Roronoa Zoro Is My Roman Empire

I go by Ozzy (he/they). This is technically my side blog that I made to talk about one piece, but I’m more active on here than the main one. I am super not normal about this show. My ao3 is https://archiveofourown.org/users/flightlessosprey/pseuds/flightlessosprey

[outofpocketonepiecethoughts]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

I’m back with a new fic. It’s a Strawhat cult AU with Robin as the main character. There’s also LuZo in it. It’s just not the main focus. Also some Strawhat polycule including Nami/Robin. It’s gonna get dark in some ways. There’s warnings in the tags. Anyway I hope it’s enjoyable.

[mocha-d-luffy]

I was asked, so I must do. Here's the freaks. I think this might be the most intentionally suggestive drawing I've done.

[ashara-dawn]

I totally forgot to make a pride post! Happy pride, everyone deserves sunshine!☀️🌻

[yourownsunshine]

rules: go to pinterest, search for ‘my vibes’ + a colour you like and post the 9 pics you find most aesthetic

tagged by @caribaheine thanks for tagging me!! 💕

💕 no pressure tags: @thepinkponygirlie @danisnots @maxidebt @raisy @miamignonette @cruelsummmer @stillwritingpagez @gnabnahc @permanentpsycho @heatedrivalryy 💕

[wheeler-dyer]

Rules: go to pinterest, search for 'my vibes' + a color you like and post the 9 pics you find most aesthetic.

This was SO much fun!!! Thank you for tagging me @yourownsunshine 🥰

Tagging: @opaliteskye @wecanbepirates @wistful-wren @restinglennyface @theboringbarbie @yourloversstaymyage @youareonyourownkid @sanator1a

[wistful-wren]

This was honestly kinda fun.. I like silly stuff like this. Thank you for the tag :)

Rules are above if u wanna do this.

I will tag my friends.. @lunamura @gold-goldman @lavender-tea-dragon @friskdreemurr00 but you don't need to do it if u don't wanna.

[lavreblogblog]

WEEEE THIS WAS SO FUN TY FOR THE TAG!!!

Tagging @noblejanobii @kuixotic @duskffyart @neoncityrain @agriocnemis @mossyflowers @modpix-blog and @fungal--wastes

[duskffyreblogscoolart]

This was a fun thing to do XD Thanks for the tag!!!

Tagging, but not obligatory to do: @mellyssageversee @wahoo-stomp @a-rose-by-any-other-gender @savage-ivyy @apaganmongrel @transgaysex

[mellyssageversee]

Thanks for the tag! I loved doing this 🥰

No pressure tags: @giuliadrawsstuff @outofpocketonepiecethoughts

[outofpocketonepiecethoughts]

This was fun! Thanks for the tag!

No pressure tags: @flyoorr @scnd-trifecta @marimoliminal

[outofpocketonepiecethoughts]

Preview for my piece in the one piece dead dove zine! I am so excited for this to come out on June 15th.

[outofpocketonepiecethoughts]

I kind of want to know what Grace would’ve said to her if he’d actually gone back to earth. I love this man. He says “hell’s coming back to you” and then quickly realizes he doesn’t really plan to bring hell. I bet Stratt would’ve been happy to see him.

[cormyoffthecob]

he’s just being helpful, keeping his swordsman realll close (;

[outofpocketonepiecethoughts]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

I finally got around to writing chapter 12 of betray the moon as acolyte, which means I’m officially on quarter of the way through my outline, so that’s neat. I hope it was worth the wait.

[ghostcaterwaul]

Reblog to gain creative energy and to give more creative energy to the person you reblogged this from.

[turned-feral]

i wish writers would write zolu/luzo getting weirder with it tbh. like they are just insane about each other. luffy keeping his hand in zoro's mouth, when luffy pushes in further and he gags, but never biting down (or even if he does he's gentle) even when his jaw hurts and there's saliva all over himself. they're just doing some insane d/s shit. and/or maybe it's nonsexual in the sense that to luffy this is Normal behaviour and zoro follows his lead but jerks off about it when he's alone. he is pining and yearning even while they do all that

[steamfox22]

I genuinely don’t understand why ZoLu isn’t the dominant M/M ship in the OP fandom.

My entry point into One Piece was the live action, and that led me straight into the manga (I’m around chapter 600 right now). So yes, I’m aware there’s still a lot I haven’t seen—but even with that caveat, the core dynamic between Zoro and Luffy feels incredibly clear, consistent, and narratively intentional.

Zoro is not just “loyal.” That word undersells it. His entire identity as a character gets reoriented the moment he decides to follow Luffy. This is a man whose dream is absolute—becoming the greatest swordsman in the world—and yet he willingly subordinates that dream to Luffy’s. Not abandons it, but ties it to Luffy’s success. If Luffy cannot become Pirate King, then Zoro’s own ambition becomes meaningless. That is not normal crew loyalty; that is devotion structured around another person’s existence.

And the story reinforces this again and again:

– Mihawk explicitly questions Zoro’s resolve, and Zoro answers not by reaffirming his own dream, but by asserting Luffy’s worth.

– Thriller Bark is the most obvious example: Zoro taking Luffy’s pain and choosing silence about it. Not for glory, not for recognition, but because protecting Luffy’s path matters more than being seen.

– Post–time skip, Zoro’s entire demeanor sharpens around Luffy’s role. He becomes stricter, less tolerant of failure—not out of ego, but because Luffy has to succeed.

Zoro does not orbit Luffy casually. He calibrates himself around him.

And that’s why the fandom tendency to default Zoro into a dynamic with Sanji feels… strange to me.

Because Zoro and Sanji are built on rivalry, contrast, and comedic antagonism. Their interactions are loud, reactive, and symmetrical. They push against each other. That’s fun, but it’s fundamentally different from what Zoro has with Luffy, which is quiet, unilateral, and deeply rooted in choice.

Also—being honest—Sanji as a character is consistently framed around a very specific, exaggerated heterosexuality. It’s not subtle, and it’s not incidental. Interpreting him as someone who would plausibly be in a romantic dynamic with Zoro requires overlooking a significant part of his established characterization.

Meanwhile, Zoro’s emotional axis is already occupied.

If One Piece were ever to introduce romance among the crew (which it almost certainly won’t), the relationship that feels most structurally supported—on Zoro’s side, at least—is with Luffy. Not because of isolated “moments,” but because of how Zoro’s motivations, sacrifices, and sense of purpose are written.

It’s not about chemistry in the usual fandom sense. It’s about narrative gravity.

Zoro doesn’t just believe in Luffy.

He chooses him, over and over, at the level of identity.

[flyoorr]

Nom

[outofpocketonepiecethoughts]

https://archiveofourown.org/works/56072413/chapters/212986706

I’m back. Chapter 9 of betray the moon as acolyte is finally done after six and a half months (it’s been a busy school year). I hope it’s good. If there’s mistakes I’ll try to fix them later.

[flightlessosprey]

What tense do you prefer fanfic in?

Past tense

Present tense

Future tense? (Who does that)

Voting ended onJan 24

[outofpocketonepiecethoughts]

Hey dude just asking if do u have any advice on how to write fanfiction, I want to start trying it but im not really good writing so if u have any advice I appreciate

(you're my favorite autor of one piece btw)

Oh my gosh, you’re so sweet. Sorry for taking so long to respond.

I think everyone writes differently and has a different process, but I’ll try my best to give some advice.

This might be obvious, but the most important thing I think, is to have fun. Fanfic is first and foremost something that is done for the joy of creating.

Most people aren’t really good writers when they first start, and that’s okay. Being good at writing comes with time and practice. I encourage you to write even if you think it’s bad. Whether you decide to post it or not, I think there’s always someone out there who will enjoy the stories you have to tell.

Read a lot. One if the biggest things you can do to improve your writing is to read a lot (alongside practicing writing). Reading helps you understand how other people write both in a story sense and in a technical sense like paragraph and sentence structure.

I hope that helped a little, and I hope to read your fics sometime!

[mevil]

being black in any art community is such a strange feeling cause you’ll see just blatant racism being expressed in others art and you have to just casually ignore it, for your sake if anything, colorism being something that’s just fundamentally there in every artist and you deal with it cause it’s not worth it in the end to even think of it too hard let alone even mentioning it, it’s definitely something

[creatingblackcharacters]

Hello nonblack reader of this post, I think you ought to share this one so that you and your peers can actively remind yourselves 1) of how your Black peers feel when you tolerate antiblack racism in your art spaces for entertainment and 2) that we notice it, but don't believe it is secure around enough of you to bring it up 🙏🏾

[outofpocketonepiecethoughts]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Last chapter of precious treasure is posted. It’s more of an epilogue than a full chapter, but I think it’s what I needed to conclude the story.