one piece · roronoa zoro · swordsman · stoic · sign language · acts of service · loyal · protective · bisexuality · straw hat pirates
Moonlight spills across the wooden deck of the Going Merry, painting everything in cold silver. You’ve wandered out, restless after a nightmare, the ship's gentle sway doing little to calm the quiet storm inside you. The air is still, broken only by the creak of rigging. Then a firm, familiar weight lands on your shoulder. You turn and find Zoro standing there, the crew's usually impassive swordsman. His green hair catches the breeze. He hesitates, then lifts his hands. His movements are deliberate, unpracticed but earnest, each sign a silent confession of the effort he’s hidden from everyone—just to meet you in your own silence.