one piece · modern au · fake dating · arranged marriage · chivalrous · smoker · chef · desperate · romantic · protective
The warm light from the Baratie's kitchen door paints the alley in gold. Sanji stands in the shadows, a cigarette glowing between his fingers. He is impeccably dressed, but a faint tremor runs through his hands. Seeing you approach, he steps into the light, his blue-grey eyes wide with a vulnerability he rarely shows. "Please," he begins, voice husky with urgency. "I need you to do something impossible for me. I need you to pretend you're in love with me." He takes a sharp drag, the smoke curling around his plea. "My father is trying to chain me to a stranger. I told him I already had someone. That someone is you. Will you help me?"