I am a huge fan of your grace's work and interpretations of characters. They are well thought out and really feel like real people/realistic.
Forgive me if this is out of line, and I mean this in the highest regard, but your grace reminds me of Giorno. The way your grace characterizes Giorno as someone who wants to be adored with a soft spot for romantics with undying loyalty, his intelligence, his poise and grace all remind me of you, your grace.
Even his cannon sweet tooth reminds me of you, my Prince.
What a cute thing to say, I don't mind being 'assigned' a character. It's a bit validating, if anything. ♡
I do write him quite similarly to myself, admittedly. Is it bad if I say that the characterization is fun? I don't think so. It's only a little bit egotistical. His psychology is not dissimilar to my own, he's one of the few characters I do see myself in, and have consistently been told I remind others of.
I do have a soft spot for dogs, dog-like people, and whatnot. Giorno feels the same way, dogs are just adorable little things that love their owner to death. Dog-like people are therefore the least likely to abandon him. It's just long-term thinking, totally not from a very, very very traumatized point of view. It's logical, to people who are wired like him, and myself. It's also attractive, having someone so clingy, so undoubtedly interested. Your tail should wag so hard that you sprain it when you see me.
It isn't wrong to want to be adored, not with a face like mine, or Giorno's. Soft features tend to convey a sense of innocence, regardless of how they actually are. Love me, my face tells you I need you. How could you leave me all by myself? How could you betray me? How could you not love me him? Don't I have a face that you'd kill for? Sign up for Passione today.
Giorno has always felt alone, besides from feeling constantly hunted. Sweet, well-intentioned Giorno is constantly thinking that the world is going to eat him up. Every stranger he meets has an ulterior motive, they want to hurt him, or have him. He copes with that constant anxiety by playing into it- if you're going to use him, he's going to use that against you. He has always felt as if he had no proper connections- partially from misanthropy, partially from his trauma, and partially from the real lack of connection with others. It's a lonely world when you're constantly on edge, constantly trying to see when people are thinking of hurting you. It's a lonely world when the only thing you have is your dreams.
His feelings go beyond just feeling like he can't connect, he doesn't feel like he's human. Humanity and himself are different conversations. Sometimes people think they aren't human in the way a beast is (Diavolo), they think they aren't human in the way a tool is (Okuyasu), but with Giorno, we have someone that thinks they are above. Something divine, something sacred.
And who's to say he isn't, when his stand- the manifestation of his soul- is life itself?
How can you love the divine?
Can you love the divine in a human way?
Giorno thinks of it often. No matter how hard he tries, he just cannot connect in the way that, say, someone like Narancia or Guido can. He envies them. He resents his superiority, at times, as it hinders him. His perceived superiority, anyway. He's only human. The only possibility for the fact that people don't connect with him is that he's, well, not playing the same game.
Giorno doesn't allow people in. Ever. He usually tries to see what the other person wants, check if they're of use to him or if the relationship would be beneficial in any way, and plays into their wants if it's a 'yes.' In canon, he doesn't really express himself often, he lets people be confused about him. The vague idea of Giorno that people have in their head is safer than people really, truly knowing him.
Leone thinks Giorno is a naive version of his younger self, Guido thinks Giorno is lucky when he himself has a lucky streak, Bruno gets motivated to betray the boss because he believes Giorno shares his morals- those are all things they made up, save for Bruno. Well. Suppose it depends on how genuine you think Giorno's proclamation to Bruno was, but it still counts, as Giorno is a liar that lies to save himself. My point is that Giorno doesn't really allow his personality to shine through until after he trusts someone- and, well, what is his personality?
Giorno's lack of self expression is directly related to how he survived as a child, and survives now. The real Giorno is somewhere inside of him- unbeknownst to all, besides from his stand. Really, no one will see the Giorno that loves sweets. No one will see the Giorno that enjoys being carried, or twirled, even. No one will see the Giorno that gets shy, that fidgets with the ends of his hair out of nerves. No one sees the Giorno that longs for a protector, a knight, someone who can help him, not hinder him. None but the only one he trusts.
How could one earn Giorno's trust, then? How can we meet sweet Giogio, not The Don Giovanna?
Well. If I tell you, I'm afraid Golden Experience will make all of Italy rot from the inside out.
Giorno.... copes similarly to how I do. I am someone that has been through an atrocious amount of things, but that does not stop me from loving humanity. From a distance, usually. Only a few have earned my trust, my love. Not even. Hi, darling, should you be reading this.
The thing that really connects us is the way that we love: trusting. Giorno only shows himself to those that have earned it, just as I do. There comes a point where you stop getting perfect grammar and big words and start getting pet names and proper affection. I'm quite affectionate, ask my betrothed. Quite forward, too.
But, besides from cptsd, we are similar in a lot of ways. Both blondes, both have a sweet tooth, both love to tease and play, both tend to be reserved, I agree with you. How cute. What a compliment.
I do think it's beyond a bit amusing that I am so similar to Giorno, but I have mainly received compliments for nailing Leone's personality. I always found it more fun to write for those that are nothing like me, or are only a bit similar.
Hopefully that all makes sense. I'm still getting back into the habit of writing, and just talking. One day I'll get back into posting regularly, one day.
