Can I request headcanons for Sanji comforting his girlfriend when her anxiety keeps her up at night? Thank u 💛
A/N: Awww this is such an AMAZING request, anon! I adore Sanji with all of my heart, and admittedly this is a scenario I've thought of a lot??? Since he's such an amazing comfort character??? So I wrote a ton on it 😅 I really hope you like it as much as I liked writing it, and thanks for the cute request for the best cook ever!
It doesn’t take a lot for Sanji to notice something is wrong with his sweetheart. Even the smallest things set him into worry mode; but seeing how fidgety and unable to keep still she is, how she seems on the verge of tears, how everything seems to overwhelm her? And how she’s unable to sleep, tossing and turning on their shared bed? It’s enough to want to make him cry as well. He hates seeing her suffering and stressed out, especially with something as familiar to him as anxiety. So as soon as he knows she needs him? He’s there, no matter how long it takes.
He won’t force her to talk to him if she doesn’t want, at least at first (he does want her to tell him eventually, so it’s not bottled up). Sanji will hold her, let her cry if she needs to, pet her hair, rub her back or her arm, shush her when she worries she’s being too much for him, and try to let her release all that pent up fear and worry she has within her. His hold on her is warm, close, a little tight—enough that she can feel safe within his arms. He wants to be her safe place, like she is for him.
One thing Sanji is good at is distracting. So, after she’s calm, he’ll lead her into the kitchen with him. He wants to spoil her and help take her out of those draining thoughts—so he’ll make her something her knows she would like. Whether it be a baked good, a candy, a light meal, he’ll go all out in prepping and cooking something she loves so he can try and coax a little smile from her, even asking her to help him if she wants.
After she eats her snack, and he brews her a nice tea/warm drink, he’ll lead her back to bed. If she still isn’t tired, he’ll talk to her about everything and nothing. Sharing stories of his life, telling her the funny thing that Luffy did earlier, how he almost beat Zoro in a fight, about the plans he has for dinner later on. Sanji will talk until she feels drowsy, or until she wishes to open up herself about what’s bothering her. And if she does? He listens. There’s no judgement, no trying to solve her problems or invalidate her feelings, just him sitting there, listening to every word she says.
Once she’s relaxed enough that she can at the very least lay down, he’ll make sure she’s all snuggled up under the blanket, and he’ll hold her against him. One hand firmly on her back rubbing small circles, the other combing through her hair or lightly brushing her face. Sanji will reassure her, comfort her, promise that he’ll be there for her all night and even after she wakes up, and that he’s not going anywhere.
As soon as she falls asleep, he stays awake for a while, just watching her. He’ll make sure no nightmares are bothering her, keep checking that she’s still sleeping and that she’s resting peacefully, admiring how at ease she looks and promising himself that he’ll always be there for her, no matter what, before he starts to fall asleep himself, thankful that he was vigilant enough to prep breakfast and leave a note for the girls saying that he wouldn’t be able to cook in the morning.
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