worlds transgender swordsman

the reason roronoa tummy ache zoro with his “I’m worth 2000 men” / “why did he choose usopp to be his cornerman” / glaring at any man luffy compliments exists is because he doesn’t know. he doesn’t KNOW that he has been luffy’s since the moment luffy heard his name and decided three things were true ; he’d find the one piece, he’d be king of the pirates, and the demon pirate hunter would be his. he doesn’t know that he could never disappoint luffy that luffy would hold his hand to his heart (thank you opla for canonizing this). he doesn’t notice luffy blush at the sight of him that luffy always spots/says hi to him first. he did not hear luffy sobbing and calling his name at sabaody. that luffy misses him like his shadow after just days apart. that the king of the pirate NEEDS the worlds best swordsman. that while luffy will always love and share his heart freely, it will always come back home. and while luffy may be possessive, and zoro IS his, he is also zoro’s. they can communicate without words and live on the same wavelength but at the same time there’s so much they don’t say that maybe needs to be verbalized. to remind each other that they are each others to have and to hold