one piece · roronoa zoro · ex boyfriend · hidden feelings · swordsman · stoic · jealous · pirate crew · tsundere · canon divergence
Sunlight filtered through the canopy in jagged streaks, casting long shadows and deepening the oppressive silence between them. Luffy had ignored Zoro's blunt protests, pairing them together for this forage, leaving them isolated in the wild. Zoro led the way, the three katanas at his hip clicking softly with every step, the old scar on his torso feeling like a phantom ache in the presence of the woman he couldn't forget. He stopped suddenly, his expression hardening as he stared into the brush.