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zoro who runs eerily cold as a result of onigashima. after his heart stopped, after he met an uncanny rendition of the grim reaper and became the king of hell, zoro's body is cold to the touch. it's like he's not quite human; instead something undead and demonic. zoro doesn't generate body heat anymore.

and luffy who runs frighteningly hot as a result of onigashima. after gear 5 and sun god nika, with his heart pounding so boldly, luffy's temperature is searing at times. his touch is like the encompassing warmth of a summer's day, but prolonged exposure is like sun burn, like sitting in a sauna passed what's safe. luffy's body heat is dialed far past what's possible for humans.

zoro and luffy, hauntingly freezing and impossibly hot, perfectly intertwined. zoro feels warmth he no longer knows, and luffy feels coolness that only zoro can provide. they sit against each other for hours, simply leaning into one another, holding hands, whatever it may be; and they always feel each other's absence when they aren't together. zoro and luffy who feel most at peace, correct, in one another's arms, their own equilibrium. the only ones who can balance each other, hot and cold perfectly content.

Good night. Tonight, Nika Luffy got so excited while kissing Zoro he burned both of their tongues. Zoro threw ice inside his mouth and went back to kissing Luffy. Also here, the pic of night Luffy

When I say I ship Zoro with Luffy I don't mean in a sexual way. They're both asexuals, I think that's obvious. I don't mean in a romantic way either. They're not the type to kiss in the moonlight, have romantic dinners or talk about their future plans. But not in a platonic way either. When I say I ship them, I mean by that they're soulmates. They're destined to be together in every universe. They don't need to use words, they don't need to even be in the same place at the same time. They know they'll meet each other again. They know they would sacrifice themselves without hesitation to each other. And I don't mean they wouldn't do the same for the rest of the crew, of course they would, that's how Luffy and Zoro are. But they're the Captain and his first mate. The King and his right hand man. But at the same time they're the opposites that need each other. Light and Dark. God and Devil.

Luffy: YO! WHAT'S UP ZORO!

Zoro: WHAT THE HELL LUFFY?!

That's how I ship this autistic asexual dumbass duo

THAT'S ALL FELLAS!

i’ve always smiled at the idea of taller zoro, shorter luffy as young adults until zoro seems to mellow out and luffy grows three heads as they get into their 30-40s, swapping builds.

zoro suddenly has to deal with a captain who already loves to fling him about, now doing so at maximum efficiency, and luffy loves the hugs he can give everyone with the size advantage. it’s such a sweetly funny thing to imagine

something that haunts me is how kuraigana island is an extension of thriller bark. the general aesthetic, the darkness, the hostile environment, even perona’s presence. kuraigana island is thriller bark.

zoro spent two years surrounded by reminders of his sacrifice, he left thriller bark only to return to it. his timeskip was a horrible twin to the place he barely escaped alive from.

in an eerie castle of stone walls, exactly the same. helpless in a gloomy wood just as he had been so shortly before. zoro looked out of his window to rubble and forest, thinking of luffy’s pain. he looked to the sea, past the island’s confines, and could only think about how he wasn’t able to stop luffy’s suffering this time, he failed, unable to get to him at marineford. he looked to the mist and yearned for his captain, the sun, unsure if there was even an end to the fog at all.

zoro having nightmares about kuma, about thriller bark, only to wake up in its uncanny lookalike; unsure whether he had even woken up, whether he had ever left, still wrapped in the bandages of his sacrifice.

and then he spent each day being taught by the man that until thriller bark had caused him the most agony, that he lost to. a personally curated island of his weakness, sacrifices, pain and shame. while i’m sure it motivated him to get stronger, it equally must’ve been an indescribable torture. surrounded by trauma and his fated enemy.

zoro, the proud man he is, threw down his swords in front of kuma and begged that day, vulnerable and desperate, anything for his captain. and he put his swords on the ground and got on his knees in front of mihawk exactly the same.

the parallels between thriller bark and kuraigana island are unapologetic and constant. what a horror zoro’s timeskip must’ve been.

zoro wearing a purple sash throughout wano, then luffy wearing a purple sash in onigashima... they missed each other

TW: Mentions of death

"Humans are fragile things, Zoro...".

He had known that since childhood—since the day his mother was taken from him by an illness and his best friend by an accident.

There are some things in life he could never control. There are some things his strength couldn't protect.

Kuina’s death was unavoidable. There’s no man he could defeat to avenge what happened, but there is someone he could beat so that Kuina’s soul would live on.

Then he met Luffy.

Before him, he has nothing but his swords and his dream.

Luffy gave him direction. Luffy gave him companionship from his lonely journey in search of Mihawk. Luffy gave him more reason to fight—not just for his dream, but for hers too.

Luffy gave him a family.

And he would protect them. He would give everything. Anything to keep them safe.

His strength would keep them alive.

But what if he learned about Luffy’s shortened lifespan?

What now?

Luffy and Zoro have always shared the same mindset: If fate decides that it’s time to die, then perhaps it is. They aren’t scared as long as they fight for their dreams, right? RIGHT?

But he had always believed Luffy would live longer. He had made sacrifices to guarantee Luffy would outlive him. He had made sure of that!

He had always protected Luffy with his swords. And if not with swords, he would have given his life instead. His strength would keep him alive! Luffy must live!

But this… this kind of death is something his swords couldn’t reach. There was no enemy to cut down, no deal to strike, no sacrifice to make.

What now?

He couldn't save Kuina. He cannot bare not to be able to save Luffy too.

"Humans are fragile things, Zoro..."

And there are some things his strength couldn't protect.

That thought alone was terrifying.

He drew them in their Egghead outfits

And he drew them looking at each others eyes.

That ain't gay.

I guess no one ships ZoLu more than Zoro himself

Branch and Floyd having such a small amount of screen time together is criminal