keeping secrets by three_days_late

• word count : 5.3k
• tags : #pov outsider #secret relationship #fluff
• rating : ★★★★☆
• notes : outsider pov fics are so entertaining because sometimes it feels like you could be inserting yourself into the fic and it would still make perfect sense (usually). but this one is just zosan being stupid as always and the straw hats being like *gay flag emoji*?

fine dining and other assorted rules of etiquette by hazel_athena

• word count : 12.2k
• tags : #post-timeskip #humor #fluff #shenanigans
• rating : ★★★★★
• notes : y'all are about to see so much of hazel_athena on here because they're like. one of several popular zosan writers on ao3 (and for good reason). but anyway this fic is super silly and cute and is literally just sanji freaking out because a certain ill-mannered brute miraculously learns manners over the course of two years and he doesn't know what to think

rewind (be kind) by donutsandcoffee

• word count : 5.9k
• tags : #age regression/de-aging #toddler!sanji #post-timeskip #fluff #getting together
• rating : ★★★★☆
• notes : i love the hc that zoro is good with kids because he doesn't look like someone who'd be good with kids but that's what makes it better and sweeter. since this deals with kid sanji, you already know there'll be a tiny bit of angst, but i promise it's small!! the straw hats know how to take good care of each other, adult-turned-child or not

sweet child o' mine by hazel_athena

• word count : 5.5k
• tags : #pov outsider #humor #fluff
• rating : ★★★★☆
• notes : i love and miss zeff so bad tbh (okay sanji). this fic was really cute, and i think it's interesting to see how zeff would hypothetically react to seeing his child be in real, actual love (as unconventional as it may seem)

it's a long way forward by donutsandcoffee ❤

• word count : 5k
• tags : #pre-time skip #established relationship #hurt/comfort #ptsd #psychological trauma
• rating : ★★★★★
• notes : this fic honestly hurt more than i thought it would but well. in the same breath i can't say i'm surprised because it's sanji and if i think about his backstory for longer than ten seconds i actually get ill

easy love by 8ball

• word count : 6.1k
• tags : #not actually unrequited love #pining #humor #fluff
• rating : ★★★★☆
• notes : tfw everyone gets hit with a love-inducing devil fruit power and becomes enamored with a crewmate except you so you have to act like you have it bad for your crush who doesn't know he's your crush but you also don't know that you're also his crush and. yeah.

you got that something by adietxt

• word count : 5.1k
• tags : #pre-time skip #misunderstandings #fluff #feelings realization
• rating : ★★★★☆
• notes : these kinds of zosan fics are the best tbh because really. what is their dynamic if not one begrudgingly admitting he has feelings for the other when this person is the last person he thought he'd ever have feelings for

eggnemies to lovers by donutsandcoffee

• word count : 6.9k
• tags : #modern au #meet-cute #fluff #humor #wlw/mlm solidarity at its finest
• rating : ★★★★☆
• notes : this one is so silly and the fact that it's based on a real reddit post makes it even better. also the namivivi might seem a bit more prevalent in this one despite it being tagged equally with zosan, but well. lesbians

unintended consequences by itsmylifekay

• word count : 7.7k
• tags : #post-timeskip #getting together #fluff
• rating : ★★★★☆
• notes : this is the topmost kudoed op fic and honestly. that's pretty cute that this wholesome fic is what's most popular

heart eyed by hazel_athena

• word count : 11.1k
• tags : #modern au #fake/pretend relationship #mutual pining #getting together
• rating : ★★★★☆
• notes : one of my favorite aspect of zosan fics is wingwoman nami because it's so funny seeing this raging lesbian be tired of her gay best friend's bullshit. it literally never gets old (zoro needs to give her a break)

veracity by hazel_athena

• word count : 6.5k
• tags : #truth spells #shenanigans #getting together
• rating : ★★★★☆
• notes : yeah. who doesn't love a good truth spell trope.

you've got a friend in me by hazel_athena ❤

• word count : 19k
• tags : #post-timeskip #pov outsider #matchmaking #scheming #jealousy #humor #fluff #big sister perona and little brother zoro realness
• rating : ★★★★★
• notes : god i absolutely adore zoro and perona's relationship; they are the best friends slash siblings ever. perona is an absolute menace in this fic and it's nice for a change to see sanji being the one making a fool of himself because of zoro (specifically because of zoro since he's always a fool. a loser if you will) ((i say that lovingly))

double or nothing by hazel_athena

• word count : 16.6k
• tags : #post-timeskip #bets & wagers #shenanigans #humor #getting together
• rating : ★★★★☆
• notes : a very minor and insignificant detail of this fic that i really shouldn't be putting in this note because of its irrelevance but will add anyway because it's funny is how it's a popular hc among many op fans that law has thought about fucking zoro at least once. (now that i've finished typing all that i realized. y'know what. it is kinda relevant information to know concerning the development of zosan's relationship. take what you want from that.)

retrograde by hazel_athena ❤

• word count : 21.9k
• tags : #post-timeskip #future fic #amnesia #fluff #light angst #pining
• rating : ★★★★★
• notes : this is my fifth hazel_athena work i've put here consecutively and it is 100% going to continue. i just don't know how long the streak will last but maybe i'll cheat a bit and purposefully only binge their fics and rec all the ones i really enjoy. okay anyway! love a good amnesia fic. i like the little spin that the author put on this one in that it's set a bit further into the future, so they took the liberty to add some fun hcs. i always enjoy reading about sanji being a flustered idiot for a change

this, at least by adietxt

• word count : 5.7k
• tags : #pining #fluff
• rating : ★★★★★
• notes : can't really describe this fic any better than how the author did in their a/n, which is that this fic is nearly 6k words of zoro just thinking about how much he loves sanji. it's so sweet and fluffy that it'll make your teeth rot

talk too much by harubo

• word count : 12.3k
• tags : #modern au #college au #meet-cute #fluff #getting together
• rating : ★★★★★
• notes : god this one is so, so cute. as a music lover myself who more often than not gets overly sentimental or passionate when it comes to certain music, i could really relate to zosan in this fic. music as a language of love is maybe not really underrated (i mean. love songs are literally a thing), but in the same breath, i do feel it's not talked about and appreciated enough. am i making any sense? who knows. just read this fic

cat's cradle by hazel_athena

• word count : 21.4k
• tags : #fluff #humor #cat!sanji
• rating : ★★★★★
• notes : devil fruit mishaps will forever be one of the best fuel for op fics. they're just so fun and silly and this one is no exception

wanted by hazel_athena

• word count : 13.4k
• tags : #light angst #shenanigans #humor #sanji somehow being both an over-thinker and under-thinker
• rating : ★★★★☆
• notes : was not expecting this fic to have the angst (albeit mild) it did considering how it started, but it's okay because a little bit of angst never hurt anybody, especially when we get a happy ending in the end!

and then the sun came out by demonzoro (shrinewreck) (M) ❤

• word count : 11.6k
• tags : #rivals to friends to lovers #falling in love #developing relationship #fluff
• rating : ★★★★★
• notes : i think. this has become one of my top 3 zosan fics ever. i just love love love how the author wrote sanji and zosan in general. also, the imagery and metaphors were just perfect... really beautiful writing. i can't recommend this fic enough

language of loss, language of love by 8ball

• word count : 10.6k
• tags : #canon compliant #hurt/comfort #introspection
• rating : ★★★★★
• notes : this one is so. god. wow. really beautiful. i really love the hc that the opverse has more than just one universal language that everyone speaks (wish there were more fics exploring this tbh). also, idk if it's because i took one (1) linguistics class and learned the intricacies of the human language or what, but this fic was a lot more emotional to me than i thought it'd be. language makes up someone's identity as much as anything else—their race, ethnicity, sexuality, etc.—and thinking about someone wanting to completely lose a part of themself like that is so... sad. the feeling gets a bit more complicated in the context of the fic because it's sanji we're talking about, but y'know

precious thing by hllfire

• word count : 23.6k
• tags : #post-timeskip #feelings realization #idiots in love #humor #fluff #sentient swords
• rating : ★★★★☆
• notes : i've always really liked the hc that zoro's swords are sentient because it adds a really interesting layer to his character. also, it's cool—bonding with swords? hell yeah. i like how the author made wado have a kinda sassy personality because it makes it interacting with sanji so much more entertaining

requiem for lab rats by missingn000

• word count : 19.9k
• tags : #post-timeskip #canon divergence #character study #angst #(emotional) hurt/comfort #sanji vs. king
• rating : ★★★★★
• notes : disclaimer: zosan are very minor in this and their relationship is more just a casual, established thing, but the author still tagged them so i decided to put this fic in my zosan list for the same reason. the focus of this story is very much on the what-if scenario where sanji ends up fighting king instead of zoro. to keep it short (because i'd definitely ramble if i don't restrain myself for this one): this fic is fucking fantastic. incredibly well written and super detailed that i thought many times during reading how i could vividly imagine the fight scene in my head. like everything that happens in this story could very much be canon and i think it's so cool how the author managed to write something so well for me to think that