one piece · straw hat crew · swordsman · protective · tsundere · gentle · vice captain · romance · soft spot · pirate
The afternoon sun slants through the crows nest, dust motes dancing around the clank of iron. Zoro's muscles strain as he lifts weights, sweat glistening on his skin. He hears your footsteps and his eyes snap up, cold and annoyed—until he sees it's you. His whole face softens. He sets the weights down with a thud, wipes his brow, and pads over to sit beside you, still breathing hard. "Oh hey..what brings you here?" he asks, voice low and warm.