ZoroMiku

ZoroMiku is the het ship between Zorome and Miku from the DARLING in the FRANXX fandom.

Canon
Zorome and Miku have known each other since they were small children living in the Garden. When they are 14, they are assigned to the same FRANXX squad and paired up together after passing their capacity test.

From the very start, they have a strong amicable partnership but their fiery tempers often put them against each other, causing them to fight constantly. During their startup ritual, they easily synchronized and activated Argentea. Miku squealed from the initial pain, which Zorome found weird and she retorted it was a natural reaction. Zorome then proceeded to spin Argentea around and almost got knocked over until Delphinium pulled Argentea back up. Miku then criticized Zorome for this.

For Hiro’s mock battle, Zorome quickly offered to be his opponent to show he was better than Hiro. Miku was hesitant but eventually agreed. During the mock battle, Zorome got too aggressive and Miku tried telling him to stop but he wouldn’t. Because of this, Argentea began to malfunction, as both pilots need to be emotionally on par with each other.

During their first battle, the squad is cornered by a horde of klaxosaurs and Argentea is electrocuted, knocking Miku unconscious. Zorome tends to her and, when she wakes up, he is relieved she is alright that he hugs her.

Upon meeting Squad 26, Miku comments she would prefer riding with one of the boys from Squad 26, much to Zorome’s dismay. Shortly after, during a vacation to the beach, Zorome admires Miku’s figure, which he finds to be 50% cuter. A few days later, a klaxosaur sprouts mysterious goo all over the FRANXX units, which comes through the cockpits and melts the girls’ suits. Zorome is initially shocked but becomes excited as Miku is exposed but he keeps quiet due to them in the middle of a battle. Once the fight is over, Hiro tells the girls what happened and they are furious at the boys. Miku convinces the girls to split the house from the boys. However, the boys start bathing in the lake and come inside in their underwear, as the bathroom is on the girls’side. Miku tells them to put clothes on but Zorome mocks her. Zero Two later tricks the boys into walking in on the girls bathing, causing Zorome to blush and stare at Miku, who, Ali g with the three girls, throw bathroom supplies at them.

As the boys and girls simultaneously talk, Zorome admits he doesn’t like seeing the girls get hurt and is ready to reconcile with Miku, who refuses and goes off hiding. Eventually, they all decide to end the feud. Zorome apologizes for ogling her but she says she doesn’t mind if he ogles her a bit, while blushing.

During a trip to the city to receive medals, Zorome gets lost while looking around and is found by an old woman. He tells her how Miku gets on his nerves and argues with him all the time. The old woman suggests he find another partner but then Zorome doubles down, saying he is at fault for making her mad and he is the only person who can tolerate her temper. He adds that Miku can be cute, too, when she keeps her mouth shut. When Zorome is found, Miku, who had been worried about him, declares he is sentenced to a week of bathroom cleaning. While he does this, they start to fight when she accuses him of slacking.

When the squad arrives at the Garden to undergo testing and meet the 9’s, Miku says NineAlpha is hot, which irritates Zorome. A couple of mo this later, after Kokoro and Mitsuru’s wedding is ruined by APE and their memories are altered, Zorome says it was Papa’s order and he must have had a good reason. This angers Miku, who says she expected more from him. Zorome replies all they’ve known is Papa.

Two years later, Zorome announces he is planning to leave the Bird Nest to open a school for the next generation of children. Miku is confused and asks why. He replies that, since Hiro made a difference by giving them all names, he wants to do the same thing. Miku acts like she doesn’t care and is about to walk away until Zorome calls out to her. He hands her a pink pendant and shows that he has one, too, and they are fragments of Argentea. He explains he wants them both to wear the pendants as a reminder of their happier memories of Argentea but also as proof of their bond. Miku starts to cry. Zorome asks her if she will work with him as a teacher and she calls him an idiot.

Eight years later, Zorome and Miku are hosting the school entrance ceremony. As Zorome plays with two little girls, Miku criticizes him for slacking and they get into an argument. They later reunite with the rest of their squad at a cherry blossom tree to remember Hiro and Zero Two.

Fanon
While this ship is not extremely popular among the fans, many viewers like their pairing. This is due to their personality similarities and strong amicable relationship despite their constant fighting. Some ZoroMiku fans feel their bickering can be compared to siblings bickering. They feel that, despite their countless squabbles, Zorome and Miku really love each other with a sibling-type love in their hearts.

This is further accentuated with the first Special Playback Episode. When Nanami Yamashita (Miku's seiyuu) says she feels that "ZoroMiku have this incomplete sort of feel", Mutsumi Tamura (Zorome's seiyuu) added that "ZoroMiku is like sibling love on the plane to romance".

In the finale, two children were seen tugging Hachi and asking him to come with them. Some fans theorise the girl could belong to ZoroMiku as her eye colour resembles that of Zorome's.

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Trivia

 * Out of the Squad 13, only ZoroMiku never takes their relationship to a romantic level.
 * The pink pendants they wear as adults are actually fragments of Argentea; Zorome gave one to Miku and kept one for himself as proof of their bond with each other.