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Gray and Juvia

On December 14th, I was asked by an Anon:

“maddyy:) do you ship gruvia hard enough to make an analysis of their bond like u did it with sakura/naruto? only if u have time of course, but I’d love to read your opinion about it!^^”

Anon, this is for you :)

I’ve always felt that Gray and Juvia’s first meeting was highly significant, because it showcased many of the recurring themes of their relationship. It illustrated both the fangirlish/comedic side of Juvia’s feelings for Gray, as well as the serious side where she demonstrates how deep they ran. It showed that Gray genuinely cares for Juvia despite his apparent indifference, and probably most importantly, it introduced the motif of the rain.

Juvia pretty much develops feelings for Gray at first sight, which very much caught her off guard. She wasn’t prepared in the slightest for this turn of events, and you can see this by how flustered she gets:

And although the initial attraction was simply based on his looks, as the fight went on, she learned more and more things about him which only caused her feelings for him to deepen; his kindness, the mercy he showed, his devotion to his comrades, she admired all of those traits greatly:

To the point where she even resigned herself to opting not to attack him any further because she could no longer bring herself to, and instead tried to convince him to join her, because she wanted to protect him:

However, when Gray made a negative comment regarding the rain, Juvia was reminded of individuals who caused her much grief in the past, and they shared similar sentiments towards the rain. She therefore likened Gray to them, and thought that he was no different. Thus, she resumed her attack:

But at the battle’s conclusion, and following her loss, she was finally able to see the blue sky:

And commented on how beautiful it was; Gray had made the rain stop, and had managed to show her a happier, more beautiful side of that she thought was forever out of her reach. This was huge for Juvia:

And it marked both the solidification of Juvia’s love for Gray, along with the beginning of their relationship, and how they would develop from acquaintances, to arguably the best tag-team in the series:

Shortly following their battle, Juvia would find it hard to approach Gray directly, so she would instead opt to essentially stalk him from the sidelines:

Usually just by making comical comments regarding love rivals, or in this case, bringing him a conveniently timed lunch:

It wasn’t until a little while later that she was able to muster up the courage to approach him in person:

And this is where she expressed her desire to join Fairy Tail. She was obviously nervous about revealing this to him, especially when considering their history, and you can tell that by her expression as she tells him. But I think it’s worth highlighting that despite him being the one to fight her, he had no qualms with allowing her to join the guild:

And when they were attacked soon afterwards, Juvia would not hesitate to protect Gray with her own body. At this point, her loyalty was already immense:

I’ve always kinda liked how Juvia’s character can undergo drastic changes at the drop of a hat when it comes to Gray; She can either be that lighthearted and girly dork, or a deadly serious and very dangerous mage. This gives her an interesting dynamic that has caught multiple people by surprise, which I’ll get to a little later.

But another thing about Gray and Juvia’s relationship that I like is that they just tend to do so many things together and spend a lot of time together in general, such as this play that they were together in:

And several guild celebrations where they were seen together:

All these trivial things that they do with one another give their relationship the richness that it needs to clarify that they know each other inside and out, and it gives their bond a more solid foundation.

The following is another example of where they are seen doing trivial things together. It shows that they’re not just around each other when the situation demands it; they’re around each other because they want to be. If Gray was annoyed by her presence, he would have told her so, but he made no such declaration. Furthermore, this was the first of multiple instances where other characters have commented on the romantic nature of their interaction. In this case, they were labeled as “acting all lovey-dovey”:

I highly feel as though these types of comments are an indication of things to come for their relationship.

Later on, when all the Fairy Tail members present on Tenrou Island were ready to defend it from the invaders, Juvia and Erza were approached by Meredy, who ranked her opponents in the order in which she most wanted to kill them. She ranked Juvia 13th. However, upon learning that Meredy wanted to kill Gray the most:

Juvia rose to her feet in a sinister, dissonant rage that unnerved both Meredy and Erza:

And she went on to question who it was that Meredy most wanted to kill, in a very disturbing and menacing manner. As it says on the panel, “The source of her power is her beloved Gray”:

I’ve always really liked the cover for chapter 229, because it symbolizes another highly prominent aspect of Gray and Juvia’s relationship; where Gray is like ice, and Juvia is like water, who watches over and protects him with all of her heart, “Bathing him in kindness”:

Following Meredy’s declaration, Juvia fights with a new found conviction, and easily manages to subdue Meredy:

This prompts Erza to remark how the current Juvia was utterly unrecognizable to the one she had faced during the test:

And realized that her immense love for Gray and her desire to protect him was the source of Juvia’s unforeseen levels of strength:

I’d also like to touch upon that point I made earlier regarding how Juvia’s demeanour can change very drastically if Gray’s well being is involved. When all is fine, she’s her usual happy-go-lucky self:

However, if Gray’s safety is at stake, she almost becomes a different person:

And this fact was not lost on Meredy, who noted that there was seemingly no end to Juvia’s rise in power, just as there is seemingly no end to the depth of her feelings for Gray:

Eventually, Meredy decided to create a Sensory Link between Juvia and Gray to synchronize their senses, thereby making Gray feel every sensation felt by Juvia, including pain. Thus, with her senses connected with Gray’s, Meredy decided to kill herself in order to end Gray’s life, but Juvia stopped her by breaking her own leg:

Juvia apologised to Gray internally beforehand because she knew he would experience the same pain, but she was left with no alternative. It was a demonstration of the lengths she’d be willing to put herself through in order to save Gray’s life.

Following the removal of the Sensory Link, Ultear finds Juvia and conjures a sword to take her life. But before the execution was carried out, Gray blocked the attack brought Juvia to safety:

He subsequently stated that he figured that she was lying from the beginning. And although Juvia is unconscious, she manages to hear Gray state his will to live with his friends, and she smiled.

Following Grimoire Heart’s defeat, Juvia managed to return to the camp despite her leg injury. She then apologized for letting Zeref get away and comically requested Gray to punish her. Thus, signalling the return of the comedic aspect of their relationship:

At this point, Juvia was completely comfortable with approaching Gray, and this had been the case for a while now. Contrast this to how she was towards the beginning of their relationship, where she had to secretly watch him and hand him lunches while masking her presence. Now, she’d nonchalantly ask him to go on dates with her alone:

This is due to the richness of their relationship, a point I had made earlier. As they had spent so much time doing things together, both trivial and meaningful things, their understanding and comfort towards one another had grown to the point where they no longer had to think about the consequences of their words or actions in regards to each other.

After Lyon had laid eyes on Juvia for the first time, he let his affection for her be known, and would later interrupt Juvia’s above attempt at asking Gray on a date, by giving Gray an ultimatum; that if Lyon should win in the games, Juvia would join him, to which Gray would respond by telling him not to take away a member of his guild. Whether Gray had realized it yet or not, Juvia had become an important person to him. One who he respected enough not to treat like a prize to be traded between the guilds, as demonstrated here where he clarifies that he never agreed to Lyon’s ultimatum:

Juvia was a person capable of making her own decisions, and it wasn’t for them to decide her future. Furthermore, it also signified that Gray simply didn’t want to risk losing Juvia at all, and was therefore unwilling to make the agreement; Juvia was too precious a friend to lose.

At one point during the Grand Magic Games, Gray and Erza had a very telling conversation on a balcony. She tells Gray that surely he must have noticed Juvia’s very strong feelings for him by now, and implied to him that he should give a clear answer. Gray’s response is significant:

He slightly blushes at Erza’s words. Both this and his expression indicate that he is indeed privy to how Juvia feels about him, but has simply avoided dealing with the situation, and has not given her a clear answer yet:

The reason why is up for debate. My guess is that he had yet to figure out how he truly felt about her, and needed more time before giving her a concrete answer; I feel this makes the most sense because nothing about their previous interactions gave the explicit impression that Gray was harbouring suppressed romantic feelings for her.

I think Gray was just very comfortable with his relationship with Juvia, and was simply procrastinating from doing the inevitable (which was confronting the situation regarding her feelings), because that would then ruin the comfortable relationship he had established with her. However, I say that the eventual “talk” was inevitable because his feelings towards her had steadily been growing from their initial meeting, and had this trend continued, then he himself wouldn’t have been happy leaving things the way they were. This was proven true in chapter 453 :)

Of course, there’s also the possibility of Gray just not feeling about Juvia that way at all, and he therefore simply avoided the situation all together. But I don’t think this is the case because Gray usually has no qualms with being blunt with people, even Juvia, and we’d see this in the “rejection” later on. Furthermore, if he wasn’t at least conflicted over his feelings, I highly doubt he would have blushed at the mention of making things clear.

You can also see it on Erza’s face; that knowing smirk, as if she’s far more aware of the situation than she lets on. Erza and Gray have known each other for a long time, and I’m sure Erza would know when Gray was troubled over a situation such as this:

I think that it’s clear she advocates the idea of Gray and Juvia becoming an item, but feels that Gray just needs a little bit of a push.

After the battles had begun, one of them featured Juvia fighting with Chelia, which resembled something of a cat fight over their respective love interests. Cheila accused Juvia of seducing Lyon, while Juvia retorted that her heart only belonged to Gray:

Then, as if on cue, the objects of their affections arrived:

Gray tells Lyon that that he and Juvia will handle them with ease, which caused Juvia’s imagination to comically run wild again. Lyon then remarked how he would make Juvia realize that he was right for her instead, and he said this right in front of poor Chelia, who was visibly hurt by his words:

After they had been fighting for a while, Gray and Juvia were shown panting and beaten up:

However, Gray would put his hand on Juvia’s shoulder, and she’d immediately return his touch by putting her hand over his, leading to the two of them to hold hands. Gray remarks that Lyon and Chelia’s weakness is their lack of team work, and that him and Juvia are far more capable as a partnership:

This grants Juvia a renewed confidence, and Gray states they will attack and defeat them with their full magic power, to which Juvia agrees:

Gray and Juvia would then go on to demonstrate the reason why I claimed earlier that they were potentially the best tag team of the series. They performed a combination attack against Lyon and Chelia where they combined Gray’s ice geyser with Juvia’s water nebula:

This would send both Lyon and Chelia blasting off in true Team Rocket fashion, but not before both Chelia and Lyon would comment on the romantic nature of their opponent’s partnership, which marked yet another occasion where outside parties have not only noticed how much Gray and Juvia resembled an actual couple, but also where they expressed envy at this fact. Mashima even described it as a “Synchronized ‘love’ attack!”. Lyon would yell at Gray, calling him a bastard for being so affectionate with Juvia. And Chelia was so utterly mesmerized due to Gray and Juvia’s seamless coordination, to the point where she’d label what she was witnessing as “So romantic”, in a very melancholic fashion. You could really see in her expression how much she yearned for such an intimate partnership with Lyon:

Once the attack is over, Gray and Juvia smile at each other while still holding hands. Gray blushes at this, and asks Juvia when she intended to let go of his hand, to which she responded by claiming she’d never let go:

This was probably also symbolic of her intention to love Gray forever :)

A little later on at the Bar Sun, Meredy would come across Juvia, and asked her if she had seen Ultear. They would then both both get saved by Gray from an attack by one of Motherglare’s minions. Gray then tells them both to focus as they were on a battlefield. However, Gray would then approach Juvia to tell her that he needs to tell her something, while wearing a very serious expression. Of course, Juvia becomes flustered at this and her imagination again runs wild. But before Gray can continue, he notices another minion firing an attack from behind Juvia. However, Gray, without hesitation, pushed Juvia out of harm’s way and took the full brunt of the attack, which impaled him straight through his chest:

Yet, the attack wouldn’t stop there. As Gray coughed up blood and began to fall, more enemies appeared and fired multiple shots, all of which directly hit Gray, fatally wounding him:

I can only imagine what was going through Juvia’s head at this moment. She looked positively distraught with tears streaming down her face, as she watched the man she loves get torn apart right in front of her. And it was because he had tried to save her. I’m sure that made it all the more painful for Juvia; to think that she was essentially the reason for this nightmare:

Thankfully, as Juvia, Lyon, and Meredy continued to mourn Gray’s death, Ultear utilized a spell she learned years ago in order to turn back time, in an attempt to fix the horror that they had just witnessed. Her attempts bore fruit, and despite time only being set back by one minute, this was enough to go back to before Gray was attacked, therefore preventing his demise.

Eventually, all the guilds gathered at a dance banquet. During this, Juvia approached Gray to tell him that she’d entered a new era and had become Juvia 2.0. She then attempted to hug him while professing her love to him directly. However, Gray walked away, saying that he’s entering a new era too; one where he’ll let it be known when he didn’t like something:

This was likely referring to Juvia’s very open and public displays of affection, something which was shown to bother him in the past, such as when she very publicly named one of her special attacks “Gray-sama love!”.

He seemed to have a rather embarrassed reaction:

I highly doubt Gray’s rejection was anything personal or major towards Juvia, especially considering how just 4 chapters earlier, he essentially gave his life to save her. However, following Gray’s words, Juvia does not take them as any form of rejection, and instead continued to blush and comment on how she loved when Gray toyed with her affections:

You can say what you want about Juvia, but no one can deny that she has a resolve of steel :)

A little later on as Fairy Tail enjoys a moment of relative peace, Juvia approached Gray having baked some more bread that she wished for him to try. Following Gray’s “rejection”, it was literally as if nothing about their relationship had changed; they were the same as ever:

While witnessing their interaction, Cana smirked and asked Mira what the deal was, because she thought that Gray had shot Juvia down. But Mira replies that “it’s the same as always”, with knowing smile on her face:

I think this made it rather obvious that Gray’s apparent rejection was not to be taken seriously; Juvia certainly didn’t, and neither should we. I think it’s highly probably that Mashima included this scene just to explicitly tell the readers “Don’t worry, Gruvia is still very much alive” :)

After they had been dispatched to a former Council member’s location, Gray and Juvia ride back to the guild. During the journey, Juvia was clutching Gray around the waist tightly, while expressing her apprehension about the situation, saying that she had a bad feeling:

Gray tried to comfort her by explaining that given the opponent they may be facing, one demonstrated their ability to destroy a town, her fear was understandable. However, Juvia states that it was something different. Gray would then take her hand, saying that he was there for her, and that Fairy Tail would definitely triumph, without fail:

I think it’s important to note here that not only was Gray the one to initiate the hand holding (further evidence that his rejection was just a minor bump on the road), but also that Gray’s words don’t really manage to improve Juvia’s mood in the slightest; she was still very anxious, which just indicates the severity of the situation. Yet, the fact that he’s holding her hand, telling her he’s with her, all while his eyes were hidden, highly signifies the weight of his words; everything he said and did came from the heart. He wanted to let Juvia know that he would be there for her, just like she had always been there for him (as himself would tell her later on), and that they would pull through this difficult predicament together.

Later on, Fairy Tail attempt to find a breach in Tartarus’s base. They are then ambushed by enemies, resulting in Gray being captured by Silver. During their entire confrontation, the connection between Gray and Juvia is never lost, as Keith continues to feed Juvia information regarding their organisation and Gray. Meanwhile, Gray was seriously struggling against Silver, to the point where he deduced that the Iced Shell was his only alternative; the technique that took the life of his teacher. Silver believed that Gray was bluffing, that he’d never thinking of using the move that caused him such trauma. That was until he saw Gray take up the required position:

He then thinks of all of the important people and the friends he has made in his life thus far, including Natsu, Lucy, Wendy, Erza, Elfman, Mirajane, Gajeel, Cana, Lyon, and Ur:

However, the final person who flashed through Gray’s mind before he closed his eyes and apologised was Juvia, who he imagined calling his name with all the love and adoration he knew she harboured for him:

This is highly significant because this explicitly illustrated how Gray sincerely viewed Juvia. He didn’t think she was an annoying stalker who wouldn’t stop pestering him; he viewed her as very beautiful, both inside and out, and as someone who truly loved and wanted what was best for him. Furthermore, the fact that she was also the last person he thought of amongst his comrades is very telling; it was as if she had a level of importance not shared by the rest.

As all that was going on with Gray and Silver, Keith labeled humans as unsightly impediment bundles of ego, and swallowed Juvia into his magical barrier particle body. However, Juvia had turned into water, and went on to say that Keith could not sever the bond between humans; and that Gray and his father’s feelings would surely reach each other. She subsequently bursts from his body, screaming that regardless of their form or shape, genuine feelings would always remain in the heart. Because she believed that to be true strength of human love:

Following this, Silver spoke to Juvia once more, expressing his gratitude, because it was due to her efforts that his soul was finally able to rest in peace. He then tells her to take care of Gray, to which she responds by promising that she would, as Gray simultaneously watched his father disappear:

After the battle, Juvia, feeling immensely guilty for the role she played in Silver’s demise, followed Gray in his travels. She eventually found him sitting in front of a tombstone in the northern continent. As she approached him, she immediately apologised after Gray accused her of following him. However, this was something Juvia felt needed to be said, no matter the cost:

Juvia would then reveal to Gray that she was the one defeated the necromancer that was controlling Silver:

You could really tell how extremely difficult it must have been for Juvia to have been telling this to him. You could see how hesitant she was, how she was shaking, how she was sobbing; she thought that after this revelation, Gray would definitely hate her. Yet, she told him anyway, because she felt that he deserved to know the truth. She was was prioritizing what was best for Gray far above her own wishes to be with him, because above all else, that is what Juvia sincerely wished for; she only ever wanted what was best for Gray.

She went on to explain that because of her actions, she no longer believed she had the right to love Gray anymore, because she killed his father. Thus, with his eyes hidden, Gray made his way over to Juvia:

However, being overcome with extreme emotion, Gray broke down and rested his head on Juvia’s chest. While in her embrace, Gray allowed his tears to flow, and he thanked her as they were both on their knees:

Gray would then apologize profusely while visibly shaking and holding on to her, while Juvia comments on his warmth:

This was a monumental occurrence for their relationship. It not only showed how much they needed each other, but also how they were able to find genuine comfort in one another. It illustrated the depth of Juvia’s love for Gray, as she was willing to follow him across the world only to tell him something that would likely make him eternally resentful towards her, but that was a risk she knew had to be taken, because she knew Gray needed to know the truth.

Juvia never even budged when Gray menacingly approached her and grabbed her coat, because she felt a though she deserved whatever hatred was coming her way. However this didn’t happen, and instead, Gray let Juvia see him when all his barriers were down, when he was at his most emotionally vulnerable, and she was there to comfort him. She is always there to comfort him, and Gray would later acknowledge this. The entire scene essentially encompasses the message of chapter 229′s cover (which was part of the reason I liked it so much). Gray’s “Ice” had melted, but Juvia was there to bath him in kindness:

It’s also worth noting that Juvia indirectly told Gray that she loves him again, which was a stark contrast to her earlier confession and Gray’s apparent rejection where the whole scene was highly comical. It is uncertain what exactly Gray apologizes for here. Perhaps it was because she had the burden of putting an end to Silver. Perhaps it was for his earlier bluntness towards her. Perhaps it was because she had to see him in this state, or perhaps it was a combination of the 3. Regardless of the reason, it was unprecedented.

A year after the disbandment of Fairy Tail, Lucy had been trying to keep track of everyone. In this endeavour, she would eventually encounter Natsu, Happy, Wendy and later Juvia, who had apparently reverted back to her former “Rain Woman” persona:

Juvia revealed to them what had transpired over the past year. How she had lived with Gray. How they ate together, trained together, did jobs together; did everything together (apart from sleep together! lol), and expressed how happy they were during those times:

But then explained how she started seeing black markings on his body. Gray tells her not to worry about them, but would from that point on go off on his own more frequently, until he eventually stopped coming back altogether.

This would turn out to be a ruse formulated by Gray and Erza in order for him to infiltrate Avatar’s ranks, and I must say, he looked cool:

Once their ruse had been exposed, Gray joined forces with Ntsu and Lucy to fend off their attackers, and after one of Briar’s clones confessed their love to Gray, Juvia suddenly appeared and seemed livid, likely due to having witnessed the birth of yet another “love rival”. She then hugged Gray and told him she had missed him. But she also mentioned how she had a feeling Gray was in trouble so she came as soon as possible, thus illustrating an unspoken bond that the two of them shared. Following this, Gray looked at her with a guilty expression on his face, and hesitatingly apologized:

However, he’d state that the explanation wpuld have to wait as they were in the middle of a war zone. Juvia understood, and they both stripped their shirts off with perfect synchrony, and prepared for battle, standing side by side:

Yet again showcasing how capable and compatible they were as a duo. This also signifies that during their time together, Juvia had picked up Gray’s habbit of stripping during battle making them even more suited to each other :)

Afterwards just before the battle between Fairy Tail and Alvarez would commence, the members of the guild spent their time leisurely. During this time, Juvia approached Gray, who was standing on a familiar balcony nonchalantly eating a chocolate bar, while offering her some. Then while smiling, he told her how much he appreciated her company:

And he’s then note how she is always by his side. Juvia tried to be modest and not take credit for her devotion. But Gray would persist, and let her know that he’d give her an answer to her feelings once the battle is over:

Juvia blushed in surprise of his words, but she smiles, and knowingly tells him that she’ll let him focus on the battle.

After all this time, Juvia now knew that she was finally going to get an answer from Gray, and at this pint how could it be anything but positive :)

Gray and Juvia had definitely come a long way from their initial meeting. The Ice mage would slowly but surely open up to Juvia more and more, and her undying love for him would ultimately create a spot for herself inside Gray’s heart that I’m sure he wasn’t even explicitly aware of until their talk on the balcony.

Their compatibility and loyalty towards each other has been shown to be immense, and I’m sure that on this occasion, Gray isn’t going to lose yet another important person to him; they’re going to survive, and attain the happiness that they both deserve. Gray stopped Juvia’s rain, and in turn, Juvia caused Gray’s ice to melt. Deep stuff :)

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I SHOULD BE MAKING THAT 500-WORD PERSUASIVE ESSAY FOR ENGLISH SUBJECT BUT INSTEAD I DECIDED TO MAKE THIS LONG-ASS ESSAY EXPLAINING SOME MISUNDERSTOOD SHIT ABOUT ONE OF MY FAVE SHIPS: GRUVIA

(warning: spoilers. It's also gonna be some LONG ass shit lmao. Sorry for typos in advance)

[ GRAY IS A BIG TSUNDERE ]

Gruvia is not one-sided, it's just that Gray's a big frickin Tsundere and he refuses to show affection, so he may come off as cold to her sometimes. Although later on he realized that he should accept his feelings for Juvia rather than pushing her away and trying to run away from his feelings before he regrets it, so he has become less of a Tsundere (but still a Tsundere lmao).

[ GRAY DOES NOT DISLIKE NOR HATE JUVIA ]

Gray does not dislike nor hate Juvia, even from the very beginning after they just met. Hell, even right after their fight after their first actual meeting lmao Gray even helped her, saved her, and made her happy. He wouldn't have done all that if he disliked her. He wouldn't have said he has no problem with Juvia joining the guild if he disliked her. He wouldn't hang around with Juvia inside and even outside the guild if he disliked her. He wouldn't go out with Juvia, just the two of them, if he disliked her. He wouldn't live with her for half a year if he disliked her. He would have agreed with Juvia leaving him alone if he disliked her, instead of hugging her, thanking her, and crying on her arms. He wouldn't have sacrificed himself for her safety if he disliked her....

It's just he didn't wanna get too attached to her. He has always thought ever since as a child that it's his responsibility / fault whenever someone he cares for dies. He blames himself for it, consciously or unconsciously, and puts the burden upon himself. He feels like whenever he gets too attached to someone, they would leave him and when that happens it'll be his fault. That's the reason why he seems cold to her sometimes, it's that he doesn't wanna get too attached to her, afraid that she would just leave him like the others...

Him trying to push her away by being cold to her is most likely something he did unconsciously, since he himself wasn't really sure about his feelings for her or having the fear of loosing his loved ones, at least when it was just starting. Well thankfully he's getting better in 100YQ. But as we already know, his attempt of trying to not get too attached to her wasn't successful. It didn't have any chance of being successful to begin with since the reason why he didn't want to get too attached and that he had developed the fear of loosing her in the first place is because he's already attached to her from the beginning. He was the one to save her, worries about her a lot, cares for her, protects her, and spends a lot of his time with her, which made him even more attached to her.

And when it actually almost happened, when Juvia almost killed herself for him, it finally became clear to him what he feels about her, and he realized that it was stupid and cowardly for him to try and avoid Juvia and his very own feelings just because of that. He could've lost all the chances he had with her forever, with all those efforts she spent on him all be put in vain. And now that he realized this, that doesn't make the fear of loosing her disappear, but instead of avoiding and hiding his feelings like before, he's trying to improve and be a better person for her that can protect her no matter what.

[ THE LOVE POTION THINGY IS NOT CANON ]

The episode about Juvia buying potions made her look bad to some fans. It was not in the Manga. It's not canon. The part where Lucy expected Natsu to confess (which was seen in the same episode) is canon, since it's from the Manga. But the part where Juvia buys love potion and uses it to try and get Gray is not in that chapter, nor is it in any chapter in the manga, meaning it's not canon and is an anime-only part. Well personally I found it quite funny, but some fans really hated Juvia on that one.

[ JUVIA IS NOT A YANDERE B*TCH ]

Juvia is not that yandere girl who will kill you if you reject her and shit. If anything, she's the opposite. She can NEVER hurt Gray. She'd rather kill herself than hurt Gray. When she thinks she's making Gray uncomfortable, she immediately apologizes. When she thought she disrespected Ul's death anniversary by saying it should be a happy day for Gray because it's their anniversary (she didn't know it was Ul's death anniversary), she felt very sorry, (but actually, the scarf she made cheered and provided warmth for Gray on that cold night.) The reason she couldn't approach him at the start was because she didn't want to make him and his friends uncomfortable (after the fight with Phantom Lord, and because she always thought she only brought awfulness). Yeah, she becomes extremely mad when someone threatens Gray's life, but that's just like Natsu being mad when someone threatens to kill Lucy. But she didn't even actually kill Meredy (the one who did threaten to kill Gray) and even became friends with her! A yandere would do the total opposite. If Gray ever rejects her, she wouldn't be mad at him, but would probably be very depressed. She was even willing to give up on him in Tartaros Arc, when she had to kill Gray's father, thinking she doesn't deserve to love him anymore after what she did... But Gray himself doesn't want that. He hugs her and says "thank you" to Juvia for saving his father and so he didn't have to kill his father himself. If he disliked or hated Juvia, he would have agreed about her leaving him alone.

The main reason why Juvia acts like that is because she's trying to show her love for others that she wasn't able to show before, since she was always rejected, avoided, and disliked by others. She's always pushed away by others. So now that someone (Gray) didn't push her away and showed care for her, she didn't want to miss the chance of finally feeling loved and being able to share her love. And Gray, together with the guild, accepted her. She wants to feel loved and accepted, so she's trying all her best to not be seen as someone gloomy or unlikable that others used to think she is. She does things that she thinks would make them happy, she does things that she thinks would make them accept her. But since she never really knew how to interact with other people before she joined the guild, and the people she used to be with were toxic as hell, she comes off as awkward sometimes. But she's growing, together with Gray and the guild, she's growing.

[ THE "LOVE RIVAL" THINGY IS JUST FOR COMIC RELIEF AND WAS NEVER SERIOUS ]

She may say "Love Rival!!" when someone's getting close to Gray, but it's only put as comic relief and she was never actually serious about it. Even Lucy, the one who she always calls her "rival", never took it seriously. If Lucy did, she would have never approached Gray ever again, or hated Juvia for it. If Juvia was really serious about her "threats", they would have kicked her out of the guild long ago. Plus, she may act like that, but in reality, she's willing to sacrifice for her friends, including Lucy. And Lucy herself knows that.

It's sad that people say they are concerned about Gray and Juvia "forcing" herself into him when they don't really actually think about and consider what Gray is feeling towards her, and they just hate how Juvia acts around Gray. Gray loves her, she loves Gray. Just let them be happy. Gray has lost too much, let him enjoy being with Juvia.

Anyways, I'm not forcing you to like the ship, we all have preferences. But I'm just trying to make you understand both characters, their relationship, and how they see each other. Especially with all the hate this ship gets and how misunderstood both characters are and the things they do. And if you got to this part, thanks for reading all of this lmao. This is my first time posting something like this in Tumblr, I hope it wasn't that confusing.

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As a writer, I do not understand how can you love Juvia so much, a bad character, of no relevance to the story, which exists only for gruvia, if she were not there, would not change anything for the plot of Fairy Tail

The reason I love her is because, as a writer, I can see the potential in her character. She’s a complex young woman who we can only assume suffered a great deal of abuse in her past. Psychological, if not physical as well. Someone whose past remains a mystery to us.

As a writer, I can see what Mashima was trying to do. As a writer, I see her worth outside her romantic entanglements with Gray. I see the strength in her heart when she sacrificed herself for Cana, despite not having belonged to the guild that long.

As a writer, I know what Juvia would and would not do in times of great stress. I know when she would daydream and when she would become serious. I know when she would put the safety of her friends above her feelings for Gray, the feelings that let her grow. As a writer, I’ve picked up on details that Mashima lays out for us, details that people seldom take in because they’ve already decided to hate her.

As a writer, and someone who has experienced abuse, I understand that Juvia’s eccentric personality stems from a place of suffering. A place of misunderstandings and hurt. A place that never taught her how to approach the topic of love. A place that told her, deep down, that she didn’t deserve to be near Gray, that he wouldn’t accept her (as no one else had). She watched him from the shadows, not out of her own perverse desire to be near him, but because she is psychologically damaged. A person who has never experienced love would have no idea how to react to it. She was overcome by strong feelings that moved her and changed her.

Mashima has wasted a lot of opportunities by using Juvia for comic relief, I agree. But, as a writer, I can see past that relief. I can see the potential in her character. See the S-Class mage who would throw her life away – not just for Gray, but for any one of her guild mates. Something people are so quick to forget. Gray isn’t the only person Juvia has cried for.

Mashima is writing a manga. He can only convey so much of a person in those few panels. People neglect to remember that there will be things we have not been shown. The depictions of her time with Lucy that we’ve only seen in cover photos. Her past relationship with Gajeel. Her relationship with Lisanna. Her friendship with the other members.

I love Juvia because people like you are so quick to judge her, the way they often judge me at first glance. I love Juvia because she gives me something raw to write about. Something to prove. Something to make up for when Mashima doesn’t show her full potential.

Juvia is more than her ship. That is why I write her.

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crazynadder · 4 years

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This make sense too me. Does anyone else believe this ?

Hi welcome to my ted talk. So we all know the character Juvia Lockser correct? We also know that she has a unique magic like other characters in the show. So today I want to try and debunk her family and magic

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We know little to nothing about Juvia's past. We know she had trouble with her magic which causes it to rain when she was little. But If that is the case is her family mages and if so why do we never hear of them like some of the other characters like Lucy, Ezra, Natsu etc. I will be talking about why this is in the magic part

Magic

Her magic is unique in the means she can control the weather, turn into water and is the only water mage we learn of. I think her power can be describe as a slayer power because it is very unique like the wings of fire and healing powers Wendy has. Her powers could be a demon slayer but she does not get a black marks like GRAY so that is out of the question, I was also thinking dragon slayer but that seemed unlikely too as she was raised with other people. The most logically is a God slayer because God slayer magic is given at birth and you have much more power than a demon slayer. I also feel like she was left in an orphanage to keep her safe from threats of sorts.

Thanks for coming to my ted talk

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crazynadder · 4 years

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I love this

I’m sure that Juvia’s realized Gray’s feelings for her in this specific panel. Juvia’s not just a friend to him, she never was. The way Gray screams that “you” full of passion suggests many things, even if indirectly. Juvia probably at that moment felt free and peaceful, knowing that she was going to leave the world aware of the feelings of her beloved.

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by Gem1620

In the mysterious town of Edolas every story book character you’ve ever known has been taken from the land of Fiore and trapped between two worlds. Victims of a powerful curse that can only be broken by two children who each have their own kind of magic hidden inside of them.

Words: 5600, Chapters: 2/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Fairy Tail

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: F/M

Characters: Nasha (Fairy Tail), Greige (Fairy Tail), Erza Scarlet, Natsu Dragneel, Gray Fullbuster, Jellal Fernandes, Lucy Heartfilia, Juvia Lockser, Gajeel Redfox, Levy McGarden, Elfman Strauss, Mirajane Strauss, Laxus Dreyar, Lisanna Strauss, Makarov Dreyar, Original Characters, Cana Alberona, Wendy Marvell, Romeo Conbolt, Macao Conbolt, Porlyusica (Fairy Tail)

Relationships: Jellal Fernandes/Erza Scarlet, Natsu Dragneel/Lucy Heartfilia, Gray Fullbuster/Juvia Lockser, Levy McGarden/Gajeel Redfox, Laxus Dreyar/Mirajane Strauss

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, Alternate Universe - Fairy Tale, Fairy Tale Elements, Fairy Tale Retellings, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Modern Era, Sleeping Beauty Elements, Camelot, Beauty and the Beast Elements, Rumplestiltskin Elements, Rapunzel Elements, Cinderella Elements, Alternate Universe - Sleeping Beauty Fusion, Alternate Universe - Rapunzel Fusion, Alternate Universe - Cinderella Fusion, Alternate Universe - Beauty and the Beast Fusion, Robin Hood References, Original Character(s), Dark Fairy Tale Elements, Dysfunctional Family, Abusive Parents, Emotional/Psychological Abuse, Psychological Trauma, Orphans, Foster Care, Alternate Universe - Foster Family, All Magic Comes With a Price, True Love, Everybody is related one way or another, The main characters are a composite of two fairy tale/mythical characters

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I love this so must

F I R S T. he touches you and you light on fire. your wrist blazes where his fingers meet your skin. the burns don’t show, but it’s hard to breathe with ash in your lungs. it’s so hard to breathe. you’re suffocating daily. S E C O N D. it hurts to watch him. he shines. he’s brighter than the sun, he’s too beautiful for your eyes. it’s hard to look at him. it’s even harder to look away from him. you’re going blind. T H I R D. your ears are tuned to his voice. you could pick him out in a sea of thousands. his voice makes pretty singers who sing pretty songs sound dull. his voice makes everything else sound ugly. F O U R T H. the color of his eyes is blue enough to drown in. he is turning you into a clichéd love-wrecked being. you’re drowning, always sinking. down, down, down. F I F T H. you know him. you love him. through a thousand lifetimes, across millions of stars, you’d find him, you’d never leave him. you love him, till death do you part. ( S I X T H. he loves you, too. )

— five things you know and one thing you don’t. (insp)

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crazynadder · 4 years

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This is true, I love Juvia more than lucy. Don't get me worst lucy is okay but she is not just my cup.

WHAT IS IT ABOUT JUVIA LOCKSER

Seriously, why Juvia?

Why do I love Juvia so freaking much?

To be honest, I spent a long time avoiding Fairy Tail. I didn’t want to like Fairy Tail, because I knew exactly how I was going to end up being, the same way I was with every other series. I would connect with the main female lead, ship the major ships, and get tied in pairing wars. I would enjoy the side characters and they would be my safe ships.

And then my fiance started watching it and asked me to watch along, and before I knew it I was engrossed in a very different way.

Lucy wasn’t my favorite character.

I didn’t ship the biggest ship.

I wasn’t involved in pairing wars.

But the character I fell in love with was one of the most dramatic, comical, and the one that either got the most love or the most hate. It has taken me a long time to figure out exactly why I love her so much, but as I sat here tonight feeling giddy over the Vol. 3 translations of Gray’s love page, it finally hit.

With Juvia, you get a little bit of everything. She is what I want most you in every character all rolled into one.

Lets touch on those points:

1. She’s funny.

Juvia is absolutely hilarious. She never ceases to make me smile— she makes for some of the most awkward situations (Gray-bread, anyone? The 413 special where all came back with an apology Juvia-pillow? Asking to be spanked as punishmen?), and they are always used to bring light to an otherwise dark portion of the story, or to kick us back up to the lighthearted level.

This is such a drastic change to Juvia, and it forecasts so much about her— all this humor, coming from a character who was previously sullen, dark, and borderline emotionless. As soon as the light came into her life, Juvia became the light to everyone else— including us, the reader.

It shows that no matter what, you can pick yourself back up and truck forward and achieve so much. You can be for others that which you never had.

2.She’s dedicated and loyal.

It is difficult to argue this point; there are few people in Fairy Tail who will do what Juvia does for the rest of the team. Even before joining up with the guild, she overcame possession to protect Lucy because she was a friend (despite mistaking her for a love rival). She sacrificed herself for Cana so she wouldn’t have to hurt any of her Fairy Tail nakama during the Fighting Festival. She broke her own leg in order to save Gray and Meredy on Tenroujima, sending Erza away from the fight even though she had been previously defeated and overpowered. She defeated Keith and took on the magic barrier particle poisoning to give Gray— and the rest of Fairy Tail— a chance to survive.

Juvia is loyal to a fault to all of the people in Fairy Tail— not just Gray. There is not a member in her guild that Juvia would not protect with her life.

3. She knows what she wants and works to get it.

Despite how it is comedic and sometimes seems pushy, Juvia knows what she wants. She wants acknowledgement from her friends in Fairy Tail. She wants Gray to acknowledge her as more than a friend.

So she works, she trains, she pops up and makes offers for dates and does things most people would never do (celebrating her 413th day anniversary, for example). She sacrifices herself to prove a point. Juvia does not give up, now that she’s been given happiness.

4. She is STRONG, physically and emotionally.

Lets juts reflect on a few facts about Juvia here— she was an S Class Member of Phantom Lord, who was only defeated because Gray was able to take advantage of her changing emotional state. After joining Fairy Tail, Juvia could not bring herself to hurt her friends and she failed the S Class trials.

And yet, when it came time to defeat a member of the 7 Kin of Purgatory, Juvia’s power frightened Erza. Erza, who is often considered the strongest female of the guild.

When Juvia fought Keith, she was under emotional duress, had the pressure of Gray’s future and the lives of all her friends in her hands, and she managed to defeat a demon that no one else was able to touch in one attack— a DEFENSIVE attack at that. And despite being poisoned, she is completely fine again.

Despite her childhood being anything but warm, Juvia has managed to become one of the warmest and most caring characters in the series, the one who is able to put everyone else before her and who fights for others happiness. It takes a lot of emotional strength to pull back from what Juvia was living under— and yet here she is, this shining, smiling ball of sunshine.

5. She is self sacrificing but her ultimate goal is to live for what she loves— and because of this, is able to make the hard decisions no one else can make.

This is most obviously portrayed in her last two big fights— Tenroujima and Tartaros.

On Tenroujima, Juvia is placed in the precarious situation of having her senses and emotions linked with Gray and Meredy— but if one of them dies, they all die. Desperate to save someone she loves, Juvia breaks her leg (transferring pain to Gray and to Meredy). Then she talks to Meredy and explains to her that so long as she has something to love she must live. She connects with her enemy and defeats her not only with her physical prowess, but with her emotional strength. Meredy is overcome and the spell is lifted, because she is moved by Juvia’s desire to live for the one she loves.

During the battle with Tartaros, Juvia is again placed in the position where she must make a decision. She is fighting a key demon who has the power of necromancy, and is given the task from Gray’s father to kill the demon. Problem is, killing Keith means killing Silver and hurting Gray— but if she doesn’t, none of them have a chance to survive. So Juvia does it, despite not wanting to, she steels herself and focuses on her belief that love is not easily broken.

This is Juvia displaying her drive to live for her friends, and also her ability to make decisiosn that no one else can. She is often placed in the position of having to chose between her own happiness and the happiness of others, or the survival of everyone and the happiness of one person. Juvia is able to make the only decision that can be made and despite her guilt, she knows she did what she had to do.

6. She is empathetic, mature and respectful.

The main example I want to place here is that despite how badly she wants to be Gray’s girlfriend, when Silver asks if she is, she tells him no. She didn’t say “not yet”, she didn’t say “yes”. That no shows that Juvia respects Gray’s decision and the rejection he gave her earlier— and at the same time, shows she really does not know how important she is to Gray.

She calls Gray’s father “otou-sama” as if he were someone she wanted to have as a father-in-law, and constantly uses honorifics (kun, sama, chan) to separate herself from others and show her respect. She is often found crying and connecting to other characters situations (crying for Meredy’s love for Ultear, crying over Gray’s death, crying or Gray’s loss of his father, etc).

7. She is willing to call people out when they are wrong or disrespectful— no matter who they are.

After the GMG during the celebration, Juvia notices Gray is down. Normally, one would expect that Juvia would not scold him, but she does something so much better. She gives him the opportunity to tell her whats wrong, and when he does not and his mood does not change, she tells him it’s rude to make a face like that when everyone else is celebrating— and that is what brings him out of his funk.

After the defeat of Phantom Lord, it is Juvia who pushes Gajeel to open up to the other members of Fairy Tail and make friends, to be friendlier.

These are just two example of Juvia denying bad behavior, despite her closeness to the other person. She is able to identify when something needs to be done for the better of the other, and how to address it without creating a bigger problem.

There are so many other reasons, but these are the main ones for me. Juvia is the type of character I can find something to strive to be in— because she is a little of everything and I wouldn’t have her any other way. The only thing that frustrates me is that no other character loves Juvia the way she loves them. Fairy has become her world, and despite what she does for everyone else, she seems to always be on the back burner (I’m talking about you, chapter 399 with sad Juvia and everyone else is too busy talking to notice even her brotp Gajeel).

As a Juvia fan this is frustrating but I have to remember that Mashima doesn’t view her the same way I do; I do have my fingers crossed for more major development for her!

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