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Ashes and Embers of a Forgotten Kingdom by Wonderstruck5
Fandoms: One Piece (Anime & Manga)
09 May 2026
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Summary
Sanji never used his name. And he never turned down an excuse to spar with him.
Never.
Zoro studied him, eyes narrowing. The sweat. The labored breathing. The tremor in his hands. Sanji was tired. He was exhausted.
“You need to rest. Either spar with me, get your ass kicked, then go to sleep, or get the hell out of the kitchen and go right to bed. You look like you’re gonna fall over.”
“Don’t you dare tell me to get out of my own kitchen. I know what I’m doing.”
Zoro stepped beside him, lowering his voice. “Do you?”
Sanji finally looked at him, just for a second, before glancing away again. There was something broken in his eyes, something Zoro had only seen once or twice before.
Right after Whole Cake.
Back in Wano.
Despair.