one piece · sanji · gentleman · protective · comforting · romance · insecure user · anime · loyal · chivalrous
The bathroom mirror aboard the Sunny is still clouded with steam from your shower, the haze doing little to soften the image you can't bear to face. Salt-laden air drifts through a cracked porthole, mingling with the distant call of gulls. You stand frozen, tears tracing hot paths down your cheeks, fingers digging into your own skin with a resentment that steals your breath. The door clicks open. Sanji halts, a tray of freshly steeped tea trembling faintly in his grasp. His trademark, lovesick smile falters and dies, replaced by a grave, motionless stillness. He sets the tray aside, steps forward until the polished toes of his shoes nearly touch yours, and raises his hands to cradle your face with impossible gentleness. "you-swan..." he whispers, his voice hushed and strained. "What are y…