Saw a post that said Sanji and Zoro both have the experience of starvation as a defining moment of their lives and I just,,,, the way Sanji feeds strangers and even his enemies because he refuses to let anyone else go through what he did,,, the way Zoro will eat anything put in front of him without complaint,,,, they make me so ill
I have one regret for my Zoro learns French story and that’s that I didn’t think of using one of the most common French insults as the cataclysm- we like to say “va te faire enculer” which translates to “go get fucked in the ass” (our version of go fuck yourself)
I'm still surprised that ppl still complain about ZoSanZo and how they don't make sense or are not romantic/no sexual tension.
Like be for fricking real.. I could write a lot of zosan fics where Ace, Law, Luffy or any allsan/allzoro ship could be platonic to them in said fics BUT I could never write a allsan or allzoro fic without zosan being something.
How can you explain why they're full of tension??? How can you explain why they're trying to tear each other apart but are still 'tolerating' each other??? How can you make them 'platonic' when for every second they try to get the others attention??? Their friendship is inexplicable.
Even if I try to write allsan/allzoro there always bound to have one unrequited zosan. Because really that's the only way I could make sense why they are the way that they are.
I don't like zosan. Not in a homophobia way, but dear god i have some opinions.
Disclaimer: Feel free to have your own thoughts, im not trying to stop anyone from shipping, do whatever you want.
I do like zosan in a one sided way, as in Zoro is very aroace and oblivious to relationship stuff, but Sanji just can't deal with feelings other than hatred when it comes to other guys. (More explaining under cut)
Sanji is learning to come to terms with bisexuality (personal headcanon don't sue me) and trying to accept that Zoro is also an option. But not really. Sanji hates how he feels about Zoro, and that is reflected in how he treats him along with other aspects. Sanji does find Zoro attractive in an "oh god why am I thinking like this, but holy crap he's hot" kind of way. It's more of a one-sided Astronomy by Conan Gray relationship if that makes any sense.
I do like their dynamic, as in Sanji and Zoro had a but of beef when they first met and it's carried through their relationship. They don't actually hate each other, but they're very reluctant about forming a positive friendship because they're both emotionally complex little boys and they just can't be normal. Especially Sanji, considering his past and also how he and Zeff interacted when he first left. He just doesn't do well with being nice to men. Zoro just doesn't like anyone. Enough said. But he does, he's just bad at showing it and explaining things. He'd treat Sanji with respect if he was 'nice'.
So yes, I do like Zoro and Sanji as a dynamic but in more of a learning how to treat people normally kind of way. End rant. This was really just me yapping about god knows what, but whatever.
Zoro never cared for bath time… until bath time meant getting his head massaged by a certain cook’s masterful hands.
The first time it was done out of annoyance and an attempt to show the marimo how to wash his hair properly, but that effort seemed to go to waste considering that Sanji washes his mossy hair every time now.
Somewhere along the line it became a ritual; Zoro sits in the bath and Sanji settles in behind him and gets to work. Zoro actively looks forward to it at this point. Sanji swears Zoro acts more relaxed these days. Not that he has any complaints about it, it’s actually quite nice. It also means that Zoro bathes more often, thank god.
It started as hair washing, but eventually Sanji finds himself gently rubbing the mosshead’s temples and massaging circles into the back of his neck. He knows very well the importance of muscle care, especially with the flexibility required for his own combat style. He trusts that Zoro has his own regimen, but he figures it couldn’t hurt.
For Zoro’s part, the simple action means more to him than the curlybrow probably realizes. As a silent thank you, he stays after dinner each night and helps the cook wash the dishes. And Sanji understands. Because they know each other better than anyone, so they don’t need words.
Something I appreciate about Zosan, and about non-canon ships in general, is that it has so much room for interpretation and ALL interpretations are correct. There’s no wrong answer because there’s no CANON answer.
Zoro confesses first? Great! Sanji confesses first? Awesome! One of them has dating experience while the other has none? Cool! Neither of them have dating experience? That’s great too! They’re scared of physical touch? They can’t stay off of each other? Zoro is way too blunt? Zoro doesn’t know how to voice his feelings? Sanji is tired of waiting for Zoro to act? Sanji is plagued by indecision? They try to hide their relationship? They don’t care who sees them? They practically get married at the first date? They’re nervous to even call each other partners?
It’s all perfect, and it’s all Zosan. There’s no right way to ship it. At the end of the day, we’re all just having fun.
