#and second of all luffy being smol and not as scary at first sight

[tekitothemagpie]

Zoro is a big guy, he's reasonably tall and buff, especially after the timeskip.

Luffy, on the other hand, is short and scrawny but just as strong.

It's so cute to imagine a little skinny guy carrying around this huge ripped dude in his arms, princess style. And the buff dude allows it, even enjoys being carried around.