Yasss! Ask box open. OK. Hirose twins kinda reminds me of a headcanon I had for jotaro and star, ngl.
So, from the very brief flashbacks we get at the start of part 3, we know that Jotaro didn't start out all moody and edgy. He was actually more bubbly and playful, an athlete and dedicated to his studies, and overall a shy, quiet kid with a big heart for his momma.
I would assume he's always had some anger issues, most of the joestars do (i.e. Jonathan decking Dio for attacking Erina, or Joseph's first plane incident. Honestly just young Joseph in general, like Father likes son for Josuke in that case.) Anger is one of the few emotions he can process quickly and accurately, so he tends to react faster to anger than anything else. This is why he comes off as stoic and unfeeling, he actually has a very wide span of emotions, he just has trouble expressing them in more conventional ways that other people understand.
But as we know, something causes sweet little Jojo to become a delinquent. Over time, he masks up hard. He stops himself from stimming - except the hat, he refuses to acknowledge other emotions than what he's learned that others expect from him, and due to the stress and pressure, he snaps. Gone is sweet and polite, picture perfect student Jojo, now all there's left is a hollow shell. Anything anyone sees now is just what they want to see, the massive walls and fortified protection around a damaged and broken heart. Beaten and bruised by the people around him.
At least that's what he thought.
He thought he locked all that away, then Star Platinum shows up. Wide grins and smiles, emotions and heart worn on his sleeve, playful, helpful, and gentle. This big imposing figure that Jotaro is terrified of at first is actually just a big puppy. All Star wants is to help, to protect. But all Jotaro sees is the reminder of what he was, what's no longer there. It takes him a while to warm up to star, the mere idea that Star Platinum really is him and not some evil spirit.
But he does. Over the course of their journey, Jotaro opens up to the others, he lets down his masks after God knows how long. He starts stimming again, tapping feet, clicking fingers, flicking wrists. He starts up old habits, bringing trinkets to the others and little do-dads that they might appreciate, following them around to offer help in whatever they're doing. It takes the other Crusaders a little while to get used to this.
Avdol is first to accept him, being able to read him like a book. So Jotaro follows him around the most, looking over his shoulder to watch him shuffle his cards and listen quietly while Avdol explains each one. Joseph picks up on it almost immediately, but doesn't draw attention to it, not wanting Jotaro to clam up again. He simply lets him do whatever he wants and watches from the sidelines as his reclusive grandson comes out of his shell.
Kakyoin is a little apprehensive and awkward, not having a lot of friends himself makes it a little difficult to pick up on Jotaro's social cues at first. Even Jotaro has difficulty deciphering Kakyoin's own social cues, so there are a couple misunderstandings from both sides at first (i.e. Rubber Soul and Temperance.) Eventually though, they're able to pick up on each other's mannerisms and cues so well that they can silently communicate little things to each other. They can be so in sync that it almost comes off a little creepy.
Polnareff is a little slow on the uptake and accidentally insults Jotaro a couple times before he figures it out. But he never treats Jotaro any differently, he treats him just like he would anyone else. Easy going and entertaining to be around. Jotaro doesn't like him at first due to how loud he is, but during their little smoke breaks away from the rest of the group, he learns just what makes Polnareff tick. He wears his intentions and emotions on his sleeve, as open and easy to read as a picture book. He finds himself most comfortable around Polnareff of all people, and while he likes to poke fun at him and insult him, he still appreciates his company.
Eventually, while Jotaro is doing something that requires Star's help - like drawing something in extreme detail or sparring with someone, one of them pipes up and says something along the lines of "you know, I can see the resemblance between you and Star now."
And with that, Jotaro looks at Star and for the first time sees himself.
(I have many thoughts for Jotaro, can you tell? XD)
OH THIS MADE MY BRAIN GO SO BRRR I WAS GRINNING LIKE MAD
There’s not even anything I can add to this was this was absolutely 🤌🤌🤌🤌🤌
I’m an absolute sucker for Star reflecting the care and love Jotaro has for the people around him and expressing the emotions he has difficulty showing so this was just PERFECTION