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lady-of-endless · 10 months ago

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Risotto Nero romantic headcanons (sfw+nsfw)

Author's Note: Sorry for being an old-school romantic and writing headcanons like these, don't come at me. I wanted to take my time with Risotto as he is so complex. I really hope that those are not too far-fetched. I hope you'll enjoy it! The lovely gif is not mine, I'm thanking the owners for it.

P.S. Prosciutto will be next. I just have to calm down from the feels I have for the husband, I mean Prosciutto.

SFW

- The most beneficial context for your relationship is for it to start off as a partnership, a team. This way, you go through many critical and dramatic experiences together and that will only bring you closer and strengthen your connection. Even after confessing, this dynamic remains, you are still a team, watching for each other.

- Everything about him indicates a slow burn. From obtaining his trust first and then his heart. Even after those two are won, he's still reluctant to the new dynamic. He will never deny those feelings even if he thinks that someone in his position should. Risotto is not just rationally intelligent but also emotionally intelligent so he knows that such desires of the heart cannot be stopped. He doesn't deny the feelings but he suppresses them. He knows how complex those emotions are and that's the problem, it complicates everything around him and you. But little by little, he starts giving in and surrendering to his love.

- At first, he analyzed you only from a strategic point of view (regarding your abilities and how you can work with his team) and in time, it escalated into a deeper and more emotional point of view. Because of this and because Risotto values other opinions and perspectives from his teammates, he seeks advice. No, he won't ask directly but he'll be more attentive when the others talk about you. However, the only one who Risotto might ask for an opinion is Prosciutto because he shares some morals and principles with him. Surprisingly, Prosciutto will put his rational arguments aside a little bit because more than the respect and admiration he holds for Risotto, he wants him to experience this sort of happiness.

- Risotto will not know how to react when receiving your affection, at first. There are many thoughts and morals that don't let him receive affection right. Many of those thoughts are regarding his line of work. He has made peace with the fact that he's not a good man, that he doesn't deserve good things. He's okay with it now, he did what he had to do.

- His preferred love language is acts of service. He's used to doing things for others (but even so he doesn't see how selfless he is) so acts of service are his way to show his feelings. He would do anything for his close ones so for you, his loved one, he would die for you, kill for you, protect you, anything, you name it. Plus, Risotto is always very observant and because his interest is your well-being, he pays extra attention to your needs. About receiving, it can be anything. Again, he doesn't see himself worthy of love.

- He rarely smiles so when you finally catch a glimpse of this rare occasion and compliment him, Risotto is lost. Any sort of comment like this will have him feel things he never felt before, in a good way. As a result, he starts smiling softly more at you in privacy.

- If you get severely injured on a mission, he still keeps his composure in your presence while helping you, patching you up, and even trying to heal you with Metallica. He's serious while doing it but it will be the only time in which his hands start trembling. After helping you, while you rest, he's still there watching over you fully neglecting his need for rest. As you sleep and he looks at your injuries, that's when his composure breaks. The guilt he's feeling is heavy in his heart, thinking how this way of life is not what you deserve and it's his fault.

- He's capable of many things, he's also a strategist but that doesn't mean that he doesn't have moments in which it all gets too much to process. That's where you come to the rescue. He doesn't want to pass his difficulties to you so it will take a lot for him to let himself tell you what's wrong.

- Secrecy and subtility are a must. But he'll get you (he'll make it), a dainty and thin silver bracelet with a charm that resembles some sort of blade. Whenever he's thinking of you and wants to let you know it, you'll feel that bracelet move a bit from his magnetism, as a reminder.

- As subtle as he thought he was, in time, every member of La Squadra will know what his feelings are towards you. Melone was the first to notice the way Risotto looked at you. Since his discovery, Melone couldn't keep it for himself and since then, they all started behaving suspiciously. They smirk every time you talk to Risotto about missions and other formal details, they try to let the two of you alone more, and so on.

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- Contrary to popular belief, he's not rough (not every time at least) or freaky behind closed doors. His usual and favorite approach is slow and deep. He likes to take his time with it as he sees sex as not just a way to get pleasure but a moment of deepening the connection you have already.

- He never wants to use sex as an outlet for his pent-up frustrations and stress but if you give him the green light, he might give into it when things get too much to bear. But he still holds back a little bit, worried about how rough he can easily get. If you're into this rough approach as well and it's noticeable, he'll feel less guilty but still careful.

- He can go on with the foreplay for hours. Risotto likes to feel the tension build. Enjoying the reactions and the growing desire gives him the most pleasure, more than the act itself. Because of this, he might sometimes slip into trying orgasm denial with you.

- At first, he doesn't see the point of experimenting with kinks because he's so touch-starved. He only needs you. However, gradually he will start asking you for consent about some ideas he has. Watch out for your hands. If you get them close to the metal bars of the bed, your wrists will get caught in metal bindings in the blink of an eye.

- Quiet in the beginning but soon you'll see him losing his composure and start grunting and growling close to your ear as he buries his face in the crook of your neck. Not only that but you'll hear sweet words of affirmation, unheard before as he gets lost in the feeling of you.

- Aftercare is obligatory. It always gets intense, sometimes even rough, and he's aware of his size too so calming you down and taking care of you is both a way of showing his gratitude and also a duty (don't get this one wrong, he sees the act of aftercare as important as the rest of his duties, that's it). The aftercare always ends with him holding your hand and kissing it as another silent expression of his gratefulness and adoration for you. It's his unbreakable habit.

- He has to admit, he likes to mark you. Not in a possessive way, that's why those marks will only be on parts that are not usually visible. But because he loves the image and concept of your skin reacting to his affection. You can leave marks on him as long as they're not visible, again, it's about secrecy and subtility. He might feel a bit proud, just a bit, when he looks in the mirror at the scratches you left on his back.

- Doesn't get bored of being on top. After all of that slow burn and build-up of your deep connection, of course, he wants to look into your eyes when you both let yourselves be engulfed in the pleasure. Might even get a little mischievous with it when he's in a good mood. "If you look away, I'll stop."

The only situations in which you are the one on top are when you simply ask for it or when you tell him you want to help him relax. Hearing those words coming from you while you start touching him with care and warmth is going to be the death of him.

- Not a fan of quickies. He needs the whole thing. As mentioned before, he needs to feel the tension built and loves taking his time with it. But also, above all, he wants to treat you right so a quickie will never be enough for this.

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thus-wrote-mrs-zeppeli · 4 months ago

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“I really hate when you do that”

Various Golden Wind antagonists x reader and their habits you don’t like

Headcanons style

Content, plz read: MEAN and aggressive behavior, toxic behaviors, creepy behaviors (I mean Melone is here he’s kinda a warning in his own right), slightly suggestive

Characters: all of La Squadra (no Sorbet and Gelato), Squalo+Tiziano (they’re a couple+reader), Diavolo/Doppio

-Formaggio: Besides the blatant animal abuse, he also does that really obnoxious thing where he eats whipped cream right out of the can. Staring at him with horror or disgust will not dissuade him, might even encourage him honestly. He likes doing stuff just to get a reaction out of you, which is Another problem. Sometimes he’ll shrink your furniture just to mess with you. And he totally shrinks you too, but only a bit, and only when he thinks it’s funny, such as when you’re trying to reach something on a high up shelf. Jerk.

-Illuso: He’ll just invite himself into your apartment whenever he wants. You’ll get home, and hear your shower running, and unfortunately he’s done this enough times you don’t bother with freaking out or rushing him to get out of your shower or begging him to not use all your shampoo this time. You just go in there while he’s showering and flush the toilet so the shower water gets really hot for a minute. He has SOME NERVE getting mad at you for that. Doesn’t he have his OWN shower somewhere?? But Nooooo it’s More Romantic and intimate or something to use yours, and the bastard even uses your towel-

You curse that he is a professional assassin…no matter how thoroughly you locked the doors, Illuso would find a way in, and make himself right at home.

-Prosciutto: He never learns how to speak nicely to you, smh. Sure he’s not as horribly harsh as when you were just acquaintances, but he’s still very. Mean. It’s just how he is…you gotta wonder if he even hears himself sometimes. Whether it be mean names, bossing you around, or just generally talking harshly to you he is Always so MEAN in a way that definitely goes past “tough love”. And he gets very dismissive if you try to say anything, but at least he can tell when he goes too far and severely hurts your feelings, and he’ll Try to tone it down just a bit for the sake of his marriage. Getting an apology out of him is nigh impossible but at least he’s not bullying you over nothing constantly anymore.

-Pesci: He’s honestly not that bad, but you really wish he was a bit more confident in himself and a bit less attached to his big brother. Like, he’s hard to plan stuff with, because he often has plans with Prosciutto…oh but…you can come along too, his big brother probably won’t mind…

You really don’t want to hang out with both of them though. Just Pesci. And you honestly don’t really like Prosciutto, suspecting his smothering type of “tough love” is much more of a burden for Pesci than a help. But you have literally no idea how to approach that conversation without sounding like the bad guy. No matter how you cut it, at this point in your relationship, Pesci is much more likely to listen to Prosciutto’s logic than yours, much to your irritation.

-Melone: WHERE TO START. He says everything that comes to mind when he’s around you. Every. Thing. He does not hold back, licking his lips, ALWAYS in your personal space while he makes weird comments about you. You swear if he could he’d just fuse himself to you so he could always be physically close to you. He practically crawls into your lap when he gets the opportunity to sit close to you, and he takes asking him to back up or give you space as a joke until you’ve been pushed far enough to consider smacking him away. And he is very, very obsessive, remembering every detail about you in a creepy way. And also one time early in your relationship before you had Ever even started discussing sharing a bed with him you woke up to him just IN YOUR BED WITH YOU?! And he was genuinely confused when you yelled at him and kicked him out of your bedroom. He’s your boyfriend, right??? Why are you chasing him out???? It’s romantic and normal for couples to share a bed right??? What does it matter if you’ve only been on 1.5 dates??

You had Nero talk with him about leaving you alone at night until when you were ready to proceed to that point with him. He really doesn’t understand but at least he doesn’t argue with his boss.

Oh and he totally steals your recently worn clothes. It’s “romantic” to put them under his pillow at night, smh.

-Ghiaccio: If you didn’t know he had a temper when you started dating him, I’m afraid that’s on you at this point lol. He gets angry SO easily over EVERYTHING, and YEAH you are not immune to his rage just because you’re his sweetheart. He doesn’t put his hands on you when he gets into his awful moods (he’s got enough sense to know that would end Extremely badly for everyone involved) but everything else around you is fair game. Expect him to trash his or your apartment when he’s in one of his (frequent) foul moods, flipping and throwing furniture, punching holes in the walls, purposefully breaking anything he can get his hands on…most of your arguments aren’t even about his temper directly, more often about the amount of money he’s costing both of you with his outbursts.

And the YELLING. He talks so fast and so loud and expects you to hear every word…a man who goes into frequent rants…you love him a lot but sometimes he talks way too much. And eventually you get somewhat used to it but…Ghiaccio even rants and twitches in his sleep (he has got to be one of THE most unpleasant men to sleep next to oml). Snoring would be one thing, sleep talking too, but Ghiaccio sleep yells at some invisible offender. Never in your life had you considered smothering him with a pillow until you hear him yelling full freaking sentences for five straight minutes in his sleep.

-Risotto Nero: He is SO stoic, no matter how he Feels about something he’s barely going to show any sort of reaction at all. You absolutely cannot surprise this man or make him smile no matter what you do. The worst part is he picks up on your frustrations that he doesn’t really emote or laugh or anything like that, so he’ll fake reactions, but he’s Not a very good actor, so you totally know he’s just pretending for you. And it’s honestly kinda creepy watching him fake smile or fake laugh, like, “ew, Risotto what are you doing with your face?” He sounds like he’s…barking slowly when he tries to fake a laugh. You tell him he does Not have to do that but for some reason he feels obligated to fake such things for your sake. Honestly you find it a little bit hurtful he thinks he has to change his mannerisms for your sake, but it is admittedly a bit funny when he freaks out the rest of his team by trying to react to you.

-Squalo and Tiziano: Squalo can be SO impulsive sometimes, SO impulsive. He takes it Very personally when he thinks either you or Tiziano have been disrespected, and that means he might freak out a bit since he feels like he’s the one who has to protect the two of you, for whatever reason. You and Tiziano often have to calm him down before things Escalate. And Tiziano…he frequently explains things to you and Squalo that you really don’t need explained. And he’s almost always very levelheaded, which can make him feel a bit condescending when Squalo or you get upset but you both know he’s just trying to help when he doesn’t give in to your more fiery emotions. He won’t usually let the two of you just let it all out when you’re stressed, expect him to always give advice even when you just want to rant.

-Diavolo/Doppio: The paranoia drives you Insane. Diavolo is a very smothering partner, always hovering around you, keeping those poisonous green eyes on you, watching for any sign of betrayal or malicious intent from you…any hint that you’re scheming something, any excuse to cut you down and finally reach that perfect anonymity. But as long as he enjoys your companionship, without any real motivation he won’t kill you. And Doppio is frustrating to deal with, in charge of keeping you entertained when Diavolo was not in the mood to deal with you. If he was going to be such a loner, you didn’t see the point of him practically handcuffing you to him. Most often you only had Doppio for company. He was sweet but even with his understanding of the situation, he wasn’t quite sure how to handle it. How far was he supposed to go to keep you happy? The Boss said to just buy you whatever you asked for, and give in to all your demands but…eventually you were gonna get experimental with what you would ask for, right? It’s very annoying that every time you ask for anything, he gets a call from Diavolo telling him if it’s okay or not to comply with what you wish for. If it’s not okay, you’re certain to get into an unpleasant argument with the Boss about it when he’s finally ready to appear in front of you again. Sometimes he’ll disappear behind Doppio for weeks or even months, but you know he’s always watching and listening. You really wish he’d put some effort to being a little less elusive with you, given that you were the only person actually allowed to look at him.

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dicentsalve · 9 months ago

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Hmm.. I'm very interested in your ideas / headcanons for La squadra, if you don't mind sharing

Ooooh, you woke up the wrong beast, bb

● Sorbet and Gelato.

Sorbet, being a priest at the prison, meets Gelato, who later goes to his church as a "correction".

This is not a story about how a bad boy spoiled a nice one, they are both crazy bitches, just in different conditions.

This is all until the moment when they are both thrown out of civilized society.

Gelato often tells some strange, disgusting or funny stories from missions or prison (He especially likes to tell them to Pesci).

Sorbet finds a common language with people quite easily, not conflicting (at least outwardly).

Sorbet's Stand - The Informers.

It's a multitude of bright blue dragonflies that penetrate into electrical and Internet networks, searching for the desired information

If the information isn't complete, then the stand collects all the pieces that resemble the answer to the request.

Gelato's Stand - Disturbed

A stand that signals the owner in the event of an impending danger and from which side it is approaching

If the threat is not eliminated, then the signal will continue to come with increasing frequency, increasing depending on the threat to life.

● Formaggio

Has a terrarium with spiders.

Every member of the team knows when a football match is taking place (not by choice).

Often watches matches with Prosciutto and Sorbet.

Sometimes plays with an ordered target (like children tearing off spiders' legs or drowning butterflies)

Secretly uses Illuso shampoos.

● Illuso

He is more sarcastic in Risotto's presence, much less in his absence due to the desire to present himself as better than others in his eyes.

It is quite possible that Risotto himself unintentionally contributed to this.

He knows that Formaggio uses his shampoos (he will strangle him on New Year's Eve)

● Prosciutto

He likes older women, especially if they have money, status and connections (hence the very expensive clothes).

He is a Neapolitan, which is both audible and visible.

He often clashes and picks on Ghiaccio because the White Album cancels the ability of Grateful Dead.

He often keeps Risotto company on lonely sleepless nights over a glass of martini and whiskey. Mostly, these are just silent get-togethers, so that he doesn't get lonely.

He is often the one who gets it from Risotto for the mistakes and failures of other team members, especially the younger ones.

He gets angry when Gelato scares Pesci with stories, but doesn't have the balls to say anything back to him.

● Pesci

He's a Tuscan and often uses the Tuscan dialect, especially in stressful situations, and also starts to mumble and stutter, which irritates Prosciutto, who doesn't always understand him exactly or at all.

He runs in the mornings to the embankment, sometimes together with Ghiaccio.

● Melone

Have known Ghiaccio since childhood.

He is quite calm without external triggers, just like Ghiaccio, so they easily found a common language.

Melone passed Polpo's test without waking up Black Sabbat, has had a Stand since birth, which partly helped him.

Unhealthy frequent contact with women in childhood instilled a more consumerist and insignificant attitude towards them in adulthood, which was additionally influenced by the Stand, the capabilities of which he actively explored without moral and physical restrictions.

Passion for neat, well-groomed legs, especially with heels, is due to the perception of innocence, inaccessibility and defenselessness, which is especially attractive for creating a junior.

Sleeps naked, because it is more cozy and comfortable.

Blindness in one eye was a big problem at first because of the blind spot it opened up, but he learned to pay more attention to it (He sometimes crashes into someone/something on sharp turns). He was able to get a higher education thanks to his brother's connections (or rather, the opportunity to get)

● Ghiaccio

After receiving the stand, he was a huge pain in the ass for everyone when he was just learning it.

Has a low body temperature.

Only Risotto and, a little less often, Melone can shut him up.

Sometimes he sleeps poorly, so he comes either to Melone (he regrets his life choices) or to Risotto.

Makes everyone who dared not only to drive it, but to touch anything in it, dry clean his sweet Miata.

● Risotto

He hates tea and mineral water.

Sometimes he makes fun of Formaggio (like stealing a fork while he's turned away or tripping him up a bit).

Melone and Ghiaccio - his right and left hands.

He knows many grannys well, whom he met at the cemetery and who always look forward to his return to Sicily.

His father was a member of the Sicilian Mafia.

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gatitties · 3 months ago

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Warm

─La squadra di esecuzioni x teen!fem!reader (platonic)

─Summary: You make some new friends on your little trip to the beach

─Warnings: none

Part One / Part Two / Part Three / Part Four

When Polpo told Risotto that a new person was joining his team, he wanted to refuse, but for obvious reasons, he couldn't say no to his boss, they already had enough problems on their own, he didn't need to have Polpo watching his every move in detail. Money was already a problem, thinking about having to feed another mouth... made him grumpy for a few days, the rest of the team wasn't very enthusiastic about the idea of having to put up with another teammate either, what if that person is an idiot? someone who doesn't cooperate? problematic? what if that person is completely incompetent? too weak? The cloud of annoying thoughts encompassed all the members of La Squadra a week before you arrived.

Risotto found himself overthinking the situation as if it was the first time a person was thrown into the team without being able to express his opinion on whether it was a good idea or not, it happened with the majority that now make up the team, all without a vote to choose, they were forced to be the killer dogs of the mafia. But as the leader of the squad, he needed to be firm, respectable, he had to take careful steps with the new recruit, even when he preferred not to have to confront the problems between some of the members, he had to have some presence as a leader and impose himself.

But when he saw you walking through the door that day, he felt that all the weight he carried on his shoulders lightened, you were a teenager, you seemed nervous and insecure, your steps were careful like those of a prey surrounding its predator, everyone ignored you while Prosciutto led you to your room. Risotto wasn't the best at deciphering people's behaviors, he's preferred the comfort of solitude for a long time now, if he can help it, he'd rather not face other people's problems, take the fast track to fix things or ignore them until they decide to disappear somehow, but the moment his eyes fell on your hunched figure he knew you weren't going to cause him any trouble.

He had a lot of headaches because of Ghiaccio, Formaggio and Melone, a lot of confrontations, differences at the beginning of the relationships as a team, although Prosciutto, Pesci and Illuso helped establish a much more peaceful environment, he always had the final say in the discussions, he had to remain with that frown, imposing look and stand up to his full height to instill that feeling of superiority, even in moments where all he wanted to do was run away to his room to rest from all the fuss. It didn't work on you. His terrifying appearance ─as many others describe─ and his intimidating methods didn't affect you, yes, the first few weeks were uncomfortable for you, but that was until you adapted and began to create bonds with the team, despite not having to always be on guard, you never seemed to be withdrawn towards his behavior when he raised his voice in the most heated discussions between the team, perhaps because most of the time they were words not directed towards you.

"Psst Risotto are you there?"

And you found yourself in his office more than anyone else did, no one ever entered that small dark room unless he called them personally or they had an occasional question, but most of them knew how to do their job, what they should or shouldn't do, you didn't, so you preferred to ask before doing something that could be a problem, the small sofa against the wall next to the table was like a second bed for you the moment you started to gain confidence with your leader. He didn't think having someone keeping him company while he had an insufferable pile of paperwork was really a positive thing, normally he would rather lock himself away and concentrate on his tasks without distractions, in complete silence. Inevitably Risotto got used to you frequenting and perpetrating his privacy, anyway it's not like you were his shadow, you were just a little curious and he, being the oldest of the team, had most of the answers to your questions.

"Do you want a cookie? I stole them from Ghia, but he'll think it was Melone so it's okay."

"Didn't he catch you last time? You know how Ghiaccio is, if you steal from Formaggio he won't complain or yell at you."

"No, Illuso snitched because I left him without hot water to shower the day before" you laughed like an evil little elf, chewing the cookies, they tasted better when they weren't yours" Plus Maggio's taste weird, I think he has stomach problems, they're digestive and it feels like you're eating dirt."

"How do you know what it feels like to eat dirt?"

"I just know…"

He decided to continue with his work, feeling more and more frustrated because the damn computer didn't seem to pay attention to him, lately he had been having some complications, despite everything, his expressionless face remained just as impassive, and it was in these moments that he knew that not even he, who had almost perfect control over the features of his face, could deceive you, that the lies didn't reach your ears because your senses were much stronger, enhanced by your stand, it was extremely easy to discover someone's true thoughts.

"Risotto… you're trying to copy with the windows key, you're supposed to press control c and v."

You peeked over his shoulder as soon as you knew his neutral mood was starting to mix with irritation, you too had discovered a lot of things about the team in these two months, Risotto was like a grandfather trying to understand the technologies, you took the time to make him a little list with little commands because he always seems to forget them, you even made a little doodle next to it, although the drawing looked like a deformed clown made of sticks, the only thing distinguishable was the hat with bells and the red eyes, if not, it could very well have been a random gothic clown.

After a while you always go off to do something, he's started to appreciate you spending a little bit of your time with him, it's a little reminder that he doesn't always need to be locked away in his solitude with work stuck.

"(Y/n), was looking for you."

"Hey Pesci" you quickly closed the kitchen cabinet, hoping he wouldn't see you putting the half-eaten packet of cookies back in its place "What do you want?"

"Prosciutto and I are going to the coast tomorrow, I thought you'd like to come, you can go to the beach while we take care of some personal matters."

"I'd love to! Thanks for telling me."

The man gave you a small smile, he had remembered the little chat the other day, while you were helping him make dinner, he remembered that you said that it had been a long time since you'd been to the beach and he thought it wouldn't be a problem if you accompanied them even if they went for other reasons. You made sure to leave a small backpack ready before going to sleep, the next morning you made sure to leave enough food for your little pet, although you threatened Illuso to keep an eye on it in case something happened, with everything ready, you settled into the backseat of Ghiaccio's red car, ─who only trusted Prosciutto or Risotto to drive it─ the breeze was cool, just what you needed for a hot summer day, the music in the car sounded much better than in Formaggio's old van and Prosciutto turned up the volume when he heard you and Pesci humming the song on the radio, you don't know if it was because you sang badly and he didn't want to listen to you or because he liked the song too, but it livened up the time of arrival.

"We'll be here in a couple of hours, be on time..." Prosciutto glanced at you, lighting a cigarette, waiting for Pesci to finish grabbing some things from the trunk "and watch your things, there are a lot of people with long arms around here."

You gave him a thumbs up as you checked that you had everything in order in your backpack, while they went deeper into the suburbs, you approached the beach with enthusiasm. Pesci gave you some directions, since he knew the area, you managed to get to a part where there were hardly any people, you didn't waste time, once you arranged your things, you jumped into the waves to cool off. You spent enough time in the water for your skin to wrinkle, so you decided to lie down on your towel, letting the sun dry you slowly, all your tranquility was broken when a beach ball hit your face.

"Ow sorry! Can you pass it?"

A rather unruly black-haired boy in an orange swimsuit came a little closer, waiting for you to throw back his form of entertainment, his companions waited behind, it was a quick glance, but it was certainly a group of strange people, just like your group, they all seemed so eccentric that they could be stand users, but it wasn't something that worried you too much. You smiled at the boy and quickly returned his ball, he thanked you and everyone continued with the game, this event happened at least four more times, apparently the boy was terrible at controlling the ball.

"I'm really sorry, I usually play much better, I swear, I don't know what's wrong with me today."

"Don't worry about it, what's your name?"

You threw the inflatable ball back, starting a small talk with the one you knew as Narancia until his friends yelled at him to get back in the game, it took him a few seconds to react, looking at the ball in his hands and at his friends, his eyes shining for a moment before he spoke again.

"Do you want to join? Fugo is fed up with us losing because of me, do you want to be my partner?" you looked at his group for a moment and nodded, you still had some time before the two brothers returned "Great!"

You decided not to question the swimsuits of his friends, one with green holes and strawberry print, another purple with ladybug pins on the sides, another with a tiger animal print, not to mention the man who had the swimsuit with a zipper in the middle of his… yeah, the only normal ones were the gothic man, the girl and Narancia, much simpler than the others. After a brief introduction the game began, you and Narancia were definitely not a good team, you lost almost every game, but in exchange you laughed a lot at his stumbles, unlike the others, the boy didn't know how to control his body on the sand. You were happy to receive a message from Pros warning that they would take a while longer, and would call you when everything was finished, which gave you time to have one of the craziest Uno games.

"Giorno you son of a b-" the gothic dad wanted to lash out at the blond, but a warning look from Bruno made him curl his tongue "Stop skipping me!"

Fugo stopped playing after the first game because Narancia was getting on his nerves, Mista had the entire deck of cards with him and Bruno was having a little fight with you over who won first, since Abbacchio and Giorno were too focused on their fight, Trish decided to just watch as chaos formed.

"Uno! Uno!"

Since no one was paying attention to Narancia, he almost ended up winning, almost because you all decided not to let him win, putting aside rivalries to focus on a common enemy. The buzz on your phone sounded as Mista shouted that he had won, laughing in his friends' faces, he had somehow managed to discard the large amount of cards ─which could very well have been the entire damn deck─ that he had, taking a quick glance you read the message from Prosciutto, it was time for you to go.

"Thanks for inviting me to hang out Narancia, it's been nice meeting you all, but I have to go now."

You offered them a small wave as you gathered your things, they replied briefly, your small and unexpected company had been nice, before you could leave Narancia grabbed your wrist gently.

"Hey wait, do you want to exchange numbers? We can meet up to play more times."

"Sounds good, sure."

You added your number to his phone just like he did to yours, promising to talk soon, you said goodbye again, you wiped the dry sand off your legs and headed out into the streets, abandoning the relaxing sound of the waves, on the way to the agreed upon spot you saw a souvenir shop, you debated internally for a few seconds whether to go in or not.

"I don’t think anything will happen if they wait five more minutes."

You shrugged, entering the small shop, there were a ton of pins, magnets, postcards… it had a small area for fishing gear too, but what caught your eye the most was a small camera, it looked a bit outdated, it was even on sale, maybe the reason you ended up buying it along with a magnet for your poor fridge at home, it felt bare without anything decorating it. With long steps you quickly arrived where they left you at the beginning of the day, you wanted to make a comment about why Pros seemed paler than usual, almost sick ─although still smoking─ and Pesci looked all sweaty as if he had done a triathlon, but you decided to keep quiet, clearly they didn't have as much fun as you, you noticed how the discomfort piled up on their shoulders, creating a heavy and silent atmosphere, so you took the liberty of trying to make whatever had complicated the mission for them go away.

"Pesci, Pros! Smile!"

You raised the camera just as the two turned to look at you, they could barely react when the flash momentarily blinded them, Prosciutto had a hard, darkened look, although a little lost since he wasn't expecting the photo, he was hunched over with one hand on the car door while Pesci, much more unprepared, came out with his eyes half-blinking, you also caught how some of the things he was carrying slid directly into the trunk carelessly, you, on the other hand, were occupying the lower right corner with a small closed-eye smile. The photo came out slightly overexposed, burning a little the edges where the sun illuminated the most, plus it was slightly crooked and poorly framed, you will have to practice your skills more from now on.

"Where did you get that?" Prosciutto looked over your shoulder, grimacing at himself, you hadn’t caught his best angle "Whatever, come on, I don’t want to spend any more time here, I hate the saltiness in the air."

The light music and your constant chatter about new friends made the tension in the men’s muscles disappear for the rest of the trip, focused on giving short answers or asking you questions about your day, you kept them from thinking too much about what had happened during their time in the small coastal town. The one-sided conversation was slowly fading away, your loud voice filled with enthusiasm about your free time turning into a short murmur over the music, when Pesci looked back due to how quiet you had become, he found you asleep, ─in a position that would make your neck hurt later─ it was incredible how easily your energy was drained, his brother always says he finds you passed out in the living room late at night with the TV on while teleshopping commercials light up the room, or maybe you just rest badly, the mattresses in the house are shit.

"Wake up, I'm not going to carry your stuff, we already have enough to carry on our own."

Prosciutto patted your shoulder, placing his hand down for a moment to carelessly shake you awake, he wasn’t always the gentlest at waking you up, but at least he wasn’t worse than Melone or Formaggio… they had unique ways of making your consciousness flee the world of dreams as if you were going to have a heart attack. You rubbed your eyes a little dazedly, feeling a stab of pain in your cervical spine, you ignored as much as possible the discomfort at the back of your neck, grabbing your things and waving at Ghiaccio, who had come out just when he heard you arrive to check that his car was unscathed.

You let out a satisfied sigh when you entered, everything was quiet, you quickly went to the kitchen to leave the magnet of the picturesque town, feeling proud of giving a more personal touch to the house, immediately you went up to the bathroom, you wanted to take a shower and remove the sticky layer of cream, sand and saltiness that had stuck to your skin and hair.

"Finally I can-" you watched silently as Illuso, in your room, played around and talked with that stupid squeaky voice that people put on to talk to babies or animals, with your rat, he looked back at you silently "...Am I interrupting something?"

"Yes."

The shadows on his face dimmed, still with your little pet in his hands, the little animal recognized you, raising one of its paws as you had taught it as a greeting, you held back a cry of pride, more focused on noticing how Illuso also seemed excited about the progress you were making with the training, although the small smile he could have vanished as quickly as it came when he turned his gaze towards you again, as if this whole situation was your fault, you closed the door again, well, you could let them spend some time together in the comfort of your room, because you know that without a doubt your room is the most comfortable and much better than the others.

"I suppose I can bother Risotto for a while…"

With a new found energy, your feet bounced against the floor, with a smile from ear to ear, you knocked on the door so familiar to you. While you often came to ask questions or to get advice from your leader on something, many other times you were just bored, and deciphering emotions from outwardly stoic people is quite fun, besides, it never hurt to help a goth with basic office problems, there was an enemy out there much worse than the traitors that Risotto had to kill almost daily, the internet.

BONUS!

"And I can share those…? Gifs? By message, you say."

Risotto looked at his phone, the small pixelated images twisted tirelessly in the small space, you had offered to give him some advice on how to use emojis, gifs or stickers, was it something useful or necessary? No, definitely a waste of time, but how funny would it be to see the faces of others when they see how their leader ─who only sends messages as if they were work emails through the group chat─ starts using emojis without context? You need to record their reactions.

"Yes, yes, and you can send it as many times as you want, in fact, if someone doesn't answer you quickly, you need to send them a lot, they will answer faster."

"I see, thanks for the help, I'll try to remember everything."

The rest of the team is not very happy when they see that they have at least a hundred meaningless messages from his boss, Ghiaccio swears that he will throw his phone against the wall if he sees another gif of an exploding kitten.

#la squadra x reader #jjba x reader #jjba part 5 #vento aureo #platonic reader #teen reader #fem reader #x reader #sfw #platonic jjba #golden wind #la squadra x platonic reader #la squadra x teen reader

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soupbabe · 1 year ago

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Can I request la squadra with a reader with a biting problem? NOT in a kinky way, like they basically chew on anything they can like a dog. That pen that someone lost? Readers chewing on it. The strings on your hoodie are busted? They were chewed on by reader. THANK YOU 🙏

La Squadra x Reader with a Biting Problem Headcanons

I'm so sorry for taking so long to get to this 😅😅 been focusing on other stuff lately and been forgetting to write

Formaggio

- Oh he also has a biting problem!!

- If you had a nickel for every time you saw Formaggio get ink all over him for biting a pen too hard, you'd get two nickels

- He doesn't mind your bad habit, he thinks it's adorable!

- It's not a big deal to him, just another cute quirk you both share

- Bite him he'd bite you back <3

Illuso

- He's going to act disgusted even though you know he has the same biting habit

- You'd loan him a pencil and he'd return it with the eraser accidentally bit off

- He's in complete denial about it though. Might try to convince you that you did it.

- He's a terrible liar and stubborn so it's useless trying to argue about it

- Tease him and he'd get so pouty about it, crossing his arms and rolling his eyes at you

Prosciutto

- Okay yeah I think he's the only one who doesn't share anything with you because he fears you chewing on his stuff

- And also unfortunately for you he will always be in someone's business

- He'd see you chew on the neckline of your shirt and he'd lightly scold you like "What are you, a goat? Stop it."

- I promise you he can be caring about it

- For example he cares a lot about the condition of your clothes. That's why you don't chew on it. See, he's helpful.

Pesci

- He's a chronic biter too, but he does it out of nerves!

- Constantly asks if you're okay when he sees you fidgeting and biting something

- Sure he knows you just do it when you're bored, but this man is always stressed and worries that you might be getting anxious over something too

- Pesci has a bad habit of biting his nails, thinking about you both reminding each other to break the habit!

- Pesci is just super supportive, having someone like him to help him to stop biting is a major relief

Melone

- Melone doesn't care for the most part, he just asks you to refrain from chewing around his juniors

- He doesn't like to think about the chaos that'd bring if Babyface decided to eat anything and everything they see because they wanted to copy your behavior

- But Melone is ever the teasing type, he sees you chewing on a pen or him, and he's always going to make it something more than it actually is

- Like he's the kind of guy to ask for one of your chewed up pencils just bite and lick at it, all while maintaining eye contact.

- All in the efforts to fluster, make you mad, etc. Everything you do is amusing to him

Ghiaccio

- Reader you are so lucky he likes you because it's one of his major pet peeves

- Ghiaccio doesn't like it, you will get certain privileges revoked because you chew on his things

- Things you're banned from: His pens, pencils, hoodies, erasers, literally anything in his room

- But also it irritates him that he's picked up your biting habit

- It's when he's in deep thought and working, he'll occasionally chew on a pen or bite through the wires on his headphones

Risotto

- I think he tries to mind his business about it, he doesn't outwardly say his thoughts on the biting problem, but it's telling that you have never even held one of his pens

- Risotto doesn't think it's gross, he just likes to have things without bite marks, y'know?

- Literally he only cares if it's his own stuff getting bit, with everything else he believes you and the others can talk it out

- If you're even closer to him, he may find it endearing.

- It's like seeing someone focussing with their tongue poking out, it's just a weirdly cute quirk of yours

#jjba #jojo's bizarre adventure #jjba x reader #la squadra #la squadra x reader #risotto nero #risotto nero x reader #jjba formaggio #formaggio x reader #illuso #illuso x reader #proscuitto jojo #prosciutto x reader #pesci #pesci x reader #jjba melone #melone x reader #jjba ghiaccio #ghiaccio x reader

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chronicallyonline101 · 3 months ago

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How do you think la squadra would react to having a member similar to trish? Like a rich teen girl with an attitude problem?

OUUUUGGHHHHH THIS IS REALLY INTERESTING TO THINK ABOUT BECAUSE Trish was EXTREMELY lucky to have Bruno assigned as her caretaker. He didn't see her as a rich, spoilt brat, he saw her as what she was; a traumatised teenage girl that had been thrown into a situation WAY out of her depth, so while some members of his team treated her a bit harshly, they were kind to her because Bruno helped them understand her situation, and it was with his support that she was able to fully come into her own and grow confident with herself! I'm not sure if someone with a similar personality and upbringing would be treated the same way if they joined La Squadra... they may not be as understanding as Bruno was, and so, she wouldn't find herself in the same way Trish did!

BUT. THAT DOESNT MEAN SHE WOULDNT FIND HERSELF AT ALL - La Squadra aren't evil, they wouldn't just hate her. And I think this is a very interesting to explore SO more under the cut!

Platonic La Squadra Di Execuzioni + Rich Teen Girl with an attitude problem.

I think the first issue the team would have with her is NOT her attitude problem, but the fact that she is a teenager. A child should not be doing the things that they do; it's dangerous, it's traumatising, it's cruel to put someone so young through a situation like that. I think that members like Risotto, Pesci, Prosciutto, Formaggio and Melone would sympathise with her the most in this regard - especially Formaggio, Prosciutto and Melone, as I headcanon them as having joined Passione when they were rather young. It upsets them that Passione targets young, vulnerable individuals and it pisses them off to see another teenager going down the same route.

They probably go rather easy on her in this regard. She would go on less missions than them, and when she does go on a mission, she is accompanied by someone and that person is expected to carry the whole mission - which, when your a spoilt teen, you wouldn't really complain about.

One thing that should be made clear though, despite how much they sympathise with her that La Squadra would NOT take kindly to her spoilt behaviour; they are a team with very little to their name and most of them have never experienced the luxury and privilege that she would of had growing up. Illuso and Sorbet get along with her in this regard however; they'd use her bratty nature and the sympathy the others feel for her as a way to get what they want - "She said she wanted this shampoo, didn't you hear?" , "Get the expensive water, it tastes better, think of how upset her parents would be if they found out we were letting her taste poverty." , "She's going to cry, Prosciutto! Let her get what she wants!"

They aren't a good influence on her at all, because unlike Trish, who in the face of a dire situation learnt to get over her spoilt tendencies, this girl is getting rewarded for her attitude. Crying and lashing out has Prosciutto caving because he has too much of a headache to deal with that, yelling will have Risotto adhering because he hates loud noises, being mean and picking on people brings forth laughter from Formaggio, Illuso, Sorbet and Gelato and so she'll just get worse and worse - so, unlike Trish who got kinder and more confident as the series went on, this girl, in addition to getting more confident, gets meaner and ruder.

THIS, HOWEVER, IS HOW I THINK SHE WOULD COME INTO HER OWN. Trish developed Spice Girl because she needed to protect Giorno's Ladybug - the situation on her team was dire, if that Ladybug was destroyed then Golden Experience would become useless, which meant that Narancia and Mista couldn't be healed and the three of them would be out of commission permanently. She needed something to protect the people she cared for, and that is how her stand awakened. I think it would be the same for this girl, because even if they get frustrated over her behaviour, I think a genuine bond could form between them and so, when on a mission where she's left alone because the enemy has actually managed to take out whomever was taking care of her that day, I think she would establish herself as a competent hitman with her stand. And her selfless actions would show the team that she actually cares for them, as bratty as she can get, and it would solidify the familial dynamic that the group has for her.

ANYWAYS thats all my yapping... i hope this is similar to what you wanted!!! if not just send another and i'll try again!

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princelylove · 10 months ago

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Dear prince,

I have come again because I cannot ignore your callings any further. (I'm the anon that requested the jotaro hcs and prosciutto with model darling) sorry they were a bit tame, I have so much I wanna ask but don't. Partly because I get so nervous and giddy while thinking of sending them and partly because I forget to.

Anyways, I've been thinking of sending you an ask about the more doting yanderes e.g. Bruno, Jonathan and whoever else comes into your mind with a little 'miss independent' darling. They get so offended and pouty when their captor tries to help them or do something for them, thinking it's an act of underestimation and thinking they aren't capable enough and have to be babied. (How will the yanderes handle this? Maybe even a bit of brat taming?)

– 💝🪤 darling

There's no need to be shy about it. I'm fairly happy to humor requests, even if they're on the tame side. I do wish I'd receive some odd ones, though. Variety is fun.

Wellll. Do you like to be restrained? Because this is like begging to be given less and less privileges, assuming their darling is already safe and sound in their 'home.'

Bruno loves you a lot. He wishes he understood what he's doing wrong- spouses are supposed to relax when their man is home!

He gets fairly frustrated early on. It's agitating, if he's being honest. Bruno doesn't know how to punish this kind of behavior- his instinct is to bend you over his knee and make you count how many times he spanks you, but that's probably just going to give him more problems long term. You won't relax in front of him if he's hit you before, and the goal is to make you want to roll on your back for him...

Maybe he can't hit you, but he can scold you. Bruno exists to help you, please just let him handle the dangerous things, even if it's just cutting up some fruit. Knives aren't a joke!

He goes through a few stages before he lands on proper scolding. First, he tries to bribe you. Then, he tries to reason with you.

"Come on, amore. This is for your own good. What can I do to help you through this?"

Since neither of those work, it seems he has no other option than to chide you.

Jotaro wishes you would just shut up and behave. You're such a pain in the ass sometimes, you know that? He regrets how he handled taking you home. Maybe if he were nicer, you wouldn't behave like a spoiled brat that acts out for his attention.

Yeah, he's fully convinced it's an attention thing. You're just fucking with him. Obviously you're pouty and whiny because he's been busy lately, so... sorry. He'll be around more, ok? No need for all of this whining and screaming and crying shit, it's annoying as hell.

Yeah, sure, you can take care of yourself. He's not doing that. He's checking you. You're not a baby, sure, he never said you were. Can you just lift your shirt up already? He needs to check for bruises again.

You can expect any verbal resistance to be met with.... verbal resistance. Jotaro is unsurprisingly quick witted, and can be pushed a little before he starts to find it annoying. He'd prefer you to be docile and happy about it, but Jotaro can see a little back and forth as fun. Maybe. It depends.

When you really piss him off and aren't cooperating in the slightest, he's less fun about it. His ability to stop time comes in handy when his favorite brat thinks they can get away with not humoring his paranoia checks. If you're not going to play nice, Jotaro will just violate any sense of privacy you were clinging to before this. Fine, ok. Make him be the asshole because you don't want to do something simple like let him see your arms or stomach.

He offers no comfort afterwards, because he didn't do anything wrong. Maybe if you listened to him, you'd understand. The house rules aren't up for debate.

... Yes, he still wants to sleep with you tonight and to tuck you in nicely. That isn't up for debate either.

#request granted #dead dove do not eat #yandere bruno bucciarati #yandere bruno bucciarati x reader #yandere jotaro kujo #yandere jotaro kujo x reader #💝🪤 anon #💝🪤 darling #wasn't sure which to use

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greypetrel · 18 days ago

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One OC tag game More

Tagged one time more (watch them run amock, catch 'em as they fall🎶) by @shivunin and who am I to say no. Going with my Rook too! (you're also tagged back if you'd like)

Tagging: @broodsys @zaahvi @raflesia65 @spainkitty @rowanisawriter and you who are reading!

GENERAL

Name: Priscilla Laidir

Alias(es): Rook, Delizia Volitiva, Trouble

Gender: Cis female

Age: 24 at the start of Veilguard

Place of birth: Some unimportant fisherman village on the Rivaini coast, facing the ocean.

Spoken languages: Rivaini, Trade, some Antivan but mainly fashion and fabric related vocabulary, can greet in Qunlat.

Sexual orientation: Lesbian

Occupation: Lady of Fortune aka treasure hunter and occasional mercenary, and the one the Lords go to have their clothes patched up. Post Veilguard, she's a seamstress in Dock Town and part time helper to the local private investigator.

FAVOURITE

Colour: Magenta / any very saturated shade of pink

Entertainment: Sewing evening dresses she'll never wear if not to prove a point, reading in a hot tub, shopping, long evening with friends doing each others' nails and hair and gossiping.

Pastime: Making big plans for a huge luxurious mansions she'll one day have (she'll never have it but a girl can dream), collecting seashells, helping out in the kitchen, evenings in taverns listening to latest news or trying to figure out people there.

Food: Anything sweet and sour, when Lucanis introduced her to the famous antivan entrée of "prosciutto e melone" aka melon slices with cured meat, she had a transcendent moment. Tiny canapes that feels very fancy, with salmon and sourcream.

Drink: White wine.

Books: Anything that combines romances and adventures, if there's an heist all the better.

HAVE THEY

Passed university: Nope. Emmrich and Bellara start talking and she feels her brain dribbling out her nose. She'll understand pattern-making no problem and have a good understanding of maths.

Had sex: Yes

Had sex in public: Nope.

Gotten tattoos: Yes, she has a sea dragon on her whole back, in black and white.

Gotten piercings: Earrings. Probably she got her navel pierced out of a bet when she was younger, but seldom wears it.

Had a broken heart: Nope, it was all pretty casual before Neve.

Been in love: Not before Neve.

ARE THEY

A cuddler: Not really. She doesn't mind touching, but with the right people. Not the type to cuddle, if not on very specific occasions. She's very affectionate in other ways, but in an act of service way.

Scared easily: Nope. She's spooked by corpses and zombies and dead people, the first times in the Necropolis were... Fun.

Jealous easily: Nope, she doesn't run after people. If they don't like to stay, their bad.

Trustworthy: Yes, very. Particularly if you pay her.

FAMILY

Sibling(s): Nope, she's an only child.

Parents: Dead on the slaver ship she was rescued from.

Children: Nope. Would have loved to have a bunch of them before Tearstone Island, if you had asked then she would have said with dreamy eyes that if Neve wanted, she would have loved to have at least 10. After the Fade prison, she backtracked on that. Maybe in the future they'll adopt, I haven't planned it, but we're talking of years after Veilguard.

Pets: She and Neve feed all the cats around, there's at least a couple that took confidence enough to actually enter the flat. They're free to come and go. Priscilla calls them Adalbert and Delilah.

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#tagged petrel #dragon age the veilguard #priscilla laidir #rook laidir #blorboposting #greypetrel #she *can* live humbly but why would she really #nails and hair are done even to the boys if they want

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shoechoe · 2 months ago

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Diavolo's Character Design

(This is part of a series of posts about Diavolo’s character, though they can be read in any order. The links to the rest are here.)

Though Diavolo’s character design is a relatively superficial aspect of his character, I find it interesting to talk about. Here, I will dissect the general controversy surrounding Diavolo’s visual design and how it likely impacts a lot of his fanbase perception.

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Diavolo’s Real Design vs. Diavolo’s “Shadow Design”

Diavolo's visual design alone has caused disdain among the fanbase, and it's true that a lot about the way he looks is plain weird. The spots in his hair, the tattoos, the armbands, the coattails, the lace-top thing... Where do I even start?

When lined up with the rest of the Vento Aureo cast and compared to Doppio, the design by itself is not that shocking. Still, Diavolo in particular gets more hate for his design than your average Jojo character, and this likely due to both the kind of character that he is and how his visual representation was handled.

Diavolo's reveal was especially jarring for a lot of people due to his previous "shadow" design, his silhouette in previous scenes depicting a much more typical mobster look with short, slicked-back hair and a fancy suit.

(It’s notable that this problem is exacerbated by the anime adaptation. In the manga, Diavolo's "silhouette" is generally far less defined, looking more like a vague humanoid blob than anything.

Additionally, several other characters, like Sale and Prosciutto, were given similar “silhouette” designs before their reveals that were removed in the anime, so this was not always a Diavolo-specific phenomenon.

There are still shadowy and suited depictions of Diavolo in the manga, but I’ll get into what I think that’s supposed to represent.)

The juxtaposition between Diavolo’s suited and revealed form, alongside it being about the same time the characters change how they refer to him from “The Boss” to “Diavolo”, made a lot of viewers confused. It's a common criticism that these two appearances feel like two different characters, and I can understand that sentiment.

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Why Does Diavolo Look Nothing Like His Shadow?

I do not believe that Diavolo’s shadow form was ever intended to be what he actually looks like. Instead, I interpret the "suited Diavolo" look as representing more of an idea of him conceived by the other characters.

For example, take this panel of Pericolo describing the Boss's decisions to Bucciarati's group, depicting him in a fancy, expensive suit, standing confidently in the middle of what appears to be a town.

The image of him flaunts his power and status, making him seem grand and untouchable. It also matches some other scenes with the suited Diavolo, like when he stands menacingly out of view from Bruno while he rips him apart.

In both of these scenes, none of the characters are actually “seeing” him here- Bruno comes out of the church with no description of his physique or clothing, suggesting he was actually entirely hidden.

Therefore, these shadowy suited forms are likely instead simple ideas of what a “Boss” would look like from characters with no actual conception of his identity or appearance. The gap of our knowledge is filled in with a basic template of a man with short hair wearing a suit; it is totally possible that he doesn’t actually look anything like it.

To prove my point more, compare these scenes with the imagined suited Diavolo to our very first real, direct shot of him in the present, with nobody around to perceive or imagine him. Here, he's not actually suited at all; he's huddled in the corner of a dark room, covering his face with a cloak.

Instead of the distinguished, high-class mobster in a fancy suit we see in the shadow forms, here, he appears feeble- a little pathetic, even, and evidently undressed beyond the cloak that hides him. It’s a far more logically fitting “look” for Diavolo, someone who seeks to be unseen, than an image of him that physically flaunts his status to others.

We do get a scene displaying the regular shadow Diavolo design while no one is around, but this is after he has encountered the other characters and some idea of him has been placed in their minds. This scene is after he has been perceived by the characters, so we now see him as their perception of him.

When “Shadow Diavolo” is read through this lens, his real appearance being wildly different can actually be quite meaningful. It turns out he’s a completely different-looking person than we assumed, much like his surprise attempted murder of Trish coming as a shock and betrayal. It’s fitting for a character so dedicated to erasing his identity only to fail and reveal his true nature in the end.

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King Crimson As Diavolo

Another thing important to mention here is that King Crimson frequently visually serves as Diavolo more than his physical body does.

Diavolo’s silhouette is often depicted as standing behind King Crimson, who draws the viewer’s attention while he stays just out of sight. Beyond purely using his Stand to kill, Diavolo often speaks and acts through it, even while he’s alone. In the anime, King Crimson is used as a visual representation of what Doppio is talking to. Even during the final fight, rather than his actual soul, Diavolo is represented through King Crimson as he inhabits Trish’s body and sneaks inside the group.

People focus on Diavolo’s silhouette so much when discussing his design, but the major visual focus was never on the silhouette so much as it was on his Stand. King Crimson is more expressive and attention-drawing and it is the biggest visual representation of Diavolo’s dominance and threat; it conceals and distracts from Diavolo’s body to represent how he uses his power to hide his identity.

This is another major detail of his character that makes Diavolo unique among Jojo villains. I almost want to say that visually, King Crimson feels more like the main villain than Diavolo does at times. (The most similar villain in this regard is probably Toru because his Stand was initially believed to be an entirely separate person and is thus built to feel like one.)

However, there was still certainly emphasis put on revealing his actual appearance, which raises the question: Is his final design an improvement?

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Is His Revealed Design Good?

It’s still a common complaint that Diavolo should've looked "more like" his suit form; I have always disagreed with this, though.

Diavolo’s suited form is boring for a major villain and is also far too alike to Kira's similar short-hair-and-suit look. It is too generic for a cast that pops out like Vento Aureo's (and the part seems dedicated to having none of the Stand user gangsters look like typical gangsters anyway). I don't think people would've enjoyed the design that much if it turned out to be what he actually looked like, nor do I think it would've made him better.

Though, to be honest, I could not give you a straight answer on whether or not I think Diavolo’s final character design is good or bad. Looping back to the contradictory nature of his writing, I think it both works and does not work.

The strangest thing to me is that Diavolo’s design doesn’t seem to communicate anything about him aside from being sharp and aggressive in comparison to Doppio being soft and boyish. Other than that, if anything, Diavolo's design seems to actively contradict major aspects of him. (Why would Diavolo of all people openly display tattoos- AKA, identifying marks- all over his arms?)

His design is put more into context with the knowledge that Araki intended him to be "punk". Once you know that, things make more sense- this definitely looks like a Jojo's-esque attempt at a "punk" look. However, Diavolo has zero connection to punk as a subculture that I can think of other than the general shared theme of societal rebellion as well as both gangsters and punks being generally seen as "cool". It’s still a weird choice, if not weirder.

But in some sense, I also think that his design being seemingly contradictory to his character fits with his nature being full of misdirections and oddities. Diavolo’s design being so weird could easily speak to his desire of anonymity being in direct contrast with his actual nature being so noticeable. It’s a design that makes you react with “What?”- and since confusion is a big aspect of Diavolo, that kind of works, doesn’t it?

Beyond that, I don’t think I could give any opinion that is more substantive than various fashion trend tidbits and subjective babbling not worth putting into a large analysis post. I’ve developed from finding his design strange to having an acquired affection for it, but another person might hate it, and there’s nothing I can really say about that. (I will say that I think the way the design evokes a wide spectrum of both positive and negative reactions from people is very fun.)

Regardless of however I may feel personally, the dissatisfaction many have for this design is undeniable. As a result, it’s easy to wonder if this design has impacted the way people view and depict his character.

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Does This Impact Character Comprehension?

People having a feeling of disconnect between “Diavolo” and “The Boss” to the point where they struggle to connect them as the same character would explain some lack of character comprehension he receives. A lot about Diavolo appears different during the final fight compared to the scenes where he’s drenched in shadow, and if the final arc is all you take away from him, your perception of his character will become skewed.

For example, note that one of Diavolo’s big personality traits is that he changes demeanor when he’s losing control. When he’s posturing over his dying enemies or things are playing out according to his plan, he’s calm, composed, and icy cold. When his power over a situation slips, like something unexpected happening, he starts yelling and becoming more frantic. This becomes progressively more pronounced as the plot spirals out of his control, culminating in the final fight where he’s screaming and swearing in a barely-masked panic.

Having a disconnect between Diavolo’s shadow and revealed appearances would muddle this. If all you absorb from Diavolo is how he acts when you see his face, then you probably would just take away “angry villain who screams a lot”- despite all of the screentime he gets where he’s not angry or screaming. The scenes where he’s at his most threatening and domineering, his pure intimidation factor of being totally unknown and more powerful than any of the main cast, wouldn’t have effect in the final fight where all of that is gone.

It’s also notable that other characters seeing his face is, in and of itself, a signifier of his desperation and becoming more cornered, because his entire goal is to not be seen in the first place. Being seen at all is not a usual state for him to be in, but this is commonly forgotten.

I cannot completely blame the fanbase for this misunderstanding as I have many complaints about the final fight’s writing. It is easily the weakest portion of Diavolo’s screentime despite being the most vital, which doesn’t help the memorability of his final design. I have the suspicion that it likely set up his design for a bad reception no matter what it was.

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I find Diavolo’s design notable to discuss because the common summarization of “he had short hair and a suit but then there was a sudden change to making him shirtless and long-haired” really doesn’t cut it. When picked apart, there’s a lot of interesting potential symbolism and meaning behind Diavolo’s seemingly shifting appearance, but poor communication and messy execution led to polarizing thoughts and common misunderstandings about the intent behind his design.

In my opinion, Diavolo’s design is an acquired taste. It can feel awkward and thoughtless at first glance, but it begins to make some sense upon deeper context (and it gets easier on the eyes over time). I won’t deny that it’s messy and strange, but even that fits with his writing. With some better implementation, I think it could’ve been received with less (though, never zero) vitriol.

#diavolo jjba #shoe talks a lot

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WAIT, WE'RE DOING RAVNICA? DIDN'T YOU SKIP A COUPLE SETS

What are you, Azorius? I've never felt any fondness for Eldraine, and I really didn't vibe with the new Ixalan set, so we're doing the Ravnica Murder Mystery set. I'm not going to do every single set that comes out or this will be my full-time job by 2026.

Cold Case Cracker (art by Wayne Wu)

Some things are very simple. Good cheekbones and the classic trench coat with the wide belt. I particularly enjoy the way her hair looks more like strips of fabric or parchment.

Merchant of Truth (art by Carissa Susilo)

"Goth angel" works on me every time, and this piece is particularly gorgeous - the composition and that dress, my goodness. You don't see a lot of angels from behind in Magic, on account of you would have to figure out what the anatomy and clothing situation is where the wings connect to the back, and Carissa has solved the clothing problem rather elegantly, and refused to engage with the anatomy problem at all. I can respect that.

I've never quite understood what's going on with Orzhov angels - I think they're mostly supposed to be disillusioned ex-Boros, but they don't really get much of a voice in story. You've got the flavor text on Angel of Despair, "it is as if their duty is to an empty void," but that's a quote from the most Boros of all the angels. Perhaps it's simply that the Orzhov don't labor under the same illusions as the other white-aligned guilds - the Boros and the Azorius and as we see in this story, even the Selesnya are all firmly entrenched in the idea that they stand for what's Right and Good on Ravnica, but ultimately they stand only for themselves and their own power and pre-eminence. The Orzhov, at least, make no secret of this. Maybe that's a comfort, to an angel.

Experiment Twelve (art by Michele Giorgi)

Oh baby girl the Simic fucked you right up, didn't they. Claws and scales and some sort of muzzle - do you feel like an animal, now? Do you hate what they did to you, or do you glory in your new sharpness? Did you escape, or are you on their leash? Are you hunted, or am I?

Bubble Smuggler (art by Leesha Hannigan)

This is Glovax. I've only had them for a day but if anything happened to them I would kill everyone in the room and then myself.

Honestly I'm disconsolate that this isn't a real animal that exists in the world and that I'll never get to rescue one from an aquarium and have an octopus fish best friend for life. You know that soul-sick feeling you get when you remember that Anomalocaris has been extinct for 500 million years ago and that you will never be able to pet one? Yeah. Goddammit they're going to make this a pet on Arena and I will spend real earth dollars on it.

ALL THESE TENTACLES AND STILL THE BIGGEST SUCKER IS YOU. NOW MAKE WITH THE LEGENDARIES

Etrata, Deadly Fugitive (art by Livia Prima)

I have looked at a whole lot of Etrata art, and do you want to know my considered opinion? This outfit fucking rules. It's got one and a quarter sleeves, thirteen visible buckles, a circular collar that connects only at the sternum, and a clingy ankle-length skirt with a slit damn near up to the thigh to reveal more buckles. It is the least practical outfit I can imagine an assassin wearing short of an inflatable dinosaur costume but god, it looks like it's meant for deadly stealth, and I am in love. Etrata is broody and gorgeous and has a big knife and extraordinarily naked shoulders, and what else could you want?

Judith, Carnage Connoisseur (art by Jodie Muir)

A look specifically crafted to elicit "step on me mommy"s from the general public. I'm on record as saying that there's no way Judith does any sort of aftercare, so maybe have a Selesnya cleric on speed-dial if you're gonna run that risk.

Judith, Carnage Connoisseur (alternate art by Alex Dos Diaz)

I think Loxodon Hierarch is screening my calls.

Honestly, I would do stupid, stupid things for a pretty girl with red eyes, sharp nails and facial scarring. I'm not sure what kinds of things I would do for a pretty girl with gold flame decals on her arms, but based on prior evidence, they would probably also be extremely stupid.

Izoni, Center of the Web (art by Justine Cruz)

It's weird how people get locked in your memory at the point in time you knew them. You know you've changed a lot since then, and if you thought about it you'd agree other people might well also have changed, but you don't think about it, and then you run into an old friend or an ex and the things you knew them for, the things you've tied their memory to in your mind, aren't even still part of their life.

So Izoni, my beloved Izoni, Ravnica's foremost bug girl and finder of beetles, has moved on with her life in the past six years. She's into spiders now, that's her thing. She's a spider girl. And that's cool, spiders are cool, too, but the way this went in my head I was going to tell her about the mantis-riders of Tarkir and the dune-beetles of Amonkhet and the behavioral quirks of giant ants on Innistrad and now, instead, I'm not sure what to say. "You're looking well," I suppose, or something about, "so, leading the Swarm now? How's that going for you?"

Analyze the Pollen (art by Anna Christenson)

It's not even that big a change, really. Hardly noticeable. She still has that same intensity, that same curiosity. Her brows still furrow in concentration. She's still covered in crawling things, and she is still the most beautiful woman on Ravnica. Spiders or insects, what's the difference? All it means is that six years have passed. All it means is that the places and people you love continue to move in your absence. All it means is that you're both talking past each other to your echoes, to the people you used to know, who no longer exist. Time has eaten them both.

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HEY. HELLO FLESH IS A RAKDOS JOINT, RIGHT

- in the middle of the ad read, dude?

YOU SAID HELLBENDER CHEFS DO THE CHARCUTERIE. THAT'S JUDITH'S PLACE

Yeah, what about it?

DO YOU THINK SHE'S GONNA BE GOOD WITH CONTENT SHE SPONSORED CALLING SOMEONE ELSE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN IN RAVNICA

Ah.

OR LIKE DO YOU THINK SHE'S GENERALLY COMFORTABLE SHARING THE SPOTLIGHT

...so thank you all so much for listening to this episode of Wifelink! I'm going to lay low for a bit, and if my body turns up face-down in an undercity canal, y'all know who did it.

#ravnica #murders at karlov manor

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