HC; WHEN THE CREW REALIZE YOU ARE DATING
sanji, usopp and zoro. fluffy, fem!reader
⋆ sanji ⋆
well, with sanji, you thought it would be pretty easy. after all, he is such a gentleman, right ? and if you want something, he will give it to you right away, of course.
at first, everything goes perfectly. easy. the two of you are practically living on a little cloud. sanji is the most adorable man alive, and in his eyes, he somehow managed to get the most wonderful girlfriend in the world. a miracle of nature, blessed by the gods themselves.
so yes, everything is perfect.
as always, he cooks for everyone. he opens doors, he lights cigarettes and pulls out chairs.
but maybe, they start to frow at how your plate always appears first, or how your favorite dishes somehow make it onto the menu every single day.
and also, how, unlike anyone else, you start doing things back. you bring him coffee before he asks. you fix the tie of his suit without thinking and even brush flour off his cheek when he's cooking.
it’s cute… and affectionate. more affectionate than usual.
but still, nobody says anything. because it’s sanji. and sanji has always adored women.
but what the crew doesn’t know is how hard it is for him to keep it quiet. because sanji is happy, ridiculously happy. the kind of happiness that bubbles in his chest.
every time he looks at you, he wants to say it. every time you smile at him, he wants to shout it across the entire ship.
she’s with me. she choose me.
but you had both agreed to keep things quiet for now. so he tries. for days, and weeks.
until one evening where sanji stands near the kitchen door, cigarette between his fingers, watching the scene in front of him.
laughters fills the air as luffy is arguing with ussop about who should ate the last piece of meat. nami is scolding them both, as chopper collect a piece of cake before he even finish is plate. and across the table, zoro is drinking quietly, occasionally muttering something sarcastic.
it’s chaotic. warm and alive.
and then he glances at you. you are laughing softly at something someone said, shoulders relaxed, completely at ease among them.
and suddenly something tightens in his chest. because this loud, ridiculous, beautiful mess is his family. and you are a part of it now.
but nobody knows.
nobody knows that when the night gets quiet, you stay in the kitchen with him a little longer. nobody knows about the soft kisses stolen between cooking breaks, or also the way you look at him when no one else is watching.
the thought suddenly feels wrong. why should he hide it? why should something that makes him happy stay a secret ?
he doesn’t just want to love you. he wants everyone to know. because for the first time in a long time, he is proud of how happy he is.
so he steps forward. and before his brain can even stop him… his hands slam on the table.
“I CAN’T TAKE IT ANYMORE!”
everyone turns to look at him.
“what?” says luffy, halfway through a bite.
sanji points dramatically at you. “we are dating!!”
silence.
nami blinks slowly. “...wait.”
across the table, zoro lower his drink. “you are serious?
sanji puffs his chest proudly. “yes of course! she is my girlfriend!”
and now everyone react all at once.
“WHAT?!” shouts usopp.
“since when?!” cries chopper.
“you were hiding this?”
sanji looks almost offended. “hiding it? i have been suffering in silence for weeks!”
you hide your face in your hands, trying not to laugh. meanwhile robin smiles softly. “well,” she says calmly, “that explains quite a few things.”
sanji grabs your hand proudly, practically glowing. “i refuse to keep such happiness a secret any longer! i am sorry my love, but i have to, you are not a secret… you are a diamond, mine!” and he kisses your hands, making you giggle.
⋆ usopp ⋆
with usopp, you genuinely thought you were being subtle. really. you tried to keep things quiet. discreet and casual.
but the problem was… neither of you were very good at hiding how you felt.
because every time he looked at you, his face lit up like someone had just told him he was about to become the king of snipers.
and every time you laughed at one of his ridiculous stories, he puffed with pride.
you always sat next to each other. you leaned closer when he talked. he instinctively reached for your hand when he got nervous. you shared food. you whispered things to each other and immediately started giggling.
it was… painfully obvious.
so obvious that the crew had stopped even questioning it weeks ago.
still, one evening, the two of you decide it’s time to officially announce it. usopp has been pacing around the deck for ten minutes. “okay, okay, we can do this,” he mutters nervously. “we just tell them. calmly.”
you nod, equally nervous.
the crew is gathered around the table when you both walk in.
“EVERYONE! we have something important to announce!” he grabs your hand, squeezing it tightly. then he blurt out: “we are dating!”
a pause. “oh.” then franky takes another sip of his drink. “yeah, we know.”
usopp blinks. “...what?”
from the other side of the table, sanji nods casually. “of course we know.”
zoro doesn’t even look up from his drink. “took you long enough.”
usopp’s jaw drops. he’s staring at everyone like they’ve just betrayed him in the worst way possible.
you manage a little “you– you knew?!”
nami raises an eyebrow. “guys.” she gestures vaguely between the two of you. “you’ve been obvious for weeks.”
robin adds, smiling. “well, it was rather difficult not to notice.”
“but we were being subtle!” usopp insists.
zoro snorts into his drink. “subtle?”
you feel your face start heating up.
“okay,” nami says, leaning back in her chair. “let’s review.” she raises a finger. “first : the hand holding.”
usopp immediately chokes. “we do NOT hold hands that much!”
“every day,” nami replies flatly.
from the other side of the table, sanji nods. “and the way you panic whenever she talks to another man.”
“that was ONE TIME!”
“three,” sanji corrects.
usopp turns to you desperately. “tell them that’s not true!”
unfortunately for him, at that moment, luffy suddenly grins. “oh! and that time she tried to impress you by creating new hot sauce bombs and that they ended up blowing up in her face.”
you go rigid. “... i told you to never mention that again luffy…”
then a soft chuckle comes from beside nami. robin rests her chin on her hand. “my personal favorite was when he spent twenty minutes rehearsing a compliment before talking to you.”
you bury your face in your hands. and usopp looks like he might pass out.
“and,” robin continues pleasantly, “the time you feel overboard because you were staring at her instead of watching where you were going.”
the crew bursts into laughter.
“THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A ROMANTIC ANNOUNCEMENT!”
zoro raises his cup slightly. “congrats.”
and that’s it. no big reaction. no surprise or drama. just the crew going right back to what they were doing. usopp stares at them, completely scandalized. meanwhile, luffy grins at the two of you.
“are you gonna kiss now?”
usopp nearly dies on the spot.
⋆ zoro ⋆ :
if someone had asked the crew whether you and zoro were close, they probably would have shrugged. you barely spoke during the day. sometimes you trained on opposite sides of the deck. sometimes you passed each other without a word. neither of you were particularly expressive to begin with. so nothing about it seemed unusual.
except to one person. robin had a suspicion. a small one at first, just a feeling, really. but she noticed the way you sometimes sat near zoro in the evening, both of you silent, watching the sea. just… close to each other.
then she noticed something else, that you were the only person who could wake him from a nap without getting growled at.
so naturally, robin decided to investigate. and who better to recruit that someone enthusiastic?
“usopp,” she called him one afternoon.
usopp leaned closer immediately. “yes?”
“i believe something interesting is happening between those two.”
usopp followed her gaze across the deck. you and zoro were sitting several feet apart. not speaking, and not even looking at each other. “...what?” he whispered.
so, they began their investigation. they watched you during meals. nothing. they followed you during training. nothing. days passed and their “evidence board” consisted mostly of confused notes.
they sit near each other sometimes
zoro didn’t yell when you touched his shoulder
maybe eye contact once ??
usopp groaned. “i don’t get it! if they’re dating, they’re the worst couple ever!”
robin simply smiled. “or the most discreet.”
eventually they almost gave up. until one evening during dinner, sanji had overheard enough of their whispered theories to grow curious. so he decided to settle the matter.
he set a plate down in front of zoro and asked casually. “oi, marimo.”
zoro grunted.
sanji tilted his head toward you. “are you two together or not?”
the little duo went silent. robin looked up from her tea and usopp leaned forward so fast he nearly fell off his chair.
zoro took a slow sip from his drink. “yeah.” another sip. “we are.”
“WHAT?!” usopp shouted, now standing up.
sanji stared between the two of you in disbelief. “you’re serious?!”
zoro shrugged, and you simply glanced up from your food, unfazed. “did you need something else?” zoro said, and if you squint a bit, you can almost see a smirk on his face.
bonus :
later that evening, the ship is quiet again. most of the crew has moved on from the shocking revelation, except for usopp. he’s pacing back and forth on the deck, still clearly offended. “i can’t believe this! weeks of investigation! wasted!”
robin sits nearby with her book, looking perfectly relaxed. “you did your best,” she says kindly.
usopp stops pacing. “okay, but seriously… how did you know?”
robin tilts her head slightly. “well… there were a few signs.”
usopp immediately sits down beside her, notebook ready. “please, tell me.”
robin lifts a finger. “first: the naps.”
usopp blinks. “…the naps?”
“yes,” robin says calmly. “zoro allows no one to wake him without consequences.”
“that’s true.”
“but her,” she continues, glancing toward where you and zoro are sitting quietly together on the deck, “is the only one he never complains about.”
usopp scribbles furiously. “okay… fair.”
robin raises a second finger. “second: the training.”
usopp frowns. “what about it?”
“whenever she trains,” she says softly, “zoro always ends his session slightly closer to where she is.”
usopp freezes. “…no way.”
“yes,” robin smiles. “it’s subtle. but consistent.” then she raises a third finger. “and finally…”
usopp leans closer.
robin’s eyes soften slightly as she watches you and zoro in the distance. “the silence.”
“…the silence?”
“yes. most couples talk. laugh. tease each other. but this two are comfortable sitting together without speaking at all.”
usopp looks across the deck. and yes, you and zoro are sitting side by side now, watching the ocean quietly. he slowly lowers his notebook. “…oh.”
robin smiles. “that kind of comfort rarely happens by accident.”
usopp groans dramatically. “i spent DAYS spying on them and the clue was silence?!”
robin chuckles softly. “it’s okay long nose, some things...,” she says, turning a page of her book, “are easier to see when you stop looking for obvious signs.”
across the deck, zoro glances briefly in their direction. then returns to watching the sea beside you. as if nothing at all had happened.
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