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The Magic Touch

Summary:

It makes sense now, Nami concludes to herself, that Sanji's hands are easily his most versatile weapon in the kitchen.

Based on the drabble prompt "hands".

Set some undisclosed time after the Wano arc.

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 “hands”.

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

Work Text:


Ever since Sanji and Nami have confessed their mutual attraction to one another, they have spent an incredible amount of time together, not caring if anyone in the crew has anything to say about it. Currently, Nami is sitting atop Sanji’s kitchen work station, watching as her cook boyfriend chops vegetables to prepare for tonight’s dinner of fried rice. She watches the precise, finely tuned movements Sanji makes while quickly dicing three white onions, the blade obediently dancing in his hands. The control with which Sanji controls the knife thoroughly amazes Nami as he dices, slices, and juliennes vegetables with ease. Prior to them becoming a couple, Nami had never watched Sanji’s hands as closely as she has the past few weeks since the infamous Black Leg Sanji prefers to do battle and wage war with his feet, much like Red Foot Zeff before him. Now, Nami stares entranced as Sanji cuts perfectly even pieces of beef for the protein in their fried rice, his hands practically flying even as he maintains full control of the knife encircled by his palm.


            It makes sense now, Nami concludes to herself, that Sanji’s hands are easily his most versatile weapon in the kitchen. As she continues to watch Sanji work in the kitchen, nearly mesmerized by his movements, Nami suddenly becomes aware that Sanji is now standing in front of her. A smirk plays on his lips, his famous curly eyebrows peaked in intrigue, and a nearly finished cigarette dangles between his lips.

“See something you like?” he questions, a teasing tone in his voice.

“Your hands,” Nami blurts out before she can stop herself, causing Sanji to chuckle.

“Ah, I see. You were watching me, hmm?” Sanji hums, running his hands over Nami’s arms, spine, and neck, eliciting goosebumps all down Nami’s body.

“Yes,” Nami sighs, practically melting into Sanji’s touch. “Sanji, don’t stop,” she nearly begs, desire in her voice.

“Don’t stop, you say? You like that, hmm, my little tangerine?” the cook inquires, a husky tone overtaking his voice.

“How much time until dinner?” the navigator breathily asks.

“Long enough for what you’re thinking, love,” Sanji assures with a wink, dragging Nami behind him by the hand.


 

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.