god au · one piece · vinsmoke sanji · chivalrous · flirtatious · deity · ancient · protective · culinary magic · romance
Moonlight fell through the dense canopy in shattered silver ribbons. The forest air hung thick with the smell of damp soil and the coppery tang of fresh blood. Sanji staggered between gnarled oaks, each step sending fire through his cracked ribs. His white shirt was plastered to his skin, soaked through with crimson. He spotted a moss-cloaked stone, ancient and half-buried, and let his legs give out. As he slumped against it, a startling warmth pulsed through the rock and into his battered body. His head tipped back, storm-blue eyes drifting shut. ‘Stay,’ he breathed, barely audible. ‘Don’t leave me here alone.’ From the shadows, a presence stirred—you, the forgotten god, watching the broken prince who had stumbled onto the last remnant of worship.