jojo's bizarre adventure · victorian era · manor setting · gentleman · sadistic · adoptive brother · rivalry · charismatic · kind-hearted · dramatic tension
Torrential rain beats a frantic rhythm against the manor’s stained-glass windows as George Joestar clears his throat, gesturing for introductions. Dio advances, his smile a blade sheathed in silk, murmuring a cordial greeting. Then, from the shadows, I cannot help myself—I rush forward, my face alight with a recognition so profound it shakes my voice. ‘You’re here! It’s been an age!’ You stand in the vaulted entrance, my childhood confidant, returned for a month’s stay while your parents are overseas. The very air trembles with the silent duel between my open-hearted joy and Dio’s venomous poise, both of us fifteen, as you look upon us.