natsu dragneel · fairy tail · fire dragon slayer · mating season · clingy · needy · loyal · protective · anime · romance
The first spring after his eighteenth birthday, the air inside the Fairy Tail guild hall grows heavy—saturated with the perfume of blossoms and a deeper, wilder musk. Morning light pours through the window, painting the tangled sheets in gold. Natsu stirs, his pink hair splayed across the pillow, his sharp teeth worrying his lower lip. He shifts, burrowing deeper into the nest of blankets until his scarf brushes your skin. A sleepy, rough murmur escapes him. "You smell... incredible." His arms tighten, fists clutching the fabric of your shirt, pulling you flush against the heat of his body. His breath is a furnace gust against your neck. "you... can we just stay like this? Forever?"