Coolchessplayer asked: Omg i love that teacher/parent AU! If you can i would love an update if you have time, great work darling =D

anonymous asked: Single parent AU - you should make zoro get advice on the situation from Luffy and then later Sanji gets advice also from Luffy with Luffy not even realizing the men are talking about each other.

Friday was Zoro's day off from work and with Tony at school and not much else to do he was playing host to his closest of friends, Luffy. Luffy had decided that bringing round his box sets of Supernatural to binge watch was a great idea despite the fact he rarely seemed to concentrate on the show itself when it was playing until a fight scene started. Yet when questioned on it, Luffy could tell a person everything they'd ever need to know about the show. Zoro was fully aware that the binge watching was probably just a cover for the fact his older brother Ace wasn't home and there was no food left in the fridge, but after the week he'd had Zoro was grateful for the familiar company and the comfort of television (even if he had been planning to finish the Tolkien book that had been sat half read on the bedside table for a week).

After making them both a sandwich and filling a large bowl with a mixture of crisps, Zoro sat down on the sofa whilst Luffy messed with the remote and DVD set, "We're on season two, episode one, right?" He asked, finding his answer in Luffy's nod as he clicked play.

A sequence of angle shots and screeching bangs of a truck crunching into the side of an Impala car played on the 'Previously' introduction before cutting into the rush of medics and the injured protagonists. Luffy stuffed a half of his sandwich into his mouth, his cheeks puffing up comically, "Di ith mh favut ehode!" He said, voice muffled by bread.

Zoro laughed at him and shook his head, "I didn't catch a word of that."

Luffy grinned around his mouthful of food and swallowed, "This is my favourite episode!" He repeated.

Luffy was the younger adopted brother of an old university friend, Ace, which was how they'd met. Zoro had been a little put off by the younger at first but Luffy had a way of latching on to people and not letting go until he was so deep under the skin a person could never get him out, not that they'd want to because Luffy was a great guy once the effort was made to get to know him. He was childish in his usual mannerisms but perhaps the most mature of them all when faced with a situation. He was fiercely loyal, determined on every goal he set, and he had many interests in many areas, and even though he wasn't the brightest of people, it was his passion for life and the people he knew that inspired Zoro. The man felt and was secure in the knowledge that he could trust Luffy with anything, no matter how big or small- there was a reason Luffy was his best friend after all.

It was about halfway through the episode when Sam and Dean speak to each other via an Ouija Board that Zoro decided to talk about what was troubling him upon receiving Sanji's number yesterday. Zoro was at war with an inner turmoil. On one hand he wanted to message his son's teacher but he didn't know where to start, and on the other he didn't want to bother. He had assured himself somewhere that Sanji could simply not be interested in him after seeing him brush off Tony's comments so smoothly and only giving him the number to give him an opportunity to cancel Tony's extra lessons. But deep deep down Zoro wanted to believe it wasn't true despite his certainty in the matter and it was driving him insane. He'd no idea what to do and in moments like that he would turn to Luffy for some clarity, to help put together the pieces that didn't fit, because even though in personalities he and Luffy were as similar as chalk and cheese, he knew no one else got him like Luffy did. His best friend knew his traits and his quirks inside out. He knew what would and wouldn't annoy Zoro; he knew when Zoro was upset, and he knew how he would react to a variety of things. Those were the advantages of knowing someone for so long and Zoro was glad he and Luffy had that connection because Zoro would have been lost long ago after the divorce and suddenly overwhelming responsibility of caring for Tony by himself without Luffy's anchored support and advice.

"Hey, Luffy, I want to ask you something." Zoro said, and continued talking when Luffy looked at him expectantly, pausing the DVD at a rather ill opportune time, the large screen showing a rather hilarious expression of Dean in mid speech, "I… like someone, I guess, but I'm not sure where I stand with him and the situation."

Luffy frowned, "What d'you mean?"

Zoro shrugged, "I'm not sure whether it has the potential to become something or just be a friend kind of thing, you know?"

The other lapsed into silence with a thoughtful kind of face, "Well, what do you want it to be, Zoro?"

Zoro blinked. What did he want it to be? A relationship? Was he ready for one of those? "I'm not sure. Me and Tony are in a good place at the moment and…"

"If you're not sure then there's no reason to rush into things, I guess." Luffy said, "Make friends with him, see how that goes and then decide if you want more from it or not."

"I just want Tony to be able to see a functioning relationship and-"

"Zoro." Luffy said firmly with a hard look, "You have to make this decision for yourself. You shouldn't feel like you have to put yourself in a situation just for Tony. Anyway, Tony sees Usopp and Kaya, and Franky and Robin- he sees lots of relationships. You shouldn't pressure yourself like that. And isn't it equally a good thing that he can see you're happy without a relationship? He needs to see the many sides of things too; Tony's bright, he understands, and you shouldn't make yourself miserable to prove a point- you'll end up making both of you sad."

Zoro thought about it and Luffy did have a point; he had to be sure he wanted a relationship for himself before pursuing it. He was sure that if he went for Sanji Black then he would be doing it for himself but he still wasn't sure whether Sanji himself was even interested.

"Take your time Zoro and do things you're comfortable with doing- you shouldn't try and make anyone happy but yourself; and sometimes you have to take chances in order to find the answers." Luffy smiled reassuringly and Zoro smiled back.

"Thanks, Luffy."

The other leant against Zoro and chuckled as he resumed the playing of the episode and as they watched John Winchester offer his soul to a demon, Zoro decided that he'd take a chance and text Sanji Black for the sake of his own happiness and no one else's.