Zoro's Official Number Is 1111 And Chapter 1111 Of The Manga Is Titled The Sun's Shield. Although Some

idk, but this live rent free on my mind that one chapter on the manga of zoro and luffy wherein they were on the side of the sunny and suddenly luffy ask zoro where did kuma send him and they talked, even the crew were giving them space/privacy to catch up on each other. 🥹

cannot stand the rhetoric that’s like “zoro cares more for luffy than luffy cares for him, zoro is more devoted” BRO first off r u watching? is quiet part is very loud (luffy offering to share his food w zoro, luffy asking zoro about his time during the time skip, luffy blushing when he sees zoro, luffy saying hi to zoro & recognizing him from the glint of his hair, luffy telling him how much he misses him when they go days/weeks w/o each other, tears coming to luffy’s eyes when rayleigh saved zoro) bc while there’s been no grand gesture like “nothing happened” it’s a bunch of tiny, as natural as breathing gestures. but also it’s wild work to think luffy WOULDNT do a grand if given the chance. he’d stretch his hand into the night sky and pluck out a star if he thought it’d make zoro laugh

Did someone ask for a drawing

Someone draw this please.

After a long time since they got together at sabaody (long? Perhaps every period of time they were apart was becoming too long for Zoro now.) Luffy finally caught a moment where they were alone. Luffy watched him as Zoro trained as usual. Although Zoro was impressed by the fact that he was watching him without moving and getting bored (He also was very pleased with every moment he could get to see Luffy), Zoro felt uncomfortable when he thought about the reason Luffy was here. Most of the crew seemed to be aware of his overtraining and being angry towards himself for how weak he was 2 years ago. Even if no one spoke openly, everyone's nervous attitude must have been noticeable enough to bring Luffy here. Zoro frowned. There was no problem with him working harder. It was a fact that he could get stronger. He didn't understand why the others were worried.

He added extra sets to his training, but when he realized Luffy wasn't going to leave, he sighed and put down the equipment. He could feel Luffy's eyes on his skin. He didn't want to look back at those eyes that were calmly watching his every move. He didn't want to see it in his captain's eyes. A look saying that beating himself over his weakness from 2 years ago was a stupid thing to do. But it looked like they would be waiting here all night for nothing if he didn't. Zoro thought about doing that for a moment, ignoring Luffy and everyone's worried looks as usual, but after 2 years apart, denying Luffy's requests had become even harder than before. So he took a deep breath and turned to him, his whole body stiff, his face stoic calm, and his arms crossed, facing Luffy.

He was welcomed with a bright smile.

"Shishishi, you're finally looking at me, Zoro." Luffy's eyes were the same as always. Pure and clear. Free and comforting. And full of love.

Zoro felt a squeeze over his heart. All the tension in his body disappeared. He collapsed next to Luffy, as if his knees had given way. All the tiredness and tension of the past two years seemed to have been lifted off him without his notice. His body began to tremble as if he were cold, and as if Luffy was the only source of warmth he could turn to, he snuggled up to him and rested his forehead on his shoulder. When Luffy stroked his hair, he took deep breaths to inhale as much of his scent as possible.

Why did he doubt? Of course, Luffy understood why he did that. Of course, he didn't think it was stupid because he felt the same thing 2 years ago, and he still worries. Zoro pressed his shaking hands to Luffy's scar on his chest and felt his heartbeat under him, pulsing from his hands to his veins. 'He's alive, he's alive, he's alive...' Luffy let him do what he wanted without saying anything and continued to caress his head.

"I missed you." he murmured over Luffy's shoulder, his lips was trembling over Luffy's skin. He felt like the words were punched out from his throat. His voice quivered and came out so small. He felt too vulnerable. After two years, this was the first time he let himself be.

"I missed Zoro, too." he felt Luffy's lips on his scalp, every word going through his body making him shake more. He curled up around Luffy and hugged him tightly as if he were going to disappear. He spent the whole night breathing in Luffy's scent and feeling his heartbeat on his fingertips, hugging him close. And Luffy happily fell asleep in Zoro's arms, his face buried in Zoro's hair.

(Maybe i could improve writing a little more better, but well, this is all my attention span can do, and if I leave it in draft, no way i go back to it, lol)

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

Zolu spend the entire day getting Valentine's couple specials at restaurants like free desserts and drinks

zoro and luffy who sit incredibly close to each other naturally: legs intertwined, backs awkwardly bent, shoulders jammed together.

if you asked either of them about it, luffy would just smile wide and inch closer again, and zoro would grunt in wordless protest to being interrupted. but the real answer is on that tiny dinghy boat, on that flimsy raft they began their journey on, sitting that close was required.

if they sat with their heads leaned together, they could stretch their arms and legs. if they laid shoulder to shoulder, their whole bodies could fit without squishing to the sides of the boat, allowing them to get a good sleep. their relationship started with sitting close and it never stopped.

maybe it’s nostalgic, maybe being so close reminds them of where it all began, where they began. or maybe they just it love it so dearly, it’s so ingrained in them that they refuse to stop. feeling most comfortable with the smell of the sea in the air and skin on skin, never getting enough of each other.

sometimes luffy stretches towards zoro, a leg interlinked with his under the dining table despite sitting two seats away, because they’ve got such a big ship now and sometimes that’s a bit much. sometimes you’ll find them in the sunny's smallest storage cupboard, notably the size of that old dinghy, to the point franky renovated it full of blankets & gentle lights, and found a new home for his scrap metal. the strawhats all wonder why on earth they’d want to sleep there but it’s the best rest either of them get so they've only ever tried to make it even more comfortable for them.

as they fling one another about, manhandle each other to safety in a battle, face back to back as they fight a hoard of marines- the warmth in their contact brings them indescribable peace, brings them back to the east blue. the feeling of home found in each other.

Highschool au zolu would be like Luffy throwing his legs over Zoro's lap and leaning over Zoro's shoulder to sleep (Zoro's already asleep of course) and teachers just let them be because no one wants to deal with an awake Luffy and if Zoro's awake Luffy would be too