the luffy x readers arent gonna make themselves..
Have I not posted this one here yet... my piece (ha) for a local onepiecezine from last year
Sanji wearing a bunch of rings but always leaving his ring finger empty does something to my brain
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i finally solved the posting problem so now im gonna spam with the art i’ve been posting elsewhere!!!!
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Summary: You never seem to like sleep but with Luffy there, sleep isn't so scary.
Content: gender-neutral reader, Luffy being a love bug as usual, set on the Thousand Sunny, Sanji mentioned
Word Count: 880+
A/N: Cause I will never and can never get enough of love bug Luffy like he's too good SOB like can I just get one hug from him? Please? I hope you all enjoy!
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The deck of the Thousand Sunny was quiet.
A rare occasion when the crew you belong a part of was as rowdy and chaotic as they came.
Night had fallen on this part of the Grand Line, and though your crew members were not quiet sleepers, their rooms lay on the other side of the Sunny, leaving you in the silence of night. Silence only broken up by the dark waters below lapping at the hull of the ship.
You’d been a part of Luffy’s crew for a long while now. They were your family. Your comfort but nights never ceased in being a battle for you.
You were used to it. It was a battle you had waged since you were little. Though now you had company here and there, joining Robin in her own sleepless nights in the library. Tonight, though, she had found sleep it seemed.
You were happy for her. Very much so but…it left you alone in your discomfort.
You hugged your knees a bit tighter from where you sat at the stern of the ship, peeking out at the sea through the white rungs of the railing.
Your eyes burned in exhaustion, body feeling all too heavy.
All you wanted was to sleep, but every time you closed your eyes, shadows came to haunt you.
So you kept them trained on the sea. On the moonlight shimmering over it’s waves and the occasional sea creature poking its head upward.
Waves lapped at the hull.
The ship rocked like a mother would her child’s crib.
Your eyes blurred.
Eyelids dipped and rose. Dipped and rose. Dipped--
Something landed beside you, startling you from your wearily found sleep. Something that giggled impishly at you.
“Whatcha doin’?” The warm sound of your captain's voice filled your ears. You rolled your head to the side, letting your cheek rest on your knees as you gazed up at Luffy. He grinned widely down at you, eyes trained on you and you alone.
“Just trying to sleep.” You murmured. “What are you doing?” Luffy was quick to kneel beside you, leaning in so close his nose was brushing against yours. You couldn’t help the small tug your lips gave at his closeness.
“Got hungry.” The quietness of his voice wasn’t all too quiet. Maybe two notches turned down from its typical volume. You didn’t mind. It kept your brain full and occupied and away from the shadows plaguing you.
“Oh? And did you wake Sanji up for a snack?” Luffy’s eyes glanced away from you, lips puckering tightly.
“...yes.” You couldn’t help but laugh at his truly horrible lying skills. It was adorable.
“Sanji’ll kill you, you know,” Luffy whined, fingers grabbing hold of the sleeve of your pjs and giving it a small tug.
“But he’s so grumpy when he wakes up.” You gave a small huff in agreement. Sanji was a monster if woken by someone other than the sun or an alarm. Many who tried received a swift kick to the head.
“We can say it was both of us. Maybe he’ll go easy on you then.” You said in amusement. Luffy huffed, all but smacking his forehead into yours, the motion knocking his straw hat from his head.
“Okay.” He groaned pitifully, big old puppy dog eyes gazing straight into yours.
You smiled, letting one of your arms slip from around your legs to snake its way around Luffy. Your captain was quick to scoot closer, face moving from your forehead to bury itself in the crook between your knees and chest. His own arms wrapped around you, pressing you tightly against him.
Your eyes began their tedious dip and rise all over again as Luffy’s warmth seeped through you to the very bone. You moved sluggishly to rest your cheek against his head, wild black hair tickling at your skin.
Dip and rise. Dip and rise. Dip--
“...are you okay?” Luffy’s voice had you lulling your eyes open once more, lips pulling into a sad little frown.
“I’m…I just don’t like to sleep I guess.” You responded, fingertips pressing into Luffy’s warm skin. “Being alone like that…scares me.” Luffy snuggled deeper into you. Held you just a bit tighter.
“I don’t want you to be scared.” You nodded into his hair.
“Me too.” His hands began to make soothing circles into your back. Circles that made the heaviness of your eyes and body feel unbearable to keep at bay.
“Can I help?” You nodded again.
“Stay with me? Till morning? Please?” As soon as the last words left your mouth, Luffy was plopping to sit down. His strong but gentle arms moved you around so that your side was pressed against his chest. Legs and arms wrapped around you, keeping you curled up in his warmth and musky scent.
Keeping you safe.
Your eyes burned in something other than your exhaustion.
You grabbed hold of one of his hands he had stretched to allow the hold. Held it like a lifeline as sleep called to you once more.
“I love you.” You whispered to your captain, who responded with a firm yet tender kiss on the top of your head.
“I love you too.” He beamed, giving you a few more kisses before nuzzling his face down to rest next to yours.
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rewatching impel down got me feeling TRANSGENDER and sad. but more importantly TRANSGENDER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
zoro, when the path ends with a wall: i can cut a door? luffy, knowing it would create more chaos: ok, do it!
I absolutely love how you write Sanji! The tenderness you give him is so comforting. Could you possibly write something where he has a nightmare and how the reader would help him through it?
hi anon!! thank you so much for your sweet words 🥺🫶🏻
i hope that tenderness is also present in this story, and i really hope you like it! not gonna lie, this was pretty hard to write. i just wanna wrap sanji in the biggest hug. our boy has been through so much 😭😭
Tags: major spoilers for sanji's past and whole cake island arc, sfw, hurt/comfort, GN but written with F!Reader in mind, no use of y/n
Sanji was no stranger to nightmares.
Unsurprisingly, many of his nightmares involved losing you. But believe it or not, those were the easier ones to get over. As soon as he woke up and saw you sleeping next to him, all of his panic and worries would dissipate.
No, the worst nightmares were the ones where his bitter memories blurred with even more horrors that his mind made up, tricking his brain until it was no longer aware of what was real and what wasn't.
He'd often dream of that solitary rock in the ocean. He'd dream that no ships passed by until his skin withered and only his bones were left to dry under the scorching sun. The hunger and thirst would feel so real that more often than not, Sanji would end up in the kitchen in the middle of the night, chugging three glasses of water and scarfing down a slice of bread before heading back to bed.
He sometimes relived being electrocuted by Enel's lightning, his whole body burnt into a crisp. In other dreams, it was Usopp and Nami who were struck, while Sanji watched helplessly, frozen by an unknown force that prevented him from reaching them.
Many times, he dreamed that he was still trapped in that dungeon, a heavy helmet locked to his head, the key nowhere to be found. He'd pull and pull, but the helmet wouldn't come off. He'd shout and shout, but no one would come and help him. Those dreams would always leave him waking up in cold sweat, grasping at the invisible iron upon his head.
Tonight, he was back on Whole Cake Island, looking down and seeing those wretched golden cuffs fastened on his wrists.
Vinsmoke Judge was there, sneering at him, "Useless—can't even do something as simple as getting married. You just needed to stand there and say ‘I do’. Was that too hard for your little brain to manage?"
His brothers were there, too. Their hard-as-steel legs finding his stomach, his back, his knees…
"Where are your little friends now?"
"Give it up, they're not coming."
"Why would they ever care about a weak coward like you?"
With a click of a button under Judge's fat thumb, the cuffs exploded and blew his hands off to bits.
Sanji woke up screaming.
He brought his hands up to his eyes, flipping them back and forth to ensure they were still there, not a scratch upon them. He clutched his precious hands to his chest, a sob threatening to escape him. His chest heaved as he struggled to fill his lungs with oxygen.
You were there in an instant.
Your hand was there, brushing his hair—damp with sweat—away from his face.
Your voice was there, gently hushing and comforting him.
"Sanji, love, breathe. It's alright. You're okay." You grabbed his face, guiding his sight to you, "Whatever it was, it wasn't real. You're okay."
You asked him to inhale with you, then exhale. His eyes slowly regained their focus.
"Tell me what's real." You'd prompt, "Your name is…"
"My name is Black Leg Sanji. I'm not a Vinsmoke. My father is Red Leg Zeff."
"That's right, honey. And where are you now?"
"I'm at the Baratie." He shifted his gaze out the window at the vast expanse of sea, the water glistening under the moonlight, "But, we're not in the East Blue. We moved this ship two years ago… to the All Blue."
He looked around again, taking in more of his surroundings, "I'm in my room—well, our room."
You nodded reassuringly, encouraging him to keep going as his breath gradually became steadier, "What else is real?"
He took your hand, thumbing the ring on your finger. Sanji's lips upturned into a soft smile—gone were all traces of the frown that marred his handsome face before—as he admired the matching ring that adorned his own finger, "You’re the one I’m married to. I proposed to you after Luffy became the Pirate King, and you said yes. I still can't believe that's real sometimes, but it is."
He placed a kiss onto your knuckles, the thin wedding band cold upon his lips, "I'm your husband."
You couldn't help but return his smile, "Yes, you are, baby."
Sanji sighed and laid his head on your chest.
You carded your fingers through his soft, golden hair as you held him close, "Feeling better now?"
"Much better." He looked up at you, "Thanks for always being here, darling."
When you first started sharing a bed, Sanji would apologize profusely whenever he unintentionally woke you up with his thrashing or screaming. You reassured him many, many times that he had nothing to be sorry about, even going so far as to reprimand him every time he apologized. But even after the apologies ceased, Sanji never failed to let you know how grateful he was that you were always there by his side.
"Do you want to talk about it?"
When Sanji shook his head, you changed your question, "Do you want to try going back to sleep?"
"Only if you do, too."
"Of course, love. Come here."
You pulled him down to lie flat on the bed, and he curled up to your side as you rearranged the covers to wrap around both of you. Sanji placed his head on your chest again, his ear resting right on top of your unwavering heartbeat.
"We need all the rest we can get." You kissed his forehead before continuing, "Luffy's arriving tomorrow, remember? I think he's picked up the rest of the crew along the way too, this time."
You booped his nose teasingly, "He definitely expects a feast, so you have a looong day of cooking ahead of you."
"Don't remind me." Sanji huffed as he snuggled closer to you, "I know the All Blue is overflowing with every kind of seafood imaginable, but with Luffy coming by so often, it won't be long until this ocean's drained."
You chuckled. He always complained, but you knew he loved it more than anything whenever the rest of the Straw Hats came to visit you two.
"Sleep, Sanji. I'll be here when you wake up."
You started humming an old North Blue lullaby you learned from Sanji long ago, back when you were still sailing on the Thousand Sunny. He told you that his mother used to sing this to him when he was little, and it was one of the only few good memories he had of his childhood. You gently stroked his hair, carrying on with your song until you felt his breathing slow.
There was never any guarantee that Sanji would remain asleep until morning. Sometimes he'd jerk awake again, but you didn't mind. You'd always be there to anchor him. To breathe with him, to hold him, to love him. You'd be there to remind him over and over that he was not alone, and that he would never be again.
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