#but Natsu will destroy it :( sorry :(

[celestialulu]

sometimes I wanna throw my interests onto nalu (moreso Lucy) but I’m always like hmm would they actually be into this though

#though I can usually find a way to have them crossover while still working #this is about wanting lucy to be a silly little gardener .. #she can have a plant as a lil treat #but Natsu will destroy it :( sorry :( #Natsu will make it up to her though #i actually wrote this idea down as like a fanfic or comic but I’m too lazy to draw or write it #so it will just exist in my silly brain #i talk too much oops #sorryyyy

[lunavelha]

Come Back, be here.

Paring : Laxus Dreyar x f!reader.

Word Count : 3381.

Contains : Explicit content, beginning of smut, thigh riding. Minors DNI.

My note : English is not my main tongue, and i do not have any beta reader, so sorry if I have made any mistake ! Also, it was supposed to be longer, but I didn’t wrote a smut for such a long time that I stopped it before. I hope you can still enjoy it tho’ !

Be careful spoiler of tenor arc /!\

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7 years. 7 long years had passed, so much pain had been caused by the disappearance of her friends, since he had disappeared. She hadn't had a chance to speak with him after he'd been exiled from the guild, and unfortunately, the last words they'd exchanged had been words of anger. It had started out as a small argument, but in just a few minutes it had grown into something much bigger.

Ever since that day, (y/n) had been replaying her own words over and over in her mind. She told herself that she could have understood his point of view better, that she shouldn't have been so mean or defensive, that she could have asked him to talk, to sit down, or at least to separate for a few minutes until he calmed down. (Y/n) now had to carry the guilt on her shoulders, now that he was gone, she would never have the chance to make amends.

She had needed to get as far away from the guild as possible, everything reminded her of Laxus, his place at the bar, the table where he usually sat with the Thunder God Tribe, or even just her house. His scent was still in the sheets, his clothes were still in the wardrobe. She'd never found the courage to take them off, she didn't want to lose him again. (Y/n) still had a small part of hope inside her that he wasn't dead after all, that he'd turn up on her doorstep and everything would go back to the way it was before. But she knew it was a lost cause, something she dreamt about every night.

And then one fine morning, Lamia Scale was there, saying that at last there might still be some realistic hope. The energy at the island hadn't completely disappeared, and was slowly building up again after all these years. (Y/n) had simply let her gaze wander to the horizon, but what if it wasn't true? Perhaps the magic really was returning to this place, but without giving their friends a chance of survival. The young woman had refused to go on an adventure with the others, but she could see that some of them were terribly happy, especially the members of Shadow Gear. She had no right to let her feelings get the better of her too, she had to keep a cold head, keep her hopes deep in her heart, and above all, not let anyone see it.

"-You can go home, it's possible they'll be back tomorrow, there's no real point in spending the night here. When they're back, don't worry, you'll know." Macao said softly, placing a hand on her shoulder.

"-I...I don't even know why I'm still here. Every time they leave, we end up disappointed... If you only knew how much I want it to be the right one, for them to suddenly walk through the door, for Gray to strip, for Natsu to start fighting him, for Erza to try and separate them so that her cake gets destroyed, and for her to finally join in the fight too. And Laxus... Even if he came back, could he come back to the guild? Would he want to talk to me..." She looked at the guild leader, before shaking her head. "-I'm just at my breaking point sometimes."

"-Go get some rest, you're back from a mission. But we're here, we can support you, okay? Whether it's tomorrow, or even for years, we're with you. One day we'll understand, one day I'm sure we'll find them." He nodded to her towards the door. "-I'll walk you out, Romeo's still outside, you know how he's been since..."

"-He lost Natsu, we all know how much he admires him. He's like me on this one, too much hope ends up hurting, he's protecting himself."

Macao and (y/n) left the guild, walking through the streets of Magnolia. The young woman looked around, trying to find Romeo, it was a way for her not to think about what was going to happen in the next few hours at least. Once at Magnolia South Park, (y/n) noticed Romeo sitting against the tree, looking around. He too didn't want to get his hopes up. Telling Macao that she could finish on her own, she left him to go and talk to his son.

The young woman arrived home a few minutes later, and sat down on her sofa, looking in front of her, where on the small table was a drawing of the Thunder God Tribe, a gift from Reader. 

The only thing she could do now was wait, and above all, hope to see her lifelong love alive again.

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Hours had passed without any real news. (y/n) finally got up and stood in front of the window, trying to see someone from the guild approaching. But no one came. When there was a sudden knock on the door, she frowned, wondering who it could be, and went straight to open it.

Behind her was Bisca, a slight smile on her face. It was surprising, since she hadn't seen her coming from the guild, perhaps she came here from the boat?

"-I figured you'd be here." She smiled at him, "-Come on, let's get back to the guild."

"-If you're here it's to say something, no need to leave to do so."

"-I'm not saying anything until we get back to the guild. Take your jacket or don't, but I'm not waiting for you."

The woman leaves her house, letting (y/n) stand here for a few seconds, wondering what she should do. She knew that she would be disappointed at the end, that they didn’t find anyone. But… what if ? What if he has come back ? Having finally made her decision, she left her house, barely taking the time to lock her front door. Bisca hadn't waited for her, and had already started on her way to the guild. (Y/n) had to run to catch up with her, coming to her side without saying a word.

A lump of anxiety had filled her stomach, and she could feel it growing as they walked. 

After a few minutes, she stopped, hearing much more noise than usual coming from the guild. (Y/n) looked at Bisca, as if to ask if she was dreaming. So much noise could only mean one thing. A Fairy Tail party. A celebration. And so, the return of their companions, their friends, their family. The woman smiled gently at her, nodding. That was enough for (y/n) to start running, her heart beating so fast she could hear it in her ears. She didn't waste a second opening the door of the guild, discovering all those they had lost 7 years ago, all those they had mourned, cried.

And suddenly, in front of his eyes, was Natsu ruffling Romeo's hair, like a big brother would. Macao with Mirajane and Makarov chatting at the bar, probably making up for lost time. Erza with a slice of strawberry cake, while being with Alzack. Levy surrounded by Jet and Droy, crying non-stop as she tries to reassure them. Gildarts and Cana were at a table, a beer in front of each of them. Lisanna, Elfman, Lucy, Wendy, Gray, Juvia, Gajeel... Everyone was finally back.

She entered the room, attracting stares from her friends, but each of them said nothing - they knew who she was looking for. She too had the right to find him without being interrupted. Her gaze fell on his blond hair, and her eyes softened as tears quickly filled her eyes. Laxus turned around after Fried nudged him lightly, pointing to the young woman with a shake of his head.

Laxus rose from the bar, his gaze meeting the eyes of the woman he loved, the woman who had never really left his thoughts, the woman he had thought of directly when he woke up on this island. He was the first to move forward, realising that she must still be in a state of shock. 

When he reached her level, he looked her up and down, realising that he had not kept his promise to always be there for her. For years she had been alone, she had suffered, she had probably had to fight. And he had simply disappeared from the face of the earth thanks to the Fairy Sphere. It was their only means of survival, and yet he blamed himself. Of course, Acnologia's arrival was not his fault, or that of anyone else in the guild, but he regretted his past actions. He'd been so blinded by it that he'd forgotten that behind it all, once the doors were closed, there was someone who loved him.

His hand rose to rest tenderly on her cheek, never taking his eyes off her for a second. He was trying to communicate his endless love for her, words had never really been his forte, but at this moment, he promised himself he would make an effort. She deserved it, she deserved all the happiness in the world, and Laxus wanted to be part of her happiness, he wanted to make her smile every morning when he kissed her, when he told her he loved her.

“-Laxus…” She whispers in a trembling voice.

“-I’m here now my love, I will never leave you again. I swear.” He stroked her cheek with his thumb, smiling. “-I’m sorry for everything that happened in the past, I will make up to you, we will be happy if you still want us to be together.”

“-Of course I want us, I never even thought about leaving you. Now that you are here again, you are stuck with me.” She let out a small laugh, although you could hear the emotion in her voice.

The blond smiled at her tenderly, placing a soft kiss on the top of her head, holding her against him as a few tears escaped from her eyes. The guild members around them looked on in delight. Makarov, the master, well, the former master, was happy to see his grandson reunited with the woman who loved him. Of course, he still couldn't understand how Laxus could have strayed from the straight and narrow by having someone like (y/n) by his side, but the main thing was that now, he wasn't just interested in possessing power. 

Surprisingly, even Natsu hadn't said anything, he hadn't intervened to ask (y/n) to fight him, or Laxus. He'd realised that this wasn't the time, and it was one of the rare occasions when he finally understood the need not to be interrupted. Gray had done the same, not yet trying to provoke the pink-haired one, after all he could wait.

Once the reunion at the guild centre was over, (y/n) and Laxus headed towards the Thunder God Tribe to have a little more privacy. The young woman smiled at Freed, Bickslow and Evergreen; she'd had time to really get to know them since she was a child, but also in a different way as Laxus's girlfriend. Once the blond was seated, he pulled her closer to him, making her sit on his lap, putting a firm arm around her waist to hold her against his body.

“-You’re coming back to the guild right ?” She whispers to his only attention, looking at him expectantly.

“-I don’t know yet baby, for the moment I’m just happy to be here. I will speak to gramps later.”

“-Then you’re still living with me, I have your stuff in my closet.”

“-Of course, even if I didn’t want to, you would have kidnapped me, you little minx.”

The couple started to laugh, happy to finally be back together after so many years. She did not let him go, keeping her arms around him.

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For the rest of the night, (y/n) stayed with Laxus, her face against his chest, finally complete again. The guild had slowly begun to empty, with those who had lodgings outside leaving to join him. The young woman couldn't help but feel sorry for her friends, as when they had disappeared, the guild had managed to pay some of the rent so that their debts weren't too high, but over the last 4 years, this had become totally impossible. Missions had become rarer and rarer, guide members were leaving, and the worst was during the Grand Magic Games. The guild's reputation had been destroyed in such a short space of time. 

Laxus drew her attention by gently kissing her cheek, making her lift her face towards him so that she could meet his gaze. There was so much love in his eyes that (y/n) thought she might start crying again just from that.

"I love you.” She said softly, placing a hand on his jaw. "And I missed you terribly."

"I love you too". He grabs her hand and places a kiss on it. "Let's go home, shall we? I need to be forgiven.”

There was something in his gaze that instantly lit a flame in (y/n). It was a look she could recognise at any moment, something she could never forget. And it told her that her night was not about to end. The woman agreed, rising first, followed by Laxus, who wasted no time in taking her hand and pulling her out of the guild.

The walk to their shared flat seemed to last an eternity, with Laxus's firm hand still in hers, leading the way at a quick pace. He didn't even take a second to look around, the only thing that mattered to him at the moment was (y/n). He had never felt the need to be close to her so strongly, the need to kiss her, to show her his love, to prove to her that he had come back and that he would never leave her alone again.

No sooner had they entered their flat than Laxus pushed her against the door, pressing his lips directly against hers in a passionate, fiery kiss. The couple knew that if they had kissed in the guild, they would have ended up putting on a show that their friends would not have wanted to see. And all that tension was being released as the two came to lose themselves in each other's arms. 

"-If you only knew how much I'd missed your lips." He said between kisses, his voice having suddenly become deeper, his hands had begun to venture down her body, reaching under her T-shirt to caress the soft skin of her stomach. "-I missed your body, your skin, your voice, everything about you."

"-Laxus..." She intervenes in a low voice, meeting his gaze. "-I need you so much, please." Her voice became more plaintive, almost begging.

“-I know baby, but you gotta wait.” He replied softly, continuing to kiss her.

They kissed again, Laxus gently running his tongue over her lips before nibbling her bottom lip. At his movement, (y/n) let out a plaintive moan. Between her thighs, she could already feel the moisture building up, and only the desire to see the blond man take care of it filled her mind. However, he seemed determined to discover her body again, as if it were their first time. (Y/n) came and put his arms around her shoulders, bringing him even closer to her. She could feel a lump forming against her, but knew better than to say anything to him, the tension had to be built up, they both had to get closer to the edge, the better they would fall.

The blonde only broke the kiss for a few seconds, just long enough to look at his girlfriend, her eyes slightly moist, filled with passion and desire. A desire that only he was capable of satisfying. This thought only excited him even more, and he came back to kiss her fiercely, removing his own jacket at the same time and letting it fall to their feet. (y/n)'s jacket joined it only moments later. 

Their body temperature seemed to have risen a hundred degrees in just a few minutes, and all it took was one kiss to fill them with excitement.

The couple began to explore each other's bodies over the top of their clothes, and Laxus was the first to put his hands under her top again to touch her body. Sensing (y/n)'s curves, he broke the kiss they were sharing, nibbling her neck to put a few love marks on it, leaving his mark, showing everyone that she was his, and his alone. 

“-Such a good girl for me, so sweet, so soft.” His deep voice sent shivers down (y/n)'s spine, making her close her eyes as she looked forward to the next step.

“-Please, please, I’ll be good for you, but please, just touch me already.”

He clicked his tongue lightly, shaking his head as he looked at her disapprovingly. Slowly, he raised a hand, catching her jaw.

"I taught you to be patient, have you forgotten everything already? It's all right, we'll start again from the beginning."

Laxus looked at her, placing a gentle kiss on her lips. He intended to take his time, of course, but he could only understand her desire, her needs. The blond was going to tease her, but in the end, she would be the one to have the last word.

(Y/n) smiled softly, she could feel that he wanted to touch her as much as she did, and yet he held back. The blond returned to kiss her neck just after he had removed her T-shirt, revealing her bra, and using one of his hands, he untied the last piece of clothing, leaving her breasts for him to see alone. Laxus turned his gaze to it, placing one of her breasts in his hand, taking her nipple between two fingers and beginning to touch it. As for the second, he took it into his mouth, sucking gently. The young woman quickly began to moan, throwing her head back against the front door. 

She had waited so long to feel his touch, to feel the pleasure that only he could make her feel for 7 years, 7 long years. Laxus was a desperate man, he wanted to see her face contort with pleasure, so he came to torture her chest, coming to knead her breasts one after the other. 

(y/n) felt her body getting hotter and hotter, the fire completely overwhelming her at the sensation Laxus was making her feel. The blond looked up at her, before slowly moving his second hand down to his trousers, unzipping them. She didn't waste another second sliding them down his legs. He pulled his mouth away from her, putting his arms around her waist to carry her. 

Quickly, he took the common path to the bedroom, before sitting on the edge of the bed, leaving her on his lap. She came to kiss him, putting her arms around his neck, her breasts pressed against his chest.

Laxus's hands came to rest on her buttocks as he quickly devoured her lips. Their tongues began a dance together, both with their eyes closed, and both craving each other more and more. The blond came to move her against him, and the young woman moaned into his mouth as she felt her humidity rub against the blond's trousers, giving him a much-needed rub for his crotch.

“-Go ahead baby, come on, use me.”

(y/n) didn't hesitate, starting to accelerate against him. Laxus's fingers became firmer on her buttocks, helping her with her movements. He didn't waste a second of the show, his face concentrated on hers, watching her eyebrows furrow with pleasure, her eyes close as soon as one of the rubbing strokes touched her clitoris particularly well, her half-open mouth letting out moans of pleasure.

“-I know you’re getting closer, baby girl. Does it feel good ? Do you like using my legs for your little pleasure ? We have the entire night for it, you have no idea of how much orgasm I will give you.”

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©Lunavelha

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[patentedsun]

Rapid fire Fairy Tail rewatch thoughts. May or May not expand upon each point later on.

THIS IS LONG AS HELL BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHEN TO SHUT UP.

for reference, I've reached tartaros so far. I am aware of the canon happenings after that tho.

The female cast is so good idc what anyone says obviously the fanservice is awful BUT I will say, in the earlier arcs, it actually felt decently balanced because of Gray's whole stripping shtick + Natsu's cunty vest wasn't particularly modest either LOL.

Erza is such a wonderful character. I've seen comments that she goes downhill like 100yq onwards but. Um. 100yq characterisation.... that's a whole post of its own.

I never expected to like Lucy so much. idc that it takes her like 200 episodes to win a fight solo because when she FINALLY DOES IT WAS THE BEST MOMENT OF THE SERIES BY FAR. characters who's defining traits r kindness and compassion <33

Interesting how Lucy is the traditional shounen protag (underdog, skills develop overtime) because the rest of team Natsu sans Wendy were all like ... already kinda OP established mages even at the beginning.

I know there are debates ab who really is the protag and imo the narrative skews towards Natsu more BUT. it's bizarre how unexplored he is for a main character. Like yes he is my favourite character other than Lucy but his inner psyche is barely explored it's so weird. He doesn't really have a character arc either??? I'll expand on this more once I finish post tartaros (lolll not looking forward to that) and once again it seems like he's completely regressed from what I've seen of 100yq.

I fucking love all the ships.

I don't agree with comments that Natsu can't be traditionally romantic. Like, I definitely don't think he would ever have the natural inclination to be that way as a part of his character on its own. BUT considering iconic rainbow sakura moment I fully believe he would do whatever it is that would make Lucy happy. And if that includes red roses and candlelit dinners he would absolutely try his best.

Nalu moments r seriously. so good.

I totally see why Juvia stans don't like gruvia. But unfortunately I like them. And I've slightly rewritten them in my head so that juvia doesn't get completely flanderized LOL.

the Natsu Erza Gray sibling relationship goes soooo hard.

Just in general there's something beautiful about the way Fairy Tail handles it's numerous platonic and romantic relationships. Nothing feels secondary yk. Everything is given its due time (except maybe NALU goddammit).

I LOVE THAT FEMALE CHARACTERS HAVE DEEP COMPLEX RELATIONSHIPS IRRELEVANT TO THE MALE CAST. Lucy and Levy, Lucy and Yukino, whatever combination between Erza Lucy Wendy, Lucy Flare, Wendy Shelia, Wendy Carla etc

Even when the relationship involves a man in some kind of way like eg Lucy Cana or Erza Kagura it's still not like... in a bad way. The friendship itself is still there, it's just that the inciting incident tends to involve a dude.

Speaking of Lucy having so many deep female friendships is a big reason why I like Nalu so much lol. Like I literally do not care ab ships in media but fairy tail.... just has that something...

Love how often everyone changes outfits.

This show desperately needed a mini arc somewhere with just Natsu Lucy Happy going on a low stake job, where Natsu actually opens up ab his emotions and his relationship with Igneel.

Needed more Natsu and Igneel flashbacks in general.

Wendy triple combo abandonment issues are not talked ab enough holy shit. Grandeeny, Mystogan and then her entire guild???!

Lucy's relationship with her dad was objectively so well written. I skipped starry skies arc sorry the pacing was destroying me so I can't speak on that. But everything else was just BEAUTIFUL.

The fact that she returns to him just to tell at him. The fact that he comes to her with money problems and she STILL stands her ground. The fact that it's HIM who has to better himself and earn HER forgiveness.

Even after it seems like they're on ok terms, Lucy mentions in tenrou that they don't keep in contact, which is soo... realistic...

and then his death... Shout-out to Natsu who actually is emotionally quite mature (as the author himself seems to have forgotten) and dealt with it wonderfully. He gave Lucy her space, he let her vent, he stopped Happy from interfering too much. + Lucy being conflicted ab it and clearly grieving what could have been instead of what was. sighhh. .

idc ab no deaths but I do wish they didn't do fake out deaths as often. Because when actual loss sticks, it's done super well imo. Ultear, Aquarius, I haven't hit this part yet but Igneel... (yes I'm ignoring 100yq)

the episodic fillers r INCREDIBLE.

Rogue and Frosch are so special to me.

Wish they expanded on Jellal and Meredy's relationship a bit more it seems quite wholesome.

I love Virgo.

Really hate the muted colours Ft2014 onwards, but I do like that Lucy's hair became blonde and not yellow.

Pacing 2014 onwards was GOD AWFUL. I WAS SO SAD because I think the story beats in eclipse arc is actually super good but it was DRAGGED OUT SO MUCH nothing had the impact it should've.

Snow fairy, FT, Masayume chasing you will never be forgotten.

Lucy underutilizes Gemini so much it drives me mad. They were terrifying under Angel so like... cmon...

idc what anyone says GMG and edolas were top tier.

Edolas Natsu X Edolas Lucy... yes

objectively speaking gajeel is a top tier character too

Someone pointed out that Natsu didn't reallyyy hang out with anyone other than Happy pre canon and it changed my life. Every time I notice him and Lucy casually hanging out now I start screaming.

HAPPY IS SUCH A GOOD CHARACTER IDC. His edolas character arc was incredible, his relationship with Lucy is just as (if not more) fleshed out as his one with Natsu and that's part of what makes them such a great trio.

Whenever he goes LUUSSHIEEE . my heart ...

OST top tier no notes

the writing was actually so tight up until GMG part 2

I generally don't care ab the powerscaling issues but laxus v jura... no.

The anime kinda fucks up his face a lot but manga Natsu was genuinely soooo adorable in every single panel (once again IGNORING 100YQ).

Wendy also great character arc.

Sting's whole design is SO GOOD and ten years too early. the fur lined vest, the crop top, the one dangly earring, the scar, the loose fitting pants, good God now that's a Look.

Seriously I love Nalu so much...

That's all for now folks. If you want me to expand upon anything just lmk bec believe it or not all of this is a summary.

#fairy tail #natsu #natsu dragneel #natsu appreciation #lucy heartfilia #nalu #pro nalu #seriously i can write an essay ab each of these points #lucy heartfilia appreciation

[sun-stricken]

More protective dragon slayers please? 🙏

Gray watching the slayers hang out and go on jobs together: :(

Gray after being ‘adopted’: :| (secretly loving it)

Sting considering putting a gps chip on Gray only to find Juvia’s one already there and getting mad.

Sting: How dare she!

Gray: how dare you!

Wendy being the most protective.

Slayers getting jealous of Gray hanging out with Lyon. (Just wait until Natsu tells them about Galuna island).

Rogue uses Frosch to trick Gray into therapy

Someone comments on Gray’s nudity/makes suggestive comments and Wendy gets mad. Wendy: He’s too young!

My personal headcannon is that memento mori made Gray more demon so he’s got a bit of a taste for blood. He was going to keep it secret but after defeating Avatar one of the members were like ‘they’ll never accept you. You’re a monster!’.

Also that Avatar messed Gray up. He just casually mentions his initiation (ie torture) or Briar and Jerome being a bit too friendly, or not being able to get out a blood stain. And everyone is just wtf?

Sorry for the ramble! It’s just nice to get these ideas out

don’t apologize! i love seeing other peoples hcs!

i refer to the dragon slayers dragon as it or they bc i classify it as kind of a separate entity? same with grays demon

More dragon slayers beinng protective of gray for the soul! (these are more just them and gray hcs i have, but the protectiveness is implied)

TW IMPLIED SEXUAL HARRASSMENT

its a lot so vv

Gray gets sick a lot, and its never just a simple cold or small fever, its always smth vaguely serious

and the dragons absolutely despise it, they also despise that its not something they can just destroy

Every time Gray gets sick all their inner dragons are immediately running in circles with the need to make him feel better

He sniffles once or gets a tiny scrape and theres a multitude of crashes and yelling to find blankets, med kits, and trying to find the best spot for him to sit down at

Wendy is extra feral and protective during these times

(which is saying a lot bc her dragon is definitely the most protective normally, whether bc its young or bc theyre a healer so thats their job to protect doesnt matter, it just is)

she has bitten people for getting too close (ie. within 40 ft) to them, even if theyre in a public place

Shes also forgotten shes a healer multiple times bc her dragon was so hellbent on the good old fashioned hands on approach

During one of the times he was bedridden at home, they found an book with Isvan style recipes in it, then proceeded to try and make something from it

they failed, they are complicated recipes and they probably wouldve failed home ec

but its the thought that counts and count it did bc Gray practically threw himself at them in a hug when they told him what they tried to do

GOING OFF THE HC OF DEVIL SLAYERS SLEEPING A LOT THING LIKE CATS (ty @bluneko91 for the idea) i think Gray in general has always been the type to sleep anywhere and everywhere

but now he can actually easily get to those hard to reach places and nap, and hes a menace with it

a weekly occurrence at the Fairy Tail guild is half the dragon slayers frantically searching for their demon slayer, looking in his past usual haunts (at the bar, on a table, under a table, makarovs office, on the stairs somewhere, the more random the more likely)

only for him to be found on the rafters 100 ft off the ground

when they find him they have about a good 7 seconds of peace before they verge yet another cardiac event bc holy shit oh god hes gonna fall!!

another common scene is Gray sleeping (in less dangerous places) and having various token dragon slayer clothes covering him

The dragons asking Gray if he wants to go on a job with them, only for him to (reluctantly) decline bc Lyon is in town and they have plans

then proceeding to sulk the whole job

Natsu was sulking the most, and spilt what happened on Galuna

and suddenly Lyon and Gray had 5 fuming dragons following them

(and if Lyon got graphic threats if he ever fucked up again he never said anything)

Gray is a hit of a wanderer, not in a ‘getting lost/bad at directions’ way, but in a ‘likes to see the scenery/has a feeling and doesnt voice it, just goes with it’ kinda way

Hes done this enough times and is quiet enough about it the others dont realize till hes gone

On one of the jobs he took with Rogue & Sting they half jokingly and half seriously threaten him with a tracker

and Gray says that Juvia probably already has one of him

Rogue and Sting not having a whole lot of context on that asks what he means, and then gets a disturbing account of some of the things shes done

Lets just say the feelings they harbor for her and for the people who let it continue are neither kind nor pretty

they probably ripped the other slayers a new one when they got back

Contrary to popular belief, ice mages can get cold, it takes a hell of a lot more than an average person but it does happen.

Gray probs mentioned this once and now when it rains or snows-

Laxus throws his coat at Gray, Natsu offers to share his scarf and using his fire to warm him up, Rogue drapes his cloak around him

its a very soft image and i needed to share it

Gray starting to push the other slayers away bc hes struggling with his demon instincts and because hes scared hes going to become a monster and hurt them

them not taking any of that shit

reassuring him that he would never become something cruel and evil

hes becoming a demon, hes not a monster, not a murderer

Ppl are frequently gross about Grays stripping habit

its one of the only things that made him genuinely try to stop

People tend to think since hes so obviously confident in his body that its okay to touch him whenever and however they want

the dragon slayers are inclined to disagree

Gajeel breaking some guys arm after he wouldnt keep his hands to himself

Laxus spilling water on someone whose personal dictionary didnt include ‘No’ then repeatedly shocked them until they werent in reach

Wendy having to be (reluctantly, they just dont want her to get in trouble tbh) held back when someone keeps making comments on his body after he told them to fuck off

that did not stop her from giving them the worst insults and threats anybody has ever heard

[if she went back to find them again nobody would know, i mean, and they were perfectly intact! not a scratch on them! and who was gonna believe that a sweet girl like her would harm anybody?:)]

Gray has been threatened with being wrapped in bubble wrap after being injured so many times, which is crazy considering its Natsu of all people who says it

They have gotten really comfortable with eachother

and i mentioned once smth abt the slayers having little private hang outs (jobs or normal get together or ‘meeting’ type things at guilds)

during one of these he casually mentioned what he had to endure to be accepted into Avatar

“yeah, they locked me in a kiln like room for hours every couple days”

jaw drops galore

“i beg your fucking pardon.”

“oh yeah, dw tho, it usually overlapped with the deprivations days so i wasnt fully aware of what was going on, didnt even hurt”

“THE FUCKING WHAT”

*increasing volume of worried and angry sounds*

I think Natsu is also a total cat magnet, so when Gray is having an off day he’ll go in search for a cat

when they approach him, he picks them up and drops them in Grays lap and waits

it always helps him feel better

im trying to imagine Gray getting a date and them all trying to discreetly spy on it

“Gaj, the pole doesnt exactly hide y—“

“SSHH THEYLL HEAR YOU—!”

OH MY GOD IMAGINE THE SHOVEL TALKS

sorry this took a minute!! i have a lot to say but not enough words

#fairy tail #gray fullbuster #natsu dragneel #gajeel redfox #wendy marvell #sting eucliffe #rogue cheney #lyon is there too for like two bullets #juvia too but its kinda bashing #fairy tail slayers #dragon slayers #me: genuinely tweaking when i think abt them #demon slayer gray #fairy tail headcanons #theyre his simps ur honor #or smth #i cant get over them #anon ask #sun stricken answers #sun strickens ft

[pikahlua]

MHA Chapter 388 spoilers translations

This week’s initial tentative super rough/literal translations under the cut.

1 システムの基盤がやられてる！ システムのきばんがやられてる！ SHISUTEMU no kiban ga yarareteru! “The system’s foundation is being destroyed!”

2 再稼働は諦めます！ さいかどうはあきらめます！ saikadou ha akiramemasu! “I’m giving up on the restart!”

tagline 混乱の中…‼︎ こんらんのなか…‼︎ konran no naka...!! In the middle of confusion...!!

1 高齢者と子どもからだ早く‼︎ こうれいしゃとこどもからだはやく‼︎ koureisha to kodomo kara da hayaku!! “Hurry for the elderly and children!!”

2 ここから地上へ出られる‼︎ ここからちじょうへでられる‼︎ koko kara chijou e derareru!! “You can get above ground from here!!”

3 地上へ出たら雄英ロボが搬送します‼︎ ちじょうへでたらゆうえいロボがはんそうします‼︎ chijou e detara yuuei ROBO ga hansou shimasu!! “When you get above ground, the UA robots will carry you!!”

4 ロボに乗ったらすぐに彼らに指示を出して下さい ロボにのったらすぐにかれらにしじをだしてください ROBO ni nottara sugu ni karera ni shiji wo dashite kudasai “As soon as you get on the robot, give them instructions.”

5 すげえ雨 すげえあめ sugee ame “What heavy rain!”

6 捕まって下さい つかまってください tsukamatte kudasai “Please hold onto me.”

7 ロボは人数分以上います慌てないで‼︎ ロボはにんすうぶんいじょういますあわてないで‼︎ ROBO wa ninsuubun ijou imasu awatenaide!! “There are more robots than people, please don’t panic!!”

8 決して振り返らないで下さい‼︎ けっしてふりかえらないでください‼︎ kesshite furikaeranaide kudasai!! “Please never look back!!”

1 荼毘の方は見ないで だびのほうはみないで Dabi no hou wa minaide “Don’t look at Dabi.”

tagline 1 No.388 燈矢　　堀越耕平 ナンバー388 とうや　　ほりこしこうへい NANBAA 388 Touya   Horikoshi Kouhei No. 388 Touya   Kouhei Horikoshi

2 迅速に離れるように‼︎ じんそくにはなれるように‼︎ jinsoku ni hanareru you ni!! “So that you can get away quickly!!”

1 ラッシャイ RASSHAI “Welcome”

2 お母さん!⁉︎ おかあさん!⁉︎ okaasan!!? “Mom!!?”

3 夏くんお姉ちゃんを守ってあげて なつくんおねえちゃんをまもってあげて Natsu-kun oneechan wo mamotte agete “Natsu-kun, please protect your older sister.”

1 あの中心へ…！お願い あのちゅうしんへ…！おねがい ano chuushin e...! onegai “[Take me] to the center...! Please.”

2 ………俺タチハ ………おれタチハ .........ore-TACHI WA “.........We”

3 人ノ願イヲ叶エル為ニ生マレタンダゼ ひとノねがイヲかなエルためニうマレタンダゼ hito NO negaI WO kanaERU tame NI uMARETANDA ZE “were born for the sake of making people’s wishes come true.”

1 燈矢 とうや Touya “Touya”

1 何でおまえが…‼︎ なんでおまえが…‼︎ nande omae ga...!! “Why are you...!!”

2 冷却しようとしているのか冷！自らを冷やし氷膜を張りながらここまで近付いてーーー… れいきゃくしようとしているのかれい！みすからをひやしひょうまくをはりながらここまでちかづいてーーー… reikyaku shiyou to shite iru no ka Rei! misukara wo hiyashi hyoumaku wo hyoumaku wa harinagara koko made chikadzuite---... Are you trying to cool him down, Rei! You got this close by cooling yourself and stretching out a film of ice---...

3 だめだ離れろ‼︎灼け死ぬだけだ‼︎ だめだはなれろ‼︎やけしぬだけだ‼︎ dame da hanareru!! yakeshinu dake da!! “It’s no good, get away!! You’ll only burn to death!!”

4-5 あなたと燈矢も…っ  そうでしょう……⁉︎ あなたととうやも…っ  そうでしょう……⁉︎ anata to Touya mo...sou deshou......!? “Isn’t the same true...for you and Touya......!?”

1 おがあっざん？ ogaazzan? “Mooom?”

2 燈矢……‼︎ とうや……‼︎ Touya......!! “Touya......!!“

3 ごめんね…！ gomen ne...! “I’m sorry...!”

4 なづぐうん Nadzuguun “Natsu-kuuun”

5 ふ…ゆみぢゃん Fu...yumidchan “Fu...yumi-chan”

1 ダメよ！ DAME yo! “No, don’t!”

2 嫌っ!!!もういなくならないで！ やっ!!!もういなくならないで！ ya!!! mou inaku naranaide! “I hate this!!! Don’t leave anymore!”

1 燈矢兄‼︎連れていかないで‼︎ とうやにい‼︎つれていかないで‼︎ Touya-nii!! tsurete ikanaide!! “Big bro Touya!! Don’t take them with you!!”

2 もう誰もいなくならないで‼︎ もうだれもいなくならないで‼︎ mou dare mo inaku naranaide!! “Please, no one leave anymore!!”

3 これ以上……っ これいじょう……っ kore ijou...... “No more than this......”

4 迷惑かけるなクソ兄貴！ めいわくかけるなクソあにき！ meiwaku kakeruna KUSO aniki! “Don’t bother [everyone], you damn big brother!”

5 移動で火力を上げれば いどうでかりょくをあげれば idou de karyoku wo agereba If I increase my firepower by moving,

6 燈矢の身体がもう……！ とうやのからだがもう……！ Touya no karada ga mou......! Touya’s body will be [beyond saving]......!

7 もう… mou... “I'm...”

8 頼むから…俺だけにしてくれ… たのむから…おれだけにしてくれ… tanomu kara...ore dake ni shitekure... “begging you already... Only [blast] me...”

1 アハッ AHA “AHA” (Note: Heavy gasping noise.)

2 アハァ AHAA “AHAA” (Note: Heavy gasping noise.)

tagline 集う母と弟妹、その視線の先はーー… つどうははときょうだい、そのしせんのさきはーー… tsudou haha to kyoudai, sono shisen no saki wa--... The gathered mother and siblings, [they’re] ahead in his line of sight--...

#my hero academia leak translations #mha 388 #bnha 388 #my hero academia manga spoilers #final showdown spoilers #all of 10 seconds of screen time :P #ok but what if the entire todoroki family ends up with left-side facial scars--

[atlasthegreatest]

Friends...? Friends. / Lucy Heartfilia

After a long and exhausting night, Lucy finds herself walking towards her house when an explosion occurs. But when she went to help, she only ended up getting a house destroyed, and a lot fewer coins in her purse. Now, she has a grumpy fairy using her as a home until she rebuilds what she has blown up.

Word count: 4781

A/n: Sorry for the delay. I forgot to post this after I finished editing.

A girl could be seen walking through the streets of Magnolia City while staring at the stars shining in the dark sky.

But you may be asking yourselves: “But what is a girl doing walking down the street at night?” Well, the girl was none other than Lucy Heartfilia. Heiress of the Heartfilia Family, and more importantly, member of the most troublemaker guild in all of Fiore – Fairy Tail.

The celestial mage and her team of friends had just arrived from a four-day long search and when they arrived they were immediately greeted with a welcoming party at the guild. After spending hours eating, drinking, and chatting, the tiredness of the four days of searching finally took hold in Lucy. Although part of her wanted to stay and enjoy the big party her friends threw to celebrate their arrival, there was another part that wanted to go home as quickly as possible and throw herself in her bed, which, without a doubt, I would be comfortable now. So, saying goodbye to the girls – Levy, Mirajane, Cana, and Juvia – who she was talking to in the middle of all that confusion, she headed towards the exit of the guild, leaving behind an Erza readying one of her swords and a Natsu and Gray running to get away from the scarlet girl.

And now here she was, walking along the sidewalk under the light of the streetlights and stars, accompanied by Plue – her celestial companion, who walked in front of her pointing one of his trembling little fingers at the stars, turning to face the bearer of his key in astonishment. Making Lucy laugh. “The sky is very beautiful, isn't it Plue? Ah– I'm so tired! I guess that's to be expected after having opened three portals at the same time, huh? Now I just want to fall into bed and sleep until I can't sleep anymore.” The mage says, stretching her arms upwards. But just as she raised a hand to stop the yawn that escaped her mouth, an explosion occurred, causing her and Plue to be thrown back by the force of the explosion.

The blonde girl took the little being in her arms to protect him from the pieces of concrete that were flying towards them. Breaking the fall with her back, Lucy let out a grunt as she felt the rocks from the road slightly pierce her.

"What the-" The celestial mage exclaimed as she dropped to her knees as a second explosion occurred, causing her to raise an arm to shield her eyes from the flying debris, creating a large cloud of dust that settled across the entire room. area. Plue disappeared in a puff from his companion's arms and returned to the celestial world in fright.

Rising to her feet, Lucy coughed into her closed fist as she tried to find with her eyes where the explosions had come from, when she spotted a figure limping out of the cloud of dust. Ignoring her discomfort from the fall, she quickly got ready to help that person as soon as she saw him weaken to the side.

"Hey! Everything is fine with you?" The blonde mage asked worriedly, arriving just in time to support the person's body by the shoulders before they could fall to the ground. “Please ignore what I just said. That was stupid to ask.” She says correcting herself when she noticed the state of her clothes and how she had open wounds from her face to the rest of her body, noticing that the person really wasn't in a good state. " What happened? What caused the explosion Oh–” Lucy was cut off when the person abruptly pulled away from her as if her touch had burned him.

“I didn’t ask for your help.” The person says shortly, limping away from Lucy, getting further and further away. “I have to get out of here.”

“Oh? Hey-- Hey! Wait!" Lucy says running after the person who looked like he was going to fall at any moment. “You are in no condition to walk! You just came out of the middle of an explosion with multiple wounds and you’re limping!” She says trying to get their attention, but they still seemed to ignore what she was saying and continued limping away from there.

“Hey, don’t ignore me! I’m just trying to help you!” Lucy said, hurrying up her steps and going to touch the person's shoulder to make them stop, when a movement on the other side of the street caught their attention. In a quick movement, Lucy grabbed the tall person's arm and threw herself to the ground to dodge the magic attack that narrowly missed their heads.

When Lucy raised her head to see where that attack came from, she came across a group of six mages and could hear the person beneath her let out an expletive. " Do you know them?" She asked as she observed the group. They also carried wounds on some parts of their bodies. Which made her deduce that they were the ones who caused all that destruction. Discreetly moving her hand to the small bag that was at her waist, the mage waited for their reaction to use one of her keys.

“Did you think you were going to run away from us? After what did you do to our guild?” Says the wizard – who the blonde mage deduced to be the leader – as her hand glowed, indicating that he was ready to use another attack.

“I did nothing more than you deserve.” Says the person as they awkwardly stands up. “Looks like you guys didn’t learn it the first time, huh?” The person says, taking a deep breath as they rests their entire body weight on their left leg and cracks their neck.

Without giving a warning, they extended a hand, causing a circle of dark green magic to appear in their palm, activating their magic.

Lucy could feel the entire asphalt tremble beneath her feet, and she quickly dodged to the side as a section of the asphalt broke free and was thrown towards the six mages, hitting one of them brutally.

“If you want to help, I think now would be a good time to do so.” Says the person in a strained voice as they failed to dodge the attacks that were thrown towards them.

Lucy wasted no time in reaching into the small pouch at her waist and pulling out the first celestial key she touched. Seeing the celestial key she took out, she couldn't stop the shiver from running up her spine. Looking at the river on the other side, Lucy knew what she had to do. “Open the Water Bearer’s Gate! Aquarius!"

“How many times have I told you about summoning me when I'm on a date with my boyfriend, you brat?” Says the celestial spirit with long blue hair that was summoned. “What’s more, in water that isn’t clean at all! What do you think I am?” Says the mermaid, shooting the magician, causing the blonde's body to tense in fear.

“Sorry to interrupt your date, ma’am! But now I need your help with those bad guys!” Lucy pointed towards the battle between the wizards and the strange wizard.

“Tsk. Let this be the last time you interrupt my free time.” Aquarius says with a frown. Picking up her urn, she sucked up the water from the river and launched a tsunami towards where the mages were fighting, not caring who it hit or what. " Get out of my sight"

“Huh?” The strange wizard was confused when the attacks stopped coming towards him and he saw his attackers looking at something behind him. Looking over his shoulder, what little air was in his lungs escaped completely when he saw the large wave of water coming towards them. “What the-” They barely got to speak when the large wave crashed into his body.

“oh.” Lucy stared at the destruction that Aquarius' attack caused without any reaction. The debris the explosions caused seemed nothing compared to the damage the celestial spirit caused. The water not only swallowed the six wizards and the strange wizard, but also destroyed some houses that were nearby. “There was no need to cause so much destruction! Was it necessary to exaggerate so much?” She says, glaring at the mermaid and then scanning the entire area to try to find the strange wizard who was injured.

“I offer my help and this is how you thank me?” Aquarius snorted indignantly. " Tsk. What an ungrateful girl. Don’t count on my help next time, brat.” With that said, she disappeared, leaving destruction and an indignant blonde behind.

Leaving her indignation at the celestial spirit behind, Lucy went after the injured wizard. Arriving close to the wreckage and stepping over the unconscious mages, she found the stranger with his back against a large piece of asphalt, unconscious as well. "Hey. You need to get up. We need to get out of here.” She says while lightly slapping the stranger in the face. Lowering her head, she pressed her ear against their chest, and the next thing she knew, there was still a pulse. Then she brought her hands together and pressed them in the middle of her chest and began to push, without forgetting to make mouth-to-mouth movements. She did that for a good few minutes until the wizard suddenly stood up, coughing out a large amount of water and then falling on his side in a daze.

"That’s it." Lucy says as she runs her hand down their backs. “Let it all out.” But when she heard murmurs, she moved closer so she could hear better.

“–My house… My... house… what did you do with it…” Their eyes rolled back behind their eyelids, fainting again.

Lucy cringed when she realized that this strange wizard's house was in pieces because of her. “Thank you very much, Aquarius.” She says sighing as she bent down to pick the stranger up off the ground and throw one of his arms over her shoulder. “Come on. I'll take care of you.”

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They could feel their body pressed against something cozy.

Frowning, the stranger slowly opened their eyes, finding a fan and a white ceiling. Blinking their eyes to try and get rid of the confusion in their head, they quickly stood up when they realized they were in an unfamiliar place, but grunted slightly when they felt a sharp pain in their head. Raising a hand to their head, they felt the gauze that was wrapped around their head, flinching when one of their fingers accidentally grazed there. Lowering their gaze, they swept their eyes over their entire body, taking note of how half of their body appeared to be bandaged.

Analyzing their whereabouts, they realized that the cozy thing they were lying on was, in fact, a brown couch. Sitting on the edge of the armchair, they threw their feet out and with some difficulty, stood up. Putting their weight on their other leg so as not to hurt their injured leg further, they slowly limped to the window, leaning against it. Taking great care not to make any noise, they tried to look for a way to open that window but the lack of lighting did not make their mission to escape from the then-unknown place easier. But when they finally managed to find the opening, a sudden noise made them stop in their place, making them aware that there was someone else with them in that compartment.

Turning away from the window, they cautiously approached the bed that they surprisingly hadn't noticed before and faced the source of the noise.

Stopping the growl that wanted to escape their mouth when a flash of memory of the event passed through their mind, making them momentarily hold their head as it throbbed in pain. Letting go of their head, they squinted toward the woman who was muttering something in her sleep as he remembered what she had done.

After all… because of her, they no longer had a place to live.

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The sun was already up and shining brightly in the sky when Lucy woke up from her sleep.

Sitting on the bed, Lucy stretched her arms to try to relieve the tension in her upper limbs while yawning audibly and then threw her feet off the bed while rubbing her eyes, heading to the bathroom, not noticing the lack of the presence of a second person in that room.

Taking her toothbrush and then applying some toothpaste to the end, the blonde began to brush her teeth. As soon as she finished brushing her teeth, she turned on the tap and lowered her head so she could wash her face. Once that was done, Lucy took a towel that was hanging next to the sink and began to dry her face while humming some melody. But it was only when she saw her reflection in the mirror that she dropped the towel to the floor, shocked by what she saw in the mirror. But as soon as her brain processed what she saw, she let out a piercing scream.

Her nose had increased in size overnight! She looked like the wooden dolls they sold at the stall at the end of the street!

“Why do these things always happen to me!?” Lucy whimpered in panic as she leaned closer to the mirror – while trying to be careful not to bump her elongated nose against the mirror – analyzing it.

“Why are you screaming at this time of the morning? I don't know what human customs are like… but in my species, we are used to enjoying silence at the start of the day. Not shouting for nothing.” The sudden voice that echoed through the bathroom scared Lucy even more, who was left looking wherever the voice had come from. “Look at your nose.”

Lucy then did as the voice said and looked down at her own nose, only to find the mysterious person she saved yesterday staring at her with a blank expression. And once again she screamed.

“But–But how? Until yesterday you were normal and now, now you seem to have shrunk!”

“Are you finished yet?” Lucy nodded uncertainly. "Excellent. You were about to burst my eardrums from screaming so much.” The still strange person said in an indifferent tone of voice as they cleaned their ears – which Lucy, now that she noticed better, were pointy. “And this is my normal form. The ‘I’ you saw yesterday was my battle form.”

“And what exactly are you?” Lucy asked curiously, momentarily forgetting that her nose wasn't in its normal state, and that she had someone extremely small standing on it. “And you were the one who turned my nose into that? If so, why?”

“And do you want to know why?” Says the strange being, crossing their arms, frowning. “And yes, it was me.”

"Why?" Lucy asked as she furrowed her eyebrows. “This is very uncomfortable.”

"Oh well. If you hadn’t destroyed my house with the help of that blue fish, we wouldn’t be in this situation.” They say lifting their shoulders, ignoring Lucy's discomfort.

Lucy mentally smacked herself in the forehead as she remembered Aquarius's exaggeration, ignoring the way her body shivered when the words “blue fish” came out of the strange little being's mouth. She was quite sure that Aquarius must be somewhere in the celestial world making a fuss about the way she was called.

"You're right." Lucy says. “How about we make a deal?”

“What will I get in return if I agree to your deal?”

“We both came out ahead in the end.” Lucy starts by explaining. “Assuming my mistakes, I will rebuild your house that was destroyed in the middle of the battle and you will transform my nose back to its natural shape.”

“And how are you going to do that? From what I’ve seen, you don’t seem to have much of a talent for much of anything, other than destroying things.” Says the strange person, turning their back to Lucy and opening a small wooden door in her nose to return to their sleep.

Lucy's face fell with an expressionless face, but then turned into an irritated expression, not believing the audacity of that little being to doubt her abilities. But then she took a deep breath, trying to calm her nerves before she lost her temper and strangled them with her fingers. "Whatever. I will quickly find a way to rebuild your house.” She says pointing a finger at herself while staring at the person that occupied her nose. “And you, you’re going to put my nose back in its normal shape.” She says finally, her face contorting into a grimace as she realizes that the strange being is no longer there and that she is left to speak to herself.

“It was just what I needed.”

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“So, Lucy, can you tell us again what happened to make your nose the size of a ruler?”

The blonde mage sighed for what seemed like the thousandth time, rubbing her eyes as she tried to ignore the hysterical laughter coming from the two boys on her other side. They had been like that for a good few minutes since they walked through the door of their house.

“In short…” Lucy says, sighing again, looking at her scarlet-haired friend – Erza Scarlet. “I was on my way home when I heard an explosion, the explosion was caused by a group of six mages who were after someone, I tried to help that someone, but it didn't work out very well, houses were destroyed, and now I have someone living in my nose– Can you two stop laughing like idiots and help me?” Lucy scolded the two boys, causing the pink-haired boy and the dark-haired boy to stop laughing immediately when their eyes met Lucy's sharp gaze.

“ You have to admit it's a little funny. You know… have you ever been told that you look like those wooden dolls that old man sells?” Says the dark-haired boy – Gray Fullbuster, while gesturing with a finger to his nose.

“As funny as it is, Lucy could have gotten herself into big trouble by fighting six wizards alone,” Erza says with a serious face, her tone full of concern.

“It's Luci! She's fought tougher opponents! Those six were something easy to deal with” Says the pink-haired boy – Natsu Dragneel as he busied himself picking up the bowl of potatoes that was on the table and placing it on his lap, taking a dagger of potatoes and filling it in his mouth with them.

Erza took a deep breath, deciding to leave that part behind. “And there’s nothing you can do to get your nose back to normal?” She says as she approaches Lucy to better observe what she sees, causing Gray and Natsu to do the same, causing Lucy to shift uncomfortably in her place due to the way the three of them stare at her nose.

“Can you stop staring at me like that?!” Lucy says, turning her face away from her friend's observing eyes in a failed attempt to hide her nose, which seemed to have grown since the morning. “You are making me feel self-conscious!”

“Can you make less noise? You are interrupting my reading time.”

“Huh?” Natsu muttered in confusion, leaning even closer to Lucy's face to get a better look, when something hit his nose and forced his head back, causing him to fall to the ground. “Ahk!”

As Natsu was on the ground, with his forehead bleeding, Erza and Gray were on alert, readying their magic to attack whoever attacked their friend.

As for Lucy, she just massaged her temples with her hand as she sighed deeply. “I had already talked to you. You can’t attack people just because they bother you.”

“I do whatever I want. You don’t command me.”

“It’s my nose that you’re making a home. So yes, I command you!”

“That has nothing to do with it.”

"Yes it has! It’s a part of my body!”

"Stop being dramatic."

"Me? Dramatic? As if!"

While Lucy argued with the mage, Erza, and Gray got rid of their magic and watched as their blonde friend seemed to be talking to herself, questioning her friend's mental health. Until Erza decided to interrupt. “Who are you talking to, Lucy?”

“With the reason you are here,” Lucy says, stopping the battle of glances between the strange mage and then looking at her scarlet-haired friend.

“And where are they right now?” This time it was Gray who asked. The ravenette looked around every corner of Lucy's house looking for the voice.

Lucy pointed to her nose. "Here. I think I should introduce you to each other. Guys this is–” Lucy turned her gaze to her nose. “You never got to tell me your name.”

“Call me Jun.”

“Guys, this is Jun, the wizard I helped and destroyed the house last night. Jun, these are my friends, Erza, Grey, and I think you've met Natsu." Lucy introduced each one.

Jun, Erza, and Gray exchange nods, acknowledging each other's presence. Jun then looked back at Lucy. " I am a fairy. A nature fairy. Not a mage.”

“But if you're a fairy, why don't you have wings? Isn’t that normal for you to have?” Erza asked curiously. After all, it wasn't normal to see a fairy without her wings.

Jun didn't respond. They just remained silent, and turned to go back into their temporary house.

Lucy, upon noticing the fairy's discomfort, quickly changed the subject. “I called you here so you could help me build a new house for Jun, since I ended up destroying their old house last night.”

Erza and Gray looked at each other. "Please!" Lucy begged holding hands, pouting towards them.

"Sure. Anything to help a friend." “I have nothing to do anyway.”

"Excellent!" Lucy says excitedly. “Thank you so much, guys!” The blonde went to her two friends and pulled them into a hug.

"Ugh…" Natsu woke up, sitting dazedly on the floor while massaging his forehead – which had already formed a bump – with one hand. “What did I miss, guys?” He asked as soon as he saw that his friends were in a group hug.

“Come on. We have something to do, flame brains.” Gray says, taking Natsu by the collar of his shirt, heading towards the apartment's exit door, with Lucy and Erza behind him.

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A few weeks had passed since then. Jun had already recovered from the injuries they had on their body, and oddly enough, they learned to put up with the presence of Lucy and the rest of her friends (not that they would admit that to her).

With the help of Erza, Natsu, Grey, and a few more members – which Jun had discovered through Lucy were her members from Fairy Tail-- Jun's new home was ready faster than the fairy expected. And fulfilling their part of the agreement, they transformed Lucy's nose back to its normal shape (not before increasing the size even more just to irritate Lucy even more).

The duo was exactly in Lucy's apartment, having “a goodbye pajama party” (Lucy's words, not Jun's) in the company of Erza, Gray, and Natsu.

The group spent the whole afternoon playing various games to pass the time, chatting, and Jun just watched the confusion that Lucy and her friends made whenever one of them cheated in the games.

It was already past midnight, and the apartment that had previously been alive with screams was now calm, with no noise present in the room. (except Natsu's snoring). Everyone was already in their sleeping bags, tired from the long afternoon they had had, except two people who were still awake and were talking quietly so as not to wake up the rest.

“Jun…” Lucy caught the attention of the fairy – who was in their second form – who was sitting on the floor, leaning their back against Lucy's bed. Jun nodded, implying that they were paying attention to what she was going to say. “What was the reason that led you to fight those wizards?”

Jun, upon hearing the question, couldn't help but let out a heavy sigh. They knew it wouldn't be long before someone asked about it. They were a little surprised that Lucy hadn't asked sooner rather than later. “As you know, I am a fairy. And those mages were from a dark guild and they used to hunt my kind.”

“They used to? What happened to make them stop?” Lucy asked again, interrupting Jun, who gave her a slightly cutting look. "Sorry. You can continue.”

"Right," Jun says. “They used to hunt other fairies like me. They wanted to use our magic for their benefit. So, to achieve this, they captured us and tortured us, cutting off our wings and other types of torture that may exist, and then sucked out our essence: our magic. Few managed to escape alive. And of those who did… succumbed to the injuries they had.”

“But you managed to escape,” Lucy says as she stares at Jun with apprehensive eyes, noticing the visible guilt on the fairy's face. It was noticeable to Lucy that the fairy felt guilty about being the only one to have survived. She couldn't imagine being in a situation where she would see her friends being tortured and killed in front of her.

"Almost," Jun says, hugging their knees close to their body. “The damage I suffered was too much. I was chased until I managed to find a place where I could hide and not be caught by them. With the little magic I still had, I slowly healed the wounds I had for four years. Since then I have been alone. But all this time I was perfecting my magic. And when I felt like I was better, I went to the guild and killed every member there. But I didn’t count on the appearance of those other six.”

Lucy got out of her bed, and bending down, pulled Jun into a hug, not caring that the fairy's body tensed at the contact of their bodies. "It's alright. You are no longer alone.”

Jun's eyes stared at Lucy's blonde head in shock. Their body, which had previously been tense from the lack of physical contact after four long years, relaxed under Lucy's touch. Lucy, tightened the hug even more when she felt Jun's body shaking and the fabric of her sleeping blouse getting damp.

"Sorry about that," Jun says, breaking away from the hug, feeling their cheeks heat up when they felt their face wet and hid it from Lucy while trying to wipe away the tears that fell.

“What are you apologizing for?” Lucy asked with a sweet tone of voice, watching the fairy with an amused face when the fairy looked away from her again.

“For crying on you and for getting your blouse wet,” Jun says, still not looking at Lucy. They felt embarrassed that she had seen them cry.

Lucy put a hand to her mouth to contain the smile she wanted to break out. It was cute to see Jun like this. But she quickly hid her smile when Jun glanced at her from the corner of their eye. “It’s normal to cry, Jun. And about the blouse… well, it will eventually dry out.”

The two remained in a small silence between them. Until Lucy broke the silence again. “What do you think about us being friends?”

"Friend?" Jun pointed a finger at their chest. " You want to be my friend?"

“Yup!” Lucy then reached out a hand to Jun. “What do you say? Friends?"

Jun looked at Lucy's hand for a while, and did something they hadn't done in a long time.

With a small smile on their lips, they reached out a hand and wrapped it around Lucy's hand, squeezing. “Friends.”

#fairy tail #lucy heartfilia #natsu dragneel #erza scarlet #fanfic #gray fullbuster #happy fairy tail #gender neutral insert

[lisannastraussisanangel]

I feel like this is kinda niche hehe but do you have any headcanons on what Edolas was like pre-arc??

Sorry this took so long! I'm rewatching the show so I wanted to wait till I got to the Edolas Arc for inspo

Natsu was the one who brought Lucy to the guild just like Earthland Nalu, but the roles were reversed. She saved his life and he wanted to repay her by bringing her to Fairy Tail

Lucy was not well liked when she first joined and it took a bit for them to warm up to her

Wendy joined as little girl just like most of the members. She was too young to remember where she came from. People assumed her parents were executed by the royal army

Juvia joined as a preteen. The same time Earthland Juvia joined Phantom Lord.

Since all the other guilds were destroyed, the surviving wizards go to Fairy Tail if they need work

That is if they still want to work. Lyon is a frequent flyer at Fairy Tail

Makarov was publicly executed, the King assumed that would end Fairy Tail

Laxus freaked out and tried to stop it causing Knightwalker to kill him right before the execution

The Raijinshuu also put up a fight, but were captured and never heard from again

Lucy is the most well known member of Fairy Tail. She's known for saving people from the abuse of the royal army

Lucy is the only person to ever fight Knightwalker and escape with her life. She was badly wounded but put up a good fight

Master Bob had a black market magic shop. He closed down after his old friends were killed off. He was the only survivor of that team

Gajeel helps Fairy Tail avoid the royal army. He knows where all the bases are and everything

His Fairy Tail contact is Juvia. She meets up with him every couple months for updated info

#it took way longer to get to the edolas arc than i thought #hope you enjoyed! #i now have a mighty need to have edolas ft get trapped in earthland imagine the chaos #fairy tail #fairy tail headcanons #edolas #anon :) #lucy ashley #natsu dragion #erza knightwalker #gray surge #maybe the king is makarov maybe idc lmao

[azriaann]

SORRY IM YAPPING ABOUT THE SAME THING AGAIN ignore me😋☝️

i think the thing that bothers me the most about natsu’s END “transformation” during the alvarez arc is that there is such an obvious solution to its lacklustre-ness. they should’ve had him get past gray (and hurt him… because character guilt aids development SORRY) and get to zeref AS END. and then you know battle whatever. then lucy, happy, and co would have to race against the clock to try and stop him from destroying himself in his rage AND IT WOULDVE BEEN SOOOO MUCH BETTER. I WOULDVE EATEN IT UP. and for funsies they could’ve even kept the author/book part because that part is mwah (except for the whole no consequences thing)

#ramblings #sorry this shit lives in my head rent free #fairy tail suffers so much due to the writing #natsu as end is such a great plot twist it physically pains me that they didn’t do more with it #ESPECIALLY SINCE IT WAS BASICALLY PLANNED FROM THE BEGINNING #sigh #ignia battle… save me ignia battle… #fairy tail

[vampyrsutton]

Gratsu~Bodyswap

Summary:

In which the boys should have listened when Levy told them not to touch her new book.

Ao3 Tags:

Bodyswap, Kinktober, Kinktober 2021, Mating Cycles/In Heat, Light Bondage, Confessions, Love Confessions, Idiots in Love, Almost Misunderstandings, lore dump, I'm a nerd, I'm not sorry, Aphrodisiac spit, Aphrodisiacs, Consensual Aphrodisiacs, consensual drug use, I think?, What Does Consensual Aphrodisiacs Count As?

"Gajeel! Where did you even find this?! I've been scouring books for years trying to find its location!" Levy cheers happily, holding the old book to her chest. 

"It was in a cave near where you pinpointed. Whole reason I took the mission." Gajeel smirks, chest puffed out proudly. 

"For real?! I was wondering why you took such a boring-sounding mission with bad pay." She mutters thoughtfully before grinning again. "Thank you so much, Gajeel! I can't wait to start deciphering it." 

"Gihi, no problem, Shorty." He chuckles, ruffling her hair so she doesn't see the light blush on his cheeks. "What's supposed to be in it anyway?" 

"Gajeel!" Levy huffs, swatting his hand away with a pout. "It's supposed to have some old, forgotten soul magic. I doubt I'll ever use it but just knowing this buried knowledge would be amazing." She grins, stars in her eyes before turning to glare at the rest of the guild. "I don't know what it does yet so No. One. Touch. It." She warns with a look she learned from the Iron Dragon Slayer next to her who looks stupidly proud of the small intimidating aura she's managing. 

"Gihihi!" Gajeel snickers, clapping a hand on her much smaller shoulder. "That's my mate! You heard her! No touching! That means you Salamander!" His glare is much more effective. 

"What did you say, metalhead?!" Natsu roars from the other side of the bar. "Why are you immediately accusing me?!" 

Gajeel and Levy stare at him with blank faces. 

"Because someone told you no." Levy deadpans. 

"And you're a flame brain." Gajeel smirks. 

"Do you wanna go, metal breath?!" Natsu snaps, not denying it as his usual team sighs, already knowing they're going to have to bail him out of something. 

"I'll fucking crush you!" Gajeel cackles. 

Those not wanting to participate in destroying the guild again clear out as everything descends into chaos. 

~~~

"A week! No, you didn't even last a week! Gosh darn it, Natsu, I told you I don't know what the book says yet!" Levy yells red-faced at Natsu who just so happens to currently be stuck in Gray's body. 

"And Gray! What the heck?! You cause plenty of trouble, sure, but usually, at least listen to no!" She yells, whipping to yell at the now pink-haired ice mage. 

"Hey, I had nothing to do with this! I was literally at home, then all of the sudden I was burping fire!" Gray defends, new fangs bared before holding his hands up in surrender when this makes Gajeel growl behind her. "What button did I poke?!" 

"You bared your fangs at a dragon's mate." Natsu sighs, running his hands over what is currently his face. "Fast way to die." 

"Gotcha, not used to having them. Sorry, Levy." Gray nods, slowly lowering his hands. "But yeah, I had nothing to do with it." He sighs, stuffing his hands in his new pockets. 

"So just Natsu got it." Levy nods, going back to the now icy dragon slayer. "Then what the heck?!" 

"I swear I don't know!" Natsu groans. "I was walking past the library and blacked out and all of the sudden I was reading something then black again then I sneezed icicles! I really don't know!" 

Levy looks up to Gajeel who sniffs the air before furrowing his brows. "He's not lying?" 

"What?!" Levy gasps. "That makes no sense. I know the book has soul magic, and it's obvious that it switched your souls, but why would it make you react like that?" She frowns in concern at Natsu. 

"If I knew, we wouldn't be in this situation." Natsu huffs, crossing his arms to realize his shirt is gone. "What the-?" 

"Guess that's muscle memory." Gray snickers. "Now who's the pervert?" 

"Shut it! And give me my scarf, Ice Princess!" Natsu snaps.

Gray just looks at him for a moment before holding the scarf closer. "Natsu, do you know where my shirt is?" 

"No! Would I still be without it if I did?!" Natsu snarls. "Now give it back!"

"Flame Brain, I think I should hold onto it while you're in my body. You could lose it…" Gray warns, knowing how important the scarf is to the other. 

Natsu is about to start arguing again before he falls silent and stands there with a look of horror. "...okay. Take care of it?" 

"Like it was from Ur." He promises before they look back to Levy. "Soooo how long do you think it will take to decipher?" 

"I've gotten half a page in over the course of half a week. Natsu was halfway into the book." Levy sighs, pinching the bridge of her nose. "I'll skip to the section he was in and pray the fix is on that page. Until then just stay together, and try not to cause trouble. ...probably try your powers too in case this lasts long enough that you desperately need money. Okay?" 

They both deflate but decide not to anger her further since she is their only hope. "Okay." 

They leave the library dejectedly from there, not knowing where to go from there. 

"Sooo...what should we do sleeping-wise?" Gray eventually sighs, smoke leaving his mouth. 

"Happy and I have the room. Just come stay with us." Natsu huffs, finally finding his shirt and pulling it back on. 

"You sure?" Gray questions, ducking his head into the scarf before seeming confused that he did. 

"We'll have plenty of room to train too then." Natsu grins, heading for the main part of the guild now.  

"At least we're both Slayers, shouldn't be too hard." Gray nods, following him out, choosing to ignore the stares of the rest of their guildmates. 

"Ugh, I'm gonna have to eat ice now?" The new Ice Demon Slayer scowls. "Does it at least have a taste for you?" 

"Only for the Demon Slayer magic specifically, but kinda like ice cream?" Gray shrugs. "What about fire?" 

"Barbeque." Natsu grins before pouting. "I guess ice cream isn't too bad…" 

Meanwhile, as Natsu in Gray's body goes to collect a very confused Happy, Mira is watching them from the bar with absolute amusement. 

As the center of the guild's gossip mine, she knew everything that went on with its members inside and out of the guildhall and had noticed the two fighting less and less. Now they were stuck in each other’s bodies specifically because of something the Dragon Slayer had done, and here they were calmly talking about living arrangements until things were fixed. 

Mira sensed tea, and boy was she ready for it to spill.

“Come on Happy, let’s go home.” Natsu in Gray’s body grins at the little blue Exceed, already forgetting he’s in the wrong body. 

Happy looks up at him in confusion, tilting his head. “Is Natsu going on a mission I can’t come on again?”

Natsu looks confused now before hearing a sigh beside him.

“You’re in my body, remember, idiot?” Gray sighs, baffled when smoke leaves his mouth again. “Is that going to happen anytime I breath out heavily?”

Natsu rubs the back of his head, embarrassed. “Oh right! And nah, just gotta get used to controlling my fire.” He grins before tilting his head. “What about when I sneezed icicles earlier?”

“Same thing or when you’re sick.” Gray shrugs before glancing at a very confused Happy. “So long story short, remember that book Gajeel found for Levy last week? Flame Brain here read something out of it and we switched bodies. I’m apparently staying with you guys until this is fixed.” 

Happy blinks rapidly, wondering if he’s being messed up before narrowing his eyes at Gray’s body. “Tell me something only Natsu and I know.”

Natsu in Gray’s bloody flushes red, but leans down whispering something in Happy’s ear that makes the little Exceed snicker before nodding. “Okay! Do you want me to stay with Lucy?” He whispers back. 

“Would kinda prefer buffer little buddy.” Natsu huffs, knowing he’s being messed with. “He still hates me remember?”

Happy raises a little eyebrow at the denseness of his friend but sighs before grinning at Gray in Natsu’s body. “Looking forward to it!”

“Sorry to intrude, but thanks.” Gray nods, stuffing his hands back in his pockets and hiding in the scarf again, briefly wondering what the secret was. 

“Should we head out then?” Natsu grins, trying to find his pants now. “Seriously, dude?” He grumbles. 

“Aye, sir!” Happy cheers at the same time Gray just nods.

“Cool! Let’s stop by your’s first to get clothes since I’ll apparently be losing them.” Natsu laughs, leading the way and ignoring the looks of those who hadn’t heard yet and were confused by the suddenly boisterous Ice Mage.

“Sounds good.” Gray just nods, confusing everyone more about how calm’Natsu’ was being.

~~~

“Hey, Natsu! You got matches or anything so I can make breakfast?!” Gray calls through the house, nudging the snoring DragonDevil Slayer when he finds him still asleep in the bedroom. Natsu just mumbles something rolling back over and annoying the new fire user. “Dude, come on! I’m hungry!” He growls, startling himself when something that actually sounds like a growl leaves his throat. “What the-?” 

“We don’t have matches.” Happy yawns, now floating next to the door after leaving his window hammock in the living room. “Natsu can make fire, remember?”

Gray facepalms with a groan. “Right, shit. Well, how the hell do I wake him up so he can explain how? Normally I’d drop ice cubes on him, but he has my ice and I don’t wanna barbeque him trying the reverse.”

Happy shrugs, Natsu normally being the one to wake him up. “There’s a stream nearby and buckets under the sink? Sheets probably need washing anyway.”

Gray blinks before grinning evilly. “You little evil genius. Want an extra fish for that?”

Happy is suddenly wide awake and grinning happily. “Aye, sir! I’ll get the fishing stuff!” He cheers before flying away.

Gray chuckles, going to get the buckets he was told about before meeting Happy outside and following him to the stream. They spend some time relaxing in the early morning air and filling a bucket with fish and another with the frigid water. At one point Happy flies off with three of the fish and returns with a different bucket holding some eggs and bread. 

“Hey, where’d you get this from?” Gray asks in awe, feeling how the bread was still fresh.

“There’s a small farm down the hill with an old couple and their young grandson.” Happy explains, sitting in front of his pole again. “The old guy is too old to fish and hunt so we trade them for bread and eggs and stuff. Normally we’ll get a jam or jelly, but it’s the grandson’s birthday soon so they’re using it for the cake. He wanted to see ‘Big Bwother Nazu’ too, but I told him Natsu is sick right now.”

Gray chuckles a little, imagining Natsu playing with some little kid and he doesn’t realize how stupidly fond he looks until Happy is snickering in return. “Huh? What’s so funny?”

“Oh, nothing.” Happy laughs. “You just have the same look Natsu does looking at y-” Happy’s eyes widen as he slaps his paws over his mouth at what he almost said.

Gray feels his now already warmer than usual face turn even hotter at the call out before he processes what the Exceed had said. “Wait when he looks at who?” 

“Uhhh, no one!” Happy deflects, rapidly trying to change the topic. “So what’s it like being in Natsu’s body? You guys usually don’t get along?”

Gray narrows Natsu’s already narrow eyes at the deflection, but huffs, more smoke leaving his nose. “It’s not that bad. He’s a bit shorter than I’m used to being and he runs stupidly warm, yet I don’t feel the need to strip which is weird, but otherwise, it’s not that bad.” He shrugs before flushing. “Using the bathroom was a bit awkward, and I’m hoping this does end soon because Natsu’s body seems to get uh...pent up quickly, but otherwise no complaints.” 

Happy rolls his eyes. “Natsu deals with mating season every year. You can say horny.”

Gray stares at him in horror, still seeing Happy as child-like before remembering the Exceed was who helped save them all in Edolas so sighing. “Sorry, I forget you’re not a child.” Something catches up with him. “Wait, mating season?”

The Exceed winces, accidentally saying something he wasn’t supposed to. “Uhhh, Natsu was going to talk to you about it soon so I don’t want to say too much, and really don’t know too much for that matter. You’re not the only one who still sees me as a child.” He hopes Gray just assumes it’s for the bodyswap. “It’s a Dragon Slayer thing is all I can really say.” He shrugs. 

Gray can figure out out the gist of what it is using basic common sense but decides not to push too much. “I’m guessing that’s why Gajeel, Levy, Laxus, Freed, and Kana disappear every year?” 

Happy nods, sighing in relief that he seems to get it.

“When does it usually happen?” Gray questions, assuming exactly what Happy had hoped.

Happy thinks for a moment. “Depends on the element I think? Natsu’s is usually in July when the weather is the hottest. Gajeel is autumn ‘cause metal, Laxus is at the start of the rainy season which is convenient for everyone else.” The Exceed snickers. “And Kana seems to leave to find Cobra in the Winter when everything starts dying. Good luck to Sting and Rogue since they’ll probably be opposite ends of the year and have to go through it twice.”

Gray furrows Natsu’s eyebrows. “Sting and Rogue haven’t yet?” He doesn’t even notice this is weird to ask.

“When they hit twenty.” Happy shrugs, not calling him out. “Freaked Natsu out the first time.”

Gray vaguely remembers a week of the Dragon Slayer being strangely aggressive and blushing easily for a week some years back before just straight up vanishing for the week after. When he had returned, he was acting like nothing happened so Gray never questioned it. Makes sense now. 

Suddenly his eyes shoot open. “About when in July?”

“Second or third week.” Happy hums, focusing on his fish again.

“July starts tomorrow.” Gray groans before flopping into the grass. “Dammit, Flame Brain!” 

Happy’s head whips to the new Dragon Slayer in horror, having not realized that. “...We should head back. I’ll go visit Carla after breakfast so you can talk?”

“Thanks, Happy.” He sighs, sitting up and helping Happy gather everything. ‘Hopefully, Levy figures out the book soon. This is not how I wanted this to go.’

By the time they get back, Natsu is still sleeping and Gray and Happy get to look at each other evilly before Happy flies off with the blanket and Gray pours water on him. 

Natsu bolts upright from the shock of water more than the temperature and freezes the whole bed in the process. “What the hell, Ice Princess?! Why did you pour room temperature water on me?!”

Gray jumps by at the ice spike that shoots out of the sheets before looking around it in confusion before sighing. “Right, cold doesn’t affect me. Get up, Happy and I caught breakfast, and I don’t know how to control your fire yet so need your help. I’m not trying to burn down your house.”

Natsu glares at him with his own face which is really weird before he huffs and stands up. “Come on, back outside. Happy! Grab the pepper, you little traitor!”

“Aye, sir!” Happy snickers from the kitchen.

After making Gray sneeze so he can use the heat to dry off, Natsu starts explaining how his magic works. 

“So is there some part that feels hotter to you than the rest of you?” Natsu tries. “I don’t know how well this will go. I was seven and didn’t like listening so don’t remember how Igneel explained things.”

Gray goes quiet for a moment, remembering Ur’s death. “...Yeah, same.”

Natsu winces. “Um, yeah...So where do you feel hottest?”

Gray sighs, knowing Natsu is trying to distract him, but going with it. “Um..” He closes his eyes in focus before thumping his chest where his guild mark would usually be on his body. “Here.”

Natsu smiles slightly, remembering Igneel’s words. “Igneel would like you then. It means you’re strong and passionate. You’re honest and will fight for what is important to you. A good ma-Anyway, cool. Try to tap into that.”

 Gray is smiling proudly, happy to hear the one who was basically the other’s dad would approve of him before he furrows his brows when Natsu cuts something off. He shrugs, figuring Natsu will tell him if it’s important. “Okay…” Gray focuses on the hot spot, deciding to let it spread through his body. He gasps as the heat seems to dance just below his skin, caressing his heart before continuing to rest under his palms and at the back of his throat. He coughs at the feeling and a little bit comes out making him grin excitedly. He feels a few sparks at his hands and opens his eyes to look. The warmth recedes with his concentration, however, and he scowls. “Come on.” He tsks. 

He spends the next half an hour practicing and finally is able to get a burst to come to his hand at will and can get it to stay on a single fingertip if he concentrates hard. He turns to Natsu, grinning proudly. “I got it! We can eat now!” 

Natsu is grinning back, equally proud of him as he laughs. “Sounds good. You can teach me yours after.” 

“Yay! Food! Food!” Happy cheers, flying back to the house quickly.

“Um, actually I want to talk to you about something after if that’s okay? I’ll teach you after?” Gray asks hesitantly. 

Natsu tilts his head in confusion, but shrugs. “Sure! Breakfast first though, I’m starving.” 

Gray sighs in relief before nodding. “Yeah, breakfast first.”

~~~

“See you later, Happy! Tell Wendy and Carla I said hi!” Natsu calls, waving to the Exceed from the door before going back to join Gray on the couch. “Good job, Ice Pick! You didn’t burn down the kitchen.” He laughs, grinning at the new flame user. “So what did you want to talk about?”

Gray chuckles out a thanks before flushing, looking down at what looks to be a hand-carved coffee table. ‘Did he make that?’ He wonders before sighing. “Uh, so I was talking to Happy while we were fishing, and he let some things slip…”

Natsu’s eyes widen in horror, jumping to a wholly different conclusion as his face turns the same color as what is normally his hair. “Shit, dammit Happy!” He hisses. “Listen, man, I am so sorry. I understand if you don’t feel the same way and trust me I’ve spent the last several years...or I guess the last decade since we spent seven years frozen in time, but whatever- trying to get rid of these feelings because I knew there was no way you would feel the same, but then that wasn’t working so I started picking fights with you less, and you’re really cool and I was actually going to ask if this year you’d want to spend mating season with me but then this mess happened and I for-” Natsu’s eyes widen more in a new bout of horror, cutting off his rambling. “Shit! You’re in my body and it’s almost July! Dammit, I have to get ahold of Levy, there has to be a faster way to reverse this. I don’t want to put you through that alone. Dammit, gray I am so sorry, you probably hate me even more now and I-”

Gray had blue screened upon hearing Natsu’s confession, but the last line had brought him back to his sense. “Wait, what?! Natsu, I don’t hate you? And I don’t know what you’re talking about because I was going to ask about mating season actually, but I don’t hate you, Flame Brain!”

Natsu blinks before his face flushes darker, realizing he just outed himself. “Happy slipped about mating season?”

Gray nods.

“But you still bicker with and insult me? I thought for sure you still hated me? I was only going to tell you so I could get it off my chest, accept the rejection and start trying to move on-oi! Gray, calm down!” Natsu yelps when flames come out of Gray’s nose and a deep growl comes from his chest. 

“Mine.” Gray snarls, not even noticing until Natsu is having to put out a small fire on his couch. “Shit, what the fuck was that?!” Gray gasps, fire going out immediately.

“Dragons are territorial, and you’re currently in a Dragon Slayer’s body.” Natsu laughs, grinning like an idiot. “No better way to convince me you like me back.” 

Gray quickly turns the same color as the hair now resting on his head. “Um, yeah. Yeah, I do. Realized when you disappeared for that week that must have been your first season based on what Happy said. No one could tell me where you were and then you just reappeared like nothing happened. I didn’t want to push it, though.” He mumbles before his eyes widened and his head snapped back up. “Is that why you were so awkward around me the week before that. 

Natsu groans, hiding his face in his hands. “You remember that?!” 

Gray nods.

Another groan. “Instincts had already claimed you before I was ready to acknowledge it, but I couldn’t exactly deny it after that.” 

Another nod as Gray laughs awkwardly. “Well, this is certainly one way to find out your crush likes you.”

Natsu laughs in return, running a hand through his hair. “Yeah, I guess so. We should still try to speed up getting it fixed though ‘cause I would much rather be in my own body when that shit hits instead of making you have to deal with it...unless you want to join me.” He mumbles the last part.

Gray flushes again, currently having Natsu’s dragon hearing. “Um, what even happens during that?”  

Natsu sighs, figuring he might as well tell the other since he might have to deal with it. “Aside from being insanely horny, the feeling is different for every element. Gajeel just has a constant boner he can’t get rid of, Laxus said it’s like every nerve is activated at once and the electricity under his skin is different, got to ask Cobra one time and he feels like someone slipped him an aphrodisiac and can apparently make it from his fangs too.” Natsu chuckles, rubbing the back of his head awkwardly. “Sting and Rogue won’t know ‘til next year, and Wendy not for while, but mine feels like I’m on fire. I’m burning from the inside out and it feels like nothing can calm it down until I cum. This goes on for about four days with one to three major spikes throughout the day with the fifth and sixth days just being instincts to take care of the mate, or mates depending on the kind of dragon, and get them healed if necessary. Fifth through seventh are really just recovery in general. Oh, and the being territorial thing? Yeah, that goes through the roof. Say I was back in my body and you decided to spend heat with me, if anyone came through that door, you’d be the only one able to stop me from killing them.” Natsu explains in a long info dump before turning very serious. “So if you’re not ready, or don’t want to ever which is perfectly understandable, then find a way to get rid of your scent and go somewhere I can’t find you because while I won’t force myself on you even in that state, you will be stuck in my nest until the shit is over. Got it?” 

Gray’s face has transcended what is now his hair at this point as his own horny brain takes over with ideas. He lets out a noise that sounds like a deflating balloon and it’s Natsu’s laugh that finally brings him back. “Um,” he clears his throat. “Uh, yeah. I understand...I wouldn’t be against helping you though assuming we’re back in our bodies by then.”

Natsu smiles, genuinely glad. “And I don’t mind helping you if not.” He promises before tilting his head in thought. “Hey, do devil slayers have anything similar?” 

Gray shrugs, having not been one very long. “I haven’t been one long enough to know really...Uh, without mentioning names ‘cause I don’t remember it anyway, I know we have something similar to what you said Cobra has.”

Natsu furrows his brow in confusion before his whole face turns red. “Good idea telling me that when not in my body though you definitely seem to have some possessiveness, too. Why the hell would you need that, though?!” 

“Hell if I know?! The only one I’ve met was my dad’s reanimated corpse who definitely didn’t stick around long enough to explain shit. You at least got a run down and have others to fill in the gaps. I’m flying blind here.” Gray huffs, crossing his arms with one of Natsu’s pouts. 

Natsu winces, toeing the ground. “Right...sorry… Maybe you can ask Orga from Sabertooth? I know he’s a God Slayer, but worth a shot?” 

Gray sighs, nodding slightly. “I’ll give it a shot when we’re back to normal.”

Natsu nods, sitting back on the couch. “...Wanna go train?”

“Yeah.” Gray smirks, grateful for the distraction. “Your icebox sucks, gotta make sure Happy’s fish doesn’t spoil.”

“Hey! My icebox is just fine!” Natsu huffs, jumping back up to run to the door.

Gray follows after him, laughing. “When was the last time you charged the ice lacrima?”

“...I’m supposed to charge it?”

“Oh, my gods!”

~~~

“Hey, Levy!” Natsu grins as they walk back into the library about a week after the incident. “Any progress?”

Levy looks up from a mess of books and papers to blow her hair out of her face and glare at him. “I’m three lines in.”

“Have you gone home at all?” Gray asks in concern.

“I drag her home every night and do my best to make sure she doesn’t keep working there but someone keeps solid scripting me into the room.” Gajeel growls from the corner where he’s messing with his guitar. “Little shit, don’t know where she got the gall.”

“Learned from the best.” She smirks at him before turning back to the boys. “All I’ve gotten so far beyond the soul magic I already knew about is that it has something to do with dragons and Dragon Slayers.”

Natsu furrows his eyebrows, walking over to look over Levy’s shoulder. “Why would a book about dragon magic be known for soul magic?”

“If I knew, we wouldn’t be in this situation now would we?” She snaps.

Natsu backs away slowly as Gajeel bursts out laughing. “She’s a little tired.”

“No shit.” Natsu pouts as he gets away from her quickly. “Any possible ideas?” He asks hesitantly.

Levy glares, but sighs. “Not really… Gray, come over here.” She says with a sort of ‘I’m tired and hate not knowing so fuck it’ look in her eyes.

Gray raises a pink eyebrow but decides not to question her in her current state. “What’s up?” 

“Touch the book.”

“Huh?” Gray asks in confusion. 

She glares harder. “Touch. The. Book.”

“Just do what she says. I’m pretty sure she could single-handedly kick all of our asses at this point.” Gajeel sighs, playing something that actually sounds soothing for once. 

Gray decides to take his word for it, reaching out to touch it before his eyes glaze over and he starts talking in a combination of tongues, chirps, and growls. 

Levy jumps back in panic as Gajeel and Natsu’s eyes narrow in concentration. 

“That’s dragon speak.” Gajeel finally speaks up.

“Igneel taught me how to speak it, but he never got around to writing.” Natsu agrees. “Said it was more important I could navigate the common world.”

“I know a few symbols.” Gajeel huffs, looking over Levy’s shoulder to confirm that’s the script in the book. “Yeah, that’s it, but I don’t know enough to help- wait!” He seems to think of something. “Didn’t Grandeeney make Wendy study like crazy?”

Natsu perks up, nodding quickly. “Yeah! She was a fast learner and liked learning more than roughhousing like us!” 

They turn to Levy excitedly. “Get Wendy!”

Levy looks shocked but equally excited to know what the book says as she gathers everything before grabbing Gajeel’s arm and pulling him out. “Come on! Let’s go!”

“Tell the popsicle what he was saying!” Gajeel yells to Natsu before the door shuts behind him. 

As soon as his hand is removed from the book, Gray slumps into the chair Levy had just abandoned, breathing heavily. “What just happened?”

Natsu turns pink, rubbing the back of his head shyly. “You started speaking dragon so Gajeel and I now know what some of the page means and they’re going to Wendy to translate the rest.”

Gray perks up, grinning. “For real? What did it say?” He finally notices the other blushing. “Why are you blushing?”

Natsu mumbles something.

“Huh?”

Natsu sighs before smiling at the other shyly. “It’s a body swap spell. It switches a dragon or dragon slayer with their destined mate so they can find each other.”

Gray stares at him before heat slowly rises up his chest and face and steam leaves him. “Come again?”

Natsu laughs at the other’s stunned face. “It means it’s a good thing you like me back or I’d be pretty fucked.” 

Gray just blinks before laughing in return. “I guess so. ...Did it say how to reverse this?”

Natsu’s eyes widen now as he facepalms. “She ran off before you got to that part. We’re going to have to wait until she gets the rest translated.”

“Dammit.” Gray groans, slumping in the chair. “How long left?”

“A week.” Natsu sighs, slumping in the chair opposite him. “I am so sorry, Gray.”

“Hopefully Wendy reads fast.” 

“Yeah…”

~~~

“Fuck! Natsu! Shit, I feel like I’m dying! Natsu, help me please!” Gray pants from the doorway to Natsu’s room. “I thought this wasn’t supposed to happen until tomorrow?” 

“Pre-heat pretty much.” Natsu frowns, bringing frost to his palm to try to help, placing his palm on what is currently Gray’s forehead and flushing when he moans out the touch. “It will be worse tomorrow. I’m so sorry.”

“Not your fault some stupid book decided you needed laid mere weeks before this shit,” Gray mumbles as he leans into the chilled touch. “Fuck, you should have something years ago. How did you go through this alone?” 

Natsu flushes darker. “I have broken a lot of toys.” He mumbles.

A laugh escapes Gray’s mouth before he realizes. “I thought for sure you’d be a bottom.”

Natsu huffs, but shrugs, looking away. “I figured that out last time, yeah.”

Gray snickers before moaning again when the heat increases. “Fuck, is there anything that will help?”

Natsu frowns in worry before sighing. “Remember the mating bite I told you about yesterday when giving you a final run down?”

Gray nods. “Yeah, I said I was okay with it.”

“It takes the edge off as long as I stay close, but ups the territorial thing,” Natsu adds. “I didn’t want to tell you yesterday because I wanted to hear your decision when you were still coherent.”

Gray grins all dopey at Natsu’s foresight. “Well, I’m still okay with it...even more so now.” He chuckles. “How does it work?”

Natsu smirks now, giving the other a chilled kiss. “Need an endorphin spike, helping you cum is probably the easiest method right now.”

Gray’s head falls onto Natsu’s shoulder as he moans. “Even better.”

Natsu laughs as he pulls Gray over to the bed and lays him down. “Where do you want our bites?”

“What do you mean?” Gray pants, doing his best to focus on the conversation. 

“Well as you’ve probably noticed, Levy has her’s on her shoulder and if Gajeel were to take off his tunic, his is over his heart. Sounds romantic, but just turns out Levy is a biter and that was just all she could get her teeth on.” Natsu laughs before continuing. “reed is even more territorial than a Dragon Slayer because he pulled Laxus down to put it high on his neck where there was no hiding it even if he wanted to and demanded Laxus did the same. Damn was he proud for that one. Kana’s is over her heart, this time because Cobra is a giant sap and his is in the same place for the same reason.” 

Gray furrows his brow. “How did they do that without fangs?”

Natsu snorts at Gray focusing on the most random piece possible. “You’re adorable. Dragon pheromones or something according to Gajeel’s dragon. Your teeth though, I’ve actually noticed, are about as sharp as mine so should have no pro-”

“Fuck! The aphrodisiac bite!” Gray shouts, staring at Natsu wide-eyed. “I might actually die if this gets worse!” He whines. 

“Do you know if it can be controlled like Cobra’s?” Natsu asks in worry.

“I don’t know! It was a one-night stand and she suddenly told me to bite her and I was already horny as hell and it just happened. I stopped after I realized what happened ‘cause it felt like I had roofied her.” He slumps in shame. 

“Well do you want to try while it’s still only pre-heat and you’re still mostly coherent?” Natsu tries, really wanting to help take the edge off in any way he can, and not knowing any other way to get rid of the desperation that’s causing the bulk of it.

Gray opens his mouth to answer, but all that comes out is a moan. “Fu-fuck it! Just do it.” He pants, scrambling out of his. 

Natsu follows suit, having one more question. “Wanna just give each other hand jobs so you can be coherent when we finally do it for real?”

Gray is silent for a moment, thinking. “Yeah, let’s do that.”

Natsu nods, reaching into the side table for oil before pulling Gray in his body into what is currently his lap. He pours a little in his hand before taking them both in hand and smirking when Gray about arches out of his lap in sensitivity.

“Fuck! Natsu! Shit, cold! Gods, why does it still feel so good?” Gray rambles, already bucking into the other’s fist.

Natsu chuckles, starting to move his hand to help them both, giving a quiet groan of his own. “Since we’re in each other’s bodies, I guess just bite where ever you want yours to be. It’s impossible to keep a shirt on you so you have plenty of space to choose from.” He smirks. 

Gray moans, eyes scanning over his own body to pick a spot. “Doing it again when we’re back to normal.” He mumbles.

Natsu growls a little, pleased he can still make that sound and even more so at the reaction it pulls out of Gray. “Definitely.” 

He picks up the pace at this point and Gray moans loudly, doing his best to meet the hand movements with thrusts of his own. “Fuck, are you always this sensitive?” Gray moans, having to fight not to let his body literally catch fire. 

Natsu is in no better position as frost covers the bed behind him when he swipes his thumb over their slits and Gray about roars. “Shit, at least I know you’ll like how loud I usually am.” The current Ice Mage smirks.

“Fuck, that’s gonna be so hot.” Gray groans, shivering at how embarrassingly quick he’s about to cum. “Shit, is-does- ah! Is the fi-first one always this fast?” He stutters.

“Gonna um already?” Natsu smirks, twisting his wrist a certain way and watching the silent scream. “Yeah, the first one is usually pretty fast. The body trying to get to the bond as fast as possible.”

“Shit, I-ah! Focus on the heAd or yo-you’re gonna kill me.” Gray hints, trying hard to hold his orgasm at bay.

Natsu does as he’s advised, paying special attention to the head of what is currently his dick and groaning at how well that’s working. “Fuck, gotta remember that one.” 

“Use it for e-evil and you’re getting Ice cuffs,” Gray warns, throwing his head back as he digs nails into the thighs below him. “Fuck! Hurry! I ca-can’t hold back much lOnger-Ahhh!”

“Don’t threaten me with a good time,” Natsu smirks before groaning as he watches Gray come undone. “Fuck, bite wherever you want.”

A growl leaves Gray’s lips as he lunges forward, burying his fangs where none of his higher collars will hide it during the rare times he actually has a shirt. 

Natsu figures it’s the magic of the bond that rips a sudden violent orgasm out of him as has him screaming before burying his current fangs above his scarf with a growl. 

They blackout again and all of a sudden Natsu feels delirious when he comes to. He blinks open his eyes with a keening whine to find a very excited Gray grinning down at him. 

“Holy shit, Natsu! We’re back in our bodies!” Gray grins, running his hands over Natsu’s chest now.

“Great! Awesome, the aphrodisiac does not have an off button. Get your ass down here now.” Natsu growls, feeling way hotter than he ever has during any season before.

Gray’s eyes widen in panic before nodding quickly. “Shit, sorry Natsu! Where’d you toss the oil? Got it!” 

“I don’t fucking care at this point, gods definitely do that again but never again during mating season after this one.” Natsu groans, dick already in hand. 

He growls when Gray bats his hand away before almost screaming when Gray starts sucking him off and would have arched into his mouth at the oiled finger if Gray wasn’t holding his hips down. “Fuck, Gray! Shit, don’t you dare stop!”

‘Didn’t plan on it.’ Gray thinks to himself as he works more of the dragon slayer into his mouth and more of his finger into his ass. 

“You better not,” Natsu growls, far too horny to realize Gray didn’t say that out loud.

Gray almost chokes, eyes shooting up to Natsu in shock. ‘You heard that?!’

“Of course I did, dumbass! I’m not dea-Your mouth is still on my dick.” Natsu realizes before another wave hits him. “I’ll ask Gajeel later. Less Voodoo, more sucking out the aphrodisiac or whatever, fuck!” He groans.

‘Considering I now get what you’re going through? Yeah, I’m not gonna argue.’ Gray agrees, finally getting Natsu down his throat and sucking hard as he starts working another finger in. 

“Mngh! Fuck! How is your mouth still so cold? You were right though, that does feel weirdly amazing.” Natsu moans, arching just slightly at the additional stretch.

‘Right?! Gods, you’re gonna feel like a fucking oven aren’t you?’ Gray internally laughs.

“Wouldn’t know. Guess you’re gonna have to find OUt! Shit, there!” Natsu smirks before throwing his head back when Gray finds his prostate.

Gray smirks before redoubling his efforts, popping off when Natsu starts muttering his close and dodging the hand that tries to get to him. “Do you want me in you soon or not, Flame Brain?” Gray snickers with nowhere near the same bite as normal.

“Fuck, right yeah, get in me.” The Dragon Slayer groans, letting his legs open more and snickering at the groan this pulls from the Devil Slayer.

“You’re gonna kill me long before I do.” The Ice Mage groans, finally pulling his fingers out to lube his cock. “No strange dragon biology I should worry about?”

“Nah, would need a ritual for that,” Natsu assures, hooking his legs around Gray’s waist. “Now get in here.”

Gray laughs at the pink-haired mage’s eagerness, lining himself before sinking in slowly and drinking in the sight of Natsu with his head thrown back in pleasure. 

“Gods.” Natsu groans. “Hurry! Please!”

“I don’t wanna hurt you.” Gray frowns, definitely not yelping when Natsu uses his strong legs to pull him in further. 

“Ahhhngh! I have fought literal gods,” Natsu growls, referring to the corrupted zodiac keys. “It’s going to take a lot more than that to hurt me.” 

Gray is panting as he adjusts to the sudden tight heat squeezing his dick. “Fuck, you’re gonna barbeque my dick.” He huffs out a laugh.

Natsu manages to smirk before snarling again. “Now move. Show me how a Devil Slayer compares to that of a Dragon.”

The Ice Mage groans, still not fully recovered from the last orgasm before he thinks of something and bites his own arm. He snarls as his right eye glows red and black markings cover the right side of his body like smoke. He felt like he had to fuck. Claim. Dominate. And here was a perfect, willing dragon under him begging for his cock. 

His grin turns wicked. 

“That should help me keep up.” He chuckles, voice gravely.

Natsu’s eyes widen at the transformation and he moans. “Fuck, how did you get hotter?”

Gray chuckles as he pulls almost completely out. “I can cool things off if you’d like, little dragon?” He hums, letting his dick get just slightly chilly and watching as Natsu’s eyes roll back while he moans.

“Gods, no colder, but fuck that’s good. Move? Please?” The Dragon Slayer whimpers, instincts now telling him to back off on the aggressiveness. 

“Awww, what happened to that bite from earlier.” Gray coos, sliding back in slowly, before repeating. “Sense something stronger?”

“Uh, mating thing?” Natsu lies, silently begging him to go faster.

“You know the weird telepathy thing goes both ways right?” The Devil Slayer laughs. “But if you insist.” He hums before giving the Dragon Slayer what he wants, snapping his hips into him with earnest now and smirking at the pretty marks his one, clawed hand leaves.

Natsu cries out, fingers digging into the bedspread as he’s fucked up the bed, moaning louder whenever the Devil Slayer brushes his prostate.”Ahngh! Please! More! Please! Fuck I’m so close again already! Please!” He lets out a whine when he starts reaching for his dick and Gray grabs his wrists before freezing them to the headboard. “Gray, please!”

Gray just snickers, speeding up his thrust and going harder, marveling at how the pinkette arches off the bed. Soon enough, Natsu starts cumming and he releases his hands so the shorter man can shoot up to bite him where he did earlier. 

“Fuck, Natsu.” He groans, rapidly growing closer with the bond magic. He keeps his mouth firmly closed so as to not drug Natsu again, but something in him is insisting it’s safe so he pulls Natsu’s hair to tilt his head to the side and does the same, biting where Natsu did earlier while cumming hard inside him.

Natsu moans as his hair is pulled before making a sound that sounds like something between a chirp and a purr as he relaxes against the Devil Slayer. 

Gray’s head starts to quickly clear as well despite being injected a while after Natsu. He pulls his head back as the black markings fade, petting Natsu’s hair lightly as he looks him over, blushing at how much of a mess he made of the Dragon Slayer. “Shit, Natsu. Are you okay?”

He gets a sleepy noise as Natsu removes his mouth from his neck before a small nod. “Mhm.” He hums. 

“Mind if I drag you to the bath?” Gray whispers, rubbing out what must be sore muscles. Care for. Spoil mate. Something is putting in the back of his mind. 

“NNnghn. Too tired.” Natsu mumbles. 

Carry him.

Gray chuckles, gathering the shorter man in his arms. “Come on, I’ll clean you up.” 

“Mmm, good mate.” Natsu hums, making the weird chirping purring noise again as he cuddles into Gray’s chest.

Gray blushes but doesn’t correct him, carrying him to the bathroom. “I’ll need a little help heating the water now that you have your magic back.” 

“Mmk.”

~~~

Levy’s eyes zero in on their necks when they reappear in the guild after a week of absence. She and Gajeel look at each other for a moment before they give them shit-eating grins. 

“There’s the happy couple.” Levy giggles, leaning on Gajeel smugly.

“Finally joined the land of the mated, huh Salamander?” Gajeel smirks, resting an arm on Levy’s head, trying to be casual about playing with her hair.

The boys turn the color of Erza’s hair. 

“Um, uh we-”

“What are you talking about, we-”

“Stop the bullshit.” Gajeel laughs.

“You picked the showiest spots ever for you your marks.” Levy points out. “Guess you figured out how to switch back on your own then?”

They look at her in confused embarrassment. 

“The mating bite.” She hums. “You didn’t necessarily have to fuck each other.  Any endorphin rush would have worked, but I guess that is the easiest option.”

“So what was the book anyway?” Gray coughs, trying to change the subject. 

“Different Slayer rituals. The same thing would have happened if you walked past it, Natsu just happened to be the unfortunate soul of you two.” She shrugs.

Natsu furrows his brows. “Why is it in dragon then?” 

“Dragons are known for their hoards, but I guess were also the mediators to the devils, gods, and each other. They were great at keeping the rituals secret and were in charge of performing them all. Turns out the cave it was in was an old Rock Dragon’s nest.” Gajeel provides. 

“Why didn’t it do anything to you or Wendy then?” Gray asks now.

“I already have my mate.” No one misses the sappy look he gives Levy. “And Wendy is too young.” It’s his turn to turn a little pink in the cheeks now. “Was not fun giving her the sex talk. Thanks again, Lev.” 

“You looked like you were going to die if I didn’t.” She giggles. “So much for big brother Gajeel.”

“Hey! I’m here to help her with fighting! I don’t like explaining the shit to Salamander either, but I can pass that off as locker room talk!” Gajeel huffs, definitely not pouting.

Levy giggles, patting his chest. “Wendy spent all week translating it while you were away if you want to read more?” 

The two look at each other, having a silent conversation before looking back to her with a nod. 

“Probably for the best.” Gray nods.

“Awww! They’ve already figured out their link.” Levy squeals. 

“We had some time yeah…” Natsu flushes, hiding in his scarf.

“Your magic won’t hurt each other either.” Gajeel chimes in, looking to Levy with absolute relief on his face.

“What? But Gray’s demon bite still wor-” Natsu tries to question, but Gray slaps a hand over his mouth.

“Shut up, Flame Brain!” Gray snaps, red in the face.

Levy burst out laughing, leaning on the snickering Iron Dragon Slayer. “Book is translated remember? We already know what he’s talking about.” She giggles.

“And I said won’t hurt . Gihi, you’re stuck with his horny bite.” Gajeel snickers.

Both boys are red as tomatoes as they thank the two for the information before running upstairs for a quest, getting it approved, and fleeing the guild. It would be a whole month before anyone saw them around the guild again.

#gratsu #gray x natsu #gray fullbuster #gray fairy tail #natsu dragneel #natsu fairy tail #fairy tail #smut #kinktober #kinktober 2021

[fairydares]

Fairy Tail Omake my Sleeping Self Wrote

Fairy Tail's Strongest Team heads to Magnolia's Outdoor Market/Farmer's Market. As usual, Natsu, Happy, Gray, and Erza are pretty much just following Lucy. Partly for the adventure, partly to annoy her.

They see a bunch of weird stuff, like Wing Fish cooked in various ways and questionable magic items, Vulcan dung for sale, etc.

Eventually, Natsu tries to get a fried food stand to "give him their fire." Gray points out that he's being an idiot. Natsu points out that he's buck-ass naked. They begin brawling, alarming the public.

Lucy tries to break them up. When it doesn't work, she attempts to call on Erza for the task...only to discover that Erza is distracted, having donned the "Iconic Haggler" armor. At this point, she is "using" it to try to get a blacksmith to give her fabulous weapons for chump change. Unsuccessfully.

Natsu and Gray's brawling gets serious enough that Erza finally takes notice and gets Annoyed, enacting more destruction to break them up than they were exhibiting in the first place. Natsu mistakenly calls her armor "Hag Armor" which pisses her off enough that she destroys even more shit to the point that the local guards come running.

The guards capture Erza, Natsu, and Gray.

"Lucy! Tell them we're not bad guys!" Natsu shouts, making the guards turn their attention to her and Happy.

"Ma'am, are you with these ruffians?!"

Lucy looks at her three comrades long and hard.

"Don't do it!" Happy hisses.

Lucy looks the head guard in the eye. "Sir," she says, "...I've never seen these people in my life."

They are dragged away, fighting and shouting at her. Lucy feels sorry, but cannot regret doing whatever it takes not lose her Farmer's Market.

#fairy tail #fairy tail's strongest team #erza scarlet #natsu dragneel #gray fullbuster #fairy tail happy #happy the exceed #luc heartfilia

[mdelpin]

Natray/Gratsu Day 2023

This isn't exactly new, but I reread it recently and rewrote parts of it. Enjoy!

To Stay By Your Side

AO3

Gray felt it clearly, the moment Natsu finally gave in to the demon nature he'd fought off for so long. 

All around him, the temperature rose until it was almost unbearable. And as the air filled with the sound of Natsu’s fury, he knew beyond the shadow of a doubt.

It was too late.  

That didn’t stop him from begging, though. To Natsu, to Zeref, hell to anyone who might listen and help him put a stop to the nightmare that was unfolding before his eyes. 

But no one did.  

All he could do was watch as Natsu transformed into E.N.D.-the etherious demon Zeref had resurrected him to become. 

The one his father had tasked him with destroying.

His heart ached at the sight of his love standing before him, tears streaming down his cheeks unabashedly as he mouthed a desperate apology. One Gray knew was also a goodbye..

 I’m so sorry.  I love you.

Logically, Gray knew it would only be a matter of time before it happened. The creatures Zeref sent after them only got stronger with each encounter. But they were strong too, and Gray had let himself believe that together they’d be able to defeat any enemy that crossed their path.

It had been a fantasy, one with an expiration date at that, but he didn’t care because the alternative wasn’t something he’d ever wanted to consider. Especially given what he’d promised in a moment of weakness.

He could still hear the quiver in Natsu’s voice when he’d asked him to do the impossible -

 When it happens… I want you to be the one to kill me. 

And God help him, he’d agreed to do just that. But he couldn’t. How could Natsu ever expect him to? 

He might as well have just asked him to tear his own heart out. He should have asked Erza or Lucy, or maybe Gajeel–

Why was he even wasting his time thinking about this now?!!! There had to be something he could do. Anything! They could go back to Magnolia. He could use his magic to keep E.N.D. under control until they could get his book away from Zeref. Then he could figure out a way to get Natsu back or…

“Gray… it’s time.”

He flinched at the words, and though he didn’t want to look up, Gray couldn’t ignore that damn quiver. 

E.N.D. appeared ���calm, despite the flames that now flared all around him.

And that irked him even more. How dare he look like that when Gray’s entire world was falling apart? But just as he was about to give E.N.D./Natsu a piece of his mind, a voice spoke up in the back of his mind, startling him out of his anger.

Perhapsss there’sss another way….

The voice sounded familiar, although he couldn’t remember ever hearing it before. 

“Who are you?”

I am you, jussst asss you are me…

Gray had no clue what that meant, but as he felt the inky tendrils of his Devil Slayer magic creep steadily up his body, he understood. His magic was reaching out to him, and that’s when he remembered. 

He had heard it before, right after his father had first transferred his magic over to him. This voice had taught him how to use it, but it had remained dormant ever since. 

And desperate for any solution that didn’t include killing Natsu, he put all of his faith into the one thing that had never let him down. He didn’t waver once, not even when the demon told him he’d have to give up his humanity. 

Who needed it, anyway?

Gray closed his eyes, following the voice’s instructions and assurances as they merged their souls together into a new creature. One that could walk alongside E.N.D. forever.

When it was all over, he blinked at the brightness of the burning landscape with eyes that were not wholly his. It was a little overwhelming at first. He felt like he was seeing a world remade in colors he had never seen before. He immediately turned his head, wanting to see how E.N.D. would look to him now.

What he saw didn't disappoint him. 

E.N.D. was beautiful.‌ But what was even more enticing to Gray was that he saw Natsu's soul contained within. Although, to be fair, it looked murderous at the moment. Gray couldn’t help but laugh at his expression.

“What did you do?!” Natsu roared, gawking at Gray’s new appearance. 

“Anything I had to, to ssstay by your ssside,” Gray replied, holding out his hand for him to take, and after a minute spent staring at him in dismay, E.N.D. grabbed it roughly.

They walked together, putting their old lives behind them and forging a new future for themselves. One where they could love each other as they always had, as far away from the world of man as they could manage.

#gratsu/natray day 2023 #gratsu #natray #gray x natsu #fairy tail #rewrite #drabbles

[grayseyebrowscar]

been tagged by the lovely @tokkias for this writing wip game thank you sm mya rules: share the first line (or two or more!) of every current wip you have (that you feel comfortable sharing) and tag some writer friends! feel free to add the titles of your documents if you see fit

note none of the names listed are the actual names i will be going with or they have - i just think they're funny placeholders (also if you wanna know more about them just ask lol

damn natsu's old: Hargeon, the port city that should have banned him ages ago but never did. Natsu was glad he was still able to walk through it and everything since last time. Sure, the last time was a long while ago, but still, it wasn’t everyday you almost destroy a whole port.

milliana's ever growing cat collection: “Meow meow meow meow. Meow meow? Meow!” Milliana told the stray kitty in front of her. She kept scratching its face as the cat rubbed against her. This was her new best friend, sorry Sho. “I love you so much, Archduke Sparkles of Rainbow Valley. You’re going to come home with me and be so loved.”

freed's not gay??? clickbait: Freed was surprised to see he got mail from his family. It had been a while since he heard from them last. Honestly, he didn’t think he would get any letters from any of them unless something terrible happened to them all.

comic con meet n greet minus the comic and con: “So Levy,” Lucy began one day as the two friends were sitting in the guild together. She played around with the straw in her drink, moving it from one side of the glass to the other.

get blueshelled bitch: The apartment was packed with snacks for the upcoming Mario Kart tournament. They wouldn’t even be having this shit if Jet didn’t tell Bix he was better at Mario Kart.

tagging: @creaticare @genavere and uhhhh whoever else wants to join in

#milo wips #tag game #friend tag

[bringerofdeathandtheapocolypse]

I am 100% going to just go on rants here because I don't know anyone who has/will watch this show and I've been obsessed with it for years.

But the Acnologia battle. I kinda just find it funny.

Alveraz is probably one of my least fav arcs. Sort of a mix of too many fake out deaths (I can forgive Gajeel's since demon portal and Juvia's is stretching but Makarov's was absolutely just for sad points. Like he was dead for chapters and then he's just back) which absolutely destroyed some of the tension for me and how certain characters just didn't get as much spotlight as I would have liked (*cough* Sabertooth, Oracion seiz and Thunder legion *cough*) also the anime totally skimped on the blood in Larcad and Sting's fight which had me booing at the TV when I watched it.

But the final fight. I think it's good, showing that they can barely even land a scratch on this guy who is way out of their depth is shown perfectly.

I'm not even mad about the power of friendship ending, I just stand by that I would have loved that they all pitch in like a roar or a secret art (perfect opportunity to have Rogue and Cobra use one for the first time)

I have always been confused why they never tried stronger spells though. Like I get conserve power and such but like. You aren't going to use secret arts? Gajeel never used his scales which baffles me because surely that would be a smart decision since it's wildly known that his scales, although affected by other dragon slayers, can at least lower the damage he takes. And why did Sting and Rogue never activate dragon force or use their unison raid. Like this is the guy who wants to kill you and you don't at least try these things once?

I also like the theory that Acno just at that moment destabilised due to the dragon slayers not giving him the power to remain stable but like, why did his body desigrate as well?

Like his soul makes sense but his body? Was that just a weird way of getting around having a giant dragon corpse? Or do all dragons just disintegrate upon death. Or no sorry, that doesn't make sense either because dragon eaters and dragon bones both exist and Laxus and Cobra literally have dragon hearts inside them. Plus Irene didn't disintegrate. The only other dragons that did were the training 5 and that makes sense because they were nothing but souls ripped from their bodies at that point.

I even have a work around for this if you don't want a giant dragon body laying around. Just make it canon that dragon slayers who became dragons revert to their human form upon death. Irene died looking like a human but it's also canon they use magic to transform so you'd think she'd change back but nah, she stays human.

Funny how my biggest problem here is the technique that the slayers used and how Acno just self destructs in the real world. Nothing with the ending or anything.

I don't know if there is anything I've missed since I am doing my best to catch up on 100 year quest. I dropped off around the middle of the whole Alderon part because I just kinda got bored of Team Natsu. I don't hate them but just... I like other characters more. Sorry to Natsu but he's at the bottom of my list of the seven. But then I saw Laxus and Gajeel get brought in and we get Laxus lacrima stuff so I've been trying to catch up to see that. Also God Serena Vs Gajeel sounds awesome like I wanna see that. But if I got anything from that wrong then that's why.

#fairy tail #fairy tail au #rant #fairy tail rant #acnologia #dragon slayers #gajeel redfox #natsu dragneel #cobra #erik #rogue cheney #sting eucliffe #wendy marvel #laxus dreyar

[twomanyideas]

Santu Claus is Coming to Town

A collaboration by @mdelpin and @oryu404 @becausewritingshouldbefun January 2023 Challenge Prompt: New Beginnings Pairing(s): Gray x Natsu, Sting x Rogue, Lyon x Erza (mentioned) AO3 | Ch 1 | Next: Ch 2

Summary: It's the most wonderful time of the year... supposedly. Natsu, in his absence, has taken Gray's Christmas spirit with him, and an unfortunate event from Rogue's childhood has him dreading the holiday altogether. Needless to say, they're not particularly excited about attending their Aunt Ur's annual Christmas eve party. But the night turns out to be full of surprises, making it one they certainly won't be forgetting anytime soon.

Chapter 1: Santa Bring My Bastard Back to Me

Christmas had always been Gray’s favorite holiday. That often surprised people, given he wasn’t exactly the most cheerful person to be around, but there was just something in the air that never failed to lift his spirits.

But this year was different, and while he hadn’t yet reached ‘Bah, humbug’ levels of bitterness, he was skirting fairly close.

The reason was simple. 

Natsu, his childhood best friend and boyfriend, had gotten himself stuck on another fucking continent with no chance of getting home before Christmas. And yeah, Gray knew all too well that he was being unreasonable for feeling this way. It wasn’t Natsu’s fault they’d canceled all flights out of Rivera because of a massive snowstorm.

But after five years of only being able to see each other on the occasional weekend and during school breaks, Gray had been looking forward to spending more time together now that he was back home. Instead, they both got swept up by work. Gray was lucky enough to have landed an entry level position at an architectural firm soon after he'd graduated, and while Natsu still worked for his dad, he’d gotten promoted last year. Now he traveled along with Igneel for work so often, it felt like Gray saw him even less than before.

Was spending Christmas together really too much to ask?

“Please tell me that’s not what you’re planning to wear to your aunt’s party.” 

Gray looked up to find his mother frowning at him. It took a minute for her words to pierce through his self pity, but when they did, it just added to his misery.

He’d completely forgotten all about his aunt’s Christmas Eve party.

“I don’t suppose there’s any way I could just stay home?” he asked. The last thing he felt like doing was feigning cheer at a loud family party.

“If he’s not going, then I’m not either,” his younger brother Rogue said as he plopped down on the sofa next to him, destroying any chance Gray might have had of his mother taking pity on him. The smug look Rogue flashed him let him know the bastard knew it, too.

Great. Thanks a lot, half-pint.

“You're both going, and that’s final. Now, go change into something a little more festive,” Mika directed, putting her hands on her hips as she looked back and forth between Gray’s sweatpants and Rogue's all black getup. “How about those Christmas sweaters I bought you?” 

Gray touched a hand to his forehead. “Will you look at that? I think I have a fever. I must be coming down with something.”

“Yeah, me too.” Rogue said, faking a cough.

“Oh come on guys, it’ll be fun,” their mother badgered as she paced to the kitchen and back, gathering all the food she was bringing to the party. “This is the first time in a long while the whole family will be together. Even Ultear made it.”

That touched a nerve. What was she talking about? The whole family would not be there.

Besides, what did Gray care if Ultear and her asshole husband had graced them with their presence when Natsu wasn’t around to make fun of them?

“Wow. Nice, mom.” Rogue rolled his eyes and sighed.

“What?” She paused, her eyes widening as she finally realized her mistake. “Oh honey, I’m sorry!”

“Don’t worry about it,” Gray grumbled, even though it did kind of hurt that she’d forgotten Natsu’s absence so easily. You’d think she’d notice. The guy had only been terrorizing their pantry since they were ten, and they’d been a couple since his freshman year of college.   

He got up from the sofa and headed off to his room to change into something his mother wouldn’t give him a hard time over. Rogue followed, looking about as thrilled as he felt. Gray doubted either of them would be wearing those Christmas sweaters. 

It took some searching, but he found a shirt that was ironed and wouldn't have him sweat to death. He’d just located a clean pair of pants when the doorbell rang, soon followed by the elated sounds of his mother greeting their visitor.

He knew it couldn’t be Natsu. He hadn’t rung their doorbell since he was twelve, just made his way in through whatever door was open. Even so, Gray couldn’t quite silence the part of him that desperately hoped his boyfriend had somehow made it home in time.

He quickly finished dressing and went back downstairs, skipping the last steps when he caught the sounds of someone rummaging through the fridge. For a second, he truly believed he’d find Natsu grabbing the makings of one of his monstrous sandwiches with whatever leftovers he could find, but his mother shattered that illusion before Gray could even come out to see for himself.

“For God’s sake Sting, get out of my fridge,” she complained, “I swear you’re as bad as Natsu!”

“Lay off him, Mika, he’s sixteen. You know better than anyone that teen boys are always hungry,” his father snickered, tossing Sting an apple from the fruit basket that sat on the counter.

“Thanks, Mr. F!” Sting inhaled the apple while peering into the multiple shopping bags full of food and drink Mika had lined up, no doubt studying their contents and making a mental list of what he was going to eat first. 

“Are you sure you’re bringing enough?” Silver glanced at Mika as she packed a box with as many bottles of wine as she could safely fit. 

Mika stopped what she was doing and gazed at Silver worriedly. “Do you think I should bring more?” 

Gray had never figured out whether his mom was really oblivious to his father’s sarcasm or whether she just enjoyed playing dumb. Either way, he rarely got a rise out of her.

“I think we should go.” 

“Not yet. We’re waiting for the boys.” 

“Gray still moping around?” 

“I am not moping, I’ll have you know,” Gray said, entering the kitchen before his parents got too comfortable talking about him. “Of course,” he sighed, taking in Rogue’s best friend and his ridiculous Christmas elf costume, complete with red suspenders, bells on his hat, and even bells on his bright green shoes. Of course he would, and of course it would have been Sting. Gray had been a fool to think otherwise. The guy practically lived at their house, hanging around his brother like the two couldn’t function without each other for longer than a day. 

And speak of the devil, Gray heard his brother coming down the stairs. He turned to look, fully expecting some sort of passive aggressive move to protest having to change, but for once, it looked like Rogue had actually put in some effort. 

While he was still wearing the black jeans, he’d found a clean white button-down shirt to go with them, and he’d even tied back half of his hair into a ponytail, revealing the side of his face Gray couldn't remember seeing in forever. 

“Nice!” Silver complimented him. “And perfect timing! Why don’t you help me load the car? Gray and Sting, you too.”

"Sure thing," Sting said, jingling with each step as he grabbed a couple of bags, but he knocked one of them straight into the counter when Rogue walked into the kitchen. “Ow! Hi! Sorry!” “Hey,” Rogue briefly flashed him a smile before he nodded at the bag Sting had just savaged. “Careful with that. You don't want to mess with my mom when she's full of ‘Christmas spirit’.” 

Gray snorted at that, and while his father shot them both a warning look, he didn’t disagree.

“I heard that!” Mika called out, already running around the house and turning off lights, but stopping to come at Rogue with a face that had Gray struggling to hold back his laughter. 

“My, who’s this handsome young man?” She crooned, cupping Rogue’s cheeks, and fondly gazing into his eyes as if she'd never see them both at the same time again. “Are you done?” Rogue huffed, glaring and red-faced as he let her pluck at him, taming a few rebellious strands of hair and making sure his shirt was tucked in nicely from all angles. 

“No!” she said, pulling her phone out from her jacket pocket. “You have a face. We need to take pictures.”

“What are you talking about? I always have a face.”

Now, normally Gray wasn’t a big fan of pictures, but Rogue’s hatred of them was legendary. And given how he was stuck going to this party because Rogue had opened his big mouth, he felt a little payback was in order.

“I think pictures are a great idea!” he said, mustering up as much enthusiasm as he was able, just to piss him off. “How about by the tree?”

“That’s a lovely idea, Gray!”

“How about by the tree?” Rogue mocked in what sounded absolutely nothing like Gray's voice at all, and stuck out his tongue. 

“Rogue!” Mika scolded as she ushered them all out of the kitchen. “It’ll just take a minute. Besides, I have so few pictures of you.”

“Oh, right. My bad,” Rogue said, pointedly looking at the walls, which were covered in family pictures, and at the digital frame that displayed a constant slideshow of shots. 

Gray wasted no time in standing in front of their Christmas tree, a huge Isvan pine that stretched all the way to the ceiling and took up a sizable chunk of the living room, but his smile froze as soon as a picture of him and Natsu grinning like idiots as they tried to shove a s’more into the other’s mouth popped up on the digital frame. 

He could remember that day clearly. The two of them had spent the afternoon building a firepit in the backyard for his mom. They’d broken it in that evening, roasting s’mores from their deck chairs with the rest of the family. Then, after everyone else had gone inside, they’d stayed by the fire, kissing until–

“You know he’d be here if he could,” his father said, patting him on the shoulder and offering him a smile. 

“Yeah,” he said, still wrapped up in his boyfriend’s face and the memories of that night until the picture switched to one of him, Rogue, Ultear and Lyon on Lyon and Erza’s wedding day. 

“And Rogue, can we please get this over with? I’d like to leave soon.”

Rogue sighed long and deep–the closest to a yes that most would get from him these days–and followed their mother's instructions for the pictures she wanted. 

Seeing the discontent on Rogue’s face as he struggled to pose and smile to please their mom made it worth having to do the same thing, as well as keeping his mouth shut when he had to sit through the round of pics his mom shot of Rogue and Sting together. 

Look at that, the little bastard could actually smile after all. 

Rogue bolted as soon as she'd uttered the word “Alright,” grabbing Sting's hand and the car keys from the table.

“We’ll start loading the food.”

“Can someone please grab the presents?” Mika called out as she went to get more bags from the kitchen. 

Gray figured he might as well do that, so he quickly sorted through the tower of presents, grabbing the ones meant for his aunt’s house and placing them into boxes which he set in the entryway to be loaded along with everything else. Then he got to work arranging the remaining presents underneath the tree. 

He paused when he got to his present for Natsu. He’d bought him the usual ridiculous amount of candy and snacks, and he’d found a plush red dragon that he knew his boyfriend would go bonkers over. But the envelope the dragon was holding in its arms was his big present, and Gray couldn’t wait to see Natsu’s reaction when he opened it. 

When he’d heard of a new resort opening up on Mt. Hakobe, Gray had taken advantage of their introductory specials to book them a four-night stay. Then he’d gone a little crazy with the extras: tickets to their onsen, a one-hour couple's massage, lift tickets and equipment rentals, and passes to their indoor water park.

Yet for as much fun as all those sounded, it was the thought of having Natsu to himself for those four nights that thrilled him the most. They’d finally get to try out all the things they never got to do because they both lived with their parents.

He put the present down along with the others, trying very hard not to think about how much he’d wanted to give it to him tonight. 

“Oh good, you’re still here,” his mom said as she entered the room, dragging a box behind her. “Can you please take this to the car for me? I can finish up here.”

“Yeah, sure.” Gray peered at the contents before picking the box up carefully to keep from breaking any of the bottles. “That’s a lot of liquor.”

“Tis the season,” Mika smiled, grabbing presents and rearranging them to her liking.

Fair point. He was definitely planning on having more than a few drinks. He left her to it and carried the precious cargo to the car.

It wasn’t long before they’d filled up the trunk completely and were strapped into their seatbelts, each of them carrying something on their lap that didn’t fit in the back. 

“Will your father be joining us later?” Mika asked Sting once they’d backed out of their driveway.

“Yeah, he just sent me ahead cause he said I was driving him nuts.”

“Wow, shocker,” Gray muttered under his breath, earning himself a glare from both Rogue and his mother. Sting, however, gave no sign he’d heard him.

His Aunt Ur’s house was visible from a distance. She’d always put up lots of decorations, but it looked like she’d kicked things up a notch this year. Huge inflatables and dancing animatronics covered every inch of her front yard, and how she wasn’t causing a town-wide power outage with the amount of lights strung about basically everywhere was a mystery. 

Ahead of them, cars slowed down as they passed the house, while others parked and got out to examine the display up close. The whole spectacle caused them to have to park further than expected, which wasn't helping Gray’s mood in the slightest, seeing as his mother had laden him down with boxes to take inside. 

As he got closer, he discovered the animatronics played music, too. It literally looked like someone had thrown up Christmas on his aunt’s lawn. And was that a dragon?

God, if Natsu were here, he’d fucking love this. Gray could almost hear his excited cries as he oohed and aahed over every little thing. Come to think of it, shouldn’t Sting be doing the same thing right about now? He glanced over to see Sting was indeed taking in the spectacle, but he wasn’t bouncing on his feet with excitement like Gray expected him to. He was just sort of gaping at it, not a thought behind those blue eyes. “I might lose you in there,” Rogue joked, flicking the bauble replacing Sting’s regular stud earring. “You blend right in.” Gray watched Sting nearly jump out of his skin, trip over his own feet and almost drop the box of presents he was holding. Thank God it wasn’t the liquor. “Stupid shoes,” Sting laughed nervously. 

Yeah, the shoes… real smooth, Sting. Gray peered over at his brother to see what he thought of this bullshit, but the idiot looked none the wiser. As he followed his father to the front door, he could only hope that he and Natsu hadn’t been this lame.

“Uncle Silver, Gray!” Ultear opened the door before they could ring the doorbell. “Come in. We’ve been waiting for you guys.”

“Yeah, sorry about that. We had to park kind of far.” 

They filed in, moving out of the way so the others could come inside. Ultear greeted them all with enthusiasm.

“Isn’t it wild?! It’s been like that all day. Someone even left a donation earlier,” she laughed. 

Gray was happy to see his cousin, but he was more interested in putting the boxes down somewhere, so he made his way into the kitchen, following the sound of laughter set to a backdrop of Christmas music. 

He counted no less than three fully decorated trees on his way there, and even though he still wished Natsu was by his side, he could feel the Christmas spell start to grab hold of him.

0-0

A/N: Well we're back with a new story and our first official collaboration for the year! This one, like most of our stories, started out as a drabble and now looks absolutely nothing like the original idea. 🤣

We had a lot of fun creating a world for them to inhabit (and we wonder why things grow outside of our control) and might revisit it at some point. You never know.

If you like it, let us know! If you have any questions about this world, ask us. You have no idea how much background we create for even the simplest story. Seriously, it's a problem!

Anyhow we hope you enjoy this first chapter, and know that the following three are already written. We'll upload them as we edit them and we plan to start on the last one in the next day or two. So bright side, we hopefully won't leave you hanging for the conclusion!

#becausewritingshouldbefun #gratsu #gray x natsu #stingue #sting x rogue #fairy tail #other #fics #multi #Christmas

[gralunaisland]

Hey, I'm @xanvasofxords! Glad to be talking to you for the first time, until now I only ever saw your posts but never interacted much. But holy shit you speak so true--

Anyways, you know, I don't ship Gray with anyone. Because there's simply nobody I find is a suitable love interest for him in the series. I don't ship Graylu, just as that anon, but I passionately hate Gruvia. Why? Because it's result of a serious character assassination of two characters at once. One of them *cough* Gray *cough* used to be my favorite once before Gruvia brainrot took over Mashima. Sadly, now I don't care about him.

That said, I can't completely ignore his butchered character every time he's onscreen. So I just wanted to elaborate my own thoughts on the topic about Lucy and Erza being Gray's type :

Gray has carried the guilt of being the reason of his master and her daughter's despair. It's pretty normal for him to resist people who express their love towards him. It has to be done slowly, eventually breaking the invisible wall he surrounds himself with. With friendship. There's no other way than friendship.

The friends Gray grew up with mean his world. Why wouldn't they, they've been there since he joined the guild. They've been sharing happiness and sorrows together. Especially team Natsu members are a crucial part of his life. They helped him overcome his past with Ur and Deliora. He needs a person who values the relationships just as much as him if not more.

Gray is mature, but he can be pretty childish too. I think he needs someome to match his energy. She has to keep him in check while also being one with his fun-loving nature at times.

Gray is quite hesitant in terms of being affectionate in public it seems. He needs someone to respect that boundary for him and wait until he's ready. Someone who won't embarass him.

Gray needs someone who isn't dependant on him. Someone who can take care of herself even when he's not present.

I don't think Juvia has even one of these unfortunately. She's completely dependant on him emotionally, will literally drown a town with rain if need be. Doesn't respect Gray's boundaries and embarasses him publicly and even in front of thousand people in a arena. Her only gag is love and love rivals and love rival sensor. She doesn't match his energy except stripping alongside him and picking his clothes. She tries to compare herself with his friends all the time. Can't bear to think about him being alone with anybody, let alone Lucy. She wants him to choose her over everybody. She forces herself onto him with no regards of his discomfort.

I had a conversation with a friend of mine about this who follows you. So here is a piece of my mind! I'd message you off-anon but tumblr would reveal my main blog so sorry for the anon!

Hi, @xanvasofxords! Nice to meet you! I've seen some of your awesome posts around in the anti-tags, and I agree with a lot of what you say! You've got a very refreshing take on certain aspects of FT, so I am delighted that you're stopping by!

Onto your thoughts:

I totally understand where you're coming from, how you don't ship Gray with anyone. In all honesty, as an Anon has sent in an ask before, I would be totally fine if Mashima didn't make any ships canon and kept the focus on friendship and familial love. I think the show had its best moments when it stayed on course with the moral of the story. Not every friendship has to boil down to romantic love, and it's very refreshing to see powerful yet platonic love between friends. I personally think Gray staying by himself would be just as healthy as him being with Lucy, but that's just me, so please do keep doing you in regard to your ships haha.

Oh man, I so agree with you here though, that gr///via simultaneously destroys 2 characters' characters (ha) at once. juvia had all the potential to be a really cool, relatable heroine, who overcame feelings of loneliness and low self-worth with the help of her friends. Gray had the potential to finally put himself first for a change and value his own life so he could live for his friends and for himself and not just throw his life away for them.

But nope.

With the introduction of gr///via, juvia loses all individuality and self-agency. she finds no worth in herself, only in following and slobbering over Gray. she loses all relatability when she begins to act selfishly and creepily and obsessively as soon as someone shows her an ounce of human decency. she doesn't even care about friends, no matter what the once-in-a-blue-moon "i love friends" moments will try to have you think, and she would abandon any semblance of friends at the drop of a hat if it meant she could be with Gray.

With the introduction of gr///via, Gray now is shackled to a woman who doesn't actually love him but wants to possess him, and he's now manipulated into only living for her (not himself nor his friends) and only wanting her to be happy (disregarding himself entirely). There's being selfless, and then there's completely losing your sense of self. You can't help others by neglecting yourself completely, you know. juvia doesn't care that Gray's devolved into this; she just wanted him in her clutches, so she's happy Gray's joined her in her sick, manic, twisted version of love.

Yeah, you put it perfectly: it's a "serious character assassination of two characters at once". Neither of them is the best they could be, and they're no longer recognizable to whom they once were.

I don't blame you for not caring about the current 100yq Gray anymore; for me, I still hold true to the old Gray, the real Gray. The current Gray is definitely not the one we knew and loved.

Onto what you say next, wow.

Just wow.

I'm blown away by your thoughtfulness; you've parsed everything so wonderfully!

I agree with you 100% about your analysis of Gray and how romance would go with him. Wow, you make such good points; I'll give a few thoughts, but I really don't need to, because you've hit the nails on the head, my friend.

There's definitely no way to romance with him outside of friendship. That's the only way he's gotten close to people before, so it wouldn't make sense for him to fall in love with someone he was never friends with. He most definitely was never friends with juvia, considering friendship was never on the table with her, only romantic partners. she doesn't care about what he wants; she just wanted to date him, to own him. That's definitely not friendship. And friends were his whole life, so it makes even less sense that a woman who hates his closest, dearest, female friends just because they're women would become the object of his affection.

As for the rest of the characteristics, all of which I agree with, juvia absolutely doesn't fulfill any of those requirements. she in fact demolishes them by being the exact opposite of what Gray needs in a healthy relationship. I'm not going to reiterate it because you made such a perfect conclusion yourself, but I will say that my gosh, I don't understand how people could like juvia and this pairing when juvia doesn't even exist. she's not her own person; she has no personality or goals or motivations outside of Gray. The only things left to her are her jealousy, her selfishness, and her obsessiveness. Otherwise, she gives Gray nothing, and she herself is nothing, which you can see clearly if you take Gray out of the equation. (I talk more about this in this old post of mine).

I'm happy that we got connected through a follower of mine and a friend of yours! The Anti community is still strong! And don't worry about the anonymous thing, it really doesn't matter to me whether someone uses it or not! Anyway, thank you for sharing your wonderful thoughts! This was such a meticulously written ask, I am very impressed!

#im very happy to get more in touch with the anti community #and wow there are some really smart ones out there haha #though all of you are smart to me already! #askgraluna #ask #anti gruvia #anti juvia #fairy tail #anti juvia lockser #anti juvia loxar #defend gray fullbuster #gray fullbuster #fairy tail discourse #fairy tail discussion #romance in anime #gralunaessay #anti gray fullbuster x juvia lockser #anti gray x juvia

[hikayat]

[ rainfall ] + (for Natsuki & Minsung)

[ rainfall ] sender finds receiver out alone in the rain — @notfrsale

In far far memories that Natsuki locked away..

Reio was standing not too far from him, drenched in rain — A polearm pierced throught where his heart was as a result if the unexpected Skirmish. It was raining cats and dogs that night when the two were subjected to catch the Special Grade curse that was terrorising the city but what they did not expect was a group of sorcerers that were behind its release. As a sign of warning to meddle with their goals… Reio was the sacrifice.

Each time that the rain falls, Natsuki had often opted to take his time to rest and close his eyes. To run away from the cruel memories that destroyed him for days.

But today was different.

He was standing in his mother’s garden, hoping to take the best flowers to make an Ikebana for Minsung — but he had not thought of it would rain so suddenly hence when the rain trinkled on his shoulder the man had frozen on the spot. The distant memories consuming him as a whole effectively paralysing him — Reio! Reio! He wanted to cry out in hope to make his guilt smouldered. The flowers that were in his hand almost snapped from how his grip tightened.

Upon noticing there was someone standing not too far for him, he turned to the person who had caught him like this — Minsung.

The sorcerer let out a shaky sigh and he shuddered. Reio is a distant past and now.. his now is Minsung.

Erase the pain and make new fun memories, Natsu-chan — he knew who was talking to him. The ghost from the past.

“We—were you waiting for me?” I am sorry you had found me in this state. I am sorry that I could not even take a step further to greet you — I —

“The rain — it hurts”

#notfrsale #( answer: sawamura natsuki ) #tw death #tw weapon