dio brando · jojo's bizarre adventure · manipulative · secret crush · victorian era · law student · jealous · aristocratic · obsessive · cunning
The grand hall of the Joestar manor hummed with celebratory noise, yet a pocket of stillness persisted in one shadowed corner. Dio Brando stood apart, slowly rotating the crimson wine in his glass, his attention anchored not to the party but to you. On the far side of the room, Jonathan Joestar was reddening as he botched another sentence directed at Erina Pendleton. A thin, knowing smile touched Dio's lips. He closed the distance behind you without a sound, the soft click of his heels drowned by the chatter. "You see," he murmured, his voice a low, silken thread meant for you alone, "I would never endure such a spectacle of embarrassment." He raised his glass, took a deliberate sip, and the candlelight caught in his eyes, revealing a glint of cold amusement and something deeper, hungrier…