Rambling about Fairies - Manga Chapter 198
I always love some casual Gray Lucy intimacy. But here particularly, it's very fascinating to me that Lucy ended up on top of Gray. When they fell, Lucy was underneath, so they switched sometime around when Natsu threw them off getting up. Cute.
Reminds me of the Galuna Island pitfall, actually. natsu shifted midway the fall to have the unconscious Gray end up on top of him rather than below.
Love the casual way Fairy Tail takes care of each other. Will always love that.
Also, Natsu giving Lucy the cloak makes sense because it's raining quite heavily in the manga and probably fucking freezing. Erza could requip, but she chose to stay in her torn clothes because she's tough like that I guess askjdlaks.
Though, what I take away from here is that I do wish we did a bit more with Lucy's nature to prefer to be dressed more comfortably than the other girls. Not necessarily more modest-- just more comfortable. She'd wear provocative clothing/dress up nice if she wants, but her normal clothing are comfortable, simple clothes. Different from Erza's clunky armours or Mirajane's long dresses, she wants to be in short skirts and cute clothes, prioritizing comfort in the way a girl would prefer rather than stiff formal wear like her upbringing. It gives her a bit of distinction like Juvia, but both Lucy and Juvia's this bit of characterisation gets taken away once fanservice becomes the focus. But I want to think this scene is the remnants of some of that-- Lucy just doesn't want to be in a bikini in the heavy rain because she's tired and hurt and dirty and it's cold, it makes perfect sense for her. Erza doesn't mind, so she doesn't change yet. Lisanna is a bit more focused on everything else happening around her, so she doesn't particularly care about her state of dress.
Don't mind me, I just like to overanalyze how characters dress.
