okay, nerd.
I also got into kny so have this small kny art dump
Friends to lovers, 2 flirty yet dense boyfriends,
And just 2 dumb guys trying to have fun while also making sure the other doesn't get them killed
I ship it now so yeah
there’s something so perfect about the fan hc of zoro giving luffy one of his earrings. luffy visually as one (captain) and zoro becoming two (first mate). the symbolism of zoro letting go of his complete isolation and independence, giving a part of himself over as he finally found a home in someone. zoro not being whole without luffy. the representation of luffy and wado, his two treasures.
zoro conveniently wearing an all black iteration of his traditional outfit for the battle luffy would later activate gear 5, an all white iteration of his traditional outfit. zoro conveniently activating “king of hell” with the backdrop of the moon during the same battle luffy activated “sun god: nika.”
if you’re delusional enough (watch this), all these parallels were done with the foresight and purpose to make zoro and luffy two halves of a whole. light and dark, sun and moon, life and death, angel and demon, liberation and punishment, beginning and end, heaven and hell. i really believe these were intentional decisions to make zoro and luffy, captain and first mate, inseparable. intertwined on such a fundamental level that they complete each other, they can’t exist without one another, and wherever one is, the other will follow as if it’s as vital as ground beneath their feet or air in their lungs.
I haven’t seen all of the story yet I’m watching the Anime and slowly gathering a Manga Collection. So Apologies for anything that couldn’t comply with Canon
So we know Chilchuck’s Lifespan is already gonna be shorter than Laios due to Race but also because he’s basically Middle-aged on top of that so just, in post canon he is sadly gonna be the first to go of the Party, and I think that because of the Winged Lion maybe somehow Laios is also lasting longer just cause of some curse shenanigans.
So what if Chilchuck passes and is later reincarnated as another Half foot who has heard the legends of The King of Golden Country who had a party that surrounded him. Who had a Halffoot that he held dear to him. Which this new iteration of Chilchuck has been told he looks very similar to. Maybe this Incarnation meets with Laios before he passes and Laios gets a look in his eyes of recognition, But just moves on sullenly never addressing it, and leaving Chilchuck with a feeling in him that he never could place. Maybe when Laios passes he Reincarnates and the new incarnations meet once again very similar circumstances but once again the age gap causes Chilchuck to leave him once again. And this happens over and over again where they reincarnate and keep meeting briefly and have their relationships but just keep missing and one of them leaves too early. But finally in a more modern time, the golden country’s story and reemergence has become more legend than history, but the story of the King, his lover and his party are still deeply engraved in history. And maybe finally in this modern world half foots live as long as Tallmen, and finally Chilchuck and Laios are together for the entirety of their lifespans no longer leaving the other too soon for them to follow.
TL;DR: Chilaios au: where Chilchuck and Laios always meet when reincarnated, but keep barely missing each other, and finally, after a long time, they can spend the rest of their lives together.
I love (and am actively ill over) the fact that ace canonically will not shut up about his lil guy. when jinbe found out ace’s brother was in impel down he was like OHHHHH LUFFY the kid in the strawhats you’re ALWAYS talking about. to luffy’s face he’s like “punk ass” but to everyone else he’s handing out school pictures from his wallet
Genuinely think if we get Sabaody arc in OPLA Luffy will know about Zoro’s sacrifice at Thriller bark. Because let’s make an already angsty moment more angsty. Just Luffy staring at the spot Zoro was a moment before and being all Zoro was weak because of me. Zoro couldn’t fight because of me😭
zoro wearing a purple sash throughout wano, then luffy wearing a purple sash in onigashima... they missed each other
zoro who runs eerily cold as a result of onigashima. after his heart stopped, after he met an uncanny rendition of the grim reaper and became the king of hell, zoro's body is cold to the touch. it's like he's not quite human; instead something undead and demonic. zoro doesn't generate body heat anymore.
and luffy who runs frighteningly hot as a result of onigashima. after gear 5 and sun god nika, with his heart pounding so boldly, luffy's temperature is searing at times. his touch is like the encompassing warmth of a summer's day, but prolonged exposure is like sun burn, like sitting in a sauna passed what's safe. luffy's body heat is dialed far past what's possible for humans.
zoro and luffy, hauntingly freezing and impossibly hot, perfectly intertwined. zoro feels warmth he no longer knows, and luffy feels coolness that only zoro can provide. they sit against each other for hours, simply leaning into one another, holding hands, whatever it may be; and they always feel each other's absence when they aren't together. zoro and luffy who feel most at peace, correct, in one another's arms, their own equilibrium. the only ones who can balance each other, hot and cold perfectly content.
just watched a production of 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee where they made Mitch Mahoney a butch lesbian and Douglas Panch another lesbian. Mitch carried douglas in their arms this is the best day of my life