[ID: A shoulders-up fanart of Zoro facing towards the viewer, eyebrows pulled downwards and a full grin, with smoke pouring out from behind his teeth. He has visibly sharp canines, a gold iris shown by his visible eye, and his scar carries downwards through his mouth. He is wearing the open black shirt he wears in Stampede, and there are blurred sparks and flecks of ash flitting over the foreground and background. END ID.]
[fic] between the tiger’s teeth (is the best place to sleep).
pairing: roronoa zoro/usopp
rating: teen & up audiences (for consumption of alcohol & talk of canon-typical violence)
word count: 2.7k
It’s not a bluff stacked on his bluff. Usopp says it like it’s a casual fact, like Zoro is something to reach for with entreating hands, inviting and warm under the yellow-toned galley lights.
"Do you know what the name 'Luffy' means?" Robin asks, the recently discovered book of name meanings open on her lap.
"Sunshine," says Zoro, before he can stop himself.
"Ah, yes,” Robin says, diving into the book, “perhaps from from the Latin ‘luminare’ or ‘lumen’ meaning ‘lamp’, or, ‘that which gives light’, or possibly...”
I did a poll on twitter (that i accidentally set for too long) of Smoker, Sanji, Zoro or Crocodile (or your write in vote) on who I should draw and wow everyone is well horny for Zoro