have some sketchy platonic zolu (featuring usopp)
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have some sketchy platonic zolu (featuring usopp)
Give me qpr zolu.
Luffy who doesn't understand romance to the point where he doesn't realise half the things he does with zoro have romantic connotations.
Zoro who doesn't give a shit about what other people think and just likes being close with luffy.
Zolu who hold hands and sleep on top of each other.
Luffy who sits in zoros lap and rambles to him.
Zolu who are incredibly overprotective of each other. Especially zoro. They look out for each other and would equally kill and die for one another.
Luffy who when asked if he's dating zoro just tilts his head confused and if asked if he loves zoro just replies with 'of course, he's zoro'. Giving no one any clarification what their relationship actually is.
Zoro who when asked the same question just raises an eyebrow and says no. As though it's the most obvious thing in the world. And it is to them. But to others it's a bit confusing.
My favorite part of one piece is the way it decentralizes romance as a moving force of the plot. It explores relationships in depth but they are platonic, brotherly ones and found families.
It means so fucking much to me, even when you have a character where his romantic attraction is a HUGE part of his characterization, his arc is still about recognizing that what he TRULY wants is to come back to his found family.
Having the main character declare war at the World Government because that’s the enemy of his friend and go to war with the said government because his brother's life is at risk.
And even though it doesn't have romance as the main plot, one piece is FILLED with romanticism. Oda takes these relationships from our everyday lives and shows us how special these bonds are, how romantic they are, adding that “spark” that most media reserves only for romance.
happy (belated) international asexuality day to this icon of a captain 💜🤍🖤
(screenshot from ep. 1100)
happy gay month cuz yk u gay n stuff
Omega Piece
Chapter 1 can be read on my AO3 HERE!
Summary:
"Every Devil Fruit is a possibility for human evolution that someone desired!" -Dr. Vegapunk
You've spent the last year being treated for an unknown illness in Caesar Clown's lab on Punk Hazard. After his defeat, you accompany the Straw Hat pirates in hopes of finding answers.
This is my first ever fic, so I hope you enjoy!
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Relationships: Trafalgar D. Water Law/Reader, Roronoa Zoro/Reader, Sanji (One Piece)/Reader, Monkey D. Luffy & Reader
Additional Tags: Female Reader-Insert, Non-Traditional Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, Dubious Consent, Y/N Used for Reader-Insert, Omegaverse Omega Reader-Insert, Aromantic Asexual Monkey D. Luffy, Punk Hazard Arc, Canon-Typical Violence, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Smut, Omega Verse, Scenting, Explicit Sexual Content, Explicit Language, Sexual Tension, Reader-Insert, Nerd Trafalgar D. Water Law, Alcohol, Drugs, My First One Piece Fic, Marking, Mating Bites, Angst, Fluff, Knotting, Oral Sex, Vaginal Sex, Other Additional Tags to Be Added
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Chapter 1: Ocean Man
Word Count: 1.5k
You lay restless in your bed and pile of pillows. It's been over an hour since someone was supposed to come grab you for your next round of testing. Something's wrong. They never take this long. Spreading your fingertips over the thin, rough sheets, you count each pill of fabric in attempt to keep your mind occupied. The last thing you need right now is a panic attack.
You never use to experience panic like this before coming to the lab. Supposedly, it was a symptom of your disease. Master never told you what you were sick with, just that it was very rare. It honestly sounded like a load of bullshit, but, at the time, you didn't know what else to do. The sickness set in the morning after you had eaten that fruit. You knew better than to eat unfamiliar things, but you were low on berries and getting desperate. The scientists found you in a state of almost pure delirium. You didn't know how long you had been like that, but it was unbearable. The way your body burned felt like you had been locked inside a sauna.
i'm not embarrassed to admit that like half the reason i got into one piece is because i'm aroace and i'd heard that luffy is (arguably, sort of, word of god) aroace, and i love the hc but i'm also happy that it has so much basis in canon & stuff oda has said. it feels like an intrinsic part of him and it's always depicted as a positive trait! something that makes luffy himself and it's a good thing
like, protagonists never get to be aro or ace unless the story revolves around them discovering their identity. it's really nice to have a character so full of life who knows so clearly who he is, who also knows that dating/romance/etc is not part of it at all. one piece has its misogyny issues but i get to watch it knowing that luffy is never gonna "get the girl" as a prize for anything and that his relationships with like robin and nami especially will stay platonic and important without having to become something "more"
his lack of interest isn't a tragedy because he doesn't give a shit what other people think of him, and even when it is part of a gag (like in amazon lily) the humor isn't coming from making fun of luffy for not experiencing attraction. he's not broken he's immune and i think that's so fucking based and funny. and the whole story is about friendship and found family because that's what's important to him! the aroace hc feels so correct to me and i'm so happy that one of the most popular manga characters ever is such blatant arguable rep