#and nobody talks about wano sanuso and i love wano sanuso

[beanghostprincess]

usopp and sanji being pining idiots pre-timeskip and completely head over heels for each other without saying a thing. and then sabaody happens and they're both like "well, i guess this is it. i'll have to get over this crush because if there was no way he loved me back before, now it's even more unlikely because he'll forget about me after two years".

and it kind of works, really. even if sanji has a crisis every time he sees usopp's new body. even if usopp tries hard not to be jealous when he sees sanji flirting with girls. because they're friends again —they used to be more. best friends, they said once— and although they don't talk as much as they did before, it's enough.

but it actually isn't. because sanji suddenly has to get married? apparently? and all the feelings suddenly flourish again.

usopp wants to go to whole cake too but he can't because he shouldn't do that to himself —in case sanji does end up getting married— and he is sure that he'll most likely lose it there and will either have a breakdown and be a burden or suffer in silence while he sees the love of his life getting married to somebody else. so he goes to wano instead, and hopes for sanji to come back —to him—.

sanji doesn't want to get married. that's a fact. but it's not only because he refuses to be considered a vinsmoke or because he doesn't know the girl, but because he just realized he's a fucking idiot and he's been in love with usopp all along. but there's no way he loves him back, and staying with the crew will only cause them trouble. so he stays at whole cake instead and loses all hopes of going back to usopp.

but then sanji ends up coming back, surprisingly enough for both, and now it's even harder for them to be together and close because they know for a fact they won't be able to keep their hands off each other. sanji literally can't stop his heart from pounding hard enough for it to be heard through the whole country of wano, and usopp is a stuttering mess whenever they see each other. and when they aren't pining, they keep on thinking about impossible dreams and kisses that will never happen, and it aches so fucking much they feel they will never be able to be together alone ever again.

so they keep dancing around each other and it isn't that hard this time because they're a bit, uh, busy trying to not get fucking killed by dinosaurs or you know, a fucking dragon.

which, by the way, it's huge. the biggest threat they've encountered yet. and when they see kaido like that... it does something for both of them.

they have this realization at the same time, funny enough. they need to talk in private. right fucking now. because they can't die before being able to confess. losing each other once —or twice, thinking about water 7—.

somewhere in between all the chaos and soba-mask being a thing —sending usopp fucking insane, because sanji just looks too good and he's so bad at superhero names and the sniper just needs to kiss him silly— they come to the sudden agreement to talk things out.

and more than 'sudden agreement' it's actually them saying: "usopp, we need to talk" / "i have to tell you something, sanji" at the same time. and they're blushing and trembling under each other's stares and- they expect the worst, honestly. because they're idiots and oblivious and they don't notice the way the other smiles when they aren't looking.

so, they talk things out.

they're both nervous and they keep speaking over each other's words and they never really say what they want to say.

usopp explains that he has missed him so much and was so scared to lose him when he went to whole cake to get married —emphasizing the getting married thing— and he keeps saying stuff about their relationship that definitely isn't what he wants to truly say because he keeps rambling about nonsense and loses himself in his feelings.

and then sanji interrupts him because he isn't understanding anything at all, but he at least gets what usopp is trying to say. but sanji isn't any better, because he tries to say what he feels but his words keep getting stuck in his throat and he isn't capable of saying anything that isn't things about how much he fucked up at whole cake and how much he missed usopp too and how much he thought about sogeking rescuing him.

and he apologizes for losing the friendship they used to have two years ago. usopp does the same.

"i'm glad we settled this."

"back to being best friends?"

"of course. of course, usopp. yes."

but usopp quickly notices sanji's smile disappearing and changing his face completely.

and sanji says something like: "no- no, that's- that's not what i wanted to say. i don't want to go back to the way things were."

and usopp fucking hates this. it's his worst nightmare. losing sanji like this. but he lets out a fake laugh, pretending everything's fine, because he's now extremely used to doing this around sanji. "it's fine. i- i understand why you wouldn't-"

"that's not it! you- fuck, usopp, okay. you got it all wrong or- or maybe it's me who fucked up while trying to explain it but-" sanji's hands are trembling, and usopp keeps staring at him with confusion and fear. the cook takes a deep breath. "i didn't want to get married to pudding because i- i'm not in love with her. get what- ugh, get what i'm trying to say?"

but the only thing usopp hears is that sanji is in love and with someone that probably isn't him. so he laughs once again. "yes! of course, i'm sure she's a lucky girl for, um, having your love and-"

and sanji is just so tired he almost rolls his eyes. almost. because even though usopp is being stupid and he would love to kiss him out of frustration, sanji is so anxious he can't even do that. he's never had so many issues trying to love somebody.

sanji apologizes for ruining their friendship. "i'm sorry. i really am. but you're just so dumb sometimes-" and that's the last thing he says before kissing usopp.

and, well, usopp doesn't kiss him back right away because "what the fuck is going on right now" and "sanji sanji sanjisanjisanjisanjisanjisanjisanji" are the only things in his brain.

but when the cook is about to move away, usopp finally presses their lips together again.

and in an empty alleyway in wano —that still manages to be gorgeous somehow, because this is pretty much the most beautiful place they've even been at— sanji and usopp finally are together. which means they're even more scared of losing each other in the next battle they're going to have.

but at least, now, they won't regret anything if it happens.