Hi! Before you start reading my story, I want to give you a little context. This story is an alternative universe of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Steel Ball Run, where Johnny Joestar and Gyro Zeppeli continue to be the main characters, but with several differences compared to the original universe. For example, there will be no stands (at this moment), and Gyro, in this universe, is a merman.
And what was the origin of all this? In May 2024, I published on my Tumblr account for Mermay, where artists draw mermaids during all May, a Gyro Zeppeli fanart, my favorite character from JJBA, reimagined as a merman, specifically a hybrid human-shark. So far, so good. People seemed to like it, which made me very happy, and I received some messages in my Tumblr inbox about that... and the answer I gave to one of these messages was the domino that caused you're reading this right now.
The question was asked by an anonymous person, and it said something like they would like to know my opinion about what marine animal would be other characters in Steel Ball Run. In the message, they said that they imagined Johnny being a reef fish or a seahorse, and Diego something with a prehistoric feel, like a coelacanth. I replied that, in my head, what I had imagined was a romance between merman Gyro and human Johnny, and I gave them a very basic summary of what I had been fantasizing about while I was drawing it.
Oh. My. GOD. This resulted in a constant flood of positive messages asking for details or giving me ideas about what could happen in the story. I haven't received so many messages on the same subject ever before. And there came a moment when anons were leaving me such good ideas on my messages, that I thought the best thing to do was to put everything together and write a fanfic. In particular, the idea of making Johnny a former surfer instead of a former jockey as in his original universe, that also helped me to take this step. Thank you very much!
There are things that are going to be different from what I once said on Tumblr, but if I've changed anything, it's because in my opinion, it's a change for the better or one that made more sense.
Without further ado, I'll make way for the story. I hope you enjoy it. Don't forget to comment if you liked it. See you soon!
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The Road Marked by the Waves (JJBA Steel Ball Run AU)
FanfictionJohnny Joestar is an ocean and wave enthusiast who has spent all of his life striving to become a world-renowned professional surfer, but a serious accident during a competition shatters both his career and his dreams. What had been his passion is n...
