#I don't think about gloria super often but whenever I do it's fast and P O W E R F U L

[starry-blue-echoes]

O U GH I JUST HAD THE BEST/WORST IDEA FOR A THING WITH HERMES AND HOW THINGS WITH SPORTS MAXX GO-

just. Jonathan fighting by her side through it all, stubbornly refusing to let Hermes do this on her own. She's obviously hurting so very much and she's done so much to help him, it's only natural he'd care for her like this

and just. Hermes trying so hard to get him to leave, that she can handle this, this is her mission not his, and Jonathan just grabbing her by the shoulders and snapping back at her. Saying that he loves her, that she's everything in a sibling that Dio hadn't been and more, that she was doing all this to avenge her older sister so she should let him try to do the same for his

and this blunt, open love from Jonathan who always cared so deeply but was also hesitant to express it out loud in words........ something kinda clicks for Hermes. That somewhere along the way, Jojo became more than just her companion, her friend, and became her little brother, and the why to Gloria's decision to give up everything to protect her all those years ago suddenly becomes painfully clear

and for a brief terrifying moment as the ghosts fade away and Jojo cradles her in his arms, crying and shouting and begging her to stay awake...... it's like looking in a mirror

she remembers all those years ago when Gloria first died. She was angry, angry, angry...... but also terrified. She kept all of it buried deep inside, but it was always there, and Jojo was showing it in a way she was never brave enough to

she didn't want to die, she realised. Suddenly getting revenge for Gloria wasn't enough for her to be content with dying. She wasn't done with life yet.

if she died, Jonathan would have one less person by his side. One less person to make sure he took care of himself, to explain things he didn't understand about the world, to listen to his ramblings about archeology, to comfort him when he cried, to show him that just maybe the world wasn't quite as cold and cruel as she thought

she wondered if this is how Gloria felt when she died. If Gloria thought the same things she was thinking

she thinks Gloria would've like Jojo. She probably would've gotten Hermes to drag him to the restaurant and cooked him food, would've slowly explained how everything in the kitchen worked when he asked, would've taken them all shopping to pick out clothes Jojo was comfortable with

but Gloria wasn't here. And Hermes was

and Hermes decides the first thing she's going to do when she and Jonathan are free is to teach him how to cook Gloria's favorite dish

Star Swap: I might have mentioned this, but I love the idea of Jonathan semi-accidentally rallying the meeker prisoners like Guccio and Atroe, which means a lot given that the prison is largely led by a right-makes-right mentality. Because Jonathan is nice and caring and kind and (with some advice from Gwess and Ermes) not afraid to start punching people if need be. He may not have his old muscles but he still has his boxing skill and maybe his hamon? Can't remember when he was taken. Anyway, he manages to assemble a small following of prisoners, helping them so that they can eventually help themselves.

YESSSSSSSSS

while Jolyne's body may not have the pure muscle and intimidation factor that Jonathan's original one had he's far from helpless. As you mentioned there's the aforementioned Hamon and boxing, plus how Hamon would work really well with The Passion when he gets pricked

and it's definitely an accident at first. Jonathan couldn't help it! He wants to help people, no matter whether or not they can give him anything in return. And while he may not teach them Hamon (he realises pretty early on just how dangerous that could get if he taught others), he can teach them how to defend themselves and get away from danger

For a bit of fun chaos, I like to image there was an instance where two people he taught used the things he learned to pick on others and he marched his way over and started scolding the shit out of them. He gave them a flawless "I'm not mad just disappointed" look and speech like he was their parent or something and he looked to genuine and upset and oh god I feel so bad what the fuck was I thinking-

and just to add a but of extra fun spice to it, maybe one of the two ends up attacking him because You Can't Tell Us What To Do Short Stack only to promptly get their ass handed to them on a silver platter. Maybe even a broken bone or two........ but then when it's over Jonathan completely heals the opponent but leaves himself injured so when the guard shows up it looks like the fight was completely one-sided

was that a bit tricky of him to fool the guard like that? Yes, he feels terrible about it for days afterward and can't get the mental image of Dio out of his head, but he isn't going to just let this person use what he taught them to hurt people that just wouldn't be nice >:(

he doesn't even realise how many people he's befriended until Hermes makes a comment about it and he almost starts crying because he hasn't had this many friends EVER, he's still honestly trying to come to terms with the fact he has friends period

once again, I'm loving the mental image of Hermes and Gwess trying their absolute damnedest to just Keep Jojo Alive. They know he's powerful and that he should theoretically be able to handle himself, and most of the time he's honestly really reliable! He's surprisingly emotionally intelligent and knows just what to say....... but then right after he'll do the stupidest (/aff) shit imaginable and they'll remember "right, this is the same guy who thought the tv was trapping people inside and that blood letting was an acceptable medical treatment"

also, speaking of Atroe, I had a silly idea for how Foo slides into things: I think it would if they're just Body Buddies. That's it. Foo expressed interest in helping out Jonathan for the respect he showed them and Atroe was like "welcome to the club! Jojo's really cool and nice so I can't blame you, why don't you come with :D" and just lets Foo vibe in their body

would this work biologically? I don't think so, but also consider It Would Be Funny For The Sake Of The AU