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𝚠𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚗 𝚋𝚢: 𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚢

𝐆𝐔𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐒  ╱  𝐃𝐎𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐄𝐑  ╱ 𝐍𝐀𝐕𝐈𝐆𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 ╱ 𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐎𝐍 𝐃𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄

𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥, 𝐧𝐨𝐭-𝐬𝐨-𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐧𝐬 ( always accepting )

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01. to possibly everyone's surprise, erik is begrudgingly empathic. more cognitive based. this was a trait passed from his father's side of the family. this also became the main driving force to establishing his hearing magic. as his hearing magic can be literal, it is more often not. his empathy allows him to easier access to 'hear' another person's soul & establish mental link ( ie: this can be seen as he has a momentary vision of erza's time in ToH )

02. being empathic is a struggle for him, for many reasons. it opens him to be easily manipulated, empathizing with characters such as brain. his master knowing this, provided him the foundation to adopt his unique form of hearing magic. as he aged, his empathic abilities became more controlled upon being channeled through sound magic — allowing him to live & feel openly. when less controlled, he focuses on certain emotions that may drown another's out. ( ie: anger, contempt, arrogance, hate ) note: he is very good at hiding his empathy.

𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥, 𝐧𝐨𝐭-𝐬𝐨-𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐧𝐬 ( always accepting )

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01. erik's mother came from a long line of renowned, magic & non-magic healers. before he was taken to the tower of heaven, he was on the path to becoming a healer himself. as a child, he never wanted to learn malignant forms of magic, but had no choice after the poison dragon lacrima was implanted to him by master brain.

02. erik has an ( often useful or useless ) encyclopedic knowledge of plants & herbs. more specifically poison & medicinal plants. he also knows too much about flowers, but does not admit this.

03. erik also has some experience crafting such herbal medicines, as well as antidotes & knowledge of anti-venoms. this was largely due to his time working with cubellios. he was known to sell remedies to lethal, poisonous wounds ( purposely provided by cubellios ) for money, intel, or other collateral.

04. as a dragon slayer, erik must primarily consume venom & poisonous chemicals for the most power. some other biological toxins may be beneficial. after losing cubellios, he had to get more creative. he hasn't attempted to drink bleach, but desperate times . . . erik relied on venomous extract that he would purchase ( or steal ) & keep the vials on his person for a power boost. upon meeting mary, he struggled less with this as she is capable of providing much needed elemental energy.

i. KINANA ╱ CUBELLIOS. needless to say, they are not dating. erik is aware of kinana's existence, as well as her identity as his former snake. he does not approach her, so she does not know who he is due to her memory loss. erik does occasionally check up on her from afar, mostly to ensure that she is safe & happy. he does still feel a familial kinship towards her, however he currently has no desire to uproot her peaceful life to stir up memories that he knows will cause more harm than help.

ii. CRIME SORCIERE. per plotting, the battle of jellal vs. the oracion seis never happens. the oracion seis are sought to join jellal’s ranks due to their potential shared motives ( aka. hating zeref ), strength ( hello, they were some of the top strongest dark wizards in fiore ), & for jellal’s own personal form of atonement ( helping the former tower of heaven children seek peace ). jellal proposes the idea of them joining his guild in a civil manner. the oracion seis do agree with some reluctance. erik is the most stubborn to accept the offer. although their trust in jellal still wears thin, they do initially join for survival purposes. they were wanted criminals who were freed from jail after 7 years. given jellal’s expertise of living life as a fugitive, it’s only fitting for them to want to join for self preservation. 

iii. MASTER BRAIN'S "DEATH". the former oracion seis guild master is currently alive, probably not well, & incarcerated. erik never negotiated master brain's freedom with the rest of his guild members. ( more information on why can be found here )

iv. ALVAREZ ARC. i don't know what's happening anymore but erik's hearing abilities getting plot-armored away in every battle frustrates me. erik still 'hears everything' & his hearing can't be cancelled out as his hearing ability goes beyond just 'listening to thoughts'. regardless, that alone doesn't necessarily give him too much advantage over certain powerful opponents.

v. GENERAL NOTES.

the key of the starry sky anime arc is not included in my portrayal.

acnologia's defeat is a collective effort by all dragon slayers. there is no passing of magic power to natsu.

erik is conditionally pardoned with the rest of crime sorciere. ( see CS pardon headcanon. )

crime sorciere is dissolved post pardon, but erik still spends time with his former guild mates when possible. if allowed, he expresses no interest joining any other guild at this time.

erik takes no role in events related to the ft 100 years quest sequel.

they say parting was such sweet sorrow. but there had been nothing sweet about this. erik didn't like another pulling his strings, eased to follow their carefully planned movements. it was like carrying a non-fillable void. as if you're forced to discard a vital piece of yourself. the former crime sorciere members paraded around by the council's will. he knew he shouldn't complain, but it was all too easy.

as soon as erik discovered that mary was to be his roommate, he had some urge to protest. now, he wanted her around far more than he realized. seeing her bright expression and hearing her endearing greeting only served as a reminder of that.

❛ oh yeah ? yer not goin' soft, are you ? ❜ he plays, hand rising to gently tug a small bundle of her hair. ❛ didn't know you were so sentimental. ❜ that, of course, was a lie. erik could hear the weight upon his chest, the unspoken desire she has to possess a constant. a home. a family. that was what anybody sensible wanted — a feeling of belonging in a pack driven society. it wasn't easy being alone.

and for a while, mary banished his feeling of loneliness away.

erik returns a smile, hands lifting to his hips as he exhaled a chuckle. he subconsciously shifts his gaze to the side, as he was surprised to hear himself admit this. ❛ well, i might've missed you too. ❜ he pauses for effect, as if suggesting he's going to deny it. instead, he is light on his feet, swift with wrapping her in a tight hug.

he pulls away after a few moments, smile twisting with new meaning. one that probably spits in the face of all the guidelines that were drawn, ❛ but . . . if yer ever lookin' to break some more rules, you know where to find me. ❜

it was perfect, from his perspective. playing by tightly knit rules was but a small price to pay. nothing tasted sweeter than the reassurance of freedom. of a new journey to follow. he intended to walk these path free of shackles. never again will he allow himself to be tethered by chains. yet, why did it really seem all too good to be true ?

perhaps, his comrade sensed his wariness. his quiet struggle toward acceptance. erik wanted to believe there was a future out there for him. slowly but steadily the stones paved the way to his wish. he would've agreed with lyon without another thought. but not this time.

a subtle smirk lifts, eye pressing shut as he carefully collects his words. ❛ tch — i didn't take you for such a pessimist, vastia. ❜ erik turns away, gaze falling to the ground — so full of greenery and life. their leaves and branches delicately touched by an ever-rising sun. it was difficult to be feel so hopeless in such a place. ❛ maybe it is perfect. maybe . . . it's people that are the problem. ❜

he'd like to believe that everything received is earned. fate isn't prewritten. one's destination is not charted by a string of decisions forced upon us. he wanted to believe that, but he couldn't combat his doubts in that moment. erik meets his eyes, lips receding to a frown, ❛ but, we're too busy diggin' our own graves to see that. ❜

they always carried a kindred spirit. the oracion seis children had only themselves. only they could understand the other. the rest of the world practically out of reach, whilst they were isolated on their own island.

yet — this island is full of noises.

despite their newfound collaboration, jellal wasn't one of them. there were times where he truly wished he could trust him — accept him. he couldn't deny the good intentions of jellal's inner soul. he heard that quite clearly. a changed man bearing an unpredictable level of darkness.

erik manages to put on his best face, opening his heart to the promise of a new ideal future he carved. yet, something about such words struck too deeply. he's experienced his share of empty promises. a cascade of false encouragement of elusive goals. he couldn't allow himself to be fooled again, regardless of how much he wanted to believe. so the poison dragon will remain skeptical, until his instincts tell him otherwise.

❛ don't. ❜ erik says with a pause of his quiet tone. he refuses to look up, words escaping slowly. ❛ don't talk to me about 'old times'. i don't wanna hear it. not from you. ❜