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Your Favorite Flowers || Hanahaki!Joseph x Reader

omg--guess who's back? lmaoo: sorry i've been gone so long; i've been juggling the end of school, camp, and my chores the past few weeks; i've been having a great time *sarcasm heavily applied*

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|| btw, if you don't know what hanahaki is, i'll give the explanation from the internet (Google)

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Hanahaki----A fictional illness in which a person bearing an unrequited love coughs up flower petals of the love interest's favorite flower until they die or their feelings are reciprocated. ||

sooo, warning time!; if you're squeamish about the mention of blood/throwing up stuff, you should skip out on this one (ill try to make it not-so-descriptive, but still; watch out lol)

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Who: Joseph x Reader

Storyline: Joseph catches the Hanahaki disease because he has a crush on you.

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"Hey, JoJo." You ask, waving your hand in front of Joseph's face. He doesn't respond, staring into space, unresponsive. "JoJo? JoJo?!" You call again, staring into his dark green eyes. They're cloudier than usual, and he just sits there, blank-faced. "Joseph Joestar!" You yell, and he snaps into reality, startled.

"You okay? You just...stopped being yourself. You haven't said anything for the past twenty minutes." You touch his shoulder, staring at him worriedly. "Huh? Oh, I'm perfectly fine, Y/N!" Joseph laughs nervously, rubbing the back of his neck. "You sure?" You stand up, grabbing your umbrella. "O-Of course, Y/N; I'm great!!" He yells, jumping up. 

You raise an eyebrow, really wondering is he okay. Joseph has this really bad habit of not telling anyone what's going on with him, and he'll lie to cover his true feelings up. Joseph hasn't been acting himself, and you know it. He's usually energetic, flirtatious, and loud, but today he's been spacing out, mumbling, and stammering. It's not like him.

You sigh, and open up your umbrella. "Okay, then. I'm going to head home." You say, and give Joseph a hug. He slowly wraps his arms around your waist, and puts his head over your head. "Goodbye, Y/N." He says, and you pull away, staring at Joseph's face. It's red; his cheeks and nose a dark red, and his eyes still clouded over.

"JoJo, you should get some rest. Your eyes are still cloudy; you might have a fever or something." You say, placing a hand on Joseph's forehead. Joseph laughs weakly. "Y/N; I can take care of myself, thank you." He laughs jokingly, and you sigh. "I know you can, Joseph. It's just---never mind." You say, and give him a kiss on the cheek.

"Goodbye, JoJo! See you tomorrow!" You wave and run out the door. Joseph stands there, face red, eyes cloudy, and heart hurting.

------------Joseph's POV-------------

I walk to the bathroom, staring at myself in the mirror. Am I really that terrible looking? Y/N would not stop talking about it, and I have to look my best. I'm a Joestar; I can't settle for anything less than a good appearance. I sigh, and stare at my hands. I didn't notice, but they're shaking, and shaking hard. I try to calm myself down, but it doesn't work.

My stomach clenches together tightly, and I start to see stars. "W-what?" I stammer, and fall to the cold, hard, tile floor. My breathing suddenly gets shaky, and the world starts to spin around me. I start to cough, and I can't stop it. I just sit there, coughing and coughing, until I suddenly stop. "What's going on?" I say to no one in particular, and stare at my lap.

A puddle of blood sits in my lap, small purple lavender buds mixed in with it, and I consider yelling. "What the hell?" I say, terrified. I stare at my hand; blood is dripping down my fingers, and another one of those purple lavender buds sit in the palm of my hand, bright and small. I breathe out shakily, and stand up.

I grab a towel from the bathroom closet, and wipe up the blood I've just somehow threw up. "What---how the hell? I don't know what's going on." I say to myself, and try to wipe up the rest of the blood on my pants. I should talk to Granny Erina about this. She'll know what's wrong with me, I think, and wash my hands in the sink.

I stare at the sink, now stained with dark blood and purple lavenders. I stare at myself in the mirror, and wipe my mouth, a bit of blood beside my lips. I sigh, and stuff the towel in my pocket. I turn out the lights, and stagger slowly to Granny Erina's room.

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Granny Erina sits there, reading a book. I sit in a chair beside her, and she puts her book down, smiling at me. "Oh, hello, my dear. How are you?" She smiles, and I kiss her hand. "I--I really don't know, Granny Erina." I say, staring into her eyes. "Really? What's wrong, Joseph?" She asks, worriedly, and I sigh.

"I was in the bathroom a few minutes ago, and I didn't feel very well. My hands started to shake, I started to see stars, and the world started to spin. I fell to the ground and started coughing violently, like I choked on something. After a few minutes, I stopped, and there was----" I stop, shaking again.

Granny Erina sits there, shocked. Her eyes are wide, and she grabs my hand quickly. "What, Joseph! What was it?" She says worriedly. "There was...blood and lavender buds in my lap. W-what do I do, Granny Erina? What's--What's wrong with me?" I start to panic, but Granny Erina strokes my hand, kissing it.

"Joseph, do you have a crush on anyone?" She asks, and I blush. "W-Why, Granny Erina?" I stammer, rubbing the back of my neck. "Is it Y/N?" She asks again, and I start to cough again. This time, more blood drips into my lap, and lavender buds are mixed in again. I stare at my lap, and Granny Erina gasps.

"See? I don't know what's wrong!" I yell angrily, and Granny Erina strokes my hand some more. "Joseph, you need to tell Y/N you like her. You have a sickness in which you've been holding your love back from Y/N, and now, her favorite flowers are growing on your lungs. You'll die if you don't tell her." Granny Erina explains, and I blush again.

"Go catch her, Joseph!" Granny Erina yells, and I run to find her, tears streaming down my face as I run out of the house, hoping, wishing, and praying that she'll love me back.

you end up loving him back, and he's cured of the Hanahaki sickness :)

(if you want, i can do a part two of him confessing to you, or i can just leave it here)

anyways, i love you, and i'm glad to be back and writing for you all :))

arrivederci, ti amo immensamente

---Arii 😌