romancedawn | 𝐈𝐂 𝐈𝐧𝐛𝐨𝐱 🦚 𝙶𝚘𝚕𝚍𝚎𝚗 𝙿𝚎𝚊𝚌𝚘𝚌𝚔

( she wasn’t sure if it was a good idea to text someone she basically had a fling with, and while it had been fun, she wasn’t sure where she stood with him.

still the loneliness of being the only person from her world was eating away at her. it was time to try something new. )

zoro, right? 💖

it’s layla from before, how are you? are you busy?

( someone had graciously shown him how to use his watch at some point, but this is the first time he's receiving a text. it takes him an embarrassingly long time to tap out his response. )

right. hello. good. ( he's busy trying to wrap his head around this whole sex resort thing, but otherwise— ) no. ( dear god, someone show this man the extended keyboard. )

( as the response came in, she couldn’t help but think his response was a bit short but then again-

he seemed like the type to get straight to the point. she could roll with that. )

well if you aren’t too busy, why don’t you come visit me? apparently I lucked out in getting the queen ‘suit’ whatever that means. we can just hang out, nothing too crazy~

Asshole.

( thanks for understanding him, reira! )

okay, where?

( maybe drop him a location pin, because otherwise... )

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huh?

( in minutes he gets a location pin of one of the penthouses in the rooftop gardens. it's a bit of a distance away from the very basement some people were housed in, and although she had spent some time exploring the casino, she wasn't quite sure if he knew how to get to it. )

just sent! I'll order room service and we can enjoy a nice dinner and drinks together. is that alright?

I didn't have to buy long pants until you showed up, idiot.

i won't look at your legs if you don't want me to?

But you're still going to bite them?

( zoro looks at the location on his watch with interest. he doesn't understand where it is, but he can certainly follow the clear directions of a step-by-step gps navigation system. who knew the cure for his fatal flaw existed in other worlds? )

sounds great. see you soon.

( normally 'soon' would mean a few hours if he were left to navigate on his own, but this time he manages to arrive to the rooftop garden in just a little over thirty minutes. nevermind that it should have just taken him a solid fifteen - this is a personal best. )

here. ( if there's a clearly marked entrance, he somehow missed it. if reira were to go looking, she'll find him now wandering amongst the flora, enjoying the sights and scents. it's soothing, putting him in a relaxed mood. )

do you like bite marks on your long pants?

Don't know. Can't be any more weird and annoying than trying to get dressed and having to chance because I have teeth marks on the back of my knee. When the hell did you even bite the back of my knee, you idiot?

[ Hot bitey sex is all well and good but don't interfere with Nami's ability to wear all the cute outfits she's amassed, Zoro! ]

( wow, that message is long. zoro has to scroll for that, and it takes him a second to figure out how.

and does nami really want an answer to that, because...? )

on the way to eating your pussy, probably? ( he thought it was obvious!

a few seconds later, another message comes through. )

just wear what you want. are you embarrassed or something?

It was rhetorical.

[ This is what she gets for being down bad for idiots, tbh. ]

There's a difference between being embarrassed and not wanting to look like I lost a fight to a sea king.

it doesn't look that bad. ( yes, he's seen it. ) looks nice, actually.

We'll see how you like looking like somebody's chew toy next time I get you alone, asshole.

[ Flirty or threatening? ]

( he will interpret it as flirting, thanks! )

tell me to stop if you hate it so much.

( while she waited for him to come around, reira placed an order in the staff, opting for one of the specials of the day and a few different varieties of wine. there truly was no ulterior motives in her inviting him here beyond just looking to spend time with someone she was intimate with-

and genuinely wanting to be his friend. so while she was happy he agreed to come by, she also wasn't holding her breath over the whole thing or not. when he was late, she figured he probably changed his mind and she decided to go through her list of other people she knew, but before she could, his next message came.

soon she was out the door in a frilly maid outfit, stockings and high heels to match. )

Hmm? I wonder where he is.

( she said idly to herself as she began to walk around before spotting that familiar head of green hair. she immediately began to walk faster towards him, heels clicking and when she finally reached him, her hand gently touched his shoulder as she smiled at him. )

There you are! Enjoying the garden? I was surprised even a place like this has a bit of nature.

I'd rather show you how much I dislike it.

[ That is to say, not at all, but she's doing her best to sound annoyed gdi. ]

( he is very smug. )

see you tonight.

( zoro isn't accustomed to being sought out for his friendship. usually people look for him because they're trying to kill him, or some other slightly less nefarious (but still unpleasant!) reason. but reira had been soft, and sweet, and frankly if this is all just a thinly veiled attempt to engage in another tryst with him, he has no problem with that. either way, it's another lesson in human connection.

he hears reira's footsteps before feeling her hand on his shoulder, and he turns to greet her with a nod and a smile. he thinks that she looks even more beautiful than the last time he saw her, but of course he doesn't say that out loud. ) are they making you clean? ( sorry, he doesn't know that sometimes a maid outfit is a fashion choice! his own clothes today are understated, a simple off-white henley and olive pants, with brown leather boots that give him another inch or so of height. )

yeah, this place is... serene. the room they gave me is nice, but this is something else. ( he already knows, of course, that queen suites are extravagant beyond imagination, but he doesn't yet realize what reira's rank and suit are. he's still figuring out his watch, sorry - maybe she can help him with that, so no one else has to suffer from those horribly short text messages she just endured! )

is your actual room out here...? ( he looks around like he expects to see a bed tucked between the rose bushes somewhere. )

Making me clean? Oh—

( although this wasn't something she normally did back home, she figured if these particular clothes were gifts to her and in her room upon arrival, well....she just had to wear them. so it didn't quite dawn on her that she probably looked like one of the staff given how short the skirt was and how revealing her chest had been.

absolutely no offense was taken, in fact she simply laughed and patted his arm briefly before she listened to him-

and soon she was laughing again at his question. )

No silly, my room is in one of the penthouses and this is just one of those silly costumes. I can take you there but imagine if they actually made me sleep in a bed of roses? That almost sounds poetic...and a bit painful.

( reira does not look like one of the staff at all, zoro is just a little... clueless about some things.

the casual affection with which she treats him lines up with his last memory of her; reira is soft and sweet, even when she isn't telling him what to do. and she seems to be laughing a lot, so everything is good! zoro chuckles at his misunderstanding. )

oh. ( he nods, because that makes more sense. ) i wasn't thinking 'bed of roses with thorns', more like... maybe just the petals? ( he laughs, gesturing for her to lead the way, following a polite half step behind her. )

do you like wearing costumes? ( he asks after a moment, briefly eyeing her cleavage and her legs before dutifully training his eyes ahead instead. )

( she's more than happy to lead him along, nearly swaying with each step as free and as casual as she could be. his eyes on her don't escape her view, but she won't comment on it for now. after all, considering what they had done, it was far from her to be shy about her body now.

what she does comment on is his question, and as they approached the door to her room, she simply looked at him before opening it. )

They can be fun but would you believe me if I told you these were the only clothes I had to wear? I showed up to my room with a number of gifts, from fans apparently, all of them some sort of 'costume' or another.

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