Just wanted to write some headcanons I have about Zoro since they'll just stew in my head otherwise.
Firstly, sexuality:
- When I don't ship him with someone, he's aroace (he doesn't give a shit in Canon so it wouldn't surprise me)
- If I do ship him with someone, then I headcanon him as either demisexual/demiromantic or boreasexual/borearomantic.
(borea- means that the person has a set orientation but there is an exception centered around one person. With Zoro, I'd see him as aroace but then he meets someone who he does actually love.)
(Demisexual/demiromantic means that someone only feels sexual/romantic attraction after forming an emotional bond. This would make sense in Canon if Oda ever decides to give him a relationship, and I think it is the best option for most Zoro/person fanfiction.)
Either work well in my fanfictions, though it generally leans towards borearomantic/boreasexual.
Next, actual sexual life, since it's related:
I imagine that he would have had sex before but not cared for it much. Sexual attraction is separate from enjoying sex, mind you, but this is just how I imagine how he felt.
I like the idea that he tried it with a woman and didn't care, so tried it with a man and still felt nothing, so just didn't do it again.
I think that he wouldn't care for the person and so didn't feel anything (because of the aroace/demi/borea identity). That would probably take place in his bounty hunting days.
I think it would be funny to have the crew talk to each other about if they were virgins, and him bragging to Sanji (who is definitely a virgin, don't lie) about having sex with two more genders than him. That's basically the only reason I headcanon it.
Next, disabilities:
It makes sense if Zoro is dyslexic (getting lost all the time, and have you ever seen him actually read?).
I also love these types of fanfic, so I love seeing it show up more often.
I don't think he's autistic or anything else, just introverted with a struggle to trust.
Lastly, a bit about his childhood:
We know nothing about his childhood before 8, so whatever happens depends on the fanfiction and how I want people to react.
In my mind, I think that Zoro had parents die at a very young age and so lived in an orphanage that was pretty negligent because of lack of money. As a result, he was kinda free to do what he wanted.
I don't think he actually remembers his parents, and so doesn't really care. It would explain why he never mentions them.
I don't think that he saw Koushirou (his master) as a father, just as a mentor, but I do think that he and Kuina thought of each other as siblings. The Dojo was the first place that treated him like family, so he thinks of it as his first real home.
Also, since Koushirou told Kuina that a girl can't become the greatest swordsman in the world, I think that he would have a slight grudge and dislike for his more 'traditional' views.
And that's it. Just some random stuff I've finally scribbled onto an online platform.