[He was expecting it to sting, which is why he's pleasantly surprised when it doesn't.
What he's not drawing attention to, of course, is the subtle fact that Kakyoin isn't doing this alone; certainly he's producing the Hamon, and channeling it, but Jotaro's unspoken role in this affair is to support Kakyoin by readying himself to receive it, which he does. With his lack of practice, he can't do very much, and certainly not well. But he remembers how to breathe, and does so with a little bit of concentration, and when the sunlight comes winding down Hierophant to reach his skin, he's already breathing in circles to draw it down into him even further.
This is what Kakyoin is always talking about, isn't it? He always says it, when we work as a team we're perfect.
Too often the team puts himself in the front, with Kakyoin as support. It's different and refreshing and kind of weirdly nice, being the one easily filling in that supporting role this time.
How different it is, he thinks, from throwing himself in front of Kakyoin in desperation, like he did months and months ago.]
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What he's not drawing attention to, of course, is the subtle fact that Kakyoin isn't doing this alone; certainly he's producing the Hamon, and channeling it, but Jotaro's unspoken role in this affair is to support Kakyoin by readying himself to receive it, which he does. With his lack of practice, he can't do very much, and certainly not well. But he remembers how to breathe, and does so with a little bit of concentration, and when the sunlight comes winding down Hierophant to reach his skin, he's already breathing in circles to draw it down into him even further.
This is what Kakyoin is always talking about, isn't it? He always says it, when we work as a team we're perfect.
Too often the team puts himself in the front, with Kakyoin as support. It's different and refreshing and kind of weirdly nice, being the one easily filling in that supporting role this time.
How different it is, he thinks, from throwing himself in front of Kakyoin in desperation, like he did months and months ago.]
...Got it. I've got it, Kakyoin.