Hello @madlyfluffy I am your (laaaaate) JJBA late secret santa! Apologies for the delay in posting, but I hope this h/c soft Josuke/Okuyasu is to your liking ;;
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Josuke woke up gasping for breath. Nightmares were not an uncommon occurrence, often happening after a stressful day or when he had had too much to eat for dinner (so his mom said). It was hard, though, the dreams he had that he couldn’t tell anyone about. He did his best to keep his mother from finding out about his powers, though he figured she had an inkling of her own that something supernatural was going on, and there was no way he would put these thoughts on his friends. Koichi had enough on his plate with studying and Yukako commanding his attention in much of his free time, and Okuyasu…
They were laughing as they ran down the street, the summer sunset painting the sky with vibrant pinks and oranges. Josuke was not sure why they were running but he knew he was happy. Turning to look at Okuyausu, he watched as blood began to fall out of his friend's mouth as he laughed, drops staining his school uniform. Josuke tried to call Crazy Diamond but the connection felt severed. He tried to go to Okuyasu’s side but was frozen as he watched him drop to the ground now gasping for breath as black blood stained his uniform from unseen wounds.
Tears poured from Josuke’s eyes as he called and struggled and, in the end, could only watch as Okuyasu died in the summertime street.
Without so much as a glance at the clock, Josuke threw his covers off and went to grab for the clothes on the floor. He needed air and he needed it now. It didn’t take long to haphazardly get dressed and Josuke made his way to the front door. He slipped on his shoes and opened the door to find that snow had fallen after he had fallen asleep and was continuing to follow in fat lazy flakes. The cold air felt nice against his flushed skin and he grabbed his uniform jacket as a cursory recognition it would be cold before slipping out into the night.
The silence Josuke was greeted with was nice as he began to walk down the street. His dampened footfalls as he walked down his block made him feel as if he were the only person in the world. Turning a corner he found himself walking by Okuyasu’s house, all the lights out as it was some ungodly hour in the morning. Josuke allowed himself a smile, thinking of his best friend splayed out in his bed, probably dreaming of some grand feast Tonio had made him. In a flash, his mind supplied him with the scene from his earlier dream and Josuke felt his chest clench as he saw Okuyasu’s grin filled with blood.
‘Maybe I should just check in...make sure everything is okay…’ Josuke entertained the thought before he grimaced. “He’s asleep you dummy,” he muttered, breath coming out in a white puff “Why make his night as shitty as yours.” Turning away, Josuke began to wander towards a nearby park.
No longer was the silence welcome, now that his thoughts had returned to his nightmares. Josuke knew deep down that the dreams weren’t real, that Okuyasu was fine because Crazy Diamond had brought him back from death and Kira was no longer a threat, but the memories were never going to fade. Okuyasu bleeding out over a garden of perfect white flowers, the look of surprise etched on his face, eyes unseeing--
“Fuck,” Josuke hissed as he dug his palms into his eyes willing away the images, “It’s fine everything is fine, he’s still here. He’s asleep and you can call him in a few hours and--”
“Josuke, what the hell are you doing out here?”
His head snapped up to find Okuyasu looking like he was prepared to go climb a mountain with how bundled up he was. An overwhelming sense of this is right washed over Josuke and he gave a weak laugh.
“You know, just going for a walk. It’s nice out, yeah?”
Okuyasu frowned. “It’s cold as balls out here and you’re wearin’ your uniform jacket. I may not be smart but I’m not an idiot.”
Josuke hesitated. How would he tell his best friend, the person he felt understood and completed him, that he had frequent dreams of him dying in various situations while he could do nothing? He couldn’t.
“Just needed air,” Josuke said with a shrug, “and the snow was pretty so I figured I’d enjoy it before the brats in the neighborhood wake up and destroy it.” That was at least a half-truth so Josuke only felt a little bad about lying from omission. A shiver ran through him, the jacket beginning to lose its warmth as more snow fell and began to soak through the fabric. He rubbed his hands over his arms to try and create a little warmth
“That’s not all is it?” Okuyasu said quietly, watching Josuke for a moment before he shrugged out of his own down jacket and threw it at him. Josuke let out a noise of surprise as he reached forward to prevent the coat from falling on the ground. “You don’t have to lie to me.”
“I’m not lying!” Josuke exclaimed as he pulled on the jacket, sighing as he felt the warmth it held began to seep into his cold skin. It smelled like Okuyasu as well, settling his nerves from earlier even more.
“Yeah, but you’re not telling me everything!” Okuyasu moved forward, getting more into Josuke’s space. “I’m here for you bro, you know that. Let me be there for you.”
The softness in Okuyasu’s voice made Josuke’s heart stutter and tears began to prick at the corner of his eyes. “I don’t...I don’t want to make you worry man.”
Okuyasu let out a bark of a laugh. “Too fuckin’ late for that. You’re my best friend and I want to make sure you’re doin’ okay, and I can tell you aren’t.” He hesitated before he gently put his arms around Josuke, pulling him in for a loose hug. “Please.”
It was the single word that caused Josuke’s fragile facade to crack once and for all. He put his arms around Okuyasu’s waist and pulled him in tight, burying his face into his friend's shoulder. The tears began to flow free as he opened his mouth to talk, but he still couldn’t find the right words. Choking, Josuke tried to get something, anything, out. Nothing would come.
“Hey, just let it out,” Okuyasu murmured and gently patted his back, “I’m here. I’ll always be here.”
“You...weren’t.” Josuke managed to gasp out. He felt Okuyasu still, realizing what Josuke meant. There was a brief moment of panic as Josuke worried he had said too much before Okuyasu brought him in tight.
“Even...even if something happened to me,” He said, voice rough, “I would still never leave you. I’ll haunt your ass if I have too.” Josuke let out a watery laugh. “And I’m here for you now.” After a pause, Josuke felt a soft kiss being placed on the top of his head. “Long as you’ll have me.”
Time passed, the snow continued to fall. Josuke found that, while his dreams still lingered in the back of his thoughts, the memories of the past that clung to him, at this moment he felt at peace. In the arms of his best friend, everything was kept at bay and Josuke vowed, sometime soon, when they were more awake and warm and laughing that he would tell Okuyasu exactly what he meant to him.
oh geeze, i haven’t really posted in a long time. i’m still kicking, posting fanfic on AO3 now because i’ve fallen back into JoJo hell, but
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not really updating here much? i’ve got my own business i’m running and life has been wild (i’m getting married too??) so maybe i’ll reblog things again, but this is to let folks who swing by know i’m around, not super active, but if you want to chat i’ll do my best to get back to y’all
love to you if you have been following me for a long while or have just followed. you are precious gumdrops and i appreciate you <3
I literally can’t describe how amazed I was by this Angaran character when I first started to play ME:A. I was already intrigued by his character/race design but his personality and *ahem* voice made it all the more difficult to NOT love this guy I swear!
I really HATE finishing everything and then that’s when I notice I missed something. Happens every single time.
Anyways, I really missed drawing these dorks so I’m making up for lost time. Have another transformation gif set among the sea of many. I forgot animation could be tedious but it’s still so fun. I also wanted to announce that I’m planning to open a patreon account very soon. I need some extra cash to pay off a few bills. ;_;
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