[ It’s not like they can pretend Yusuke didn’t drag Sanji into the idea of even giving him the chance to try a date kicking and screaming. If he wasn’t decent at smashing through Sanji’s bullshit they probably wouldn’t be sat here now. Or would be taking much longer getting here. ]

That’s... good to know. [ And it is. He’s just... treating this how he thinks he should, and hearing it’s working is a relief. ]

But it isn’t “putting up with”. [ There’s the difference. Sanji sees it as Yusuke putting up with a part of him, whereas to Yusuke it’s just... part and parcel of Sanji. He’s cutting and he’s blunt and doesn’t suffer fools lightly, but neither does Yusuke and that bluntness is easier for him to navigate than veiled words and subtle misdirection. ] No one is making me spend time with you. I can keep repeating it like a broken record until it sinks in.