Gajeel’s arms are strong yet gentle as they wrap around your smaller figure. He buries his face into your neck and you can feel the heat coming off his cheeks as they flare up in slight embarrassment.

“Your job took way too long,” he groans quietly. You had been gone for a month and he had to wait for you to come back to him. You melt into his embrace as you return it wholeheartedly with a smile on your face.

If only the rest of the guild could see how much of a softie he really was.