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• Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy by diAng_ello

  Fandoms: ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 | JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken | JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Steel Ball Run  

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  • M/M
  • Work in Progress

  16 Aug 2026

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  • Johnny Joestar/Gyro Zeppeli
  • Johnny Joestar
  • Gyro Zeppeli
  • Diego Brando
  • Alternate Universe - Historical
  • 1890s
  • Colonialism
  • Racism
  • Internalized racism
  • Internalized Homophobia
  • Cultural Conflict
  • Disability
  • Paraplegia
  • Johnny Joestar Has Chronic Pain
  • Grief/Mourning
  • Trauma
  • Parental Abuse
  • Self-Hatred
  • Identity Issues
  • Hurt/Comfort
  • Angst
  • Dark Humor
  • Humor
  • Character Study
  • Slow Burn
  • Eventual Romance
  • Found Family
  • Waiting For Godot References
  • Existentialism
  • Generational Trauma
  • Native American Character(s)
  • Mentioned Diego Brando
  • Unreliable Narrator
  • Near Death Experiences
  • Johnny Joestar Is Not Beating The Allegations
  • Water Theft
  • Johnny Joestar Will Never Recover From This
  • He Has Been Rationing That Water For THREE DAYS
  • Cowboy Autism
  • Gyro Is Pretty And Johnny Is Mad About It
  • Other Additional Tags to Be Added

  Summary

  Johnny: I would rather die than be a burden to anyone.
  Gyro: no
  Johnny: what do you mean no
  Gyro: get on the horse
  Johnny: I can't fucking walk
  Gyro: skill issue
  Johnny: I hate you
  Gyro: you're coming with me
  Johnny: this is kidnapping
  Gyro: I prefer assisted relocation

  A historical Steel Ball Run AU about a bitter white settler, a Native American healer, and one extremely questionable rescue operation.

  And thus begins the worst road trip of Johnny Joestar's life.

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  3,715

  Chapters:

  2/?

  Comments:

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  Kudos:

  13

  Bookmarks:

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