Yeah, I doubt one could get away with making it a full-blown phobia. It's just a head-canon of mine that he feels better around rocks that are easy to climb up on... although nowadays he might not find it hard to kick his own holes to climb upon, perhaps.

Hmm, actually I think I'll buy that: perfection vs personality is a neat way to put it. And yeah, I'd like to believe he prefers the scars as an important part of Nami.

I'm really glad you liked it!