#sanuso has taken over my life help

[arttlars]

That one twitter trend but make it sanuso

[dokojuice]

sanji-centered hc because i rewatched WCI and i feel like it also inspired by that sbs where oda said that sanji would be a hairdresser irl (sanuso if you SQUINT)

hc where sora was so far along her illness, she couldn't be bothered to brush her own hair anymore and it got long to the point where the aides would braid her hair so it wouldn't bother her as much. sanji would sit and watch as his mother's hair was brushed to the side, the pattern of three strands being woven together, under and over, burning into his memory

and after being imprisoned by judge, he would try his best to braid the hair on the back of his head so it wouldn't matte under the helmet. he would pour some water from his cup that he would get when the guard came down to give him his meals, into his hand and run it through his hair the best he could, trying to untangle the knots and straighten it out before splitting it into three parts and began to braid.

time passed and sanji grew better at braiding until he escaped and was taken in by zeff, who taught him how to cut his hair properly on the baratie.

fast forward to the time in sanji's life where he is now the Straw Hat's cook and left wing, he was walking out onto the ship's deck after preparing snacks for usopp, who had that night's watch.

he sets down the plate of breadsticks and small platter of fruits between the two of them "ah, thank you, sanji!" sanji nods with a smile and pulls out a cigarette "my pleasure." he lights it and takes a deep inhale before turning towards the sniper, who's struggling with his hair.

"you okay, usopp?"

usopp growls again and curses under his breath when the elastic in his hand snaps "stupid bands keep breaking, i can't keep my hair back!"

sanji recalls how the entire past week, usopp had actually kept his hair out of it's usual ponytail

"thought it was a choice that you let it out all week." sanji mused

usopp shakes his head "no, it's just that I can't keep it tied anymore, i don't-"

snap

"AAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!"

sanji chuckles before taking a last drag and throwing his cigarette overboard. "here, let me."

usopp seems skeptical, but sanji has already grabbed an elastic band and positioned himself behind usopp. "do you have a brush?"

usopp nods and hands him a large hairbrush along with a spray bottle that had some liquid inside.

"kaya made the recipe for me, water with aloe and a few drops of jojoba oil. avocado oil is good too but I like jojoba more." usopp rambles. "you spray it on before brushing, or else the brush will snap and my hair will just get worse"

sanji nods wordlessly and began spraying usopp's hair and brushing through it carefully, starting at the ends and working his way up to the roots. he brushes through all of usopp's hair and splits it into three.

like clockwork, he weaves, over and under, until he has no more hair to work with. the braid reaches right at usopp's midback, long and neatly tucked.

"is it tight?" sanji asks as he ties the end.

"no actually, it's nice. much more loose than what my ponytail has me do." usopp smiles and stands up when sanji rests a hand on his shoulder, signaling that he's done. usopp, ever the child, runs to the bathroom and goes to look in the mirror with a smile

"WOW! sanji, it looks so good! thank you!"

usopp smiles wide, helping himself to a breadstick happily after sitting back down next to the cook.

"where did you learn to-"

"oy, hana arashi!"

zoro calls out usopp's (much to the sniper's dismay) nickname as he walks out from the barracks, yawning and stretching out his arms.

"my turn to take watch."

"ah, okay!"

he calls back before turning to sanji and saying thanks again before running to bed

sanji feels his fingers dwindle in his pocket before he reaches down and picks up the plates before walking towards the kitchen to cover the remaining fruit from getting spoiled, handing zoro a nashi on his way

cue luffy the next morning going "WHOOAAA USOPP YOUR HAIR LOOKS SO GOOD!" and chopper chiming in with a 'WOW!" as he climbs to sit on the sniper's shoulder.

usopp beams and sanji expects him to make up some story of how he did it himself on a spectacular whim until-

"sanji did it for me!"

he smiles as he's preparing the rest of breakfast for those who haven't woken up yet.

luffy also pesters sanji to give him braids and doesn't accept sanji's rebuttals of 'your hair is too short' and it got to the point where luffy gave him a formal captain's order to do it so now luffy has a tiny braid dangling beneath his hat, sticking right out of his head.