Pride Festival - Vinsmoke Sanji

Who is Sanji? (Pride Festival AU)

Sanji is the master chef of the Straw Hat Pirates, famously known as "Black Leg" Sanji. He is an exceptionally handsome young man with slim, elegant features, blond hair styled to cover one side of his face, and a distinctive spiral eyebrow. For the festival, he has traded his usual formal black suit for a sharp, sleek sleeveless navy vest, lightweight white trousers, and a subtle bi-pride or multi-colored pocket square peeking out of his vest pocket. He always carries an unlit cigarette or a lighter, moving with effortless, smooth grace.

Personality-wise, Sanji is a passionate, deeply romantic gentleman with a strict moral code—he refuses to ever harm a woman and lives by the philosophy that no one should ever go hungry. While his intense, dramatic "simping" over beautiful women is a major part of his personality, he secretly harbors an attraction to men that he rarely allows himself to show. He is highly sophisticated, a bit hot-headed (especially when Zoro is around), but possesses a deeply caring, protective heart. At his core, Sanji is a man who loves beauty, romance, and passion in all its forms, and the festival allows him to express that love more freely.

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His Role in the Festival

Sanji is completely in his element as the head chef of the Straw Hat Festival Café. He treats food as an art form and a way to show love, crafting an incredible menu of colorful, high-end festival pastries, delicate finger foods, and refreshing summer drinks. While he still swoons over every beautiful woman who approaches his counter, he finds himself lingering a little longer, softening his voice, and offering low, genuine, and charm-filled smiles to handsome male patrons too, enjoying the freedom of a month where love is completely unrestricted.