got a problem with that, pirate king?

living in ZoLu manhole now | "I'll call out your name, the way you called my name."| still love dazatsu

[st-osmanthus]

The thing about writing a long ZoLu fic from a third-party perspective is that readers don’t get to see all the private, one-on-one time between the two main characters who are falling in love. I’m so happy that Roronoa Zoro Is a Terrible Boyfriend gets the reception it does, because I was very worried readers would lose interest when 50k words in, we’re still only seeing the ZoLu develop from Sanji’s perspective.

With that being said, I’m writing a standalone chapter retelling how Zoro and Luffy met and became friends. Because this scene from the Hungry Days commercial has been the driving force behind this fic and I NEED TO WRITE IT.

[awildferret]

Love you artt! So, an idea for a drawing! Zoro taking care of sick Luffy!

So I’m lowkey a sucker for those cute little “taking care of my sick friend/crush” plots in shows so this was really fun to mess with

I remember the manga mentioning Luffy never got sick but if he ever did, I think he’d be a grumpy, miserable sick, joy and whimsy GONE because everything just feels off, and he can’t do anything about it but sit still for a few days (I’m definitely not the same way, why’d you ask)

Zoro’s doing what he can, but he’s never been sick and doesn’t usually deal with the sick so he’s doing his darndest

[assiraphales]

still thinking about how zoro 1. noticed luffy acting weird 2. heard him talking about shanks and decided to drag him away from the banquet (where there was food and booze) to question him

which lowkey implies that when luffy isn’t by his side, zoro is watching him

[assiraphales]

anyways I just think it’s interesting how when luffy gets hurt, zoro’s reaction is usually shown first or vice versa

[sun-boy-allowed]

opla zolu have been married in Zoro’s head since Luffy said he needed him and Zoro said “you’re my captain, Luffy, and I’m your first mate.” Which explains why zoro is the way he is from s1e6 and beyond

[dktnjr]

zoro's married to a disney princess ✨️✨️

(no seriously, luffy gives off snow white vibes here omg 🥹)

[assiraphales]

its called romance dawn & then luffy and zoro sail into the sunset together. hm!

[assiraphales]

devil fruit users get their strength back almost immediately after they stop touching seastone so that means in the g8 arc luffy fully took advantage of being held by zoro

[frymaform]

As a lifelong One Piece enjoyer, I can say there's literally nothing more enjoyable than Zoro's "It's Luffy's world, I'm just living in it" attitude.

You notice it a lot in the anime of course, but especially reading the manga, I feel like there are so many times where Zoro's idiocy is only a genuine parallel of Luffy's to remain on the same page as him. Don't get me wrong, they're both dumb as hell - but the amount of times something Zoro's saying comes off as nothing more than a push in the right direction for Luffy to figure something out or simply Zoro playing dumb to be in complete and total agreeance with his beloved captain is insane.

It's always either "Hey Luffy, what do you think of this?" when it's time to get the guy to lock in, or "Yeah, that's just how it is." after hearing the way Luffy has already taken an adamant stance on something that may be objectively not true, but won't hurt anyone.

I am a big fan of same-braincell Zolu, but noticing and very possibly exaggerating every bit of Zoro's devotion means so much to me.

[st-osmanthus]

We don’t talk enough about how Zoro tosses his swords aside at Thriller Bark. Once he makes his decision and is told by Kuma that taking on Luffy’s pain would kill him, Zoro removes all three of his swords and just… yeets them. Symbolically, this is huge. This is Zoro giving up everything for Luffy. No hesitation. He even throws Wado!

If the live action gets to this point, the only change I would like to see is instead of tossing all three swords, I wanna see Zoro draw Wado and insert it into the ground next to Luffy; or, I’d like to see him place all three swords by Luffy’s side. Because the swords are his devotion, the swords are his way of supporting Luffy’s ambitions. I would like to think that even if Zoro believes he will die, he’d want his swords by Luffy’s side to fulfill his promise to Luffy.

[koipepo]

Love all zolus still....

the last one feels like a p*rno setup lmao (it is)

[katsu-not-found]

napping doodle

[katsu-not-found]

napping doodle

[trinityofbeans]

Day 32 of posting Luffy and Zolu head cannons

Hc

If Zoro and Luffy were to ever die side by side, holding each others hands. Zoro would hold on a little longer then Luffy because, he doesn't want Luffy to lose his partner and he doesn't want to lose him to. The unfortunate thing is that Zoro knows that Luffy hates being alone so leaving him first would hurt him more so he would go right after Luffy died

[swamp-teeth]

solar alignment

[kitsuzoro]

i love when luffy somehow gets a sword to pose with zoro

[katsu-not-found]

MORE LUFFY WITH SWORDS PLS I NEED

[polyhats]

dare i say this single frame right here is better than any "zoro sees g5 for the first time" reaction we could have ever gotten