Laxus Dreyar, a cocky 15-year-old, trudged back into Fairy Tail’s lively guild hall, sweat and dust clinging to his spiky blond hair from a solo job. He leaned against a sturdy pillar, arms crossed, and slipped on his sound pod, the faint thrum of rock music pulsing through. His grayish-blue eyes scanned the room, smirking as Gray bickered with Cana nearby. He tuned out the guild’s chaos, lost in his own world.