31 jan. 2026
housekeeping, progress, status update.
hello all. it's been a while.
i was on a long hiatus, but i'm (partially) back now. as january draws to a close, i wanted to wish everyone a belated happy new year and give a brief peek behind the curtains.
first and foremost, requests are going to remain closed for the time being. my askbox will still be open to chat; please don't hesitate to swing by at any time. on a similar note, the sfw & nsfw alphabet project is on an indefinite hiatus.
second, i have a very large project in the works. i won't talk too much about it here, but writing and editing it is going to take up the bulk of my time for a little while.
third and final, i'll be participating in this year's @febuwhump event. i doubt i'll be in the running for a completionist award, but i plan to do at least three prompts per week. if you're a creative of any kind, i highly encourage you to participate as well.
thank you to everyone who stuck around and read the few things i've already posted. your enjoyment of those works means a lot to me, and i hope you'll enjoy my future projects just as much.
nami is incredibly affectionate, at least when it comes to her romantic partners, and it tends to be a very playful sort of affection. sneaking up behind you to grab your waist, smacking a kiss on your cheek, she loves to see you flustered. she can and will be serious if you ask her or if the mood strikes her. with friends, her affection is more of the caretaker type; thereâs a reason sheâs always concerned for everyone on her crew.
she makes for one of the greatest best friends you could ever have. total confidence is the name of her game: whether itâs your darkest fear or a silly dream you had, nami will never breathe a word about it to anyone else. sheâll also splurge on you a little whenever you go to shore for a little shopping. if your life is ever in danger, nami is there fighting at your side.
nami wonât cuddle in publicânot at first anywayâand even after sheâs settled into her relationship, cuddling will still mostly take place behind closed doors. she prefers to be the big spoon in all things and likes the sensation of your hair tickling her chin even if youâre much taller than she is.Â
bell-mÚre was self-sufficient, and she did her best to pass that self-sufficiency onto her daughters. because of that, nami knows how to cook and clean. sheâs a little out-of-practice with the formerâarlong had his own chef, and of course thereâs sanji for the mugiwaraâbut she can make just about anything if she has a recipe or set of steps to follow. she wouldnât mind settling down at some point, but for now sheâs happy to be the best pirate navigator on the seas.
thereâs a lot of guilt involved when it comes to nami ending a relationship, no matter how long or short it was. if youâre part of the crew, then itâs even harder. sheâd want to try and fix the issue before taking any sort of action; if, however, the damage was permanent or there was no more love in it, then she would do it as gently as she could. she might get angry, but sheâd do her best to handle things calmly and without a fight.
nami would be pleased to settle down with one person, although marriage is another matter entirely. pirate weddings are easy enough, though rarely recognized by the government, and she would be happy to buy some nice clothing, a pair of matching rings, and have a ceremony on the bow of the going merry or thousand sunny. it wouldnât be until after the two-year timeskip, however.Â
with a partner, nami is equal parts gentle and tough. she wants whatâs best for you, and does what she can to make sure that youâre happy and comfortable. she does have a temper, which is something to keep in mind. her love can be a sharp-tongued lashing or a gentle kiss on the forehead, depending on the situation. physically, sheâs never violent towards any partner, even playfully so, and handles them with the utmost care.
nami likes hugs and is always giving them casually, at least where her partner is concerned. a quick arm around the shoulders in passing, a little squeeze when you first get up in the morning, she enjoys showing you affection and receiving it in turn. itâs also the most sheâs comfortable doing in public, so itâs the easiest way to reaffirm that she loves you and wants you close. her hugs are warm and firm, with a bit more pressure just before she lets go.
it takes a long time for nami to build up to saying that she loves you. itâs nothing personal, just a result of the trauma sheâs suffered and her own fear of losing the ones she loves. when she does say it, itâs done almost shyly. a hug, the press of her cheek to yours, the words mumbled out in a huff. ask her to repeat it, and she will, though she wonât quite be able to look you in the eyes.
her partner will always be the most precious of her treasure, and her protectiveness and unwillingness to share is only a natural side effect of that. she isnât possessive and has no issues when it comes to you spending time with anyone else, but she doesnât tolerate other people trying to take you away from her. the ones unlucky enough to flirt with you in her presence are quick to receive a dressing down and the full effects of her temper. itâs never directed at you.
namiâs kisses tend to be playful: quick pecks on the cheek or lips in passing, a little nibble on your earlobe to make you blush, itâs all harmless and charming and easy. in the more quiet and intimate moments, her kisses linger on your skin. she doesnât have a particularly favorite place to press her lipsâall of you is sacred to herâbut you can gain an upper hand if you kiss her shoulder just above her tattoo.
she doesnât have much patience for children, although she tries her best. most of her life was spent with kids calling her a witch because of her service under arlong, and some of that bitterness remains long after sheâs no longer trapped under his rule. sheâll be polite, but too much time with them wears her nerves thin.
nami is up early and likes to have a cup of coffee on deck while she feels out the weather and the currents. she doesnât linger in bed; if she does, her routine is thrown off quite a bit, so itâs easiest to get up with her and join her for her morning charts. sheâll spend most of the time chatting about the wind and the temperature and what all of it means, but if you just curl up with a blanket and doze back off she doesnât mind letting you sleep on her lap.
because private time is so limited while out at sea, the night is when nami is at her most physically affectionate. she wants to shower with you and to go to bed at the same time so she can soak up as much of you as she can before daylight comes and the ship comes alive. her favorite way to fall asleep is tangled with you, your heartbeat under her ear.
once arlong is no longer a threat to her, nami is incredibly honest at every opportunity. she rarely lies, unless itâs to an opponent, and what dishonesty she does engage in is always short-lived and easy to see through. she doesnât have much to hide, and tends to wear her heart on her sleeve.
sheâs notoriously short-tempered when it comes to the antics of some of her crewâparticularly the menâbut with a partner sheâs far more patient. she doesnât like to argue with you, or to stew on things, so she tries to handle any disagreements as soon as they crop up so thereâs no lingering frustration. youâll hear her shout, but it will never be at you unless youâre doing something monumentally dangerous. standing in front of a canon, say, or diving into the sea if youâre a devil fruit user.
nami remembers a good deal, but she isnât going to recall every little detail of everything youâve said unless she writes it down somewhere. she knows the important things: what you like, what you dislike, your birthday, your anniversary, etc. whatâs a little strange is the details she does remember. you swear that you mentioned preferring a certain sort of toothbrush once, in passing and half in jest, yet thatâs the kind she always gets for you.Â
her favorite moment in her relationship with you is the moment she realized that she loved you. there were no fireworks, it wasnât an oh moment. you were seated on the deck, doing something that you do every single day, and the sheer warmth and contentment she felt being in your presence was enough for her. second to that is when you admitted your own feelings, but sheâll always remember the scent of the sea and the soft lull of your voice and the sunlight in your hair.
nami is protective, though she does her best not to smother you or treat you like you canât handle yourself. sheâs always lending an ear, keeping an eye on you, ready to be at your side in an instant if she thinks you need her assistance. in battle, she tries to stay as close to you as she can, particularly if youâre on the weaker side when it comes to combat.
she goes all out for anniversaries and gifts. nami loves you so much, and gift-giving is her primary love language after quality time, so she can spend days selecting the perfect things for you. dates are given the same priority, with her planning everything to give you the perfect experience. day-to-day, sheâs a hard worker who does what she can to make sure that everything runs smoothly aboard the ship.
while itâs never directed at you, you will have to learn how to manage her anger. nami is easily frustrated, particularly by certain members of her crew, and the days where she doesnât shout at one of them are rarer than the days where she does. if youâre upset by it, sheâll work on handling herself in a more conductive and healthy way so she doesnât cause you discomfort.Â
she knows that sheâs beautiful, but she doesnât spend hours preening or talking about it. most of her vanity is shown by her shower routine, which involves a fair bit of pampering, but nami isnât afraid to get dirty if she needs to, and sheâs never been self-obsessed with her image. whatâs most important to her is being comfortable, even if her idea of comfortable clothing can skew towards being revealing.
nami has experienced loss, but that never makes it any easier. if youâre out for the day or occupied somewhere else on the ship, then sheâs fine. if you leave, or die, or disappear, then she isnât. she misses you and thinks of you no matter how long youâve been apart. eventually she would start to heal, although there would always be that empty place where you used to reside.
stealing from her, lying to her, treating her as though sheâs less than for whatever reason, being cruel to others, attacking her crewmates, and/or mocking her or the ones she cares about will turn her off in a heartbeat. she doesnât like slovenly partners either, nor those who take what they have for granted.
urahara is affectionate in his own way. physical affection is a rarity for him; heâd much rather show his care through other actions and, where those closest to him are concerned, his words. a good deal of his love is shown by his worry and his readiness to help when heâs needed. with a partner, heâd be more hands-on: light touches, a sneaky pinch, letting you nap with him in the shop.Â
as seen with yoruichi, urahara makes for an interesting best friend. heâll always be pleased to see you no matter how long or short your absence was, and youâll experience more of his genuine thoughts and wry humor. as for sharing secrets, he has so many of his own that holding onto some of your seems like no problem at all. just expect a fair bit of annoyance from some of his antics.
he wonât say that he enjoys cuddling with his partner, but itâs clear in how eagerly he rearranges himself if they ask. urahara makes space, and makes himself as enticing a pillow as he can be in the hopes of extending how long youâre in his arms. heâll cop a feelâheâs shameless enough that it doesnât bother him to do itâand then make up for it by stroking your hair.
between being born in the rukongai and then cast into the world of the living, urahara picked up a fair number of skills essential to keeping a tidy household. tessai does most of the work, but urahara isnât above lending a hand or doing a chore if heâs the first to notice it. he can cook simple dishes, perhaps one or two more extravagant ones. as for settling down, heâd have to meet the right person.
heâd announce his decision with a completely unaffected air and leave no room for arguments. no matter his reasoning for doing so, he has no intentions of walking back due to tears or apologies. he wants a clean break. if you live with him, heâll give you time to find a place of your own, but thatâs the only kindness heâll extend. he isnât, however, truly unaffected, and sinks into a depression afterwards thatâs noticeable only by his shorter temper and longer naps.
if urahara met the right person, if he truly loved them, he would have them move in with him. a wedding might happen if his partner truly wanted one; he honestly doesnât care much about it either way, so itâs in your hands. if you did decide on one, heâd ask that it be kept small and simple. he doesnât need one to know that heâs going to spend the remainder of his life at your side, so itâs only to make you happy.
he certainly doesnât handle anyone or anything roughly, combat aside, but his ability to empathize is often ignored in favor of practicality. urahara isnât intentionally cruel, but there are many times in the beginning where his partner will be upset by him. tell him, and heâll learn and adjust. his sympathy might come across as a jest, but he truly does love and want the best for you.
urahara loves being hugged, and will gladly offer them whenever he thinks you might need or want one. his hugs are warm and solid, and often end with his face in your hair or you tucked under his chin (or vice versa).Â
he hardly ever says it, if at all. not because he doesnât love his partner, but because, as stated earlier, he much prefers to show it through other means. the first time you hear it is three months in when youâre half-asleep, his long limbs caging you and his words slurred with exhaustion, and then it becomes a little more common.
urahara is a jealous man, though he rarely shows it. the one who brings it out of him the most is, surprisingly, yoruichi. the first time she said that she might just take you for herself, heâd pulled you closer and refuted her in a way that was more taunting that friendly. he isnât possessiveâfar from itâand he wonât act on his jealousy or even bring it up aside from a slightly tighter hug, a slightly closer presence.
his kisses can be teasing things, little more than a brush of his lips against your own, or they can be so passionate that your toes curl. he has a bit of an oral fixation, so he enjoys kissing you solidly on the mouth. aside from that, your chest and the divot between your thigh and hip. he likes to be kissed wherever you want to kiss him, though sometimes he pushes your head towards his throat.
he has two of them, so you might assume that urahara is good with children. he isnât. he handles them, but the way he does so has raised several brows in the past: for example, his gift to kazui on the boyâs first birthday was a âtoyâ that was fully capable of emitting an ear-piercing shriek. he claimed it was for protection against hollows, but that should give you an idea of how he is around them. heâs definitely the fun uncle, though.
lazy is the best way to describe him in the morning. he wants five more minutes, and those five turn into ten, which turns into an hour, which turns into a side-eye from tessai when he shows up well after the shop has opened. urahara is fond of sleepy morning sex, after which heâll have coffee with you and either nap while you read the paper or read it over your shoulder.
nights are when urahara comes alive, all of the pent-up frustration and desire emerging. the kids are asleepâmore importantly, tessai is asleepâand his room is far enough removed that he can afford to let down his guard and lose himself in your warmth. he likes to bathe with you, though that often goes in circles, and it isnât uncommon to fall asleep with his cock inside you.
uraharaâs secrets have secrets, and those secrets have secrets. heâs a many-layered puzzle of discarded ambition, regret, ingenuity, and self-loathing. he might tell his lover of his time in the soul society, limited of course to his occupation within the seireitei, or he might entertain them with stories from when he first opened the shop. the major things, such as the hogyoku, are his alone until they no longer are and you find out in the worst possible way. heâs more open after that.
it isnât so much that urahara is patient as it is that thereâs very little that truly upsets him. aizen did, when he stole his work and used it to irrevocably change so many lives, and he was furious with himself for causing so much suffering. however, he has the patience to map out a hundred-year plan, so a short-temper is far from one of his flaws.
he might not seem to, but urahara remembers every word youâve ever spoken to him. he isnât the sort to use past arguments or the like against you. he simply holds onto them and tucks them away in his memory, and often revisits them at night to pick them apart and see where he went wrong. you could quiz him on the tiniest detail about you or your life, and heâd have the answer. whether heâd immediately say it or fluster you by pretending he doesnât know for a little while is another story.
after the war, when everyone was recovering, urahara spent months recuperating even after inoue healed him. heâd taken so much damage between askin and his own bankai, and some of the scars never healed. he thought that you would leave him when you looked at his face and saw the stiches, but youâd only cried and held him because he was alive and he was home.Â
youâre important to him, and so heâd do anything for you. if youâre a soul reaper/quincy/fullbringer/etc., then heâll mostly leave you to your own battles, keeping a watchful eye all the same in case you need him. if youâre human, and one without any powers aside from perhaps the ability to see ghosts, then heâs much more observant and on guard. compared to him, you are so fragile and he is so, so afraid of losing you. he does his best not to overstep, but you might need to set some firm boundaries at the start until he adjusts.
urahara puts in the required amount of effort when it comes to things like keeping his shop running and doing chores. dates are often simple, yet tailored to your exact tastes, as are anniversary activities and gifts. he knows what you like and will do his best to plan or find something for you. heâs intelligent, and your presence is the antidote to his usual lethargy.
his dishonesty. he never outright lies, at least not to you, but he holds his cards close to his chest and lying by omission is something that youâll have to hold him accountable for if you ever want him to change.Â
he doesnât care. urahara wears the same outfit every single day, and has for at least two decades. heâll dress up if you ask him to, but aside from keeping himself clean and groomed, he doesnât pay it much thought.
yes. if urahara loves you, then you are a part of him. whether you leave, or die, or he ends things, that part of you will always be gone. heâs not so dramatic as to be upsetâor even play at upsetâif you have things to do that donât involve him, but a longer-term or permanent separation would hurt him.
itâs hard to find something he doesnât like, aside from actual people. i do think he has some morals, so hurting children or the less fortunate would make him unhappy. one of the reasons he dislikes himself is because of how he used others for so long in a bid to stop aizen; behavior like that leaves a bitter taste in his mouth.
urahara will take care of his partner, but theyâll have to ask him. itâs not that he doesnât care, or that he wants them to be uncomfortable, but his mind is always churning over a hundred different things and he hasnât had a lover who wanted that sort of attention after sex in a long time. he has to be trained into it. once he does know what you like, youâll find that it happens. the only frustration youâre left with is figuring out where those damn water bottles keep appearing from when youâre both naked and blissed out.
short, tall, chubby, thin, no matter what sort of body type his partner might have, urahara is guaranteed to love their ass. he likes watching it when taking them from behind, or when theyâre riding him, or just sneaking a grab while tending to the shop. you could be flat as a pancake, too. he doesnât care. itâs an ass. more importantly, itâs your ass.
his cum is a little salty and a little musky, but bland enough that you have no trouble swallowing it at all. which heâd prefer you do, unless you want him spilling it on your thighs or lower back; he wonât cum inside you without a condom on (two children are enough for him), and he likes how you look covered in it, but he also dislikes the waste.
urahara has a fantasy of fucking you beneath the kotatsu he brings out into the shop when itâs winter. he wonât, because ururu and jinta are often around and tessai is always nearby, but if he ever had the opportunity and the time to use your body as a cockwarmer while customers perused the wares, heâd do so in a heartbeat.
heâs been alive for quite some time, so heâs got plenty of experience. the only issue is that most of that experience is with one personâyoruichiâand what she likes is quite different from what someone else might enjoy. you wonât have to take him back to the basics, but he will have to unlearn and relearn a few things along the way. it doesnât bother him too much. he might even start teasing you by calling you sensei, at least for a while.
doggy, cowgirl, reverse cowgirl, he favors positions that give you the illusion of control without actually letting you have it. the fact that two of those three give him unrestricted access to the ass he loves so much is only a bonus to having you turn to putty in his hands.
urahara swears that heâs serious, youâd say that heâs the most unserious partner youâve ever had. thereâs just something about him that lingers on that edge between playful and sadistic: the way he looks at you, speaks to you, even when heâs balls deep inside of you. is his praise genuine? is he actually going to let you finish? are his hands at your throat a promise or a threat? deep down, even he doesnât have those answers.
urarahara takes an electric razor to his pubes about once a moth, and then just trims up every week or so until he feels the need to break out the razor again. they do match his hair, being only a shade or two darker.
much like the question of whether or not he takes sex seriously, his intimacy is another huge question mark in every relationship he has. his touches linger, heâs loathe to finish too quickly, but sometimes that feels more like heâs just being an ass than anything else. that is, however, where his love for you lives. that connection when your bodies are flush and he can feel your heartbeat against his tongue makes him come alive, and youâll never hear the devotion he mouths against your pulse.
urahara jacks off maybe once or twice a week unless heâs going through a particularly high-strung period, during which the frequency ups to every other day. with a partner, heâs less likely to take matters into his own hands unless itâs to tease, and even then thereâs other things heâd rather do.Â
pet play, somnophilia, bondage, nipple play, light humiliation, orgasm control and denial, impact play, and praise are all things that urahara enjoys and, with your consent, works into almost every encounter to some degree.Â
his bedroom. itâs the only place that heâs guaranteed privacy, and he refuses to allow his children to see him in any sort of sexual situation. if they and tessai are outâor after they move out and if tessai is away, should those things happenâhe might close the shop and have a bit of fun in the stockroom or bathroom.
anything under the sun, but there are certain types of clothing that will have his interest piqued in a heartbeat. wear shorts or a skirt with thigh-high stockings, steal his haori, let him get a glimpse of lace when you kneel down to pick something up; even better, let him see that youâre wearing nothing underneath your outfit. brush up against him when you can, or stretch provocatively in his line of sight. honestly, though, leaning in to whisper that you want him is probably the most effective if you donât mind being direct and having him tease you for it.
actual sex in public or any place that he could be caught is an immediate no when it comes to urahara. a kotatsu in an empty shop is one thing, being in direct risk of being seen is another. he wonât actually hurt his partner either, nor does he want that for himself. heâs a scientist, so heâs used to bodily fluids and functions, but any that involve urine or excrement turns him off.
urahara definitely prefers to receive, but heâll make sure youâre getting something out of it too. he loves having you teary-eyed and flushed with a vibrator against your clit as you suck him off. when it comes to giving, heâs more talented than you might think. that tongue of his can have you undone in seconds if he really puts his mind to it, and he has what you like memorized by the second time.
heâs a tease. fast and rough, but oh, are you about to cum? letâs go a little slower then, wouldnât want to finish too soon. thatâs the sort of thing you can usually expect from him. if heâs in a mood one way or the other, it might just be rough or gentle. and on the rare occasions where he does relinquish control to his partner, it very quickly verges into a needy and near-desperate form of worship.
if thereâs time for a quickie, thereâs time to do things properly, is how he thinks about it. he doesnât really see the point to getting the two of you to somewhere private only to be done in a minute, so quickies are incredibly rare for him. he might indulge every once in a while, and certainly if you ask him to, theyâre just not his preference.
when it comes to sex, urahara is always eager to try out new toys, new positions, or anything that he thinks will make both of you feel good. the only risk heâll take is that something isnât quite what you enjoy; anything else is most likely a no.
depending on what sort of mood heâs in and how much time he has, urahara can last for anywhere from ten minutes to two hours. the longer the rounds, however, the fewer there are. on average, he lasts around forty minutes and can go two to four rounds with a bit of rest in between.
he owns so many toys in so many different varieties. nipple clamps, riding crops, harnesses, rope, handcuffs, leg cuffs, spreader bars, egg vibrators, dildos, vibrating dildos, plugs, gags, feather dusters, cock rings. if youâve seen it somewhere, he most likely has it as long as it doesnât relate to one of his turn-offs. and he uses at least one to three of them in every session, though there are the rare occasions where all he wants is the feel of you on his cock.
urahara is nothing if not a tease. he lives for the slow burn, that building of tension throughout the day before the inevitable and awe-inducing release at night, and thereâs nothing he enjoys as much as having you unravel because of him. should you manage to turn the tables and gain the upper hand, be prepared for a needy mess of a man who wants you to ruin him.
by default, heâs fairly quiet. most of the sound he makes is quiet grunting with the occasional groan when he hits his climax. you can gauge how heâs feeling by the turn of his breathing; the more jagged, the more heâs enjoying himself. however, heâs fond of speaking absolute filth during sex if his mouth isnât occupied, and he does it a low, rumbling way thatâs pure sin.
he has never and will never use anything related to his zanpakuto during sex due to his aversion to releasing it higher than its shikai, but heâs not above using a bit of kido to bind you into a certain position if the mood strikes him.
urahara is lean, but well-toned for someone who spends most of his time lounging about. his cock is long, straight, with a vein that runs along the underside. heâs also uncircumcised.
his sex drive is moderately high, and the way he expresses it is through endless, thinly-veiled taunts and requests that put you in odd situations where he can take full advantage to shamelessly ogle or sneak in a quick pinch. heâs in full control of it, though, and only truly acts on it at night.
urahara can fall asleep in the blink of an eye after a good bout of sex. he does at first; he just rolls onto his back, closes his eyes, and heâs snoring within seconds. once youâve communicated your needs, he stays awake long enough to tend to them and let you get comfortable before dozing off.
itâs no surprise that sanji is one of the most affectionate members of the mugiwara crew, but what most donât know is how different that affection is when itâs his partner. itâs simpler, quieter, a soft touch or brief kiss. the theatrics he adopted over time melt away into a gentle compassion. heâll cook your favorite meals, let you sleep on his shoulder, comb your hair for you if you let him.
as a best friend, sanji is equal parts a gossip monger and a ride-or-die. anything he knows, you know. anyone insults you? theyâre insulting him. heâs loyal, almost to a fault, and wonât hesitate to come to your defense if he thinks itâs necessary. however, heâs also content to sit back and let you handle any violence. heâll be your closest confidante as well; anything you tell him will go with him to the grave.
cuddling is sanjiâs favorite activity when it comes to his partner. waking up in the morning, going to sleep at night, sitting around with the crew, he always wants to have his arms around you in some capacity. he enjoys being both the big and little spoon.
sanji doesnât really think of settling down unless itâs brought up to him. itâs not that he doesnât want to, per se, but he has a lot on his plate between finding the one piece, helping luffy become king of the pirates, and locating the all blue. heâs not adverse to it, and heâd be an amazing househusband.
the moment sanji realizes that he and his partner are drifting apart is the moment a little part of him dies. heâs been through so much throughout his life, and knowing that someone he fully intended to spend the rest of his life with is no longer his priority (or heâs no longer a priority to them) would devastate him. he would be respectful no matter the situation, unless some sort of unfaithfulness was involved, but he would be quick. rip it off like a band-aid, as they say.
sanji wants to marry his partner the second that they meet. well, sort of. he treats them like he does nami and robin, declaring is love and asking for their hand at almost every opportunity. once youâre together and heâs settled down, heâd be yours for the rest of his life. marriage is a natural part of that, and heâd love nothing more than to have the ceremony on the waves of the all blue.
with his partner, sanji is so gentle that it can bring you to tears. there is so much love in him, in how he treats you, in the tiny gestures that you donât even think he knows heâs performing for you. you wish that he could show some of that love to himself.
heâs touch-starved and, like cuddling, all he wants is to be close to his partner. his hugs are tight and warm, almost desperate with his desire to be loved. no matter how long youâre together, he hugs you like itâs his last chance to do so.
immediately. however, when it comes to saying it seriously and not in his usual tirade of lovesick declarations, it takes him a while to find the courage. he stumbles over it, tests the weight of it on his tongue for days once he understands what heâs feeling. when he finally admits to it, finally says i love you, itâs almost a plea.
sanji knows that he has his flaws. he knows that heâs insecure about all things regarding his relationship, at least at first, and so he tries not to let it get the best of him. he might pull you a little closer if someone is flirting with you, or kiss your temple, but he trusts you and so he lets you handle it. contrary to how he usually acts, he isnât prone to flying off the handle over little things. itâd have to be something truly astounding for him to get properly worked up over it, and then heâs all over you and unleashing a verbal tirade on whoever it is thatâs upset him.
sanjiâs kisses are slow, meaningful, and full of as much love as he can pour into them. he lavishes them on your mouth, your throat, your shoulders, anywhere above the chest when youâre out in public. behind closed doors, heâs fond of your thighs and stomach. kiss his hands or his jaw if you want him to melt.
a little awkward, but well-meaning. aside from chopper and the few kids that patrons sometimes brought to the baratie, sanji doesnât have much experience around children. heâll usually be in the background, making them snacks or watching how the others act. if you can get him to join in on the games, he turns into a big olâ kid himself.
mornings are a short and very precious commodity when dating sanji. heâs awake before dawn to start preparing for the dayâs meals, and thereâs only an hour before the rest of the crew starts to trickle into the kitchen for breakfast. so while he doesnât need much help at all and wonât force you to get out of bed, heâs always pleased when you decide to join him. even if youâre just washing plates or drinking coffee.
like the mornings, itâs rare to get more than an hour or so with him at night. after dinner and the after-dinner snacks and the bedtime snacks, sanji cleans up whatever mess is left and takes stock of what he has so he can plan for the next day. after thatâs done, itâs a shower, and then a bit of relaxation before bed at midnight. again, the easiest thing to do is to give him a hand or just sit in his company, and you can always join him in the shower if you donât mind getting a little dirty.Â
sanji is an open book, or at least he believes himself to be, so heâll answer any question his partner might have for him. the truth of his childhoodâthat heâs the third prince of a warring kingdomâisnât fully revealed until after whole cake island. itâs a sore subject for him, and heâs always considered himself to be zeffâs son. his deception there isnât intentional by any means; itâs one of those things about him that he doesnât think to bring up at all.
unless you happen to be either a.) a certain green-haired swordsman or b.) a certain rubber captain, sanji has the patience of a saint for those on his crew, and particularly for his partner. he might get insecure, but he never lets that turn into anger where youâre concerned and would rather talk about issues than argue about them.Â
he remembers everything youâve ever told him. if he thinks heâll forget, he writes it down so he wonât. the more important the information, the higher priority it has, but he doesnât want to miss anything at all when it comes to you.
ask him this question, and heâll answer that it was the first time you told him that you love him. no matter what the circumstances were, hearing those words from your lips was enough to bring him to his knees and heâll always, always hold onto and cherish that moment.
sanji is incredibly protective, although in such a way that itâs never really a burden because he also trusts his partner implicitly. heâll stay close and make sure that youâre safe, but is content to let you handle any issues unless you ask for him to intervene. if you join him on the battlefield, you become his highest priority. that trust is still there, but itâs coupled with the desire to keep you safe and unharmed, and so heâll do what he can to end any battles as quickly as possible. shield him from othersâ mockery, tend to his wounds after a fight. he wonât ask you to do so, but it makes him love you so much more if you do.
he puts in so much effort to make everything about his relationship perfect that you sometimes worry his heart will give out. hours can be spent looking for the perfect gift, the perfect flowers, planning the perfect meal. his childhood traumatized him, and one of the ways he copes is by giving everything his all.
sanji smokes, which is perhaps the worst bad habit that he has. secondary to that is his penchant to flirt with any beauty that catches his eye, even if that tones down a good deal once heâs with someone. it can be hard to be with him at first, when heâs throwing heart eyes and declarations of love at nami and robin every chance that he gets, but if you can make it through that youâll find that all of that passion turns to you.
aside from being clean and looking good for his partner, sanji doesnât particularly care. dress him upâor undress himâpull him into the rain, go for a swim (if you arenât a devil fruit user), get messy making pies and cakes with him. heâs more concerned with the memories the two of you make together than he is what tie heâs wearing.Â
absolutely. this is a man who loves his nakama so much that the thousand sunny is his home, no questions asked. being apart from you would wound him in a way he wouldnât recover from until you were back, if you could come back at all.
sanji hates bugs of any and all sizes. heâs not a fan of pranks either, finding most of them to be a tasteless way to have fun at someone elseâs expense. as a chef, he values cleanliness; he doesnât ask that you shave or anything like that, just that you bathe regularly and brush your teeth. making fun of someoneâs cooking, particularly if they put all of their effort into it, is another thing that turns him off.
he sleeps on his back, and snores quietly. thereâs a two hour window during his usual midnight to five am schedule where even an earthquake couldnât wake him, but other than that heâs a fairly light sleeper.Â
sanji considers himself a true gentleman. no matter what state he might be in after sex, heâll work himself to the bone to ensure the absolute comfort of his partner; sometimes itâs sweet, other times he has to be begged to slow down, rest, isnât he tired too? once he finds that equilibriumâand those virgin jitters have gone awayâheâll settle down; while still pampering, his affection is much more genuine and he allows himself to rest.
there isnât much on his body that sanji likes. he appreciates the mechanisms of it, of course; heâs tuned it to be a well-oiled machine, primed for whatever use he has for it. it isnât until his partner declares something their favorite that it becomes his: his hands, for their deft touch. his strong legs. his tapered waist. he adopts those adorations and buries them under his skin for nights that are far too cold and far too lonely. on his partner he would publicly declare it to be all of them, though he knows itâs their chest.
heâs a smoker, so his cum has a salty and slightly bitter taste to it. itâs pretty in the middle in regards to texture and amount; he doesnât âcum buckets,â but thereâs enough to make a good mess if thatâs what his partner wants.
sanji has âborrowedâ and will âborrowâ his partnerâs underwear for his own use, whether thatâs pressing his face to the crotch while he jerks off or wearing them. he does at least have the courtesy to wash them before he returns them, and he doesnât do it unless youâre aware of and consent to it.Â
at first? thereâs no experience to be found and he has no idea what heâs doing. mr. prince is certainly fumbling for what to do, grabbing at what snippets of porn magazines and smut books he can remember through the haze of pleasure and disbelief. the more he has sexâparticularly if its with the same partnerâthe more he learns, and the better he becomes. if theyâre together through it all, then heâll be able to play them like a fiddle eventually.
heâs intimate, so anything that allows that intimacy to bloom. missionary, lotus, cowgirl/boy/etc., spooning, mating press. if you really pressed him to give you one that heâd be happy doing for the rest of his life, heâd probably say missionary so he can see your face every time. heâs sappy like that.
his humor during sex is oft unintentional and unplanned. the first time he makes you laugh during the act, he immediately backs off because heâs unsure of why youâre giggling or if heâs done something wrong. once heâs more comfortable and confident, he can roll with it. just donât expect him to lean into it too much.
sanji keeps himself clean, being one of few on the crew who showers daily, and that extends to his grooming as well. he trims every other day to keep his pubes maintained and uses a little bit of conditioner or oil once a week to keep them soft. they donât quite match his hair, being a duskier sort of blonde like the rest of his body hair.
it takes a while for true intimacy to bloom with him. he does all the things that should make his partner swoon at first: petals on the bed if he can get his hands on fresh flowers, candles, if you can find it in a cheesy romance novel then heâs probably tried it. when heâs more comfortable, his behavior slowly changes to reflect that. the candles might still make an appearance, but heâd rather just enjoy what little private time he can get with his lover.
before having a partner, sanji jerks off in the shower. itâs the only place he can get privacy with shared living spaces and all, and itâs the only time when heâs not sleeping that he has a moment to actually do it. with a partner, masturbating becomes a thing he rarely does, and even then itâs mostly if you want a little show.
where to even begin? heâs a switch, and his tastes are varied. bondage on himself will always having him panting in the palm of your hand, while he enjoys nothing more than warming his cock within you if you let him do it. consensually, heâs a somnophile, but good luck getting him to open up about it.
usually the bath because, again, itâs the most private place on both the going merry and the thousand sunny. if itâs a rare occasion where the crew is sleeping on land, then he might ask nami for enough berry to get a hotel room. eventually you convince franky to build a little chefâs bedroom somewhereâand how he makes that work is a story in and of itselfâand that becomes sanjiâs go-to.
breathe in his direction. touch the small of his back, lean up or down to kiss the curve of his jaw. play with his hands; his palms are particularly sensitive, and heâll melt if you dote attention on his fingers.
anything that involves causing his partner actual pain or discomfort is a huge no for him, to the point where working up to anything that isnât vanilla takes a while no matter how much other things intrigue him. heâs a bit of a clean freak, handstands while fighting aside, so heâs not into being spit/pissed/etc. on and wonât do it to his partner either.Â
sanji is definitely a giver. he doesnât think he deserves it in return, so convincing him to let you suck him off will take a lot of time, reassurance, and patience. heâd much rather spend that time with his head between your thighs, anyway. the way you grip his hair and grind against his face when youâre close is enough to having him finishing, too.
this is highly dependent on the time he has, the mood heâs in, and what his partner wants at that particular moment. by default, he tends towards the more slow and sensual side. however, heâs not above getting a little rougher after a lot bit of coaxing, and heâll be begrudgingly quick if he needs to be.
definitely not a preferred act, but heâll do it if his partner wants to. heâs a chef, and heâs learned how to savor the build-up, whether thatâs the slow wafting of aromas as he cooks or the lust heating up to a boil with every passing touch and look. he finds the release much more gratifying that way than he does with the insistency a quickie requires.
sanji will experiment with toys, positions, and different kinks to a certain degree, but heâs always keenly aware of the close quarters everyone is in and tries to keep that in mind no matter how deep inside you he is or vice versa. he wonât entertain public sex, though teasing him is fine, and he likes to keep things contained to safer areas where youâre less likely to get caught.
he can maybe hold out for about five minutes the first time he has sex with anyone, and the euphoria from that knocks him out for the rest of the night. his stamina increases over time; the more he has sex, the longer he can go and the shorter amount of time he needs to recover. at his peak, a typical round will last anywhere from twenty minutes to an hour, and he can go for around three rounds with breaks in between.
he doesnât own toys at first and doesnât use them unless his partner suggests it. after a while, maybe a few months, heâll be comfortable enough to look into getting some of his own and testing them out.Â
sanji doesnât so much like to tease as he does like to be teased. heâs far too preoccupied with worshipping every inch of your skin to ever think to deny you, but if you manage to hold out long enough to really rile him up heâll repay you with the sex of your dreams.
quiet, but not in a completely silent way. he muffles his groans against your throat, buries his whimpers behind his hand or in your kiss. take his cock to into your throat and heâll let out the neediest whine youâve ever heard, biting his lips in a futile attempt to hold it in.
in general terms, sanji is as fit as youâd imagine him to be given his lifestyle and strength. this is a guy who can easily carry grown men, kicks hard enough to rearrange someoneâs bone structure, and can withstand a good beating. as for his cock, itâs a good size: not too girthy, not too long, with a nice little curve to the left that feels phenomenal when heâs inside you.Â
itâs high. ridiculously so at first, when all he can think about is the next time heâs going to have his hands on his partner in any way at all, and because heâs always wound so tightly he cums in no time at all. after the time skip and the initial reunion sex/meeting period is over, heâs better able to hold out. his sex drive is still ridiculously high, though.
sanji doesnât fall asleep until his lover falls asleep. if you want to stay up for hours talking, heâll do so. if you want to curl up and doze off, he curls up with you. he falls into the habit of waiting for your breathing to even out before he closes his own eyes, not wanting to waste a single second in your presence.