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Scuss me pardon me having a lil crazy moment where i think about Diego Brando in my rewrite ideas too hard...
specifically on the idea of, even tho im hard sold on base world Diego's stand just being Scary Monsters,,, I do love the idea of a bit of the world being dormant in there. Not to a point that Diego can control it or possess it as his stand, as Scary Monsters is HIS stand. But these weird high stress moments he finds himself in frozen time with nothing but adrenaline run instinct to do what he needs to do in 5 seconds.
throwing the rest of the notes on this lil comic idea and sorta rewrite thoughts under the cut <3
But generally the idea of Lucy is traveling with Diego and HP to keep her safe from the presidents goons and whatever. Then one finds out that Lucy has been harboring the heart of the holy corpse (without anyone fully realizing it quite yet) and are making an approach to get her. This isn't the first or last time to happen on their trip, so HP and Diego have ultimately decided to pass Lucy off to Johnny and Gyro hoping to throw people off their trail.
However their exchange is interrupted by the most recent stand user set to get them. The fight nearly ends with Johnny and Lucy's death, but something in Diego snaps. He hasn't felt this panic of seeing an oncoming death he cannot stop since his mothers death. Oh god if only he was closer, just give him a few more seconds and he can get to them. she doesn't have to die please just a few more seconds. Not even know why he wishes for time to freeze, a oddly specific thought. Yet there he stood in frozen time, not all of his control. this isnt a skill from his Scary Monsters he has to assume, but it does feel like its something from inside of him... A growing ache, a need he's never known before blooming inside, and it has a 5 second timer.
Diego can never explain what happened, and as confusing as it was i dont think he ever would. there a chance it wont ever happen again. it might've been his power, but it wasnt. not truly. not in this lifetime...
But it doesn't matter because Lucy is safe. This a moment of growth to move away from the selfish behavior he has formed over the years. Digging deep into something untouched within him just to save her.
just mmm thinkin about Diego who is learning to care about others and his power growing and developing on the fact that he wants to use control not just for himself, but for those around him. he wants to keep the people he cares about safe, because he finally has people he cares about again.