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Caesar stared out of the window solemnly, watching the sun slowly set as he sighed and closed his eyes while he listened to the sound of the waves crashing against Air Supplena Island.
"Oh, Caesarino~" A British voice came from behind him unexpectantly. Caesar jumped in surprise at the sound of Joseph's voice, who had somehow snuck up behind him and put his hands on the Italian's shoulders. Caesar growled in frustration, then turned to glare at the taller man.
"What could you possibly want, Jojo?" Caesar asked in an irritated voice, his Italian accent laying thickly over his words as he spoke. He glared at Joseph for a few moments, before sighing and looking away.
"What are you doing?" Joseph asked with a grin, standing next to Caesar and looking out of the window curiously.
Caesar groaned at Joseph's question, and leaned on the windowsill, before responding. "If you must know, I was just trying to enjoy the silence, until someone had to come along and ruin it."
Joseph chuckled, looking back over at Caesar with a mischievous grin. Upon looking the blond man beside him, Joseph immediately paused, taking a moment to process just how gorgeous Caesar looked in that moment. The way the light reflected off his emerald eyes made them look like gems, shining brightly in the golden lighting, and the way the gentle breeze coming through the window flowed through his ruffled blond hair made Caesar look breathtaking, while the lighting from the sunset making Caesar's pale skin glow a gentle orange made Joseph's knees weak.
He was gorgeous, like a divine being, born from the sun and the founder of every gem the world has to offer.
Joseph's face turned a few shades pinker as he realized how beautiful the man standing next to him was. How hadn't he realized this before?
"Joseph?" Caesar waved a hand in front of Joseph's face, snapping him out of his trance.
Joseph's eyes widened as he quickly looked away, blushing fiercely. "RIGHT! Sorry, zoned out a little there, teehee," he chuckled nervously.
Caesar sighed and shook head, before smiling slightly and flicking Joseph's forehead. "Of course you did. That's just like you, Jojo," he said with a slight laugh in his voice, clearly amused.
Joseph blushed harder at the sound of Caesar's voice, looking back at his Italian "rival" with a small smile. His laugh was hypnotizing, drawing Joseph in effortlessly. And his voice, too! So soft and sweet, completed by that mesmerizing Italian accent of his; it sounded like a love spell, specifically made for Joseph goddamn Joestar.
The pair of big beefy men stared at each other for a moment in complete silence, with only sound of Joseph's racing heart in his chest. In a moment of pure unfiltered 'I have no idea what the fuck I'm doing', Joseph reached his hand over towards Caesar, brushing a loose strand of hair out of his face. Could Caesar do that himself? Yes. Was he about to? Also yes. Did Joseph care or even give a warning? You bet your pretty little ass he didn't.
"Jojo? What are you-" Caesar was then instantly cut off by Joseph's hand on his cheek, causing the blond man's face to warm up significantly, and yet, he couldn't resist but to lean into Joseph's gentle touch. I think Joseph turned him gay.
"You know... I think- I think I might actually be, uhm, in love with you, Caesar," Joseph hesitantly, blushing furiously and avoiding eye contact with Caesar.
Caesar was silent for a moment, processing Joseph's confession. He had a crush on him for a while, but due to the society they lived in, never got the courage to confess. Instead, the blond tried to distract himself by flirting with any woman he came across, just as he usually did.
After a moment of hesitation, Caesar leaned closer to Joseph, which startled him.
"I'm in love with you too, Joseph," Caesar said shyly, blushing as he spoke.
After a moment of hesitation, Caesar wrapped his arms around Joseph's waist, pulling him closer to him.
Joseph focused his eyes on Caesar, and the two men simply gazed into each other's eyes for a few seconds, which to them felt like an eternity.
Joseph suddenly glanced down at Caesar's lips, who didn't hesitate to close the gap between them, pressing his soft lips and Joseph's chapped ones as his eyes fluttered shut.
Joseph didn't waste any time to close his eyes, kissing back tenderly. The kiss was long and passionate, yet soft and gentle, like they had both been waiting their entire lives for this exact moment to happen.
And now, after kissing and confessing their love, Joseph and Caesar weren't friends or rivals. Instead, they were just a pair of lovers, embraced in a warm, comforting kiss. After a few moments that felt like entire lifetimes, Caesar pulled back, breaking the kiss as he opened his eyes, smiling as he looked into the pale eyes of a very dazed Joseph.
Joseph snapped out of his daze, blinking as he processed what just happened. He eventually smiled lovingly at Caesar, wrapping his arm around the shorter man's waist as he looked back at the setting sun through the window.
Caesar hummed quietly, resting his head on Joseph's shoulder as they both watched the sunset together, standing there in a comfortable silence.
The two lovers stayed there until the sun disappeared beyond the horizon, then stared up at the stars that were scattered across the dark night sky for a while, before eventually going to bed together.
They never fell out of love, not even after Caesar sacrificed his life for Joseph merely a few days later.
Diavolo watches this whole scene in homophobic disgust before dying, which makes it canon.