🌙;𝕨𝕖𝕝𝕔𝕠𝕞𝕖

My reaction to seeing this:

I absolutely agree that NaLu is being dragged too much to the point I've to vent out my anger everyday by making this kind of posts, doesn't matter if it's Hiro or Atsuo doing it. Hiro is officially in charge of the storyboard so I'mma have to assume it's him, taking in account the fact that the way the Natsu and Lucy's relationship is being handled is pretty similar to the main series(altho that was better with actual moments).

Anyways, I don't think Lucy giving Natsu a kiss on the cheek like Rebecca did to Shiki is ever gonna happen in Fairy Tail. Lucy is extremely shy and hesitant in matters involving love and romance. She dreams of a prince charming and even tho she met her perfect match, she didn't go on a date with that nerdy guy only to go on a job with Natsu and Happy. That's where her happiness lies and that's the kind of love she needs much to her unknowing. And whenever someone had raised the topic of her and Natsu being romantically involved, she had instantly denied the possibility and recently she said she thinks Natsu isn't interested at all in that stuff so there's absolutely no chance Lucy will ever try to make a move on him in a normal situation unless she's somehow forced to.

And Natsu just doesn't understand the importance of taking their relationship one step further. He knows and can tell that he's "sexually" interested in Lucy but it doesn't bother him a bit how that changes the situation. It has come to a point where he just thinks Lucy belongs to him without even expressing how he feels about her. He doesn't bother about the growing tension between him and Lucy. He's an adult and he can act like one at times, times when it's about any of his friends(ofc including Lucy) but not when it's about his relationship with Lucy.

While Shiki and Rebecca are both the exact opposites of Natsu and Lucy. Shiki isn't only matured in terms of having physical attraction for someone but also as a grown up. He has changed a lot since the last arc and grown as the crew leader. He can act like his age except for the few goofy moments. He's a lot serious as a person. And Rebecca, she's way bolder than Lucy could ever become. Even during the red thread of fate incident, it was her who was making a move on Shiki. She's enough honest with herself to accept the fact that she finds him attarctive. No wonder she made a move on Shiki and didn't even run away or anything.