#flustered gyro for the win

[cherrydott]

What's gayer, being lgbt or whatever archi and PK got goin on

[junosartsthetic]

hi! may i request headcanons for polnareff, hol horse, caesar, mista and gyro reacting to their s/o flirting with them while they're both fighting against some random enemy please?

This is kind of all over the place but I was kind of struggling with this prompt, even though it's super cute and can definitely make for some fantastic headcanons. Anyway, sorry this took a while.

Also the French in Jean's part has summaries in English in parenthesis. Sorry, I can't help myself when I write about my French husband.

Jean Pierre Polnareff

Bless his heart he really does try to stay calm when you start your usual antics during a fight with a user you two encountered alone

But it is very hard to focus on the task at hand with your constant teasing

“Tu viens souvent ici, mon amour?” (come here often?)

“Mon ange, je t’aime, mais ce n’est pas le temps!” (i love you but now is not the time)

You laughed

“il est toujours temps de te faire rougir!” (there's always time to make you flustered)

Your current enemy didn’t seem to enjoy your little back and forth, planting a punch on your stomach that knocked the wind out of you and sent you flying 

Polnareff panicked, shouting your name as he countered the attacks of your foe

“Je vais bien!” you called, wiping the blood now dribbling from your lip (i'm good)

Did you have a slight issue of getting off track and constantly flirting with your husband when you should be paying attention to the battle at hand?

Yes

But you couldn’t help yourself

You loved him dearly and always wanted him to know that he was on your mind

Because what if one day

That’s the last thing he hears?

Hol Horse

Hol Horse is usually to focused in on the moment to do anything else but fight, but he can’t help himself during the end of one battle 

His hat had flown off of him, and you managed to snag it, placing it on your head for the rest of the fight

By the time everything was over, you were still wearing it, checking over your husband for any injuries

“Are you good, hon? You got hit pretty hard,” you asked worriedly

“Oh I’m fine, sweetheart. I can’t help but notice yer wearin’ my hat.”

“Oh yeah”

You took it off, placing it on his head

“I just didn’t want it to get destroyed during the battle, I didn’t have time to give it back to you”

“Oh I’m not mad, darlin’. I just hope you know what this means for tonight.”

You placed a peck on his cheek

“Sweetie, you’ve used the same tactic more times than I can count. I know what it means.”

Caesar Zeppeli 

When you and Ceasar start to whisper sweet nothings to each other, it’s not a problem for anybody else

Except Joseph

Because he just has to butt in to every conversation Caesar has

“Can you two get a room! I’m trying to save the world here while you’re off smacking each other’s asses!”

You roll your eyes

“That was one time—”

The feeling of a slap on your ass makes you hit Caesar in the arm

“Two times. But still, talk during battle is only a sign of weakness if you’re too dumb to do two things at once!”

“(Y/N)! Are you calling me dumb?”

“If the shoe fits, JoJo!”

“Caesar, butt out of this!”

Somehow, the only people you end up fighting at the end of the day are each other.

No surprise there

Guido Mista

Please do not ever flirt with Mista during a fight

He has a one track mind

I repeat

Do not

He will end up shooting himself

Somehow

All the time

Every time

Please save the dirty-talk for afterwards

God bless him

Gyro Zeppeli

(I have completely forgotten his character imma be completely honest so if this is ooc i apologize it’s been a while since i’ve read part 7)

There is really only one thing on his mind the entirety of the race

Winning

And while he would do anything for you

He will get pretty heated if something you say distracts him enough to put him at a disadvantage

He loves hearing your voice at night, and would do anything to keep you in his arms forever

But he’s also pretty hard-headed about his priorities at the moment

And during most of the day, that’s not you

While that can seem rude, he can only imagine how happy the two of you will be if he wins and gets everything that comes with it.

[moxfirefly]

3.  "No I do not always cum in my pants, that was the first time."

13.  "I'm gonna get you off under this table and if you make a sound, you're in big trouble."

One of these 2 with Donnie for a gender neutral reader?

🥴 oh boy YES

Did I mention that torturing Donnie is my second favorite thing?

Rated Comedy?/Explicit (18+ only)

He should’ve stayed in the lab.

Well, not entirely because it’s not awful, it’s just the prospect of somebody finding out exactly what’s happening under the kitchen table during movie night of all nights.

You are the culprit naturally, he didn’t exactly see it coming but apparently you were in some type of mood.

Movie night was sacred, it was a time were crime fighting and other horror show experiences had to take a back seat and everyone could come together and just be ‘normal’. It was mandatory before movie night could commence that a great feast should be had, which meant somebody had to buy an insane amount of take out and bring it over. Today’s short straw drawer had been Vern, who in turn had brought over Greek.

Somewhere around Donnie’s sixth gyro (where does he hide this appetite?) he had felt your hand graze his thigh. A simple gesture, nothing uncommon given that the two of your were together. He’d smile with a mouth full of food and you had returned the smile.

Innocent.

The banter had commenced, everyone was trying to pitch their movie choice for the night. You were sipping your soda, watching Mikey and Casey argue over their choices. April was too busy laughing, Raph and Leo were basically inhaling their food. So you got a little bored, what of it? And Donnie’s next to you, enthralled in his food. He had those ‘at home’ shorts he liked so much and naturally you liked them just as much. Without taking your eyes off of the table and the commotion around it, you ran a nail on the inside of his thigh.

Donnie’s gyro fell on the plate, he side eyed you.

You sipped, swishing the cup nonchalantly.

He figured that would be it, no sense in drawing attention and Mikey was about to start his biblical length testament as to why Point Break is the greatest movie of all time, it never failed to make him laugh. As Donnie reached over for another helping of food, he felt your delicate hand grip his crotch.

He froze mid reach.

Brown eyes landed on yours, the alarm behind them enough to make you giggle as you bit your straw.

“Grab me some hummus will you?” You masked your voice, cool as god damn cucumber as your rubbed him. Donnie swallowed three times, eyes scanning for the hummus (right in front of him mind you) before he spotted it.

He pushed the container towards you, eyes screaming for you to behave.

You weren’t going to, not when you started to feel that familiar bulge, the tip of your index finger found the genital slit. Donnie trembled and cleared his throat. You saw him grab his phone and shoot you a text.

Knowing full well what it would say, you left your soda and pulled out your phone.

-What’s your strategy here?

You smiled, typing one handed and shot a simple explanation.

-I’m gonna get you off under this table and if you make a sound, you’re in big trouble

The way Donnie’s eyes nearly bugged out, there just wasn’t a better past time than making him a flustered mess. He shot you a look, alarm in his brown orbs but with the way he slumped a bit in his seat, he was fighting that all too familiar battle. Your hand bunched up the fabric on his thigh, nails dug into reptilian flesh. Donnie rested his forearms on the table, every possible training he’d come to learn trying to help but the moment you cupped him again and clearly felt that he was fully out, you knew the fun times were only beginning.

Somewhere between Casey explaining that Bruce Willis could throw hands with Patrick Swayze and win, and Mikey choosing violence, you were basically watching Donnie fall apart. He was fully hard, staining the front of his shorts and trying not too tremble. Just to give him a second of a reprieve you turned enough to engage him in a private conversation.

“Foods good, why aren’t you eating baby?” Your shit eating grin only forced Donnie to hunch his head and breath. “I’m quite f-full” He kept his responses short, so you rubbed just a little harder, the faintest bit faster. Thankfully Mikey and Casey were at this point shouting and Leo had only made things worse by bringing James Bond movies into the equation.

A shuddering breath escaped Donnie when you snuck a hand up the pant sleeve and found the head of his length. You stroked, you teased and watched as the tallest terrapin began to crumble at your mercy. He tried to press his legs together in some futile attempt to stop his release but it was too late, he was cumin and you felt most of it drip on your hand. Your eyes traveled to his lap, the stain much bigger.

Donnie had covered his mouth with his hand, but his eyes spoke of what he was feeling as the last of his released spurted out of him. He breathed through his nostrils as his eyes traveled to his lap where he saw your cum covered hand exit. There was a hint of humiliation in his eyes, but wow had he discovered something new about himself.

He kinda liked it.

You’d figured he would’ve held out until privacy could be achieved and frankly you were happy with just keeping him horny for the rest of the night. Jerking him off to completion under the table with a room full of people was not the original idea per say, but certainly not unwelcome.

Discreetly you grabbed a napkin and cleaned your hand before reaching for your drink again. You watched him with a satisfied gleam in your eyes.

“That a common occurrence?” You whispered at him.

Donnie blinked, placing his forearms over his lap to cover up the evidence. “No I don’t always cum in my pants, that was the first time” He whispered through gritted teeth at you.

You obnoxiously sucked the remnants of your soda with a smile.

“Certainly won’t be the last either” You teased.

And why did that idea make Donnie’s dick stir ever so lightly?

[flamingo-writes]

Johnny with a shy s/o?

Yesss bring on the Johnny Content!!

I've been so stupidly busy with work, I haven't gotten on tumblr since my last tumblr post djdjdjdjjf Im sorry this took a while!

Johnny with a Shy S/O

In the beginning he couldn't understand why exactly you had decided to stick with them. Gyro was puzzled too. Specially since you silently followed them around without saying much but your predictions about the weather for the next day, or to compliment Gyro's coffee and Johnny's cooking.

They decided to keep you around since somehow your weather predictions were always accurate. And having predicted the weather helped them be prepared.

God, you were shy. It was so painfully cute to both of them. Gyro constantly trying to get you to talk more, while Johnny didn't really mind spending quiet time with you.

That's when you started winning Johnny over. You didn't ask unnecessary questions, you respected his privacy the way no one did as he jumped into fame back in his jockey days.

When Johnny was pissed or having a rough day, you'd simply sit next to him, bumping your shoulder next to him. Without asking anything. You simply reassure him. God, he was terrified of how he was falling for you. You were too good to be true, the moment he attempted anything, karma was going to take you away from him, like all the good things in his life.

The first time this happened, you looked into his eyes and knew something was wrong. You sat next to him, and whispered. "It's okay. I'm glad you're here..." it was such a simple phrase, yet the most genuine reaction, he felt overwhelmed . He looked at you, incredulous at first, though your words warmed his heart like very few things in life did.

Thats when he started falling.

As the race progressed and things started getting more and more out of control, he got progressively more protective of you.

He knew you were strong and smart enough to look after yourself. But your entire presence soothed his, and he felt the urge to constantly keep you safe and sound.

It was so adorable the way you shyly looked away when you noticed he was staring at you. The way your cheeks blushed as you looked away, "avoiding" eye contact, but you were constantly looking back at him and smiling.

Little by little you started opening up more to him. Little by little your conversations lasted longer, and he got to learn more about you and you about him. However, you remained for the most part shy.

Specially during the cold snowy winter. You'd get so flustered anytime Johnny offered you his jacket, or his scarf, or even scooting closer to you at night to stay warm.

However, as shy as you got, you never denied any of his requests.

It happened during a winter night, your first kiss. Johnny was still dealing with having given away two of the corpse parts to save Gyro, that you sat next to him in silence. No questions asked, you rested your head on his shoulder, held his hand in yours. "You did the right thing. I'm proud of you"

Needless to say you hit a nerve there, and made him tear up for the second time that day. You hugged him, feeling how he clung to your body. You kept whispering soothing words to him, even after he broke the hug. Dizzy with the sweetness in your voice, he decided that he needed to kiss you. To claim your lips as his and only his.

If you thought Johnny couldn't get any more protective of you, boy, you were wrong. You, along Gyro's lessons only fueled the spark in his heart he believed to be dead. You helped him feel more determined.

It was almost scary the feral animal he turned into when you were in danger.

Johnny is the living definition of: An asshole to the world, a sweetheart to his s/o

He shows you his vulnerable side. And he knows you'll keep his secrets. He feels so safe and calm when he's with you.

Even after the race, he's still amused by how shy you get everytime he makes a flirty move with you, even when you're already a couple.

The way you blush and look away and stutter is so adorable to him. He can't help himself but constantly being flirty with you.

He is so in love with you, he can't believe how he managed to get in a relationship with you.

He still fears that life might take you away from him, but you constantly reassure him that you're not going anywhere without him.

You're one of the best things to happen in his life, please be gentle with him 🥺💙

[jojoboisimagines]

Johnny Joestar x Reader :: Wait for It :: Chapter 7

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Summary: Gyro is hospitalized, and now Johnny has no one to turn to. That is, until a former female rider shows him a little compassion. 

..::..

The atmosphere out in this grassy field felt much better to say the least. Probably the most comfortable you’d been throughout this whole race. No fighting, no people, and plenty of roaming space for your horse.  

You and your riding partner, aka Johnny, had mostly eaten your leftovers in silence. He had devoured the meal a lot faster than you thought he would. He’s still growing, you guessed.

Laughing to yourself earned a side-eye from him, before wiping his hands of all the leftover crumbs. Johnny heaves a content sigh, staring at the empty to-go box. The man did a couple of arm stretches, seems like the food really wore him out. Or made him sleepy.

Now that you had a chance to unwind today, you couldn't help but realize how calm he was around you. He wasn’t wary or suspicious of you as far as you could tell, and he wasn’t really pushing you away when having conversations. He was just..doing his own thing.

Perhaps he was too busy missing his riding partner to even attempt to start any real conflict on his own. 

Before you knew it, Johnny was back on his wheelchair, wheeling himself towards Slow Dancer to mount again. You were pretty much done with your own food as well. It was good, but not nearly good enough to start a bar fight for. 

Standing on your feet, you dusted any excess grass from your pants. You knew you were probably gonna miss this spot, but it was better to go ahead and move on. There was still a lot you needed to learn, according to your ‘mentor’.

A cool, satisfying breeze passed by as you walked back up to your horse Soarin’. It really was a nice day out. You glanced over to Johnny, but he wasn’t on his horse yet. Actually, it looked like he was a bit angry. Furious even, if his face getting slightly red was any indication. 

You looked up to see a familiar face, yet one you haven't seen since the beginning of the race. 

What was his name again, you thought...DJ...Damon...oh, Diego.

You had practically no idea who this guy was, aside from the fact he was British and had stolen the lead for the majority of the race. You didn’t particularly know him because he was a foreign racer, you mainly focused on the popular riders in your own country.

Yet it seemed like Johnny had some prior business with him, evident by him almost literally seething in his seat.

"The hell do you want, Dio, leave us alone!" He pointed at the taller man, hoping itd emphasize how he wanted him to back off.

"Hmm..Where is the Italian idiot anyway? It's almost strange seeing you without being latched to his side like a Chihuahua." Diego said, dismissively of Johnny's threat.

The ex jockey gripped the handle of his wheelchair so hard his knuckles might turn white in a matter of minutes. Though his face said something different, like he was trying to keep his cool but his body couldn't help but demonstrate his frustration.

He swallowed a lump in his throat.

"None of your business. Don't you have anything other to do than bother me?"

The Brit opened his mouth to say something else, before you caught his eye. The blue orbs quickly scanned you before looking back at Johnny.

"Oh? Having other racers aid you? Are you that desperate for help since you can't do anything alone?" 

Johnny sneered. Did this guy get off on confronting someone just to insult and degrade them? There was nothing stopping Johnny from punching Diego in the face (except for onlookers, which he could care less about honestly) so he wasn't sure where he thought his hubris would get him, but if Jojo has any say in it, it'll get him in the hospital.

He had been so far in his own mind after that remark that he hadn't even realized your presence beside him now. You had already spoken up before he got the chance to tell you it wasn't worth it.

"Actually, I'm not helping him, he's helping me." You corrected the arrogant man. 

Raising an eyebrow at you, he places a hand on his hip in a way that implies he really didn't care about what you said.

In that case, you wouldn't hold back either.

Dio puts his hand on his chest like a petty rich girl in high school.

"Who are you again? In all my time in this race I haven't seen you."

You knew that was a subtle jab about him being first and you being so far behind you were barely noticeable. Fists almost automatically balled up at that, but you'd control yourself for now.

"I'm sure you hardly look at anyone except your mirror. By now it's probably been splotched in horse manure by now, so really it's showing you what you've looked like all along."

Johnny snickers, and it's probably the cutest thing you've seen all day.

..in a friendly way of course.

His lip twitches, showing his teeth, a fang pointedly sticking out. Weird, you thought. You hadn't seen anyone with a fang in years.

"What's that supposed to mean?" Dio tried to interrogate, but you weren't scared at all. In fact, you were just getting started on this guy.

"It means you look like horse shit, duh." Johnny answered, folding his arms. A small smirk still on his face.

“Watch it, Joestar.” Diego sneered. For someone who dished it out like second nature, he sure couldn’t take it. “One wrong move and I can ruin your standing in the race, AND your reputation--or at least, what’s left of it.”

You roll your (e/c) eyes. You’ve had enough of this guy, what was this, a playground?

“Dude shut up, if you want to prove anything then win the whole damn race and stop talking like you already have.” One more retort and you’ll fly off the handle at him.

Diego stays silent for a moment, before leaning in to your face, his nose inches from yours.

“I already have. You’re welcome to join me when you’re done playing in the mud with poor Jojo.” 

Before you could reply, he reeled back and turned on his heel. You wanted to punch him so bad, how dare he talk down to you and your friend like this..

“Don’t do it (y/n).” You hear Johnny behind you. “As much as I wanna see it happen, he’s not wrong about being able to sabotage both of us.” 

You grunted. “What could you possibly care about our ‘reputations’, Johnny? That was pure disrespect, and I can’t let it fly!”

“...”  He was looking at the ground now, seeming like he was trying to find whatever reason he could to prevent you from firing off. Johnny sighs.

“Look, I’ll be straightforward with you. I’m not in the race for money or status.”

You turned around at that, fairly confused.

“I’m in this race to..learn a technique from my friend, Gyro. I could care less about the stuff Diego desperately wants me to so he can have ammo to bug me with. However, you seem pretty set on trying to prove yourself that you can do this. I’ve seen it when we train.”

“..Seen what?”

Johnny pauses.

“Your determination. This is probably gonna sound dumb, but your eyes, they’ve been different. Like there’s some kind of fire in them now. Honestly, since joining this race, I can relate. Its part of why i’m still deciding to help you after you’ve..” His eyes become sarcastically half lidded. “Gotten me into almost two fights now.”

A scoff escapes your lips. What on Earth was this man saying anymore? Though you wouldn’t deny, it was a bit encouraging to hear.

The scoff was a bit off-putting to him, and he took another pause. He looked a little...flustered? You weren’t sure what that meant. Did you make him feel stupid on accident?

“That’s why...I’m not letting you take the chance to have Diego potentially ruin all your chances. This training would be for nothing.”

Something inside you suspected there was another reason, but you wouldn’t question it. Walking forward to him, you bent over to meet his eye level in his chair.

“Fine. I’ll beat up Diego after the race is over. Let’s get to our horses.” You take the wheelchair handles and starting walking towards Slow Dancer.

You couldn’t see it but, Johnny had a faint smile on his face.

[equustenebris]

HIIIII um 3, 4, 12, 13, 18, and 21!!!! :D

Oh this is gonna get LOOONNGG y'all, so under the cut!!

3 - favorite line/scene you wrote this year

AaaaHHHHakskkssk okay this is SUCH a good question!! I have no idea where to start! 😅 Overall favorite scene I'd say iiisss.....probably Mads and Gyro on the couch in Blame Gravity chapter 5...but I'm not spoiling it. 👀 Also I'm a little more iffy on the whole scene here but for whatever reason I'm really fond of this "ten paces" line that you'll see in the next update:

Flustered and furiously blushing, Gyro began to stammer. MD silently and deliberately moved his token along the board, looking up with a devilish grin.

"I win."

But Gyro was still about ten paces and a sentence back. "I'm not -- I never said -- MD!"

4 - total number of words you wrote this year

....are we counting unfinished fic too? ..........do I have to?? |D;;;;;;;;; UM OKAY LET'S SEE....and bearing in mind my summaries and notes will count to word counts on these xD; BUT it also doesn't count scenes I've written in my planning notes so it evens out lol. Also only most of Blame Gravity ch 8 is written so far so that's why that one's so small!

Drabbles document -- 27624

Blame Gravity (ch 1-7) -- 43055

Blame Gravity (ch 8-12) -- 6384

Whumptober 2021 drabbles -- 23043

First Blame Gravity sequel -- 1960

Untitled Newton-tries-alcohol fic -- 2244

Untitled camping fic -- 3896

Arctic Blame Gravity sequel -- 1571

Untitled time travel fic -- 3845

Fifteen. Feed a Cold, Starve a Fever (separated from the rest of Whumptober because I was rewriting) -- 5124

TOTALS: ......118,746 😱 I only got into this fandom in March!

12 - favorite character to write about this year

Ohhh I think it should come as a surprise to absolutely no one that it's Mads ☺️ And of course second to that in order is Gyro, Newton, and then the surprising dark horse is Cartesius. (Though he is driving me absolutely CRAZY I still have no idea how to write the haughty bastard.)

13 - favorite writing song/artist/album of this year

OOOH so taking the opportunity to hawk my Blame Gravity and also MD/Gyro playlists again! (Blame Gravity just contains a subset of the songs on the MD/Gyro playlist)

Blame Gravity

MD/Gyro

18 - current number of wips

......NO???? AKSKSJSJ WACKY WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS TO ME???? 😭😭😭 uhhhhhmmmm...ONLY including things I've actually got something written for and not just planned or ideas...let's see..😬 NAMED FOR YOUR VIEWING PLEASURE.

1. Blame Gravity

2. First Blame Gravity sequel

3. Arctic Blame Gravity sequel

4. Untitled Newton-tries-alcohol fic

5. Untitled camping fic

6. Untitled time travel fic

7. Four. Trust Fall

8. Seven. My Spidey-Sense is Tingling

9. Eleven. Just Keep Swimming

10. Twelve. It'll Be Fun, They Said

11. Fourteen. Under Pressure

12. Fifteen. Feed a Cold, Starve a Fever

13. Twenty-four. One Down, Two to Go

14. Twenty-seven. I'm Fine. I Prom...

15. Thirty-one. Hurt & Comfort

16. Mites

17. Baby Pictures

18. Speechless

19. Whiskey

20. Untitled Mads tries to comfort Newton fic

21. Ring

22. Nosebleed

23. Needles

24. Untitled Newton has a sibling and it's time for her to learn the history of ~the Mad Ducktor~ fic (probably abandoned, idk if I like the idea of him having a sibling anymore, but we shall see)

25. Winter Storm

26. Untitled Bill and Newton stay over fic

27. Untitled suggestive fic

28. Faking

29. Paperclip

30. Cats (but @doctor-gyro-gearloose did a much better job with this idea so this is perma abandoned and I should really remove it lol)

31. Untitled Gyro/Bill/Newton/Mads on vacation

32. Untitled Christmas fic

33. Untitled Gyro meets his baby nephew for the first time fic

34. Untitled giving Newton moving in with Gyro some history fic

35. Untitled sick Mads whining at Gyro fic

36. Untitled Gyro losing his temper at Newton fic

37. Untitled Cartesius finds out about Copernicus's secret relationship(s) fic

.....and a few various scenes that may or may not make it into other things I have planned 😳

SO 37. THE ANSWER IS 37 ARE YOU HAPPY 🤣😅😬

21 - most memorable comment/review

akskskajsbsn I literally adore EVERY SINGLE comment on anything I write SO MUCH Y'ALL DON'T EVEN KNOW, IT IS MY LIFEBLOOD 😭❤️❤️❤️ BUT one particularly significant one was @wacky-nameless-inventor-24 asking me via anon if I'd consider posting to AO3 -- because that was so sweet and made me realize that somebody actually really did like my work, so I started posting on AO3 and it upped my writing and sharing a TON -- so thank you so much Wacky!! 😭❤️

[fluffnstuffjojos]

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Jojo Combo Posts (All Jojos or Multiple Jojos):

**Note these fluctuate between being everyone and only the ones I currently write for based on the date they were written! A mess! I may reorganize some day, but for now, feel free to browse! Mix of headcanons/scenarios 

Longest morning routines 

Thoughts on horror movies

Disney Princes/Princesses

Peppering Josuke/Giorno with Morning Kissies

Facetime Headcanons

Getting Postcards from Traveling s/o

Rainy Day Headcanons

Social Media Headcanons

Modern College Headcanons

Dancing to Smashing Pumpkins (Suggestive NSFW)

Incorporating s/o into Workout Routine 

Josuke and Joots s/o with a stand that manifests while they’re asleep

Falling for a drifter

Jotaro/Josuke/Johnny Reacting to Affectionate s/o

S/o with chronic Nosebleeds

Duckling Imprinting

Joseph/Giorno/Jolyne Insecure s/o

Autistic s/o who hates loud noises/crowds 

Jonathan/Joseph/Jotaro/Josuke Flexing to Impress s/o 

Reacting to a cheating s/o

Butt squeezes

S/o has no sense of direction

Male s/o in a wheelchair 

Talented Baker teaches Jojos how to bake

Reacting to s/o placing a flower crown on their head

Missing and/or trapped s/o

Reacting to s/o getting a grill 

Playing with s/o’s hair as they fall asleep

S/o appreciating Jojo’s bodies 

S/o doing their makeup 

Types of Youtube Channels

S/o decking a trash-talker 

Rescuing s/o who is the “damsel in distress” type 

Reacting to s/o biting them 

Distracting s/o before hitting someone (Gappy style) 

Jotaro/Josuke reacting to s/o blacking out/hitting their head 

S/o who wears crop tops

Wearing Jojo’s clothes and mocking them/posing playfully 

S/o dies, but they are unable to find their body

Crushing on the same gender

How they feel about s/o calling them “Jojo” 

Cop Josuke hunts Mafia Giorno

3-8 comforting s/o with their stand

Jojo Hugs 

Playing dead to prank/scare s/o 

Vines/fave videos  

Indulging in fashion with s/o 

Great-Grandpa Jonathan with kid Josuke 

Contortionist s/o 

Jotaro/Gappy/Josuke s/o kidnapped by enemy stand user 

Fave memes

Serenading their  s/o 

S/o dying without them being able to say goodbye 

catching s/o after they fall 

S/o makes homemade Valentine’s Day chocolate 

Spoiling s/o on Valentine’s Day 

Self-conscious, chubby trans man s/o

Absent Father Comfort 

Giorno/Josuke/Jolyne insomniac s/o 

Taking care of s/o on their period 

Helping trans s/o into their binder

Jotaro/Josuke - s/o dresses like a sukeban/female delinquent  

Boys finding out the girl they’re flirting with is into girls  

Jotaro/Johnny/Gappy s/o steals their hat 

Playfighting with s/o

S/o playing with their hair 

S/o with mental illness(es) 

Squeezing Jojo bobbies (the original is linked here too!) 

Onesies (original is linked as well!) 

Androgynous GF 

Jonathan raising Joseph 

Jotaro/Johnny mute s/o

Joseph Raising Josuke 

1-4 + Johnny strong/small s/o 

Jonathan/Jotaro/Johnny s/o with anger issues 

Danger-seeking s/o 

Clothes stealing s/o 

S/o has a destructive/intimidating stand 

Getting s/o in the mood (nsfw-ish) 

Assorted Character Combos Grab Bag 

Johnny/Diego/Gappy Confessions Headcanons

Jotaro/Jonathan/Polnareff Painful Period Comfort Scenarios

Jotaro/Kakyoin/Polnareff/Josuke s/o talking in their sleep

Kakyoin/Polnareff/Rohan/Gyro S/o with narcolepsy 

Josuke/Jolyne/Rohan coaxing depressed s/o out of bed

Jotaro/Gyro/Rohan cheering up sad s/o 

Josuke/Giorno/Polnareff 20 Nugget Challenge

Jotaro/Polnareff/Josuke/Okuyasu Slow Dancing with s/o

Jotaro/Polnareff/Josuke/Okuyasu crush suffering from Hanahaki disease

Johnny/Gyro/Jotaro with a s/o who is a saddle bronc rider 

Jonathan/Caesar cuddles/fluff

Caesar and Gappy s/o fears rejection when requesting affection

Jotaro/Josuke - s/o telling him they’re pregnant 

Jonathan/Kakyoin - s/o hates their body 

Female friend asks Josuke/Polnareff for advice on flirting with women

Dio and Jolyne trans s/o 

Jotaro, Polnareff, Josuke, Okuyasu saving s/o from an enemy stand

Jotaro/Joseph/Dio with beautiful s/o 

Jonathan/Josuke/Kakyoin comforting lonely/stressed out s/o 

Okuyaus/Polnareff/Caesar/Jotaro Powderpuff GF 

Jonathan/Dio/Johnny/Gyro first “I love you” from s/o 

Jotaro/Kakyoin/Josuke/Okuyasu motivating s/o to work 

Jonathan/Part 4 Squad being protective

Caesar/Okuyasu/Josuke/Dio Taking s/o shopping 

Jobros Mario kart 

Jonathan/Josuke/Okuyasu/Kakyoin Comfort

Caesar/Polnareff/Josuke/Okuyasu winning the lottery

Jonathan/Josuke/Okuyasu/Polnareff musical roles 

Jotaro/Josuke/Okuyasu kickboxing s/o 

Jonathan holiday headcanons & Okuyasu sex headcanons

Jotaro/Kakyoin/Josuke/Okuyasu Sports/clubs 

Jotaro/Kakyoin/Josuke/Okuyasu with s/o who just applied for college 

“You’re safe now, I’ve got you” Polnareff/Jonathan

“Hey! I was going to eat that!” Joseph/Okuyasu

Cakes for Jonathan/Josuke/Okuyasu/Gyro

Part 1: 

Dio trying to steal/win s/o from Jonathan

Jonathan Joestar

Headcanons: 

Starting a relationship with someone outside of the aristocracy 

Modern headcanons! 

Father and Husband Headcanons

Descendants 

Ghost Jonathan watching over loved one 

Date at the Opera

Scenarios:

Forever and Always (Jonathan contracts Vampirism and s/o vows to stay with him)

Valentine’s Day  

My Immortal  (immortal Jonathan finds his soulmate) 

Happy Honeymoon

Dio Brando:

Headcanons:

Using Rich BOI™ tactics to woo shy s/o 

“Pillarman” s/o who loves being superior/intimidating to him 

Scenarios:

Rather Harshly (Post-snapping at s/o comfort)

Impeccable Tastes (Dio has to feed from s/o) 

A Sense of Belonging (Jealous/Possessive Dio)

Part 2: 

Joseph/Caesar with a fellow Hamon user who is laidback and silly 

Poly Caesar/Joseph swing dancing with s/o

Joseph Joestar:

Headcanons:

Reacting to Holly’s Wedding 

Raising Holly 

Scenarios:

Fierce Protector (Protecting s/o from a BUG) 

Indifferent (Chasing a girl who isn’t Interested)

Caesar Zeppeli:

Scenarios:

“What’s wrong, darling?”  (comforts s/o with depressive episodes (feat. my bad art))

Direct Instruction (S/o teaching him how to play violin)

Part 3: 

Dio and Jotaro Fluff 

Polnareff/Kakyoin Comforting stressed s/o

Poly Jotaro/Kakyoin Comatose S/o post Dio Nonsense™ 

Poly Jotakak Valentine’s Day

Jotaro Kujo: 

Headcanons:

Comforting Anxious/Stresses s/o

Cheating on his s/o (ANGST)

BFF Headcanons

S/o who gets upset when he raises his voice 

Joots being CUTE 

Crushing on a himedere girl 

Tranquil/gentle s/o 

NSFW Joots (Obvi NSFW) 

Mothering s/o taking care of Part 4 squad = Jealous Joots 

small gf 

Jewelry headcanons

Singing in the shower

Pastel s/o

Scenarios:

Forgiveness (Post-Argument Fluff)

Toxic Behavior (Crush is Leery of how Joots treats Women)

Tidepool Gatherings  (Meeting a Mermaid)

Maritime Fun (Boat trip with s/o)

Just Breathe (s/o teaches Joot how to use hamon)

Joots Jr.  (Super smart s/o makes a robot)

The Shape of Water (Joots meets a fishy person) 

Homemade (Homemade birthday cake & kissy) 

Introductions (Jotaro introducing s/o to Part 4 squad) 

Cop a Feel (Accidentally grabs a boobie while helping)

No Place like Home (Takes stand user s/o home after they’re injured) 

Past Scars (Self-Harm Scars Fluff)

“You look so cute when you pout like that”

A Joestar to Die for  (Zeppeli descendant gives their life for Joots)

A Joestar to Die for Aftermath  (Joots loses his cool)

Kakyoin Noriaki:

Headcanons:

s/o appreciating him 

cute relationship headcanons (plus my cursed art)

Fluff headcanons

Scenarios:

Firsts (Male s/o First Kiss)

Spelling Trouble (Honors student Kak falls for delinquent school girl)

Spoiled Rotten Spoiling s/o on Valentine’s Day 

Need a... Dad? s/o is a single mother 

Jean Pierre Polnareff:

Headcanons:

Part 3 and 5 Fluff 

Himedere GF with a hidden vulnerable/lonely side 

Giving s/o a tour of Paris

Part 4: 

Oku seeing Josuke without his hair up for the first time 

Josuke and Okuyasu New Year’s Kisses 

WHOMST is Josuke/Okuyasu checking out with binoculars in the header???

Josuke and Okuyasu antics 

Poly Josuyasu taking care of sick s/o

Josuke/Okuyasu with a s/o who always steals their clothes 

Part 4 Squad with a non-verbal/reserved crush

Part 4 Squad Music Tastes & Bonus oldie but goodie 

Vacations with the boys! 

Boys in a band! 

Famous boys 

Josuke/Okuyasu being Hayato’s big bros 

Boys as firemen

Secret Santa 

Josuke/Okuyasu future careers/relationships/families

Josuke/Okuyasu sharing a crush who likes them both 

Josuke/Okuyasu sharing a crush poly relationship (cont. from original) 

Josuke and Rohan Comforting s/o during a rough time

Part 4 Crew Ideal S/o

Poly Josuyasu and s/o with Mario Party 

Poly Josuyasu with severely injured s/o

Josuke/Josuke’s gf/Okuyasu as a Ron, Hermoine, and Harry trio

Josuke Higashikata:

Headcanons:

Werewolf Josuke and Female s/o

Male Crush

Childhood Friend Mutual Pining

Soulmate AU 

Protecting s/o from catcaller(s) 

Helping/keeping s/o company while their mom is in the hospital

Mutual pining shy crush 

Rural s/o is baffled by Morioh 

Twin Sister

Scenarios:

Waiting Up (Josuke has a late night and you wait on him) 

Hiding a Part of You  (Discovering s/o has a secret stand)

Sting of Betrayal (Forgiving s/o for Betrayal)

“For your eyes only..” (Josuke gets a text (NSFW-ish)

Star Crush Mario Party Confessions with Crush 

Tentative (Hesitant to makeout and ruin the romance)

Missing Something (Comforting s/o grieving a sibling)

Make it all Better (Bad day comfort)

Got Moves (Dancing with a boi)

Mornings Like These (Josuke Fluff)

Taste of your own Medicine (s/o mimics his pomp with their own hair)

Deeper Pain (Can’t protect s/o from grief)

Sound of your Voice (Reading to s/o)

Soft Boy (S/o teasing “delinquent” Josuke for being a big ol’ softie)

"Breathe with me” (Anxiety comfort)

Romance Kinda Guy (First Valentine’s Day date) 

“I had a nightmare” 

Batter Up! (Softball/baseball gf)

Dog Hair (Corgi antics)

Little Helper (Tries to win his ex-wife back with their kid’s help)  

Bloodlines (Crush is Caesar’s grandchild)

Christmas Tree Murder (Josuke knocks over the tree) 

Sunshine (Helping s/o fall asleep after a bad day)

Disinterested (Falling for someone who isn’t interested back) 

Single Father (s/o dies and Josuke raises their daughter) 

Feline Overlord (Cat Hates Josuke) 

“I’m not jealous” 

“You can’t keep doing this.”

“This is, by far, the dumbest thing you’ve ever done” 

PS2 Squared (s/o and Josuke have similar gift ideas) 

Okuyasu Nijimura:

Headcanons:

Foreign s/o 

Wedding/Honeymoon 

Proposal Headcanons

Sweet/shy s/o 

Clingy Oku 

Driving, hugging, anger headcanons

Scenarios:

Getting a Kitten

Fluffy Morning Lovin’ (NSFW AS HECK) 

“Yell, Scream, Cry” (Angst Prompt)

Baked Goods (Baking with the GF) 

Long-Distance (s/o Flies to Morioh to meet for the first time)

“You aren’t dumb, Oku,” (Comfort/fluff)

Fixer Upper (S/o and Oku fix up his house)

Love Letters (Flustered Oku gives male crush a love letter)

Valentine’s Day Korean BBQ 

Meeting the Fam (Bringing home s/o for the first time)

“You’re not falling behind,” 

Entrapment (Rescuing kidnapped s/o) 

“Come ‘ere” (Using his stand with GF (light suggestive nsfw))

Care (Taking care of hurt s/o)

Scatterbrained (So excited he forgets to respond to a confession)

Spirited (Ghost girlfriend )

“You can’t die”/”I’m not losing you again”/”Hold me back!” 

“I may be an idiot, but I’m your idiot” 

Stray Cat Adventures 

Loss (Oku is Missing Keicho)

Rohan Kishibe:

Headcanons:

Flexible/athletic s/o 

Daddy Kink��(NSFW) 

Blind s/o

Pianist s/o

Scenarios:

Unique (Comforting s/o insecure over their “cutesy” art)

First Valentine’s Day 

Transgressions (Getting a cat without his permission)

Valued (Receiving expensive gifts)

“It’s a real shame nobody asked for your opinion” 

Part 5: 

Giorno Giovanna:

Headcanons:

Reacting to a member of La Squadra defecting to join them 

Finding a former classmate is a member when he joins the gang 

Don Gio romancing an American Tourist

Raising Kids 

Scenarios:

Surprises (Finding out s/o is pregnant) 

Hanging On (Has twins, but one is in critical condition) 

Young Love (Falling for a younger Passione member) 

Part 6: 

Jolyne Kujo:

Scenarios:

“You look tired” 

Part 7: 

Drunk Johnny and Gyro Headcanons 

Johnny and Gyro on s/o’s birthday 

Gyro/Johnny Christmas/Holidays

Poly Johnny/Gyro/Diego convince s/o horses aren’t scary

Johnny and Diego trans boy Crush

Johnny Joestar:

Headcanons:

Valentine’s Day 

Kissing Headcanons

Scenarios:

Fall for You (Falling for female friend)

Left Behind (S/o leaving him for someone else) 

Jealous Type (Jealous over guys hitting on s/o)

Quality Time  (Fluffyness) 

“I could kiss you right now” 

Gyro Zeppeli:

Headcanons:

Fluff headcanons

Small/strong s/o 

S/o with chronic pain and in a wheelchair 

Scenarios:

Fatherhood (Finding out he’s going to be a dad)

Twists of Fate (Crushing on foreign executioner who hates him!)

Lady and the Tramp (Spaghetti Kiss)

Bundle of Nerves  (Nervous proposal)

Chance Encounter (Pretty Lady at the Bar)

Diego Brando:

Headcanons:

Petting and Feeding him ROCKS 

Show-rider crush

Having his boobies squeezed 

Scenarios:

Sharing is Caring (Sharing a bed with his crush)

It’s a Date (Dinner Date)

Thoughts of the Future (Dinner Date Proposal!!)

Part 8:

Poly Yasuho/Gappy

Gappy (Josuke) Higashikata:

Headcanons:

Falling for Female Crush

Soft spot headcanons

Scenarios:

Fatherhood (Finding out he’s going to be a dad)

[crowned-ladybug]

So I said I wanted to see demon AUs that aren’t smut and that I sadly don’t have the energy to make my own rn, and then I went ahead and accidentally made one anyway

So here’s some incomplete notes on it. It’s 2.7k words. I’m so sorry.

Local dumbass heir to the throne (Joseph) doesn’t Wanna be a heir to the throne bc it’s Boring he’s always wanted to be an Adventurer but here he is anyway. Then one night he gets drunk off his ass and manages to?? accidentally summon a demon??? in his friend’s Magic Lab???

(The friend is Avdol and he’s v v tired of Joseph’s shit)

fuckin Joseph made a drunk deal with a demon who Absolutely saw nothing against making a deal with the royal heir currently drunk off his ass bc hey, free deal

luckily the deal wasn’t for Joseph’s soul or firstborn child or half his kingdom or whatever. Instead the deal is a magical bond between Joseph and the demon that allows the demon to share in Joseph’s life energy/general basic human magic and thus be able to exist in the human world in a stable form without having to go home to rest every once in a while or having to maintain like ten spells Just In Case

the demon is doing this whole deal thing bc 1) he Has to, it’s kind of his Job and 2) he’s looking for vengance on a gang of demon hunters who have killed his family but since they’re human, he needs a way into the human world for a longer term to be able to hunt them down

the demon is Caesar in case you haven’t figured that out yet

Joseph is a lot less concerned about having made a deal with a Literal Demon than he should be. He thinks it’s p hilarious actually and Caesar immediately starts having regrets (he’d bond with Avdol over it if he were willing to lower himself to the level of Measly Mortals)

the fun thing is that bc he’s tied to Joseph magically to allow him to freely exist in the human world, Caesar can’t get out of a few mile radius of him, which kinda makes his plans to hunt down the demon hunters (*cough* Pillar Men *cough*) a lot harder and Joseph even more annoying to deal with

the logical solution to that is to pass Caesar off as a servant Joseph befriends, so that he can stay in the castle, and then eventually they can go off on some adventure together to defeat the Pillar Men (or, well, so that Caesar can defeat the Pillar Men while keeping Joseph at arm’s length) which would also mean that Joseph can Finally get his big adventure he’s been dreaming about

then Joseph gets the genius idea to kill even More birds with one stone and decides that Caesar should pretend to be his bf bc all the annoying ass nobles and shit won’t leave him alone about not having a partner and “oh no, you’re of age now, what will happen if you have to take the throne but have no queen by your side?” and everyone keeps trying to woo him and it was fun at first but now it’s just goddamn Tiring

Caesar agrees to it eventually bc Anything as long as Joseph lets him do his research on the Pillar Men in peace. He doesn’t really realise what fake-dating the annoying bastard entails until he’s already too deep into it and he kinda literally can’t go back on his promises to Joseph, being a contract-bound demon

(Caesar looks like a proper demon normally but he Can disguise himself as p much entirely human-looking if he needs to. It takes energy tho, so he reverts back to his demonic looks whenever he’s safe from prying eyes, or if he’s unconscious)

they’re essentially fake-married for magic tax benefits it’s so great

there’s Definitely some Magic Soulbond Shenanigans along the line of “if one gets hurt the other also feels it”

they find out that Caesar reverts to his demonic form when asleep when he pulls two all-nighters in a row looking for information on the Pillar Men and passes out in Avdol’s study, scaring the shit out of poor Avdol. After that they manage to land a room for him in the castle with some lie about him having travelled here from faraway lands (technically true) and having nowhere else to stay (also technically true), but he also spends a lot of his time in Avdol’s study and Joseph’s room without his disguise, solely for convenience’s sake

they ofc have to fool Everyone with the fake dating, including Joseph’s family, bc No One else can know that Caesar is a demon on a quest for vengeance. The worst, most unexpected part for Caesar is that Queen Erina and Lord Speedwagon actually seem to like him?? they’re just genuinely nice to him??? simply bc he’s around Joseph and bc they find him likeable??? he did Not expect Anyone to be nice to him in the human world, what the Fuck, he doesn’t know how to Deal With That

Suzi is Technically a servant but she’s been Joseph’s friend since they were lil kids so she was essentially raised alongside him and they’re best friends and Suzi can only keep Joseph out of dumb shit like half the time bc the other half she’s right there in it with him

she is Entirely unfazed by Caesar, sees through the pretend relationship in like two minutes and knows immeditely that Something Is Up. When she accidentally catches Caesar in his demon form while checking to make sure he’s not stacking all-nighters again, she doesn’t even bat an eye (meanwhile Caesar’s thoughts are entirely “oh fuck do I have to kill her now, Joseph’s gonna kill me if I do, oh fuck, oh fuck”) just tells him to go to sleep on time and then leaves (to call Joseph out on getting himself into even deeper shit than she’d originally thought)

look idk what he does or what relevance he ends up having to the plot but Polnareff is also there, he’s a dumbass knight who’s the reason Joseph knows how to Not fight properly (bc Polnareff has a shitton of dumb tricks and Joseph knows all of them) and has a giant crush on Avdol

god there’s just. A Shitton of dumb shenanigans during their time in the castle, both with the fake-dating (like having to teach Caesar proper royal etiquette and him getting Very confused and flustered when Joseph casually flirts with him) and with hiding Caesar being a demon (they have so many stupid close calls and make so many dumb decisions they Really Shouldn’t, it’s great)

when the time comes to go and find and kill the Pillar Men, it’s only Caesar and Joseph going bc Caesar doesn’t want any more ppl in this mission than absolutely necessary, totally not bc they’re his friends and he worries about them or anything

they get some tips on where to look and how to get there from this weird adventurer dude who passes through the castle on his travels every once in a while. Joseph’s only met him in passing but he thinks he seems fun and has his own dumbass theory that he’s totally some runaway royalty or something. Instead turns out that the dude is half demon and actually related to Caesar and Caesar, being an orphan and all, had thought finding a remaining member of his family would be Way more thrilling but no this dude is just as weird and annoying as Joseph so he’d like a refund pls

(the dude’s Gyro. Ofc it’s fuckin Gyro. Johnny’s there too somewhere I just haven’t figured that out yet. He might actually be the top horse trainer/caretaker/whatever of the castle and the True reason Gyro travels this way every time is bc he’s smitten as hell)

while Gyro gives them some advice he also tells them that hey. Maybe you shouldn’t do this?? esp not just the two of you??? Considering the Pillar Men are known to be ruthless and Very good at killing demons

ofc these idiots Don’t Listen and go after them together anyway

the plan technically is that Joseph stays a safe distance away while Caesar goes and fights the Pillar Men and Totally wins but like. ofc he doesn’t listen and refuses to stay on his ass and let Caesar leave so they go in together anyway

they manage to find Santana alone and Actually Kill Him but it’s a close one, much tougher than anticipated bc as I said before, these dudes are Really Good at killing demons and also just killing in general. It’s also when Caesar realises the full scope of the “if one gets hurt, the other also feels it” part of his bond with Joseph bc Joseph gets hurt worse during the battle and Caesar is so shocked by his own reaction to it that he’s frozen for a moment and it almost costs him his life

that night when they’re camping out after the battle, Joseph reveals that a long while ago he figured out how to break their magic bond without it hurting either of them or sending Caesar right back to his own world. it’s some old spell he found in one of Avdol’s books or something, idk, and at first he’d kept it hidden from Everyone bc he was starting to really like Caesar but knew that Caesar was only around him out of necessity (not true actually but Caesar hid and denied his growing fondness for v v long) and he didn’t want him to leave the moment he realised he Could, even if it was v v selfish of him and he feels like shit about it now. And then later on when it turned out that they’re gonna see this quest through together anyway, he figured it didn’t matter anymore and so he kinda just forgot about it

but he’s remembered it again before they left and packed what he needs for it as a grim Just In Case (and it may or may not be a weird red gem bc yknow, but idk yet) and now he offers to break the bond already bc of how him getting hurt almost got Caesar killed. But Caesar tells him not to, bc it doesn’t matter now and a spell like that would probably take a lot of energy out of both of them when they need everything they’ve got for the upcoming battles

in reality he doesn’t want the bond broken bc it makes him feel like he’s got a right and a reason to stay, without having to fully face just how much he cares about Joseph, and bc it makes sure that Joseph is never far from him and lets him know if he’s hurt and maybe like this he can somehow protect him from getting hurt again

spoiler alert: he can��t

the fight with the other three Pillar Men doesn’t go their way at all. I mean it’s 3 vs 2 and the 3 are Very Good at killing so it should be Expected, but they’re young and dumb and Caesar is stubborn and still thirsting for revenge and if Joseph can’t hold him back then at least he can stay with him

they both get badly hurt and when it looks like it’s just it for both of them, Joseph brings out that spell again and breaks their bond before Caesar could tell him to stop and tells Caesar to run, to get away and don’t even fucking look back, just Go. When Caesar tries to object, Joseph tells him that he’s not dying just so Caesar can get himself killed too and Caesar is too scared to do anything but listen and run as Joseph leaves himself no escape and takes another two of the Pillar Men down with him before Caesar could figure out a way to save him

Joseph survives, Somehow, minus a hand anyway. He wakes up again in his own room in the castle and he has No Idea how he got back or who even found him and his best guess is that Gyro and Johnny have followed them and lbr Avdol’s magic has probably had a part to play in it too

and Caesar is just. Gone. Separated from Joseph and already weak from the fight, he didn’t have enough magic left to remain in the human world for long and thus got pulled back into his own world, and being just a normal demon, he can’t even cross back over without being summoned. But Joseph doesn’t know any of that, he just knows that Caesar is Gone and he strongly doubts he’s coming back bc he hasn’t already and he’s p damn heartbroken about it

meanwhile Caesar isn’t having much better of a time in his own world either. Bc nothing went well, Nothing, but he realises that he doesn’t even care about his revenge plan anymore, he doesn’t care about hunting Kars down and avenging his family. But he’s just lost the only family he’s had Again, the ppl in the castle this time, and he’s stuck here without any way back unless someone accidentally summons him again, and for what he knows Joseph had died to save him and Caesar didn’t even get to say goodbye or bury him

this v shitty state lasts until Joseph’s desperation + a lil nudge from Avdol and Suzi gets him to try summoning Caesar again (bc Joseph decides that if he gets no response at all, if the spell fails, it means Caesar’s really just Gone and he hadn’t made it out alive after all, but having definite knowledge of that will still be better than just Not Knowing and hoping for the rest of his life)

Avdol lets him take his study all to himself and so Joseph settles in during the afternoon and gets to finding the spell which is Not Easy bc he’d been drunk off his ass when he’d first found and performed it. He’s starting to lose hope and think that maybe the spell doesn’t even Exist in Avdol’s books, he’d just butchered a completely different spell and that’s how he got to Caesar, when he Finally finds it, and it’s almost midnight at that point and he’s Exhausted and Scared and Sad and he just Wants This To Work

the spell asks for an offering for the demon’s services, and the first time around Joseph had said something like “idk name your price” which is how Caesar had got the bond he needed (tho Joseph doesn’t actually remember this)

this time he just says “anything” which is a p dumb thing to offer when making a deal with a Literal Demon but he doesn’t care, this is Caesar, he trusts him and he loves him and he’d damn right give anything to just know that he’s okay and maybe get to see him again

and the spell Works it fuckin Works even if it takes a moment and there’s a flash of light and then suddenly there’s Caesar, sitting on the ground in Avdol’s study in all his demonic glory, blinking as his eyes adjust to the dim light and until he sees Joseph sitting on the ground in front of him, crying. And from then on it’s just a big “i thought I lost you” reunion moment that’s so happy it Hurts. They stay sitting on the floor for Hours despite it being late at night, just pressed together and talking about anything and just enjoying each others presence bc they’ve missed each other and thought they’d never see each other again

the next morning Avdol finds them sitting against the wall in a pile and fast asleep and decides to take the day off and goes to find Suzi and Polnareff to tell them the news

idk where the rest of the plot goes yet bc Kars is still out there and Erina and Speedwagon still don’t know about the whole demon thing but have this for now

[mingtiddies]

three wrongs make a right

member: seungcheol

genre: fluff, non idol au

word count: 1249

warnings: none

a/n: the lack of seungcheol content on the seungcheol imagines tag had me starving, this was sitting in my docs so i thought why not post it anyways

The place was noisy. Not enough to be annoying, but enough that you could tell the place was alive; machines emitting their usual music and sounds. She had expected as much. It would be weird if the place had been dead quiet.

She looked around and felt lucky to have come on a weekday, when people were mostly too busy with their lives to be here. With the exception of people like her and Seungcheol. Both of them were on their day off, and he had thought that taking her on a date was a great use of their free time.

Their relationship was still fairly new, and while they had admitted to liking each other, they hadn’t had the time to go on real dates. Dates that would end with a goodbye kiss and a promise to meet again as soon as their schedules allowed it.

Which they both hoped would finally happen as they both stood in the middle of the game center. Seungcheol held pride in finding the idea of spending time at this place. He had mentally planned out how the day would go, hoping to completely win her heart by the end of it.

He would try to impress her by winning her one or two plushies, show off at the basketball arcade game, let her win at either Street Fighter or Tekken, show off his rhythm skills at the dance game and walk her home at the end of the date, sharing their first official kiss in the comfort of their little bubble.

But all of his hopes for the date crashed when he failed five attempts at winning a plushie for his girlfriend. She tried her hardest not to laugh. And it became all the more difficult after he moved to the basketball arcade game.

She found it more endearing than funny. The way he would miss and try to blame it on the game being rigged, grumbling incomprehensible words under his breath.

There was so much that he could have tried to impress her with. Fancy watches that he had a whole collection of, the new expensive car his dad had gotten him or the size of his house and the indoor pool that hid behind it.

Not that it would have worked, because the reason she had started to fall for him was how genuine of a person he was, how much of a leader figure he was for his peers.

But he had chosen to make it fun for both of them; or at least he tried to. And her heart somehow grew fonder of the boy for it. “Do you want to try an arcade game where we can both play this time?” he asked, finally fed up with missing his shots at basketball.

Counting on the next game to bring close proximity as they would have to sit rather close to each other, Seungcheol had no doubt that she would enjoy a fighting game. She was a simple girl who tried anything and everything for the sake of not missing out on anything, no matter how trivial it seemed.

She nodded and he shamelessly reached out for her hand, encasing it in his and pulling her across the room in the direction of the most famous arcade game at the center. He waited for her to sit first before he sat next to her in front of the machine.

The closeness of their arms caused a light pinkish blush to creep on his cheeks and raised goosebumps on his arms, and he found himself wishing that she hadn’t noticed.

For the third time in the span of an hour or so, Seungcheol had lost track of time, nothing had gone according to plan. He tried playing his worst, while landing a few combo attacks to at least make it seem like he wasn’t absolutely terrible.

But what the boy hadn’t expected was that given the previous games he had played, his girlfriend wanted to give him a win. Therefore, she played her worst as well, setting aside the combo attacks she knew how to do in order to let him land his.

He stared in astonishment as he managed to win the first round, not thinking for a second that her skills were terrible. He thought he was gone too hard on her and tried to lessen his attacks in the second round.

When he won the game of two rounds, he grumbled again, not understanding how he could win again. He was quick on his feet to move on to another game and stood in front of the pretty girl he had never thought would reciprocate his feelings.

“Can we try claw cranes again?” she asked. His lips slightly puckered in a pout as he remembered how many times he had failed at getting a plushie. Before he could snap out of it and accept her request, she took a step forward to reduce the distance between them.

She suddenly felt bad for making him go back to the claw cranes and hated seeing him pout out of defeat, no matter how cute she thought it was.

He barely had time to register her presence before she tiptoed just enough to reach him and placed a kiss on his pouty lips to kiss the pout away.

Their first kiss. The lingering feeling of her lips on his burned the tip of his ears red, heat creeping up his neck as he grew flustered in mere seconds. His pout faded to parted lips. He suddenly became aware of how public the place was, causing his face to transition to beet red.

“We don’t have to,” she spoke first, referring to the claw cranes. He didn’t answer, eyes still fixed on her as if he was looking right through her. “You keep looking at me like that and I might have to kiss you again,” she added in an excess of boldness.

Her words snapped him out it and he became a stuttering mess. It was only then that she felt her heart pounding in her chest, with such strength that she could even feel it in her head, in her veins and even in her fingertips. It felt as if the entire world could hear how fast and hard her heart was beating. “Kiss me again.”

Her breath caught in her throat as she realized that she had never taken a step back, not a single sign of boldness and confidence left in her bones. He reached for her face, holding the bottom of her cheeks in his palms. He leaned in, as her eyes darted back and forth from his eyes to his lips until he was too close for her to stare down at his lips.

He pecked her lips a first time, relishing in the way he felt them ever-so-slightly move against his own in the short time that they met. He then took his sweet time pressing a second and a third kiss to her lips, before pulling away enough to be able to proudly see how her colored chapstick had faded.

Both of their hearts almost gave out, doing flips that were largely comparable to the sensation of one’s chest dropping when in extreme amusement rides like the gyro drop.

“I really like you,” he said, his chest heaving from being left breathless. She swallowed, taking a second to regulate her breathing and nodded, “Good. Because I kinda really like you too.”

[ducktales-wco-oo]

✩ { @iimagenius } ✩ - Continued from ★

{ ☆ } At having his mistake pointed out, Felton’s feathers immediately ruffle. Face heating up slightly, fists clench tightly atop the desk as he averts his gaze with a barely-audible huff. Not wanting to meet Archie’s eyes— for fear of his embarrassment being noticed—pout glare is firmly off to the side, focusing on a far-off wall. Frankly, the confusion isn’t unwarranted. It’s not as if Felton is very vocal about his feelings toward others... Unless the comments are negative. Which the majority of the ones regarding ‘Fluffy’ normally are. Or used to be.

Lately, the feisty duck has been rather silent about his doppelganger.��Despite the amount of time around him increasing. After an incident that left Felton wondering if he wasn’t giving the fluffy duck enough credit. Fenton is surprisingly intimidating when just the right buttons are pushed. And frighteningly adept at reading others, bringing to light what they're desperately trying to hide… or deny. Something Felton had the displeasure of experiencing firsthand. Unfortunately, when he was beginning to begrudgingly enjoy tolerate Fenton’s presence, the other pushed one of his buttons. Unintentionally, but still enough for past urges to resurface.

Fist clenches tighter along with his jaw, internal fire rising at the thought of what Fenton had dared to suggest. That IDIOT. Thinking he actually cares about- Thoughts are interrupted by Archie’s response, Felton noticeably perking with interest at the nickname Roro. Apparently, it is acceptable for him to refer to Gyro with it. Which makes sense. They’ve grown surprisingly close, considering their initial introduction. Marcus Mark also is permitted to. He hasn’t heard Fenton do so, but that’s likely the overly-cautious duck merely assuming he can’t. Marik… Odds are high that he can. God knows that Felton has yet to gain that privilege. Damn hard-to-win-over chicken, finding something worth loving in every-fucking-body except HIM.

Body tenses at the word pilot, face growing flushed— a scarlet blush overtaking it —and feathers fluffing shamefully as (incredibly) vivid memories assault his mind. ‘It doesn’t seem like your affection for him is purely physical.’ Heart stalls, a shiver running up his spine even as that blasted burning in his cheeks intensifies. Internally telling Fenton to shut the Hell up— much like he’d externally done not long ago —he awkwardly clears his throat, “Well, stabbing someone is a bit more extreme than merely giving them a black eye.” Tone is pointedly snarky, with an eye roll thrown in to try and divert attention from his flustered state.

Brows furrowed irritably— Felton shoving down the annoyance of hearing the name Marcus, yet another gesture of endearment acceptance importance that he’s barred from —he finally looks at Archie once more, meeting the chicken’s frown with a challenging one, “Well, that’s fucking obvious. Practically everyone adores that soft-hearted son of a...” Biting back the insult, lest M’Ma Cabrera bust through the wall and beat him within an inch of his life, a soft growl slips out as he bitterly mutters, “Ese gilipollas sonriente, amaba pedazo de mierda.” Not that he’s jealous. Why should he feel jealous or threatened by that- that...

He hadn’t thought Fenton and Archimedes were even that close. But it looks like his double is slowly-but-surely weaseling his way into the chicken’s heart too... How much longer until it becomes cramped? Until he loses his spot as Archie’s favorite Duckie and is tossed away for someone bet- “What I asked was, how upset would everyone be if I took initiative to ensure that he stops sticking his beak into matters that don’t concern him.” Like his newfound relationship arrangement with a Nega-jerk of a pilot... Speaking of which, Felton still has yet to divulge his newest ‘side-snack’ to his boyfriends partners lovers... to the others. { ☆ } 

[drax-is-inthefandom]

Fentonald HC's #1

- IF SHADOW WARS HAVEN'T HAPPENED ALREADY. Fenton and Donald would have met at a hardware store, Fenton was trying to find anything that could help him upgrade Gizmoduck while Donald was collecting tools to repair the houseboat, they resulted in wanting the same piece of hardware that by destiny was the last one the store had, but it was kind of a hard piece to find. Fenton as the kind-hearted duck he is, he insisted Donald to keep it, Donald felt bad about it because he knew, because of Dewey, that Fenton was working at Scrooge's lab, so he taught the piece might be for his work and said that it was better if Fenton kept it; he could wait to repair that part of the boat that needed that exact piece, at the mention of the boat, Fenton got interested and without thinking first he says thay he always wanted to try some experimental upgrades in a real boat! Donald also without thinking first aks him if he wants to try on his. They end up meeting frequently to work in the houseboat together and having to repair it over and over because of the technical difficulties Fenton's upgrades showed sooner or later, this meetings extend to take lunch after doing the repairs, to even forget to do the repairs because they got distracted just talking with each other about their days or any topic that comes to their minds; all of this with them not knowing they have a pack of ducklings watching from the window and shipping them from afar.

- IF SHADOW WAR ALREADY HAPPENED. They would officialy meet some weeks after the caos, Donald would be arriving at Gyro's lab to ask for another traduction-pill, just to have it at hand, his reason? It just made him feel more confident, being able to say the awesome things he has on his head and everyone understanding them. Gyro only accepts because he knows he is Scrooge nephew, Fenton, who was in the place to listen, remembers very well that duck who spitted out the pill in the bin but who was also the same duck who he saw fighting with the Gizmo-shadow in full battle mode bare hand and won, while being electrocuted by the pill in his throat making him almost unable to speak without pain; so, he talks to Donald saying thay he doesn't need the pill to be awesome, he demostrated that in the fight, and that his speaking peculiarity just made him special and unique. Donald blushes and says thank you, making Fenton blush, he keeps the pill anyway, just in case, but tells Fenton that he will keep his words at mind.

- After Shadow war, Donald is more cautious when Gizmoduck appears near the kids, because of him fighting the suit and seeing by own hand what is capable of doing, he feels like the duck inside the suit may use his weapons wrong and hurt his kids. Gizmoduck tries to win his trust by being kinder, as cautious possible and even a little flirty with him to convince him he has everything under control! Most of the time at least

- Once, Fenton was so focused in some cientinfic explanation that he forgot to talk in english and starts mumbling everything in spanish, he didn't reacted until he heard a loud "Fenton, reacciona ya, nos perdiste hace ya un rato!" Thats how he learned that Donald is a fluent spanish speaker and they get full conversations in his native language from time to time after that

- M'ma taught Fenton to respect a uniform since he was a kid, she made him clear that the ones who wear a navy/military/police uniform are animals who risk themselves for the sake of the innocents and their pacific lives. So the first thing that Fenton gots his eye on is Donald's uniform

- There have been times that Donald used his influence as Scrooge's nephew in the bin to get rid of racist workers when he catches them giving Fenton, or any other worker or visitor, a bad time because of being from a different nationality, remembering them that their boss is an inmigrant himself and he wouldn't stand this treatment

- Fenton has an amazing singing voice! He sings for himself while working alone in his projects

- Donald catched him once but didn't revealed himself until the song was over, he applauded and Fenton became a flustered red faced duck

- Fenton has stolen Donald's hat to wear it himself, Donald thinks he looks cute

- At their first official date, Fenton wore Fenton'87's suit and omg Donald taught he looked so handsome even if the colors didn't end to fit with him. That suit became the official "I'm going to a date with Donald Duck" suit

- M'ma totally aproves Donald

- And Scrooge aproves Fenton even if he doesn't say it loud

[gamblealifearchived1]

OC info meme.

tagged by: None this time. I snagged it!

tagging: Anyone who wants to! ( Info is all under read more! ) 

BASICS

Full name: Marik Beaks

Gender: Male

Sexuality: As gay as they come. 

Pronouns: He/Him

OTHER

Family: N/a. Undisclosed for now. 

Birthplace: Somewhere in the Negaverse. 

Job(s): Bookstore owner. ( former bookstore owner? ) 

Phobias: Losing those he's grown ridiculously attached to. Having someone he's loved for a long time say it was just a game to them.  

Guilty Pleasures: Romance movies/romantic animes, seeing how much he can fluster his s/o's. ( verse dependant ), the type of dates where it ends with kissing in the rain by chance, etc. 

Hobbies: Reading romance novels, watching Detective Conan, being with his s/o & making sure they're happy. 

MORALS

Moral Alignment: Lawful good

Sins: lust/greed/envy/gluttony/pride/wrath/sloth

Virtues: charity/chastity/diligence/humility/justice/kindness/patience

THIS-OR-THAT

introvert / extrovert / ambivert organized / disorganized close-minded / open-minded calm / anxious / restless disagreeable / agreeable / in-between patient / impatient outspoken / reserved leader / follower / flexible empathetic / unempathetic optimistic / pessimistic / realistic traditional / modern / in-between hard-working / lazy

RELATIONSHIPS

OTP: Marik x Gyro ( I'm sorry. It's winning ... ) 

Acceptable Ships: Marik/Mark(Marius), Marik/Felton, Marik/Gladstone, Marik/Archie, Marik/Felton

OT3: Marik x Archie x Felton 

BROTP: Marik & Duckworth!

[consider-the-baker]

I'm dying for some good Johnny content so can we get him falling for a competitor in the race (who ends up liking him back)? Gender neutral if you can. I don't really care if you write a scenario or do headcanons I just need my fix of this good boy thank you blessed mods.

Oh, absolutely, I love my angry child! Hope you like it!

~Liz

“You’re a sullen looking es-oh-bee, aren’t you?” had been the first thing they’d said to him.

“Could say the same thing about you,” Johnny had shot back.

“Want to travel together?” they’d continued as though he hadn’t said anything at all. “Everyone else is pairing off, it’s probably safer that way.”

“Whatever.” In all honesty, he hadn’t been concerned with things like safety. Just getting to race again, even entertaining the notion that he might win, feeling alive again - that was enough. But between them and Gyro. It was nice to have company.

They beat him by half a length in the next section, but Johnny maintained his greater popularity. “People love an underdog,” they’d said to brush it off. They’d almost seemed. Flustered. Johnny had assumed he was imagining it. But losing by such a slim margin had made him admire them. Just their skill, obviously, their perseverance. Nothing to do with how graceful they looked riding, the tender smile they would give it as they pastured the horses for the night. How restlessness late at night or early in the morning would drive them to saddle up all three horses and then harass both of them to move quicker, get on the road.

“Stop waking us up,” Johnny had grumbled after a particularly long day and short night, when all he wanted to to was lie under his bedroll for another hour or so. “We’re not losing that much time.”

“Stop traveling with me, then,” they’d said. Like that was even an option.

“No.”

“So stop complaining.”

“I’m not going to do that either.”

“Good God, could you two just kiss already?” Gyro groans from under his bedroll.

“No!” they both shriek.

That night, they’re very careful to only hold hands when Gyro is out looking for firewood. Neither of them wants to give him the satisfaction.

[plagueofsquid]

Day 4 - Riding - Hot Steel

Everybody Lives AU five years after the Steel Ball Run, so Lucy is 19.

I’m absurdly proud of Lucy’s horse’s name. The ship is also a Beatles reference.

“Don’t you know how?” Hot Pants shot her a skeptical look. “I’ve seen you on a horse before.”

“I mean like you,” Lucy said. “Fast.”

Hot Pants laughed, quiet and brief. “You want to be a racer, Lucy? You’re short enough for it.”

“So teach me.”

“This is no time for riding lessons.”

“Will you teach me after the race?”

“I will. Promise.”

—

The sea breeze blew in a pleasant scent of salt and provided a welcome coldness on that sweltering summer day. The docks were always busy in a port town and no matter how big it got, New York City would always be centered around the bay. It was crowded, but Lucy had business.

Near the edge of the sidewalk, there was a newsboy selling papers. Lucy handed him a dollar, keep the change, and took her paper. There on the cover, tucked away underneath the fold, was the headline ‘Dio Wins Fourth Consecutive Triple Crown’ and she smiled to herself. Diego may not have gotten Manhattan, but the heightened senses from his Stand continued to give him an unbeatable advantage in racing. Of course, it also helped that his only competition who knew about Scary Monsters wasn’t racing anymore.

Johnny had gone with Gyro to Naples after the race. The two had a very close friendship and were living together in the Italian countryside. She received regular letters from both, the sort of domestic correspondence about the current state of affairs or the weather that didn’t really mean anything but allowed them an excuse to talk.

She scanned the piers, looking for one particular boat. The Blackbird. It was a steamer incoming from the Mediterranean, mostly cargo from the area surrounding Rome, but that didn’t interest her about it. She was looking for a passenger.

The sound of fluid Italian caught her attention, and she turned towards a pier. There it was, The Blackbird, exactly as described. The captain stood on the deck, arguing loudly in Italian with a man who appeared to be a customs officer. As she watched, a woman stepped off the ship.

Hot Pants looked strange in a nun’s habit. Her bright pink hair was mostly covered, but a few strands hung out, easy to see against the dark fabric. The skirt made her look smaller than her actual height and her face look softer, as if the simple presence of women’s clothing somehow made the sharp features of it less prominent.

Lucy waved at her, standing on her toes to be noticed and all but jumping up and down. She had grown in the last five years, but not by as much as she would have liked. Steven said some people just stopped growing earlier, but it still felt unfair.

Nevertheless, she managed to catch Hot Pants’ eye and waved her over with enthusiasm. “HP! Have a nice trip?” Lucy asked, as a way of greeting.

“As nice as crossing the Atlantic can be, I suppose.” Hot Pants looked tired.

“Want to get some lunch?”

—

“How’s Steven doing?”

Lucy had taken Hot Pants to a small cafe nearby for coffee and sandwiches. It was at least an hour past noon, so the place was emptier than usual, which suited them fine. They had a lot of catching up to do.

“As busy as ever,” Lucy answered. “After the race, he became pretty much a household name. We’re running things from New York now. I am, this is. He spends most of his time in California these days. The climate’s better for his health.”

“Sounds like you’re doing well on your own.”

“Yeah.” Lucy felt her face grow hot. Why was she blushing? Surely it couldn’t over such a small compliment. But somehow, it was different coming from Hot Pants. Special. “What about you? Keeping yourself busy?”

Hot Pants sighed. “Not as much as I’d like. There’s always work to be done at the convent, but… I don’t know. It just feels empty.”

Lucy couldn’t imagine Hot Pants idle. She was such a capable and accomplished woman. What did nuns spend their time doing? Praying? Charity? She knew Hot Pants was a religious woman, that much had been very clear since the beginning, but she didn’t seem the meditating type.

“I know this sounds awful,” Hot Pants wouldn’t meet her eyes. She stared at her hands, at her drink, anywhere else. “Lucy, you went through Hell during that race. But I miss it.”

“It wasn’t all bad.” The race brought back memories of Valentine, of what he’d tried to do to her and Steven, but Lucy still remembered the excitement of that first day in San Diego. The sight of all the riders lined up, thousands of men and women waiting for their shot at fame and fortune. The festival atmosphere of the first month. “I met you.”

As soon as the words tumbled out, Lucy went bright red. But it was true. Hot Pants was unlike any other woman Lucy had ever met. She burned with an intensity that Lucy had only ever seen in men, but with a beauty none of them possessed. In Lucy’s experience, women tried to be perfect little dolls, the quiet, supportive wife. She’d tried it herself, but it simply didn’t fit. Hot Pants was her own person from head to toe. She had showed Lucy there was another way to be a woman.

When Lucy finally got up the nerve to look Hot Pants in the eye, she saw the other woman was turning pink as well. That didn’t make sense. Hot Pants was the sort of person who didn’t get flustered, not like Lucy did. She could keep her composure in front of dinosaurs, the President, the actual body of Christ. Someone as harmless as Lucy shouldn’t be able to faze her.

“I guess-“ Hot Pants began. “I guess you’re right.”

“Do you remember your promise?”
 Hot Pants raised an eyebrow. “To keep you safe? What’s happening this time, Lucy?”

“No.” Lucy found herself giggling like a schoolgirl, and quickly covered her mouth with a hand. Thankfully, it didn’t last too long. “You promised to teach me to race.”

“Alright.” Hot Pants smiled, and for the first time since she’d stepped off the boat there was warmth in her eyes. “Find me a horse and I’ll teach you.”

—

“Her name is Paperback Writer.”

“She’s beautiful.” Hot Pants reached out and stroked the horse’s mane.

“She was a present from Steven.” Paperback Writer was a reliable horse, a gentle brown mare with speckles of white all along her body. Steven had wanted to make sure Lucy would be safe when she rode, he was such a thoughtful husband, and Writer had been chosen with temperament in mind rather than breeding.

Writer nuzzled against Hot Pants’ hand, making the nun laugh. “You already had her saddled up.”

Lucy shrugged. “I knew you were coming.”

“And if I had said no?”

“You already made a promise. I assumed you would stick to your word.”

“Smart, Lucy.” Hot Pants looked happy, and seeing her smile made Lucy feel like her head was buzzing.

Lucy led Writer out into the pasture next to her home on the outskirts of the city, and Hot Pants followed. “The horse knows how to gallop,” she said. “You need to make it as easy as possible for her to move.”

“How do I…”

“Position.” Hot Pant clambered onto the saddle and stood up in the stirrups, her head bent down but her body not actually resting on Writer’s back. With her full nun outfit on it looked rather silly, but Lucy didn’t mention it. “Balance in the stirrups and use your legs to absorb the shock of her gallop.”

She slid off in one clean movement, and Lucy noticed her skirt dragging in the mud. This was the Hot Pants she remembered.

“Okay,” Lucy said, tentatively. “I think I can do it. Anything else?”

“Don’t fall off.”

Lucy climbed up onto Writer’s back, gripping the reins a little tighter than she knew she should. It had looked simple when Hot Pants had been the one in the saddle, but things were different this high up. Paperback Writer wasn’t an especially tall horse, but now she seemed like a giant. Could Lucy really do this?

She looked back and caught her friend’s eye. Hot Pants smiled and gave her a quick thumbs up, trying her best to be supportive. Of course Lucy could do it. Hot Pants had ridden like this every day for months.

Her feet slid into the stirrups and she stood. Immediately, she realized what Hot Pants had meant by balance. The saddle was secured to Writer, but very little held it in position beyond that. If Lucy leaned too much one way or the other, she would slip off into the waiting mud.

Lucy sat back down, settling into her normal riding position, and urged Writer forwards, slowly at first but then faster and faster. The horse took to speed with ease, obeying Lucy’s commands without hesitation. Faster, faster, past a cantor and into a full gallop. And Lucy stood.

The scenery was a blur of green. She could feel each footfall, shaking her down to her bones. The wind tore her hair out of its tie and whipped it against her shoulders, a little sprinkle of pain whenever it hit. She was vaguely aware of turning, traveling around the circumference of the circular pasture, but the fence was invisible at this speed.

And, in what felt like a moment of frozen time, she saw Hot Pants, perched on a fencepost. She was smiling, laughing, her skirt fluttering in the wind as Lucy passed, cheering her on. And that sight felt better than the exhilaration of riding, than anything Lucy had experienced before. She couldn’t give this up, not Hot Pants.

Paperback Writer slowed to a walk at Lucy’s command. The horse was sweaty and worn out, not used to exercise like she had just been put through, so Lucy climbed down and led her towards the stables. Hot Pants met her on the way, her face bright with excitement.

“You did wonderful.” Hot Pants was breathing heavy, like she had been the one riding.

“Stay here.”

“What?” Hot Pants’ joy turned to confusion.

“Don’t go back to the convent.” Lucy meant every word. Why, she wasn’t sure of yet. The fuzzy feeling in her chest made it hard to breathe. “You’re not happy there. Stay here in New York. With me.”

“I-“ Hot Pants stuttered, for once in her life at a loss for words. “I can’t-“

“Please, HP.” She knew it was a selfish demand, knew she was asking too much of her friend. “I love you.”

The words hung like an executed man from a noose. Lucy waited for the rejection. It was ridiculous to expect anything different. Hot Pants was, after all, a nun. A woman of God.

Hot Pants stared at Lucy with that burning intensity and said, “I’ll stay.”

And she wrapped her arms around Lucy’s waist and pulled her in for a kiss.