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Sunshine in Our Souls

Summary:

Sanji jumps into the ocean, kicking up surf as he does so before he grabs Nami by the waist, spinning the orange-haired navigator in a circle. As Nami’s laughter fills the air, Sanji could not be more thankful for the sunshine.

Based on the drabble prompt "sunshine".

Set some undisclosed time post Wano.

Notes:

Disclaimer: These characters belong to Eiichiro Oda, and the Funimation English Dub series. Also, I just wanted it to be known that I watch the show in the English dub, so those are the voices I imagine for the characters. No monetary gain is being made from this drabble. Set sometime in a future world sometime soon after Luffy becomes King of the Pirates, whatever age the Straw Hats would be at that point in time. (My shipper heart can dream and this is the canon that I am imagining for the world when Luffy becomes King of the Pirates and the rest of the crew achieves their respective dreams as well!) Based on the drabble prompt “sunshine”.

(See the end of the work for more notes.)

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After almost a fortnight of thunderstorms, monsoons, and other forms of inclement weather, the sun is finally shining brightly in the sky, drawing every member of the Straw Hat Pirates out of their cabins and out on the deck of the Thousand Sunny. As Sanji puts the finishing touches on lunch for the crew, he pops his head out of the galley to call everyone to a meal of sandwiches, fresh fruit, and some frozen gelato for dessert. Nami is the first member of their crew to arrive.

“Sanji!” Nami sweetly smiles, rounding the corner before slipping her arms around his back and shoulders in a hug.

“Yes, Nami, love?” Sanji inquires, spinning around to place a soft kiss to his girlfriend’s lips.

“Come swimming with me after lunch,” Nami pleads, entwining her fingers with Sanji’s as she pulls on the collar of his dress shirt.

“I—I would love to, Nami, but---” Sanji stammers, thinking to how he had promised Usopp he would go fishing with him.

“Shame. I just bought a new bikini at the last port,” Nami trails off, a teasing lilt in her voice as she peppers Sanji’s face with kisses.

“Give me ten minutes after lunch to pack us some snacks,” Sanji says, swallowing the lump forming in his throat.


            As soon as Sanji has a picnic basket packed up with a bottle of red wine, some cheese, and some chocolate, he and Nami head for the beach, leaving the rest of the crew behind them. Nami immediately throws herself into the water, her tight orange and red striped bikini showing off both her breasts and her butt, much to Sanji’s thrill and delight. The navigator splashes the cook as he discards his shirt, his chiseled muscles shining in the bright sun. Sanji jumps into the ocean, kicking up surf as he does so before he grabs Nami by the waist, spinning the orange-haired navigator in a circle. As Nami’s laughter fills the air, Sanji could not be more thankful for the sunshine, especially not as he has the bikini-clad Nami in his arms as they passionately kiss and a wave swells around them.


 

Notes:

Author’s Note: As much as Nami acts frustrated with Sanji in the manga and anime, I do believe he would eventually wear her down and make her realize that he does actually, genuinely care for her. Sanji, despite being quite the ladies’ man does hold Nami in extremely high regard and manages to convince her to be his girlfriend and, later on down the line, his wife in my personal headcanon. Anyway, I definitely love the changing relationship between Nami and Sanji in the show from where they grew from Nami simply taking advantage of Sanji all the time to the point where they both equally rely on one another and can trust one another. (Also, you can’t convince me that in the alternate Boss Luffy world that they aren’t married when they run the restaurant together…) I hope you all enjoyed this little drabble. Kudos, likes, and comments are always appreciated. Until next time, dear readers! Have an amazing day, afternoon, or night!

Edit 5/19/2025: I changed the timeline around for this entire series, so I went back through all of the 17 posted stories I have written as of today and either edited small details (how many months it had been since Sanji and Nami first get together romantically, when they start having interactions together like this, etc.) or switched the order of a few of the stories. Nothing major is changing, so do not worry! I just want to create a more cohesive story since I have written these out of order and I am trying to create a big interconnected storyline between my ZoRobin, SaNami, Law/OC, and Gen stories.