New LuSan Fic: Do You Want A New Surname?
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Canon Universe AU: Set after Luffy has become Pirate King | SFW| LuSanLu|
Sometimes, Luffy liked being quiet and alone.
Sitting on the top of Sunny’s figurehead, he would stay still for hours until his belly growled, the weather changed, or his beloved called him for a snack.
Everyone noticed quiet Luffy, and no one said a thing to him. Though strawhats loved the adorable and insufferably restless human he was, they understood. Sometimes, the creature of chaos needed alone time to embrace the calm, too.
On those days, Zoro would climb the Crow’s Nest to have a little nap and intense workout later. Robin would take the sunny spot between the tangerine trees and flip the pages of her book without reading. Usopp’s hammering would be gentler and Franky’s loud voice subdued.
When Luffy was quiet, everyone noticed and cared.
Nami stayed put in the map room while Jinbei would gently assure her from the deck with blinks that he had control of the helm. Chopper would sit beside Brook with a list of requests for the living Skeleton to play on his violin.
And there was Sanji, always observing who needed what and when.
His sharp blue eyes followed the little gestures of his crewmate.
Placing a glass of juice by Robin’s table when she dozes off under the comforting smell of her books made him happy.
Handing Franky a chilled glass of cola with a little squeeze of lemon and Usopp his tangy watermelon slushier made him laugh at their excitement.
Sanji was always on his toes, walking nimbly like an alley cat to make his crew feel happy and healthy.
After serving Brook a cup of Earl Grey, he would hand Chopper a plate full of sugar-coated biscuits.
Grudgingly, he would climb to the Crow’s Nest. Giving Zoro a bowl of cold ramen to cut the fatigue of the workout while he chewed was his way of relieving stress.
On the other hand, Jinbei was polite and enjoyed a little jar of homemade sake. Then Sanji would flirt his way to Nami with a strong cup of coffee and get kicked out.
Sanji was always looking. When their Captain was quiet, Sanji and everyone had a routine that they had perfected. After he was satisfied observing them all, his eyes always returned to the reason he was onboard Sunny Go and became their mother hen: Monkey D Luffy.
Disturbing Luffy when he was lost in thoughts was no, no, no, and no for others but not him. Though Luffy was not the one who would rebuke anyone for encroaching on his silent time, everyone stayed out of it, except the blonde.
Placing a cup of Luffy’s favourite tea before it went stale was important too, and as long as Sanji didn’t make a noise, he could get away with it. Stealth was his forte. So as softly as his feet permitted, Sanji walked to spot his captain with two trays in his hands.
The view beyond Sunny was blue and bright when he landed behind Luffy without making a single stir in the air. Sanji didn’t say a word and put the tea-set that was covered with Franky’s modified cloche, which the mad engineer had turned into an insulator. Sanji pushed another tray of hidden savouries beside his captain. He trusted Luffy’s nose and hands to move on muscle memory.
Slowly, he backed away. One naked foot at a time.
Only to find a stretched arm holding his wrist.
Countless times Luffy had held him by now, not just wrists but many places that drew attention from everyone who was not a Strawhat. Yet, Sanji couldn’t get used to this man’s damn caring attitude when it came to being clingy and needy.
Luffy tapped the empty place beside him, asking the blonde to sit beside him. The blonde didn’t want to interrupt him and, out of habit, he tried to leave because he was shy. But the cook was being pulled closer to his captain like a fish caught on a fishing rod.
In the end, Sanji could never refuse this selfish man’s request for company.
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