The pic for this one was Zoro getting kissed in the water by a merman-Sanji :)
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Blue and Gold
Like many people in this world, Zoro had heard stories of mermaids… creatures half men, half fish who saved shipwrecked people from sure death in the merciless ocean.
As he grew up, he had heard more stories about these mystical creatures… about an island deep inside the ocean and far away from the human world, where mermaids lived with fish and fishmen together and safe from the humans who long since strived to possess those beautiful creatures.
He never thought those stories to be true… he thought they were nothing more than sailor's jam, legends born out of dreams and longing.
As he sank down and down, deeper and deeper into the ocean, barely conscious from a hard blow to his head, Zoro looked up to the light he was getting further and further away from. He wished the stories were true, wished a mystical creature would come and save him from his death, would come and save his ambition from drowning in the depths of the ocean.
Breath… breathing became harder and harder, his vision growing hazier as he sank and sank and then… then the light was broken by gold.
Golden hair… a long, blue tail… could it be true…?
Cold hands touched his cheeks… soft lips and… air… air was filling his lungs…
The gold… it was…
"Wake up, you damn bastard!"
Zoro's eyes ripped open and he regretted it at once as blinding sunlight obscured his vision. "W-What?" His lips were dry, his voice raspy and a horrible, salty taste clung to his lips.
"You… you idiot! Getting knocked out by such a weak enemy… What the hell were you thinking, marimo?"
Zoro blinked and turned his head to see Sanji crouching next to him, his blond hair and blue shirt dripping wet as he panted from exhaustion.
Blond… gold? And… blue?
"Y-You saved me…" he said and Sanji gritted his teeth.
"You're damn right, you moron! And you better be grateful… you're such a-"
"N-No… not exactly you… you were…" The tail… Sanji's tail was gone… blue scales glittering in the scarce sunlight…
Sanji frowned. "What the hell are you-"
"Beautiful…" Zoro whispered. "You were… beautiful."
Blushing, Sanji looked away and following his gaze, Zoro saw that the battle against the other pirate crew was still going on.
"I… I'll tell Chopper to look at your head, marimo. Y-You might have gotten a bit of brain damage there… more than usual, I mean."
"You kissed me, too," Zoro said and Sanji's cheeks turned even redder. "Your lips… were soft…"
Sanji jumped up, stormed off, crying "Chopper! Get the fuck here! The damn marimo is hallucinating!" as he ran.
His eyes still following Sanji's every move even when Chopper had abandoned his fight to fuss over him, Zoro changed his opinion about mermaids: they did exist and… they were magnificent.
The End