#grayjeel

Interesting pairing! I like it!

These two already have very similar aesthetics. Gray's into motorcycles and goth/punk wear, and Gajeel is that metalhead x to his y. Gray's straight man presentation lasting until he gets riled up vs. Gajeel's excitable nature running at a low level at all times. They're both even the type to get real quiet when they're pissed. They're able to go on dates and enjoy each other's company in a straightforward manner.

They hate losing or being shown up at anything. They bubble in resentment and hold grudges, and they stew in their emotions when they're in a bad mood. They do this together--it doesn't help them actually get over anything, but it eases the burden a bit

Ice, much like fire, can stress metal, but can't easily crack it. Even in Gray's worse moods, he can't make Gajeel stay gone. Gajeel will always come back and try to work shit out, even though Gray was the one to think about apologizing first after a fight.

When they kiss, something goes off. Gajeel's lips aren't supposed to feel that nice, Gray thinks, and Gajeel thinks that icicle boy's breath against his cheek shouldn't make him shiver like that. When they make out it's like an art form. All subtlety from Gray and surprising caution from Gajeel. They kind of get lost in each other.

Gray's always wanted tattoos, but it's Gajeel who takes him to get his first one. There's not much else to be done when your boyfriend would look super hot with ink on his forearm. Or shoulder. Or chest. Or lower back. Or v-lines.

The thing about Grayjeel is that they're both artists. Gray's not the type to view himself super artistically, but show him someone else's molding magic, or better yet molding of their body, and suddenly he's very appraising. He finds Gajeel's iron dragonslayer focus on molding his body into different shapes genuinely beautiful and sometimes a little sexy. Likewise, Gajeel digs Gray's creative bent with his magic, especially when he's backed into a corner.

Juvia, naturally, doesn't take this relationship well and continues her spying and stalking. However, somewhere along the way, she goes from writing down Gajeel's habits to trying to pick up tips and tricks to just outright writing the two's memoirs. Having a shipper on the side can be annoying, but they both like it better than when she was constantly up Gray's ass.

Gray is as pale as they come, while Gajeel is naturally darker-skinned. Gajeel will routinely make fun of Gray for being the kind of white that's visible from space, but it's all in good cheer.

NS/FW and also a bonus headcanon that was too sappy for public viewing:

you absolutely can! ^^

so, a bit of context - a lot of these headcanons are inspired by @jinx13gxa2's headcanons about the dragon slayers. namely that they are an incredibly physically affectionate species, to the point where touch starving hatchlings is illegal. and dragon slayers are considered hatchlings.

because of gajeel's magic and his piercings, he gets chilly really easily. because of this, whenever gray and gajeel do jobs or travel together, gray usually lends his jackets to gajeel. this got to the point where gray would bring extra blankets for gajeel.

on one of their earlier ventures, they ended up staying in a cave in a colder region and gajeel was having a hard time falling asleep. so gray, having grown up with natsu, erza and laxus, was well used to the song and dance of how tactile they are. so he just... rolled over and pulled gajeel in close.

gajeel had no idea how to react because other than natsu and juvia, he wasn't expecting anyone to be physically affectionate with him in fairy tail. but here gray was, holding him and stroking his hair and rubbing away the chills, and he just... melted.

gray singlehandedly made winter one gajeel's favourite seasons because of all the cuddling and physical affection. -

gray was actually one of the members of fairy tail that gajeel was most trusting of when he first joined, because gray wasn't. everyone else was willing to turn over a new leaf and brush everything under the rug, and here gray was, being cynical and cautious and it assured gajeel that the guild wasn't full of bumbling, naive idiots. -

in canon, gray thinks that gajeel's lyrics are really good, and i headcanon that gray knows how to play the piano and guitar, alongside knowing how to sing and dance, and that he also writes his own songs.

so, one day, gray gives gajeel a casual pointer to improve and being genuinely supportive of his music, and it snowballs into gray almost tutoring gajeel.

they eventually do a performance together to show off gajeel's new found growth, and gray ends up clapping the loudest for gajeel because he was so proud of him. -

gray also grew up with cana, and as such, he learnt how to style hair really quickly (if he didn't do it right, cana would curse him for weeks).

so, he's done gajeel's hair for him a lot of times.

gajeel loves his hair being played with, it is one of the fastest ways to getting a big purring cat dragon that exists.

bonus because i am me - whenever gajeel gets sick, he gets cagey because phantom lord sucked for that kind of thing, but he still trusts gray and levy (he also trusts the other dragon slayers, but in terms of non-dragon slayers, gray and levy are top billing). so gray often helps get gajeel home and clean and into bed.

bonus bonus - gray washing gajeel's hair for him and gaining a purry, melty dragon has no right to be that adorable of a mental image. -

and after years of being friends, gajeel's become a little... possessive? of gray. not like juvia, but whenever someone in or out of the guild insinuates that gray might be evil or capable of joining a dark guild in earnest, he gets veerryyy grumbly.

he'll physically place himself between gray and the person and glare them away before making sure gray's okay.

actually! during gray's avatar infiltration, he was in contact with gajeel and levy so that he could leak them info and so they knew that they could still trust him and this led to them being closer as friends.

and now? implying that gray would turn against fairy tail? you must be joking... only a fool who doesn't value their life would say something like that and be serious.

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(ft. longhaired gray cause. It’s What We Deserve.)

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Dragons are tactile creatures, they're designed to grow up being physically close with one another to the point that touch-starving hatchlings is a crime. This also extends to the dragon slayers, they count as hatchlings.

Because of this, Gajeel and Gray are surprisingly affectionate to anyone outside Fairy Tail and the dragon slayers.

Though, they still much prefer to be affectionate in private because they are private individuals.

Even before they started dating, Gray was unusually affectionate with Gajeel. This is because Gray grew up with Natsu and Laxus and he's more than used to casual affection and touch with dragon slayers.

It also helped Gajeel, since he didn't have to ask for affection as much. (Dragons need physical affection, especially in their younger years but I don't find it hard to imagine that Gajeel would've struggled to come across it in Phantom Lord).

Comfort is also incredibly comforting to dragons and dragon slayers, and Gray would know this. He would have absolutely no qualms about grabbing Gajeel's hand if Gajeel was getting anxious or something.

And now that they are dating, Gray has even less qualms about it.

Gray can and will start styling Gajeel's hair in the middle of the guild.

Especially since it always leaves Gajeel a purring, gooey mess and Gray thinks it's adorable.

Temperature is a really big thing for Gajeel. Because of his magic, he heats up and cools down really quickly. He gets cold ridiculously easily, but Gray's a good partner, so he's always prepared to give up his coat or jacket, and he's taken to bring extras if they have to go into a snowy region.

On the flip side, if Gajeel gets to warm he can just... place himself next to Gray and his partner will help level him out.

Sometimes it pays to have a walking fridge for a boyfriend.

Gray, on the other hand, does have notable skills in music.

Growing up, he learned how to play piano from his father and at some point in his teens, he picked up guitar.

For Gray, sometimes it's just easier to express himself through music and art than through words so he's had a good amount of practise when it comes to song writing.

He also thinks that Gajeel has a lot of potential as a musician, and before they got together, Gray offered Gajeel some casual advice on his performances. It was different from everyone else's gut-reaction of "this is horrible" and because of that, Gajeel went back to Gray to ask for more musical advice.

Eventually, this became routine and slowly but steadily, Gajeel began to genuinely improve. To the point where he and Gray ended up performing for the guild together.

Grayjeel FanFic Chapter 1 Gray sat down heavily on the bar stool, rubbing his sore shoulder in annoyance. Natsu had been rather rough during their fight. He’d never admit it, but that last skirmish had kind of hurt. The Fire Dragon Slayer seemed a little irritated today. Of course, that didn’t excuse his behavior, but Gray decided to let it go this time. He wouldn’t normally be passive when Natsu went too far in their battles but today he almost feared the rosy-haired teen would take his head if he confronted him about it. So he merely walked away and ordered a beer, ignoring the worried looks Mirajane was giving him. Come to think of it, Gajeel had been acting similarly the past few days, sulkier than usual and with a much shorter temper. Everyone avoided the two Dragon Slayers for the most part, trying to stay under their radar. Who knew how violent they’d get. The doors to the guild hall opened and Gray turned slightly to see Gajeel walk through the large double entrance, looking very ticked off and too touchy to approach. Not that he had any intention to. He was much more worried about what would happen when the two Dragon Slayers met. Neither of them had been at the guild at the same time for the past week. Mostly it was Gajeel that stayed away, so the fact that he was here was a surprise. Gray watched the seen unfold from the corner of his vision, ready too bolt if they clashed. Gajeel and Natsu glared at each other for a good five minutes, onyx boring into ruby, before growling and looking away. Natsu took a loud seat beside Lucy, who looked thoroughly confused, and Wendy, who cocked her head in curiosity. Gray was a little surprised when Gajeel stalked toward him and plopped down on the stool next to him, despite the rest of the bar being empty. He guzzled some of his drink while the Iron Dragon Slayer simmered silently, magic power rolling off him in waves. In all truth, it was unnerving, being that close to such an incredibly powerful wizard who was also very irritated for reasons known only to himself. And probably Natsu. Gray glanced over his shoulder when he heard a low growl, emanating from a glaring Dragon Slayer who was now standing again. “Gaaaajeel, ” Natsu called, a hint of a snarl in his tone, “What are you doing? “ Gajeel turned and narrowed his raging scarlet eyes. “What does it look like I’m doing, Salamander?” “Get out.” “Ooh, make me. ” the Iron Dragon Slayer was sneering now, leaning against the bar counter. Gray furrowed his brow. What were they spouting off about now? But in seconds Natsu had moved from his table to loom over the other man, eyes glaring furiously. “I was here first, Kurogane. “ Gajeel stood and stepped in front of Gray. “I think I should be allowed to drink in my own guild. You can’t keep me out. “ Natsu’s stare seemed to reach a new level of intensity that made Gay flinch involuntarily. The Fire Dragon Slayer noticed this and turned his attention to the Ice Mage, which made him more than a little uncomfortable. Gajeel glanced back too, and there was something in both their eyes that made him want to run away. But he’d never admit to that thought. Stupid pride. Instead, feeling pinned under the combined stares, Gray sat rigid in his seat, not even daring to fidget, afraid it would trigger something dangerous. But then Gajeel squared up to Natsu again, glaring at the Fire Dragon Slayer with renewed ferocity. The look the rosy-haired mage returned said, ‘challenge’. “You want to go that route with me, Salamander? We gonna do this while he’s oblivious? “ Gray blinked blankly when he was suddenly included in their conversation. What? What was he oblivious to? What was he out of the loop on? Everyone else looked just as confused as he felt, except Master Makarov, who hopped down from the second floor onto the bar counter. “Alright, you two, that’s enough. If you’re going to fight, take it somewhere else. I don’t want the guild to be destroyed again.” Gajeel growled, a low menacing sound in the back of his throat that Gray had never heard before. It sent shivers crawling up his spine. But the Iron Dragon Slayer clenched his hands and stalked stiffly out of the building, throwing one last glare that shifted between Natsu and Gray. Master was staring sternly at the other teen. “You two, Natsu. Go clear your head. “ Gray fully expected the rosy-haired mage to protest loudly, but he just followed Gajeel out through the large doors, snarling in agitation. Gray released a breath he wasn’t aware he’d been holding, finally able to move. He looked up at the white-haired man. “What was that about, Ji-san?” Makarov sighed and sat down on the wooden counter. “I hope that you’ll never have to know. Just…. be careful for the next few days, okay?” “Um, okay, sure. ” He didn’t understand at all but Master seemed worried, so he’d heed the older man’s warning. He stood up and paid Mira for his beer before deciding to turn in for the day. He had some laundry to do at home anyway, despite never having clothes on long enough to get them dirty.

Neither Natsu nor Gajeel came back to the guild hall for the next few days, but in their place, Wendy seemed to hang around Gray more than usual. They went on an overnight mission to catch a runaway cat and she’d sit beside him whenever they were at the guild, following him around even more than Juvia. When someone would ask the little Dragon Slayer why, she would just get really confused and say she didn’t know either. She just felt something pulling her toward the Ice Mage. Gray didn’t mind for the most part. Wendy was quiet and good company and pretty helpful on missions. He had gotten used to her presence, even if he didn’t understand any more than she did about why she was close to him all the time. But didn’t really matter, until one day when both of the other Dragon Slayers returned. Because it was then that things got complicated. When it started it was just Natsu and Wendy. The Sky Dragon Slayer had easily lost patience with the loud boy and snapped at him, surprising everyone in the guild hall. Even Carla was shocked at the small girl’s outburst. Then the friction between them escalated into a nearly full-fledged fight. Gajeel walked in and only added to the battle of teeth and tearing claws. Gray had never seen Wendy so fierce before, nor had Gajeel and Natsu ever showed less mercy in a skirmish between guildmates. Everyone was getting really nervous. Of course, it was only a few minutes before Erza stepped in and pulled the three of them apart roughly, smacking them each on the head, not even going easy on Wendy, who looked the most ashamed about the fight. “Just what do the three of you think you’re doing, numb skulls?” The Titania demanded an answer, tapping her armored foot against the floor. All three Dragon Slayers avoided her steely gaze sullenly. Wendy was the first to speak up. “Natsu-san started growling at me for being near Gray-san and I…. I don’t know what came over me. I just felt I had to protect Gray-san. “ “Whoa whoa, I don’t need any protection….” But the sentence died off at the end as all three Dragon Slayers whipped their heads toward him at the sound of his voice. Why? Why were all three of them acting like this? Why did it seem that he was the one in the middle of this?