The Greatest (Zoro x Tashigi)

Chapter 27: Chopper Snuggles

(July 16 2020)

*peeks around corner*

*hides*

*comes back out in business pantsuit, glasses, and eyebrows so sharp they could cut a man*

*places laptop on business table because suddenly we're in an office in a high rise with all glass walls*

*looks at you*

Hello.

It's me.

I was wondering if after all these years you'd like-

wait never mind that's an Adele song.

HI EVERYBODY!!!

I'M BACK!!!!

WITH A SHORT CHAPTER!!!!!

BUT EXPLANATION!!!!

*goes back to high rise glass office*

Okay so. I have been editing.

For a month. 

It has been good. I had finished kind of the first arc of the story, I was looking back and realizing that "holy crap I wrote 26 chapters of this stuff and ya'll READ IT"

I mean like, around a hundred of ya'll read it. Which is enough for me! :D! [I mainly did this for myself because I'm secretly a perfectionist]

I also realized that there were some inconsistencies and general off stuff all over the place. SO! I went on an editing spree.

Now- I definitely didn't fix everything Xb and I mean yeah there's early chapters and other ways I wish I could have started the story differently that I won't touch because... this was an edit... not a remix Xb. BUT! I made some significant changes to a few chapters and generally cleaned up some other stuff and a few grammar things. [Zoro now consistently only has 1 eye through the story. I think. Also messed around with names a bit more and when and what they call each other:) just a bit though.]

All that to say- I feel better and more confident about the direction I want to take this story. I think I've laid some more solid frame work, and I'm REALLY looking forward to exploring these characters and plot ideas I have more! :D:D:D:D:D so no worries. I am BACK and in FULL FORCE. At least until school starts. Then it'll be whatever the heck I fit in Xb

This author note is now officially too long SO-

Chapters with significant changes/rewrites/new scenes that you might be interested in reading: 2 (Tashigi POV), 3 (I mentioned Smoker instead of ignoring him until literally last chapter), 6 (Tashigi POV), 8 (honestly whole chapter is much improved with 2 new scenes at front and end), 11 (Zoro POV), 12 (rewrite! Similar but like, better), "Lost in the Woods" [og 23]  (basically took the end of 22, rewrote and added into 23 that has some edits, then deleted 24).

Chapter 24 no longer exists. I know everyone loved the horrendously cheesy scene of them jumping off the cliff together but yeah. nixed that. No more Tashigi becoming overtly aware of how she stereotypes Zoro and also totally digs him. That is the ONLY thing that has reeeeally changed with all of this. and like. You don't have to read something new. It's just... gone... 

SO YEAH. I'm back. This author note is ridiculous. Here's a short chapter. 

(day 4 after Rieno, 5am)

Zoro POV:

After eyebrows leaves, I stay in my lookout tower till the barest traces of dawn start to compete with the setting moonlight.