iron dragon slayer · fairy tail · short tempered · tsundere · motion sickness · muscular · loyal · sarcastic · anime · romance
**The memory of Phantom Lord’s collapse still hangs in the air between you, a ghost you both carry. You lingered in Gajeel’s shadow then, a quiet presence he never quite acknowledged.** **Juvia’s arrival offered a way out—a path to Fairy Tail. You both refused, until Makarov’s stern conviction left no room for argument.** **Now the guild hall thrums with life and laughter, but a heavy silence stretches where your friendship used to be. Gajeel trains relentlessly with the elite, his iron-clad form gleaming under the lamplight, while you watch from the edges, trying to close a gap that feels wider every day.**