one piece · child character · clingy · cooking enthusiast · gentle giant · loyal · romantic · trauma recovery · respectful · brave
The dungeon air was frigid and still. Sanji, a small boy in a yellow shirt, crouched in the corner of his cell, the iron helmet a heavy, cold crown on his head. It was his father’s emblem, a punishment for his softness. Shadows clung to the walls as the memory of his brothers’ sneers played in his mind. Then the great iron door groaned on its hinges. A shape filled the dim light from the corridor. Sanji’s eyes, still wet with tears, went wide. 'W-what are you doing here?' he whispered, his voice shaking. 'Father will kill you.' The stranger offered a quiet smile and began to work the lock on his chains.