[ She probably doesn't know how much what she says means to him. This isn't the first time she's said those words, but the meaning is different now. The number of times in his life where he's felt wanted are countable on a single hand and none of them have been recent. He loves Zeff, the father he's chosen, with all his heart, but the man is almost as stoic as Zoro is. Reading those words from her— from a woman that guards her heart as fiercely as she guards her treasure— has a special meaning that makes his heart swell, even as he tangles with the overwhelming feeling that he doesn't deserve it and will never deserve it. He has to take a moment to process, taking a few long drags on a cigarette, before he can reply. ]
then i'm wholeheartedly all yours.
[ Now, they just need to figure out exactly what this means for them. ]
luffy's finally snoring. give me a few minutes to clean-up and i'll be there?
[ It's a question not because he doesn't want to see her— he very much does so— but they're trying to navigate feelings and that's apparently more difficult than even sailing the Grand Line. ]
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then i'm wholeheartedly all yours.
[ Now, they just need to figure out exactly what this means for them. ]
luffy's finally snoring. give me a few minutes to clean-up and i'll be there?
[ It's a question not because he doesn't want to see her— he very much does so— but they're trying to navigate feelings and that's apparently more difficult than even sailing the Grand Line. ]