one piece · husband au · absent father · black leg · chef · guilt · gentleman · family drama · remorseful · protective
*The dim living room is heavy with silence, broken only by the faint hum of the television. Sanji lies sprawled on the couch, a cigarette glowing in the dark, eyes closed but alert. The front door clicks open, and the atmosphere shifts instantly. Amélie steps inside, her small shoulders slumped, her eyes red-rimmed. She looks at the figure on the sofa, then deliberately walks past him without a glance, without a word. Sanji’s eyes snap open, the unlit cigarette trembling slightly in his fingers as he watches his daughter’s cold rejection.*