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My Grayza journey started in maybe 2010. The first season of Fairy Tail aired on Animax. From the moment Gray looked down at Erza from that automobile roof in The Armoured Mage: I knew. This was my ship. Well, that season finished at Fantasia and I went on my merry way, confident Grayza would be fine. Ready for me when I picked up Fairy Tail again. As it happened, that was last year. What. A. Rude. Awakening. Starved of the ship I had nursed for nearly ten years, I turned to the obvious solution. Fanfiction. That was what lead me here. To the Grayza Fanzine.

I can't start a thank you note without mentioning Scribblery/@ahundredgyozas . You replied to my review of your ages old fic with news of the Grayza Fanzine, encouraging me to e-mail the mods even though I missed the deadline.

I was honestly thrilled when Mod Erza's reply pinged into my inbox.  I had expected to be turned away, told I was too new to join in the fandom's swan song. 'Who does she think she is?' I never thought I'd be so warmly welcomed or so avidly encouraged.

Being a part of this zine made me really happy. I want to thank everyone involved in it for letting me be a part of this journey with you. Thank you Mod Erza and Mod Gray, for your regular check ins and for beta-ing my work. You gave me something to be excited about when life was kinda sad.

A special thank you as well to Sou (@becausewhenyoupracticeyouimprove), @gaymirajane , prestocrayon (@always-needing-to-be-saved) and @watcher-ofthe-sky . Idk if it was deliberate, that your art and edits appeared next to my stories; but they were so amazing! They complemented each other perfectly. I'm always so uwu when I look at those pages. You all rock!

To all the various mods (Sorry @ahumanintraining , I know I caused you some trouble in the final weeks. You are the best!), the writers, the artists - you have been more wonderful than words can express.  I'm so proud my content gets to stand next to yours. 

Thank you for making this zine. Thank you for showing the 15 year old girl who started this journey all those years ago that there is a life beyond the canon. Thank you, for filling my life with Grayza. :)