#i can't wait until she reunites with luffy!

[mugiwara-lucy]

Wow Sabo I'm glad Vivi didn't hear that 😅

[beanghostprincess]

Thinking about the way Nami developed a soft spot for Vivi because she knew exactly what she was going trough. She had been there. Nami knows how it feels to have to fight for your loved ones because she had done it all her life to save her village from Arlong, the same way Vivi was fighting to save Alabasta from Crocodile. And that's why she's always admired Vivi's strength and understood her weaknesses better, AND why she was confident in telling her that she could feel safe with the strawhats. She had been in Vivi's situation just one arc prior (minus being a princess of course).

This is what I love about Namivivi!!! They're pretty different when it comes to their personalities but they both have been through so much to save their loved ones they understand each other on a level no other person could. When they decide to help Vivi, Nami naturally ends up developing a soft spot for her because she refuses to see her suffer the same things she has suffered. Even if she's sick, she'll help Vivi get to Alabasta, no matter what. She puts Vivi and her kingdom first even if they've basically just met because she sees Vivi as who she truly is. She hears her voice. Vivi is somebody who cares deeply for her people and loved ones and will do anything to save them, but nobody is hearing a word she's saying and they keep fighting carelessly and out of control without listening to her. But Nami listens to her. Nami knows what she's going through. Vivi wants somebody to hear her, and Nami doesn't even need her to say anything out loud to do it. They both fought to bring peace to their homes and Luffy was the one to help them both. I love Nami doing everything she can to be on Vivi's side too. They both had to carry the weight of the world on their shoulders until they broke and they started trusting others for help. They love each other,,, So damn much,,, I can't wait for them to reunite I swear-

[that-green-haired-swordsman]

Found this on Pinterest and it's not meant to be taken too seriously, but yeah, I get where this comes from. Usually you see Zoro being pictured as either a sex machine or as aromantic/ace, and literally never anything in between, and I personally believe that either of these takes is true. It's a manga of the shonen genre and follows the respective, genre-based rules. My interpretation of the character is that he undoubtedly puts his goal(s) on top of everything else. Luffy gets to become the pirate king. Zoro himself is going to be the world's strongest swordsman. Period. BUT. These ambitions go hand in hand with a sacrifice, at least to Zoro. This is going to be a long read and I have to digress a bit so please be patient lol.

Zoro has lost the person most important to him and there was nothing he could do to prevent it. He couldn't protect Kuina. Now, we don't know his own knowledge of his parents, but I always assumed that his desire to become stronger and stronger is a direct result of the loss of his parents, something he witnessed, but couldn't do anything about it either. So he chose to follow his father's footsteps and became a swordsman, trained in Koushiro's dojo, driven by anxiety. He made friends with Kuina who died too. And then he swore to himself that never again he would anyone ever become close to him. He traveled alone and at first and kept his distance to Luffy, Nami and the others.

But there's no way to fight human nature. Slowly, he allowed himself and them to get closer and he found it comfortable to be around them, but accepting that they're his friends also multiplies his anxiety and ultimate weakness: losing someone again. He not only wants to become stronger to be the WGS, he also thinks it's the only way to protect his loved ones. When he struggles with an opponent, he can be seen training even harder afterwards. He takes the night's watch. He guards the ship. He only sleeps when someone else is awake. He tells the others to escape when it's dangerous. He tries to take incoming damage alone. He refuses that anyone sacrifices themselves and knocks them out should they try (Sanji @ Thriller Bark). He keeps things a secret. He holds back emotions to remain collected and supportive. The further along they travel, the more of his humanity he has to lose in order to keep them all safe.

Back to the original intention of this post. Zoro has kind of a soft spot for women who need help with something. They just trigger his protective instinct. But he also tries to keep away from any woman because they'd weaken him. And he can't afford to be weak. A woman by his side would mean he'd have to look after her, provide for her, protect her, make sure she's alright, take better care of himself in order to be there for her, all things he simply can't afford and which distract him from his goal (he would think that way, being a bit traditional). Maybe he doesn't trust himself to remain as determined as he was once he's in a relationship. Maybe he's afraid that his partner would try to talk him out of his goal and stand in his way. Which leads me to think how a woman has to be in order to be a good match for him?

We've covered that a woman often triggers his protective sense, I'm not sure though if that is what he finds an important trait. I like to imagine that a woman he'd be interested in has to be similar to himself - independent, strong, able to defend herself, not afraid to put him in his place, self-confident and courageous and most importantly be supportive and understand how he rolls. He wouldn't have to worry about her as much then (he'd still be worried though of course lol). So yeah, ZoTash all the way!

However, even if they'd fall in love during the series, he'd not give in to his feelings before he would have reached his goals, due to the above mentioned reasons. He'd ask her to wait or he wouldn't open up to her until he's the WGS, and then reunite with her and be like "Hey sorry you had to wait" and you know how loyal he is, he'd stay with her until the end of his days. And I think that's another reason why he's not dating a woman - he wants to make sure that she's THE ONE. He's not interested in an affair or something not serious. He's there for the long run. He doesn't give away his heart so easy. He could even play hard to get, to check if his love interest really means it. He wants to protect himself from heartbreak and loss, afraid to experience it ever again.

He wouldn't be a perfect lover, but try hard to be the best version of himself.

[starcrossedjedis]

in the most polite way possible i would like to say that i am in love with Sun already 😭 her story sounds so cool and her x Shanks/Sanji have that delicious angst i love. would there be any facts about Sun you’d be okay with sharing plss??

Aaaaaaaah!!! Thank you!!! 😭❤️

(You don't have to be polite at all tbh I aim for feral, yelling and frothing at the mouth 😆)

And oh my beloved "love triangle" where two points are in love, just not with each other and the third one doesn’t even know he's in there 😅🥰

(I do feel so bad for Sanji though, he is my sunshine baby boy who could definitely have been the endgame in a world where the bitch in charge wasn't such a whore for Peter Gadiot 🤣)

Also I am harassing so many ppl with my Sun Brainrot at this point, that I am not even sure what about her I have already shared and what not 😂

Soooooo...

- she barely remembers her life before she was thirteen years old and the last six months, before Shanks and crew find her alone on a boat drifting somewhere in the East Blue, are missing completely

- she probably only sees Shanks a total of six, maybe seven times (?) before he leaves for good to search for the One Piece (because he only ever comes to Windmill Village when it suits him and the crew in terms of pause and provision)

- but he is her first ever real and true and firm memory and when they first meet heis kind and funny and 23 yo with pretty eyes and a soft smile and this is what makes him such an important figure in her life and that feels a lot like love for a girl her age (and hurts just like love to lose it)

- after he loses his arm, Shanks savely returns Luffy to the village, but then goes into shock. Sun refuses to leave his side for two days (this will be recounted in flashbacks after Zoro gets injured in the duel)

- she actually misses the whole duel drama because she spends the night with Sanji - it leads to (another) big fight with Nami

- she technically has no interest whatsoever to help Nami, she just comes with so that Luffy - whom she is very protective over - doesn't get himself killed, but she's basically like "fine, we'll get her back on your crew, but when that's done, so am I"

- she's not done, ofc

- she can't barrel pledge a dream, because dreaming was sth she didn't allow herself to do, but she vows to eventually find one

- she will eventually find the whole truth about her past, including why her memories are so fuzzy, what happened during the missing six months and who forced her to eat the (Mythical Zoan) Sairen Sairen No Mi

- we will also eventually learn her full name

- I have two possible ideas of how I could see her meeting Shanks again

- the first is not that canon compliant (because it would require the whole crew to be together, his promise to Luffy be damned cause I cannot wait until the smol bean is king of the pirates for them to reunite and finally get their shit together!!!1!)

- the second would be set during and after Marinefold (😭), so definitely more canon compliant (it comes with a lot of delicious drama and is probably the "sexier", more adult one, but she would be alone/ without the straw hats for an extended period of time)

This reply is getting out of hand, but PLEASE feel free to drop any and all questions you want answered/ things you wanna know in my DMs because rn I live and breathe to talk about Sun (and Shanks) 🙈❤️