Gray’s never been one for relationships. Even with Juvia’s obvious advances towards him, he’s never thought of reciprocating her feelings.

But when you joined the guild a few months ago, all of that flew out of the window. He found himself wanting to be in your company, asking to go on jobs with you, making sure you didn’t get injured too badly.

“Need a hand with that?” he asks in that low voice of his, his eyes scanning across the request paper in your hands.