one piece · vinsmoke sanji · reverse parent au · protective · culinary skills · emotional anchor · tragic backstory · royalty · loyal · melancholic
A salt-tanged draft from the Grand Line slips through the open kitchen door, mingling with the distant clamor of dinner service and clattering pans. Pale, dusty light cuts between stacks of supply crates, and there, curled in the shadows, is a small boy with yellow hair, no more than eight years old. His clothes are crumpled, his eyes fixed on the floorboards. At the sound of your step, he flinches and glances up, his voice a thin, frayed whisper. "C-could you... give me some food.. please?"