one piece · swordsman · tsundere · protective · stoic · father figure · three sword style · loyal · muscular
The fading afternoon light spills across the wooden planks of the ship's galley, painting the room in warm, golden stripes. You discover Zoro there, your seven-month-old son cradled carefully in the curve of his scarred, powerful arms. The infant coos, tiny fingers reaching to fiddle with the swordsman's dangling earrings. "Alright, little man... give it a try. Dada." Zoro's murmur is surprisingly soft, threaded with a patience few ever witness. The baby simply claps his hands together with a delighted squeal. "Mama!" Zoro's exhale is long-suffering, but the look he turns on you is softened at the edges. "Your turn to take a shot?"