#also i do not care for zepp nine

[ooklet]

"spiral was good actually—"

no it wasn't. the acab and the bitchy little tiffany & co gift wrapped body parts were good. there were no milfs and no one who did 90% of their acting with their upper lip. don't be contrary just for the sake of it. don't look me in the eye and tell me you wouldn't rather be watching mark hoffman pout his way through saw 3d covered in neon pink blood. don't lie to yourself like that, you deserve happiness.

[mistaeq]

The Jobros: Finding out their s/o is Pregnant with Twins

TW // none

Original Request: Can you do the jojo's reaction to their s/o being pregnant with twins after a long time of trying? You can find this here.

The sweet @serenityblaze44 asked for this same prompt with the Jobros, so... here it is! <3

WORD COUNT: 2.6k

ROBERT E. O. SPEEDWAGON

As soon as you tell him, his eyes widen, like a cat who saw his favourite toy. It's almost as if he was a kid, and you were telling him that Santa was gonna bring him his favourite gift ever. No wonder, he'll be speechless for some seconds. Not only one baby, but two? This sounds all the way like a dream becoming reality. Living in the street like he did years ago, he could only dream about having a family.

You've been trying so hard to have a baby, you both felt ready, and after all the danger he went through along with Jonathan, Robert wants to settle down and have a family, finally starting something serious. But you had a lot of problems with getting pregnant, and he was losing his hope. Until you told him you were expecting a baby. And now, you were telling him they were two, two angels of his growing in your stomach. This feels crazy.

Speedwagon won't force you and won't get angry, if you don't feel like you'd like something like this, but he'd love to name one of the twins Jonathan or William if there's at least a boy and Erina if there's at least a girl. These people mattered so much in his life, and would be the happiest if he could bring these names with him forever. If you don't like the idea, he will respectfully accept it, and he's open and ready to hear your own ideas, too!

He wants everything to be completely organized, when the twins will come to the world. Every parent buys furniture and clothing for their baby, even before the birth, it's a pretty common thing. But Robert more or less behaved like Joseph buying stuff for Shizuka with Josuke's money. Speedwagon almost bought an entire baby store out of happiness and excitement. He's enthusiast and nervous. Bear with this loving gentleman.

"What do you mean I don't have to buy six cribs for the babies? What their two ones break and we need to change it?" he groans, handing you a bag, you looking at him with questioning eyes. "Nevermind... y/n, will you hold these fifty pacifiers for me while I get the twenty pairs of baby shoes out of the car?"

Speedwagon can't keep the news to himself. He'll call Erina before everyone else, and then all his friends, like immediately, to tell them the good news. He looks calm and rational, but he spent most of his life in London's street, and few years won't erase his loud and impulsive attitude. It's probably a good thing, after all. Even gentlemen can be excited. A little sudden, but hearing it makes Erina so happy, she'll be like an aunt for your kids!

He would enjoy reading books to your stomach during your pregnancy. He would have done it even if they weren't twins, but he claims that being them two, he'll need to work twice the amount he did before to teach them stories and literature. Robert is an amazing man, but still a too grown baby, he'll never stop his ideas about how to teach the children something. He just thinks about what he'd like to do or hear if he was a child.

CAESAR ANTONIO ZEPPELI

He stops practicing with his hamon for some seconds as soon as you tell him. Funny, he was so focused on his training that he swore he started hearing things. You didn't just tell him that the baby bubble growing in your stomach are in reality two baby bubbles. He... oh, forget it Caesar, you must have dreamt it. But you're right next to him, and almost immediately repeat what you just told him, making him realize what he heard is true.

It takes a while for the italian boy to realize it, but when he finally does, you can tell he's happy. Mamma mia. The adrenaline and excitemente in his body won't stop flowing, this is why, when Caesar will hug you, pick you up and jump around, hamon bubbles will still be coming out of his fingertips, and you find it the cutest thing ever. It's the physical proof of how happy you make him, there's no way to deny it. Family is all he ever wanted, over his flirting habit. You're the right one for him and he knows.

Prepare your kids and your stomach to get a whole load of opera music during your pregnancy. Caesar is a great lover of opera, and will care about his kids to be as informed on it and respectful of the genre. Either he'll put on some of it, of he'll straight up sing it for you and your future children. His singing voice isn't actually so bad, you notice, and this is how he earns the task of singing them the lullabies when they'll come to the world.

"Hey! What do you mean I get to sing them the lullabies... I'm good at opera... not baby songs..." he whines, almost sounding like a baby himself. "Fine... but at one condition. You change the diapers and I sing the lullabies. Take it or leave it."

He cares a lot about his family's traditions to go on. Being the flamboyant italian he is, Caesar prides himself on the love for his close family and relatives. He doesn't have a huge request for you, but he cares about what he's gonna ask. The father-to-be would be happy, if one of the twins is a boy, to give him Antonio as a second name. Like his own second name, and his grandpa's too. He secretly hopes the twins are a boy and a girl, he's always wanted a baby princess.

The young Zeppeli will grow twice more protective and caring of you. This translates in him not letting Joseph get closer to you than three meters away. This is how you learn to speak even louder to talk with people. Your loving boy will always be in front of you to keep you safe. You appreciate it, but sometimes he's exaggerated.

He'll probably beg you on his knees, for you to allow him to teach the children how to master the hamon technique when they'll grow up. You can't really deny it, sometimes it's useful. During your pregnancy, Caesar and his calming waves helped you coping with pregnancy pains and cramps, massaging your belly and leaving some bubbles around to soothe and distract you. Oh, your caring italian love.

NORIAKI KAKYOIN

When you told him the good news, his heart exploded with happiness and excitement. However, Noriaki is known for being a pretty calm boy, and he tried his best to keep calm after your words, too. You had to tell him to let go and don't worry about wanting to hug you, or pick you up and kiss you, or even cry, if he felt like letting it all out.

Before you even got pregnant, Kakyoin and you had been trying every single way on Earth to have a baby. Take count of your most fertile phase, buy a lot of pregnancy tests, using different positions, praying, making rituals, crying and asking Siri, in tears, why Noriaki couldn't manage to get you pregnant. Did those ways work so well that you got twice more pregnant than you expected? Nevermind, all you know is that you and your loving cherry boy are gonna have two beautiful babies.

"Listen... why do you think I can't get my baby pregnant? We've been trying every single way... do you have any advice?" as soon as Siri answered, Kakyoin's eyes widened, and raised an eyebrow. "Hey, don't give me the 'Sorry, I'm not sure what you said' treatment!"

One of his first thoughts, is that there's a small - but now it's higher because the babies are two - percentage of chances your babies might be stand users. Yes, it's not the highest percentage ever, but it's still there, and Kakyoin is pretty afraid of it. Stand users' lives are never calm and quiet, he had the occasion to prove this himself. They often go towards almost deadly experiences. He's gotta be a good dad and protect his children.

Hierophant Green is overjoyed! Noriaki and his stand worked hard, to create some decorations for the babies' room with emeralds. Green is a neutral color, since you don't know whether the twins will be boys, girls, or both. Still, you don't think colors like pink and blue are gendered, that's some stereotypical bullshit. But you had the luck of having green decorations, perfect for anyone, from Hierophant's power.

Kakyoin secretly hopes that at least one of the babies, no matter whether it's a boy or a girl, will have his hair color or hair noodle. Think about it, wouldn't it be funny, cute and incredibly special to have a small version of your husband/boyfriend walking around the house? Oh god, what if they're identical twins? Three Noriakis? Oh my.

Even if this might embarrass him a little, you'll often get to see his parents during your pregnancy. First of all, to give them the good news about the baby being in reality two babies, and second of all because mrs. Kakyoin would be on cloud nine, getting the chance to give you some parenting advice. That's also how you get to know some interesting information and curiosities about your man's childhood. The cutest things ever. But this... is another story.

NIJIMURA OKUYASU

Okuyasu.exe has stopped working. What do you mean two babies? He thought the shocking news were finished, after the pregnancy announcement. He's gonna ask you a billion times, on the verge of tears, if you're joking or messing with him, knowing how much these news matter to his heart. When he gets you're serious, Okuyasu just lets go and cries. He feels so damn happy.

He learnt to hate your period as much as you, honestly. Because everytime you got it, it meant another month in which he had failed in getting you pregnant had passed, and this made him feel useless and disappointing. You never thought anything like this about him, but making him understand this is pretty difficult, he wouldn't have forgiven himself until he succeeded. You wanted a baby and Okuyasu wanted so too, so he would have given it to you, no matter what.

"Oi... did you... you know, bleed this month already?" Okuyasu asked, with the eyes of someone who was afraid of asking. But you shook your head. "This is good, love... but let's not get our hopes up, shall we, y/n?"

He doesn't really have any special requests or ideas for your babies' names. Or better, he does have one, but will never tell you, as he thinks for sure that you'll never agree with doing it. Okuyasu would have liked the kanji "兆" ("chou": trillion) to be in at least one of your babies' names, to remember his brother. But your boy is pretty sure you'd hate it, and he'd never suggest this. You'll probably feel there's something he's not telling you and find out anyway.

Expecting two babies is tiring, and you'll need to rest a lot. Okuyasu would like to join you and hold you in your sleep, but he also wants to be awake to take care of you, get you something to eat or drink, or put in order his messy house to make it look at least decent for when the babies will come. This is why, while you take your naps, he works around the house and lets The Hand cuddle with you. It's always him, after all. He feels the way you hold his stand.

This leads to the father-to-be being often pretty tired, too. He overworks himself. At night, when he finally joins you in your bed, happens to fall asleep in a matter of seconds, wearing his ordinary clothes instead of his pajamas. You can tell he's gonna be a good dad. Some mornings during your pregnancy, if you happened to wake up before him, you'd quietly turn off his alarm clock for him to rest more.

Okuyasu's dad is on cloud nine too, as his family is going to get larger. Mansaku totally wants to take a photo with you two and his grandchildren, as soon as they'll be born. He accepted you and behaves with you the same caring way he does towards his son. He's changed in a better man, despite his appearance. But the first person Okuyasu told the good news to, was Keicho. He purposely went on his grave, because he knew his brother would have been proud.

BRUNO BUCCIARATI

You tell him the good news while he's working. Not only it'll make his day better, but it'll also hopefully get his mind off of that giant bunch of papers on his desk, for once. The capo suddenly stops, moving his gaze towards your eyes, then your stomach, then your eyes again. You'll have to repeat, or he'll be sure he's imagined what you said because of the too much time spent working. But there's no joke or dream, you're pregnant with twins.

Screw all the papers and all the work that's left. He's gonna get you in a so tight and warm embrace of his, and never let go. Libeccio's for dinner that night? Guaranteed. He's usually a calm man, but whatever is related to his family, gets celebrated. When you announced your pregnancy, you had a dinner with the whole gang at the restaurant, but this time Bruno would rather have something more personal and private with you. Make the dinner romantic.

When you were still trying to have a baby, Bucciarati was the one who managed not to lost his temper when every attempt of yours resulted in a negative pregnancy test. But when you weren't around, I won't say he cried, but was pretty close. He was afraid of not being able to give you what you wanted, and usually ranted about this with Abbacchio. Bruno wanted to be the shoulder you could cry on, and couldn't breakdown too.

You both decided to wait some time before telling the gang about the baby being in reality two babies. They were still excited for your pregnancy itself, Mista and Narancia above everyone, and giving another shocking news would have probably brought the peace to say arrivederci. They still managed to get you confess, the look in Bruno's expressive eyes was too happy not to notice.

Just like Giorno would do, Bruno wouldn't be happy if his two angels ended up being involved in Passione's business. He totally will let the gang around his babies, as he trusts them, but during your pregnancy you both decided that the one of you taking care of the babies on a certain day, wouldn't even think of getting close to Passione's headquarters with the children. And you agreed with Bucciarati, for your little ones' safety.

"You'll agree with me that our children's safety is the most important thing, tesoro mio..." Bruno murmured, caressing your cheek. "Let's not bring them close to this place ever, I beg you. I'm sure you'll understand."

He would enjoy talking and interacting with his babies by laying his head on your stomach, kissing it and listening to them moving in the last weeks of your pregnancy. Sticky Fingers is in love with you too, and Bruno won't ever lose the chance to close you in a cuddle sandwich between his body and his stand's to make you feel protected and let you know how proud of you he is. Bucciarati will be a special dad, indeed.

[kyotakumrau]

A thread with the 1st slot report from azifxxx, Zepp Tokyo with Kyo and Shinya

F: Hello everyone at Zepp Tokyo! I'm DIR's manager Fujieda.

T: I'm manager Takabayashi.

F: today in Tokyo it's the last day (...) now I'd like to invite two band members to start the talk event! Give them applause!

Shinya arrives, then Kyo.

Kyo wore a black beret and big glasses, blackish grey jacket, some yellow badge on the left side? and grey denim. Shinya (Yamo-chan) wore all black, double jacket? it looked very soft. When entering the stage Kyo did 'Fujifuji pose' to F...

F: today Kyo and Shinya came to the event! How are you doing, the two of you?

S: I'm always fine. 24h a day. Just got bit foolish in Sendai due to snow...

K: yeah... I'm also good...

F: for both of you it's your second time, going straight to the point what's the most impactful/memorable thing in 2020 for you?

S: not COVID?

F: from the band's point of view it is.

S: it didn't feel like being in a band. There were no concerts at all.

F: for you, Kyo? (pretending to eat)

K: PS5.

S: I see.

K: I couldn't get it. That's all I can think about.

S: I want it too, but not that much... can you play Dead by Daylight on PS5? having ps4 edition?

K: you can.

S: then I want it. I also applied for it, but as I wasn't contacted I don't think I won.

F: there's nothing besides PS5?

K: the fan who said in the message they're getting it next day, they are probably playing right now..  I get angry again when I think about it. And not just a bit....(F: what would you do if after you got PS5?) Eh? I have to say it each time？💢 (makes dissatisfied sound and turns away, for a while stays silent) 

F passes them the merch items.

S&K: ... (silently checking the items)

When prompted to say something

S: mini water bottle.. is for when you go out for a bit...

K: is that a pig?

S: it's a bear

But it has 3 fingers? The hoofs? 

S: a bear isn't like that? 

K: but only 3 fingers?! 

K: you draw 3 or 4 fingers for a bear! A horse gets 2! is the claw here (between the fingers?)? the claws come out here (pointing back of the hand)? 

S: there are no fingers there (in the back of the hand) 

K: and it is listening standing in front of the speaker? Its ears will get bad! Listening to such loud sound in front of the speaker! you will go nuts! 

F: so Kyo, you were praising the choker a lot in Osaka. 

K: ... (looks at the choker) ...(starts to tie the choker)...(puts the choker in front of F) 

F: it can be tied up? Is that a good point? Ah, you mean that it can be displayed like this? It's a very popular item so everyone please get one! 

Today there are only two tables, on the right (kamite) sits Shinya with Takabayashi, on the left (shimote) Fujieda with Kyo 

F: any no-no topics for the questions? (S says nothing) I hope it’ going to be interesting... what kind of outfit are you wearing today? 

S: I’m wearing black... the hood is...(hesitates) like Penyu 

K: (smiling😊) 

S: I realized today that it’s like Penyu. Not because Kyo came today as well. 

K: suddenly getting closer, feels bad 

F: Kyo... today you’re also wearing a total outfit idea? 

K: you think there’s a theme? 

F: a bit... like in an older coffee shop.... cafe... like sitting in a coffee shop... 

K: it’s monochrome checkers! 

F who got told it's checkers went 'i see~'

K: what, so today's theme is let's have a smoke or let's go to a cafe?

The usual atmosphere... like Kyo who always corners F until he's lost what to say

Ta chooses a question: 'what's the memorable small (v-kei) venue for the band members?'

S: Area or Cyber recently got closed, right? I really don't remember... didn't we only play at Rock-may-kan? I think no small venues [we played at] are left in Kansai? only Cowboy or Muse Hall.

K: I guess only Rock-may-kan.

Ta: how about for Shibere Bajiru?

K: with going straight to Shibire (like paying too much attention?), is that a shoulder pad. No? I wanted to see~

F: Cyber, Area is a very sad news... K, you don't have any [venues]?

K: not really...

Ta: 'what's the book you've recently read or a movie you've seen?'

S: ehm... nothing much... I also don't really read manga. But I've seen Demon Slayer. I got into it after watching anime.

K: heh, about Demon Slayer, I ordered the comics to be delivered, but only volumes 4~8 came. Am I supposed to start from vol 4? Wouldn't it be horrible? don't wanna start there

K: there's this thing I have, only get into it after it stops being so popular. I also didn't watch yesterday.

F: what kind of books do you read?

K: I read various things ... but I'm really excited about the new story from the Innocent.

Ta: 'what's your kanji of the year?'

S: 心・kokoro from 心夜・Shinya

Ta: isn't that the same every year?

K: for me... nothing really.

Ta: what was it this year (officially)?

S: 密・mitsu・crowd/carefulness, right?

K: (still trying to think) ...nothing really.

F: 'if you were to play on a different position in a band?'

S: by elimination only the guitar is left.

K: not the vocals? You're going for the guitar??

S: I'm not going for the vocals...

K: but you sing in karaoke?

S: I can't sing...

K: there's emotional singing! You're often angry!

S: I haven't gotten angry in 10+ years

K: but you sing the chorus!

S: but there's only short phrase with the chorus...

K: but you're doing lotsa of choruses

S: well... I'm practicing...but vocals are the most impossible for me...

'If you done something else than vocals?'

K: Takumi's position is good, watching the band members from the side, if it's something else than vocals then from the side is good.

S: but you like bass? That's the only idea I have for you.

K: that's only when song writing though!?

S: but you've been playing everywhere, right?

K: where everywhere? I haven't!

S: you have that time... (=sukekiyo)

Ta: aren't we going fast today? 'is there any country you'd like to visit?'

S: if possible I don't want to go...

K: but you're always going somewhere alone. To play board games etc

S: it only happened because I was already going.

Ta: Kyo doesn't want to go like "I'm!Not!Going!"

K: I'm playing a bit online games (Fortnite), but I'm told I suck at it. When you suck at something it's usually better to quit, I'm told so, many times, why is this guy going that way or is he going to the enemy's site on purpose? I'm told things like that from 6:30 in the morning sometimes.

K: if I (my heart) get broken by that how should I continue living?

S: I'm being told 'how are you living?'. I'm using the pig character but it feels like I'm living like a pig. I can block out the talk, but I'd rather hear those terrible opinions.

K: but it's hard

S: it is really hard.

K: when I played with Fujieda it was going well! He told me, get down or make your nose bigger

S: it also went well when we played, don't go there, let's go there and so on.

K: but the fights take about 20 mins in DbD, right? I'm dead in Fortnite in about 10 seconds

Ta: 'what do you like about F?'

S: he's always full of energy and almost never gets sad

K: his nose? Doesn't it get bigger as you look at it?

F: is that a praise?

K: it's easy to breathe and the mask stays on. Hands down it's your nose.

F: 'what song would you like to listen to very loudly?'

S: I'm not good with loud sounds... I prefer to listen quietly.

F: what do you listen to nowadays?

S: our new song(s)

K: I also don't want to listen (loudly), not really...

F: how about a song to listen quietly?

K: nothing special

F: Fujifuji!x

K: (ignoring him) (removes invisible dust from his shoulder)

Ta: 'what would you ask Santa for?'

S: it would be PS5?

K: Me? After all of that, I don't need it anymore, don't come. How does he get inside? There is no chimney. Is he picking a lock? Is Santa like a cockroach? Pretending to be dead when they're not... but maybe Santa is fine with all of that.

K: in the past, when I was in elementary school I was happy when Santa came, but then at some point he stopped coming. Wasn't that a crime (Santa's visits)? and parents also don't know how he comes in, isn't that scary? And from that time he doest come. I don't want him to come anymore.

'What song do you want to play when you can do concerts again?'

S: And Zero. I saod that in Sendai as well, but if it's not mode of Arche we probably won't...

Kyo: I don't really have one..

F: Do you want to play new songs?

K: I haven't listen to it (them). Isn't it how it is that you listen to them even when you weren't planning to? you dot feel like listening so much to the song you made yourself, no?

S: I also haven't listened to the new song(s) much.

Ta: Fujieda is listening to new songs a lot, in a car.

K: isn't that a bit narcissistic?

F: you don't want to perform new songs?

S: I already did while filming the music videos... doesn't that count?

'what time you go to bed and wake up?'

S: I go to bed at 6 and wake up at 1pm. It's my cycle.

K: I go to sleep at 1 and wake up around half nine. Should be around then? So there's someone who wants to know information like this?

F: they want to imagine (their lives)

K: and for what? Even if they know the time they don't know what we do

K: what time you wake up and then what time do you make coffee, make a toast, I don't understand why asking that, what's the point?

F: Shinya, is there something you'd like to know about Kyo?

S: I want to know everything.

K: I hate it that this person is called a doctor.

F: when the band has just started you two have met as first, right? What was your impression then?

S: I thought he's a really good person.

K: ...Oh?

F: And did you hit it off/became friends?

K: he didn't speak like this then. He spoke one or two things a day. He had long black hair and earrings.

S: You've bleached that black hair for me.

K: and, he said 'thank you' but... he said his kanji of the year is 心・heart, but he's the one without one. For over 20 years all band members are saying that he's like a robot or humanoid. When you go to his house he will reply with 'what is it?' with the chain on the door.

S: this is because when a certain member came some things happened...

K: But when I came over I was nice! I want to  visit! Remodel stuff! (with enthusiasm)

S: remodeling... (like the certain member) there are issues like that and that's why you're banned...

'is it weird if your mother comes to the concerts?'

K: isn't it okay?

S: and brings dad...

K: I'd love to see mother headbanging. The deep one when you start from waist!

F: do your parents come to the shows?

S: mine often come.

F: your parents as well, Kyo?

K: sometimes.

F: is it something you welcome?

K: yeah.

And then F asked when they came last time but probably T said nlt to ask something like that

About the avatar Music Clip for the 12/31 stream.

S: the video looks like PS2 game..

K: like that from Virtua Fighter.

The last comments

Shinya: Thank you for today. I think we won't be able to meet for a while, but there will be the nye stream and also a knot calendars, I hope you will spend the next year using them. Let's meet again.

Kyo: We couldn't meet at all this year, but after this long time seeing everyone's faces I calm down. I think it's a good thing. Everyone knows through social media what others are doing, but it is important to meet in person. We will be looking into concert plans, hope you stay tuned and thank you.

[fortune-fool02]

Famiglia

Caesar Zeppeli x female reader

Requested by: anonymous

This may sound vague, but can I request for some family fluff for Caesar? Like just him and s/o with their kid(s)? My manz deserves to have that big happy family he wants and the world needs more Dad!Caesar content.🤧 And your writing does him so much justice. 💕

Thank you so much for the kind words! And please enjoy. 

Soft footsteps tapped against the flooring as the blonde Italian paced back and forth before taking a seat outside the room beside the door. Finally, after nine long months of waiting, it was finally happening. [Name] was giving birth. 

The two had eagerly waiting to meet their child and now, it was finally happening. Excitement bounced madly around the Italian’s body but there was also nerves that bounced with it. This was their first child, a new step in both of their lives that will bring a new dawn to their lives. And he could barely wait. 

When he was allowed inside the room, he took a breath before entering. The world around him stopped when he did. There, laying on the bed was his beloved wife [Name], worn and exhausted from the birth; and in her arm was their daughter sleeping peacefully. [Name] smiled tiredly at Caesar, who stood there with wide eyes laced with shock, all of this setting in now. He approached quietly, his emerald green eyes never once moving from the baby in his wife’s arms. She smiled at this, looking down at their daughter before looking back at him. 

“Would you like to hold her, Caesar?” she asked, both pulling the blonde man back to reality and throwing him off guard. Hold his child? Caesar wanted nothing more than to do that. He nodded, his lips lifting into a soft smile as he stood by the bed. Nerves shook beneath his skin as he held his arms out, [Name] carefully handed the bundle into his arms and he immediately ensured he had a secure, safe hold on their baby. It felt unreal, like this was just a dream. And yet here he was, holding his baby with his wife smiling beside him. 

He gazed down at his daughter’s sleeping face and noticed the two pale pink marks that mimicked his own. His finger gently brushed against her cheek. 

“Hello [Daughter’s Name].” 

***

Soft babbling was heard from inside the living room, along with clapping as [Daughter’s Name] smacked her hands together, giggling at the bubbles that floated around the room. Caesar sat with her, creating these bubbles with his Hamon and even made some shapes out of them to the wonder of the small toddler on his lap. His beloved wife, [Name], watched with a warm smile at this from the doorway. 

After all the horrors they went through with the Pillarmen, they can now finally put all of that behind them and focus on the future. [Daughter’s Name]’s future. In truth, [Name] has never seen Caesar so happy and relaxed. Out of the three of them -her, him and Joseph- he was always hot-headed and prideful, and while Joseph wasn’t too far from that, he wasn’t like Caesar. And yet, here the same blonde Italian was, smiling and laughing with his daughter. Something that [Name] was unsure that would even happen but she had remained optimistic and that dream was now their reality. 

[Daughter’s Name] turned and spotted her mother with those [Eye colour] eyes of hers and babbled happily, reaching over to her mother. [Name] smiled and walked over, careful not to pop any bubbles along the way, and knelt down with Caesar. 

“She’s certainly a ball of energy.” [Name] giggled, brushing [Daughter’s Name]’s golden blonde locks down a little. Caesar smiled and nodded, 

“Most likely got that from you.” he replied, handing the small girl to her mother but not moving from his spot. [Name] took her daughter and smiled at the way [Daughter’s Name] seemed to cheer and latch onto her in a hug. Even for her age, she was affectionate and wondrous about the world and those around her. [Name] could easily remember the amount of times her or Caesar have nearly had a heart attack thinking they have lost their daughter only to find her someplace in the house exploring something. The first time it happened, [Name] had never heard Caesar shriek with such fear before.  

Now they look back on it, it was funny for the pair of them. 

***

Confusion painted [Name]’s face as she looked around the house for Caesar, he had told her he was putting [Daughter’s Name] to bed but hasn’t come back yet. The [Hair colour] woman wandered about the house before heading to their daughter’s room and peaking through the door a little. No sound. Pushing the door open a bit, she peered in and felt a wave of warmth flow through her at the sight. 

On the bed, Caesar laid with his head tilted back a bit against the bedframe with a story book weakly held in his hands, and [Daughter’s Name] curled up on his chest. Both of them sleeping soundly. The scene was purely heart-warming for anyone to gaze on. Quietly slipping into the room, [Name] grabbed a spare blanket on the side and slowly removed the book from Caesar’s hands, careful not to wake him, and placed the blanket over them both. Leaning down, she pressed a kiss on her daughter’s head and then her husband’s. 

“Goodnight you two.” She whispered to them before walking out the room and closing the door behind her. 

[frodos-bizarre-adventure]

@gingerreggg and here we go

Heads Up- Part 15 (Joseph x Bust! Caesar)

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The big day had arrived.

"You nervous?" Joseph asked his beloved bust as he lowered him down into a box, which had been lined in foam cushions and bubble wrap to keep Caesar safe as he was being transported to the gallery.

"A little, perhaps," Caesar replied. He closed his eyes and gave a sigh.

"But I'm ready." He shot a determined smile at Joseph, just as the lid of the box was closed.

It was dark inside the box, save for a small slit on one side that let some light in. Caesar felt a brief surge of panic, inside the small, cramped space he was enclosed in.

Yet he fought back his fear with a courage that he'd gathered from a brief moment that his and Joseph's eyes met, just as he closed the box.

Be strong, Caesar, he told himself.

Be brave for Joseph.

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Joseph carried the box containing Caesar over to his bike, gently resting the box onto the small sidecar. He strapped down the box with locks and belts to make sure it stayed in place.

He didn't want risking damaging its precious cargo.

"You okay there, Cae?" he asked, patting the box's top gently.

"I'm fine," came the muffled reply.

"Alright there. Just be very, very quiet in there. We don't want to attract more unwanted attention."

Caesar didn't answer.

"Okay then! We're all good to go!" Joseph said in an energetic, determined tone, as he mounted his bicycle seat and began to pedal to the art school gallery.

Toward his final project's submission.

And toward his destiny.

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The art gallery had already gathered a small crowd, of teachers, students and general admirers by the time Joseph arrived there at nine o' clock in the morning. He was at least an hour early: the first day was simply putting up their art on exhibition, for people to view and photograph, and tomorrow, on the second day of the exhibition, the art judges would arrive to score the artworks, give the students their grades, and the best works being selected, to join the art galleries' permanent collections, some of which were priceless masterpieces that had graced the halls for decades.

Joseph wanted so badly to pass his semester with a good grade and be awarded with his degree in an artists' school. But at the same time, he knew that if he'd placed first, there was a chance that Caesar would be taken in as property of the school. And Joseph would lose him. Perhaps, forever.

He was more than a masterpiece.

He was someone Joseph truly loved.

And if all went well, if their entire trick worked according to plan, then he could have his cake and eat it too. He could pass off Caesar as a perfectly-ordinary sculpture, get him graded by the judges, be awarded his degree, and get to take Caesar back home with him once the gallery exhibition concluded. Where he truly belonged.

Not in an art gallery's shelf left to gather dust for years, but close by and safe, cradled warmly in Joseph's arms.

Because, sure, all the artwork on display here were the most exquisite, most elegant, most indescribably crafted works that were the long, arduous labors of love and were expensively insured for massive sums of money.

But to Joseph, he was far more valuable than all of them combined.

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"Joseph! I didn't expect to see you here so soon!" cried a familiar voice.

Suzi came pushing her way through the crowd to greet Joseph, who stepped into the door of the gallery, carrying a large cardboard box, bearing the words "Handle with Care".

Suzi quickly rushed to Joseph's side. "He's...he's in there, isn't he?" she whispered.

"Yep, he's here alright," Joseph quietly answered. "Come on, we gotta find a spot to put him on."

After some amount of searching, Joseph and Suzi managed to find a low-slung table, still unoccupied. It was little more than a black, stone, semi-flattened cube in the middle of the hall, little higher than the living room table they had back at home.

"This should do," Joseph concluded. "He's not too fond of heights."

"I suppose," Suzi quipped. "He's definitely already stressed enough at being out in the open for the first time in like, ever."

Joseph smiled.

"And now we're all set," Joseph said. "Time to get him out of his box."

He patted the box gently.

"It's your time to shine, Caesarino."

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Light suddenly flooded inside the box, and Caesar felt himself being lifted out and gently placed on a cool, hard surface.

He was in a strange place, that was unlike Joseph's house at all. Instead of a small, cramped apartment, he was in a vast, spacious building, that was teeming with crowds of people. From what little he could see without moving his eyes, he could see numerous paintings hanging on the walls, numerous carvings and statues placed on square pedestals of varying heights. Spotlights shone brightly on each pedestal, including on him, and he fought the urge to squint in the glare and give himself away.

But he remembered what Joseph said, and he remembered his promise, his purpose, and he stood steadfast and blank on his pedestal, as lifeless-looking as the day he first was sculpted.

He had one job, and he would do it.

His still, frozen face bore a look of determination, his eyes staring straight ahead as if to glare at a nonexistent foe. His mouth hung slightly open, revealing his teeth that Joseph had painstakingly carved and inserted into his mouth one by one. He, in his false impression of inanimateness, had every bit the look of a focused grimace of one prepared to fight, and with his feathered headband and pink scarf around his neck, looked every bit like some ancient warrior prepared for combat. A brave, heroic soul passionate to fight until the very end.

"That's a great look on you, Cae," Joseph smiled, gently stroking Caesar's face. Caesar felt the loving warmth of the touch, but didn't respond-- keeping the same, fierce, courageous look he fixed upon.

And affixed on the pedestal was a small, pink label, bearing the text "Artist Name:" and below it "Title of Artwork:".

Joseph pulled out a black felt pen and filled out the blanks.

"Joseph 'Jojo' Joestar"

"Battle Tendency"

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It wasn't long before a small crowd began to gather around Caesar, amazed in awe at how lifelike he looked.

"It's almost like a real person!" exclaimed one. "Except it's just a head."

"That hair looks so realistic! Get a look at that texture!" complimented another.

"Can I hold it?" said a third, reaching out to touch Caesar's nose.

Joseph held back the inquisitive visitor. "Don't touch him! Eh...I mean don't touch it," he corrected in the nick of time. It felt almost like a crime to address Caesar as 'it', but they had a charade to uphold.

Any offense could come later.

"Sorry about that," apologized the visitor.

For the next few hours people came to admire the sheer perfection of Caesar's creation. They commented on how his skin looked so real, how his eyes were so proud and lively, how his overall aesthetic was full of energy and personality.

All the while, Joseph was proudly and passionately talking about how he made Caesar and detailed him to perfection, shooing off grabby guests who wanted to touch and prod the unmoving Caesar, and scoffing at naysayers who were convinced he was an actor hiding his body inside the table. Joseph lifted Caesar off the table briefly, to show that he had no body underneath, and without a doubt a genuine, high-quality piece of art.

Joseph was filled with pride at people admiring his beautiful creation in all his perfection, and was also proud of Caesar pulling off the disguise so well. He could tell, by the faint gleam in Caesar's eyes, that he was enjoying the compliments and the love he was recieving.

Everyone who saw Caesar could not resist a smile. At stunned amazement of his sheer realism and his powerful, emotional aura conveyed by his defiant expression.

"It looks almost alive," said one student as they walked by.

"Heh...almost," Joseph laughed uneasily.

And he could tell that Caesar's presence, energy and appearance brought great joy to every face in the crowd.

All except for one.

Joseph's smile faded as he noticed one familiar face in the crowd, looking directly at Caesar's face with a sorrowful expression.

It was Mr. Will Zeppeli, his old art teacher.

And he was crying.

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[sarazanmai]

Thoughts on the “Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure” English dub. Episode nine.

and thus one of my favorite variations of Dio was born, Floating Head Dio

something I like with this series is you don’t see major events undone, what I mean is things like Dio turning all these people isn’t erased much like how the Kawajiri family is still broken at the end of DIU

for how this series can get, there is a feeling of permanence to it that many other famous anime lack

Jonathan, Zeppeli, they don’t get a reset button and even if there are deaths within this series I did not want or see a need for I appreciate Araki committing to his decisions

“our work here is done” for now

I am gonna miss this intro

also they added sound effects over the music. hmmm.

sorry but I always hated Erina’s wedding gown

“Mr. Speedwagon! you almost missed being able to say goodbye” I’m sad

GET. OFF. THAT. BOAT.

“these tears that I cry are from joy, joy that I’m here with you” STOP

also can we appreciate that Erina is pregnant at this point?

just reminding everyone I guess

its too bad they axed some scenes with Jonathan and Erina as kids since I really like how Michelle voices her

THEY JUST WANTED TO BE HAPPY GOD DAMMIT

so in the manga anyway Jonathan swears after hitting his head, not sure if the Japanese anime kept it or not but eh it was an endearing moment

dramatic color change of drama

also the music that plays when Jonathan spots Wang Chan reminds me of the opening part of Jojo Sono Chi no Kioku (my second favorite intro by the way)

he got a splitting headache!

“where is...my body?” um it got destroyed? sorry?

Floating Head Dio will always be hilarious to me

so the family behind Erina is one I can’t take seriously anymore because someone a while back posted those screen caps of them and wrote “dammit honey I can’t take you anywhere!”

its still funny

“Dio...” “Jojo...” this sums up PB in a nutshell

“if there really is a God, one who plucks the strings that bind our fates, I am certain that our fates were bound together for a reason” a point further substantiated by SBR, but a point we still don’t really know much about

whatever reason it is that Jonathan and Dio are so bound up together we can only leave it to personal interpretation because Araki never tells us

maybe that’s intentional, maybe he just didn’t bother giving us a reason, for me I just see Jonathan and Dio as representing two opposing forces that are constantly at odds

granted Johnny and Diego are very different from their counterparts which is why they are characters in their own right instead of extensions of these two, but the fact that they still got tied up with each other in their timeline does prove that Araki sees the Joestars and Dio as two entities that will always be involved with each other

this is jumping the gun, but this ties into why I wish he explored Giorno’s connections to Jonathan and Dio more as he’s literally the byproduct of Dio forcing himself into Jonathan’s fate

look, look with your special eyes

so the fact that he shatters the glass with his eye beams and is still fine suggests that the jar was not necessary at all and just something he did for aesthetics

RIP Lisa Lisa’s birth parents

I’ll give them credit for making baby Lisa Lisa a brunette, since I recall the manga making her blond (oops)

“the body of my dearest foe has become my future!” you have no idea

all Jonathan wants to do is save Erina...

its Dio’s turn at exposition now

this is a beautiful moment and I also gotta say Araki might be the only person who wrote a shonen manga that was not afraid to show his couple kissing (well okay him and Togashi since Yusuke and Keiko kiss)

why are authors of shonen manga so afraid of showing any intimacy between their leading male and his love interest? do you assume the readers still think girls have cooties? even American comics show the heroes kissing women

unfriendly reminder that Erina is only 19

fuck you Dio

okay the way Dio says “velvet boudoir” is hilarious especially knowing a boudoir is something for women not men

GEWDBAI JOJO

he stabbed Floating Head Dio in his neck, a weird area to attack a floating head admittedly

“farewell to you my beloved” no....

back when the SDC finale aired I mentioned this series never making me cry before (though seeing Jotaro and Joseph say goodbye to Polnareff came close) but this is really effective

I think coming back to certain parts of the series has helped me realize that even something as ridiculous as Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure can move me

I mentioned previously that I once felt Jonathan’s death was undermined by SDC and how now I see that’s untrue. Jonathan’s goal throughout this climax was get Erina to safety, stop Dio but get Erina to safety at all costs. she is pregnant with their only son and leaving with the future mother to their only grandchild, the legacy is what Jonathan died for. it was not just about stopping Dio, assuming it was about that was very narrow minded of me. the fact that his bloodline carried onward even in highly complicated ways is his true victory. without his heroic death Joseph wouldn’t have been able to stop Kars, Jotaro wouldn’t have finished what he started with Dio, Josuke wouldn’t have saved Morioh, Giorno wouldn’t have defeated Diavolo, Jolyne would not have accomplished all that she did, because none of them would have existed

in the back of the official English manga there are nice writings from Araki about some of the choices he made. one thing he noted was that killing Jonathan was a very bold move as the idea of the hero dying, but the story moving forward was unheard of. and its because he chose to make this a generational series that Jojo is still able to exist as a manga and anime now. he did create a perfect formula for maintaining his story without it becoming redundant, whether he realized it or not

and even if fans will still argue that PB is so removed from the rest of the series or that its the weakest chain I disagree. PB laid the groundwork for some of the most significant elements of the series and gave us some of the most important characters that exist within it. there’s a reason they tried to make it into a standalone movie. granted the movie was so bad Araki scrubbed it out public access sparing the occasional screen cap and some dialogue free footage of Dio and Jonathan meeting, its still proof that in its homeland PB is regarded as something worthy of retelling

mind you PB isn’t perfect, I feel that every part of Jojo has something that needed to be worked on, but revisiting it has really helped me to appreciate it more than I already did. its too bad the anime cut some noteworthy things, but I really think fans still gain a lot from it and to deprive yourself of this experience just because you only care about Stands or you bought the unjustified hype that PB and BT are bad just feels like shooting yourself in the foot

as far as this dub is concerned, despite the accents slipping occasionally and some questionable line changes and translation choices I think they’ve done very well. I enjoyed myself completely.

back to the episode though (yeah I still got a few minutes of it left, God will I ever stop ranting?)

“his life was an important part of history, but invisible to ordinary people” WOW that is one meta ass line

“and the book of the stone mask was closed. for a time. but that was only the beginning of a new bizarre adventure” DUN NUN NUN

meanwhile, in the Aztec ruins, there is a new diva on the block

tune in next time where we go to New York to meet my absolute favorite character in the entire series

[sorayahigashikata]

Chapter 28: "MacGuffin's Bizarre Delivery Service"

[fortune-fool02]

Babysitter

Caesar Zeppeli x female child reader

Requested by: anonymous

Please enjoy.

One would expect that after defeating the Ultimate Life Form -along with his two followers- you would be allowed to rest without worry nor concern for anything else for a while. That was not the case for Caesar.

“What do you mean I have to look after her?” the Italian blonde questioned, confused at the situation as Lisa Lisa sighed softly. Beside Lisa Lisa was a young girl, no older than the age of eight -maybe nine at a push- years old. 

“Caesar, please. I need to nip out of town for a couple of days and I need you to keep an eye on her.” Lisa Lisa told him, giving [Name] a pet on the head and making the small girl hold onto her tighter. “She’s very shy and I don’t trust Joseph around her. He’s... a bit much for her.” Joseph was actually the original one she wanted to look after [Name], thinking that he would be good with children. 

But when Lisa Lisa saw him trying to sort out his prosthetic, mechanical hand and nearly break the thing, she decided against it. Plus, Joseph was a newly wed husband. And that left Caesar. 

***

Before she left, Lisa Lisa gave Caesar a list of rules for [Name]. Mainly things such as bed times, when she needs a bath and not to leave her alone. Also to always leave a light on for her. 

Since his wounds were still healing, Caesar didn’t leave the building much. As he sat down and turned the television on, he caught a glimpse of the [Hair colour] girl peeking over the side of the couch at him. He turned to her, her wide [Eye colour] orbs watching him with curiosity. Caesar had grown up with several younger siblings, some more outgoing than others and a few quite shy ones, he knew what to do when it came to shy children. 

With a smile, he patted the spot next to him on the couch, offering her a seat. [Name] blinked before scurrying off somewhere. Caesar titled his head a little. He has... not had that reaction before. Grabbing his crutch, he rose up and walked down to where [Name] had disappeared off to. After a moment of searching, Caesar found the small girl sitting by Lisa Lisa’s room, waiting for her to return. 

“[Name], come downstairs will you? I won’t bite.” he said, trying to coax her into listening to him. [Name] looked up at him with those [Eye colour] eyes of hers before looking at his crutch. He followed her gaze and gave a light chuckle, 

“It’s from a battle I fought in a couple of months ago.” he told her. Slowly, the [Hair colour] girl stood up and took his other hand, waiting for him to move so she could help him walk back to the living area. Caesar smiled at this. 

***

[Name] waited until Caesar had sat back down before climbing onto the couch and curling up beside him, careful not to lean on any of his bandages. Caesar smiled a little at this, noticing how she light fidgeted with a small bracelet on her wrist that was hidden by the over-sized jumper she wore. 

“What’s that?” he asked her in a soft tone, [Name] looked at the bracelet and showed it to him. He recognised the small charms on it, a Good Luck bracelet that was suppose to warn off any evil spirits. Folklore lore stories but with the adventure he has been on, he wouldn’t question the stories behind them.  

“Did coach give you that?” she nodded. Lisa Lisa has been a motherly figure to [Name] for as long as she could remember. She couldn’t remember the faces of her parents, or anything about them. Only Lisa Lisa. 

***

During one of the programmes they were watching, Caesar suddenly groaned in pain and clutched at his leg as a wave of pain pierced the limb. [Name] almost jumped from the couch at this, eyes wide with fear as she watched Caesar wither in pain. 

“I-It’s alright, [Name]. Just sore.” the blonde male said, trying to put on a brave face and failing. These little episodes of pain were not uncommon, only lasting for a couple of minutes at most but they were horrible. Sometimes, it felt as if he was battling Wahmu all over again with that Divine Sandstorm of his. 

[Name] crept closer again, her eyes glowing with concern for him. She stood beside his injured leg and looked up at him, her hands raised slightly towards his leg. Caesar watched as she gently placed her hands on his injured leg and inhaled deeply, sending small amounts of energy through her hands and into his leg, easing the pain. 

She... she was a Hamon user? Of course, Lisa Lisa would have taught [Name] some Hamon but this was something that amazed Caesar. The injury was still there but the pain had faded for now, it was more than one would expect from a young child. 

He gave her a smile, “Grazie, [Name].” The small girl smiled at that, knowing she had done something to help ease his pain. 

***

Nothing on T.V caught Caesar’s interest after a couple of minutes of flickering through channels, resulting in the blonde male sighing in boredom. With nothing else to entertain him, Caesar brought his hand to his mouth and started blowing bubbles with his Hamon. 

A small gasp was heard from beside him, he turned to see [Name] standing there looking at the bubbles with wonder. He smiled when she reached out to one of them. 

“You like them?” She nodded at him, a bright smile lifting her lips. Caesar motioned her over and she sat beside him. Clapping his hands together, he outstretched his hands to reveal a small wave of bubbles -much like the when he first met Joseph by the fountain- and [Name] giggled lightly at this. 

“You’re magic, Mr Caesar.” she spoke for the first time to him, her voice was quiet but he still heard her. A familiar warmth bloomed in Caesar at that, making him smile softly at her. 

***

When Lisa Lisa finally returned, she stood in the doorway to the living room to find Caesar sitting with [Name] who was trying to blow bubbles as well. She smile at this, pleased to see that [Name] and Caesar were getting alone so well. [Name] glanced over at her and her eyes widened, 

“Lisa!” the [Hair colour] girl smiled, rushing over and wrapping her small around the dark haired woman. Lisa Lisa chuckled softly, returning the hug and looking over at Caesar. 

“I’m glad to see you two got along so well.” she said. Caesar smiled, standing upright and walking over to the two females. 

“She was a little angel, coach.” he said, ruffling her [Hair colour] hair slightly. [Name] smiled at this then turned to Lisa Lisa, 

“Can I stay here, please? With big brother?” Both Lisa Lisa and Caesar stopped at that. [Name] looked down a little then back up at Lisa Lisa, “He’s so nice to me, and I like him. Can he be my brother, please?” The dark haired woman looked at the blonde male, waiting for his response. 

Caesar thought for a moment. It’s been a while since he last spoke to any of his siblings. And to have [Name] want him to be a brother to her, he was already aware of what he had to do. 

Setting his crutch aside, he crouched down to [Name]’s height and looked at her. “[Name],” he started, “I would love to be your fratello.” At that, her eyes lit up and she wrapped her arms around him, hugging him tightly. Caesar smiled, holding her close.

[sorayahigashikata]

Chapter 20: "The Booty of Gyro Zeppeli"