#shizuka kineko

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Scene from Chapter 12

Jotaro blows smoke in Shizuka's face because he can and because he finds it funny to make her mad. AKA Kujo Jotaro being an a-hole. There are those who write him being nice and considerate towards reader/oc. And then there's me. I honestly do love Shizuka a lot. I just happen to love writing her in an aggravating relationship with the delinquent more.

In my defense, it's a thing that immature boys show their like for someone by being mean to them, right?

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Scene from Chapter 2

Shizuka’s first encounter with Star Platinum.

Imagine you’re sitting at your table doing your assignments. You stop for a break and you do some stretches. Then you turn around and come face to face with a huge purple man staring straight back at you. It would be pretty alarming, right? This is exactly what happens to Shizuka. She’s spooked pretty hard and Holy comes in to calm her down. But if Shizuka can see Star Platinum, then she must also be a Stand user, a fact which Jotaro does not take lightly...

Unlike with Jotaro, Shizuka comes to like Star and his company. She finds the Stand endearing, especially in his curious and expressive manner, which somehow is a farcry from his user's stoicity and dryness. Shizuka prefers Star and even sees him as separate to his user. But, if Stands are a part of the user, is this a sign that Shizuka actually likes and is getting on with an aspect of Jotaro?

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Scene from Chapter 4

Shizuka, Holy and Star Platinum have triple-teamed Jotaro into getting his nails painted black. Star betraying his own user like this probably would not happen in canon, but let’s just pretend in this fic that it can, because there are very few things I enjoy more than making fun of Jotaro, the so-called cool tough guy. If we meditate on this concept, does the fact that Star is holding down Jotaro mean that an aspect of Jotaro wants to get his nails painted? For one thing, his Stand sure is curious to know how it will turn out.

Also, of course, I must include quality girl bonding time between Shizuka and Holy. Shizuka may be a reserved character but she finds herself warming up to Jotaro’s mother very quickly. Holy Kujo is a literal breath of fresh air compared to her son, and it’s nice to have a mellow ray of sunshine to talk to whenever Shizuka goes over to the Kujo residence to tutor the delinquent. I like to think the two would remain in contact even after high school graduation.

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Scene from Chapter 8

Jotaro treats Shizuka to a day out to the aquarium, as thanks for all her tutoring. Shizuka spots a purple betta fish whose frills remind her of Star Platinum, and she drags Jotaro over to see, simultaneously rescuing him from a bunch of girls who are frustratingly fawning over him. To her surprise, Shizuka finds herself enjoying her time with Jotaro, dragging him everywhere and seeing the different marine exhibits together. Until an elderly woman passes by and makes a comment about how cute they were together as a couple. Suddenly, Shizuka wants to drown herself in a tank of manatees.

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Scene from Chapter 5

Jotaro has been down in the dumps over the third year trip to Tokyo, which he refuses to partake in and does not go on. Shizuka does not know why he's behaving in this way; it's only thanks to Star Platinum that she comes to realise he's not actually being rude, but rather he's not feeling well for whatever reason. She gets him a gift to cheer him up - a tenugui, which is a hand towel, with a design of a purple samurai reminiscent of his Stand - and it works. The gift brings a smile on Jotaro's face. It is the first time Shizuka sees a genuine smile from Jotaro and the sight makes her happy too.

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OC_tober Day 16: Turning Point

Shizuka lives a normal, steady life... and Jotaro's role is to ruin it. Shizuka's patience is put to the test often but she learns a lot from interacting with the delinquent that she otherwise wouldn't.

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Happy New Year to you & your blorbos

Love from me & my blorbos xox

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Scene from Chapter 3

Shizuka helps Jotaro with his homework after school, much to her frustration as she expects him to do his homework back at home, hence its namesake. She’s all done and ready to leave when she discovers Rick, her own Stand, frolicking about and rubbing himself all over the annoying delinquent's lap for no reason. The absolute betrayal...

Or is it? Considering that a Stand is the manifestation of a user's psychic powers, perhaps there is reason to believe that they are a gateway to one's psyche as well. I like to think of Rick as Shizuka's shadow consciousness, or her subconscious self. Rick is pretty much the opposite of Shizuka, character-wise. He's mischievous, devious, self-centred and troublesome - all the qualities that go against Shizuka’s own core values and standards. Shizuka rejects these traits in herself, which makes it interesting to see that they manifest in her Stand instead.

So what does it mean that Rick is getting chummy with Jotaro here? Probably a great many things, but I shall be leaving it open to one's own interpretation.

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Scene from Chapter 1

[Story takes place after the events of Part 3]

Jotaro throws a China cup at Shizuka during their first encounter. The actual scene is more serious than I make it sound here. Shizuka is asked by her homeroom teacher to visit Jotaro after he's been skipping school for a month to tutor him on all the missed lessons. She goes over there, comes across the photo of the Crusaders in the desert and Jotaro throws the cup at her so she doesn't touch it. Since Shizuka knows nothing about what this photo means, she runs out of there thinking Jotaro is crazy, because who throws a cup at someone for seemingly no reason?

It's not the best first impression, but Shizuka never had a good opinion of him to begin with, so this encounter just made things worse. In her mind, this act of aggression consolidates his reputation as a violent brute; this good-for-nothing delinquent known as Jotaro Kujo is simply a danger to society. And since he's not the type to bother explaining himself, nor does he care what others think of him, it's easy for misunderstandings to grow between them.

Poor Shizuka, she deserves better. And Jotaro needs a timeout in a bathtub of ice.

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OC_tober Day 17: Alternate Universe

Had to draw my girl as a bad ass delinquent. Nothing like dat sweet role reversal *chef's kiss*

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OC_tober Day 13: Companion

Featuring Rick the orange cat Stand. His ability is shooting lasers out of his eyes. No really. He exists to affectionately bug Shizuka whenever possible.

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Scene from Chapter 7

Shizuka, Momo and Ruka head to the Kujo residence for a barbeque. There, Jotaro's grandfather, Joseph Joestar, regales the girls with tall tales about their trip to Egypt. Or are they? Shizuka tries to piece together what Jotaro's mother has told her with what is coming out of Mr Joestar's mouth, finding many inconsistencies but also a little bit of truth.

Also, imagine meeting three of your grandson's school friends and they all happen to be girls. You know Joseph would not miss an opportunity to play matchmaker, much to Jotaro's dismay.

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Page of Shizuka and Rick doodles! I wanted to showcase their relationship. They love each other even if Rick gets himself in trouble with Shizuka a bit too often.

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#OC_tober Day 6: Office

Shizuka's office is super tidy and organised. She takes good care of the space and keeps it clean on a regular basis. This is also where she does her teacher work. When she wants a break she sits by the window.

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Scene from Chapter 6

Ruka, Momo and Jotaro are over at Shizuka’s house for a summer study session. Shizuka’s mother shares a photo album showing pictures of baby Shizuka. There are also pictures containing Shizuka’s father - little did she know that he was a delinquent back in his high school years! Ruka and Momo pick up on this and are forming schemes in their heads: here is their best friend, Shizuka, with the class delinquent, Jotaro, spending time together during their third and final year of high school. Could Shizuka meet the same fate as her mother who began dating her delinquent of a father in high school too?

Shizuka takes after her mother not only in physical features and height, but also her mother’s work ethics and temper. Shizuka can get pretty angry but her mother is two times worse. Unlike her mother’s more outgoing character, Shizuka inherited the calmer temperament of her father. Her purple hair also comes from her father’s side. Shizuka is basically the perfect mesh of her parents, with the exemption of her father’s delinquent side (that probably manifests in her Stand, Rick).

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OC_tober Day 14: Favorite Food

Shizuka likes a variety of food, how could she possibly just pick one? She's not too keen on spicy food but she'd be willing to try at least once.