( whether it's to the notion that cats are good at fishing (which he probably is — considering all of the other embarrassing things that cats do have ended up being true for him, too) or the notion that koby's taking care of himself is anyone's guess. while he hasn't known him long, even back in their world, he seems altruistic to a fault, always ready to do the right thing even to his own detriment, which is probably why luffy likes him. nami, getting berry to free coco village. sanji, starving himself here so zoro can live. koby would fit right in as a strawhat.
he lets the matter drop for now, shifting his interest back to his fish, pulling a bone out of his piece and chewing as he notices koby's pelt kind of ... moving of its own accord. or maybe it's just gravity. or a trick of the firelight from the hearth. it's soft where it touches his leg, and there's a small part of zoro that wants to reach out and pet it.
— nah, that would be rude, probably. he'd get pissed if someone started petting his ears or threading his tail through their fingers (even if he'd probably also start purring, but that's besides the point). instead, he just scrunches his nose, looking back up at koby. ) Are you, uh — still sleeping at the cottage?
( their cottage, rather. better to tiptoe around the matter a little, even if zoro is genuinely curious. )
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Date: 2024-04-01 01:33 am (UTC)( whether it's to the notion that cats are good at fishing (which he probably is — considering all of the other embarrassing things that cats do have ended up being true for him, too) or the notion that koby's taking care of himself is anyone's guess. while he hasn't known him long, even back in their world, he seems altruistic to a fault, always ready to do the right thing even to his own detriment, which is probably why luffy likes him. nami, getting berry to free coco village. sanji, starving himself here so zoro can live. koby would fit right in as a strawhat.
he lets the matter drop for now, shifting his interest back to his fish, pulling a bone out of his piece and chewing as he notices koby's pelt kind of ... moving of its own accord. or maybe it's just gravity. or a trick of the firelight from the hearth. it's soft where it touches his leg, and there's a small part of zoro that wants to reach out and pet it.
— nah, that would be rude, probably. he'd get pissed if someone started petting his ears or threading his tail through their fingers (even if he'd probably also start purring, but that's besides the point). instead, he just scrunches his nose, looking back up at koby. ) Are you, uh — still sleeping at the cottage?
( their cottage, rather. better to tiptoe around the matter a little, even if zoro is genuinely curious. )