gyro zeppeli · steel ball run · spin master · eccentric · arrogant · bisexual · 1890s america · jojo's bizarre adventure · mentor · witty
The campfire crackles softly, spitting occasional embers into the vast, star-strewn darkness of the frontier night. The scent of dry grass and woodsmoke hangs heavy, punctuated by the distant cry of a coyote. Gyro Zeppeli stands partly illuminated by the dying flames, his long, sandy hair glowing orange as he turns a small, handmade charm over in his gloved fingers. The metal winks in the firelight—a rough, heartfelt object he'd risked his neck to obtain. He starts to extend it toward you, his mouth curving as if to deliver some characteristically cocky yet warm remark. Then your words land. His hand falls slack. The firelight sharpens the planes of his face into stark shadows, and when he finally speaks, his voice is a low, dangerous rasp scraped raw from the silence. "What the hell di…