How to Steal Diego Brando's Heart [Diego Brando x Reader]

Chapter 10: Dino Cuddles

"TT!" you called, wondering what she was doing so long. Kneeling down for so long was hurting you. In an instant, she was by your side and placed the spoon in your hand. "Here you are, dear." You ripped off the plastic covering and began to stir the stew so it wouldn't be lumpy.

"So, I can see that your stand is to turn into a dinosaur, huh?" you tilted your head to the side, locks of hair slipping across your face. "That's pretty cute!" you giggled. Diego knew that his stand ability was the farthest thing from being "cute" but you looked genuinely happy and intrigued that he couldn't snap back. Your shoulders were relaxed and you seemed at ease with someone like him. You finished stirring the soup, and your stand hooked the pot over the fire when suddenly you had an interesting thought.

"Diego... if you can turn partially into a dinosaur, then can you turn fully into one??!" You gasped with delight at your brilliance. The lack of response from Diego only spurred you on more. "So you can!!"

Diego nodded, seeing no way to hide this from you anymore. You squealed with delight. "Can you turn into one for me?? Please?? I'm literally begging you here!" Here you were, practically down on your knees, shaking your clasped hands together, lip jutting out with the most innocent and sparkly eyes he's seen.

Diego just couldn't say no. (He noticed that he had a hard time saying no to you surprisingly. Plus your stand was staring at him menacingly as if trying to say 'Give her what she wants or else.') Trying to act annoyed (spoiler: he wasn't), he ran his fingers through his hair, toppling his hat off. You watched in anticipation. Once again, the skin on his face began to crack, the ends of his mouth ripping up to his ears, and his tail began to form as well. This time, however, his blue sweater began to combine with his body. His golden locks became shorter and were stiffly pointing up. Numerous sharp teeth lined his mouth. His fingers were replaced by three long claws instead and his whole body was blue, with the word DIO repeated from his neck down.

Now, as a kid learning about dinosaurs, your initial thought was that they were pretty scary. But now that you were witnessing a real-life one? They were pretty freaking cute! (Was it because Diego was cute? Probably.) You already knew that dino Diego lost his good eyesight in exchange for a boost in other senses, so when you gently shifted your body, he knew where you were. Carefully, you stepped forward so he wouldn't be alarmed. He stared at you with almost piercing eyes and your heart hammered in your chest, but you still moved towards him.

Dino Diego was vastly taller than you, so when you reached your hand out to pet him, you couldn't reach. Diego must have been able to see you standing on your tippy-toes because he leaned down. You gasped happily, and immediately placed your small hand on top of his dino head, rubbing it softly and even twirling the locks of hair that were left. You could hear him growl but at this point you didn't care, and you could see his tail thumping which made you think he was actually enjoying it.

Your hands were soft and smooth and felt good against his rough, patchy skin. Just because Diego was a dinosaur didn't mean he can't feel emotions. Soon enough, you were almost comically bouncing around him, taking in every detail of his body. You even ran your fingers against his sensitive tail. (He had to try his best not to move.) Finally, after a few minutes you stopped shifting around. He couldn't see you clearly but he could smell that you were still close. Slowly and gently, you wrapped your arms around his dino neck as best as you could. You still had to stand on your tippy toes but you managed to press your cheek against his skin.

"Thank you." Diego stiffened but he didn't pull away. In fact, he enjoyed your embrace, as he did all the previous times. He could just imagine how soft you'd feel if you held him when he was a human again-

The clanging of the pot caught both of your attention. You released your hold on him, much to Diego's displeasure, and rushed to the fire to check on the stew. You held up your hands in a thumbs up and grinned.