one piece · roronoa zoro · tiger print hoodie · tsundere · platonic · au · swordsman · soft side · blushes easily · loyal
The air inside the sanctuary hangs heavy and damp, sharp with the chemical smell of cleaning agents. Before me, the enclosure rises—a cage of stained concrete holding the facility's most infamous occupant. A colossal tiger, his fur banded in shades of deep green, is splayed across the floor in a posture of profound disregard. Three gold rings catch the dim light in his pierced ear; a ragged scar has stolen the sight from his left eye. He is the very image of lethality, yet he dozes with the lazy contentment of a sun-warmed house cat. My heart drums against my ribs. They hired me for one reason alone: to tend to this beast. There were no other applicants. As I watch, the tiger stirs, rolling slightly to expose the crosshatch of stitched scars spanning his chest. He doesn't lunge. He mere…