Family Constellation
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Jojo's Bizarre Adventure AU, Follows off Cold Starlight
Summary: When Jolyne sees her mother in prison, it's not easy for anyone.
Word Count: 484
First comes the hate. Then, once the talk of Stands, the astonishing realization that her mother knows about all these weird things that keep happening, begins to sink in, it’s the snakeskin pants that get her attention.
Her mother’s always had a…questionable sense of fashion. Between the coats (which she still doesn’t understand) and the hat (which never comes off, so that’s just about as weird), she wouldn’t be put on the front page of any magazine, unless you count one of those weird marine biology ones.
Then again, it’s doubtful her mother even cares. Because not caring would be a lot like her, actually.
“I was hoping it’d skip you,” Jouko is explaining, voice its usual blunt, low tone. “But then, the bloodline isn’t that kind. On the other hand, you’ll be able to fight back, now, so that’s something.”
She nearly gets angry but then notices that Jouko-san is breathing harder than usual, and she hasn’t pulled out her stand or prepared for battle. She sees a hint of white cloth peeking out from behind the collar, and leaps forward, tugging at it.
The skin pales slightly. Not that it can, too much. Even for a woman who spends most of her time in the freaking sun, she’s still light-skinned. She sways and fixes her daughter with a green-eyed glare, but it’s not enough to make her ignore her discovery.
“You’re hurt.” It might’ve put them in danger. That’s why she’s angry.
Jouko-san manages a slight smile. It’s a dangerous smile, one that Jolyne’s never seen. She prefers it to the usual. “It wouldn’t surprise you to learn that I managed to make many enemies. One in particular tried to hurt me through you—he’s the reason you’re in here right now, and he has a Stand. We have to go, because the next step in his plan was to kill you.”
And then Jolyne realizes that she’s been wrong all along. This, more than a family, might ruin her mother’s job, forever. She’s making herself a target, of not just these Stand Users but the government who’d been kind enough to issue her a permanent immigrant visa. Making the choice with the same decisiveness as ever. No hesitation as to whether Jolyne is even worth it. The delay’s probably due to the injury her mother was trying to hide.
She’s ready to sacrifice herself for her own child. If that’s not love, Jolyne doesn’t understand the emotion any better than her own mother.
And then Jouko manages to get a laugh from her, too. “It’s a good thing your father isn’t here. He’s useless in a normal fight, let alone one against Stand Users.”
“I think we’ll manage,” Jolyne states, letting the violence in her smile match her mother’s.
(Like many of the things Jolyne is so certain about, she’s wrong about that, too. But that’s a story for another day.)
Jojo's Bizarre Adventure AU, Follows off Cold Starlight
Summary: When Jolyne sees her mother in prison, it's not easy for anyone.
Word Count: 484
First comes the hate. Then, once the talk of Stands, the astonishing realization that her mother knows about all these weird things that keep happening, begins to sink in, it’s the snakeskin pants that get her attention.
Her mother’s always had a…questionable sense of fashion. Between the coats (which she still doesn’t understand) and the hat (which never comes off, so that’s just about as weird), she wouldn’t be put on the front page of any magazine, unless you count one of those weird marine biology ones.
Then again, it’s doubtful her mother even cares. Because not caring would be a lot like her, actually.
“I was hoping it’d skip you,” Jouko is explaining, voice its usual blunt, low tone. “But then, the bloodline isn’t that kind. On the other hand, you’ll be able to fight back, now, so that’s something.”
She nearly gets angry but then notices that Jouko-san is breathing harder than usual, and she hasn’t pulled out her stand or prepared for battle. She sees a hint of white cloth peeking out from behind the collar, and leaps forward, tugging at it.
The skin pales slightly. Not that it can, too much. Even for a woman who spends most of her time in the freaking sun, she’s still light-skinned. She sways and fixes her daughter with a green-eyed glare, but it’s not enough to make her ignore her discovery.
“You’re hurt.” It might’ve put them in danger. That’s why she’s angry.
Jouko-san manages a slight smile. It’s a dangerous smile, one that Jolyne’s never seen. She prefers it to the usual. “It wouldn’t surprise you to learn that I managed to make many enemies. One in particular tried to hurt me through you—he’s the reason you’re in here right now, and he has a Stand. We have to go, because the next step in his plan was to kill you.”
And then Jolyne realizes that she’s been wrong all along. This, more than a family, might ruin her mother’s job, forever. She’s making herself a target, of not just these Stand Users but the government who’d been kind enough to issue her a permanent immigrant visa. Making the choice with the same decisiveness as ever. No hesitation as to whether Jolyne is even worth it. The delay’s probably due to the injury her mother was trying to hide.
She’s ready to sacrifice herself for her own child. If that’s not love, Jolyne doesn’t understand the emotion any better than her own mother.
And then Jouko manages to get a laugh from her, too. “It’s a good thing your father isn’t here. He’s useless in a normal fight, let alone one against Stand Users.”
“I think we’ll manage,” Jolyne states, letting the violence in her smile match her mother’s.
(Like many of the things Jolyne is so certain about, she’s wrong about that, too. But that’s a story for another day.)
