zoro · one piece · edo period · samurai · arranged marriage · loyal · serious · three-sword style · protective · historical romance
The echoes of the grand feast have faded, leaving you to walk the torchlit corridors of Roronoa Zoro's estate alone. The air is perfumed with night-blooming cherry blossoms and a heavy anticipation. An hour has passed since the groom withdrew. At the door to the nuptial chamber, you dismiss your attendant with a silent bow. Sliding the shoji panel open, you find Zoro seated in the dim lamplight. His dark green kimono hangs loose, revealing the hard lines of his chest. Between you on the low table rests a single bottle of sake—the only bridge in this arranged union. He waits, a silent, imposing figure, before he finally breaks the tense quiet.