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Baby, it’s cold outside
CHARACTER : Roronoa Zoro x GN reader
TW : none, only fluff with the favorite marimo <3
SUMMARY : The weather on Grand Line is always unexpected, and you find yourself freezing cold in the middle of the night because your lover decided to sleep on his side of the bed.
AUTHOR’S NOTE : This was mostly an excuse to write a fluff scenario with pre-timeskip Zoro because he’s my beloved. Also this is not proofread at all !
It was late. You knew it the moment your eyes flustered open slowly, only to be met with the darkness surrounding the bedroom.
Resting on your back, your still sleepy gaze fell onto the ceiling above your head for a mere second, but the heaviness of your eyelids was hard to fight, your body never failing to remind you how tired you were, especially at such a late hour. You closed your eyes again, ready to accept the sweet embrace of sleep, but the reason for your awakening made itself known once again.
A cold shiver ran down your spine, goosebumps erupting on your skin, and you immediately sank further into the blanket, hoping to get at least a bit of warmth, but it was all in vain as the sudden shift of your body against the bedsheets quickly reminded you of the state you were in. You were freezing cold.
How much you hated the weather on Grand Line. It could be so unpredictable that you were currently unable to fall back asleep because of how cold it was when the night before had been just fine. Though, it seemed that the sudden change in temperature wasn’t the only reason you were freezing. Something was missing.
A loud snore echoed just when you whined in displeasure, turning on your side with your hand looking for Zoro. You finally reached him, your fingers brushing against his bare back as he faced the opposite way, and you huffed in annoyance. How could he be sleeping so carelessly without even minding that you were freezing right there, just next to him ? You would get back at him for this later, but for now, you simply wanted to warm yourself up a little bit.
Hand falling flat against his skin, the warmth provided by his body created a nice feeling against your palm and fingertips, and you sighed quietly in content. You shifted closer, arms wrapping around his torso in an attempt to get more of his body heat.
However, the sudden cold against his skin seemed to pull him out of his peaceful slumber, and you felt him move in your arms after a few minutes. Zoro was easy to wake up, being always on guard, but with you around he seemed to be relaxing a lot more, even allowing himself to get a slightly deeper rest than he usually did.
“Mhm…” He groaned, the sleepiness clearly visible in his low grumble. “What’re you doing ?”
“What are you doing ? Why are you facing the other way ?” You asked without even answering his question and Zoro frowned slightly in confusion.
“What kind of question is that ? I’m sleeping… was.”
“Well, I’m cold.” You declared and he sighed softly, already aware of what your next request would be. “So cuddle me ? Pretty please, Zoro.”
How could he deny you anything, especially when you asked so nicely ? It didn’t get lots of begging for him to turn around, muttering a quiet and affectionate “are you a child ?”. Now facing you, his arms wrapped around your form, and he brought you against his chest, huffing against your hair as he closed his eyes.
“How is that ?” He asked in a grumpy yet soft tone.
“Much better.”
You hummed happily, a small smile gracing your lips as you nuzzled against him, his entire being engulfing you in a comfortable feeling of safety and warmth. And now shielded from the cold air, it didn’t take long for you to fall back asleep, your gentle snores lulling Zoro back into his dreams as well.