i didn't change preference or something to that extent, but sanji has grown on me upon rereading baratie arc
in my first read through i made the mistakz of speed bitzing the anime watching it in 2X speed, bad decision
i always thought he was being mean to zoro for no reason, always picking on him/challenging him which i didn't appreciate, it just looked stupid to me
until i read baratie, and man was i wrong, i came to realize that his interactions with zoro is the closest he can get to his former life with zeff and the baratie cooks, they harbor great love and respect for each other but they're too prideful/shy to openly express it
it was love all along, and now i'm not bothered by it, and i started to appreciate sanji a bit more
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