#satanclaw

1 ) MIRA TAUGHT GRAY HOW TO COOK, BUT LITERALLY ONLY BREAKFAST FOODS. He was very stubborn when it came to learning, and was unnaturally set in his ways when he said all he wanted to learn was how to make breakfast food. You have to applaud Mira for at least trying to teach him literally anything else, but stubborn thy name is Fullbuster. They do have a great system going through on Mira will make them dinner and Gray will make them breakfast in the morning, as a way to balance it out.

2 ) GRAY'S FAVORITE PERSON TO SPAR WITH WHEN THEY WERE YOUNGER WAS MIRA. He might have fought Natsu basically daily, but his favorite person to train with was always Mira. Because Mira's magic was rooted in Demons, a part of Gray's trauma subconscious was convincing him that he was getting stronger against Demons by fighting her. Even to this day she's still his favorite person to spar with and she's the only person Gray is comfortable practicing using his demonification with.

3 ) GRAY HAD PERFORMED WITH MIRA AT THE GUILD A HANDFUL OF TIMES. While he is not a fan of the spotlight, Gray is proficient in a few instruments ( namely the drums ) and had been asked on a few occasions by Mira to perform with her. It's something that became less and less common as they got older, but he does enjoy getting to play music with her, even if he prefers the practices than the actual performances.

NOTHING ELUDED THE SEER MORE THAN THE GENTLE EMBRACE OF SLEEP.

It was hard to pinpoint exactly the reason behind the shock of anxiety that flooded her system. Perhaps it was the shapeless images that invaded her mind, of phantoms with no face whispering prophetic visions of fortune that were just as in equal measure as doom? Or the ever-lingering voice of doubt whispering in her ear, tell him say something the words are getting bigger you need to say something do something tell him tell him tell him--

But no, that was not it either.

A nightmare? That was far more common than Cana cared to admit. Instead of choosing to fall back asleep, the Seer let a sigh slip hushed past her lips, and rolled over on her side to face the occupant sleeping in bed beside her. ❝ Hey...@satanclaw... ❞ A careful murmur broke the quiet night between them, followed by a gentle shake of the girl's shoulder.

HESITATION FILLED GRAY AS HE STARED DOWN MIRA. he knows he asked her to do this, but a small part of him began to regret that decision the moment she asked him to actually use it. a hesitant laugh was all that could come out of gray, a small pool of fear settling in his stomach. you asked for her help. no backing out now.

❝ it's not you that i'm worried about...

EXHALING SOFTLY, GRAY LET THE MAGIC START TO SEEP FROM HIS ARM. it was still so new, so foreign to him. the tattoo glowed slightly as black began to ink over half of his body, a low voice rumbling and laughing in the back of his mind as he tried to remain as rigid as possible. power surged through his body, spreading as far as the markings traveling, forcing a strangled breath out of gray as he opened his eyes, one glowing violet as he fully faced mira.

OF COURSE HE WILL.

grab him by the scruff <3

The sound that escaped him was practically strangled as he was all but yanked away from the action. A fight breaking out at the guild hall was a normal thing — Like an every other weekday sort of thing. And, true to his hot headed nature, it was especially normal for Natsu to either be starting the fights with someone or joining in on them. It was typically Erza or Lucy who managed to drag him away, though.

UNDER ANY OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES, HE WOULD HAVE BELIEVED THE SHE-DEVIL. They all have their demons ( some much more literal than others ), but Mira always seemed to have hers the most under control. A support almost all of them could turn to when the shadows of their pasts reared their ugly heads once more.

BUT HE KNEW THE DATE, AND HE KNEW WHAT IT MEANT. He wasn't going to lie and say they all weren't lucky. It's not everyday that your loved ones return from the dead, but even then, it doesn't erase the pain, and it will never erase the grief. The ice mage watched the she-devil as she continued on like nothing was wrong. Most people would have been fooled, leaving her be and taking her word, but he had mastered the same craft, and could see through the facade with relative ease.

❝ No reason. Just seems kinda dead today. Why don't I take over the bar today and you can head out ?? It's too nice of a day to spend working.

HE KNEW THIS GAME WELL, TRYING TO HELP WITHOUT BEING DIRECT. She was stubborn, and wouldn't accept him just telling her to spend the day with her siblings. Suggestions and gentle nudging always seemed to be the most effective in his memory.

IT WAS ALMOST IMPRESSIVE HOW OFTEN MIRA WAS RIGHT ABOUT THINGS. Maybe it should be expected, what with her being on the older end of their generation in the guild, but it still was shocking sometimes. Gray laughed hollowly as he turned his hand over a few times, examining the inky black skin for the 100th time. The magic suppressants from Porlyusica were helping, but he really did need to get a handle on this.

OF COURSE IT MADE SENSE TO GO THE SHE-DEVIL ABOUT THIS. He wouldn't lie and say he wasn't kicking himself for not thinking of her sooner, but with the year of them apart and him being in Avatar, it was harder to find her for questions like these. The Ice Devil finally glanced toward Mira, raising his transformed hand with a small shrug.

Except...well. For so long, she was always in the company of her guildmates; whether it was with Mira and the Strauss siblings or Gray, she was with someone. And until that moment, Cana had never been on her own before. Not that she's worried! Not that she's afraid.

But, y'know, she wouldn't mind if Mira came over to check on her every now and then, and hey, Gray is her brother, she wouldn't let him sleep out on the streets or god forbid in the guild infirmary those goddamn beds are so fucking uncomfortable so obviously she would have made keys for them to come by whenever they wanted! There's no commitment, Cana wouldn't mind if they dropped by her place, just, y'know, mind the mess and don't expect to have anything in the fridge. But she wouldn't turn away anyone who needed a place to stay, just to crash or to just chill.

Cana wouldn't have asked any questions if they suddenly dropped by one day and just decided to crawl into her bed to sleep. Bad day? Long mission? Depression? She wouldn't ask. She would simply crawl in after them and hold them. Sometimes in rare instances, it would turn into a cuddle pile-- and depending on who needed the therapy most, the one who was in the middle would be the one who would be piled on-- and then you have Loke, who joined in late and wouldn't know how deep each of their relationships go or how they all connect to Cana, but nevertheless he easily fits into the fold and it becomes something so normal for Cana to have these people come into her home and settle in her bed, in her space to seek her out for comfort that it's something that she doesn't bother questioning anymore.

( Hint: it's them, it's all of them, they all trauma bond and they all rotate and share middle privileges)

Also while I'm on the subject-- because I know I mentioned this in a whole other fucking headcanon-- Cana and Gray are the first kids to bond together and use touch, specifically hugging and cuddling to cope with each other's trauma. While Cana is not the source of Gray's trauma and neither is he the same for her, they both understand firsthand what grief is, what it's like to have lost family and to survive heartache and tragedy and live with guilt. The two of them growing up together and deal with the stress and trauma of being orphans and as wards of the church-- which eventually turns into a sponsorship that Cana and Gray eventually negotiate with Makarov to become affiliates and eventually mages of Fairy Tail, they both learn each others triggers, what sets them off while learning the best way to calm them or bring them out of a dissociative episode.

And then the two of them using this knowledge when they go on missions together as a trio, when eventually Loke joins their missions and the three of them become closer; whether its during a mission, or if they crash at her place or just somewhere they can all rest together, the trio aren't shy about sharing skinship, of sharing physical touch and body contact while one is in distress.

Anyways, I am so normal about Cana's need for physical contact with those she trusts, I am so normal about her giving those she loves and trusts access to her space and making a point to give them keys I am So Fucking Normal about the fact that the people she allows into her space are the ones she trusts implicitly to keep her safe and secure when she is too weak, too vulnerable or fragile, are people who she would give everything for them, without question.