It was a bright day in Morioh and Josuke was with his best bros, Okuyasu and Koichi. They met up mainly because Koichi was informed about two new stand users. "Wait, how are there more stand users? I thought the arrow was destroyed?" Josuke asked, cocking an eyebrow. 

 "Well, Jin and Asa were in Italy where another stand arrow found them and thought they were worthy." Koichi explained as he pulled a flyer out of his pocket and unfolded it, revealing a promotional flyer for a new bakery in town. 

"A bakery? I hope it's good. No hate on Tonio, but sometimes I want my food to not fix me." Okuyasu said. "We aren't going there for food... at least not until we figure out if they're enemies or not. The bakery in this flyer is where they both work." The shortest member of the group said before the three of them make their way to the bakery.

Inside were two women, Asa Teruko and Jin Misaki. They have been longtime friends ever since they met back in Venice and had a mutual bond over good. Especially when it came to cake and other baked goods. Coming across the stand arrow led them to opening up shop overseas, wondering what stands they might have gotten from it."Hey Asa, you found out what you can do yet?" Jin asked as she opened up shop for the day."Not yet, you sure that arrow could have given us some sort of ability based on... a stand, was it... of some kind? So far I'm not sure what a stand even is." She responded, holding out a box of chocolate truffles to put on display. "Ah, it looks like we have customers today."

Being hit with the scent of fresh baked goods made Josuke and Okuyasu drool a bit. Koichi how ever, was prepared for serious business. "Um... good morning." 

"Awe, good morning little guy! Are you running some errands for your mommy?" Asa said, awing at how adorably short Koichi was and believing he was a child. "M...Ma'am I am 15." Koichi corrected her politely. "Wha- you're not a child? Ah! I'm so sorry!" Asa apologized. "I thought these two were from Italy. They don't sound Italian." 

"Oh we actually only went there for culinary school, that's where we met. We're actually Japanese." Jin stated as she started a kettle to make tea for Koichi as a sort of apology. "... anyway so are you stand users?" Okuyasu asked straight up. "Oku, you can't just ask that-" 

"Yeah we are, we don't know what our stands are though." Asa said. "What? How do you know what stands are then?!" Koichi asked, shocked. "Well the head of the mafia, well, his right hand man at least, saw that we could see his stand, his is called Sex Pistols, and he explained it to us."

"The god father's right hand man?! You have connections with the mafia?!" Josuke asked, summoning Crazy Diamond. 

"Whoa whoa! Hey, we are not part of any criminal group, let alone the Mafia." Jin retorted, holding her hands up. "We don't want any trouble around here, we're just opening up a little shop." 

"Sorry about Josuke, he can sometimes jump to conclusions easily. He often steps in to make sure we're all okay." Koichi apologized, watching as Josuke backed off and . "Maybe we can help you find out what your stands are." 

"You'd do that? But what if our stands are something that could interfere with our work? With baking in general?" 

"Maybe your stands are related to food, Asa. You never know. My stand is Echoes, it's a lot stronger than what it used to be, I remember when it was just an egg." 

"Yeah, you got it when you almost died from that arrow."

"... So anyway how does one summon a stand?" Asa asked. "You have think really hard about it the first time but the more you summon it the easier it gets, like any new skill." Koichi explained. Asa put her fingers on his forehead and thought super hard, yet nothing happened. "Maybe you need some sort of emotional push to help you out." Josuke said before the bell on the door jingled. "Oh! Good morning sir, what can I-"

"I'm not here for food I'm here for inspiration." The man spoke as he took a sketchbook from his messenger bag along with a pencil.  

That man was Rohan Kishibe, a popular manga artist who happened to live in Morioh. "Rohan-sensei, what are you doing here?" Koichi asked. "Oh I came looking for inspiration for my new manga, but instead of taking pictures of this place I decided to sit and draw." Rohan explained. "Well would you like something to eat while you draw?" Asa asked. "Ew, no." Rohan said bluntly. "Huh? Why not?"

"Maybe he's like one of those starving artists?" Jin joked. "But really sir, would you at least have some tea? We don't have a lot of seats in here right now and I'll be honest we don't get a good view of anything inspiring."

"Hmm, well I suppose if you insist. I could have one truffle there, I must watch my figure if you must know." Rohan grunted, getting out a pen and a sketchbook.  Asa's mind was still on what her stand might be as she gave one of her truffles to the manga artist. "Do you like it? I was hoping to make some sales today, I really want to see people enjoying the treats we make. I know Jin can make some amazing mini pies, like banana creme, keylime and honey."

"Hmm, yes very nice. Now can you please leave me to my work? I must get my brain juices flowing so I can work on my newest piece."

"Well, if you want anything else please don't be afraid to ask." Asa said as she went behind the counter to finish setting up. "Yo, Rohan." Josuke said, bothering Rohan. "God, what do you want, Higashikata?" The mangaka sneered. "Why do you care about your figure so much? Don't you just stay inside all day anyway?" The pompadoured man said. "Well, I have certain standards for myself. I don't want to end up like... her." Rohan said, gesturing to Asa.

"What about her?" Josuke asked as he genuinely didn't know what was wrong with Asa. "What about her? She's fat, and honestly I don't think anyone should allow themselves to be like that." Rohan spoke a loud, even though Asa could hear him. With this, Asa felt something inside click as she started glow yellow. Three random truffles floated from the box and floated around her as she stood there mad.

"What's wrong with the way I look? I'm not that fat!" She grunted, glaring daggers at Rohan. "Well it might not be for you, but I don't want to let myself go that easily. I'm keeping fit so the next con I go to can have people flocking over me. Society doesn't take too kindly to fat people who can barely fit into their clothes."

That was the last straw for Asa, the truffles now floating right into the manga artist's mouth. "Eep! I didn't think chocolate could do that." She squeaked.

"Wait a minute... Asa I think that was your stand!" Koichi said. "Really? That's something... but... what does it do?"

"Great there's more stand users? Well if it only puts chocolate in people's mouth I don't see it being any much use." Rohan said before feeling rather... bloated. "Huh? That's unusual... Wait a minute..."  Rohan looked down and saw that he was bloating slowly with fat. "Whoa, Asa's stand must be able to cause weight gain to people it enters." Koichi noted. "Well can she recall her stand now, I don't want to get to the point of Irreversible damage." Rohan said as he kept swelling, trying not to make a scene in the bakery. "No." Asa said. "What?! You better recall your stand or else I'll summon heaven's door!" Rohan shouted.  

"You mocked how I look, I want you to know what it's like being real fat." She explained, poking his still bloating belly. "Besides, I dunno how to call back my stand." 

"Oh why you-" 

but before Rohan could charge at her, his seat broke under his newfound weight. In an instant he was stuck flailing on the floor with his huge belly wobbling like a bowl of jelly. "Ack! Will you at least help me up?" 

Everyone inside pulled as hard as they could, but it seemed Rohan's constant gaining made him much too heavy to even lift off the ground. His clothes were straining too, eventually the zipper on his pants popped off from his widening love handles. To say he was embarrassed is an understatement.

"I think he learned his lesson, so, um, to recall your stand, it's like summoning it, but in reverse." Koichi explained before Asa did. But yet Rohan was still fat. "Why the fuck am I still fat?""Whoa, no need to swear, Rohan. I think that it's a permanent effect-""Are you shitting me?!" Rohan said as he eventually got up with the help of a nearby table. In his rage, Rohan summoned Heaven's door. "Awe your stand is so cute!" Asa said before being hit by Heaven's door, making her pass out and open like a book. Heaven's door read through her before making her normal again. "Damn, nothing interesting, just some childhood bullying and being gay.""Wait people can be gay?" Okuyasu asked. "I mean, I don't mind it. It doesn't hurt anybody." Koichi said. "That doesn't matter, I hope I'm not fat forever...." Rohan said 

"Hey, even if this is irreversible, I know some people who really love big hunky men. There's a whole online site dedicated to them." Josuke remarked, giving one of Rohan's love handles a squeeze."H-hey! How about you keep your paws off!" The bloated man grunted, slapping at Josuke's hand on his hip.Jin didn't like seeing all the commotion going on, resulting in a jar of honey turning a similar yellow as Asa's truffles. "Whoa, I bet this here is my stand, hopefully this can cool them off."

The jar opened, revealing a koala, dripping with honey colored substance. It chirped happily as it crawled out. But when it heard the ruckus of the men, it released a large burst of energy, similarly to a radio tower releasing radio waves. Once Rohan was hit with it, he instantly calmed down. "Whoa, Jin, is that your stand? It's so adorable~" Asa said. "Thanks Asa." Jin said softly. "How long do you think this will last? Cuz I think it's havin' some effect on me.." Josuke asked Koichi. "I think it's until Jin calls it back. Also you're just becoming calm, have you never been calm before?" Koichi asked. "It's a forgotten feeling, I guess."

"Aw, I think I'll call this adorable little bear Honey Pie." Jin cooed, rocking the koala in her arms."But koalas aren't bears, they're more related to possums actually. They just sorta look like bears." Koichi explained. "It is really cute, but I think it should be called back before Josuke over there falls asleep from how relaxed he is now." 

"Aw, well alright. This does give me an idea for what I should bake next! Cakes decorated to look like teddy bears!" Jin squealed, recalling her stand and rushing to the kitchen."Well at least someone got inspired around here. But now how am I supposed to go outside?" Rohan grunted."Well you could try to explain that you were hit by a truffle stand which-" 

"First of all non-stand users don't know what stands are, second I meant that literally, how am I supposed to fit through the door?!"

"I could use Crazy Diamond to punch the wall and then once you're out, I'll fix it." Josuke suggested. "Or I could use The Hand to remove the fat from your body." Okuyasu also suggested. "I think Josuke's solution is safer." 

"But how will the wall be fixed if it's broken? It's a wall." Asa asked. "Just watch." Josuke stated as he punched a large hole in the wall with Crazy Diamond. "Right then, let's get Rohan out of here."

It was still a tight squeeze even with the larger exit made specifically for the blob, it didn't help that he kept squirming and blushing if he were to be pushed. With a loud POP, Rohan was tumbling out the door, rolling into a tree. "Ack! Perhaps I can make a comic about a world full of bloated men who rely solely on machinery to move."

Once he was out, Crazy Diamond patched up the wall with ease. "There we go, good as new! Umm, I think we should still pay for the damages though. Can we also get a chocolate cake packed to go?" Josuke asked awkwardly.

"One chocolate cake coming up!"

As she made the cake, Jin took over the counter. "Okay so to both cover the damage of the chair and the cake is like... 3000 yen." Jin said. "Alright." Josuke said as he took out his wallet and paying. As he was paying, he noticed a look of thought in Jin's eyes. "Hey, are you good?"

"Oh, well, if Rohan said she was gay... Do you think she likes me?"

"I mean, I wouldn't know, maybe. Do you like her?" Josuke asked. "Y...Yeah, but I didn't want to say anything until I knew she was also gay." Jin responded. "Then tell her."

"But what if she only likes me as a friend? I don't want to ruin what we already have going on.."

"Hey, you'll never know how you make her feel until you tell her. I'll help you confess to her if you want. I'm sure she likes you back, you and her seem really close." He insisted. "I know someone who never got to tell their crush how they felt and they wish they did sooner."

"Oh.. Well alright, I'll give it a try." Jin mumbled, slowly approaching Asa who was pulling a fresh coconut pie out of the oven. "Asa? There's something I've been meaning to tell you.. Something I wanted to say for a long time really.."

"What's wrong Jin? Did something happen?"

"Well... Umm... No."

"Then what is it? Are you sick? Are you on your period? If you are, I have some pads and Midol in the breakroom-"

"N-No, it's not that either... I just... I like you." Jin said, looking Asa to see her reaction. "Awe, I like you too bestie!" Asa smiled. Jin felt a little hurt by the fact she was friend zoned. 

"I didn't... Nevermind... It's not important. I'm going to take my break..." Jin said before walking out. "Uh, okay, see you later!" Asa said.

"Oh what was I thinking, I can't tell her. I embarrassed myself back there!" She mumbled, taking a seat in the breakroom. "I should have said I had a crush on her.. No wait that would sound weird, I know we've known each other for like two years now but I can't just go up to someone and ask them out! Especially if I just found out they were gay."

Asa looked confused, hearing the muffled rants of her coworker. "What's she talking about? She has a crush? Oh whom?" She wondered, slowly approaching the door.

"Asa, I think you're lovely. No that's too vague.. Asa, I have had feelings for you since we met.. No that sounds like I want to propose to her.. Arrgh! What should I say?"

"Whoa.. Jin like likes me? As in more than a friend? I guess that does explain all those love poems and heart shaped truffles I found on my desk from a secret  admirer during our time at culinary school." She thought.

"Well, if I can't do it by tonight, I'll just right her a poem or... No that's too cheesy... Gah, why is this so hard..." Jin sighed. Asa made her way back to the front, thinking a bit. "Why would she like me? I mean, I'm not the prettiest girl she knows, so why me? She's so pretty and so cute and so nice and..." She thought, blushing at her thoughts as she sighed. "Hey Asa-"

"Ah! Oh, Hey Jin, how are you?" Asa said as she turned to face Jin. "I was wondering if you wanted to go to the Italian place here. I think it's called Tonio's. The chef is Italian, so it's going to be like when we were in Italy." Jin said. "O-Oh! Uhm, sure!"

"Hold on, before you go I just have to warn you that Tonio's food has stands in it, and it basically hurts and heals you at the same time." Josuke said. "Oh, Josuke you're still here."

"Yeah, thought I might stick around for a while in case something happens."

"Well I don't think I have anything wrong with me right now, maybe it won't end up with us vomiting up blood to replace lost teeth?" Jin chuckled. "What? Why're you looking at me like that?"

"Oh nothing, I suppose I can reserve a table for you both. I hear he's put something called coffee granita. Sounds like granite to me."

"Granita is actually a lot like shave ice, except it's a lot grainier and uses all sorts of different flavours rather than just fruit syrups. Coffee granita is eaten in the hot mornings with breakfast, I had it a lot back in our old dorm." Asa explained.

"Oh, I guess that doesn't sound too bad. I might pop by as long as I don't have any injuries on me at the moment. Seriously that food can really pack a punch if you're not careful."

Asa and Jin laughed as they watched him leave. "A lovely Italian dinner under the setting sun, it sounds so ro.. Err, sounds so lovely I mean. I mean it would be the loveliest occasion for a couple to go on right?" Jin blushed, trying to keep Asa from seeing her red cheeks.

"I'm sure it is. But I've got nothing nice to wear. Can I borrow one of your dresses?"

"Of course you can." Jin said. Once they finished the work day, they went to their shared apartment to get ready. Jin was already done after just sliding on a dress. "Alright go through my closet and pick what you want." she said as she went to the bathroom to do her make up.

After about half an hour, Jin got worried that Asa wasn't done, so she knocked on the door. "Asa, are you okay? It's been awhile." Jin asked before hearing a gentle sob from inside of the room. Out of concern she burst in before seeing Asa in her underwear and in tears on the floor. Trying not to stare at her boobs, Jin sat next to Asa. "Hey, what's wrong?" She asked softly.

"I *hic* I'm too fat to fit into any of your dresses..." Asa said before sobbing.

 "Asa? Please don't cry." Jin cooed, gently taking the sobbing girl into her arms. "I can get them adjusted to fit you."

"But then you won't be able to wear them again, what if Rohan was right? You can't like me if I'm fat!" She gasped realizing what she had just said, burying her face in her hands. "I.. I overheard what you said, I don't know why you would love someone as fat and ugly as me.." She sniffled.

Jin looked concerned, it broke her heart seeing her crush in this state. "Oh Asa.. I don't mind how you look at all, my mother always taught me that it's what's on the inside that counts. And I see a lovely lady who was always there for me back in school. Someone I could trust to vent to, someone I could tell everything to."

Asa slowly stopped crying, looking up at Jin with her puffy red eyes. "Do you really think that about me? I was always told to lose weight.. That I wasn't being healthy as a fat girl.."

"I do think that. Being fat doesn't automatically make you unhealthy. Besides... You're such a nice person and I want to spend the rest of my days with you." Jin start before taking a breath. "Asa will you be my girlfriend?"

Asa blushed at the proposal. "Well, let me think- absolutely! You're so nice and oh so beautiful. Even when I'm at my lowest, you're here for me. I don't think I could ever live without you." she said before kissing Jin's lips. 

Jin's face erupted into blush before kissing Asa back. "How about we skip going to Tonio's and just order out and cuddle?" "Sounds lovely."

However, Josuke had already made reservations.

"Hm, they're still not here? I guess I'll go and eat instead. Can't waste a good reservation." He thought, waiting by the entrance for the pair to show up. "Hey Tonio? I'll have some affogato and maybe a bowl of minestrone."

As he waited for the food, he noticed Rohan waddling by. He was almost double the weight he was earlier and was hanging around Asa and Jin, laughing about something while eating some takeout. "Well, glad to see they made up, either that or Honey Pie the koala is keeping him all soothed." Josuke chuckled. "Ah, here comes my order."

The couple were heading back after picking up some drive thru, sharing story ideas with the manga artist. "I think I'll call my stand Savoy Truffles, like that song about chocolate truffles." Asa remarked.

"Interesting. It seem both of your stands are named after Beatles songs. How come?" Rohan inquired as he secretly took notes. "Well, other then it just made sense with our stands ability, we just like The Beatles." Jin explained. "That's it?" 

"Yeah. Why, were you expecting something deep and theosophical?" Asa asked, a small smirk smile on her face. "Yeah, actually. Mutual enjoyment doesn't make good manga."

"Well maybe don't include us in your manga then." Jin said. ".... Very well... I'll be on my way then." Rohan said before waddling his way home. "Damn what an asshole."

"Yeah. Anyway, I supposed we should head home too." Asa stated looking at her gf. "Yeah, so that I can feed and cuddle you~" Jin cooed, causing Asa to blush and hug her.