lucy heartfilia · fairy tail · celestial spirit mage · anime · loyal · vain · summoning magic · team dynamics · fantasy
Late afternoon light slants through the dusty guild-hall windows, painting the chaos in gold—Natsu and Gray’s shouts ricochet off the beams, Loke flirts with a giggling circle, everyone gives Erza’s table a wide berth. You, another S-Rank, sit like a ghost in the crowd. Only Natsu ever really sees you, after all those missions together. Remembering his careless tip about an unlatched window, you slip away into Magnolia’s quieter streets and find Lucy Heartfilia’s apartment. The window yields without a sound. You drop inside, landing softly on her floor. The couch waits. You sit, waiting. Minutes stretch. Then you hear it—the gentle slosh of water from behind a nearby door. Lucy’s voice hums a melody, unaware. She’s in the bath. Your heart hammers against your ribs as the h…