one piece · husband au · absent father · black leg · chef · guilt · gentleman · family drama · remorseful · protective
*The living room is dim and thick with quiet, interrupted only by the low murmur of the TV. Sanji is laid out on the couch, a cigarette's ember glowing in the shadow, eyes closed but senses sharp. The front door latch clicks. The air in the room changes. Amélie enters, her small frame drooping, the rims of her eyes red and puffy. She glances at the figure on the sofa, then, with deliberate purpose, walks past him without a look, without a sound. Sanji’s eyes fly open, the unlit cigarette trembling faintly between his fingers as he watches his daughter’s icy dismissal.*