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MR. AMERICANA & THE HEARTBREAK PRINCE chapter six: i know heavens a thing, i go there when you touch me [6/15 | 7.7k]

Eddie smiles again, opening the door wider and inviting him in finally. Evan's fingers brush against his elbow, and Eddie feels small as he uses the two inches he has on Eddie to his full advantage. Eddie follows his lead, letting his socked feet find a home between Evan's dress shoes. Brushing their noses together, feeling the other exhale carefully. And then Evan kisses him. It's over all too soon but Evan has the right mind to shut and lock the door, barely turning around to let his eyes stray from Eddie's. Then he glides his hand up Eddie's neck, his fingers reaching up into the short hairs, thumb gently stroking behind his ear, and he kisses him again and again and again, each one just as deliberate and measured as the last. It feels different than the other times. It’s not desperate and wanting. It's soft. Eddie doesn't know what to do with that. --- or Eddie is not falling in love with a prince

He is so cool isn’t he? Luffy, although he calls himself Zoro’s boss only a few pages later, isn’t above being impressed/a little silly in front of his first crew mate. I’d argue that their meeting, as well as everything that happens after, create this very unique dynamic between Zoro and Luffy as opposed to the dynamic he has with everyone else. This is further portrayed during Water 7.

Additionally, these few pages of altercations and how they play a role in each others fights lead me to believe that at this point in the story, Luffy and Zoro are true equals. In the crew, the dream that mirrors most Luffy’s is Zoro’s - he wishes to become the best and be above all other swordsmen, and Luffy wishes to reign over the pirate world. Luffy even proclaims that this dream is fitting of his own ambition. I use the world reign very loosely here, as we know Luffy‘s goal isn’t of a conventional royalty status. The title of pirate king, and what Luffy makes of it, will be explored much later in the series. I’ll discuss some of this in MAJOR length when I finally get to Dressrosa…The drawings could mirror this idea as well. And yes, this is me building my case towards the vice captaincy of our here first mate.