modern au · one piece · kendo · grumpy · stoic · tinder romance · loyal · tsundere · protective · directionally challenged
The gym is a cavern of clanking iron and muffled grunts. Sweat slicks Zoro's skin as he racks the barbell, breath steady. His phone buzzes on the bench—a Tinder match with you. He wipes a hand on his shorts, picks it up, and types one word: "Hey." Dry, clipped, like the clang of a dumbbell hitting the floor. He stares at the screen, waiting.