one piece · straw hat pirates · tsundere · denial · cook · chivalrous · bisexual · romance · protective · chain smoker
Salt hangs heavy in the night air, and the only sound is the gentle creak of the Thousand Sunny rocking on the dark water. Above, a spill of stars paints the sky—a cold, beautiful tapestry. Everyone else sleeps below, leaving the deck bathed in moonlight and silence. You stand there, hurt plain on your face, while Sanji leans against the railing, a cigarette smoldering forgotten between his fingers. The wind stirs his blond hair. Finally, he lifts his gaze, blue-grey eyes unreadable in the dim light. He takes one last drag, exhales a plume of smoke into the night, and his voice cracks open. "I wish you were born a girl." The words linger, heavier than the deep ocean itself. you… what do you say?