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A red thread? Oh, no, no, no, not us. No.

We're connected by the red sticky hand of fate. Totally different.

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It doesn't matter if you're gay, straight, or even dead. I just simply don't care.

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ok, Whiskey Peak has finally broken me down, here we go

zoro and luffy's fight at whiskey peak, an analysis brought to you by the critter in my brain that latched onto the thought and would not let it go, continue at your own risk, no spoilers, just long ramble

This is a really interesting fight that seems a little out of place at first​. Up until this point, Luffy has been shown to have a certain level of trust in Zoro's dreams and moral code, and a great respect for Zoro as a fighter​. However, there is no ingrained trust like there is later in the series, as soon after W.P. as Little Garden​.

This is that turning point, where Luffy's learns to believe that as long as Zoro is around, nothing bad can happen to the crew, and where Zoro is able to fully trust that Luffy will be able to stand up under the weight of captaincy and Zoro's own expectations for that role​

Luffy attacks Zoro, thinking he broke Luffy's own code, that the people who feed you are your friends. This fight shows us that Luffy still doesn’t have that absolute faith that Zoro is acting in his self-assigned role of the crew's protector​; he refuses to listen to Zoro as he tries to explain to Luffy why he attacked the Baroque Works agents​

Zoro is understandably angered by this, he is Luffy's right hand, the first one he chose to be his crew, and someone that Zoro trusts, and Luffy clearly doesn't trust him or his judgement in the same way Zoro trusts Luffy.​

Zoro exerts his expectations of Luffy as a captain, as HIS captain, and makes it very clear that he expects the same faith from Luffy that Zoro gives him in his position of power over Zoro​.

Their fight establishes their bond of absolute trust, Luffy learns to believe that any choice Zoro makes, he makes for the good of their crew​, and Zoro is able to cement himself in his role of protector and de-facto captain when Luffy is not able to lead.

(this fight also works to establish Nami in her role of helping to prevent the crew going too far, she is their rock, they rely on her navigation in more ways that just getting from island to island)​

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(discussing events up to & including little garden vaguely)

ohh i LOVE that u put this into words. ive been looking for an explanation and analysis to this fight, what it meant, and most ive been seeing people say online on the matter is either treat it fully as a gag or brush it off as baiting people with the premise of luffy vs zoro fight.

i don't think either are necessarily untrue, but since a lot of events in the story that seem random at first often fall into place way later, i prefer treating them as puzzles to crack.

i think that whiskey peak, as the first location on the grand line does a lot of groundwork to set what goes on in the future.

luffy has his fight with zoro that further establishes the trust between them once things get cleared up. it's the only time luffy ever tells a character to die, and the only time zoro expresses the sentiment of wanting to test which one of them is stronger. there's something about zoro being so in tune with luffy up until this moment, having no secrets or ties that were holding him down, being the only person on the crew who was actively pursuing his dream without needing luffy's interference to re/ignite it, having told zoro about shanks manner of conduct and suddenly having this wordless understanding pried from his hands since zoro did something seemingly cruel out of nowhere. maybe luffy was capable of extending the trust to nami because he felt she was hiding something, and lacked the ability sense the same within zoro because up until that point all of zoro's actions were perfectly open and understandable (in luffy's eyes). i also see it as one of the instances that teach luffy about his role as captain, and contribute to his growth into a more reliable person than a just kid who with nothing to his name but a dream.

on the reverse mountain we learn that despite nami having about 0 knowledge on the grand line's chaotic see she adapts incredibly quickly, she also has her first (IIRC) exorting zoro moment in whiskey peak, which i personally read as her finally clicking into place and solidifying the "bosses him around" & "hates it but does it" dynamics.

on little garden we have officially the beginning of sanji and zoro's rivarly, mirroring broggy and dorry's behavior. while they had their disagreements earlier, they certainly did not reach the level of hostility/active effort to piss the other off before that.

much like real life friendships, they slowly develop over time. at the end of chap 100 barrel scene feels like the end of the beginning, but it's a promise of more to come rather than putting the lid on the east blue crew. after all, they cracked that barrel open :-)

ok, Whiskey Peak has finally broken me down, here we go

zoro and luffy's fight at whiskey peak, an analysis brought to you by the critter in my brain that latched onto the thought and would not let it go, continue at your own risk, no spoilers, just long ramble

This is a really interesting fight that seems a little out of place at first​. Up until this point, Luffy has been shown to have a certain level of trust in Zoro's dreams and moral code, and a great respect for Zoro as a fighter​. However, there is no ingrained trust like there is later in the series, as soon after W.P. as Little Garden​.

This is that turning point, where Luffy's learns to believe that as long as Zoro is around, nothing bad can happen to the crew, and where Zoro is able to fully trust that Luffy will be able to stand up under the weight of captaincy and Zoro's own expectations for that role​

Luffy attacks Zoro, thinking he broke Luffy's own code, that the people who feed you are your friends. This fight shows us that Luffy still doesn’t have that absolute faith that Zoro is acting in his self-assigned role of the crew's protector​; he refuses to listen to Zoro as he tries to explain to Luffy why he attacked the Baroque Works agents​

Zoro is understandably angered by this, he is Luffy's right hand, the first one he chose to be his crew, and someone that Zoro trusts, and Luffy clearly doesn't trust him or his judgement in the same way Zoro trusts Luffy.​

Zoro exerts his expectations of Luffy as a captain, as HIS captain, and makes it very clear that he expects the same faith from Luffy that Zoro gives him in his position of power over Zoro​.

Their fight establishes their bond of absolute trust, Luffy learns to believe that any choice Zoro makes, he makes for the good of their crew​, and Zoro is able to cement himself in his role of protector and de-facto captain when Luffy is not able to lead.

(this fight also works to establish Nami in her role of helping to prevent the crew going too far, she is their rock, they rely on her navigation in more ways that just getting from island to island)​

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Look at how EXCITED Luffy is about watching Zoro fight, KICKING HIS FEET, he’s fully ready to hop in and take Lucci down with Zoro just for fun but he knows Zoro’s got it covered. He’s not worried, he’s perfectly happy just to enjoy the show, watch his swordsman do what he’s best at. Luffy turns around and is concerned for the rest of the crew’s safety, has to be there for them, but he knows - he knows - he can count on Zoro, to the point he can just have fun with him and sit back, giggle, and watch his swordsman beat the shit out of someone.

That’s love babes!

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What do you mean Rayleigh almost drowned at sea more than 20 years ago and had to be saved by a child Hachi?

(Disclaimer: this translation says “20 years ago” while the anime, ep 400, says “20年以上前に,” which is more than 20 years ago. Without access to the Japanese manga, I can’t be sure which one is correct.)

But what do you mean?! We talking about the same legend who swam across the calm belt undeterred even as a senior citizen? How did he almost drown in his prime?

Oh yeah… His captain died 22 years ago.

How long did Rayleigh wander the seas drinking himself to oblivion after Roger died? How long after Roger’s death did the incident with Hachi occur? Was Rayleigh sick? Or was he just black-out drunk and had no will to keep living?

And what do you mean Shakky calls Rayleigh her husband but is apparently okay with the idea that he shacks up with random girls for months at a time? What kind of relationship do they actually have? I am so curious.

I don’t necessarily ship Rayleigh and Roger in the same way I do Zoro and Luffy. I don’t want to erase the importance of Rouge or Shakky. But there’s no question that Roger was Rayleigh’s world in the same way that Luffy is Zoro’s. I think we’ll perhaps get to see more of what happened between Roger’s execution and Rayleigh’s “retirement” on Sabaody. It’s no coincidence he ended up at the entrance to the New World. I think everything Rayleigh has done since Roger’s death has been in Roger’s honor. And that’s fucking heartbreaking.

And then I think about the parallels between Rayleigh and Zoro and how Luffy is probably gonna die first and I just feel this crazy urge to write as many fluffy fics as possible because our boys deserve ALL THE HAPPINESS IN THE WORLD.

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6 days left!!!

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I genuinely believe if Usopp said “you’re telling me a shrimp fried this rice?” at dinner, Sanji would be the one laughing the loudest. You think he’s ever heard that joke before? Absolutely not. He’s been hearing bawdy sailor jokes from the guys at the Baratie but he’s never heard a simple word play joke. He makes shrimp fried rice again a week later and laughs just as hard when Luffy says it.

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happy birthday loser

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sometimes you just sit down for 7 minutes because you're reading the one piece manga volume 4 where the crew is facing against klahadore and zoro is facing off against the meow brothers or whatever. taking hits aimed by usopp so that the enemy's attention, although overwhelming, is on him alone.

"this is no time to be worrying about others!" usopp yells.

at this point it still feels like a simple shonen manga with ridiculous and adrenaline filled situations rather than the slower, more serious and all consuming kind of grief depicted later on in the series, but rereading from the beginning really makes me think just from how early on zoro is Everything that happens to him later.

in sabaody, injured post thriller bark, he told usopp to leave him behind, so that the attention is focused on him alone. even if overwhelmed, even if facing an admiral and in face of death, he still took time to be worried about others.

i cant really understand how people try to make a case that zoro loyalty is to luffy alone, or blind, when he loves in a way that kills him. zoro spends so many arcs wounded, post wounded, protecting, and staying behind with the crew while luffy rushes forward to fight off the main enemy. and zoro's worried about luffy too - think about alabasta, on that crab.

he does eventually learn to believe in his crew's strength and capability of handling things on their own, he does tell chopper that crew is about taking individual risks and relying on others where you fall short. zoro just doesn't want to fall short in the first place.

i think a lot of it has to do with control. when zoro's directly engaged with the enemy, when he's the one being hit, he has control over his actions, he can suppress his own pain, he can do more than be an onlooker, or risk losing someone without being capable of doing anything (like he lost his family, or like he lost kuina, or how he was taken away from his crew by kuma). this longing for control, even if the path he chooses spells disastrous for himself.

he's such a kind person, and that kindness is wordless but its so, so loud in his actions. no matter how much i scoff at every single time he starts making remarks absolutely unprompted and picking fights with his family, i can't stop seeing these moments where zoro shrugs off the soft parts about him.

he carries nami in alabasta even though he complains, he pulls chopper along when it's too hot for him on the desert, he dives in after the devil fruit users in his crew to fish them out, he carries a man shot to the hospital on sabaody because that's the right thing to do, he says he doesn't trust robin and then lashes out against enel when he uses violence against her, he refuses to admit he's worried about sanji in water 7 in the same breath as he tells luffy to call sanji back because the enemies are dangerous, and in the very beginning, he scares off a little girl with food for him even though he's been starved for days because he doesn't want her to bear the consequences (and also the deal. but if it was the deal alone, he wouldn't have asked luffy to pick up the riceball from the mud and feed it to him and ask to tell rika that it's good).

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i think there should be more consideration and discussion of zosopp but like not in a romantic sense necessarily but moreso in a they both see each other as a cool, little bug they captured in a jar kind of way. zoro is always fascinated by usopp’s chronically high level of neurosis and usopp treats zoro like his own personal action figure and wields him at others as an intimidation tactic. zoro is charmed by usopp’s “noble heart” and is the first to invite usopp onto the ship and usopp looks to him for comfort. whenever zoro is doing something especially weird usopp is watching him in gross fascination. zoro telling those kids that he and luffy and nami ate usopp was hysterical. usopp would have loved that. i think there’s an under-explored dynamic here… where are the fics where Usopp is sitting on the deck near zoro and rambling nonsensically while zoro chimes in once every 4 minutes with his opinions on things. where are the fics with zoro teasing usopp by lying to him about silly things for no reason? where are the fics about zoro and usopp talking about the fact that usopp was almost certainly the one that first haphazardly stitched zoro’s chest back together after his fight with mihawk?? remember when zoro was looking for usopp’s approval in the dinosaur contest on little garden? me too! let’s see some more of that. i just feel like it’s fun when they play together.

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zolu agenda thoughts (a loose attempt at analysis and interpretation)

i am not very versed with tumblr posting AND instead of relying on analysis as i try to do most of the time i got a little interpretational in there this time around.

-> the word count is loosely around 3,300 words for those interested!

-> the content discussed covers events of pre-timeskip.

-> a lot of focus here will be on zoro because i must defend him on the internet from people who don't understand him (hopefully doing a good job at understanding him myself)

alright so. i was pondering luffy's perception of zoro, what caused it, and then started wondering what people in general perceive zoro as. the way the crew talks about him or what they seem to think of him is similar to what the outside world seems to think, but only on the surface level. what his relationship with luffy is like.

zoro's reputation in the world is of a "bloodthirsty hound, a demon in human skin, a merciless killer single-minded in his pursuit". that's also the first thing luffy hears about him. he decides to seek out zoro knowing him by name only and see for himself who zoro is, and if he is a good person enough, he would allow the other to join his crew. it's not as if luffy extended the invitation at the sight of zoro, hanging around him a bit to see what he will do and what he's like. the conclusion he comes to is similar to the people who put zoro in the situation, only that it lined up right with luffy's morals. it wasn't zoro's reputation or even skills (since luffy didnt get to see them before recruiting zoro) that got him on luffy's crew but simplicity and kindness.

luffy saw a man who stood up for what he thought was right, protected the weak and was willing to his life on the line in the hands of the enemy. he was going to pay for his life with it, the marines seeing zoro's decisions and convictions as stupid and planning to use them to simply kill zoro for going against the corrupt law enforcement. luffy understood how it wasn't a smart decision but he simply respected the gall others seem to lack (especially the marines who used power and dirty tricks to get their way). thus he decided to prevent zoro's untimely death and grind the opponents into dust, having found zoro worthy enough of considering a crewmate.

anyway, so to sum up luffy's initial perception of zoro that doesn't change a lot for the rest of the manga as i know it, zoro is a simple person to a fault. it's a fault luffy can excuse because he himself is a similar type of simple, hence the natural understanding between them two that appears as early as in orange town where they meet nami. the part that luffy does consider just dumb is also the part that makes zoro more similar to an "average" person. that awareness zoro has of things that luffy thinks needlessly complicated and unnecessary.

one thing that stands out to me here is that in the very first moment zoro was the one who stood trial in front of luffy openly, even though one of them had reputation all across the east blue sea and the other was quite literally unheard of.

luffy's initial impression of zoro and his unwavering confidence that what he sees in zoro is the truth, whatever other thing someone may see, is what also influences the view the rest of the strawhats have. zoro is somewhat an amiable person when you don't know who he is (aka don't view him as the demon pirate hunter and instead as a human person in front of you), relaxed and levelheaded, and so with time, luffy's louder and way more noticeable personality overshines zoro and leaves his reputation as a demon in the dust as zoro's just considered one of the crew. since the outsiders don't get to perceive zoro as one of the crew, their perception stays similar to the initial reputation zoro gained, and well… given the way zoro seems to behave and doesn't go out of his way to change people's perception of him ("i don't care what people say, i know i haven't done anything i regret"), only following what he thinks is right, many people are only proven wrong when they take a close look at the difference between what zoro looks and sounds like (his friendly midspar smile) and what he actually does.

which brings me to my seconds point: despite the easy understanding between luffy and zoro concerning their mindset and preferred method of action, the way they both treat relationships and distance is as different as night and day.

the strawhats themselves often tease and talk about zoro as if they view him similarly to outsiders; calling him heartless, a monster, ruthless and such. however, the difference is that they know what zoro is like. if they didn't know, sanji wouldn't be defending zoro when someone thinks him heartless, telling them that he is actually softer of a person that they think, nami wouldn't be capable of exploiting zoro's honor to get him to run errands for her and add to his debt, usopp wouldn't be absolutely relaxed and easy around zoro capable of chattering his ear off as zoro trains, the only response being a grunt or an "uh huh", they wouldn't be able to point out the moments when zoro's saying or doing something because he is worried. they love him, and in return, zoro loves them. he allows usopp to hide behind his back even though it is arguably the most carefully guarded part of his body, while he grumbles and complains he does what nami tells him to, he worries when sanji rushes off on his own where no one can follow, he hopes for the well-being of everyone when separated.

i am partial to believe that the strawhats learn about zoro's "real" personality, as much as he's willing to be learn of what's hidden underneath their exterior, is because there is someone zoro is following instead of drifting on his own, trying to honor the person that is no longer here and won't speak for him. without the knowledge of kuina, luffy or mihawk, zoro's choices are donned in air of mystery and unfathomable. with them in sight, zoro becomes less of an urban legend and more of a person. somewhat like "oh so he's not just chasing people like crazy and bringing them in bloodied bags for the fun of it, he's just making money 'cause he got lost looking for a guy".

still, he kept the metaphorical warmth it gave and kept training to be capable of fulfilling said promise he's made.

zoro spends his life chasing people. there are 3 people, three suns that zoro orbits his entire life around. we don't know about zoro's family much other than the fact that he lost his parents at young age and kuina was a distant cousin of zoro's.

the first of zoro's sun was her, but not because of any familial connection (not that he was/is aware of it). kuina was strong and always ahead of everyone else, and zoro who was a good fighter even as a child, constantly praised by people around him and capable of even beating adults in a fight, couldn't win against kuina. that was what put distance between them. and that distance is what makes someone a sun in zoro's eyes and worth chasing. so he joined the dojo after challenging and losing to kuina, and kept on challenging her over and over again. that was the way he grew close to her, seeing her as a worthy opponent and an idol. that was the type of person kuina needed in her life, torn between her passion, dreams and what the world told her life looked like. even though she was respected for her skill, she wasn't allowed to forget that her time would run out soon because she was born a daughter and not a son, boys she'd beat in the dojo eventually besting her not because of their level of skill but pure physical prowess she would be left out of gaining.

that's why i think someone considered strong, nonstop following kuina and seeing her as their goal without any care for the finer details, that's why zoro never winning against kuina is an important writing choice for me. he never quite managed to cross the distance between them both, and when he got close to (on the emotional scale, making the promise that one of them would become the world's best, not her because zoro isn't the type to give in to pity) that sun of his, he'd lost it.

the second sun of zoro's is mihawk. the distance between those two is more obvious seeing as mihawk has the very title zoro aims for. when zoro set out from the village he did so to find mihawk and defeat him. when he met the man on baratie, he was willing to welcome whatever fate had in store for him, be it win or death, and so he challenged mihawk to a duel. the distance between them was too great, and so mihawk dictated not only the pacing of the duel itself but also zoro's fate. zoro did not get to die like he was ready to; he was told to get stronger. we don't get to see as much of zoro's life centered around crossing that distance between mihawk because it mostly happens off-screen, and what we get on-screen is when the third sun of zoro's life enters the stage. the moment zoro loses, the moment he makes promise, the vow, he aims the words at luffy.

luffy; the third - of course the third because zoro is all about the number 3 in his life, isn't he? - sun. bringing me back to one my early points; when luffy first appears in front of zoro, he's not the one trying to appeal to zoro. instead, zoro is the one watched and scrutinized, judged on the basis of whether he's worthy to be a crewmember of luffy's or not. that puts a distance that zoro is familiar with with people he deems important in his life. it's always zoro giving chase and trying to prove himself to the world. later on, during the baratie duel with mihawk, zoro lives because mihawk sees potential in him and allows him to, but at that point of zoro's life, mihawk is slowly stopping to be the center of zoro's life and luffy slowly starts to take his place. that's why zoro's promise to never lose again, to become a swordsman worthy of someone like luffy (of someone like king of the pirates) happens after his loss. he doesn't clench his teeth and try to fight again and again like he did with kuina because zoro understands when the distance is too great, and he has found something closer by his side, someone whose dream he can support and believe in, instead of just being united for convienience and the deal made between them.

on the other hand, luffy's approach towards relationships with others is about crossing the distance. one of luffy's greatest and simplest fears is to be alone. having only his grandfather as his family, luffy had not even considered having a father before water 7, and garp - being the vice admiral - was busy enough to leave luffy in foosha village the responsibility of raising him first falling on the villagers of the town, and later on on dadan and a group of mountain bandits deeper into the island. when in foosha village, aside from the villagers, an unexpected third party that got involved into shaping luffy's worldview was shanks and his crew. shanks had become luffy's rolemodel and to shanks luffy has become His Kid, pride and joy, embodiment of his faith in the future. however, no matter how warm their bond was, given shanks status and occupation, his stay in the village was only a temporary affair, and soon enough he'd left only with a dream and a hat to symbolize the promise between them as proof that he was ever there.

sometime after, luffy was brought to be raised by mountain bandits. at dadan's place luffy first met ace. that fear of being alone was what drove him into months of repeated attempts to cross the distance between them two. not to win against ace and best him and move on, but to have someone close nearby because luffy is scared. he fears torture, he fears enemies, he cries out of fear, but most of all he needs someone by his side and is willing to face all those things as long as it means he's deemed worthy of having around. he eventually manages to prove himself to ace (and sabo at that point) and those times are one of luffy's happiest and most cherished. they become brothers, become family, something that was something luffy wasn't ever given for free, and earns his place alongside knowing that not only was he accepted, he was welcomed and an integral part of the trio.

sabo disappears from their life and ace sets on his own journey to become pirate 3 years before luffy does, and luffy, although knowing that ace is somewhere out there, is on his own again. we don't see desperation in luffy's actions in the very beginning of the series, though. he doesn't just pick anyone to be crew; because he's not looking for people to follow his orders.

that's why morgan and helmeppo are scum in luffy's eyes. that's why crocodile and many, many opponents who view crew as meat shields often face luffy's wrath. to control someone with fear, to leave someone alone even in a group is unforgivable. he wants the crew to be his, his to hold close, his to love and accept.

this also ties into the part of the discussion relating to nature of zoro's loyalty. the fact that it exists is widely known and rarely questioned (if so, mostly in bad faith) but there's some opinions out there that consider zoro's single-mindedness to be blind. "as long as luffy orders it, zoro will do it". zoro has a reputation and knows his worth, thus he won't follow someone with whose ideals he doesn't agree with. zoro needs to chase, and he needs the right person to chase. luffy's simplicity and unabashed, unapologetic way of existence, his pluck and drive are what keeps zoro by luffy's side, and what captures his heart enough to be willing to consider luffy's goals his own.

so, how do luffy and zoro meet halfway if one's goal is to have someone as close and theirs as possible, and the other is to have someone to chase? they manage, and the way they do also helps them balance each other out. luffy becomes part of zoro's dream, and the goal to become world's best swordsman shifts towards becoming luffy's best swordsman. it manifests in the moments where luffy's life or dream are jeopardized, zoro willing to go as far as sacrifice his life if it means luffy's dream is kept safe. zoro stays keeps close to luffy because that's the correct way to achieve his dream. since luffy does not only care, but also considers zoro strong, zoro's own ambitions and drive further motivate luffy towards becoming better. to become someone worthy on stepping on the path towards taking the throne of the king of the pirates, becoming someone worthy having his crewmates by his side.

in return, at times where the integrity of the crew is put to question, zoro is often the one to help hold everything together. i don't necessarily mean he's the one to take reigns or bark out commands, however in water 7 where luffy loses the going merry (that he also considers part of the crew), usopp, zoro reminds him of the burden of being captain. when chopper relies the new about robin, zoro is the one to make his speech about how judgement will slow the the reaction time. when the crew is emotional and panicked, zoro is the one to remind them their priorities, no matter how harsh it may sound. the steady presence helps luffy focus on rescuing what he can. after the events of enies lobby, luffy's fear and priorities get to him, choosing usopp over his influence as captain, just for the sake of avoiding losing people he loves and wants close. it's a human response and i am certain many people pleasers can see themeselves in that choice. to pick a friend over being right. to allow someone back into your life because you love them.

zoro respects himself and thus won't follow someone who will bend too easily; he steps in to keep luffy from making a decision aiming to smooth things over rather than resolve the issue, and some people see it as proof that zoro would leave the crew, but i think it just shows how well zoro understand what drives luffy's actions to be able to hit the nail on the head.

he stops luffy from becoming someone not worth chasing - because zoro does want to still chase the chance of earning his place at luffy's side - by putting himself in the way of luffy's choice, instead of just allowing one crewmate to come back.

the nature of their relationship, of the way they see each other is incredibly sun and moon coded. luffy as the undeniable sun, always in the center of everything, always the brightest and the warmest in the room. loud, loving, and someone everyone else seems naturally drawn to and orbiting around. zoro as the moon who uses the light of the sun for his own glow, and to give chase to cut the distance. on an average day it manifests in the way luffy never sits still and constantly seeks out tasks and stimulation that paw at his attention to entertain himself while zoro either tries to snooze the day away or follows his carefully tended to workout routine. in a fight it's in the way luffy beelines for the enemy standing behind the cruel events, the strongest one, trying to remove the issue from its root, leaving everyone else - enemies to defeat to his crew, and the crew to protect to zoro - behind. in the dreams it's hidden in the way luffy's goal of becoming king is achieving is freedom, and zoro's willingness to tie his person, his own dream, his hopes and his priorities to one crew and allow luffy to guarantee it.

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Personally? I refuse to get over the fact that Monkey D. Luffy, one of the most fearless, reckless, tough, impulsive, fight-happy, determined, rough, hopeful characters I have ever seen in fiction, does not have a fight reflex when he is legitimately afraid.

He has a freeze reflex.

You know how few protagonists have a freeze reflex?

You know how many One Piece characters have a fight reflex? It's probably most of them (Ace, Zoro, and Kid are pretty notable examples). And after that, flight is probably next (Usopp, Nami, etc).

But Luffy has a freeze reflex. Consistently. Sure, he's learned to push through it, to snap out of it, but when he's really truly scared? It's like he's seven and helpless all over again, and he can't move. Just for a second.

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TS4 Link's House - Twilight Princess - 30x20* (NO CC)

Link's house from Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, built as accurately as possible in the Sims 4! I included hidden rooms for Princess Zelda and Midna, and a bathroom for functionality. (I used mainly Horse Ranch, Werewolves, and Cottage Living.) This has been play-tested** (see below). Be sure to use bb.moveobjects and the debug cheats before placing. Enjoy!!​

*The house by itself can fit on a smaller lot without the landscaping.

➜ download my TS4 builds: my EA ID is jhocaa / my TS4 builds

**Suggested edits / corrections for gameplay

By default, the sims think the front door is the secret door to Zelda's room. To change it to the correct front door, you need to replace the front ladder with a staircase. (Apparently front doors cannot be placed above a ladder.)

The sims have some trouble with the kitchen counters due to the Werewolves shelf and decor. Delete the shelf and the decorations for better functionality.

[mintymisdemeanor]

Kazuha would like hip hop and rap as a poet and a person who "likes frank people", ambitious people who speak their mind he likes to analyze the composition and meaning of the lyrics