❀When you first get together, Mira would likely want to keep your relationship a little more quiet, at least for anyone outside the guild. It’s inevitable that the news would get out amongst your guildmates, but when it comes to the public eye, she doesn't want it spreading too fast. This is to keep you from having any trouble more so than anything else. She’s a famous model and extremely popular wizard, and she probably has more than her fair share of crazy overly obsessive fans that would be filled with jealous rage over the news. She fully believes you can handle yourself, but she sees this as something she can do to take care of you even when she's in a physically weakened state. Her form of protectiveness is unique, but it shows that she cares.

❀Get ready to have the entire Fairy Tail guild ready to throw hands with you at a moment's notice if you ever upset her in any way. Even so, for as overprotective as they can be, they're all very glad to see her as happy as she is anytime you're around.

❀Mira is very very sweet, and overall just an amazing person to spend time with. She never runs out of stories, jokes, or things to talk about, so no matter what you're doing, you’ll definitely never have to worry about getting bored. You can't count the amount of times you've spent entire days hanging out with her behind the guild's bar just serving drinks, helping clean up, and chatting about whatever topics first came to mind. If you're not a very talkative or chatty person, she doesn't mind in the slightest. She would never force you to carry on a conversation, but you should be prepared to do a lot of listening. In her mind, a one sided conversation is still an exciting and wonderful conversation if it's you she's getting to talk to.

❀She loves having you help her in the bar and around the guild hall. If not for the conversation, then just for the help and company. She loves the job she does for the guild, and it never lacks as a source of entertainment with all the shenanigans that occur, but whether she admits it or not, It would definitely get stressful sometimes. Having even just a little bit of help takes a lot of weight off her shoulders. Plus, getting the work done faster just means all the more time off to spend together outside of the guild hall.

❀She's not one for super elaborate dates. She doesn't mind going out to nice places or having planned activities, but some of her favorite time spent with you is when you can just take some time to relax together. She loves at home dates, just eating home cooked meals, chatting about your days, and resting after a long day of work. When you do feel like getting out of the house, she really enjoys quiet late night walks.

❀More often than not, whenever you do have the chance to have a meal at home, her siblings will join you. Elfman and Lisanna both look up to you a lot, and really enjoy your company, though they probably wouldn't admit it out loud for the sake of keeping up the tough protective siblings act. From the start though, you became such close friends with both of them that you're already practically part of the family. They’re hoping to keep you around for a long time, and definitely run your secret ship fan club.

❀Mira really likes letting you style her hair for her. It's very relaxing both before heading out into the chaos of a new morning, and afterwards to help wind down from the excitement of the day. One of her favorite things to do is lay with her head in your lap and let you just play with her hair however you want. She has definitely accidentally fallen asleep like this a few times. She also loves this in the reverse. Whether you have long hair, or short, she just likes playing with it, running her fingers through it, or even just resting her hand on your head.

❀She has a very playful side to her, and you’d be surprised by the amount of pranks you'll have to deal with on a day to day basis. A particular favorite anytime she wakes up before you once you're living together is changing into either one of your guildmates, or some other friend or acquaintance of yours, and waiting watchfully for you to wake up. Almost every time, you end up waking up to the sound of her being unable to muffle her own giggles, and almost every time, you still end up falling out of bed in tired baffled confusion. She always apologizes and checks in to make sure you're alright after though and then makes you breakfast to make up for it. At least every once in a while, she'll ask you for help with jokes or pranks on other guild members. Sure you get into trouble, but nobody can stay very mad at the two of you for long.

❀She likes having your company when it comes to performances and photoshoots. If you can sing or play an instrument, she would be absolutely thrilled to have you up on stage with her when she's performing at the guild or city events. Even if you can't, just being able to see you at the front of the crowd or backstage behind the curtains gives her a big energy and confidence boost. When it comes to photoshoots, she just likes being able to see you nearby while she's doing them. While it's one of her jobs and you've never had any problem with it, she has some very showy shoots sometimes, and now that you're together, she just feels a lot better and more comfortable with those particular types of shoots when you're around to keep an eye on things and cheer her on.

❀A relationship with Mira is signing yourself up for a serotonin overload. Not a day will go by that she doesn't make sure she's gotten a good deal of smiles and giggles out of you. Seeing you happy makes her happy, and vice versa. She's very affectionate and loving, and generally just a very positive person to be around. You're never going to have to feel lonely with her around. You get an amazing sunshine girlfriend, two caring and supportive siblings, and the whole guild family backing you both up to boot.

𖤓For starters, Erza is definitely the most quiet about your relationship of these three. She prefers to keep your relationship less public, not for lack of loving you, but actually quite the opposite. While she definitely doesn't mind those close to you knowing that you're together, announcing every little detail of your relationship for the world to hear makes it feel much less intimate to her. She believes that your love is something that should be shared between the two of you, so even if it's no secret that you're in a relationship, she's not one to go parading information or bragging about it.

𖤓Despite this, she actually has no problem with simple acts of PDA as long as they're not too intimate. While she's far from being the type to go clinging to you in public, she actually quite enjoys having physical contact with you while out and about. Holding hands, linking arms, resting her head on your shoulder or vice versa while seated, or simple kisses on the cheek are some of her favorite things, though she may not admit it out loud.

𖤓Erza’s also definitely not one to go hopping from relationship to relationship. With her past, she’s not letting herself become 100% emotionally invested in any one person unless she can truly trust them to stay by her side and return those emotions and trust. If you’ve managed to work your way into her heart, you can expect to be there for a long, long time. Even with the unpredictable lives you live, she has no fear in saying you're someone she would like to spend her whole life with.

𖤓Especially at the start of your relationship, Erza won't be one for talking about feelings much. She thinks verbal affection and communication are extremely important, but would shy away from deeper emotional conversation by instinct. Especially with any questions regarding how she grew up, she initially waves them off and avoids the topic whenever possible. She trusts you immensely, but she feels that the emotions of her past are hers to bear, and feels a lot of guilt about letting that weight fall onto others.

𖤓Further into your relationship, however, she feels much more comfortable allowing herself to be vulnerable around you. Be it physically or emotionally, she trusts you to see her and lend her support in her weakest moments. This goes both ways, as well. Just as you're there for her, she'll be there to lift and support you through the hardest of times with unwavering devotion.

𖤓She thinks communication is one of the most important things in a relationship, so you rarely have to deal with any conflicts between the two of you lasting very long. In the case of any disagreements, while she isn't opposed to giving you your space when you need and want it, she thinks the best thing to do can be to just stay in each other's company in silence until you're both ready to talk through the problem.

𖤓Her love languages are definitely quality time and words of affirmation

𖤓She has a lot of somewhat unusual hobbies and passions. She'll pick up almost any activity that strikes her interest at any point in time, and nothing brings her more joy than seeing you express interest in those same things, even if just to humor her. You support and invest time in her odd endeavors, and in return she's happy to try out any hobbies and interests you pick up as well.

𖤓She places a lot of value in the time she spends with you, and therefore likes to spend as much time as she's able to with you. She enjoys having you tag along on jobs with her, be those solo jobs or with the rest of the team. Whether you're a strong fighter or not, your support is extremely meaningful to her especially in tough situations. When you're unable to tag along on jobs with her, especially if they're longer ones, she enjoys writing you letters or sending you back souvenirs.

𖤓Expect to have a LOT of dates out to cafes or bakeries. If you are a fellow enjoyer of strawberry cake, be glad that you are one of very few people she would allow to share her cakes with her. If you are not, that just means more for her, but you'll be sitting around for a while waiting for her to finish. If you can bake those cakes yourself, oh boy be ready because there's definitely no way you're ever getting rid of her now (though you're insane if you’d even want to).

𖤓The rest of the guild has a tendency to hide behind you and rely on you pretty heavily to calm her down in some of her scarier moments. She has a hard time saying no to you, so you're definitely the person to go to for anyone trying to escape her wrath for any given reason. That being said, sometimes if they really deserve it, it's best to just let her dish out punishments unless you want to be dragged into them too.

𖤓All in all, while Erza has her more intimidating moments, she can be an extremely gentle and caring lover. She can be a lot of fun to be around, be that at home, at the guild, out traveling, or on jobs, you'll definitely never be bored in her company. Every day is going to be an adventure with her, but you're going to get your fair share of love in return for putting up with the shenanigans that seem to follow her wherever she goes. Being in a relationship with her is not something for the faint hearted, but it’s undeniably well worth the trouble.

★Juvia is by far the most open about your relationship. If someone around you doesn't know you two are together, they definitely will by the time you've left. She doesn't mean to overshare or brag, she just finds a lot of joy in expressing her love for you and making sure everyone she comes across knows how much she cares. She also feels a certain sense of security in being able to say that after so long of being alone, she has someone who loves her just as much.

★She can be extremely insecure about both herself and your relationship, and tends to need a lot of verbal affirmation to keep her from getting into her own head. She was bullied so often as a child that it's very easy for her mind to spiral to dark places. However, having you around always helps clear away some of that gloom, especially if you are willing to help talk her through whatever may be bothering her at any given point in time. Most of her doubt comes from herself rather than from anything you do, so giving her compliments or pointing out things she does well is always a huge help.

★This goes for jealousy as well. We've all seen how she can be when she feels like something may be threatening your relationship. She can be extremely protective and over reactive about anyone else spending too much time around you. While it will take her quite a while to get used to getting along with your friends without feeling threatened, she'll come around a lot faster with extra reassurance that that's all they are. Now if a stranger were to flirt with you, that may be a whole different story. Be ready anytime you're out in public to have to hold her back if anyone tries.

★Another of Juvia's love languages and one of her favorite things in the world is gift giving. Sometimes her gifts can be a bit on the odd side, but she just enjoys giving you tangible tokens of her appreciation. She'll make you meals at home or pack you some if you have to go out for the day, bring you home trinkets or objects that she says reminded her of you, or make little craft projects to give you for special occasions. Reciprocating this and giving her gifts in return may cause her brain to short circuit. She never gives you gifts with the intention of having the favor returned, so when you show up with any gifts for her, it always surprises her and brightens her entire day.

★Adding to the note of her love for making meals for you, she's surprisingly a very good cook. She can make a bit of a mess in the kitchen sometimes when she’s scrambling to decide what to make or frantically get meals ready to surprise you with, but even when it's a bit messy, everything tastes amazing. She absolutely loves cooking food with you too. It tends to help keep things a bit less messy when she's working together with you and has you around to help pace out the cooking process a bit more. Whether you're a good cook or not, she always enjoys having your help. She would also eat any food you make her even if it’s the biggest culinary disaster in history.

★She is also huge on physical affection. She's not always the most composed or best with words, so she'd much rather express her feelings through physical touch. Wherever you go, she always wants to be holding hands, clinging to your arm, hugging, snuggling, or just having some form of physical contact with you. In private, this is even more true. Hopefully you enjoy snuggles and kisses, because you're probably going to be smothered in them. Nothing makes her happier after a long day than coming home to curl up and fall asleep in your arms.

★Juvia enjoys dates that take place outdoors. Now that she's able to enjoy sunlight, she likes to do so as often as possible, and it's all the better if she's enjoying it with you. You'll be eating at lots of outdoor restaurants and cafes, taking walks in the park, having picnics, and cloud gazing.

★Juvia also really likes training with you. She'll take it easy on you of course if you're not all that strong. She doesn't want to hurt you, but your presence motivates her to work harder and makes her even stronger, so especially sparring against you, she has a lot more confidence in herself. Same goes for cases where she's training with or sparring against others. If you're watching, it's like a massive strength boost for her. She tries to go on long rants about how the power of love gives her strength, but everyone knows she's actually just extremely determined to show off and look cool in front of you.

★It can be a handful getting her to prioritize herself every now and then, especially if you're hurt or in any danger. Juvia would put her happiness, health, and even life on the line for you without question, so you may have to put a lot of effort into getting her to actually take care of herself as well. Making it a sort of trade off is a good way to start with her. Take care of her the way she takes care of you, and over time it will help her to recognize her own value and importance. This still probably wouldn't stop her from throwing herself in harm's way if it came down to protecting you, but she can be much better at rationalizing situations where you're in any sort of trouble now.

★While she has her many ups and downs, Juvia is overall very sweet and loving especially when you're willing to put in the effort to show her you care. Even though she can seem overbearing at times from outside perspectives, she just wants to show you how deeply she cares about you, and returning that deep love and devotion is one of the best ways to put her more at ease and calm her down. Many people may not quite understand or view your relationship as normal, but you boost each other up and give each other strength both physically, mentally, and emotionally, and that's all you could ever ask for in a partner.

The atmosphere was tense in the Fortress of Meropide. Everyone was on edge as they watched the duke at work, staff and inmates alike. Earlier in the week, two small groups of inmates had come to a disagreement, starting a small rivalry and disrupting the smooth workdays of others around them in the process. Of course, none of this was able to slip past the notice of the ever watchful duke of the fortress. Wriothesley had been on the case from the moment the conflict first sparked, observing the state of things as they played out between the groups. For a while, priority on the situation was fairly low. The inmates involved were loud and disruptive with their regular arguments, but it was nothing that a guard or two couldn’t easily break up. For a while, at least.

Before anyone even had the time to notice or react, physical conflict had broken out between the two groups. What had just seemed like a petty disagreement all week was suddenly practically a prison riot. Wriothesley himself had stepped in to break up the conflict, but not before some serious damage had already been done. Now, several of the inmates from both sides, as well as a handful of others unlucky enough to be caught in the crossfire, were keeping the medical staff working overtime. Those who had gotten out with less severe injuries were now on close watch until Wriothesley could get to the bottom of the conflict’s source and stop it from where it started. A case which he had now been working nonstop on for nearly two whole days.

After giving several of the higher ranking officers of the prison orders to carry out as the investigation progressed, Wriothesley finally retired to his office for what felt like the first time in ages. The moment the door closed behind him, he leaned back against it, letting out a deep sigh and pinching the bridge of his nose in frustration. He stayed like this for a long moment, almost considering trading his spot leaning against his door for taking a seat on the ground. Right now, the stairs seemed like the biggest pain in the world, at least until he heard the familiar metallic ring of hurried footsteps descending them.

The moment he looked up, a pair of hands reached out to gently hold his face, his own tired eyes meeting your concerned gaze. The moment word of conflict had reached the two of you in his office days ago, he had insisted that you stay inside as much as possible. When you did leave, it was usually accompanied by a guard and directly to and from a set destination. With all the rush, you hadn't had a chance to even see, let alone talk with your boyfriend since the start of the incident, all the news you had in regards to it instead coming from the guards outside his office or from Sigewinne.

Once his brain fully registered your presence and the panic settled deeply into your features, his large hands quickly came up to rest over your own, gently leaning into your touch and allowing you a moment to scan him over for any visible injury.

“What happened? Are you hurt at all? Is everything alright?” Even in his tired state, your rapid fire questions brought a small smile to his face as he shook his head lightly, bringing your hands back down to your sides, still gently holding them in his own.

“I'm alright. No injuries that I couldn't simply walk off. Unfortunately, I can't say the same for everyone else involved. If you could help me up the stairs, I can explain over some tea.” You nodded at his words, letting him lean lightly against you as you both made your way up the spiraling metal staircase to his office. You had known Wriothesley for a long time, and not once in your memory did you think you had ever seen him look so exhausted. You imagined he probably had gotten very little sleep, if any at all, as he certainly hadn't made an appearance in your shared room for the last couple of nights.

“You go sit down, I'll handle the tea,” you insisted as he immediately started to make his way towards the large cabinet filled with a variety of different teas he had collected. Even as he tried to object, you pushed him sternly towards the sofa opposite of his desk, only moving towards the cabinet yourself as he finally gave in and plopped heavily onto the sofa. “I heard from Sigewinne that things have been pretty hectic in the infirmary. I don't think I had realized that it got that bad…”

“Luckily we broke it up before things could get life threatening. Some pretty ugly bruises and maybe a broken nose here or there, but aside from a few people on precautionary bedrest, most of the people involved have already been released back to their rooms.” He rested his arms over the back of the couch and let his head fall back as he spoke, closing his eyes to relieve the heavy weight of his eyelids. “A few bystanders got caught in the fight, but Sigewinne has been personally tending to their injuries with top priority. We had to utilize an empty storage room as a temporary infirmary to keep the groups separate from each other, but we’ve been making it work.”

“Were you able to find out the main source of the conflict?” You watched him out of the corner of your eye as you poured two small cups of tea, carefully picking them up and making your way over to sit beside him, handing him one of the cups.

“I've interrogated most of the members of each group, but they all seem to have different things to say about it, and the guys that seem to be the most problematic won't talk at all. I intend to look through all of their records tonight to track down any information or anything that could be used to get it out of them. If that doesn't work, we’ll resort to more serious measures.”

“You plan to do this all tonight?” you asked for clarification, lightly raising an eyebrow at his words. He nodded in confirmation, slowly raising his cup to his lips.

“Best to get it over with before things can get bad again.” Before he could take a sip, you placed your hand over his, lowering the cup back down before carefully taking it from him and setting it aside along with your own. He looked at you with a mixture of confusion and great offense. Silently, you reached to place your hands on his shoulders and turned his body until he got the hint, letting you push him into a lying position with his head resting on your lap.

“I'm not going to try to make light of the situation or try to undermine its importance, but you’re here now, and if you think I'm going to let you go right back to work without proper rest, you are sorely mistaken.” He looked a little taken aback by your stern words as you looked down at him, moving your hand to gently run your fingers through his messy hair. “I promise you, I'll do everything in my power to help you figure this out. I'll sort documents, help you go through records, whatever you need to wrap this up, but not until I can be sure you're not going to collapse from the workload. You have countless other guards and workers here for a reason. You can let them handle it for one day while you rest and take a moment to recollect your thoughts. I promise you that taking a step back from this for a moment will make things so much more clear to you going forward with figuring this out.”

Your sudden lecture caught him off guard, certainly not used to being given such orders himself aside from the occasional similar rest orders from Sigewinne. As he tried to collect himself and find words to argue, you placed the pad of your thumb between his eyebrows, gently stroking the spot to relax the tensed muscles before once again resting your hand on his cheek. As much as he did want to argue, to go back to work and wrap this up as quickly as possible, your words had more logic to them than he wanted to admit, and he couldn't deny that your soft affections were quickly lulling him into a deep drowsiness, the lack of sleep finally catching up with him.

“I may be willing to consider your thoughts on the matter. However, I don't surrender. I negotiate,” he quipped. You snorted quietly and once again raised an eyebrow, stopping your gentle strokes through his hair and earning a displeased grunt from him.

“Alright then, smart guy. What are your terms of negotiation?” He let out a dramatic contemplative hum and you shook your head at his antics with a light smile, glad to see his more goofy side that you had gotten to know slowly taking the place of work mode. “I've laid my terms out. What are your return demands?”

“Well firstly, after that tragically offensive waste, you owe me new tea,” he started.

“It's not even that cold yet! You can still drink it! You just want an excuse for me to buy you more!”

“Secondly,” he continued, ignoring your spluttered argument with an amused smile tugging at the corners of his lips. “For now, I just want to stay like this.” His words brought a fond smile to your face, and you went back to running your fingers through his hair.

“You sure? You wouldn't rather move to bed? It would be much more comfortable.” He closed his eyes and let out a deep exhale of breath.

“While that does sound wonderful, and I may just take you up on that offer later, I don't think I could move now if I tried. Look at you. You've turned my limbs into pudding, so this is your fault.” You laughed lightly at his words, letting your own muscles relax more with the knowledge that you may be here for a while. “Lastly, once I've rested to your satisfaction, I would actually appreciate the extra help while things are calmer once again. There's no pressure on you. You can just help where you see fit, but I think you'd certainly keep me more sane until we can figure things out.” You mimicked his dramatic hum from earlier before nodding, happy to agree to anything so long as it got him the rest he needed.

“Well then, I accept your terms, Duke of Meropide.”

“So formal, no more cute nicknames?” He cracked one eye open to look up at you and put on his best pout, getting a laugh out of you with the accompanying thought that he would probably rather die than let anyone else see him acting like this.

“Well, I didn't think they were quite appropriate for formal negotiations,” you stated simply, your soft smile turning more teasing in nature.

“Then it's certainly a good thing negotiations are over now, isn't it?” he countered, letting his eye fall closed again. You laughed and rolled your eyes, leaning down to place a quick kiss to his forehead.

“So they are. Alright then, Wrio. Get some rest. I'll be here when you wake up.” You laced the fingers of your free hand with one of his, the other still rhythmically stroking through his hair. His lips twitched up into a satisfied smile for a moment before the muscles in his face relaxed as sleep finally washed over him. You gazed fondly down at him, silently thanking the archons that you were lucky enough to be able to see him in such a peaceful state. It warmed your heart knowing that even with all the mistrust and betrayal he had suffered through, he trusted you enough to let you see him and love him even in his most vulnerable moments.

Laying your head against the back of the sofa, you let your own eyes fall closed, the exhaustion from your own earlier worrying catching up with you finally as well. You gave his hand one last gentle squeeze, hoping that even in his sleep, it would let him know that you were still there taking care of him. And just as promised, you would be there when he woke up, ready to stand beside him as you always had, and always would. And you’d be damned if you didn't help return the fortress to its routine lifestyle as soon as possible. After all, how else were you supposed to get this cute soft side of him more often?