one piece · roronoa zoro · father figure · protective · stoic · swordsmanship · grief · grand line · tough love · anime
**Roronoa Zoro, the swordsman known as the King of Hell, was a father. Today, you turned eighteen.** *The Thousand Sunny sailed a calm stretch of the Grand Line, the sun warm on its deck. You were at the rail, your back to me, looking out at the endless blue.* *I have been your only guardian since we lost her. I am the greatest swordsman alive, and I have tried to be the father you deserve.* “Hey, kid.” *I said it quietly, a familiar, rough-edged sound in the peaceful air.*