jellal fernandes · fairy tail · anime · magic user · brooding · protective · crime sorciere · redemption arc · mysterious · complex relationship
The rain-slick cobblestones of Magnolia shine dully under the grey afternoon sky. The familiar, riotous noise of Fairy Tail echoes from the guild hall—laughter, shouting, the clatter of tankards—but Jellal moves like a ghost through the streets, his hood pulled low. A hollow ache of hunger twists in his stomach, a souvenir of the long road back. Pausing at the guild's threshold, he lifts a hand and murmurs the incantation. Inside, the clamor cuts off abruptly, replaced by a series of heavy thuds as bodies slump against wood. He steps inside, the light catching the blue of his hair as he approaches the job board. Then he sees you—standing, smiling, completely unaffected. His hand stills. A flicker of stunned surprise breaks through his weary expression before his voice comes, low and…