❆︎lockbuster☔︎

The sweet "gray's hand on juvia's head" thingy and hugs

The comforting and so in love words

The "willing to die for each other" energy

The "holding hands" and "being a power couple" energy

The "stripping together" energy like y'all😳

The "being on each other's mind 24/7" cute thingy 😉

The fullbuster family💙

The mid-confession and bonus chapter😭

We’ve all been discussing how we wished Mashima would put more into Juvia’s character. We know she’s incredibly talented as a wizard but we never get to see that because she’s the comedic relief. BUT! in this newest chapter, that has changed.

Juvia completely outsmarted a fucking sea prison dragon. This dragon is hundreds of years older than her and has a lot more experience, skill and ability than Juvia. He stored her magical power away, so that she could not use it against him; thereby taking her only form of power and protection— but no matter Juvia thought ten steps ahead.

She couldn’t use water magic on herself anymore but she could use it on HIS chains. She infused the chains with water, expanding them until they snapped and swapped her body with a water decoy of herself. NOT ONLY THAT! but she snuck past him, and trapped him in her water lock (water lock?? water nebula?? forgot what it’s called pls correct me if u want)

I DO NOT CARE WHAT ANYONE SAYS! JUVIA IS A FUCKING GENIUS!!

why? because she successfully tricked this dragon god into thinking she was done for— making him let his guard down and as soon as he did she countered PERFECTLY!

This is exactly what many of us have wanted to see from the start of Fairy Tail. Obviously, Mashima gets to choose how his characters are to be, but fans have always expected him to write Juvia as a powerful wizard because of her S-class rank in element 4.

We’ve seen Juvia in fights before but nothing quite like this. Anchor knew that Juvia could perfectly match and counter his magic, and THAT’S why he sealed her magic. He saw her as a threat, someone who could beat him and he needed to get rid of her as soon as possible. He underestimated her by assuming she wouldn’t be able to escape his chains somehow, and she played into it— letting him think he got her and as soon as her decoy melted— she had him in her water lock.

This portrayal of Juvia completely changes who she is as a character. It proves that she’s not just a supporting character or comedic relief— she’s a power fairy tail wizard. and THAT’S exactly what many of us JUVIA stan’s have been waiting to see.

Overall, this chapter is really beautiful— as it not only shows Juvia’s growth as an individual character but also Gray’s unmistakable love for her.

As *finger quotes* Juvia *finger quotes* falls into Gray’s arms after being squeezed by the chains— Gray immediately begins to sob.

He holds her decoy in his arms and says the words “I couldn’t protect you.” This very quote is the thing Gray was aiming on learning how to do from the start of the quest. Heck maybe even the start of their friendship.

Gray has been surrounded by death his whole life and he has blamed himself for many of them. His family dying as a boy and most impactful— his mentor and guardian Ur sacrificing herself for him.

He has always wanted to become strong enough to protect the people he loves— his family, fairy tail.

But when it comes to Juvia, it’s a different. Juvia hold’s a special place in Gray’s heart— whether he likes to admit it or not.

From the moment Juvia slayed Keys (the wizard that was holding Silver’s soul and body hostage) thereby freeing Gray’s father— to the moment Gray promised to give her an answer after the games— to the moment they trained and lived together after fairy tail disbanded— to the moment she sacrificed herself for him and made a spell that pumped her blood into him, keeping him alive— to the moment they switched bodies and Gray had to use her magic—

Gray has always loved Juvia. He has always had a special place in his head and heart reserved for her.

From the start of the quest— Gray had been wanting to become a better man for Juvia, one that could love and protect her. So when he sees her die for the second time, his heart shatters and he’s utterly devastated. He also realizes he never got to tell he how he truly felt.

He begins to sob and the first thing that comes to mind is “I couldn’t protect you” which is the very thing Gray has been working towards.

Then, Juvia apologizes for deceiving Gray, as it was necessary to convince Anchor she was really done for. She notices that Gray is activity sobbing and she asks him “are you crying?” to which he deflects “no!! that’s just the water from earlier!!”

it’s so cute that he’s embarrassed for overreacting (it was a completely valid reaction king!!)

Lastly, Juvia is drowning and running out of air to breathe. Gray immediately swims to her, and he SWEARS to protect her!!

And then their lips meet, and Gray gives Juvia CPR.

But it’s not just CPR, their lips lock into a kiss— one where Gray is breathing life into the woman he loves and has sworn to protect.

He is sustaining her and keeping her alive.

God it’s just too good, I’m actually sobbing. It’s been eleven long years of waiting for not only some character development for Juvia but for the Gruvia ship as well.

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I know Gray was HELLA relieved when he saw Juvia alive, as soon as he found out it was all a ruse.

Gray probably when Juvia faked her demise;

Sooo i think he has:

Gray's eye color

juvia's eyes shape and eyelashes

Gray's hair type but it's actually soft like Juvia's

A mixture between their hair color

About personality it's a little complicated to explain my opinion or theory but like since he got edo-juvia's cool personality and wearing clothes like edo-gray lol😂

Maybeee he'll remain the same?? I mean he'll get earthland-gray's cool personality but this time with the stripping habit that had effected earthland-juvia already? (he'll actually get it from the both of them im so proud👏)

OK this is hilarious and all i just can't i want greige to be the cold-from-outside-but-v soft-from-inside one just like edo-greige so it came out like that DON'T LAUGHT OK IM JUST SO HAPPY SKSKSK

Something I haven’t done in a while, I’m going to give my Gruvia-related thoughts about the most recent chapter, and addressing criticisms I’ve seen online.

Obviously I’m thrilled that after literal YEARS, Gray and Juvia finally reunited!! And I love that Juvia swooped in (again!) to save Gray! Look at her!! She looks so badass! And this was after she saved Meredy and won her fight (on her own!!) previously in this arc.

I want to address people who are annoyed that Juvia is present in another fight of Grays. But can we address why Juvia is involved? What has Gray’s main goal been throughout this entire series? That’s right, to become a stronger person, so he can protect Juvia, and then finally make things official with her. That’s it. That’s been his entire underlying thread throughout.

You don’t have to like that, but it doesn’t change the fact that getting stronger so he can be with Juvia is Gray’s main objective. And how can he fully accomplish and conclude that without Juvia being present? He can’t. So she’s there. And she deserves to be there, because, again, previously to this arc, she hadn’t been active in the story for YEARS.

Also, the 100 Years Quest seems like it’s headed to its conclusion, so it’s time story threads were wrapped up. Gray and Juvia’s certainly being one of them. My ideal conclusion for them, would be for Gray to realize that he doesn’t need to be stronger, that he and Juvia are strong enough together, and their combined strength and love for each other, is what keeps them safe, and makes their relationship such a good one.

Another thing I want to touch on is the fact that people constantly try to undermine opponents Juvia gets matched up against, despite Mashima literally telling us through these characters that they are just as strong or stronger than certain enemies. People always say Juvia lacks “feats.” But when she gets them, people refuse to accept them. 🤣🤣

Juvia’s previous opponent’s magic was compared to Hades. People refused to accept it, because they didn’t want to believe Juvia was strong enough to defeat him in that case. Anchor insinuates he’s stronger than Mercphobia. And again, people refuse to accept that too, because they know Gray and Juvia will defeat him one way or another, and they don’t want Juvia to have such a feat.

I have no patience for people who dismiss Mashima’s own words within the story. Nothing about either of those villains suggested they are unreliable/lying in what they say. It’s a nonsense that comes up because of bias against Juvia. Simple as that.

I also saw people salty because they didn’t want Gray and Juvia matching up against this water opponent. But Juvia never faced another water opponent before(outside of the naval battle). This is her only time doing so, and I’m so excited. It’s about time to see her truly fight in her element. Whether she will be allowed to do anything significant…

That’s another issue entirely. What I’ll say, is be prepared for her to not. It depends what Mashima wants to accomplish here. Is he going to try to harken back to the Invel fight? Like I said, I’d prefer Gruvia to fight together and win (especially since they both won individual fights recently), but what we may get is Gray ultimately being the one to defeat Anchor because he needs to prove to himself he’s strong enough for Juvia. And that’s not my ideal. Like I said, I’d rather that Gray realize he already is plenty strong enough because Juvia herself is also strong, and together they keep each other safe. But we’ll see.

Either way, if you have a problem with Juvia being present in a fight after literal years of her being inactive in the story, and are mad that another fight of Gray’s is related to Juvia in some way, you’re basically saying, I don’t care about the story, and what Mashima has been writing for Gray, and don’t care about seeing it resolved. You just don’t like Juvia, and don’t want her around. But considering Juvia won third place in the last popularity contest, it’s obvious those who feel that way are just a vocal minority.

*inhales*

First of all, and of course I’m still buzzing about Gray slipping and almost calling him and Juvia a couple in the newest 100 Years Quest chapter. 🤭🤭🤭 That was honestly so huge, it almost feels surreal because who could have imagined tsundere Gray doing that all those years ago? So satisfying and undeniable of his feelings for Juvia, and how he sees his relationship with her. Even if he hasn’t made it official yet, in his head they are already a couple. 😏 And it totally all stemmed from him, as well. It wasn’t any kind of joke, or silly moment. Juvia was all business beside him. I’m still so (tentatively) excited to see where this fight leads for them.

But what I really wanted to focus on is the satisfaction of seeing Juvia absolutely dominate in her element within this arc. The fact that she’s swooped in twice now, and successful saved Meredy and Gray, is something as a Juvia fan I could have only dreamed about years ago in the original FT series. Juvia was rarely allowed by the story to do those things.

Juvia was always the emotionally compromised one. She wasn’t given the benefit of those types of heroic moments often (if at all). Let alone getting to see what a master she truly is of water magic. We saw Gray fight as Juvia, and tell us how strong she is. We KNOW she’s strong. She taught herself water-make magic! She was formerly S-class in a major guild. But she is constantly handicapped, so we have been denied her being a badass more often than not.

So to see her finally having these types of moments, where you see her being clever, being confident, being in command of the situation?? Dreams do come true! 🥹🥹

“ Even if they change form, feelings always remain in the heart! Because that's what I believe to be the strength of human love! ”