#I see it. I bit it. Zoro logic

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Hiiii Dee, I wanted to ask if you could write Zoro, Shanks, Crocodile and Katakuri x gn reader, where the character is having a reeeeeally bad, terrible, not good week and the reader comforts them and is soft and sweet with them until they feel better. Thank you lots!!!!!!

Erm .. spoilers for cross guild in crocs part. Croc might also be kinda ooc ?

From start to finish, this week was an absolute disaster for poor Zoro. Whatever curse was put upon him, he wanted gone. It has taken its toll, and by the time it hit Friday he was beyond exhausted, having no patience for Sanji, Usopp, and Luffy’s usual bullshit. It was plain as day, seeing the veins on his temples, and even on his arms, pulsing and bulging. You knew you had to do something, this poor man had rage building inside of him.

Normally he’d let it out on Sanji and then he was fine, calm once more. But you could tell that really wasn’t helping and pissing him off more. And well, he does have the habit of drinking away his feelings, it’s feels good in the moment but only makes the problem persist and fester, waiting for the day he’ll either address it or die from liver failure.

But you know how your boyfriend is, and you know he’s not gonna just talk about whatever happened this week that’s bothering him so much. Knowing him, it’s probably everything. It’s not like him to get this worked up, after all.

So you make him sit down and give him a massage! You figure it’s the best way for him to unwind and maybe let out a shred of vulnerability like any normal human being. Which is not something he is a fan of doing. He immediately rejects your idea, claiming he’s fine. Not that you believe that, and he knows you don’t believe that. So he just lets you have your way, and sits grumpily with his arms crossed as you start massaging his shoulders.

You massage his shoulders, then to his upper back. This seems to melt away some of his stress, but the moment you gently message his temples, he finally lets out a sigh. You don’t tease him, or comment on how he obviously has a pounding headache because he’s been drinking like a mad man all week. You watch him close his eyes, and finally unwind.

You know he may not open up till later tonight, but seeing him finally relax is all you really need.

Shanks is not having the best week, which was a rarity. Well, maybe other people would consider many of shanks’s weeks terrible but he’s a bit too light hearted to really sweat the small things. So he really doesn’t get too upset about things often enough.

That being said Shanks doesn’t pick fights with pirates unless he feels it’s really necessary. Theres too many things, too many people at risk, for him to go around picking fights for no reason. It would be irresponsible of him to not consider the people he cares about around him that could get caught in the crossfire.

And sure, he’s got good haki to predict that for him, but Shanks cares about you too much to even consider taking the risk. He just gets too anxious about that sorta thing even if logically it’ll be fine. Beckman and Yassop certainly tease him for being so overprotective, but he really can’t help himself.

That being said, he’s had to deal with blatant disrespect all week from these shitty, nobody pirates in town. Did they have a death wish? Were they so overconfident they could defeat Shanks because he hasn’t done anything to intimidate them, coming across as friendly, despite the burning rage in him?

It really doesn’t help his first mate and Yassop have been totally teasing the hell out of him for his obvious jealousy. These men, these pirates, have been flirting with you all week, right in front of him. Spilling drinks all over him, purposefully. Claiming they could do better than him, treat you better, that they’re far more serious than him. Even insisting you were just some toy for shanks till the next cutie comes around.

You didn’t take it seriously, you know how Shanks feels for you. Still, he’s pissed at the suggestion he doesn’t absolutely adore every inch of you. That he wouldn’t burn the entire world just to see you smile. Shanks would put up with the most humiliating crap just to have your eyes on him.

You fell for Shanks for his kindness. NOT because he’s some ruthless pirate. Yes, he’s a pirate. An emperor of the sea, but he is not willing to resort to violence unless it’s needed. And he certainly won’t do it if it means losing your respect. So shanks deals with it for awhile. The crew needs supplies, and a place to hang around for a bit.

This week has been god awful, and you’ve started to notice he hasn’t really been drinking and having fun like usual. You didn’t comment on it, knowing Shanks usually came to you to vent if something (on the rare occasion) really bothered him. But he never did due to his own embarrassment on the situation.

You assumed he didn’t like the pirates here, and that’s probably why. But you didn’t fully connect the dots as to why he didn’t like them.

But finally the crew was leaving this village, and Shanks has never been more relieved in his life by it. Laying in your shared bed that night, he doesn’t tell you what’s up, just wraps an arm around you with an adorable pouty look on his face.

You just sign with a smile, tucking some hair behind his ear. Gentle hands cupping his cheeks, kissing his forehead.

“Pamper me.” Shanks mumbles, closing his eyes.

And who are you to deny him?

Your husband was a man of mystery for as long as you’ve known him. He was not a man that likes opening up about deeper emotions and perhaps that speaks to his own personal traumas. You’ve never tried to pry. It’s less about a lack of trust, and more about a lack of wanting to think about it, or talk about it. For so long he’s considered emotions a waste of time and a hinderance. Something that holds him back from becoming as great as he can be.

He makes an exception for you, of course. Like a snake you have snuck into his heart when you were supposed to simply be an accomplice and nothing more. He just doesn’t have it in him to stab you and get it over with, so he keeps you around. Allowing his aching feelings to grow worse. Even with a ring on his finger he refuses to tell you, but he will express it through gift giving and pet names.

Along with his inability to tell you he loves you like an emotionally constipated 14 year old boy, he also has a hard time telling you when he’s angry with you. Good thing that never happens. He might tell others he’s “disappointed” in them, or perhaps he’ll even state they’re pissing him off, but it’s not expressed in a traditional manner. And he has a harder time expressing that with you because he does love you, and he doesn’t wanna actually intimidate you or anything. With others that doesn’t really matter, but you’re different.

So telling you he’s had a long ass, frustrating week, was hard to relay. Crocodile is a man that’s well put together, but the body language speaks volumes. Buggy can be an insufferable prick sometimes, in his early opinion. And he was about ready to kill him outright.

He thinks maybe a long shower and a day off tomorrow might help, but he’s still incredibly tense.

Crocodile isn’t sure how he ended up with a partner so sweet it makes him sick to his stomach, but here he is…

He groans quietly once he’s fully dressed, seeing you in front of him with sparkles in your eyes. And hearts floating around your head like a lovesick idiot.

He rolls his eyes, turning his head so you can’t see the affectionate smile that tugs on his lips at the sheer sight of you after a long day. “The hell you so happy about?”

The tension from this week, is gone.

You always make things so frustratingly easy.

Katakuri always tries to be so tough for everyone, you included. But at the end of the day you’re one of the only people he would allow to see him at his most vulnerable. Still, he’s your husband and he has a personal duty to keep you safe, happy, and healthy. You don’t need to be worrying for him. Especially over something as silly as a bad week. If he couldn’t handle something so minuscule, he wouldn’t be the son of Linlin, would he?

Katakuri clenches his eyes shut. Dammit. You told him to stop doing that. Treating his problems like they’re small. Like they don’t matter. You get really upset when he does that, but old habits die hard.

Brûlée looks at her brother with barely masked concern, letting out an exasperated sigh with a roll of her eyes. The action makes Katakuri slowly glance at his sister. To which she says, back turned to him as she leaves, “couples should be honest with one another..”

He knows she’s right. As much as he doesn’t like to admit that. You’ve always been honest, vulnerable, with him.

So later that day you lie in his rather large bed together as you feed him donuts with a comforting smile, as if you already knew something was bothering him all week.

“I’m sorry,” Katakuri murmured, but you just shake your head and smile. “No need, wanna talk about it?”

“If you don’t mind.” Katakuri murmured. You make it sound so easy, though.

“I just..” Katakuri slowly muttered, “I feel like people have this perception of me.” Katakuri says, and you slowly nod to indicate you’re listening to him. “That’s my doing, of course..” Katakuri says, “but I feel like I constantly need to be that pedestal people put me on, my own family put me on, and it’s tiring.” Katakuri spoke. “If I had the choice, I’d always choose this outcome. After all, it’s made me stronger and I’ve been able to protect the people I love..” Katakuri sighs..

“It’s just that if I ever show any sign of weakness, even to those that supposedly care for me, well, they no longer do.” Katakuri slowly says.

You have a feeling that might be just a byproduct of how his mother has raised them all. Her love for them is very conditional. But that’s not something you say. You know that’s not just something your husband will accept. Maybe one day down the line but, you don’t expect that to happen for a long time. And you’re not sure what telling him that would do, or fix.

You cup his cheek, which feels large in your considerably smaller hand. “Well, no matter what, I’m always here.” You say. You feel like your words are small, barely comforting. But for a man that isn’t used to unconditional love, even when he’s weak and uncool, means everything to him.

He closes his eyes.

“Thank you, my dear.”

[gingernut1314]

Nightmares

Summary: You are tossed awake by a nightmare and find that you aren't the only one having a fear-filled night.

Content: gender-neutral reader, read and Usopp both being scaredy cats, snuggling with Usopp, Robin being Robin, set on land with no specific setting or time place in the Op plot

Word Count: 1.2K

A/N: I've never written a full-fledged Usopp fic before so lets hope I did okay lol. I hope you all enjoy!

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Evil goblins and fiendish ghouls had chased you from sleep, your skin covered in a thin layer of sweat and your chest heaving up and down in a struggling effort to calm your pounding heart.

You gripped at the thin sheet you’d brought from the ship, keeping it nice and tight over your chin. Your feet worked slowly to wind the fabric around them all in some foolish hope that the thin, flimsy sheet would keep you safe from whatever horrors might be lurking within the dark corners of the inn your crew was resting in for the night. 

Your breath sounded all too loud in your ears. 

So loud you feared it might alert whatever demon wished you harm of your sleeplessness.

Though, in the more logical part of your brain, you doubted such demons and monsters and creepy creatures would be able to hear your breath over the room shaking snores emanating your sleeping crew mates litter around the small room. But you weren’t truly thinking with any sort of logic. 

Not after that dream. 

No, no, no. 

All your mind was insisting on repeating was the wicked laughter and horrid sights your nightmare had entailed. All it did was have you panic and freak out over every little bump and spooky sight you spied out of the corner of your eyes. 

You tried to hyper-focus on the snores that overpowered the space. 

There was Zoro’s chest rumbling snore. 

Luffy’s mouthy rushed sounds were broken up by a murmur of words along the lines of meat or hungry. 

Sanji’s, which was a little more breathy but would let a rumble of a snore loose here and there. 

Chopper’s was a cute little Wee-wee-wee, Franky’s snore a strange whizzing noise, Brook gave a sound not much unlike his laughter, and then Nami’s, whose breath came out in an audible whoosh, which she would deny if you ever brought it up. 

The only one who was deathly silent was Robin…but Robin slept like someone holding their breath which gave off its own eeire loudness. 

There was one snore missing from the collective. The nasally snore was the one you were truly searching for and its absence only made your heart beat painfully against your ribs. 

“...Usopp.” You braved, voice coming out weak and hardly even a whisper. 

A long pause filled the space. A pause that had your brain coming up with horrible ideas about what might have happened to him. 

“...yes?” You almost breathed a sigh of relief at his voice breaking through the dark, but the way it spoke on a weaver kept those monsters close at hand. 

“Are you awake?” You whispered back.

“Of course not…I’m--sleep talking.” You would have chuckled at his humorous lie had your throat not been so tight in fear. 

“Usopp?” You quietly called again. 

“Yes?” Your fingers wound tighter into your sheets. 

“I’m…I’m scared.” Just voicing it made your fear-filled brain race with terrifying ideas. 

What if acknowledging your fear made the monsters even more bloodthirsty?

“Oh…well…I’m definitely not scared…nope. Not one bit.” The tremble in his voice told you otherwise, but you didn’t comment on it. You never commented on his lies, not when some of them gave him the strength to be brave in the most horrific of situations. 

You prayed his faked bravery would keep the nightmares away tonight. 

“Oh…good…good.” You responded, squeezing your eyes shut so that they wouldn’t continue to play tricks on you. 

“It’s…kinda dark, huh?” Usopp spoke, your eyes instantly flying back open as if you might be able to see him in the darkness of the room. 

“Just a little.” You breathed. 

Luffy mumblingly demanding food gave your conversation pause. 

“And…you’re kinda far away…would be hard for me to protect you from all the way over there…you know…if someone were to break in.” Your breath hitched in your throat on a terrified gulp. 

“Why--gods, why would you say that?” You all but whimpered in your fear, eyes glancing upward to look at the dim light seeping in under the doorway as if someone might come busting in right then.

“Sorry, I didn’t mean--” Usopp’s voice came out in a rush of nerves. “If you come over here…I could keep you safe…like so safe.” 

“Please?” 

“Please,” Usopp stressed. 

You took a deep breath in and out, stealing your fears, before you rushed to your hands and knees. You fumbled around, sheets tripping you up and making you stumble over a bony body that could only belong to Brook. You panicked an apologily, though surprisingly the skeleton stayed asleep as you all but climbed over him and rushed through the dark to where you knew Usopp lay. 

Calloused and warm hands reached for you blindly. Hands that grabbed hold of you tight and helped pull you close. 

Fearful curses spilled from your lips as you and Usopp struggled to wrap his fluffy blanket around you both.

You latched yourself around Usopp who latched right back onto you. 

Snores filled the air once more once your fumble in the dark settled. 

Your heart began to finally slow and calm now that you were wrapped up so nicely and snuggly within Usopp’s arms. You’re eyes drooped in your need for sleep when--

“Not to make you even more scared.” Usopp started, pulling a greatly displeased sound from you.

“Usopp.” 

“But were you maybe scared because that pile of jackets on that chair turned into a terrifying shadow demon?” Despite your better judgment, you glanced towards where that chair sat in the corner. A chair that looked so hulking and demon-like in the darkness. Your fingers pressed a bit deeper into the flesh of Usopp’s back. “Cause I’m not scared of it, but I know you might be.” 

“Only part of the reason.” You felt Usopp gulp down the growing dryness in his throat. 

“And…the other reason?” You shook your head as you buried it against Usopp’s chest, deeply taking in his scent of gunpowder and something fresh--like fruit.

“I really don’t think you want to know.” You murmured into his skin. He chuckled nervously, scooting down further to bury his face in your hair. 

“Heh…yeah…smart.” You two fell quiet, breath and heartbeats beginning to match each other. Beginning to pull you into sleep you so so craved. 

The air filled with quiet. 

An uneasy quiet.

A quiet that let you two hear the soft creaking of the single bed you two lay at the foot of. 

Breath became thin. 

Arms gripped so tight they locked in place. 

Hearts pounded like some menacing drum against each other.

You both braved the sound and turned your heads slowly upward. 

A shadow peeked over the edge of the bed to look down at you two. One the dim light only confirmed was real and not some figment of your imagination. 

“You know,” The silky smooth voice that spoke was chilling. So chilling you almost didn’t recognize it as Robin’s voice. “Statistically you are more likely to be murdered while awake than while asleep.” 

Horror clutched at your heart at the stats Robin offered up to you two. Horror that had you and Usopp utterly frozen in place. 

“I hope that helps,” Robin spoke before slowly slinking back towards the head of the bed. 

Zoro let loose a bone-rattling snore once Robin was settled back down. 

“....I--I don’t think that helped.” You breathed. 

“I…yeah.” 

Your nightmares, Usopp’s own fears, and Robin’s chilling facts only made it that much harder to find sleep. Eventually, the warmth Usopp gave off lulled you into a mercifully dreamless sleep.

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Looks Good on You Anyway - Zoro x Reader Part 2

Status: Incomplete Summary: Reader is running out of clothes - has to borrow Zoro’s Warning: Language (18+).

Whilst this wasn’t the first time you had been alone with Zoro, it was the first time you had been alone with him in the boys’ quarters. Only a few minutes ago you had been sneaking around in there, hoping not to get caught and now, despite being invited, you were still hoping not to get caught.

Nami would no doubt have plenty to say about the two of you alone, next to his bed, wearing his clothes. Normally when you had played out a similar scenario in your head (only on the odd occasion, nothing weird…) it wasn’t usually this awkward. As usual, the swordsman was completely, and annoyingly, unaware of the tension radiating from you as you watched curiously. He was crouched on the floor, back to you and rifling through a pile of clothes on the floor. You couldn’t help but wonder if his own shirt would be riding up slightly if it wasn’t for the haramaki. Usually, you didn’t really think about it – far too busy concerning yourself with the sight of his arm muscles flexing during his workouts. Now, however, it was the most irritating thing in the world. Your head tilted slightly, as if a shift of position might result in a peak of skin.

Something soft hit your face, snapping you out of your thoughts before falling at your feet. Followed by another, this time grazing past your shoulder.

“Remind me to get you training sometime – didn’t realise your reflexes were that bad.”

“Shut up.” You snapped – an excellent comeback – before picking up the offending items he had thrown at you – two of his shirts. Unwashed, you noted, each inhale of breath filling your nostrils with the scent of him. This man was going to be the death of you. Maybe that wouldn’t be so bad... You glanced at him – now stood in front of you, arms folded across his chest and looking at you expectantly. Again, annoyingly unaware of any tension. Because of course he was. Because all of this was just letting your imagination run away with you. So. Anyway. Enough of that. You cleared your throat. “Why throw these at me anyway?”

He shrugged, “Figured you’re going to be stealing them anyway, this way I get to keep my favourites.”

The corners of your mouth tugged slightly, a half smile forming. “You have favourite shirts?”

“And? You clearly have your favourites, or is it a coincidence that what you’re wearing was at the bottom of the pile?”

Your jaw dropped slightly. “What? No. I- I just picked up whate-”

He laughed, shaking his head slightly, “If you say so.”

Even his laugh was making your stomach do flips. You pressed your lips together, trying to regain some composure. The only thing worse than your obvious crush on the man in front of you was him finding out about it. Unfortunately, subtlety was not your forte. Better to just run away before you said something even more embarrassing. “Well, erm,” you held the clothes up a little, “thanks for these. I should probably get going.” You turned to leave but his hand on your arm stopped you dead in your tracks.

“You should try them on.”

You gulped.

“See if they fit.”

Heat rose in your cheeks. This was supposed to be your quick getaway. Damn your feet for not moving. Damn every stupid cell in your body for becoming completely useless at the very second you just wanted to run away. And damn this stupid fucking man. All you had wanted was one single shirt that wasn’t ripped or bloodstained until you reached the next island. You should have borrowed one of Sanji’s – dealing with a nosebleed and a little bit more fawning than usual would been a hell of a lot more preferable to this.

You took a steadying breath, determined not to give yourself away. Anything more away. Logically, he did have a point. And whilst he was taller and more muscular than you (a mere observation. It wasn’t your fault that his thighs were bigger than your head), and so obviously nothing was going to be too small or too revealing making sure it wasn’t going to swamp you did make sense. Besides, it wasn’t Zoro that was reading too much into this.

“Right, yeah,” you nodded and let the shirts drop onto his bed. His hand was still on your upper arm. You waited. He stared. “Turn around then.”

*

Zoro’s hand had made contact with your arm before his brain had caught up. “You should try them on.” It wasn’t his finest line but given the circumstances that could be forgiven. He had managed to keep his cool so far, and thankfully you hadn’t noticed just how meticulous he had been in searching for a shirt he wanted to see you in. And yes, obviously he had favourites – the ones he had thrown “nonchalantly” at you. Everything had been going “nonchalantly” until you wanted to go and all he could think about was getting you to stay. Otherwise he wouldn’t have blurted out some half-cocked excuse.

“Turn around then.”

His hand dropped to his side. Yes. Obviously. “Sorry – forget you’re … y’know. A girl.” Fuck. He faced away as instructed. Great. Fucking great. It was one thing being casual, quite another implying he thought of you as one of the guys. He closed his eyes and tried to think about anything other than how monumentally he had cocked up – only now the only thought in his head was that you were taking your clothes off. Right now. Taking his clothes off to put on more of his clothes. Clothes that hadn’t seen a wash since his last training session. That would be embarrassing if the thought of you covered in his scent wasn’t giving him such an obvious hard on. It was definitely a good thing he’d turned around. He cleared his throat. “You ready?”

“Just a second.”

His neck turned slightly, almost involuntarily before snapping back. “How long does it take to change a shirt?”

“I’m trying both.”

It was, frustratingly, entirely his own fault that you were half dressed and less than a foot away from him. His fists clenched and unclenched, trying to find anything, anything, to focus on something other than just turning around – trying to ignore the itch in his feet. He was just going to have to bullshit his way through it. Seemed like that was usually his stance around you. “You need some help or something? What’s taking so long?”

“Okay.”

[strawhatmay]

Just a little drabble I managed to write, but it IS my first ever piece of Zosan fanfiction 😭 (althought it is not about them lol) As always, constructive critiscism is more than welcomed.

A friend in the house

[Zoro runs into someone on the way to the bathroom in the Vinsmoke house]

It was late, very late, but Zoro really had to go take a piss, so he got up, grabbed Sanji’s robe and got out of the bedroom as quietly as possible.

 

This big ass house and no private bathroom, just the logic of Judge Vinsmoke, "let's make a gigantic one, practically a mansion, oh toilets? I don't give a fuck, put them wherever." Zoro never met him really, he died when Sanji was 6, good fucking riddance.

Even after the Vinsmoke siblings all turned 21, they still share a house. Sora insisted, she wanted them all in one place as long as they were happy here, and well, none of them had the heart to say no to their mom.

 

So that's why Zoro has to go through a maze to find a bathroom in the middle of the night, instead of just finding one a few steps away from the bed in a hypothetical apartment they would own. Or, Sanji would own, he means. Zoro would love to move in with him, but Sanji might like to have his own place for a bit before that.

 

 

Ah, Sanji. He needs to hurry up so he can go back to bed. They had a little argument a week ago and now they were back, he was back in his arms. It was silly, so silly, they just needed to talk it out, and last night Sanji called him saying he missed him, so Zoro was throwing tiny rocks at his window 5 minutes later.

 

"Yeah that's definitely the bathroom," Zoro thinks when he recognizes the door. Just when he's aproaching it, another figure in a bright pink robe appears in the dark and goes to the door as well. Both in robes so clearly from their respective partners, they stop and stare at each other.

 

 

"Roronoa" she aknowledges, a bit irritated.

 

"Tash" says Zoro, trying to sound friendly.

 

…awkward.

 

"Made up with Blondie?" Tashigi asks with a teasing smile.

 

"Back together with Pinkie?" Zoro answers.

 

She smiles. "Why else would I be here?"

 

"I don't know, maybe you were seeing one of her brothers."

 

"Ew."

 

"Or maybe you sneaked in," Zoro shrugs.

 

"Yeah right, cause I'M the one who climed through Sanji's balcony like three hours ago." Look at that, now she was teasing in a friendly way. Zoro can never tell if Tashigi is a friend or an enemy.

 

"How do you even know about that?" Zoro asks, suddendly worried the rest of the house heard him too.

 

"Sanji's room is right on top of the library, we literally saw you the whole time. You know you can just use the door, right?" she asks him like he's dumb.

 

"It's more fun this way" he says, trying to look nonchalant.

 

She pauses and then asks: "You’re scared of Zeff?"

Caught.

 

"...maybe, so what? He's intimidating" Zoro admits, because really, would anyone blame him?

 

"He's an old chef with one leg," she says, leaning on the wall and crossing her arms. "Besides, he likes you more than he likes me and I'm allowed to use the door."

 

"Yeah well, I've never broken up with *my* Vinsmoke," Zoro says, but then he feels that maybe it was a bit cold, so he adds "no offense."

 

"It's fine, it is what it is" Tashigi says, now seeming a little sad.

 

Zoro knows why Tashigi broke up with Reiju a couple times in the past. Reiju and Sanji are pretty close, and naturally, Sanji tells him everything. He doesn't wanna get too involved in other people's bussiness, but at least he can offer some advice.

 

"Hey, so...I don't know much about your relationship but...I often think I don't deserve him either, you know?"

 

Zoro tells her, carefully.

 

Tashigi looks at him, she seems to be paying real attention now.

 

He continues "and that's ok, it's ok to feel unworthy sometimes, but just...try to trust that she thinks you actually are, that you do deserve her and trust her judgement. It's her decision to be with you, to choose you, you know?"

 

A few seconds pass, Zoro starts fidgeting with the fabric of his yellow robe.

 

"Huh...and here I thought Blondie chose you only because of your boobs" Tashigi says, now fully on her feet, with her hands on her hips. She smiles. Zoro mirrors the smile.

 

"Thank you, Zoro" she says and bumps his shoulder softly with her fist.

 

"You're welcome" he says and does the same to her.

 

Just when they finish talking, the door to the bathroom opens.

A VERY tall guy with purple hair comes out wearing a red robe. He stands in the middle of Zoro and Tashigi, looks between them and says “all yours” as he walks away.

The other two stare at each other surprised.

“…was that Charlotte Katakuri?” Tashigi whispers as she looks at the red robe dissappear in the hallway.

“I can’t believe it” Zoro says, finally closing his mouth. “Did he not completely hate Ichiji?” he adds, whispering as well.

“Right, cause two people can’t hate each other but also want to fuck” says Tashigi and gives Zoro a pointed look.

“…ok, I get it” he answers and looks around a bit embarrassed.

“They are way more controversial than you two though, both captains of rival teams” she half whispers as she gets a bit closer.

“The Charlottes are gonna hate us even more” says Zoro.

“Us?”

“Well, yeah, we’re part of the Vinsmoke clan, aren’t we?” Zoro asks with a frown.

“I guess, yeah, I never thought about it before”

A moment passes.

“Hey, look at us gossiping” Zoro laughs. “Guess now I have a friend in this house” he adds as he opens the bathroom door.

“Hey ‘friend’, why do YOU get to go-“ but the door is closed to her face.

The end.

[hummingbird24220]

Talk Like a Pirate

One Piece x Reader

So, while i was writing the last bit of Ye Olde Bit That Went Too Far , this idea came to me. A lot shorter - but again, gave me a giggle.

Enjoy!

(Doflamingo isnt in this i just like the gif)

It all started with boredom. Dangerous, creeping, soul-eating boredom.

You’d already cleaned your room, practiced your hobby (twice), and tried napping, but sleep wouldn’t come. So, naturally, the only logical solution was: talk like a pirate.

Not “a regular pirate” like the ones on the ship. No, you were going full-blown, theme-park, fake parrot and all, “Arrr matey!” kind of pirate. A true menace to linguistics.

You stomped onto the main deck like a dramatic storm cloud. Your entrance? Bold.

“AVAST, YE SCALLYWAGS! WHO BE HOGGIN’ THE GROG?!”

A record scratch might as well have played. Everyone froze. Even the wind paused, concerned.

Luffy blinked at you, a drumstick half-raised to his mouth. “Huh?”

Zoro glanced up from where he was napping, squinting. “...What the hell are you on?”

You puffed out your chest and planted your hands on your hips, dramatically. “Speak proper, ye sea dogs! Or I’ll have ya swabbin’ the deck ‘til yer backs give out!”

“Are you okay?” Usopp whispered to Chopper.

Chopper whispered back, “Maybe the sun cooked their brain…”

You marched up to Sanji, who was just setting out a tray of drinks, and snatched one. “Aye, this be fine grog! A toast to pillagin’, plunderin’, and the open sea!” You raised the glass, tilted it back—and immediately choked on what turned out to be citrus juice.

Sanji rushed over, thumping your back. “Oi! Don’t die, ya lunatic!”

You coughed and wheezed, but refused to break character. “‘Tis but a splash o’ sea foam in me lungs, good cook! I’ll live to hoist the colors once more!”

Franky, walking in with a wrench, paused mid-stride. “...Are we doin’ pirate voices now?”

Brook appeared behind you. “Yohoho! I don’t have lungs, but I’d love to join in, if I had breath to spare!”

Nami pinched the bridge of her nose. “This is going to be a long day.”

Robin, sipping tea in the corner, smiled over the rim of her cup. “I find this quite entertaining.”

Luffy grinned, springing to his feet. “Okay!! I’m a pirate too!! Wait… I already am a pirate. Shishishi!”

You dramatically bowed. “Then join me, Captain, an’ we’ll plunder the Grand Line with fire in our hearts an’ gold in our sights!”

Luffy gasped. “THAT SOUNDS AWESOME!! Can we plunder meat too?!”

Zoro, now thoroughly annoyed, stood up and walked away. “I’m going to the crow’s nest. Wake me when the madness ends.”

But the madness had only just begun.

-

You were just getting started.

Your next move was to declare a Pirate Code, which included new ship rules like:

All arguments to be settled with dramatic sword duels or dance-offs.

Every hour on the hour, someone must yell “Land ho!” regardless of proximity to land.

Sanji is no longer “Cook” — he is now “Sir Sauces-a-lot.”

You were on the main deck, standing proudly atop a crate, waving a mop like a cutlass. Your speech was ready.

“Hear me, ye bilge rats! From this day forward, under the Code of the Salty Seadog—”

You didn’t see him coming. One moment you were in full dramatic monologue mode, and the next—

Zoro yeeted you off the side of the Sunny.

Like. Just picked you up and tossed you. No hesitation. No remorse.

“YARRRRRRRRR—” you screamed as you sailed through the air.

SPLASH.

You surfaced, spluttering, flailing dramatically. “BETRAYAL! MUTINY! I’VE BEEN CAST INTO DAVY JONES’ BATHTUB!”

No one helped.

Sanji lit a cigarette and sighed. “Honestly, that’s fair.”

Usopp walked by, casually tossing you a floaty ring. “Here. Don’t say I never did anything for you.”

Luffy leaned over the railing, grinning. “You looked cool flying through the air!”

Chopper was scribbling notes. “This confirms it. Zoro reacts violently to cringe stimuli.”

Robin was still sipping tea. “How poetic. Thrown to sea for trying to bring more pirate into a pirate’s life.”

Franky leaned over. “You want me to throw you back up here? SUPER cannon-style?”

Brook was playing a mournful sea shanty in your honor.

“IF I DIE—” you declared, clinging to the side of the ship, “BURY ME WITH ME BOOTY!”

Zoro returned to his nap spot like nothing happened.

[basedkikuenjoyer]

Flashtroshka

Very interesting chapter, so let's get right into it. We're continuing our scene here with the Underworld group and getting into some really big ideas. But I can't ignore this one right away as Gaban gets into the idea it's just an application of Conqueror's Haki to get around the regeneration. Which is fine and expected, what's really cool is the scene about first Sanji begging for daddy to tell him he has it and "confirming" Zoro does in hilarious fashion. Luffy's response is great.

But I do like this because it's spelling out the moral of Wano for Zoro's story. The cool sword and power are reflections of the personal growth he had. The Akazaya Nine are a great parable about how much the rest of the crew really needs to step up if they want to keep up with Luffy. A reflection of the core theme of Thriller Bark. Think about it, Oden had nine people under him who all knew both types of basic Haki and even the baby sister of the group could cross the high, high bar of hurting a juggernaut like Kaido. One of Whitebeard's old guard mainstays was still just part of this group instead of far and away the best. I love the steps like Monet to Kiku's arm and the "Little Pirate Games" motif but here is where someone is just spelling it out to Zoro...

And it just so happens to fall in a chapter where Luffy throws us an interesting gambit like this. Remember our argument for Luffy is that by Wano, his experience with Katakuri was already getting Luffy to be the type of captain he needs to be. I just re-read Udon for the first time in a while and it's fucking amazing how suave and composed he is there. But that stops and changes course with G5 reminding you that the first thing we learned about awakening is it can take over.

So that's why this moment is so interesting to me because it's somehow both showing that growth is coming back and not. Yamato was such an obvious red herring to me because the logic was tainted from the start. You outright told Luffy it's his obligation to make good on one of Ace's promises. He was mature enough to just let it go in the moment and look at how far that went out the window when Shanks came up. To the point he pulls this. He's asked people who blew him off plenty, but this idea he's like...pulling rank on Hajrudin openly. It's acting like a captain at least, but in a shitty way you're typically better than. We'll see how it goes from here, but for now Loki adamantly refused and Luffy's interest is such a house of sand to me still.

Especially when Zoro needles at this weakness when Shanks comes up. Remember how this arc started and what happened to another Grand Fleet captain. Honestly, Luffy still hasn't even figured out what happened to Jaggy. You two are rivals dude...you need to shape the fuck up and stop acting like a five year old when his name comes up or one of your primary competitors is going to find out he gives as much leverage over you as Caramel did Big Mom. I don't care how much you like him dude, you wanna watch the Sunny get torched and dragged into being a subordinate after all this time because you were too busy giggling?

But now we get to the main show. Gaban and Loki sorta of sharing a flashback is already quite interesting. Like, imagine if you had Kin'emon and Momo telling their stories simultaneously in Act 1. But that's not where this gets truly weird. Because while we're in this flashback...

We have nested flashbacks again? Sweeeet. It's really hard to pin down how I feel about the content just yet. My god does the framing of this Harald story sound like how Oden's started and we know he's gonna go from pure scum to a great king. But he's already a great king in my eyes because kicking over a castle shouting "Who's your God now?" if fuckin' hilarious.

But this was a confusing setup. We have a dual flashback of when the guy was killed in what might still be a bit of a brief flashback in our story to catch us up on what Luffy was doing while Gunko is going crazy up there and now it ends as a deep lore flashback about the old king. That's a lot to process and I'm very curious how it unfolds. But I do need to note that kicking this off now...it does mean the end of our cover serial could very easily align with something in this (maybe like, Harald knew Toki?) or even realistically with the end of this flashback and getting back to the main story.

We have just entered some very strange territory in this chapter. And I'm so ready to see how it unfolds.

[an-au-blog]

I love zosan and think the art made me love it even more, but if I'm being honest with myself and how I feel about the canon, I'd say there should be zolu and sanuso before zosan. Let me explain:

The only logical explanation for Zoro - a pirate hunter, who had killed pirates for very petty reasons... to join a random guy with no crew, no boat and a pipedream, is that he saw something in him. The sheer amount of loyalty this man holds for his captain is more than akin to blind devotion than anything. And the trust Luffy holds in his first mate is absolutely astounding.

Outside of the ladies, Sanji only ever defends/vouches for Usopp. Even though Usopp is a man, Sanji doesn't treat him with the annoyance he sometimes has for Luffy and Zoro. During the water 7 arc, he keeps defending Usopp even though the Mary fiascos. He's super protective towards him.

In conclusion, here's how I think it'd go:

Sanji had been unintentionally courting Usopp and only realized it when water 7 happened. At some point while they're still in recovery or maybe while they were still traveling to enmys lobby, he tries to tell him what he's realized. Because if he really leaves the crew, this would be his only chance and he needed to live without regrets, as there was no guarantee what could happen.

Sanji: Usopp, I know it's not the time or place, but-

Usopp: Haha, this isn't Usopp, I'm Sniper King, remember?!

Sanji (defeated, knowing nothing will come of this): Yeah, well, when you see Usopp, can you tell him that I'm sorry I couldn't tell him on time, but I love him and I regret only realizing it now...

Usopp: ...

Usopp: Oh... well... I'll be sure to tell him.

Sanji might have taken that as a nice way to reject him, so he decided to take it with dignity and leave but was stopped when he heard

Usopp: And thank you... I mean, he'd probably thank you. For telling him.

Would it be too pathetic of Sanji to hold onto hope?

After everything was said and done, Usopp joined again. Sanji had forgotten, with all the things that happened, about his confession. So he was a bit surprised when he approached him about it.

S: Soooo... Sniper King told me what you wanted to tell me...

U, sweating bullets: Whaaat? I didn't mean- I mean I never told him to tell you anything, idk what you're talking about. That sniper king guy probably lied!

S: I don't think he's the type to lie. He's a man of honor, you know.

U, not believe that he's getting jealous of himself: you're so easy to defend him, you like him or something?

S, with embarrassment but loving adoration: Yeah.

U, heart broken: Oh. Well, I wish you two a happy life then.

(If he's wondering whether or not to "rejoin as SK", but living a double life would be hard and -)

S: Wait, where are you going. I just told you I loved you and you're walking away? Did something happen, I thought...

U: You said you like Sniper King, not me. (*insert rant about how SK is so much better than Usopp and all that self degrading bs*)

S: Okay, okay, no. I know you're the same person. But if you insist: I love you too. Not only in a friend way, not because of your persona, but because of you. Usopp.

And awww, would you look at that, they started dating. Time passes and Usopp stops feeling as insecure as he had before. Sanji keeps flirting with women but never means it and they all know it because they always ends up back in each other's arms. But then something devastating happens. Sanji can't stop thinking about how the mosshead never wears a shirt. It's infuriating and Usopp kind of understands, at one point he goes "Have you tried touching his chest? Maybe you'll get it out of your system."

To which Sanji is 1. Speechless, petrified, flabbergasted; 2. Shook and horrified at the suggestion; 3. Kind of obsessed with the idea now that he thinks about it; 4. defensive because "my love, you are all I need how could youuuu think thaaat".

In that order.

Usopp, laughing nervously: It's not like I haven't done it.

Sanji: What?

Usopp: What.

So it turned out, that one night of drinking made Zoro almost kiss Usopp, which he backed away because he was afraid, but then Zoro called it "physical traids" which made him.confused and a bit worried that he didn't know what that was, so he said he'd think about it. Zoro looked at him in a way that conveyed "what is there to think about", but never voiced it. With a shrug, he said okay and never tried anything after that.

So Sanji and Usopp decided that they needed to talk about it with the swordsman himself. To work out the logistics if anything... What he said, however, none of them expected.

Zoro: I don't know why you make it into a big fuss. Physical traids, yeah, it's like: I find you attractive, you find me attractive, we care for each other so we make out or if we're feeling it - more. How can Luffy het it, but you can't.

Jaws on the floor.

They call Luffy in on the conversation and it gets worse.

Luffy: Yeah, it's like when I'm bored, or feel like it, we do stuff. But I don't really wanna kiss anyone else and I told him you guys are okay to kiss cause I trust you!

Explaining to them that, yes - that's kind of what dating is, and yes - they've been technically exclusively dating until now, went about as well as one might have hoped. At one point, Sanji definitely got frustrated from his own overthinking about why Marimo had hit on his boyfriend but never him. To which Zoro responded that he had tried a couple of times but Sanji just kicked or ignored him, so he gave up, thinking he wasn't interested.

And at some point Luffy definitely drops something like "I'd like to try with you guys too, it could be fun." with a beaming smile and both Usopp and Sanji wouldn't be able to stop thinking about ot for a week straight, low-key obsessing over it until they decide, okay, yes. And then they would tell him and he would just go "Oh, right, forgot about that, sure, let's do it!"

(idk this was funnier in my head)

[girlberrie]

hi hi hi!! because there is a distinct LACK of op shifters, could you tell us a little bit about your dr? i need something to geek out over i fear

hi hiii! i have more than one op dr, because the one piece world is very vast and also i have many ideas. the dr that i wrote about in my “zoro perspective” post is NOT going to be the dr i write about now because it is still very much bare bones and like.. i am very uncertain about it all the time lol. so i’ll go with the safer option.

    ⅋.   ⑅     ₊  𓂃   my pirate witch desired reality  .  .  .ᐟ

in this op dr, everything important starts the day of gol d. roger’s execution (because of course it does). i, an 18 year old ex-celestial dragon, attend the execution, and when i’m going back to my dinghy boat (that i stole from marines because Fuck Them), a 16 year old Shanks—who for some reason found me interesting—is like. hey can you give me a lift. i need to get tf outta here. and he’s like. devastated. little guy sounds so fucking sad. so i’m like. yeah sure.

and so we set off sailing. and i am a funny funny woman who manages to cheer up this budding alcoholic, so he really takes a liking to me. we arrive at a lowkey island nearby loguetown to eat and the owner and staff of the restaurant we eat in can’t keep their mouths shut and keep insulting roger, so we leave without paying (because only pirates don’t pay) and run away to my little boat after the owner chases after us. giggling and shit. and on a sunny day, three days after we’ve met, shanks is like. i want to form my own pirate crew. wanna join? and i say HELL YES . boom the red hair pirates are born.

and shanks is chill. he’s in no rush, despite just losing his only damn father figure, and the crew that raised him, and all that tragic shit. so we just keep sailing around the east blue, dine and dashing, wearing stupid hawaiian shirts, getting drunk at bars, yada yada yada. one day i ask shanks what purpose i will serve in his pirate crew when he recruits more people and he tells me that most pirates are ugly as shit because they don’t take care of themselves but that he believes i could never be ugly and that i will be the pretty face to look at (OK ??????? OKAYYYYY????? WHATTT?????(acting like i didn’t script this).

jokes aside, i know navigation, i worked as a seamstress for over a decade, and i WILL be a witch (and the strongest pirate on the seas, but don’t tell people that or they’ll try to fight me to take the title). so like. i have a place, always. i am NOT the first mate, because i could never that away from benn beckman, so i’m . the jack of all trades. the ace card (haha ace).

now. about the witch stuff. this is very much NOT op canon, and i could not care less. its a dr. i can do whatever i want. Haki is NOT magic. Haki is a mysterious power that allows individuals to harness their own spiritual energy, right? So about 2-3 years into the crews formation, i realize that i uh. do not possess the ability to do haki stuff. my spiritual energy does not respond. and i’m like tf? i though this was for everyone? turns out i’m a freak of nature. you see, to do magic in this reality, one must give up their haki. its a whole process. the whole logic is that, magic is inherently overpowered. you think conquerors haki is dangerous? try facing a fucking witch in this reality. luckily for non-witch people, giving up your haki also means you’re gonna go fucking crazy in half a decade after. full on. no sanity left. unfortunately for witches, haki is the only healthy way in which a person can channel their spiritual energy. magic is more powerful, sure, but it erodes your insides, burns you up, eats your brain—it acts weirdly as a parasite. you are condemned to a life of insanity and suffering, and your whole body is working against you. still, these witches live. still, they could take on a couple supernova pirate crews at once and get out alive, but they are unstable and do more damage to themselves, really. its the one piece gods’ way of saying “don’t ask more than what you can handle”.

but i’m not like that. as i said, i am a freak of nature (and more on it later). i never got the chance to give up my haki. i was born without the ability. i don’t have a haki presence, aura, whatever tf, and it really freaks out people when they can’t pick me out with their observation haki lololol. the thing with magic is that, if you have supreme control over your body—every muscle, vein, pump of blood, every neuron in your brain, your genes, your inner organs, everything—you can get away with magic. it cannot corrupt you, because you are its superior. power of yourself is power over the world. and i, resident freak of nature, am capable of this (if you’ve read dune, or watched it, this is very much inspired by the bene gesserit). so i can use magic to channel my spiritual energy. and i’m powerful asf!!! yay!!!!! (did any of this bit make sense???? i really hope it did haha)

moving on from all of this. my s/o is shanks. if you didn’t see this coming, idk what to tell you. the man is gorgeous and lovely and i love him very much. i haven’t scripted when we’ll become a thing because i will literally shift to the day after he asks me to join the crew and i just want it to happen organically without spoiling myself. and when we eventually make it to foosha village, we will adopt tf outta luffy i swear to god. THAT BOYYYY IS MY SON!!!!. we will be a married couple with a kid we left in a village on the other side of the world (just realized how shit this sounds omg)

so far i’ve only thought of my dynamic with shanks so ig i’ll say more about that too. me and shanks are (not actually) dumb and dumber. i will enable this man so much its the reason why benn goes grey at age 40. idk i just like the idea of doing stupid shit with this man. especially when we’re young like… its chaos galore. also we will be THE power couple. we are so sexy. anyway

                                                           𓆝 𓆟 𓆞 𓆝 𓆟

i feel like i rambled a lot but didn’t actually say much. i didn’t exactly detail my backstory because that is territory i have not yet ventures into (i am too lazy to script), and there isn’t much “plot” for this dr because shanks literally is the chillest mf like . we visit a whole lotta places ig????? idk i’m just along for the ride in this dr ahha so not much to say there either.

hope this was still satisfactory though. if you took time out of your day to read this, thank you thank youuu!!

[rosystuff525]

Caregiver Mihawk + Regressor Buggy.

Im having a many a thoughts rn

Many many

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• Buggy regresses to around 9-14

• He mostly does it when he’s feeling helpless more than anything. (I might explain more later idk)

•Mihawk found out when one night he was just going about through the part of the cross guild base only accessible to the three founders and then just so happened to see buggy playing with some toys while some “childish” clothes or other having forgotten to close the door.

•ensue an awkward silence staring at eachother before buggy practically shot himself at the door to shut it.

•obviously Mihawk knew exactly what this was. He dealt with Zoro and Perona for two fuckin years

•he’s just glad that finding out about this went a lot smoother than when he accidentally found Zoro regressed for the first time (that was…very rough.)

•he did come in with a threat to the clown. An easier one than his usual threats as to not startle the poor clown

•as he stepped in he just saw the clown there , terrified.

•but the clown was more terrified when Mihawk started to walk towards him….calmly. With an almost…caring look

•oh god he was actually going to die what the hell

•he closed his eyes in anticipation for the punch , the slap, the hit , the mockery. Anything!

•but instead he felt a hand placed in his shoulder

“Your hair is a bit messy..may I help fix it up for you?”

•Buggy opeaned his eyes to see that still tender look in his eyes. It made him feel…safe

•buggy never minded not having someone with him while he regressed. He sometimes found it a bit sad but usually found it pretty freeing! He could do whatever he wants with no grownups to tell him what to do! Like a real captain!

• but in this moment it was just….real nice.

• the two spend some time talking up until Buggy gets too huffy talking about “logic stuff or whatever”

•they’ve agreed Mihawk will only care for him when Buggy’s feeling too lonely or too fragile. Other than that he can just go about his duties

•though….mihawk does stay in his general area. If buggy is in his backstage room , Mihawk is stalking around the area unbeknownst to the clown.

•he knows it can be very scary if someone comes in while you’re regressed that you didn’t want around. The amount of times Perona screeched like a madman when he accidentally found her in playing with her sown dress up dolls

•one of Mihawks favourite activities to do for buggy is to do his hair for him. Allows him to show he cares and is there for buggy with no words and buggy still gets to play or read or anything

• if someone were to try find buggy while he’s regressed Mihawk would put on that ‘I’m beating buggy’s ass rn’ vibe and say he’s having a ‘private meeting with that ‘jaded joyless jester.’

•buggy is just sat on the floor behind the door holding back his giggling and smiling because he knows that meeting is just him showing off his elaborate juggling skills yet again and running through the entire line up of make up stories inside his head

•because I love smart buggy Mihawk even does simple experiments like a baking soda volcano to satiate Buggy’s need. He knows buggy is safe in the lab and still incredibly intelligent but just in case he accidentally gets too giddy with the dangerous chemicals he keeps it mellow

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I like them..very very much….evil snickering…sinister….truly sinister…

Also what if one day Crocodile accidentally found them…..oh no :[

Can’t think yet if he’d be a caregiver or a flip or an age regressor…or if he’s be a cunt and not like this stuff idkk

Idk why I’m typing like this rn I’m feelin silly :]

[baby-xemnas]

PLEASE TALK ABOUT THE LUZO SABAODY/2 YEAR TIMSEKIP STUFF IM BEGGING YOU

oh its so much....its So cute that u know that panel where they step away to talk like "hey where did the bear guy send you to? 😄" its so casual for what a heavy event it was, and how hard what came after had been.....but i kinda love it you know it's not unrealistic to be like haha its fine NOW so we can laugh and have fun and relax and smile again....just like lawbepo hug on zou - bepo is SO happy to see law that he instantly forgets and forgives all the fear and pain law made him feel, it doesnt matter its over!!!

its the same with luzo at sabaody reunion they are all grins and "i cant wait to rediscover you, I'll enjoy learning how youve changed bit by bit, ill savour it like a good meal" long looks. Because its Safe they are together again and they both, they ALL worked to become stronger so they can stay together, so luzo have that sexy confidence about it and instead of regretting the wasted time they think "nothing can separate us now"

and its CRAZY cuz they've been through so much. from the absolute horror of the initial incident, to the pain of finding out what happened to luffy at marineford and zoro going insane because he isnt there for luffy. luffy going through that and not wanting to live afterwards but being brought back Because he has zoro and the others - no doubt in those tears of love and gratitude there was a mix up of guilt for considering offing himself because it would mean hurting THEM. he is very sorry, it passed.

so reunion is So full of joy and comfort Despite that horrible baggage makes it all the more beautiful for them to feel So Light as they fall into each other like: there you are, my love, my home, isnt it amazing how we sync up so effortlessly again - its pure happiness

not only both of them worked and changed and became so much stronger to be able to stay together, not only did they endure so much pain for each other's sake (others' too but u know. its fucking luzo) they also both discovered a facet of their love that only distance could give so theyve matured with it too

its Nuts

zoros devotion got formed under pressure of kuma fight and his training like a diamond. as ive said i love post ts zoro being a shameless trophy wife/bodyguard who is So openly proud to be a dog its DISTURBING (positive. appreciative)

if luffy was possessive before he somehow becomes Worse much to zoros happiness. But luffys determination to be great to reach his goal is inseparable from his greed and selfishness, and that includes zoro, its crazy really because greed usually implies large quantities but with this its intense greed focused on one person (because zoro is luffys only lover and he wants no other. zoro is the best) which makes it Suffocating. in a way even the fact that "thought of zoro saved me from giving up" kind of = zoro is mine completely, its a batshit logic but thats not unusual for luffy -

luffy doesn't want to become king alone - he wants to do it with zoro and the others, his goal is his life, he is nothing without them and it just so happens that zoro is most important there, not making others disposable just cuz they arent sucking his dick but zoro is zoro, zoro was always different, zoro is the most HIS out of this group of people who will die for him

and they all came back...and zoro came back.. it's like by doing that they signed a second new and expanded unspoken contract between them that yes you are our captain Yes we will see you through the end etc

and luffy is so giddy that zoro is there ..not that luffy doubted him but he really feels like celebrating

😊😊😊

(sorry this ended up being a scattered train of thought and i didnt even talk about them fucking but i did cry typing it up if that helps cuz i love them...)

[beanghostprincess]

Usopp being sanji's first kiss is canon we all know this but usopp's first kiss is Zoro. Okay now listen both of them have separate crushes Zoro likes Luffy. He doesn't know what to do with himself around him, usopp is realizing that maybe his relationship with Sanji is a little bit more than platonic and he doesn't know how to approach that.

They have a conversation about this, debating on how they confess to their crushes. And the top of being ill experience with relationships comes up and they realize that they have never kissed anyone. So obviously they don't want to fuck it up. You know when the time comes. You know they don't want to embarrass themselves not knowing what to do so you know the logical answer to this dilemma is to practice on each other.

Usopp is of course very nervous about this He doesn't want anyone walking in on them. Zoro comes up with a plan during night watch to sneak behind Nami's tangerine bushes and do it there. It's late at night They're both anxious usopp more than Zoro.

Despite his worry usopp initiates the kiss first standing on his tippy toes to lean in for a kiss. His lips are inches away from zoro's lips and he freezes He's starting to get second thoughts that maybe this isn't a good idea. Before he get back away of the row, firmly puts his hands on his shoulders crouch is down and kisses.

It was....... Nice they can both tell that they've never done this before, but it's really nice. It starts off with just lips to lips but soon starts to add tongue and this ends up making out. They do this for a week sometimes to practice or out of boredom. (horny teens on a boat what do you expect) the day finally comes usopp is ready to confront Sanji about their relationship. Let's just say he's a pretty great kisser

This is real and canon to me and GOD if Sanji finds out he's gonna go insane. Don't. Don't you EVER tell Sanji about this. If he knows Zoro was the one to kiss Usopp first he's gonna go all jealous and crying and curling up on the floor. But this is so real to me. Especially pre-ts, you know? Like I can totally see this happening. Zoro and Usopp are besties and they're like "huh, actually, this isn't such a bad idea. Who are we going to do this with if not with each other?" and they just start making out. Thing that makes sense because they're in love with two people who are oblivious to their crushes and sometimes teenagers are horny and that's okay. I think they make out and kiss for fun at this point and if they get too horny they stop because their romantic asses can't take having sex with somebody that isn't their specific idiots.

[yew-yew]

More Stardew valley au? 👉👈 (Could be art or rambles but I am INSANE about this concept and would love to hear/see more)

sure! here's a little bit, and both art and my verbal nonsense ahahah

little sorry for the anatomical mistakes, but it was drawn like... in summer and i'm just too lazy to change something now

speaking of art, law collects stones. that says it all. (this is a bit of a self-projection, but i have my whole house in stardew in chests full of beautiful stones-)

now let's move on to the rest, and i hope you don't mind that it would be just a pile of thoughts

• ahem, from what i have is that instead of an archaeologist (i don't remember the names of characters very well, especially from stardew), we have Robin. it's logical, isn't it ahaha? Law, helps in the hospital, because this is the only way and nothing else! the saloon keeps a Makino, and wow, it's probably a place where you can really eat, so i think Sanji works here in the kitchen. and forgive me, i can't help but add stupid foster parents to au, so Zeff is here too. i really liked someone's fan idea that the Penguin is the cook of heart crew, so he probably does something like moonlighting there?

• Franky and Ikkaku (omg this gorgeous woman) both are something like a carpenter and a blacksmith, although i think Franky is more of a blacksmith?? anyway!!! had idea that Shachi was moonlighting for them??? Maybe???

• Usopp works in Pierre's store, and i think this is not only a store mainly garden, but literally a place where you can buy almost everything? it sounded funny, so why not. Usopp sells some of his little things too!! stupid little fireworks i think are also among them? shop literally everything, wonderful

• i removed the fisherman and his shop (i sorry??), as a result, Nami lives somewhere on the beach, she is their personal meteorologist and the most accurate weather guide, no TV forecast will be as accurate as she is!!!

• ASL trio is a personal periodic spontaneous catastrophe of the whole town. in short, Ace is an eternal visitor to the mine (although many of them are like that ... but he is especially ...) who brings stone mining things. And monster stuff? Luffy for some reason became an absolute fisherman, idk why, but I liked it, huh. Sabo helps Robin i think? Also Luffy and Sabo guys who basically bring Robin different collecting things (Ace does not understand they collecting thing : (( ) all three of them bring Robin some artifacts or minerals. Sabo really interested in discussing all this with Robin, as well as books and the history of all sorts of artifacts and so on?? i had idea about Law in this "nerd" club. Ace... is not interested in these "nerd" clubs and just brings them everything he finds in the mine. Luffy brings Robin something that sometimes comes across on a fishing trip (i like the thing with chests in the stardew itself so much)

• there are also Mihawk, Zoro and Perona who live in a winery/vineyards outside the city. Gothic family is my undisputed love

• something about Bepo: i remember that somewhere at the beginning of the game at some point an animal comes to our farm, which we are offered to keep for ourselves. ahah, i can't choose between being a polar bear(lmao, it’s fun) or a samoyed dog, but in any case, i think he's just like in stardew....came and its just....adopted too

separate huge thanks for the help with the ideas of my beautiful lady @liquidsao

and for the help with the organization of my thoughts to this wonderful person @cal-cium-the-nerd

[agoodroughandtumble]

Roronoa Zoro x Reader - Wholeheartedly

Status: Oneshot - may be continued Summary: Reader reflects on her "relationship" with Zoro - it's just cathartic, self indulgent angst Warnings: 18+, Language, implied smut

“You should probably go.” Zoro said unceremoniously as he buttoned up his trousers.

If your heart sank you couldn’t feel it – it had been firmly in Zoro’s possession since the first time he had unintentionally laid claim to it several months ago, albeit drunkenly. Ever since you had been semi intent on gathering what little of it seemed left, and every time his determination to withhold even the smallest of shards always became your undoing. Zoro was keeping some part of you. Or, rather, you liked to think. You liked to think a lot of things unfortunately. But thinking didn’t make anything true. Neither did words, neither did actions when you were lying naked and heartless in his bed and he couldn’t even look at you.

It was not the first time this conversation had happened. Within three days you would be in the exact same position – within three days he would be showing you the plethora of reasons he shouldn’t have your heart but the day before that, oh, the day before that he would be gripping it as closely to him as he did your thighs.

You pulled the covers up a little, a pointless gesture at this point, but still you held the covers up to your neck as your free hand tried to grasp around for any item of your clothing. You sighed, a small smile breaking into the corners of your mouth, internally laughing at your continued patheticness. “Until next time, yeah?”

Of course logically, practically, you were fully aware of your place in Zoro’s life. A fuck was just a fuck after all. But things would have been so much easier if he had just kept to the agreement that he had clearly set. Only he had cut through those boundaries as effortlessly as he cut through his enemies when he told you to say it. No, not told. Asked. Needed you to say it.

You hadn’t meant it the first time – it was all just fun and play acting, self indulgence on both parts. The desire to have someone to face against the world with. But every time he asked you to say it when the morning sunlight hadn’t quite cast shadows against his cheekbones, every time he asked you to say it with that devilish glint in his eye, every time he asked you to say it whilst your wrists were in his grip and his mouth was murmuring the words against your ribcage, because despite yourself obviously you would, every time it would mean just that much more, a little bit more, just once more. Every time after that a little more of your heart would end up in his hands despite him not knowing what to do with it until you did mean it. Absolutely. Wholeheartedly, if you had any of it left.

He had coaxed the words out of you so many times they had lost all meaning and yet you were still desperately seeking any way to simulate the first time you had actually meant it. The newest lingerie, the technique Nami had told you about, the best ways to charm and be everything you thought would make him happy, make him want you.

Zoro was unmoved. Stoic. Absolute.

Hooking your bra over your shoulders you couldn’t help but feel a little used. He must know, after all. The heart in his hands clearly belonged to someone so how could he not work out it was yours? His words did little to confirm that.

“There won’t be a next time.”

“I’ve heard that before.” You hadn’t intended on sounding flippant but it was degrading enough taking your underwear from his hands without allowing him to see any true feelings.

“I mean it.”

You snatched the underwear. He ought to have said he meant it until the next time he was lonely, until the next time he was seeking the company only you were willing to give. He ought to say until the next time he asked you to jump and you asked how high. Giving you the hope of a reprieve was worse than actually meaning this was the last time. And although you silently begged him to tell you no more, to let you go and gather the fragments of your broken heart all you wanted was for him to pull you close, whisper sweet nothings in your ear, tell you that he had been drowning in just as much torment and uncertainty as you were.

And yet. Asking Zoro for any semblance of an emotion outside being “part of the crew” was akin to asking the moon to drown in the ocean.

You scrunched your face – banishing all such fantasies to the back of your mind as you finished dressing. You allowed yourself to cast a glance once, twice, before your hand was on the door. “I’ll see you at breakfast then.”

[asitrita]

One Piece Harry Potter AU (Hogwarts Houses) SPOILERS!

Ok ok ok, so first, I'm new to the one piece fandom. I actually have known One Piece for over a decade, and even watched the first chapters (actually, I watched till just the end of Arlong park arc, and maybe I did spoil myself the entire Doffy/Cora/Law backstories because I randomly found out about them and felt in love with the three of them immediately), and I was familiar with some characters, but I wasn't really into it till the live action, and now I'm just obsessed, lol. So just mind this is just my personal headcanon, and I do not intent to force my view of these characters on anyone. Also, SPOILERS, SPOILERS, SPOILERS. Please, refrain from reading if you're not up to date with the manga.

Thing is, I also love Harry Potter, and I was wondering what house some of the characters would be assigned to and this is more or less what I've came up with. Also, since J.K.Rowling confirmed that hybrid houses would kinda be a bit more accurate, I will assign to some characters (most, actually) a mixed house alongside the house I imagine they would be assigned to according to the classical 4 house system. Let's see:

Luffy: Slytherin. "I'm gonna be king of the pirates". Okay boy, we hear you. Also, he won't share his food. Hybrid house: Slytherpuff. I mean, going around doing unintended but still good deeds, his ability to make friends and make people follow him, plus the reciprocal support and loyalty he gives his friends. However, I'm not entirely sure Luffy needs a hybrid house, I feel he's a solid Slytherin, tbh, we know they can also be charismatic and draw people in to follow them. So take the hybrid house with a pinch of salt, I feel Slytherin fits him just right.

Zoro: Hufflepuff. Tbh, it was actually a bit hard for me to choose Zoro's house, I'm not that well acquinted with Zoro, so maybe I'm missing out on this one, but, though he does seems a little Slytherin-like to me, or even Gryffindor (the whole swordman code of honour and all that), Hufflepuff wins this over. He is hardworking and loyal, and he tries to keep things logical (iykyk). Maybe not exactly just, or empathic, but still objective and practical. I feel it does fall into Hufflepuff sense of fairness. Also, Hufflepuffs make a good companion for Slytherins, so him beign Luffy's first mate plays into it. Hybrid house: Slytherpuf. Just like Luffy. "I'm gonna be the best swordman in the world". Say no more. He sure is very hardworking and loyal, but he is also ambitious, and at least as a kid, he was pretty... intense about it XD Heck, even as a teen/young adult he is. However, just like in Luffy's case, I think Zoro would make a solid Hufflepuff.

Nami: Ravenclaw. She's kinda the brains of the group, at least at the begining, and she is quite witty and cunning. I thought about Slytherin because of her being a thief and the cunning aspect of her personality, but it was a bit too obvious for my liking, and I think her personality goes a bit in a different direction when you dig deeper. Hybrid house: Ravendor. I don't know, she just has a Griffindor vibe to me, even if she's a little bit of a "coward" (more like, she's not stupid, tbh), but she did face up to Arlong, and her ambition to save her village all by herself all those years kinda strikes me as a Griffindor; not like a Ravenclaw couldn't do the same (or a Slytherin, she sure had to do a lot of shit when she was part of Arlong's pirates, she was all for gaining her island's freedom at all costs), but there's something in Nami's personality that I find Gryffindor fitting? Hope it's not the ginger bias, lol (although it could be the live action bias). Maybe it's just me, though.

Ussop: Gryffindor. He's kinda the Neville Longbottom of One Piece. I say kinda because both characters are pretty different, but there're undeniable similarities between the two of them. Also, it was stated that you could also be assigned to the house which values you valued the most, and Ussop dream is basically to become a brave pirate captain, so, from that pov, this house fits him like a glove.

Sanji: Gryffindor. That's it. He's a noble knight in shiny armour. He's Gryffindor poster boy. His backstory, how he faces up to his family, but honestly, his entire personality and demeanor and code just scream Gryffindor to me. He's so sweet (more so in the LA) that I was tempted into making him a hybrid with Hufflepuff, but who said Gryffindors can't be sweet? He's a Gryffindor through and through.

Ace: Gryffindor. He feels like a Gryffindor to me. He's a dork, he's brave, he thinks himself a hero, carries himself as such, he's hot-headed, and in the end, that's his downfall. Whatever, I just feel his face would come up first when searching for Griffndor boy in Google.

Coby: Hufflepuff. He's a hard worker and dreams of justice, he's loyal and strong-willed. Plus, he's adorable and a loving child, he's a Hufflepuff u.u Sure, I could make him a hybrid with Gryffindor, as he is brave (he stands against his friend, Luffy, that's part of his arc), but I think most of his personality traits linger strongly on the Hufflepuff side, so I see no need to give him a hybrid house.

Helmeppo: Slytherin. This was so hard, because at the begining he seems to fit the Slytherin stereotype quite a lot, but he does change a lot. And sure, Slytherins can be decent people too (again, to me, going by classic sorting, Luffy is a Slytherin through and through), but there's something else to his character. And that's why... Hybrid house: Slytherpuff. He becomes a very hard-working, just, and loyal individual. Maybe his true nature was hidden behind all that horrible nurturing he got, who knows. He still is at least partially a Slytherin, though (btw, I love him in the la, the actor really made the character stand up).

Garp: Gryffindor. He's mad as a hatter hahahahaha but I love him. He's brave, has a strong feeling of justice, a strict but fair moral code, and he comes up as a bit impulsive. But he has this hero complex going on too, as well as hero guilt (not sure that's a thing, but I hope you get what I mean). Him backing down from becoming an admiral because he believes in freedom and doesn't want to follow orders he already knows he won't like so he can be free to follow a more morally aceptable and chivalric path strikes me as very Gryffindor coded. That sense of justice also strikes me as Hufflepuff-like, but considering the rest of his personality traits, I think Gryffindor suits him best.

Mihawk: Ravenclaw. This was a super tough one. I was so tempted to just throw him into Hufflepuff. Sure, Hufflepuff house values are loyalty, fairness, justice (Doffy knows) and hardwok, but it was said this house would also accept any student that didn't quite fit the other houses, and Jesus, Mihawk was so hard, plus he lives a calm life growing vegetables (smells like a Hufflepuff if you ask me). Problem is, he really doesn't give much of a flying f*ck about anything so... Ravenclaw XD For whatever reason, I do see people from this house being the ones more capable of living an isolated monastery-like life, and that's exactly what Mihawk does, except his life is more of a cementery-like one, plus he has a ghost daughter XD It is also the house that gives me the most "I couldn't care less about politics, you, or your family" vibe out of them all XD Plus, he's a little b*tch with Shanks, not wanting to fight him only because he lost an arm (sure, he appeals to the honour code of a swordman and whatnot, but it still smells fishy to me u.u), and that kinda gives me a Ravenclaw vibe too. Hybrid house: Ravenpuff. Again, he lives calmly, actually acts with honour, kindness and fairness, taking Zoro in and training him, even when he knows Zoro's to become his rival and most probably take his title in a near future; and he values determination, hard work, and fairness in a fight, and again, he grows vegetables, knows how to cook, and enjoys a good wine. That's a Hufflepuff.

Shanks: Gryffindor. He IS a Gryffindor. Golden boy Shanks. I know some people enjoy the idea of him being a Slytherin, and though I do see the appeal of it and it would definitely fit some aspects of his personality (the cunning rat he is), this guy could be a poster boy Gryffindor. His hero complex is also quite obvious (though, truth be told, that burden was bestowed into him since he was a child). His ambition (obvious by his conqueror haki) could play into a Slytherin personality, but it also has a very strong Gryffindor vibe to it. And I said could, yes. Hybrid house: Gryffinpuff. Have you seen him as a kid in the Oro Jackson? How Buggy teased him about being too soft and naive? Sure, Gryffindors can be soft, but kid Shanks is just so Hufflepuff to me. As an adult, his laid-back, goofy, extrovert, affable and charming demeanour also reminds me of a Hufflepuff. Again, people from all four houses can show traits of other houses, there's no clear cut, so Shanks could just be a Gryffindor. But, honestly? I feel he could even be just a Hufflepuff, I would 100% support Hufflepuff Shanks hc too, my sweet alcoholic golden boy (I just don't want his fate to be that of Cedric T_T). Seriously, he IS a Griffindor, but he IS a Hufflepuff too. And that's why I definitely believe this hybrid house suits him the best, it reunites most traits of his personality perfectly.

Buggy: Ravenclaw. I mean, it matches his pretty long hair. Ok, no, but truly, he's a Ravenclaw. He is witty, he is smart, he's creative, he's a showman. His charisma and everything about him, including his goofiness and drastic humor changes, for whatever reason, strike me as Ravenclaw-like. I can think of a charismatic character who belonged to the Ravenclaw house that used his wit and quackery to fool everyone. Plus, as a child he seems to have been more observant and perceptive than Shanks, which makes him seem "wiser" in a weird way; plus he is also very crafty (buggy balls anyone?). He also likes to avoid fighting, be it because he thinks fighting unnnecesary or suicidal, which is quite "clever" of him. True, even in the direst circumstances he gets himself into trouble for not being able to shut his big mouth, but that's just his bombastic personality and caothic nature getting the best of him, he's just a passionate guy, the boy can't help it. Despite what some may think, despite he's egocentric and semi megalomaniac personality, he's also well aware of his weaknesses (I mean, his inferiority complex is quite obvious), and he isn't fond of attention if he hasn't planned for it beforehand. This is obvious by his reaction to all the attention he was attracting after escaping Impel Down, everybody claiming how great he must have been, for he was a former memeber of Roger's crew, a "brother" to Shanks and a close acquaintance of Rayleigh. Yet, he was so shy about it, and reluctant to take in all that attention, till he thought about it and planned a way to take advantage of the situation. A bit delusional, but still a quick-thinking clever guy. Hybrid house: Slytherclaw. Yep, he is also ambitious, and even with his whole inferiority complex and obvious weakness he aspires to be pirate king. He loves treasures and shiny things (actually, this sounds a lot like a magpie, which are close relatives of ravens, and yes I know Ravenclaw's pet is a bronce eagle, but there's still a raven in the name). And again, he is very witty, but also selfish, and he is not beyond abandoning everyone and everything to save his ass. Also, Buggy loves the sea, he would probably like Slytherin common room with its underwater views of the lake and mermaids. It would remind him of the ocean, he would be so happy there (I just want the lil silly clown to be happy u.u). Slytherin is a house associated with water, and we know Buggy was a very good swimer, and he surely loves the sea and the freedom it gives him (by now we all know the real reason why Buggy holds a grudge against Shanks is not exactly sea-related, but I'm pretty sure he still regrets what happened to some extent, though he probably, and rightfully so, blames his dumb self for that). Also, loving the sea, and loving treasure maps, also adds to my Ravenclaw headcanon, because I associate Ravenclaw with the sky, constelations, astronomy, star maps, etc., and to sail you defnitely need to know how to map the sky, and I feel that's something Buggy would be pretty good at, he seems to enjoy maps a lot (same logic applies to Nami, btw, she loves money, but she certainly values map knowledge above money). So yeah, hybrid house for Buggy, definitely. I think these two houses complement each other very well in Buggy's personality and character, similar to how I really like a hybrid house for Shanks (and they would complement each other so well, being from the exact opposite houses).

Roger: Gryffindor. The King, the Hero, the Legend. I don't know, it just fits him right. He's brave, he is hot-headed, he jumps into the fight without thinking. The way he's praised as a hero, with so many followers with that last stunt he pulled off right before kicking the bucket. That's very Gryffindor of him. Whatever went down in God Valley, why Roger decided to side with the Marine, why he didn't side with Xebec against the Celestial Dragons and World Gobernment, got me thinking. We still don't know what really happened there, I feel like the reason behind Roger's actions could change my mind about his house, but as it is for now, I think Gryffindor fits him good.

Rayleigh: Hufflepuff. He's the calm guy. Sure, he fights, and he's a menace, but what he finally wished for was to live peacefully in a calm island for the rest of his life. He's so chill and also fun, and enjoys a good party. Hufflepuff for the Dark King. Hybrid house: Ravenpuff. I don't know, he just has this "wise" bive to him. Maybe it is because of how he wants to have a nice, calm life as an adult. Also his calm and softer demeanour around Roger. I feel a wise and calm partner would be a good contrast to Roger's Gryffindor personality.

Crocodile: Slytherin. He's a snake. Not a crocodile, but still a reptile. Seriously, he's ambitious, he's maffia boss level, he gotta be Slytherin. Hybrid house: Slytherclaw. He's smart, cunning, and has experience. He manages bussiness with expertise, he just has that ravenclaw vibe to him. Plus, I just find the idea of Buggy and Crocodile being in the same house hilarious. At first sight no one would even phantom these two characters to have anything in common, nor his personalities to be somewhat compatible or similar in any way or form, yet this hybrid house fits them both like a glove.

Doflamingo: Slytherin. I mean... I hope the giant fish bowl that is the common room reminds him of the fashion back home.

Corazón: Hufflepuff. The boy is all heart. He believes in justice (heck, he's a marine), he's good-hearted, golden-hearted even, basically, a cinamon roll. He's also most probably a pretty hard worker, and he risked his integrity for a kid he didn't even know all that well. Also, he's a "trickster", so to speak. He must be a Hufflepuff, no doubt. Hybrid house: Gryffinpuff. He has a lot of the traits of a Gryffindor. You can't deny he's brave. He overcomes trauma as a child, and is willing to revive it and face his brother, spying for the marine, while dealing with Doffy's crazyness, and then he makes the selfless decision to save Law no matter what, at risk of his own life. He also feels he has some type of responsability regarding his borther's actions, when he truly doesn't, but taking responsability for things you're not really responsible for due to some sort of self inflicted guilt tripping type of torture sounds pretty Gryffindor to me, plus the "I must save the world from my evil brother, and because he's my blood brother, it must be me who faces and stops him" also strikes me as very Griffyndor-like. As I said many times before, I know some traits are shared between houses, and can apppear in members of different houses, but Corazón is definitely at least partially a Gryffindor. This would also explain his betrayal, Hufflepuffs are supposed to be loyal, I'm with Doffy in this one u.u (though I guess he never truly commited treason, as he was never on Doffy's side to begin with, lol).

Law: Ravenclaw. To be honest, a friend convince me of this one, I was so unsure and conflicted about him. But yes, I think Ravenclaw suits him well. His background as the child of doctors, and wanting to follow their parents' steps works out with a Ravenclaw personality. He's knowledge starved, and he's smart and witty, even a bit manipulative. Hybrid house: Slytherclaw. There's no way to avoid Law's ambition for knowledge. He is also quite determined in his path to avenge Corazón and bring down Doflamingo's downfall no matter what. I know determination is more of a Gryffindor and Hufflepuff trait, but it also goes well with Slytherin's desires to get their way, take what they want, and achieve whatever they've set themselves to (which is why Luffy is definitely a Slytherin too).

Aaaand this is all for now, it was already quite long, I may do a second list with the remaining mugiwaras and maybe some other characters I like :)

[basedkikuenjoyer]

Big Party

I'm going to do something a little bit different with 1135, because the #1 I'll focus on post-Wano is anything that feels narratively odd or subversive. And now that we're here, it's worth pointing out how Elbaf has accomplished that. We're having a big party upon our arrival. Only other time that's happened in One Piece is Whiskey Peak and it was a ruse. Do I think the Giants are as duplicitous? Hell no, but here we're seeing the type of scene you'd see after the climax of a major One Piece arc at the beginning. Even if it makes sense logically, in terms of telling a story that is interesting.

Especially when we have our disruptive forces working in the background. Loki is a wild card and now we have him explicitly tied to these invaders. Not-Shanks and this mystery woman who may or may not be the Mosa that Loki was talking to last time. Though I feel like if they had contact with him they wouldn't need to ask where he is. Nor does it feel like anything shady on the Elbaf side when they first assume the pair are with the Straw Hats, though it is rather interesting they don't comment on the Shanks lookalike. Maybe Red Hair isn't super well known here? No matter what else, don't forget Louis Arnot's warning. Don't linger on Elbaf.

I wanted to lead with that because it makes the rest of the chapter's fluffier moments take on an interesting tone. We have that weird vibe where normal happenings have a precedent and this is a great example. The perv face really drills it in right? This is incredibly reminiscent of Momonosuke. I think it's interesting that Luffy is so bitter about the more peaceful generation of Elbaf children. Especially when it's a split reaction from the crew. It makes perfect sense for Sanji to feel the way he does. But I kinda see where Luffy's coming from too.

These kids were freaking out about a swing going too high. They hate Collun for acting...kinda just like a fairly normal little boy in our world. There's peaceful and there's being a bunch of little wiener kids. And these kids feel like it's swung so hard the other way they might actually grow up into adults who can't defend themselves. This is developing into a really compelling reversal of our expectations for this island, even moreso given what I already wanted to see out of Usopp after his experience with the downsides of a culture of honor. I feel like the parallels between Wano & Elbaf are a great opportunity to really play with that iconic Doflamingo line about the difference between kids who have only known peace and those who have only known war.

But hey, at least they have Collun. And is this new info that the barmaid's name is Mato? Sanji no one wants parenting advice from you. This is cool, Ripley's Collun's mom but what we learn after is even more interesting. That the boy is only half-giant with a human father. Which implies a fun snu-snu situation and that's neat. Zoro's not the only one who likes sizeable women.

Don't forget, a few chapters ago Mato sent Collun with favorite foods for both parents. So that implies his dad is still around on the island. Given the loose marriage Ripley explains and other Sabaody vibes through Stansen's story cropping up, good job remembering that Luffy, I'm definitely leaning hard to the theory the guy we saw roaming around might just be Scopper Gaban. Ripley does say he's a former pirate and it'd all make sense, on top of giving us a true "prize" out of Elbaf as an arc. In the sense that Gaban like Rayleigh is a great way to learn a few things about the road ahead. Which at this point is now completely undefined. Especially with Lilith and Bonney talking about getting residence permits it really cements that Elbaf is a lateral move from Egghead. We haven't had that element of how long the Log takes to reset really define an island in some time either so look out for that.

And finally...this was just cute. So Gerd has a thing for making human-sized clothes? I love her more and more the more time we spend with her. She's gonna be my dedicated Elbaf blorbo isn't she? Gotta complete the set and these all look great.