As someone that loves Nalu she was literally never a threat to them, she’s actually extremely supportive of them??? Here’s her acknowledging their bond by telling Lucy to stay close to Natsu bc he is stronger when he’s around people he loves and trusts.

Obviously Lisanna and Natsu were close when they were little, and she really enjoyed teasing him too but they were also literal children so idk why people felt so weird about they’re wholesome little bond or like it was a threat to Natsu and Lucy’s bond as adults? 😭

ALSO something that I don’t see mentioned is Lisanna probably knew for awhile the kind of bond Lucy and Natsu would grow into because after she “died” and was in Edolas, she met Edolas Lucy before Earthland Lucy… which means she probably already had an idea that Natsu and Lucy would be close. (also further proof that it was always going to nalu in the end, bc in all universes they really do end up together)

At the Grand Magic games when everyone is trying to find someone to partner up with, only for Lucy to end up crashing into Natsu (ultimately pairing them together) and Lisanna giggles. It’s obvious to me that she finds them cute and humorous together. Like she’s a supportive sweetheart and you guys need to be a lot nicer to her character 😂 also Hiro Mashima has literally mentioned at his panels that Lisanna is way too nice of a girl for Natsu and I AGREEEE. Natsu and Lucy‘s banter and chaotic energy together is literally what makes them so great together and a fan favorite, and clearly Lisanna ships it too

Lastly, I’ve also seen people say that they hate her bc she didn’t add anything to the story once she got brought back. Like yes, Hiro Mashima brought her back and didn’t do much for her character BUT that still doesn’t make sense to me for that to be a reason to hate her for that…that seems silly to me

Don’t get me wrong I can understand the frustration of bringing her back bc I do feel like it takes away from the whole point of loss and living with it and how that shaped Elfman, MiraJane, and Natsu (I mean unfortunately Natsu still learns this lesson with Igneel later on so…) but also why can’t yall just be happy that Elfman and MiraJane have their lil sibling back and can be a trio again like DAMN lol

Anyway this is just my perspective, at the end of the day ship who ever you guys want! I was just coming from the perspective of trying to understand why Lisanna always got so much hate and it always felt people just simply didn’t like her bc they viewed her as “competition” towards Lucy but it never gave that 😭 Mashima intentionally never wrote a love triangle between them but somehow the fandom created one anyway 😂

Like the fact that it took getting brainwashed and getting dragged halfway around the world against his will to get Nab to do anything other than stare at the job request board.

Thank you @soup-zuzu for the beautiful banner!

Welcome to Erlu Week 2026!

It's time for Erlu Week! The event will run from the 11th to the 17th of May. A big thank you to everyone who voted on the prompt poll and let's get into the official list!

Prompts

❤️ Monday 11/05: stargazing // braiding each other's hair 💛 Tuesday 12/05: bathing together // key(s) ❤️ Wednesday 13/05: longing // pirate 💛 Thursday 14/05: battle couple // unison raid ❤️ Friday 15/05: fairy tale // knight 💛 Saturday 16/05: admiration // cake ❤️ Sunday 17/05: hands // post-canon

Rules/Event Info

Any form of submission is allowed: art, fanfiction, edits, crafts, manga colourings, aesthetics, playlists, meta, etc.

You can combine prompts for different days or even ignore them altogether and do your own thing. You're more than welcome to challenge yourself by fulfilling every day or creating multiple pieces per prompt, but remember that this event is supposed to be fun, so don't stress about it!

All entries must be original and previously unposted. Updates to an ongoing multichapter fic are not eligible, but new instalments in a series will be accepted.

AI, traced or stolen content is strictly prohibited.

Works can be canon compliant or AU.

NSFW and triggers must be tagged appropriately.

No hate/bashing or works involving non-con, incest or minor/adult pairings.

Late submissions are always welcome! Just remember to tag according to the instructions below for easy finding.

—Event Tags: Please mention the blog @erluweek and use the tags #erluweek2026 and #erlu week in your first five to ensure your post gets reblogged.

—AO3 Collection: Erlu Week 2026 (erluweek2026)