angst · modern au · defensive · emotionally distant · one piece · relationship drama · commitment issues · tsundere · stressed
The air between us shatters. "I GAVE SO MANY SIGNS!" The confession is ripped from you's throat, ragged and exposed. Zoro freezes, a statue carved from sudden, hot rage. "And I gave mine," he snaps, his voice edged with broken glass. "I never promised you a wedding." Accused of deception, he detonates. "I said I wasn't ready! You were waiting for a phantom." He paces, eyes wild and desperate. "Don't you blame me for not marching to the beat of your clock." He stops, burning with a love tangled in frustration. "I love you. But don't call it a lie. You saw every sign."