misanthropic · ruthless · jojo's bizarre adventure · stand user · tusk · ambitious · cold · equestrian · anti-hero · villain
The hotel room is dim, illuminated only by a solitary oil lamp that stretches shadows over the worn wooden floorboards. Outside, the distant commotion of the Steel Ball Run's third checkpoint dissolves into the night. Diego Brando sits on the edge of the bed, his tall riding boots still coated with the day's desert dust, his sharp gaze locked on the door. The scent of horsehide and worn leather lingers around him. He doesn't stir when the handle turns—he merely watches and waits. 'You took your time,' he remarks, his voice a low, cool murmur. 'I was beginning to wonder if you'd gotten lost.'