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The weather in the New World was surprisingly calm. Everyone on the Sunny were enveloped with a warm and calm atmosphere. It was almost too good to be true.
Sanji was in the kitchen, cooking up a new dish for the crew. Nami was in her room adding new islands to her world map. Robin and Chopper were reading books in the library. Usopp and Franky were down in their working zone, Usopp with new gadgets whereas Franky was looking after the Sunny’s minor scratches after a puny fight with other pirates. Brooke was in the men’s chamber, writing new songs for himself. After all he still is Soul King!
As usual, the First Mate, Zoro was in the Crow’s Nest working out. After some time, Zoro had taken a break — surprisingly — but only to clean his three golden earrings after realizing its time for their weekly cleaning.
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Zoro is unexpectedly very gentle. He handles his earrings with the most care in the world. In fact, there are a quite a bit of things he tends to be gentle with. For starters, his three golden earrings. Zoro has an unbelievable amount of attachment to the three long golden earrings due to their symbolic value surrounding the master of three swords style that he always wields in battles. Then there are his three swords. It’s an unspoken rule but everyone on the Sunny knows not to touch the swordsman’s beloved swords, well maybe except Luffy.. And then there’s Luffy. Zoro has always been loyal to the captain and everyone knows this well. The crew also has been known how gentle Zoro is with Luffy even though he makes a failing attempt to be subtle about it.
Back in Punk Hazard, when the crew was split up, Luffy’s team were attacked by so called “centuars” while on a boat. This of course led them to fall in the water. Usopp and Robin had seen how determined Zoro was to keep his captain afloat on his back while he was basically freezing. Though he kept scolding Luffy afterwards, Zoro made sure he was warm and zipped up while he himself, was still half naked. Robin had made sure the crew knew all about it when they reunited without letting swordsman know all about it.
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As the swordsman took the earrings off one by one, he noticed the smallest crack open in the door followed by a not so quiet — shishishi — , he had turned around hoping to see his beloved captain.
And there his captain was. Luffy was sitting crisscross applesauce behind him with the biggest smile plastered on his precious face. “Whatcha doin’ Zoroooo?” the rubber boy was immensely intrigued by his First Mate. "Nothing much really. Just cleaning my earrings.. Say captain why are you even up here?" Zoro has totally forgotten about his half clean earrings, his full attention now on Luffy. "Everyone won't let me in on what they're doinnnn, but Zoro will right??? Shishishishi" He said, with a pout followed by a toothy grin towards the swordsman.
Zoro knows he can’t win against Luffy’s toothy grin. He knows he can’t win against Luffy period. Ever since he ‘joined’ the Straw Hat Pirates, he had been protective of his captain against the whole world. He’s noticed the lustful stares of women and even men towards Luffy. The guy is always roaming around with his chest exposed and sometimes his shorts are too short, exposing his hairless thighs. Zoro has always wondered if his gum gum ability had something to do with his hairless legs and arms.
Grinning endlessly while thinking of his captain he felt a stare almost burning through his chest. Leaving his trance he notices that he has yet to respond to his captain. “Uhh, sure Cap. You can watch me clean my earrings… I guess..?” said the First Mate all flustered and embarrassed realizing what he was supposed to be doing before Luffy walked in.
”Shishishi You’re so silly Zoro!” and with that the relaxing silence commenced. But not for long.. Knowing Luffy, peace and quiet can only last for a maximum of 10 minutes, atleast on a good day that is.
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He’s always liked Zoro’s toned body. Wherever he looked he would be met with either muscle or sweat which were earned from hardwork in the gym and in battle.
Lost in his thoughts Luffy followed Zoro’s hands’ every move. The urge to smack those earrings out of his hand was huge. He thought it wasn’t fair that three small earrings were handled so cautiously by his swordsman when he was right there. ’Zoro how come you’re so gentle with your earrings and swords?’
is what he wanted to asked.. With all honesty, Luffy was head over heels when it came to his First Mate. He’s realized it quite some time ago, probably after meeting up with the crew after 2 years. Throughout those 2 years, Luffy missed the way Zoro would pet his hair when he felt under the weather. He missed how determined the swordsman was to fight alongside him in various battles. He missed his crew alot during the 2 years but he missed Zoro even more.
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“Because they mean alot to me.” responded the swordsman who has now finished his task of cleaning the earrings. He didn’t mean to sound so sentimental but his fond smile while laying down his earrings spoke millions in volume. “Do I mean alot to Zoro too?” asked the embarrassed captain with a tinge of jealousy in his voice.
”Yes Luffy, you are the world I wish to protect at all times, Captain.” admitted the swordsman. He was growing red by each second. But it was the truth. He wanted to spend every single day protecting and being by Luffy’s side.
The room was silent after that, only the sound of the calm ocean waves filled in the room. Disappointed with the silence to his response, Zoro turned around once again in attempt to hide his flushed face and embarrassment. He was never a man who openly expressed his feelings so this was new. He was totally caught off guard because of the rubber boy. “Zoro turn arounddd” Luffy started complaining about how Zoro keeps hiding. And Zoro complied. As the green haired man turned around he was greeted with a hug.
The boys fell on the gym floor. Tangled with each other, Luffy waited for Zoro to fix himself and sit properly, “Luf, that hurt what the hell you bastard!” in which Luffy ignored and made his way between his First Mate’s legs. He sat atop his lap and facing his crewmate whom he adored the most, “You mean alot to me too Zoro.” With this he wrapped his arms around the swordsman’s torso and wrapped his legs around his waist. “My first ever crewmate and I don’t regret a single bit recruiting you shishishi”
Zoro scoffed in response “You blackmailed me into your ‘pirate crew’ you jackass.” But he couldn’t help but flush at his captain’s comment.
I am his First Mate, his right hand man, his swordsman, I truly live just for this damn rubber bastard..
“Hey Zoro?”
The swordsman hummed keeping his eye on Luffy’s pink tinted cheeks that were brighter with the glares of the sun. God how mesmerizing.
”Will I get gentle treatment too? I wanna be even more important than Zoro’s earrings!!”
Zoro was used to his captain’s jealous tactics… Truthfully, he loved it and its outcomes. He noticed back at the Baratie when his old friends were trying to catch up with him, his captain kept throwing dirty looks towards Johnny and Yosaku. When they had left Arlong park, and bid their farewells, the captain hogged the swordsman and made him choose who was more important that same day.
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“Zorooooo! You love me more than Johnny and Yosaku right? Say you do come onnnnn, pretty pleaseeeee?”
“Cap, for the last time, yes. You are my captain, of course you’re above everyone else to me. Don’t be such a bastard you goof.”
”Shishishi!! Awesome! Now let’s go celebrate with the others, Sanji made soooo much food shishishi!”
“Of course Luffy, whatever the captain says.”
To his surprise, he got extra meat and booze from his captain’s plate at the dinner table. As well as his first beating from the cook.
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“Are those captain orders?” The older man smirked, he can notice his captain’s jealousy from miles away.
“Mmm not necessarily, I want Zoro to love me lots, like how I love him! But Zoro says he loves his earrings…”
Zoro wasn’t as oblivious as Luffy but he still was to an extent. Is my captain confessing his love for me right now in this moment..?
”What’re you tryna say Lu? You like me or something like that?” Zoro intended it to sound like lighthearted joke but he was also being serious. His heart was about to burst through his chest. He wondered if Luffy could feel it too. Both boys were still entangled with each other, growing hotter every second they spend embracing each other’s body.
“No.. It’s different from that, Zoro. I love Zoro, so so much that I get all bad types of tingly feelings in my stomach when you touch anything or anyone other than me! Like, it feels as if people are trying to take away meat away from my plate.. You’re MY swordsman, MY First Mate!”
To say the least, the First Mate was surprised. His captain didn’t swerve around the question like he usually would with any other question he had asked in the past. In other words, this was actually happening. The younger man was looking straight into his eye, his cheeks were coated red, his black sweaty bangs were sticking to his forehead and his pouty lips were plumper than usual.
Luffy was being serious for once, he had confessed his strange feelings for Zoro right here, right now.
Something in Zoro was snapping, he was getting more sweatier and hotter than he ever has while working out, his groin was started to register the position he has his captain as well. The room was getting hotter for both of them.
“You’re making this really hard for me Cap’n.”
He wasnt necessarily lying, Zoro was extremely hard right now, but he knew he couldn’t ruin this blissful moment right now, those 19 year old hormones were finally starting to kick in after those two years of training.
“..stion, ans.. cap’n..’s ..der”
Luffy’s words were barely audible but definitely audible enough to break Zoro out of his little horny trance.
“What was that Lu?”
”I said, answer my question, Captain’s Order!”
The raven head was starting to grow impatient and desperate. Luffy needed to know Zoro’s answer like it was a life or death situation. He wanted to hear whatever Zoro had to say about his question.
The green head sighed, it was about time he confessed as well anyways.
”You’re worth more than my golden earrings captain and also, I love you too, so if you don’t mind.. I’m going to..”
kiss you.
The Swordsman kissed his Captain for the first time. He grabbed Luffy’s hips to keep him in place. He couldn’t risk his dick getting hungrier with his captain’s ass sitting perfectly on top of it.
The two went at it, almost as if they were experienced with everything that’s happening. Though, that was not the case. They kissed like it was their first instinct. They kissed each other blissfully, a gentle kiss.
Zoro pulled the younger with care. He pulled on Luffy’s black locks of hair ever so gently and rubbed circles on his back.
I’ll treat you like the most precious treasure in this entire world. If you ask me to be gentle, you’ll get exactly that, Luf.
When the kiss ended, both men were gasping for air, forehead’s pressed against one another while still being carefully intertwined each other.
Zoro was the first to catch his breath. He examined his lover. The boy was smiling, his plump lips pink from kissing and flushed cheeks as well. Luffy had beads of sweat dripping down his sideburns and sweaty hair messed up from all the hair pulling.
”Yeah… you’re worth more than these old rack of earrings Lu. Don’t ever forget that.”
Luffy was smiling uncontrollably. He hummed and nodded in response and immediately shot his head into the crook of his now lover’s sweaty neck.
The sweat didn’t bother him, his whole body was on fire right now and all he wanted was to be with Zoro.
Ignoring his lover’s growing boner, he grabbed Zoro’s face and gave him a quick kiss.
”Mhm! I understand now.. honey! Shishishi!”
”Shut up you cute idiotic bastard and also get off my dick please. You’re giving me blue balls.”