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turtletaubwrites · 4 months

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Parted Lips

This SFW oneshot was inspired by This Post by @hufflefluffy about how Sanji would be with someone who struggles with eating such as with sensory issues, eating disorders, etc.

That post made me so happy, so I wrote this fic about Sanji helping his crewmate who has severe chronic TMJ pain.

Pairings: Sanji x Fem!Reader

Word Count: 1734

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Summary: Sanji has made another meal just for you, but it's still too painful to eat. You open up to Sanji about your jaw pain, and he offers to help you work through it

Rating/Warnings: SFW, Fluff, Angst, they aren't together yet but there's tension, and it is mildly suggestive, Mostly just sweet Sanji being a lovely human, Chronic Pain, TMJ Disorder, Difficulties with eating such as chewing and appetite, Grief

A/N: I've been struggling with this, and this past year has been awful. Sometimes I couldn't even eat soft cheese. I'm so lucky that my partner is very much like Sanji, and has learned to cook things for me that I can enjoy, and held my hand through this. I hope we can all find that kind of support for our pain. 💜💜

“Mm, this smells amazing, Sanji.”

The bowl of stew he’d placed before you had your mouth watering the scent of the meat and spices making pleasant chills run over your skin.

Sanji smiled as he sat across from you, and the sight of his own matching bowl made you frown.

“Why are you having mine?”

“Oh, ma chérie, are you hungry enough for more tonight, I can make something else.”

With a heavy sigh, you leaned away, your small appetite growing smaller at your sour mood.

“You know what I mean, Sanji. You don’t have to eat what I eat.”

His soft eyes made you tense up, reaching up to massage your cheeks.

“There’s nothing wrong with what you have to eat, Y/N. At least I hope not. Will you calm this poor chef’s nerves, and let me know how it tastes?

Swallowing your self pity, you reached for the spoon.

Probably the only utensil I’ll ever be able to use now.

Your hand spasmed around the metal slightly, and you felt Sanji’s eyes on your every move.

“Sanji, can you please not stare at me while I eat?”

“Oh, um. Of course, sweetheart, sorry.”

He turned his face down to his own bowl, and you steeled yourself.

It smells so good.

You filled your spoon, not taking too much, but making sure to have a piece of meat and carrot.

Very small pieces.

The meat was so tender, the flavors overwhelming you.

It had been so difficult to enjoy food, but Sanji’s cooking was bringing your love back.

But that almost made it worse sometimes.

Even with how small the bites of meat and vegetables were, how wonderfully tender, it was still enough chewing to make you sore. You knew if you ate the whole bowl, you would be hurting. It had been a bad week.

“It’s delicious, Sanji. Thank you so much.”

You couldn’t keep your voice from cracking, and his brows tensed as he set down his spoon.

“Is it too much, darling?”

You sat back, heat building in your throat as you started massaging your jaw.

“I don’t want to eat puréed food for the rest of my life.

It was such a dumb sentence. It sounded pathetic. But the weight of it fell down on you, crushing your joy.

Sanji reached out, your skin tingling as his hand touched yours, pulling it away from your face to hold it. He squeezed it gently, and his soft skin was soothing, even through your frustration.

“I know what it is to be hungry, Y/N. I won’t let you suffer like this. No matter what it takes, I will find food that nourishes and satisfies you. Please let me help you.”

Hot tears welled in your eyes, and you swallowed, trying to push them down.

“What else can I do?”

Looking away from his pleading eyes, you stared into your bowl of stew, the small pieces taunting you.

Your hands reached up to rub at the sore muscles again.

“Does massaging your jaw help with the pain? I could… Would you feel comfortable letting me touch your face?”

Breath catching, you felt tingles go over your skin.

Is he just trying to touch me? Does he really care, or is this just him…

The thought felt sour as you looked at his earnest face. Sanji was always flirting with you, but he flirts with all the girls, with every woman he meets. You didn’t think he was serious about being interested in you, so you had tried not to think about him that way. You weren’t always successful.

But he was also one of the kindest people you’d ever met. You set your hesitation aside, and took the cook’s offer.

Sanji came around the table now, facing you as he sat in the chair beside you. Your breath was still too light, and you started pinching your fingers in your lap, fidgeting as he moved close to you.

A small gasp escaped you as his warm fingers touched your cheeks. His skin was so amazingly soft, and your eyes fluttered shut as he started to lightly press in circles along your jaw.

“Does this feel alright?”

You nodded with a small sigh, then guided his fingers with yours, showing him what you needed.

It felt so much better with his touch than your own, and you let yourself relax into it for a few minutes.

Sanji kept going as he cleared his throat softly, bringing your attention to his face.

“What are other things we can do to help you, love?”

You had to breathe, bringing yourself back to the moment.

“Uh, sometimes icing it can help on bad days. There are exercises too, but it’s hard to remember until it gets bad. Then I can’t do them because it hurts too much.”

“Is there an exercise that isn’t as painful,” Sanji asked, his voice just as soothing as his fingers.

It took you another minute to respond as you melted under his touch.

“Yeah, um. I just always forget. It’s not really an exercise. I need to focus on my posture.”

“You have lovely posture.”

“Thank you,” you said with a laugh, not surprised that he would have noticed that about you. “I know I do. I’ve worked hard on it to help reduce the pain. Seems like it’s really paid off.”

Sanji gave a small frown at the light tone you tried to use with your sarcasm.

“What else, gorgeous?”

His soft hands cupping your face while he used that word made you feel dizzy. How can he make me feel like that with just his voice?

You didn’t want him to stop massaging you, but you moved his hands away.

“Just this.”

Sanji’s gaze was drawn to your lips as they parted, and he stared for a moment before meeting your eyes again.

“I’m sorry, dear. What is the next exercise?”

“Not an exercise. More posture. I’m supposed to stay like this as often as I can remember.”

He stared at your lips again as you gestured to them.

“My tongue is meant to touch the top of my mouth, and my lips should be slightly parted, as often as I can remember,” you explained, your voice trembling more with each word.

“I hate it, how am I supposed to remember to do it? And if I do, I just have to live with my mouth open all the time? And what if it doesn’t help? Nothing ever helps-”

Sanji cupped your face again, making you gulp as stinging tears finally started falling.

He brushed them away with his thumbs, and you felt your lips quivering as his face got closer. His eyes were pouring over your features, and it made you shiver.

“San-”

“You don’t have to carry this alone anymore, Y/N. I’ll help you, whatever you need.”

Your eyes clenched shut, sending a wave of tears down as you tried not to sob. All the pain, all the frustration was wearing you down.

It seemed so trivial. But not being able to eat Sanji’s amazing food, losing your appetite when you thought of what you could eat, watching the crew laugh together over their meals, it made it all harder.

You had stopped eating with the crew for a while now, with Sanji joining you after meals. But you felt sick with guilt when you couldn’t finish the food he’d worked so hard on for you.

“May I hug you, ma belle?”

Nodding, you let him pull you into his arms. You wanted to stop, to push this aside. It’s not that big of a deal, get over it.

The biting thoughts that plagued you were finally ignored as you breathed in Sanji’s comforting scent. As you let yourself weep, you sobbed onto his shoulder while he drew comforting shapes along your back.

He let you cry, and you realized that you were grieving. All the pain you’d bottled up was grief. Grief for all the things you couldn’t do, couldn’t enjoy because your body wouldn’t let you. The pain you ignored everyday until it became so sharp that you couldn’t ignore it.

The days when you had to stop yourself from laughing with your crew because it hurt too much to open your mouth.

Feeling it all washing over you, you clung to him, gripping his dress shirt in your fingers.

Your sobs were loud and painful, but you couldn’t stop them if you tried. You had never let yourself feel all of this, all at once. It was like a dam had been breached, and Sanji was holding you, anchoring you so you wouldn’t be swept away.

“I’m so sorry you have to carry this, darling. You shouldn't have to.”

He stroked your hair as his soft words started coming through your sobs. Your breathing began to slow, and you felt strange, not quite here. Still hurting, but relieved.

Sitting back, his hands seemed reluctant to let you slip away.

You were grateful that he wasn’t smiling. His brows were tensed slightly, and he tilted his head in soft concern.

“Please come to me with this, Y/N. You don’t need to suffer in silence anymore. I won’t allow it.”

You gave a choked laugh as the corner of his mouth twitched up, and you were surprised that you were ready for the smile so soon.

“Thank you so much, Sanji.”

You gripped his hands, squeezing his fingers as your breathing kept slowing down. He took one hand away to touch your chin gently.

“Anytime, my love. I’m going to whip you up something delicious, alright?”

Nodding, your skin was still tingling as his thumb traced along your jaw.

“I’m going to be your reminder from now on, is that okay?”

It took you a second to understand, but you remembered your exercises.

“Yes, thank you.”

“Perfect. Now while I cook, I want you to hold your tongue at the roof of your mouth, and let your lips be slightly parted.”

You smiled at him before you obeyed, and then you watched his eyes seem to burn as they watched your lips part.

Your breath hitched as Sanji’s thumb traced over your lower lip, delicious heat running through your body at his gentle touch.

“I’ll help you remember now, ma chérie. Your lips look too beautiful like this for me to forget.”

Thank You for Reading! 💜

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A/N: I hope you enjoyed it, and I hope that you have someone like Sanji to support you through your pain 💜

Buy me a coffee ☕🙏🏼

#sanji fanfic #sanji x reader #one piece fanfic #tmj disorder #reader insert #fem!reader #mine #x reader #black leg sanji x reader #one piece x reader #turtletaub fics

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emsgoodthinkin · 1 year

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meanie sadist!eddie forcing his spit in your mouth but you have tmj ☹️☹️

*grabs my jaw*

‘Open your fuckin mouth’

..I can’t sir

What the fuck did I just say huh??

I have tmj sir..

*he remembers* sighs*

‘Open as wide as you can’

*opens mouth an 1 1/2 inches*

*he cups your mouth as if he’s gonna do cpr and spits deep inside where it hits your uvula*

‘It’s ok, it’s not your fault you’re fucked up’ *tilts his head to the side and pouts*

*..🥲*

reblogs appreciated:>

#sadist!eddie munson #mean!eddie munson #eddie munson #eddie munson smut #stranger things #dom!eddie x sub!reader #tmj disorder #eddie munson x reader #I have tmj

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becauseanders · 1 year

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i hate you ehlers-danlos syndrome i hate you pots i hate you chronic migraines i hate you brainstem auras i hate you central nervous system complications i hate you degenerative disc disease i hate you hypotension i hate you osteoarthritis i hate you fibromyalgia i hate you tmj disorder i hate you carpal tunnel i hate you mcas

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spacejax · 29 days

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wow i just love suffering from an incurable unexplained illness. I especially love experiencing daily excruciating pain that is completely resistant to tylenol

#don’t worry sometimes it goes away in your 50s #the affliction #migraine #chronic pain #tmj #tmj disorder #light sensitivity #chronic migraine #headache #cluster headaches #disability #bitching

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wisdomofthegecko · 2 months

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having a body is literally the worst bullshit because you have dysphoria then dysmorphia and then the PAIN and all the things that come with pain

and you know what????????

its always in the fucking joints!! if reincarnation exists let me be born jointless in the next life!!!!!!

#chronic pain #tmj #tmj disorder #chronic illness #painsomnia #pain rant

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narcpocalypse · 15 days

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Tmj culture is snap crackle pop with a side of OIUHVHHHBH OUGHHHH FUCKKK SHITTT UGHHHH OAUGH

#im in pain #tmj disorder #tmj #tmj pain #chronic illness #jaw issues #giles blabbers

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padawansuggest · 9 months

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Two things have happened tonight that might change my medical history:

They gave me an anti inflammatory shot and it, for the most part, worked very well. My teeth still aren’t fully great but my light sensitivity and neck and cheek pain are gone for now. This means that I have a precedence to ask my GP for cortisone or something like it as soon as possible so I can possibly not have this issue for a few months. If I tell them I’m also taking probably 3 times recommended doses of ibuprofen already because I’m so sick all the time and my stomach always hurts on top of my newly fucked up face, yeah, they’ll probably finally give in. I need to get STABLE before I’m physically able to travel to another town to get doctors appointments!! Travel is expensive!

And also, my TN might actually be TMJ, which is primarily a jaw issue, and the nerve pain stems from jaw hinge issues causing swelling and frankly she might be right because my sister also has TMJ, I just didn’t know till now because she doesn’t get the nerve pain from it. I have most all the symptoms tho, sooooo…

Anyways. A very nice cop gave me a ride home (yes I know ACAB but sometimes that doesn’t apply to small town deputies who’s main job is curtesy rides from the ER at 5am lmao) and I’m gonna take a shower and then sleep for so long. So. Long.

I have no doubt the swelling might return, probably will in fact, but maybe that flare up I had a few hours ago was a fluke and I can ride the rest of this flare up in relative peace till I can pester my GP about anti inflammatory shots. Hopeful.

#trigeminal neuralgia #tmj disorder #tmj pain

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pinemartin · 7 months

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Can't get lockjaw if you already have lockjaw amirite

#r196 #shitpost #dw its actually a partially dislocated jaw #gnyah nyah gnah #gnashing my teeth and clacking like a skeleton #ehlers danlos syndrome #tmj #tmj disorder #tmd

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hadeantaiga · 5 months

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Ugh any time I eat a sub sandwich now, with good chewy bread, my jaw now goes CRONCH CLUNK and I have to readjust how I'm chewing and not close my jaw all the way.

#tmj #tmj disorder

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tmj-disorder-information · 8 months

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#tmj disorder #discomfort #tmj #chronic illness

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ericlare · 8 months

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just curious cus i heard t increases muscle mass and fat redistribution. I know it doesn't change bone structure but still...

how do you deal with your tmj cus mine is killing me! :L mine is not painful per say but it does feel like I have a knot in my jaw and my ears are clogged all the time (especially in the morning)

So true, tmj pain comes from the muscles so T has gotta be doing something in there 😆

If you're anything like me, this is gonna be sad news, but. You have to wear a night guard. Every night. I know they suck, they're uncomfortable and kinda gross in the morning. But the longer you go without consistently wearing one, the worse the TMJ is gonna get, and some of those changes are gonna be irreversible.

Even if you don't realize it, you 100% are grinding/clenching your teeth at night. That's what's making your ears feel clogged, and it's going to get exponentially worse if you don't get on top of it. I'm talking intense jaw/ear pain, and even the risk of breaking your teeth.

Get some of these moldable mouth guards. Most drugstores will have them and they're generally pretty inexpensive, especially compared to the cost of the dental work you're protecting yourself from needing:

Very very important note about these!!! Do NOT use the ones that just cover your molars!!!! BAD PRODUCT, EVIL BAD, should be illegal to advertise as a TMJ product!!! If you use these, you're only going to be training your jaw muscles to clench down HARDER:

Like, bite your tongue with just your front teeth, and then bite your tongue using your back teeth. Feel how your jaw muscles are so much more activated when you bite using your back teeth? Evil

What my dentist suggested was using one of those moldable mouth guards and cutting it off at the red line, so that it's only covering your front teeth:

Your jaw is going to be much more relaxed, and your molars won't touch each other at all. I also find it fits a bit more comfortably this way, so, hey

Other than that, regularly massaging your jaw is about all I've got in terms of advice 😭 The mouth guard is something that will prevent your TMJ from progressing to something much more serious, and that will help a lot with managing where it is now. Massage, try to relax, etc. If it gets real bad I'd see a doctor about it, they'll give you much more in-depth advice and maybe even prescribe a muscle relaxer.

#ask #tmj #dental health #migraine #i don't usually tag stuff but this is Very important to me😭😭 please don't crack your teeth lads #i used to hATE wearing my mouth guard #but i got a lil wakeup call a couple years ago when i started experiencing frequent tinnitus from that clogged-ear feeling you described #it is ONLY going to get worse if you don't wear the mouth guard i can't stress this enough #you don't want an emergency dental bill #tmj disorder

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