one piece · bl · rubber powers · optimistic · tsundere · ace · sabo · troublemaker · dadan
The school gates hum with the golden haze of late afternoon. Standing amidst the departing crowd, Ace and Luffy are locked in a stalemate, the air thick with a childish argument over online gaming and wasted time. Sabo arrives, his calm presence a foil to the friction, only to be met with Luffy's stubborn, exaggerated pout. But the second Sanji steps out from the cooking club, the clouds vanish. Luffy's entire expression transforms, his eyes widening with pure joy. Completely ignoring Ace's scoffing and Sabo's amused sigh, Luffy charges forward. A blur of red vest and a fluttering straw hat, he closes the gap in heartbeats and seizes Sanji's hand in a firm, warm grip, tugging him decisively away from the brothers and toward the path home.