religious strawhats
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When Zoro dreamed, it wasn’t of Mihawk anymore.
He dreamed of a vast, crumbling shrine. Its columns were scarred with age, the stone cracked and worn smooth by centuries of storms. Vines wove through the gaps in the walls, their green tendrils creeping like veins of life against the decay. The air was heavy with the scent of iron, salt, and earth—a mix of blood, the sea, and the primordial. The floor was slick with moss, a carpet of damp green that muffled his steps as he approached the shrine’s heart.
It was a ruin of reverence, a forgotten place where mortals once came to beg for miracles, to offer sacrifices. Zoro wasn’t sure what they had prayed for, but as he walked closer, he felt the weight of their desperation hanging in the air like smoke.
At the center of the shrine stood Luffy.
Gods and mortals and the almost-divine, as seen through Zoro.
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- Part 1 of religious strawhats
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The smile in his eyes (The sound of his laughter) by Mr_Crowsnest
Fandoms: One Piece (Anime & Manga)
27 Dec 2024
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When Sanji bled for Luffy, it was never enough.
It didn’t matter how many times he stood in front of him, fists up, ready to defend him from enemies who didn’t deserve to touch him. It didn’t matter how many bruises he earned or how many bones he felt shatter under the force of his own determination. Every blow he landed, every fight he ended, felt like a drop in an endless ocean, a desperate attempt to protect someone who seemed determined to walk into danger with open arms.
It didn’t matter how many meals he cooked, pouring every ounce of care and skill into each dish, layering flavors and textures like prayers. Each plate was a silent declaration, a tangible reminder that no matter what chaos surrounded them, there would always be something warm waiting for Luffy. Sanji’s hands moved on instinct, cutting and stirring and plating with a reverence he didn’t dare name. And still, it never felt like enough.
Sanji and contemplations of what it means to love Luffy.
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- Part 2 of religious strawhats
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I just haven't learned how to be human as you are yet by Mr_Crowsnest
Fandoms: One Piece (Anime & Manga)
26 Dec 2024
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Robin leaned back in her chair, her fingers brushing the edge of her teacup. “How far would you go?”
Sanji’s gaze dropped, his hand tightening around the cigarette. He didn’t answer immediately, but when he did, his voice was low and certain. “Farther than he’d ever let me. That’s the problem, isn’t it? He’d burn the whole world down for us, but he wouldn’t want us to do the same.”
Robin’s smile returned, faint and knowing. “That’s what makes him who he is.”
“Yeah,” Sanji said again, his grin softening into something warmer. “Stupid, reckless idiot.”
Robin chuckled, a rare sound that filled the room with a surprising lightness. “But that’s why we stay.”
What it means to follow and be saved by Monkey D. Luffy
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- Part 3 of religious strawhats
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Luffy grinned, his teeth catching the last of the sunlight. “Thanks for being here.”
Sanji’s breath caught. Of course he was here. He would always be here. Where else could he possibly go?
“Always, Captain,” Sanji murmured, the words slipping out before he could stop them.
Luffy laughed again, leaning against Sanji’s shoulder with the kind of easy affection that made Sanji’s chest ache. “You’re the best, you know that?”
Sanji closed his eyes for a moment, letting the weight of those words settle over him. He didn’t deserve them—not really. But he would carry them anyway, like everything else Luffy unknowingly gave him.
The sun dipped below the horizon, and the first stars began to appear, dotting the sky like scattered pieces of light. Sanji glanced up at them, then back at Luffy, who was still watching the sea with that same, unshakable grin.
And Sanji thought, Even the stars look dull compared to you.
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- Part 4 of religious strawhats
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“They’re waiting,” the figure interrupted, its voice calm but sharp, cutting through Luffy’s desperation. “And they’ll keep waiting. But you? You’re not ready.”
Luffy struggled against the void, against the pull of nothingness. “Let me go back,” he pleaded. “I have to—I have to save them!”
The figure’s eyes flickered, its grin returning, wider now, sharper. “Save them? You couldn’t even save yourself.”
Luffy flinched, the words hitting like a blow. But before he could respond, the figure leaned closer, its tone softening, though its grin never wavered.
“But that’s why I’m here.” It tapped its chest again, the gesture deliberate. “This thing you’ve been carrying—it’s not just some power. It’s not just about you. It’s me. And me? I don’t die. I can’t die.”
Gear five and its awakening.
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- Part 5 of religious strawhats
- Part 1 of The Sun and All It Touches