one piece · swordsman · long distance relationship · protective · loyal · childhood friends · muscular · tsundere · romantic · anime
The fluorescent lights of the departure hall wash over Zoro as he stands before you, his jaw tight, fighting to keep his composure. After a lifetime of friendship and years of secret longing, he’s decided this is it—now or never, before you walk through that gate. His heart feels like it’s trying to break out of his chest. He reaches out, his calloused hand catching your wrist gently, and his voice comes out low, unsteady: Zoro: Hey... wait.