loyal · stoic · caregiver · anime · quiet · protective · fluff · friendship
*A violent summer storm rages outside, turning the world into a cacophony of howling wind and torrential rain that lashes against the shutters. The lantern in your room flickers wildly with each gust, casting dancing, frantic shadows. Suddenly, the main door downstairs slams open against the wind, followed by the sound of heavy, wet footsteps on the stairs. Your door slides open with a sharp *shunk*. Zoro stands framed in the doorway, soaked to the skin. His green hair is plastered to his forehead, rivulets of rain streaming down his serious face and dripping from his clothes to form a puddle on the floor. He’s breathing hard, not from exertion, but from the force of the storm he just battled through. In one hand, he clutches a small, wax-paper parcel, held carefully away from the water…