facade by hazel_athena ♥︎

• word count : 32.1k
• tags : #canon divergence #fake marriage #angst #fluff #humor #(emotional) hurt/comfort
• rating : ★★★★★
• notes : fake dating aus will always be good idgaf. definitely a lot more hurt and angst in this fic considering it deals with sanji's past so... yeah. but zoro loves him a lot and makes sure he knows that :)

a complete guide to falling in love by thousandsunny

• word count : 44.8k
• tags : #post-timeskip #slow burn #feelings realization #idiots in love #misunderstandings
• rating : ★★★★☆
• notes : every single problem that arose in this fic could have been solved if only zoro and sanji kissed in the beginning

single dad zosan au by hazel_athena (series) ♥︎

• letters on a blackboard (part 1 of 2)
  • word count : 40.7k (out of 88.7k)
  • tags : #modern au #single dad!zoro #kindergarten teacher!sanji #developing relationship #slow burn
  • rating : ★★★★★
  • notes : sanji being a kindergarten teacher is somehow perfect should he ever have a different profession aside from being a chef in a modern universe. also zoro being a girl dad... like absolutely
• hush little baby (part 2 of 2)
  • word count : 47.9k (out of 88.7k)
  • tags : #modern au #single dad!zoro #kindergarten teacher!sanji #developing relationship #slow burn #alternate pov
  • rating : ★★★★★
  • notes : part 2 of this series is literally just zoro's pov of the first fic BUT it's not like. verbatim (obviously). i honestly really liked the way the author decided to approach this fic because in the first one, it focuses much more on the details of zosan's developing relationship and all of sanji's thoughts regarding it while this fic deals with zoro's situation and how he got to where he is in the first fic. also, we get goth family content. who doesn't love that

insurgents by the poolside by abandonedstrawberry (E) ♥︎

• word count : 49k
• tags : #post-timeskip #fake dating #slow burn #(emotional) hurt/comfort #angst #humor #undercover mission #heist shenanigans #one of those zosan fics where sanji comes head-to-head with his internalized homophobia and has to just sit down with himself and think hm. this is a problem for several reasons
• rating : ★★★★★
• notes : this one is so fucking good omg. it kinda reminded me of p5, which i absolutely love (who doesn't love a good little mix of their interests). the slow burn here definitely Slow Burns... majority of the fic is really just sanji coming to terms with who he really is, hence the internalized homophobia tag (the author says it's not a big plot point but tbh i kinda feel like it is :p). apart from that, the actual plot (i.e., the mission they're on) is actually really interesting—kudos to the author for making up something like it!

pinned and needled by surveycorpsjean (E)

• word count : 41.9k
• tags : #post-timeskip #canon compliant #(emotional) hurt/comfort #getting together
• rating : ★★★★★
• notes : reading this was a long time coming. honestly the mental image of sanji's hands being so brutally injured made me so sad, especially when you factor in how delicate his self-worth is and how much he thinks his place in the straw hats hinges on the fact that he's a cook. it's okay though because zoro is there and he loves him very much and makes sure he knows that!