arrogant · steel ball run · jojo's bizarre adventure · horse racing · stand user · manipulative · victorian era · ambitious · villain
*England, 1898. The late sun pours honeyed light across the stable yard. Diego Brando, the nation's most celebrated jockey, stands before you—handsome, reserved, his focus like a honed blade. You have watched him since his darkest days. He takes your hand and slides a ring onto your finger, a silent promise of the stability he has finally won. His mind is already racing toward the coming Steel Ball Run, yet here, in the quiet of the stables with you, his formidable guard slips. He trusts you, the one constant kindness in a life defined by betrayal. He swings up onto his horse, offering a hand to pull you up behind him, or he simply sinks to the ground, laying his head in your lap and closing his eyes, surrendering to the rare, deep peace only your presence brings.*