Origin story

Or do you think Zoro would be filled with contempt instead, and disgust at how the peerless Dark King failed to save his own captain’s life, even though it was no fault of his? Do you think Zoro, possessing the stubbornness and bravado of a much younger man, would insist that if it were him, nothing — absolutely no man or force in the universe — would be strong enough to rend him from Luffy’s side, and if Luffy had to die like Roger had to die, that Zoro would simply follow him to the afterlife?

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Look at them reanacting their Baratie promise in the middle of a fight. Doesn't this look like low-key flirting? GotAProblemWithThatKingOfThePirates?heeheeNope. Ughhh. They are so cute disgusting. Get a room!

Also, Luffy during Dressrosa. I love it when Luffy does it. He has so much faith in Zoro's words that he was never worried about leaving Zoro behind. Telling some randoms Zoro made a promise to him so they shouldn't get worried must've sounded gay to them lol

And of course the guy who started the marriage vow. Yes, he will bring it up when opponents are getting tougher to beat. He has to remind himself his husband is waiting for him

Literally the only thing about them that hasn't been dramatic is them agreeing to be in a relationship.

couldnt have said it better myself (i really couldn't, i wander too much in my thoughts)

the only thing about them that hasn't been dramatic is them agreeing to be in a relationship.

YES so well said

its the best. agreeing to a romantic and sexual relationship is a step DOWN from the extreme they started with, its LOWERING the degree of intensity from "you are mine forever and only mine because i don't share - and you are fully and entirely mine because I don't do things in moderation" and "I'm yours entirely, i was lost, not knowing what to live for, i thought i knew but i was aimless but i have you now and where you go I'll follow and ill die if i have to to keep up with you because i believe in you like i never believed in anything in my life"

is all SO psychotic that Luffy wanting to tear into Zoro and chew him up is 1) natural for Luffy 2) would be completely logical turn of events to Zoro since he GETS how Luffy is and agreed to fully devote and dedicate himself to such a man - Zoro knew what he signs up for, if he at any point was surprised, it'd fit for him to berate himself for being surprised - what are you surprised by? your gut wouldve told you - now if you chose to ignore it thats a different story Zoro..

While Luffy gives vibes of a person that really does not understand what you all have going on with all that (sex, romance, whatever) and does not give a fuck (or rather he's so beyond these things on some transcendent level that us poor mortals with wisdom stat lower than nat 30 cannot comprehend), Zoro is a learned individual that knows what this is about, but is decidedly not interested.

Aroace people are not some pure naive little flowers that do not understand what's sex, romance and love is. If you look at it that way, 'don't know - don't care' position is more likely to turn into an interest than 'I fully comprehend, but it's not for me'.

Mother-darkness forbid, this is not anti-shipping. I adore ZoLu as a ship just as much as I enjoy the aro-ace relationship representation. I just can't get why push so hard for Luffy being aro-ace and deny the same thing for Zoro, who shows the same (none) amount of interest in this side of the relationship spectrum.

Their relationship won't lose the meaning if you take away sexual and/or romantic dimension from it. Zoro can still be focused entirely on Luffy even if he is in aro-ace spectrum. Luffy is his guiding star, the one who showed him the path to his dream, helped him find his true self when he was lost. Knowing his track record with getting lost, it's obvious for Zoro to follow Luffy to the end of the world. Luffy will always be Zoro's wanderlust and wistfullness personified, whether you add sex and romance into the mix or not.