It started off good. It had been sweet.
You were shy and cute, blushing whenever he would look your way. When he said your name? Forget about it. You were a flustered mess.
He soon learned your favorite dishes, beverages, scents, clothing aesthetics, flowers; Anything you liked, he engraved in his head so that he could always get you a little something.
His googly heart eyes towards other females eventually dissipated as you became the center of his world.
You were the apple of his eyes.
However, he'd also come to learn eventually that the more love he showed, the more possessive you'd get.
Your small fits of jealousy eventually warped into manic habits that had genuinely put fear into him.
There wasn't a time where he didn't wonder if you were spying on him throughout certain parts of the day. He thought before he spoke with Nami and Robin. He watched his hands and body language, he even avoided eye contact with them.
In his friends eyes, he was a man that had turned his bad habits around, settling down with one woman and respecting her through and through.
No one suspected a thing.
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It had been a wonderful, cozy evening. Rain pattered on the ship as everyone had decided to head to sleep, enjoying the downpour and using it as a melodic sound to greet slumber with.
Zoro had been on lookout duty for the night so he had been the only one awake at the moment.
Him as well as you and your lover.
He sat on the edge of the tub, unbuttoning his shirt and sighing.
It had just been one of those days where it were chill yet so exhausting. Everyone had gotten small errands done around the ship, stuff that they've been meaning to get to but had been just too busy to do so.
"Sanji my dear." Your soft voice made him smile. He looked up and saw you were naked with nothing but a towel wrapped around your body with your hair in a messy ponytail.
"(Y/N). Will you join me for a bath?"
"That's why I'm here~" He proceeded to undress as he watched you drop your towel, climbing in with a satisfied hum as the hot water swallowed your body.
"Come, Sanji." He obliged and joined you, getting closer to you.
"You're such a handsome man. I'm so lucky to have you in my life."
"Not as lucky as I am to have you, (Y/N)."
"Is that so?" For whatever reason, even though your tone was still calm and gentle, his heart pounded. Not in the sense of being flustered but in the sense of being in fear.
"Of course. You're my one and only." He lifted his hand from the water and placed it on your cheek. You stared into his eyes and saw he had been nervous.
"Well then," You pulled away and leaned up against the wall of the tub.
"I just wonder how and why is it that you insist on still being so very friendly with the other women on the ship." He watched as you released your ponytail, dipping your whole self into the water and emerging gracefully.
"What do you mean? What have I done to offend you my love?" His questions were shaky as he stared at your body. Your creamy skin gleamed from the water and your breasts were just covered enough by the water for him to get quite the tease from where he had been.
"Why is it that you feel the need to place your hands anywhere on Robin? Or why you feel the need to ask Nami if she wanted to fish with you tomorrow. Do I not exist? Am I invisible? Or are we not together anymore?" He swallowed hard as you got closer.
"You can answer me, I won't bite."
"It was a grave mistake and I am very sorry. I hope you don't-" Your hand connected to his cheek, causing a stinging sensation on his face. His eyes widened as he registered that you were angry and when you were angry, he was doomed.
"I just don't get it, you know?" You pushed him aggressively toward the wall of the tub and stopped right in front of him. He watched you closely as you looked up at him. Your cheeks were red from anger.
"I love you so much. With all of my heart. I've done anything and everything I can for you and I literally need you in my life, yet! YET! Here you are, spending your time with other women. Touching other women. Giggling with other women. I feel like you just never get it." Before he could talk, you grabbed him by his hair, bringing him down so your face was close to his.
"I'm not done speaking."
Silence.
You released your grip and sighed.
"I just want you to understand how much I care for you. I just get a bit carried away sometimes." You placed both of your hands on his chest and kissed his neck.
"Sometimes, appreciation would be nice." You kissed him on the lips softly. You felt him freeze up for a moment before kissing back. His shaky hands rested in your lower back, causing you to smile in the kiss.
"I want you to make love to me, Sanji." Your body grinded on him from underneath the water, making his body tense.
"You make me feel so excited. I want you to do so many things to me."
"Anything you want." You placed your hand on his throat and squeezed.
He placed one hand on your wrist and the other on your shoulder.
"You know what I want and what I want is for you to stop making me so angry and grow hate towards our crew mates." You flicked your wrist and a dagger appeared in your free hand. He watched with large eyes as you slid the blade across his chest lightly, humming curiously. You wondered if you should actually tease him and leave him be for days or actually pleasure yourself as well as him. Just to make him remember who he has.
Anger heated your body up though. The small scene of him placing his hand on Robins shoulder replayed as well as him chuckling with Nami about catching fish.
You clenched your teeth and slashed his chest. He grunted and pushed you away.
"You would hate if I touched Zoro or spent all of my time with another man so I can't see the point in you doing that to me with someone who's... well, not me." Your tongue glided over the blade, licking his blood from it clean.
His breathing got heavier.
"Maybe, I hope at least... things will change. Yes?"
"Yes." Almost immediately, he responded. Low and dry. You smiled brightly and the dagger dissolved into nothing.
"Grand answer, my dear." You walked over to him and slid the tips of your fingers across the wound, bringing it to your face and painting it with just a slide of your fingers from your forehead to your chin, inhaling the irony scent and closing your eyes.
"I really needed that." You felt your nerves calm down as you slowly opened your eyes, embracing him sweetly and kissing the top of his head.
"Now then, let's get all cleaned up and I'll take care of that nasty wound of yours. You gotta be more careful~"
'She does it cause she loves me. I have to be more mindful. She loves me like no one else would ever love me. She cherishes me, I'm her treasure... I have to do better.'
After your bath, you lead him to the infirmary and patched up the gash on his chest.
"There we go. Now then, you'll recover in no time." You kissed just above the bandage and smiled sweetly to him.
That innocent looking smile. It reminded him of all the sunny days and cozy restful nights. It were like a beautiful piece of art that had been painted on the most beautiful canvas he's ever had the pleasure in knowing.
"I love you." Your eyes sparkled at his words.
"I love you more, my dear Sanji."
