or something.”
“Fair.”
I doubt it would make Jolyne’s childhood any more better though.
Either because her mom knows and supports her father being absent or them taking countermeasures to keep them safe.
I seriously doubt Dio’s followers will let their leaders killer have a happy life.
Jotaro learns the magical lesson of Hey Maybe It's Actually A Good Thing To Communicate Why I Do Things Actually
however, I would argue otherwise about Jolyne's childhood. Sure it's still gonna be not great and Jolyne's still probably going to be upset about it (and honestly rightfully so), part of why Jotaro's relationships with them was so dysfunctional in canon is because Marina and Jolyne didn't know why Jotaro was so absent. As far as they knew..... he just didn't care enough or was too busy to make time
here at the very least they know it's because it's for safety. Does it suck still? Absolutely, and Jolyne is still bitter about it. However, this time Marina is able to help her work through those emotions and get Jotaro to at least call more often so their relationship isn't as strained as it is in canon