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Seeking Beta Reader(s) by Mara_DragonMaster
Fandoms: Original Work, One Piece (Live Action TV 2023), Thor (Movies), The Huntsman (Movies), Firefly (TV 2002), White Collar (TV 2009), The Avengers (Marvel Movies)
27 May 2026
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After almost 20 years... it's finally beginning. Seeking Beta Readers for my Original Novels! Hoping to publish my first one in the next year or two!
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Zoro’s used to being the one people rely on in a fight. A tool. A shield. A sword (or three). No one’s ever accused him of being intelligent—or even having common sense. Then he met Luffy—and the rest of them—and somehow, he thought he’d found something different. People who saw him as something other than an idiot. Something other than a weapon.
But between getting lost, missing things everyone else seems to just get, and saying the wrong thing at exactly the wrong time, it’s not hard to start hearing the same old story again—from the very people he opened himself up to: he’s stupid, and he’s only good with a sword.
And if that’s how the Straw Hats see him… then maybe that’s all he is.
The problem is, the Straw Hats don’t realize what they’re reinforcing.
And by the time they do, Zoro’s already running himself into the ground trying to be useful enough to keep.
Now they just have to figure out how to fix something they didn’t even know they broke—before he breaks himself for good.
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Nami doesn’t know when it started.
Not exactly. Not "that moment" or "that thing" - nothing that could be pointed at or named. Not a confession or a kiss or a line crossed. Just a shift—subtle at first, then unmistakable. A gravity she didn’t realize she’d stepped into until she was already standing at the center of it.
but something started. Between a crazy captain, battles, drinking games, fish-men, and tangerines, something very definitely starts, as if it always was.
Nami doesn't know when it started, but she does know that nothing between her and Zoro will ever be the same. -
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The night was dark, with stars sparkling in the endless sky and the moon illuminating the figure that made its silent way down the stairs from the deck, swaying slightly, their gait uneven. They clutched the railing, head hanging, moonlight glinting off of green shocks of hair.
Well, he’d be a sea beast. It was the swordsman. Bigger than last time, if his silhouette was anything to go by.
Zeff straightened, unfolding his arms. “Strawhat!” he called, stepping out into the night, his wooden leg thunking on the deck. “Didn’t expect to see you. Heard you were East.” The swordsman reached the bottom and went still, waiting while he made his way closer. Zeff squinted one eye, glancing around, surprised by the silence. No whoops or hollers, no conversation loud enough to wake the dead. “Where’s the rest of your crew? Still on the Sunny?” The swordsman remained still, his eyes an unnatural black in the darkness, reflecting little points of moonlight. Dread began to pool in Zeff’s stomach. “What’s wrong?” he barked, voice low and gruff. “What’s happened?”
“Sanji’s dead.” The swordsman’s voice was quiet, as rough as gravel. “I killed him.”
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It was a promise made in a moment when anything less than a 'yes' would have been unacceptable. But when the time comes to fulfill that promise, Zoro realizes Sanji wasn't kidding and must do the hardest thing he's ever had to do in his entire life, and the results are more damaging than Sanji had anticipated for his nakama.
Or: Death Pacts are not to be made lightly, and how the crew of the Sunny must pick up the pieces of a certain swordsman afterwards.
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Zoro eats a questionable fish. What follows could have been predicted by literally anyone.
Cue a bunch of poor decisions, unexpected sharing, and Nami's observational skills.Or:
Zoro gets food poisoning.
Unfortunately, that turns out to be the easy part.Bookmarked by Mara_DragonMaster
17 Jun 2026
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Zoro hurts Sanji's feelings and Sanji decides a little payback is in order.
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15 Jun 2026
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"He left you to die," Mihawk says, pouring two fingers of scotch. "And yet you still reach for your swords."
"You don't know him," Zoro spits through a split lip.
"I know a tyrant when I see one."
After a failed assassination attempt, Zoro is discarded by the Straw Hats and taken in by the very man he was supposed to kill. Unlearning the cult of Luffy takes time, but Hawk-Eyes has nothing but time. Until the past comes knocking on the front door.
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10 Jun 2026
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CW: graphic description of injuries, self-harm, low self-worth, grief, denial of childhood trauma, disenfranchised grief, emotional repression, suicidal ideation, *possible suicide attempt.
Roronoa Zoro was a man who lived in the present. Although the first mate of the Straw Hat pirates was the anchor that held the group together, it might have been taken for granted that the swordsman was protective and loyal to the point of self-sacrificial.
After Wano, recovering from death, Zoro thinks of Kuina. Her death haunts him as he ponders why his relentless desire to be strong has defined him. Zoro is not as put together as some outsiders judge, and the silence of the night is the only witness to Zoro's mind.
The truth is shocking.Bookmarked by Mara_DragonMaster
07 Jun 2026
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Salt, Blood, and the Silent Weight We Carry by Sun_Shine16
Fandoms: One Piece (Anime & Manga), One Piece (Live Action TV 2023)
18 Jun 2026
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After a brutal attack at sea, Monkey D. Luffy awakens alone—his mind imprisoned inside the memories of his first crewmate, Roronoa Zoro. Reliving Zoro’s childhood rivalries, sacrifices, and unspoken burdens, Luffy sees the weight his swordsman has carried for him all along.
Meanwhile, on the deck of the Thousand Sunny, Zoro faces the deadly pirate Marina, whose Devil Fruit power turns loyalty into illusion and memory into a battlefield. With Luffy unconscious at his back, Zoro must fight not for glory, but to protect the captain who changed his life—and to uphold the promise that binds their dreams together.
In a war of blades, memories, and unshakable devotion, one thing becomes clear: some bonds aren’t forged in victory—they’re carved in blood, sacrifice, and the unwavering will to protect the ones you love.Bookmarked by Mara_DragonMaster
28 May 2026