#there is zolu in every line of this

[kitkat121306]

Something something drunk on a rhythm by gothic tropic is a zolu song

[pareidoliaparadise]

Ough rereading Impel Down and yep this kid needs a nap…

[asweetprologue]

i'm loving the little garden arc rn bc I think zoro's behavior is a peak example of how luffy changes him as a person. when he and the others were getting turned into statues he was completely serious and was about to cut off his own legs so he could try to go out fighting. dire situation that he was treating with a dramatic sense of urgency. and then he sees luffy for 0.2 seconds and immediately starts doing bits. he's bleeding out and turning to wax and he's ribbing nami about striking a cool pose. the instant luffy is within shouting distance zoro reverts to a silly little guy. which is really just what luffy brings out in him all the time. zoro is fundamentally a goofball but he only drops his serious façade when he knows luffy has his back

[king-of-kaoss]

ripping my hair out because photopea is broken and wont let me change or even browse any fonts even after i click and drag to load a custom one so i cant finish the gifset i was gonna post before bed and now im distraught

[biscuitboba]

Prepare for a very long wordvomits from yours truly (or just ignore)

The thing about me being so frickin obsessed with luffy and zoro's relationship is that... i just think they really are that compatible and perfect for each other in a way that they just, makes sense 

Like yeah i think one or two ships involving zoro and luffy (other than zolu/luzo) are cute or at least ok, but like the amount of love i have for them is like dust compared to my love for zolu:"D And if i'm being reallyy honest, personally i can't really imagine zoro being with someone else that's not luffy IF luffy is present in his life and vice versa?, like for example i think *insert other luffy ship* is cute, but like zoro can't be present in luffy's life for that ship to actually work for me?? So it's gotta be an alternative universe where they don't meet... I can appreciate the fanarts of the other luffy and zoro ships though, as long as they are not insanely wayyy too out of character?? (i just don't actively seek out content of ships that i'm not crazy about)

Not to state the obvious but luffy is my favorite character in one piece:) and right after him, unsurprisingly it's zoro (zoro used to be my number one when i was younger but now he is number two, but i'm sure zoro is fine with me loving his captain just a little bit more, haha)

When it comes to the ships involving my favorite character(s)... i am actually suuuper picky about it? i have to think very deeply about it, like i only want what's best for them, but also the best for the other person too cuz it can't be one sided! And i literally love both luffy and zoro almost equally? (actually i always love the two characters that i ship cuz i can't ship my favorite character with someone that i dislike) With zoro and luffy i've done a lot of thinking. Like, a lot. I thought about all of their potential love interests, every single one of them, but always arrived at the same conclusion that no one completes them the way they complete each other. Proof? Plz just scroll through my tumblr #zolu or #luzo i literally only talk about their relationship😭 They really are the most perfect person for each other. It's almost like they were made for each other? Everything about them, their principles, their personalites, they just fits

Like they are so insane, because at a surface level they can be interpreted as just platonic (which is a completely fine interpretation for the non zolu people out there!), but when you try to look more into it, on a deeper level, looking at every part of their interactions while considering their characterizations, motivations et cetera, like everything just clicks. Their devotion towards each other, all the little things they say and do relating to each other. They are best friends, they are the captain and the first mate, and maybe they are also something a lil bit more? Sometimes i don't even think i can label their relationship, cause from the outside… their relationship looks so simple, yet not without depth (so much depth!) and nuance. With zolu, you either get them or don't get them at all. One thing for sure is that they work really well together!!

Also, everytime i think about zolu as just friends.. but then i compare my relationship with my best friend(s) to luffy and zoro's relationship... and i don't know, if my best friend treats me the way zoro and luffy treat each other? I fear i will have to drop the "what are we?" question. I'm so serious, like that man? zoro?? He is enamored. Completely whipped- bewitched, body and soul. While on luffy's side, his way of expressing love is more subtle, but i've talked about that before here.

They say there's a thin line between love and hate... but there's also a thin line between platonic and romantic love, and maybe that's why one of my favorite tropes in ships is the one where they start out as friends... (harurin from free, bakudeku, pegoryu, fluri, soriku, cloti, cleon, kimron, percabeth, kataang, lumity, appledash, katyana, korrasami, harlivy, etc #friendstolovers ftw!)

Like luffy and zoro... The god personified and the non believer. Oda is literally so insane for that..

One is very carefree and easy to put his trust in others. And the other is the more rigid one and needs to slowly build his trust. One is the more emotional one. The other is the stoic and more composed one. They share the same values, the same braincells, they can communicate and understand each other even without having to say much.

Their colors complement each other, their zodiac signs are compatible, their personalites can be quite contrasting but they actually blend perfectly. They are different but also the same. No one makes zoro smile as much as luffy, no one else luffy likes to lean on as much as he likes to lean and rely on zoro. No one makes zoro worry as much as luffy, even though luffy himself is very strong. No one luffy trusts with his crew as much as he trusts them with zoro, and his nakama means everything to luffy. They are the happiest when they are together.. fighting side by side, laughing with each other, talking with each other... They respect and understand each other the most. They are just so insane and i am also insane and-

They are the only two strawhats with twin numbers for their birth dates and months. The only two strawhats with CoC. The only two strawhats fighting for the greatest titles (pirate king and world's greatest swordsman respectively) they are the only two strawhats with a lot of parallels (let it be between each other like the hero talk in fishman island, or with the other captains and their first mates, which i kinda(?) have talked about before, here).

Zoro's the only member of his crew that luffy actually tries to find (he doesn’t stumble upon him like how he does with the rest of the strawhats) Zoro is the first person in canon that we see luffy enthusiastically feel it's okay to share his meal with. The first person outside of his family (i consider shanks and his crew, dadan, and makino as part of his found family!) that he cries and worries for (baratie arc). Zoro is the first person that he mentions when he splits up with his crew and the first one he calls whenever they meet again (alabasta, skypiea, punk hazard, zou, etc)

Zoro is luffy's anchor especially during difficult times (e.g. water7), he is luffy's voice of reason (e.g. pre-egghead), and luffy often listens to him (like when zoro gives luffy his assessment of a situation and how he thinks they should handle the situation and luffy immediately agrees to his plan)

And kinda random but meat is like the perfect food for beer! luffy's perfect for zoro!! Meat paired with the right beer can amplify each other's flavors. Even their favorite food (luffy) and drink (zoro) complement each other, like oda are you serious?? and the crazy thing is i'm pretty sure i haven't written down all the things that make me crazy about them

From their deal in shells town, then BOOM! zoro's sacrifice in thriller bark, all the way to luffy's blush, the iconic hug, and whatever tf that "if you're gonna invite our captain to hell, i'll come along as well" // "sorry... now you have no reason to die" bs in wano

Like how can i be normal about the two characters whose dreams have already merged into one that they can no longer achieve their dreams without each other by their side? i'm on my knees crying thinking about the bond between luffy and zoro-

[crocodilenjoyer]

op fic recs...2!

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feed your plants a little sunlight by swordsmans | ambiguous setting, post-timeskip | zolu | 4.2k | complete

Instead of napping, Zoro helps. It is his job, after all.

Trochilus by stealth-black-leg | ambiguous setting, post-wano | gen, robin & crocodile-centric | 2.5k | complete

The trochilus, sometimes called the crocodile bird, is a legendary bird which was supposed to have enjoyed a symbiotic relationship with the Nile crocodile.

how to talk without speaking by swordsmans | post-shells town through pre-baratie | gen straw hats, luffy-centric | 6.9k | complete

In the beginning, Luffy does not know how to read. In the grand scheme of things, this does not matter.

Little Monsters by blue_wonderer | post-wano | gen, straw hats-centric | 7.7k | complete

Vinsmoke breathes out, a smirk on his swollen, bloody face.

“Our captain is here.”

Or

Post-Wano, some lucky (or not-so-lucky) Marines capture the still-injured Sanji and Usopp. Naturally, the rest of the crew casually rips the world apart to get them back. One lone warship never stood a chance.

The Many Marriages of the Straw Hat Pirates by LadyCrimsonAndBlack | across canon, pre- and post-timeskip | gen, straw hats-centric | 2.9k | complete

There are a lot of strange traditions to be found on the Grand Line. Sometimes, the Straw Hats get caught up in them.

(Or: The Straw Hats get married to each other. Repeatedly.)

so much like stars by blue_wonderer | post-dressrosa, pre-zou | zolu, pre-zolawlu | 12.1k | complete

“Why are you the way you are?” Law asks, gesturing to Zoro and Luffy in their entirety. “You look pathetic.”

“Luffy fell in,” Zoro shrugs. Law thinks he may be the only person in the world who can convey both “Luffy fell in, he’s such a fucking idiot” and “Luffy fell in, what else was I supposed to do but follow?” in one line.

“I’m very sorry.” Luffy reaches up and pats Zoro on the chest.

“You’re a terrible liar.”

Luffy wheezes a short laugh. “I like swimming with Zoro.”

“Shut up, you little shit.”

“How about you both shut up and let me work,” Law grouses.

OR

Stargazing and snow, festivals and dreams, and the quiet change in the dynamic between Law, Luffy, and Zoro during a few cold nights on the way to Zou.

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Seabound by AnkhPosts | au; canon timeline n/a | deuceace | 8k | complete

Ace is a selkie, making one of his periodic stops on land to catch a breather and get some ridiculously tasty human food, maybe see some sights if there are any. His pelt is safely hidden, he'll stay a day or two at most and be on his way.

Deuce is a mer, alone on the sea and traveling as he pleases for the first time in his life, and while he might not be terribly interested in actually interacting with humans it's hard not to see them as fascinating.

Ace meets Deuce. Deuce meets Ace. Neither knows the other isn't human.

The Jester whose nickname is Fate by stealth-black-leg | pre-canon | dragodile | 2.5k | complete

Crocodile believes in luck, gambling, coincidence, but not fate. He believes in free will, and that every person can choose any future they’d like for themselves, if they’re strong enough to build it.

He didn’t choose this for himself though, and if there indeed is a fate, then Fate, pardon his French, is a fucking little bitch.

By Any Other Name by ginger_snappin | au with information from wci | sanlu | 10k | complete

Sanji should stop doing this.

He recalls Lucy’s earnest smiles, the insatiable physicality of him. The tugging Sanji can feel in his gut toward his friend, an urge to follow him blindly that Sanji cannot resist.

He thinks of Lucy’s full fat stomach after a meal, sated, the murmured, “thanks for the food,” and the mismatched HUNGRY HUNGRY HUNGRY that Lucy’s soul exclaims whenever those warm brown eyes meet his own blue ones.

Sanji cannot stop.

-

A young king comes to power, and his hungry suitors follow… even the reluctant ones.

You've Got A Friend In Me by Hazel_Athena | post-timeskip, pre-egghead | zosan, perona & zoro | 19.1k | complete

Zoro grunts, likely because she hits him with more force than either of them are expecting, and then returns her surprise with one of his own by wrapping his arms around her and hugging her back.

“They hurt you?” He murmurs, and she shakes her head.

“Nothing I couldn’t handle.” She insists, although which of them she’s trying to reassure, she isn’t certain.

Interim Arrangements by Hazel_Athena | au, post-wano | zosan | 43k | complete

It’s so quiet in the war room that you could hear a pin drop. Not a single person dares to say a word - not even the favored princes - and all eyes remain fixed on the head of the table, where a large figure sits hunched over in its chair, clutching the latest newsreel between two massive fists.

Having been forewarned of some of the contents of said newsreel, Sanji does his best to keep anything from showing on his face, to maintain his expression in an implacable facade. He thinks he largely succeeds in controlling himself outwardly, but inwardly his gut is churning with emotion.

The newsreel twitches, and the five people not holding the paper sit up a little straighter in their seats, each of them bracing for impact without actually meaning to as slowly, oh so slowly, the paper is lowered down until it’s resting flat on the table.

“Well,” Judge says, his mouth working like he wants to spit. “This is certainly an … unexpected development.”

Stakes by CaptainJojo | post-wano | gen, luffy & zoro | 4.2k | complete

Zoro has a good grasp of what fights are- and are not- worth his time.

Or: Zoro gets lost and gets in one (1) fight about it.

(The real fight begins in chapter 2 but I'm leaving 1 in because I wrote it so it gets posted and that's the rule)

lion-skinned by kurgaya | ambiguous setting, post-timeskip | zolu | 10.6k | complete

If there was ever a reason to eat a Devil Fruit, Zoro supposes it would be in the process of saving his idiotic buffoon of a captain from a certain and most horrible death.

Familiar by NothingSoDivine | pre-canon | smoker/benn beckman | 1k | complete

"You look familiar."

The stranger chuckles. The sound warms Smoker down to his boots. "I get that a lot."

Years before being stationed in Roguetown, Smoker runs into a familiar face in a bar on the Grand Line. Unfortunately, Smoker can't quite place where he's seen the guy before...

A Little Assurance by nocturneequuis | ambiguous setting, post-timeskip | frobin | 1.1k | complete

Robin wonders how much further Franky will take himself. When does the man end and the machine begin?

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Arctic Birds by LibbyLune | pre-canon with information from water 7 | mihawk/iceburg | 15k | complete

“Oh yeah, you want Water 7,” Shanks declares, kicking the hull of Mihawk’s small sailboat with a careless boot. “Sailing around in this piece of crap doesn’t suit the World’s Greatest Swordsman, Hawksy.”

Mihawk is a man of high standards, but the expert shipbuilding is not the only feature of Water 7 that he ends up impressed by.

The Onigiri Story by leghair | post-alabasta through the end of wano | zosan | 40.1k | complete

It had been bad enough trapped on a boat with Zoro, body and face and voice sending Sanji's imagination racing, bitter-knowing he was straight as his swords and half as sharp. So Sanji had ignored the attraction - maybe allowed himself a greedy little peek now and then, but he’d never let it become a problem. He’d never let it become anything. He'd known that's how things were going to stay and he was fine with it, he had been dealing with it, this wasn't his fault. It's not like he'd ever wanted Zoro to know.

A canonverse getting-together fic with lots of porn, some plot, and plenty of feelings, following the progression of their relationship and the canon events that impact it. A couple of common zosan tropes get flipped, there's a smidge of angst for good measure, but with a very happy ending.

Finally updated post-Wano and WCI!

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Chasing Flowers by taizi | probably g or t | ambiguous setting, post-timeskip | gen straw hats | 4.7k | complete

"It's an old tradition in our town; on the second week of the second month of the year, you leave flowers for the one you love, for them to follow back to you. By their house, where they work, nooks and corners that are special secrets between just the two of you."

(Luffy's crew leaves him flowers, and an old innkeeper gets drawn into the chase.)

Clinical Practice by taizi | probably t | ambiguous setting, post time-skip | chopper-centric | 2.4k | complete

"I'm his doctor!" Chopper all but shrieked, closer to hysterical than he'd ever been- because in four days time those people could really have hurt Luffy, and he was so tired of being treated like a kid. "I'm his doctor, and I'm going to find him right now!"

Inanition by taizi | probably g | ambiguous setting, post-timeskip | gen straw hats | 1.9k | complete

in·a·ni·tion, noun; lack of mental or spiritual vigor and enthusiasm; exhaustion caused by lack of nourishment.

(In which Luffy's metabolism is faster than his doctor understands.)

[diggitydangletmelive]

zolu aroace positivity post!!! because if you're aroace and you celebrate the gift that is zolu, I want to share why they mean so much to me as an aroace.

what makes zolu so special to me is because first and foremost, zoro and luffy went out to the vast open seas of the world to chase after their dreams. luffy wants to be the pirate king, zoro wants to be the best swordsman. even after being recruited, even after all they went through, they never stopped having their dreams as the forefront of their characters. but it just so happens that both their dreams are intertwined with each other, the best swordsman in the world's most fitting place is by being right next to the pirate king, and the pirate king believes that he would reach his goal by having the best by his side.

the reason why I believe zoro and luffy's relationship is so strong is because by fighting for their own dreams, they also strengthen their bond with the other. zoro wants to be strong to be the best swordsman, but it's also to protect the crew and to best support luffy as he guns for the title of pirate king. luffy wants to be strong to be pirate king, but it's also to protect the crew, but also? by being strong, he proves time and time again that his crew did not make the wrong decision to follow him, that he is a Captain that deserves to obtain the one piece (i think of luffy aiming to be strong so that his crew will never have to falter about his leadership, especially after water 7).

as an aroace, this feels like the best way to showcase love and devotion and trust with each other. knowing that someone's dream becomes a part of your own, that every time you fight for yourself and you aim to be a better version of yourself, you're not only working for your own sake but for the better of you and your partner. that i come to love my partner because they understand me, and they know why i fight so hard to reach my goal. and not only that, they fight as equally hard for their own goal. together, both of our dreams ultimately help each other become the best version of ourselves.

knowing that zoro believes in luffy wholeheartedly that he fought for his dream too, enough to put his life on the line for luffy. knowing that luffy can leave his most precious family and crew to zoro because he trusts zoro wholeheartedly to win.

to me, this is how I envision love. it's about getting to know each other, understanding each other, loving each other to the point that their dreams become yours, and fighting together side by side to make that dream come true.

zoro and luffy have that in spades. imo, zoro and luffy's appeal as a relationship is that they are intertwined with each other, and they go through hell and back and fight for each other and their dreams together. it's no wonder that aroace people like me are drawn to them, their love and bond transcends just having an attraction to each other. because it's also about having this person change and inspire me to be better.

[strawhatsemerald]

Cannot reblog the shit, but you can read the whole disscussion here

And this is basically my answer to this.

This is actually disgusting as fuck. Stop giving ZoLu fans that aro/ace shit. And what's with that

Also, if we’re honest, canon Luffy really just is an aro/ace icon

shit?

Who said so? Zosan stans who are just so pathetic to prove there is any proof of their ship at all while there isn't, that they came up with that pathetic argument? It is just a headcanon! Nothing more. And lol no, there is no reason to ship Zoro with Sanji, people just see two white hot looking guys who has nothing in common but bickering. Everything else is just out of character and headcanons having nothing to do with actual manga or anime series. They are just another cliched yaoi couple you can see in every other yaoi manga. And it works only because it is cliched.

There is nothing wrong with Zoro and Luffy fucking (because there are a lot of spectrums, including demisexuals, who actually fuck), no matter what those Zosan stans, who you support, are saying. And you are protecting the fuckers? Those who're basically saying "oh I think Zoro and Luffy cannot fuck but Zoro and Sanji can so Zosan is better"? Really? You're just a fucking hypocrite who chose to defend another hypocrite who is literally shitting on ZoLu, because they cannot stand these particular characters fucking.

Also that line is funny

stop implying that everyone who ships Zosan is a depraved sex-freak

You serious? While saying this shit

I however personally headcanon Luffy as Aro/Ace so my primary ship for Zoro is Sanji.

THIS is basically saying "I want Zoro with Sanji because I want/see them fucking while Zoro and Luffy cannot"

This is just soooooo pathetic. And well, it actually proves Zosan shippers are depraved sex-freaks.

Otherwise posts like this wouldn't even exist

[one-idea]

Every one here needs to go listen to the ‘At All Cost Demo” because it is so Zolu coded I can’t.

The only problem I have is which character gets which verse belongs to which character. Because these two are so crazy devoted to each other it’s wild.

The first verse goes

Is this Zoro reflecting on his captain? That line about someone being tangible happiness is so Luffy. And Zoro was lost before he met his captain. He had no direction on how to get to his dream. Until his rubber boy bounds into his life and sweeps him up into his adventure. This wind pulling Zoro along, pushing him forward. Giving Zoro a feeling of belong and home. His captain is a wonder that people search for all of their lives.

Or is it Luffy. Zoro is his first mate. The first person to join his crew, to make his dream of being the pirate king a reality. Zoro’s friendship and support have to bring joy to Luffy. He’s always praising his swordsman telling everyone how amazing he is.

Then you have the second verse

And on one hand it’s so Zoro, especially Thriller bark. Because Zoro fought for Luffy in a way Luffy could never imagine. He never wants his captain to know what he was willing to sacrifices that day. But everything he does is for the hope that he can stay right by his captain

On the flip it could be Luffy. Especially Skypia “how could this happen when you (Zoro) were here?” Luffy can’t imagine Zoro losing, can’t imagine him getting hurt. Luffy also fights in ways Zoro doesn’t know to protect the crew. (Does the crew ever find out that gears 2 and 3 shorten Luffy’s life span when he uses them (Enies Lobby) or what he went through in Impel Down?)

They both hit the second verse so hard like I can’t with these two fools.

The you have the bridge.

Swearing to find the other when ever they are lost you can’t tell me that isn’t Luffy guiding Zoro

Followed immediately by a line about swimming and ocean to be beside the other. Like Zoro has tried and will try again for Luffy.

And this isn’t even touching the refrain. Like just go and listen to it and see my vision.

[demonic-snake]

Zolu

Fanfic

Part 1 end

Cycle: no words

the long and eventful day of their meeting comes to an end.

The island with the base of the Marines has long disappeared from sight. The boat sways smoothly, actually given to the will of the wind and waves, because neither Zoro nor Luffy understand anything about navigation and can not follow the course. Yes, and they do not yet have any more definite course than the cheerful "To the Grand Line!" captain.

Zoro already understands perfectly well that fate brought him together with a daring reckless boy, but this does not bother the swordsman. As well as the absence of a ship from the future king of pirates, the absence of a team that has yet to be assembled, and other "little things" of this strange voyage. It doesn't matter, because in the afternoon, having accepted his katanas from the hands of a stubborn boy, Roronoa has already made a decision which he is not going to regret.

At night they sleep, because there is no point in leaving someone on watch. Zoro settles down at the stern of the boat, Luffy takes a nap near the mast. They have practically nothing - not even blankets to cover themselves. And the night is pretty cold. So cold that Zoro isn't, surprised to feel his skinny body press against him in his sleep, immediately warming his side. He only pulls Luffy closer, so that the black disheveled head rests on his brad shoulder, and the cozy warmth becomes more. Gradually, both warm up, and under the quiet snoring of the capitain, Zoro again plunges into a deep sleep.

He wakes up quite early - from the pleasant tension spreading over the lower abdomen. Luffy is no longer lying quietly at his side: in his sleep, he slowly rubs his groin against Zoro's thigh, breathing deeply through his open mouth. He almost hugs the swordsman with his whole body, clasping his arm across his chest and thowing his leg so that a thin knee gently rests on Roronoa's cock hidden by clothing, smoothly riding over it with every movement. Zoro's body does not mind at all, it readily pesponds to this peculiar caress.

This is the awakening that started it all. It was worth stepping back, extinguishing the barely flared excitement - and after a while this little accident would have flown out of Zoro's head. Just think, the capitain had a pleasant dream - who doesn't happen to him ... But he doesn't do it. He wraps his wide hand around his capitain's buttocks, pulling the squirming body a little tighter, and pushes a little, setting his own rhythm. Luffy groans softly as he exhales, his sinewy body tenses, and he opens his eyes, still covered in sleepy veils, but with dilated pupils flooding brown irises.

Zoro looks at him calmly and attentively, without pulling away or removing his hand. Luffy doesn't get embarrassed and doesn't try to move away, just licks his dry lips and smiles. Not already familiar to the swordsman wide smile in all thirty-two. It's just a soft curve of parted lips, relaxed and trusting - Luffy seems more mature and even more handsome.

In a moment, sly sparks flash in his huge eye and it's not by chance that his knee presses on the perceptible bulge under Zoro's pants, and he pulls Luffy even closer, puts him on himself, squeezes the boy's tense buttocks with both hands and pushes his hips towards him, picking up and prolonging other people's movement. Luffy's breath breaks, becomes faster and hotter. The earrings in Zoro's ear tinkle softly in time.

They do not close their eyes - they look at each other inseparably, intertwining their eyes, as well as their bodies. A blush burns on Luffy's cheeks in bright strokes, he breathes hotly through his smile, pressing close to Zoro almost painfully. And they are fine as it is, but he swordsman knows how to do even better. A few awkward movements - it is inconvenient to cope with clothes with one hand, which can hardly be squeezed between the bodies - and both shudder massively at the first contact of naked flesh. Zoro sucks in a noisy breath through clenched teeth. And Luffy, blinking, finally drops his gaze from the swordsman, rests on his shoulders and watches as Zoro caresses them both. A wide palm gglides over dark, damp skin, fingers confidently touching sensitive areas - and Luffy breathes so loudly that Roronoa can't hear anything else but these hoarse sounds.

Zoro cums when Luffy arches his back impossibly and smears his fingers and stomach with white spray. And then they lie side by side, silently looking at the brightening sky, and they are still fine. And why are words needed when Zoro turns on his side and Luffy lazily rolls his head to meet his gaze, still smiling that weird grown-up smile? And he squints contentedly when the swordsman's warm hand wraps around his cheek and Zoro slowly strokes the scar under his eye with his thumb.

They are slient. They already understand each other without words.

[mybabydenkikaminari]

Episode 2 (OPLA)

-Nami+Luffy+Zoro in the boat interactions is a yes, yes thank you

-Luffy 0 knowledge about personal space, both with Nami and Zoro

-I am not a Zolu stan but when he talk in his ear oh boy, I am starting to get the appeal

-JUST BUGGY

-Koby’s arc getting the attention and appreciation that deserves

-The mayor speaking up (I would have prefer that he had more lines but they needed to keep it short)

-Luffy watching his fist after Buggy head was flying

-Nami’s and Zoro’s first conversation without Luffy set the tone pretty well, they don’t trust each other that much, but they both want to save themselves and Luffy 

-Zoro being a cocky ass, is sooooooooooo on point (“No, I don’t fear you”)

-Bogard having lines, having spotlight and being hot

-Koby having to go after his crush (enemies to lovers, yes thank you)

-Yassop finishing his drink before starting to throw punches

-The pirates of Red-Hair Shanks being shown kicking ass (in the manga and anime we just cut to the next scene)

-”You’re going to wish you were never born””Believe me, I wish that already” OH MAN THAT’S MOOD

-Zoro starting to show how much he cares about Luffy and how much he is inspired by him

-Nami starting to smile with this two clowns

-Yet again, Buggy, just Buggy

-Luffy paraphrasing Shanks, also FYI Luffy my love seawater kills you, so you shouldn’t be letting it slide

-Mini-Buggy making and appearance (I was afraid they were going to cut it entirely)

-Morgan getting his ass kick in every piece of media :D

-Shushu making a cameo (sad that his arc was cut down, but yet again understandable)

- Luffy taking a piece of bread offer by the town after saying no 

-The Mayor of Luffy's village making an appearance in the background

-Luffy talking about Shanks with that smile of his (IIñaki my beloved you did amazing)

-The Den Den Mushi air pods, love them great addition

[lerya-fanfic]

Rules: share the first lines of ten of your most recent fanfics and tag ten people. If you have written less than ten, don’t be shy and share anyway.

Thanks @theladygia for the tag, sorry I’m responding so late! 1. Wanted: Nakama (chapter 33/100)

One Piece || diverse pairings (more of a ficlet collections really)

Dragon didn’t know what pushed him to come to shore this time around. No matter how many times he was close to his home island, he feared stepping foot on it. Just to make sure that Luffy was safe, that Luffy wouldn’t be connected to him but instead enjoy the protection of having a vice-admiral Grandfather.

2.  I always dreamed of this moment, to see you all again after we parted (chapter 3/25)

Attack on Titan/Shingeki no Kyojin || Eren & Zeke, more to follow

After that traumatic experience was over, all three former shifters did wonder why Carla didn’t remember anything from her previous life. They were happy about it too, especially Grisha and Eren, as neither wanted her to remember being eaten.

3.  Once an Ootsutsuki, always an Ootsutsuki (chapter 41/60)

Naruto || Indra & Asura, Indra & Asura & Bijuu

Kiri was healing, even just a few weeks after Yagura handed over the hat to Mei, it was clear that things were changing. That their people were realising something was going on that made it all better, made sure to give them all another chance at life.

4.  When a King revives his throne (chapter 19/25)

Bleach || Kisuke Uruhara/Ichigo Kurosaki

Feeling someone approach before the door is opened again, Ichigo’s didn’t even break the kiss as a gasp sounds from whoever is standing in the door opening. He doesn’t feel like moving, but relents when he noticed Kisuke stops kissing back. Leaning back to finally turn to the door, only to bling at the man he finds standing there.

5.  Favored by Fire

One Piece ||  Ace & Sabo & Luffy

In the aftermath of Wano, and apparently awakening his devil fruit, Luffy didn’t tell his crew that he was feeling different from before. It wasn’t even a bad thing, even if the recuperation time he needed after using gear 5 was much more than all of his other gears combined.

6.  Forever and a Day, A Nakama Fanfic (chapter 44/50)

One Piece || LawLu, MarAce, SaboAla, ZoSan

Getting onto Zunisha proved a lot less difficult if you knew what you needed to do. Between Katakuri, Law, Luffy, Ace, Sabo and Marco they had everyone up there in no time, tilting up an eyebrow when the little Mink at the gates tried to stop them. At least until he saw Ace and Marco and waved them on as if seeing legends for the first time. With how small he was, that might have been the case too.

7.  Of course we're doing this together again.

One Piece || LawLu, MarAce, SaboAla, ShanksBenn

Law had a feeling he should be expecting this when he opened the door to the restaurant they had booked for their Valentine’s date, rolling his eyes when Shanks and Benn looked up from the table no doubt close to theirs as the older men were sitting.

8.  It was there all along, growing in the background

One Piece || ZoLu

It grew from every interaction they had, ever since Luffy came to get him in Shells Town and asked him to become his nakama. He never expected to develop feelings for his childish captain, who when it mattered was a force to be reckoned on. A true captain as the word suggested. More than able to stand up to foes that he should have fallen against.

9.  Counting down until the moment I get to meet you

One Piece || Esuka

Isuka cherished the counter on her wrist, even more once it was just her. When her mother and brothers had been killed in the fire caused by pirates. She had a hard time accepting that she was alone. Wouldn’t accept it either, not as long as she still had that counter running to the moment she would meet her soulmate.

10.  Happy Birthday, Little bird

One Piece || Ace/Marco/OC

Ray groaned as the light from the one window in their room steadily became brighter, and awareness came slow. Only fully waking him up when he realizes there are no other bodies in bed with him.

Tagging, if they want to do this: @phoenixkaizen-writes @cyborg-franky @arielxlazarus @xamaxenta , have fun if you choose you do this! 

[shaanks]

Zoro and Sanji for the ask game <3

You are a wonder and a dear, thank you for this <3

1: sexuality headcanon

Zoro: I think Zoro is like. THE posterboy for demisexual. demisexual, demiromantic, the whole thing, I don't think gender makes much of a difference to him in terms of attraction but he's gotta know you and trust you, he's gotta be invested first or he just doesn't think of folks that way.

Sanji: the ultimate bisexual disaster case. He and Ace and Shanks all attend the same "gorgeous pitiful bisexual disaster" support group, as a small aside.

2: otp

other than x me...

Zoro: I think probably ZoLu or ZoSan, tho likely leaning more in the direction of Luffy based solely on ration of Fics I Have Chosen to Read lmao. There is just something about the way they met and it took Zoro exactly 24 business hours to be like "my life and my sword for your cause," the way they just. get each other, half the time without even needing to speak, the softness and solidarity of it all. Just gets me, ya know.

Sanji: SanLu or ZoSan (are you sensing a pattern lmfao). In general maaaybe SanLu bc like. I think Sanji is very much inside himself about his own worth and place in the world, and Luffy is like. Relentless (as he is with everyone he loves and cares for) about reaching down into that pit and pulling Sanji out into the sun over and over again and there's just smth really lovely about that. Monster Trio OT3 is lovely soft times I feel.

3: brotp

Zoro: Chopper oh my god. He's the lil dude's big brother, his dad, his bestie, please listen to me every MOMENT of their interactions breathes new life into my rotten dusty soul. Also Nami, they met and were like "ah. my long lost sibling. what if I killed you" and have such a wonderful dynamic.

Sanji: Chopper also, tho not quite to the degree that Zoro is. Also, altho probably a controversial opinion, I really like his relationship with Robin. I don't wanna spoil anything (in case you or anyone reading is watching/gonna watch) but there's a particular arc in which the only person more relentless than he is about bringing her home is Luffy, like. I think he's a wonderful sweet boy all around but smth about his gentleness with Robin really warms my heart.

4: notp

Zoro: Nami, they are just. SO so sibling coded to me like. Perona for the same reason tbph, they're Mihawk's adopted goth siblings and I can't really extricate that from my brain. Mihawk. For that matter. That's basically his dad. (Not yucking anyone's yum idc what other people ship tbph but I don't like these ones personally)

Sanji: I've just sat here staring into space for like five minutes trying to think of smth. I haven't seen much of anything for him that really yucks me out (unless I'm just blanking which like. happens. I have the brain of a 90 year old), but I guess like. Not notp-levels exactly but I don't really get SanUsopp or SanLaw? The latter might just be a "wait til you get to Wano" situation like so many other things, but yeah.

5: first headcanon that pops into my head

Zoro: saw a post a while back that was someone's headcanon about Zoro lending out his earrings to his crewmates for like. especially dangerous missions, or to give them a lil confidence boost, or as a promise that he would make it back from something scary, and that's stuck in my brain so hard its basically canon for me, so yeah.

Sanji: I think he's basically a nutritionist in everything but paper certification, above and beyond just making sure his crew is fed and goes to bed with full tummies he is SO dialed in to what they like and what their systems are sensitive to and what they need for training/devil fruit powers/etc like. It's not just "here I have made this hearty delicious meal that covers all the food groups" he makes a bunch of different meals catered to everyone's needs, he gets it.

6: favorite line from this character

Zoro: "That's what it means to be Captain, isn't it. Don't lose yourself. If you waver, who can we trust?"

Sanji: "Leave this guy's key to me, I'll do what you cant do; you do what I can't do. Think carefully! Read the situation. If you're here, there's got to be a way Robin-chan can be saved! Usopp!"

7: one way in which I relate to this character

Zoro: TERMINAL sleepyhead disorder. Tired all the time, sleeping in the background of every scene.

Sanji: I'm capable and competent while simultaneously having no sense of self-worth whatsoever. ya know.

8: thing that gives me second hand embarrassment about this character

Zoro: Where!!! Is he ever going??? He gets lost while MAKING EYE CONTACT WITH THE SHIP. MULTIPLE TIMES. Babygirl beloved I'm BEGGING you rn...

Sanji: I mean. I'm just gonna say Fishman Island and leave it at that. (They brought him back from the timeskip a completely different person and I'm STILL waiting for him to return from the war...)

9: cinnamon roll or problematic fave?

They're BOTH cinnamon rolls in my heart, but I am aware like. Sanji technically falls into the problematic fave category for like. myriad reasons.

[mathemayjicks]

PHEW, its been a long time in the making but finally I feel like I’ve done justice to the final chapter of the fic the Next Right Thing. This little phrase, “it’s still you”, just killed me ;w; It was a really satisfying read all the way through! Including the little post script about ghost Luffy. Thank you to @melodramaticcoffeeaddict!

[biscuitboba]

Back with my zolu brrt again!!

As a zolu fan i know that i tend to focus on luffy and zoro so soo muchh, and maybe that's why i can't ever shut up about them, but anyway-

Thinking about how when it comes to anything relating to luffy, zoro's responses... they always stands out? Like i don't know how to explain it, but let it be his response being the first/last one shown (too many examples for this one) or the significance of the words he says, like it's just-

Sometimes in big or even small moments when luffy talks about something, or has defeated someone, or at least about to... in those kind of situations when the others are silent, or their responses are not immediately shown, it's usually zoro who seems to have something to say??

(not in order of the arcs btw!)

In drum island arc, when luffy asks for chopper to join the crew, only zoro shown to adds a little comment..

Or in alabasta, how his responses to anything luffy-related always stands out?? (that smile?)

Tbh... during the alabasta arc, usually it's just a zoom in of vivi reacting to luffy and then followed by zoro's reaction (but vivi is literally the princess and important to this arc so like...)

Like he is not the only one who always makes his reactions known, but i just can't help but to notice him?? In dressrosa, during the "lucy luffy has made his entrance!!!" part, there's just something about his expression- his smile?? (proud bf reaction) or during luffy's fight, zoro with his "hurry, luffy!!" line (again, emphasizing on zoro's reaction to luffy)

Or after defeating doflamingo.. franky's reaction is shown first before zoro's, but like i said earlier "....let it be his response being the first/last one shown or the significance of the words he says"

And of course about zoro's reaction to ace's death and later to 3d2y

Also his reaction in enies lobby, punk hazard and in water 7??

Like i can't mention every single moment from the animanga (of course, cuz there are too many of em), but when his reactions to things relating to luffy are shown, i just can't help but to pay close attention to him?? pay attention to him and let my eyes linger just a little bit longer (my bias for zolu definitely contributes to that fact, but well, i am a zolu truther) Like zoro pays attention to his captain so muchh, i just can't??

Like sometimes with luffy it really is "zoro-tachi"

[mistninja]

one piece!!

Yeii

1. What originally drew me to it

Really embarrassing but i started it because of a guy i liked kzjwnzjsn

2. What I like most and least about it

The most: the characters and the worldbuilding

The least: odas sexism and his bigotry, specially post time skip

3. A character I want to carry around in a little jar and study like a bug

Buggy

4. A character I couldn't care less about

Akainu, Rebecca

5. The character who gives me the greatest gender envy

Skypiea Zoro

6. A character I'd like to frame and hang on my wall and admire like a work of art

Nami and Robin <3

7. A character who feels like home

Luffy and all the straw hats :)

8. The character with the greatest wasted/unexplored potential

I feel like post time skip Franky has been wasted :/

Also Enel, though im holding out for a possible return

9. The character I'd most enjoy feeding to a pride of ravenous lions

Fishman Island Sanji. Absalom.

10. A ship I would gladly go down with... and then become Davey Jones, so I can continue to captain said ship for eternity

Zolu, Namivivi, Frobin hehe

11. A ship that makes me want to look into the camera like I'm on The Office

Uhm Zosan

12. A ship I'd like to blow to smithereens with canon cannonballs

Robin/Law, Robin/Zoro

13. The non-canon pairing I find the most intriguing

Doflacroc

14. The character/story arc I find the most compelling

Robin and Namis arcs are my favorite parts of One Piece period

15. A character/story arc that bores me to tears

Fishman Island for the most part, Dresrossa at times. Rebecca

16. A scene/moment that makes me really emotional every single time

Nami asking for help, Robin saying she wants to live, Zoro in Thriller Bark, Sanji admitting he wants to go back to the Sunny :') and so many others but i could be here all day

17. The line of dialogue I quote most often

"Please take me to the sea with you!" "People's dreams never end"

18. A plot hole that makes me want to tear my hair out

I dont get why Sugars power works like that its too many powers for one devil fruit

19. Crossovers/AUs that pique my interest

One Piece x Discworld!!! I think they have very similar vibes

20. Fics/fanart I'd love to see

I need more fanart of Gear 5 Luffy and the straw hats reactions to it