[He starts to speak, but then pauses, mulling it over. Because it's a combination of things, really, going all the way back to Zeff and the Baratie. Sanji doesn't need or want anyone else giving up anything for him. And there's something about this new knowledge he has now, that Zoro was so willing to give up not just his own dream, but also his friend's, that's really making him...fuck, something. He can't even really explain it to himself, let alone Zoro. But it's similar to when Zoro was asking why Sanji tried to step in for him. Why he did it for Zoro, and despite what his own reply was, Sanji still wants to fire the same question right back at him. Why would he knock Sanji out when he had promises to make good on? Why couldn't he just let Sanji fucking do that for him?
It's a circular argument, though. They're just going to keep throwing the same explanations at each other, and it's over something that's two years gone.
He tries to give Zoro something, though. Some kind of response, his words coming slowly and carefully.]
I didn't realize you had that promise. To your friend. I thought I was just protecting your dream, but now I know it would've meant protecting hers, too. And I can't— Fuck, I dunno. It just threw me, that's all. Realizing you would've been giving that up, too.
[Sanji hesitates again, but then decides to just get it all out.]
You know, that shitty ol' geezer lost his whole crew, his fucking leg, everything to save some brat he didn't even know. So I decided I was gonna repay him by helping him with the restaurant. Making sure his dream came true was the least I could do, but I kinda... I made that too important. I set my own shit aside. Hell, I told Luffy no like five times before Zeff practically kicked me out, took that much to knock some sense into me. So maybe I just got a thing.
[He tips his head toward Zoro, grinning faintly.]
I don't like people giving up shit for me, but then I turn around and do the same thing.
[The hand against his knee has Sanji huffing out a soft laugh, and he rolls his eyes at Zoro's words. He feels like normally he'd get in a defensive snit about that and snap something back at him, but...it's not in him to do that right now.]
Look, you asshole, I was a little overwhelmed, alright? Two fucking years without seeing a real woman and then suddenly they were everywhere!
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[He starts to speak, but then pauses, mulling it over. Because it's a combination of things, really, going all the way back to Zeff and the Baratie. Sanji doesn't need or want anyone else giving up anything for him. And there's something about this new knowledge he has now, that Zoro was so willing to give up not just his own dream, but also his friend's, that's really making him...fuck, something. He can't even really explain it to himself, let alone Zoro. But it's similar to when Zoro was asking why Sanji tried to step in for him. Why he did it for Zoro, and despite what his own reply was, Sanji still wants to fire the same question right back at him. Why would he knock Sanji out when he had promises to make good on? Why couldn't he just let Sanji fucking do that for him?
It's a circular argument, though. They're just going to keep throwing the same explanations at each other, and it's over something that's two years gone.
He tries to give Zoro something, though. Some kind of response, his words coming slowly and carefully.]
I didn't realize you had that promise. To your friend. I thought I was just protecting your dream, but now I know it would've meant protecting hers, too. And I can't— Fuck, I dunno. It just threw me, that's all. Realizing you would've been giving that up, too.
[Sanji hesitates again, but then decides to just get it all out.]
You know, that shitty ol' geezer lost his whole crew, his fucking leg, everything to save some brat he didn't even know. So I decided I was gonna repay him by helping him with the restaurant. Making sure his dream came true was the least I could do, but I kinda... I made that too important. I set my own shit aside. Hell, I told Luffy no like five times before Zeff practically kicked me out, took that much to knock some sense into me. So maybe I just got a thing.
[He tips his head toward Zoro, grinning faintly.]
I don't like people giving up shit for me, but then I turn around and do the same thing.
[The hand against his knee has Sanji huffing out a soft laugh, and he rolls his eyes at Zoro's words. He feels like normally he'd get in a defensive snit about that and snap something back at him, but...it's not in him to do that right now.]
Look, you asshole, I was a little overwhelmed, alright? Two fucking years without seeing a real woman and then suddenly they were everywhere!