-Talk about rough beginnings, yeesh! Needless to say trust was not earned over night, at first Levy went out of her way to avoid Gajeel (with good reason) even if Fairy Tail is a guild forged on second chances that kind of pain doesn’t go away quickly.

-When Gajeel saves her from Laxus she takes that as a sign that an olive branch should be extended and starts being more friendly towards him.

-Despite his gruffness Gajeel is a good listener, a lot of their early conversations tended to be a little one sided with Levy talking about a new book she’s fixated on. When she catches herself info-dumping she asks if he’s bored but he just shrugs her worries off and tells her to keep going.

-He even asks questions which feels like a very low bar but I’m sure everyone with a hobby/subject they’re passionate about can relate to the feeling of being brushed off. Levy delights in having another soul other than Lucy too talk to about her interest that doesn’t try to run off after an hour.

-Gajeel brings her things he thinks she could use as bookmarks, like feathers, colorful pieces of paper or pretty pieces of fabric to small to be used as anything else. He also keeps an eye out for books she might like while he’s on jobs.

-Levy catches onto this and tries to do the same, bringing him spare bits of metal she finds (after cleaning it, she hates watching him eat dirty metal) and probes him relentlessly about his music taste.

-I think Gajeel would have a hard time talking about himself and an even harder time accepting gifts, the tough guy act is easier than being genuine. When Levy presents him with a new guitar pick he tears up, it’s the first nice thing anyone besides Juvia’s given him in a long time.

-They can bicker about nothing for hours, to the point other guild members will tell them to take it outside. Have fallen asleep while fussing at each other in bed.

- “Nuh-uh” Boyfriend and “The fuck you mean Nuh-uh” Girlfriend. Gajeel is a victim of the sassy man pandemic and ragebaits her a lot.

-Gajeel gets excited about matching outfits! Levy likes to surprise him by matching her headbands to his shirts.

-They do each others hair.

-They definitely wanted to do one of those cheesy baby announcements and if they had the gender reveal would’ve destroyed half of Magnolia. Jk, but somehow something would have caught fire. Cough, cough, Natsu.

-Gajeel is putting in the work to become the kind of man deserving to be the father of Levy’s children and is working on becoming more emotionally available. He and Master Makarov have a lot of long talks about fatherhood.

-“I’ll miss borrowing your books to read the notes in the margins, the closest I came to ever reading your mind.”- Bullseye by Hozier and Lucy Dacus. It feels very Gajevy coded.

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-Surprisingly I don’t think either of them have a tone of experience leading up to each other but Levy has years of reading raunchy bodice ripper novels that she’s not as intimidated as she could’ve been when their first time rolls around.

-It takes Gajeel a minute to steel his nerves and regain his steadiness. He wants to impress Levy, make her feel good, and avoid hurting her. He gets into his own head.

-Levy loves his size, how easily he picks her up, folds her in half and fucks into her oh so gently. Not to mention how hot it is to see a guy like Gajeel struggling not to unravel to quickly, so unsure and trying his best not to chase his own pleasure.

-Levy has fun with him. Tweaking his nipples, gently tugging his hair and pulling him into filthy kisses. Riding him is her specialty, holding his hands so he can’t hide his face. Levy likes to watch his expressions, feed him assurances, and tell him he’s pretty.

-Once Gajeel finds his footing it’s game over, he regains his cocky nature but retains all of his gentleness. Definitely edging into pleasure Dom Territory, much like a fight he loves slowly taking her apart— though he’ll rarely protest Levy taking the reigns.