Secret Santa Gift Exchange 2023
Some Zoro/Luffy fic for ya! Hope it’s okay! And merry Christmas!
Last year, they had officially gotten married, run away and married in private, away from where news could get out and make front pages, as it so often had when it came to either of them, much less both of them. Luffy giggled when he thought about it. Even their crew had no idea. Of course they knew there was chemistry between Zoro and Luffy, but married? It would be a surprise if they ever found out, but neither party thought it was huge news to share, really.
Luffy settled on Zoro's lap, leaning his head back against the man's chest. "Yeah?"
"Look at us." He wrapped his arms around Luffy's waist. "We got *married* last year. Are you sure about this whole not telling anyone thing?"
Luffy glanced down at the ring on his finger. "If they wanted to know, they’d just ask." He grinned. "I’m just happy to be married to Zoro."
"It’s been a long time coming," Zoro mused. He pressed a kiss to Luffy's nape. "I love you."
"What now? We’ve kept this a year, but eventually word will get out, right?"
"Not if we just carry on as normal." Luffy grinned. "This is what it means to be a pirate."
"To lie to our friends…?"
"To have the freedom to choose for ourselves."
Zoro gently moved Luffy off his lap. "I guess so, but that also means we can’t neglect our duties, right?"
"Then I’m gonna work out for a bit, then take a nap. We’ve been down here long enough. Don’t you have some captaining to do too, pirate king?"
"Should she *have* to? She’s the navigator, not the captain."
"With how much she bosses us all around, she may as well be," Luffy grumbled.
"I know, but then shouldn’t you remind her whose crew this is?" Zoro prompted. "I personally don’t mind watching my amazing husband assert himself."
"Maybe in a bit, just wanna cuddle with Zoro."
"I’m going to work out though."
"Please? Just one more minute?"
Zoro couldn’t say no to that, even thirty years later. A resigned smile. "Fine, one more minute."
Then the door was thrown open and Nami burst in. "Luffy-" she froze when she saw them. "You guys are…cuddling? I know you’re close, but seriously. You’re acting like an old married couple."
"We aren't *that* old!" Luffy whined.
"That’s the part you want to deny?" Nami challenged, hand on her hip.
Nami eyed them suspiciously. "Wait, hold on a sec!"
Zoro smirked from the corner of his lip. "Keep your nose out of our business, navigator."
Nami stumbled back out. "Oh my *god!*"
Luffy waited u risk he’d gone, then cackled with laughter. "She called us out!"
"No she didn’t, she made an assumption and you didn’t deny it." Zoro grinned. "Only took a whole year to figure it out."
Luffy rolled onto his back, reaching up to trace a hand over Zoro's jaw. "I love you."
Zoro scooped him up to carry him upstairs. "Dumbass. I love you too. Now I guess there’s no point in keeping secrets anymore, huh?"
