#not at all ready to face monday and the horrors of demanding bosses clients and deadlines

[betweenbreaths]

It’s been a rough week, to say the least.

The door opens with a violent swing, knocking against the wall and bouncing close with a loud slam.

The sound catches the attention of the green-haired man who was just lounging on the couch, and he looks up just in time to see you plop down next to him. There’s a disapproving click of his tongue when you grab the blanket and pull it over to you instead, leaving his feet uncovered and vulnerable to the cold air.

“You’re late today.”

You nod, pulling your knees to your chest wordlessly. There’s a beat of silence as you swallow the thick lump in your throat, and you take two deep breaths to steady your voice, before you speak.

“Could… Could you hold me? Just for a while.”

There’s no movement. Just silence.

You begin to berate yourself in your mind for asking something so stupid. Zoro isn’t exactly the soft, romantic type after all.

But then a split second later you feel the couch dip beneath his weight as he inches closer, and you feel his warm arms wrap around you, picking you up effortlessly to sit you in his lap.

He pulls you in, letting your head rest against his strong chest. You feel his heartbeat against your temple, and your eyes begin to water.

“Better?” he asks gruffly, but you recognise it as the tone he uses when he’s feeling unsure and doesn’t want to show it.

When you don’t answer, Zoro’s arms tighten around you, pressing you closer to him and you feel his lips in your hair.

A smile cracks your lips just a little.

“Better,” you murmur against his shirt, as your eyes slip close.

“Let’s just stay like this for a while.”

#one piece #roronoa zoro #one piece fanfiction #zoro fanfiction #zoro x reader #my writing #a little comfort drabble for myself #because this is probably the roughest week ive had all year at work and i just want to bury myself and hide in a hole somewhere #not at all ready to face monday and the horrors of demanding bosses clients and deadlines #even my parents are now worried that this job is taking a toll on my mental health #sigh