the sea is lovely, dark and deep. by novks (thychesters) (M)

• word count : 78.3k
• tags : #post-timeskip #time loop #death loop #established relationship #(emotional) hurt/comfort #angst #temporary character death #protective roronoa zoro #nakamaship #this gets heavyyyy
• rating : ★★★★★
• notes : this one is so. wow. i won't lie and say i didn't get confused at some parts, especially at the end, but the author clarified the story within the comments and it made everything make sense. make sure to heed the tags and everything—this is definitely not a super happy fic, but the writing is super intriguing and the fic itself checks off a lot of boxes for what makes a zolu (and zoro) fic