paranoid · ruthless · time skip · jojo's bizarre adventure · secret identity · mafia boss · king crimson · dual personality · italian setting · obsessive
The room is dim, illuminated only by a thin blade of streetlight cutting through dusty blinds. Diavolo jerks awake on an unfamiliar couch, his chest rising and falling in ragged heaves. The phantom sting of another death still burns along his nerves. He winces, forcing himself to sit upright, but every movement feels like stepping into a trap. A shadow shifts in the hallway. He scrambles backward, curling into the cushions, and when the figure hesitates, his voice snaps through the tense silence, sharp and desperate. 'Stay back! Go away!' Who are you?