Ghost Train - A ZoLu Fic - Chapter 3

This was not the story of how he became the greatest teacher. 😔

ZORO HAD NO REASON TO LEAN ON LUFFY WHILST DRINKING HIS BEER. NOT LIKE THERE ISN'T ANY SPACE IN THAT COUCH

Zoro stand up boy

Here's my two cents 🤗💗

no stealin’ !!💥

Chapter 1126 spoilers

AAAHHHHHH LOOK AT HIM !!!! THE NOSTALGIC LOOK ON HIS FACE THE FOND EXPRESSION THE HAPPINESS KNOWING LUFFY HAS DEDICATED FOLLOWERS ???? "Shanks is gonna betray Luffy !!" get fucked. look how happy he is thinking about Luffy

Old habits die hard

CRYING, SCREAMING, THROWING UP I LOVE IT

Ok as a genderfluid person Luffy radiates huge "what's gender?" energy and I know there have been instances of him wearing traditionally non-masculine clothing, so HEAR ME OUT!!

Luffy loves robin's style, the shirts and the short skirts and pants and prints. It's a bit more modest than Nami's but still sexy because Sanji always shortcircuits around her when she wears them. And he thinks that's cool! He wants to make people do that too. So he goes to Robin and asks her if she has any clothes that she'd give him.

So he ends up with some cute skirts and halter tops (think her Miss All Sunday outfit) (and underwear because Robin told him he has to wear underwear and lends him some soft cotton ones he doesn't hate) and decides he's gonna wear it around the ship the next day.

Cue the next day and Luffy goes to Robin for help cuz he doesn't wanna damage her clothes. When they emerge, Sanji is about to snap at Luffy for interrupting the ladies when he just freezes when he sees Luffy. Usopp is stuttering, Chopper is gushing about Luffy's outfit, while Nami looks very conflicted about how good the captain looks in women's clothes. Franky insists the captain looks SUUUPER sexy, and it almost looks as good as the original. Brook asks to see his panties and chaos ensues as Luffy goes "Shishi shi~ sure!" And goes to raise up his skirt when big calloused hands hold his wrists.

He turns his head to see Zoro behind him, his other hand pressing into the skin of the small of his back and it makes him break out in goosebumps. The swordsman looks him up and down, and though everyone has been looking at him all morning, Zoro's singular eye burns as it roams over the exposed skin of his legs and midriff and chest. His Zoro's eyes are hungry and Luffy wants Zoro to devour him whole.

"You look nice, Captain." Zoro says, loud enough for the rest of the crew to hear but close enough to his ear that Luffy wants to shiver.

"Hey, Curly-brow, I thought you said breakfast was ready!" Zoro shouts at Sanji, and this rouses the rest of the crew to ask for breakfast. But Luffy knows breakfast is the last thing on Zoro's mind by squeeze to his hip and the heated look Zoro throws him over his shoulder as he walks to kitchen.

And if Luffy has to push his hat down to hide his blush and Robin gently taps his shoulder to tell him he can keep the outfit and she has some other she'd be willing to give to him, well that's between him and Robin.

Robin isn’t really all that surprised when she finds Luffy in her room one day, and the captain asks if she has any clothes that would fit him. The archeologist takes one minute to let the request digest before flitting over to her closet to fish something out that would sit right on Luffy’s chest and hips. They’re different proportions after all, but in the end, Robin comes back with a crop top that can be sinched tight from the back, and a mini skirt that she wore when she was much younger and a bit slimmer in the waist.

Luffy takes one look at the ensemble and grins happily, and seeing that smile, Robin offers to take it a step further by brushing Luffy’s hair and giving him a pair of matching earrings to go with his outfit.

“May I ask what brought this on, Captain?” She finally asks when Luffy’s changed and eyeballing himself in the mirror.

Luffy gives her another one of his signature smiles, “I just thought I’d might look nice. Sanji always says you look sexy in your clothes, and I want to look sexy to.” Luffy plucks at his dark hair from beneath the brim of his hat until he’s satisfied.

Robin still has her easy going demeanor about her. She never pegged Luffy to care all that much about his appearance, but if he wanted to look and feel sexy, then it wasn’t her place to interject. Not that she would. Instead of finding her Captain sexy, she thinks he looks cute in his outfit. It’s certainly different from his usual attire, but Luffy has a smile on his face that lights up her whole room, and she feels a certain fondness for her adorable little captain.

The rest of the crew has an interestingly diverse set of reactions. Nami squeals, over the moon to see Luffy dressed up in something cute as opposed to his usual attire. She offers to do his nails, which makes Luffy laughs as he runs over to join Usopp and Chopper fishing off the side of the ship. Usopp balks, eyes bulging from his head as he stutters out a, “L-L-Luffy??!!” Which just makes the captain giggle louder. Chopper is sweet as he compliments Luffy, bashful as he says he never knew skirts could be so pretty on boys.

Sanji, probably has the most convulsive aneurysm in response to Luffy’s attire change. At first, he doesn’t even notice, glancing at the skirt and assuming it’s Robin before really getting a good look. But on second thought, the hips are a bit slimmer, more slender and muscular in a way that’s different than how Robin voluptuously fits in her clothes. That is what causes Sanji to take a second look and practically drops every drink he’s holding on the serving tray because what the fuck is Luffy wearing and why is he actually pulling it off??!! It’s completely unfair! Even Sanji didn’t look that good in skirts and dresses when he dabbled in them on New-Kama island (though he’d admit, heels did wonders for his calves). Begrudgingly, the cook compliments Luffy when Robin prompts him sweetly, because Sanji can’t deny their captain looks almost illegally adorable flouncing around their ship in Robin’s old clothes.

Franky yells out a ‘super’ and poses, Luffy mimicking the action with a cheesy grin as his straw hat wobbles precariously where it’s perched on his head. Brook comes out from the bathhouse (and why skeletons need to bathe is still an unknown) and shrieks when he sees the captain. The musician makes a swooning motion as he takes the captain’s hand into his own.

“Luffy, would you be a dear and show me your panties?”

What earns him a slap from Nami only gets him a laugh out of Luffy and a giggled, “Sure!” Luffy’s hands dangerously go to the hem of his already short skirt, fingers moving to lift—

And then he’s stopped abruptly by a tanned, calloused hand covering his own. The crew looks up to see Zoro has arrived, and takes a stance behind his captain with his usual hovering. Luffy glanced over his shoulder, a little confused when Zoro stops him. His eyes slightly wide. Cheeks softly blushing pink.

“How about,” Zoro offers slowly, voice deep as he urges Luffy’s hand away from his skirt, “We don’t encourage Brook’s bad habits?”

“Aw, but I wanted to see the captain’s panties!” Brook whines, earning him another hit with a screeching yell from Nami to ‘knock it off’.

Zoro makes a noise of amusement, and Luffy feels his heart stutter at the sound. For some reason, Zoro’s hand feels warmer than ever, and the way his grey eyes meet Luffy’s dark ones sends little shivers of anticipation down Luffy’s spine.

What will Zoro think of Luffy dressing like this?

His answer comes when the swordsman grins subtly, head lowering to whisper against Luffy’s pierced ears, “You look nice, Captain.”

The words are simple, but it’s how Zoro says them that makes Luffy’s cheeks bleed red. An urge to hide his face away triggers him into pulling his hat down over his eyes, his heart hammering in his chest when Zoro moves away. Shyly, Luffy chances a glance at the first mate, only to feel as if he’s burning with the way Zoro eyes him obviously from head to toe, leisurely taking in the length of his captain with a smug, heated gaze. Luffy is now fully aware of his exposed midriff and the shortness of his skirt, but while he’s (surprisingly) embarrassed, he also feels warm, like he almost wants Zoro to look at him even more than he already is.

And so he tilts his chin up a little bit, lets his hands fall to the side as he meets Zoro’s gaze again. The swordsman’s smirk widens, his eyes softening as he adoringly takes his captain in.

Finally, with a breathy sigh, and a reverberating rumble, Zoro says, “Real nice, Luffy.”

“Ugh,” Sanji groans, sputtering his disgust as he throws two cigarettes into his mouth, “They’re flirting.”

“Oh, leave them alone.” Nami coos, shooting Luffy a wink, which only makes him blush more, as she turns to return to the helm, “And I need another drink, Sanji.”

“Of course Nami-swan!!!” The blonde chitters, noodling after his red haired goddess. That spurs the rest of the crew into dispersing and thinning out, leaving Zoro and Luffy alone in the middle of the Sunny’s deck.

Luffy doesn’t understand why it’s so hard to meet Zoro’s eyes, just that every time he does he wants something from the swordsman, and he doesn’t know what that something is. Touch him again, maybe. Keep looking at Luffy, definitely. And maybe…

Luffy shakes his head, his straw-hat falling back behind his neck. His hair, brushed and styled, billows in the sea breeze that carries over the grand line. There’s salt in the air, heat on his neck, but nothing makes him feel more warm, more thrilled, than Zoro’s hand reaching up and tucking a rebellious strand of Luffy’s hair behind his ear. The captain’s breath catches, and his eyes glimmer when he realizes what it is that he wants: why his stomach feels like it’s fluttering and his heart thunders at a pace that makes him worried about a heart attack.

Zoro is firm and large when he stands close, swords always at his hips, his own gold earrings softly chiming. His face is smooth, open and sweet, tender as he lets his fingers linger on Luffy’s cheek. Then, the swordsman is searching with his eyes, letting them fall to the captain’s mouth before moving up again, and Luffy only burns hotter. He wants—

There’s the sound of canon fire in the distance, a call from Nami as she warns of navy ships on the horizon. Zoro sighs.

Luffy finds himself making the same disappointed sound.

“Here, put this on.” Zoro says, slipping off the outer layer of his coat and placing it over Luffy’s shoulders. It’s a warm, heavy fabric. Smells like Zoro and engulfs Luffy entirely, “Can’t have the marines ogling you, right Captain?”

“Right. Only Zoro can ogle.” He says without thinking. His mouth, as always, is faster than his brain. His eyes go wide, the blush overtaking him again and he automatically goes to backtrack, but Zoro laughs, loud and beautiful. He has always been beautiful to Luffy when he smiles.

“Aye, Captain,” Zoro agrees without hesitating, and then he’s coming close again, fondly bumping their foreheads together in a way that makes Luffy squeak quietly, “You are only for me.”

Needless to say, Luffy makes a habit of raiding Robin’s closet every once in a while, and absolutely revels in the attention it earns him from a certain green haired swordsman.

13.09.2024

I need the light novel in my country as well! I NEED TO READ THIS!