#and how zoro attaches to unguarded honesty like that bc he doesnt do implications or jokes very well

[niishi]

hiyori and Zoro is one of my fave Zoro ships and one day I'll write an analysis on them and convert all of you.

#theyre so good #they fill in blanks with each other so much #you ever think how zoro isnt tender wnd soft with women bc kuina changed his perspective #for the best and all #but how it made him intentionally try to perceive them like men percieve each other #and how hiyori doesnt ask that of him #but asks for his strength where she lacks it #how shes straight forward and says what she means to him #instead of making fun of him(what hes used to) #and how zoro attaches to unguarded honesty like that bc he doesnt do implications or jokes very well #or hiw ppl prefer kiku and im thinking like... well the thing hes most useful for he cant offer to her #how he got tenderness from hiyori and genuine compliments #she saw him as himself and not a goal #he saw her as herself and could treat her like a girl instead of an ungendered direct comparison #thats a hard thought to put into words #they got to be different from each other #and zoros so used to trying to see him and women as the same but not all womens strength lies in their physical abilities #like they had two different types of strength and recognized that and filled in blanks #instead of two carbon copies mirroring each other #you feel me