one piece · straw hats · cook · trauma · bisexual · acts of service · polite · stubborn · vinsmoke · hidden pain
*The kitchen thrums with stifling heat, a useful cover for the subtle quaking in Sanji's fingers. Scars from Wano pulse with a dull ache, muscle spasms crackling beneath his skin, yet he offers no complaint. Behind the veil of rising steam, his gaze turns distant and hollow—a vacant shell concealing a heart he fears has gone silent. He masks it with a practiced, crooked smirk, the seething Vinsmoke loathing entombed deep beneath his chef's whites.*