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You did a public service imo

Thank you for sacrificing your 4.50$ for the rest of us.

I don’t know why but I suddenly NEEDED to see Zeref riding a polar bear.

So I commissioned a Zeref riding a polar bear.

Spent $4.50 just to watch Zeref riding a polar bear.

...wasn’t expensive but how long can my wallet survive these IMPULSIVE decisions?..."

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The eyes of the dragon slayers

Was inspired, and I've been thinking about this for a while, so I wanted to kind of visualize what I think the dragon slayer's eyes look like:

Natsu and Laxus - Iguana eyes

The myth, the man, the legend actually has one of the less noticeable eyes. Natsu's pupils still constrict like a cat's in situations, but you're more likely to notice his teeth than you are his eyes.

Laxus is similarly hard to notice at first glance, just because the eye and pupil shape are not super different from what you'd expect.

Gajeel - Tree frog eyes

LISTEN, WAIT, I CAN EXPLAIN! I'm not saying his face LOOKS like a tree frog, it's just the eyes. Listen, so he's got those super red eyes, right? And no matter what, his pupils always have that odd shape BUT, MORE IMPORTANTLY, Tree frogs are known for their weird eyelids:

Now Gajeel has TWO eyelids because Iron dragons ARE a subterranian species and they burrow a lot. SO he's got his human lids, but he ALSO has this secondary lens that can protect his eyes from dust, dirt, and metal shavings (which is important when he roars). It's not identical to how a frog's eyelid works; it just looks similar. This is purely based on aesthetics, not ability.

Sting - Gecko Eyes

I don't think I have to explain this one. Just imagine these pupils with blue sclera and BOOM: that's my boy. A VERY noticeable and unique type of eyes.

Rogue - Cat eyes

For the night vision, just color em' red and that's Rogue. Also, iI imagine him with rounder pupils than, say, Acnologia's. Cat's pupils are oval-ish, while reptile pupils tend to be a bit more diamond-shaped.

Wendy, Serena, and Acno - Alligator Eyes

Pretty obvious eyes. Wendy needs the extra eyelid for her high speeds (same as Serena), and Acnologia just inherited it from his Dragon form. The shape of the pupil is sharper than a cat's eyes, which is really the only difference from Rogue's (you wouldn't be able to tell the difference unless you stared at them for a while).

Irene and Erik - Snake eyes

Almost full vertical pupils, arguably one of the most noticeable eyes (I think gecko still wincs though) because the pupil cuts through basically the entire sclera. No amount of light or emotion can hide it.

Anyway, that's my headcanons for the day byeeeee~

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Fairy Tail rewrite notes (Part 1)

Opening Thoughts

I love Fairy Tail but it has its flaws. I believe that many come from the fact that it wasn't supposed to be this long, and as such Mashima wasn't able to plan ahead as much.

With the benefit of hindsight, I want to rewrite the series. This is mostly for fun. I doubt that I am a better writer than Mashima. Even if my rewrite somehow turned out better than the original, that would be largely due to being able to build off his work.

My first attempt

My original plan was to reread the manga and adapt the arcs as closely as possible, with only the base changes I wanted to make and the things that snowballed from them. I did the Eisenwald arc that way and was profoundly unsatisfied. When I thought through it, I realized that that was because I was trying to adapt it into an entirely different medium without making the necessary changes to make it work. Additionally, my style of writing differs from Mashima's by virtue of us being completely different people, and trying to blend them without consideration for how it would affect the tone (spoiler alert:badly).

So instead of trying to make an AU of Fairy Tail while keeping it as close to canon as possible, I'm going to take more liberties.

I already intended several changes.

Erza wouldn't be formally introduced until the Tower of heaven arc. I read through @moltensmusings rewrite notes and her reasons for it were solid and I agree with them. So I'm yoinking that, as well as some of her suggestions for who to replace Erza with in the arcs before.

During the Eisenwald arc, I would replace Erza with Macao, Wakaba and Cana. This would build on Macao's earlier introduction and formally introduce Cana and Wakaba to the audience. The only part of my Eisenwald rewrite I really liked was Wakaba's part. The rest was mid at best, but I might post that chapter.

During Galuna, I would replace Erza with Team Shadow Gear. Sometime before that, there would be a scene establishing Natsu and Levy as friends, and Lucy meeting Levy and hitting it off with her.

Shadow Gear will be established as capable but not combat focused. They can hold their own but have far more gaps in their fighting skills.

Namely, Levy is quick with her magic and versatile with the type of damage she can do while keeping a cool head. But her intelligence is more fact/history/people focused than combat focused. Some of those skills carry over and let her get a decent read on what an unskilled opponent would do next, but she tends to default to the most obvious move. On top of that, she's small and not very strong or durable physically. Her proficiency ranges from enough to not be dead weight in more serious fights to helpful.

Jet is fast as fuck and his mind has adapted to that speed. He has the benefits of Wind-reading glasses without the item itself (maybe a bit faster) but he's about average in terms of smarts, hence why Levy also has the glasses. He also has excellent reaction times. However, he's reckless and has trouble assessing what the most useful thing to do in combat is. He tends to launch himself into the fray and body-slam the biggest opponent. This injures them more than him, but not by much. He doesn't care though because he's the toughest out of the Team (physically). He's experimented with various weapons but so far he doesn't vibe with any of them. They get in the way.

Droy is averse to combat. He could be really dangerous if he trained (plants are scary), but he's mostly here because he wants to hang out with his friends. He's not a coward per se, but he's worried about hurting people/his team getting hurt. When actually fighting, he hold up fairly well. He prefers to focus on defense and incapacitation but has been known to bludgeon enemies when necessary. His bigger issue is that he's dieting strictly to keep his figure slim, which is weakening him. He's usually hungry or dizzy.

There'll be more time in between Galuna and Phantom Lord. Natsu, Lucy, Happy and Gray have to deep-clean the guild by themselves and are banned from missions until Makarov is satisfied as punishment.

Mira will start bringing Erza up more and more, getting concerned about her absence. Levy will also talk about Erza once Lucy asks.

2. The ships

I'm not going to keep all of the main ships. I'll do what I want.

Ships I intend to include

Graylu: The main/endgame ship.

Lucana: Start going out on dates after Eisenwald. Cana was not expecting that to happen. They fall for each other but Cana eventually breaks it off because of her insecurity over Gildarts.

Cana/Gray/Loke: Friends with benefits pre-canon, broke it off a few months beforehand. They're still close friends.

Gajevy: I'm going to lean harder into the enemies to lovers aspect.

Albis: Nothing wrong with it, they're cute.

Canajane: I love them.

Chendy: Definitely a crush on Wendy's end. Idk if Sherria reciprocates within the main series, I haven't gotten this far yet.

Stingue: If you're surprised you're probably new here.

Fraxus: Idk how exactly I'll write them. But they'll be there.

Sherry/Ren: They'll be there.

Ships I might include (you can give me arguments for and against adding them if you want):

Elfever: Don't really ship them with anyone else. If I don't find something else I vibe with they'll probably get together.

Soranerva: If I rewrite 100yq they'll be a background pairing I think. I like them.

Yukino/Hisui: Idk if there's space for that that since they aren't super focal or interact much. But I'd like to include them.

Graylolu: Idk if I want to add Loke to the main ship but I'm considering it.

QPR Nali: I headcanon both of them as Aro but I can see both of them wanting kids and being happy to co-parent and maybe co-habitate in the future. They know and trust each other.

Ships that won't happen but will be mentioned and explored:

Gruvia: Juvia's crush exists and is unhealthy, and she needs to figure herself out.

Jerza: They had feeling for each other at different points but realize that they don't love each other romantically anymore.

3. Keys

Lucy will have fewer (golden) keys.

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Mad lad right there

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The spy who could read everything… except for (real) emotions

This might contain spoilers!

One of Twilight's most fascinating aspects is his skill as a spy: he's a master of emotional disguise, capable of reading people with surgical precision in a matter of seconds. His work depends on it: detecting motivations, analyzing behaviors, and adapting to manipulate his surroundings.

As Loid Forger, his civilian facade, we see him as a kind, intelligent, educated man, a devoted father, and an exemplary husband. Everyone admires him, and in theory, he seems to have everything under control

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But here's where the paradox comes in: the closer he gets emotionally to someone, the clumsier he becomes.

Despite his sharpness in reading interests and behavioral patterns, he struggles immensely to understand simple, spontaneous behaviors like Anya's, who just wants to have fun like any child, or Yor's, a woman full of emotions, contradictions, and desires that don't follow strict logic..

His fake wife and daughter become his true blind spot.

Twilight isn't used to dealing with genuine bonds, only strategic roles

That's why being in a home for so long—one that demands intimacy, emotionality, and spontaneity—makes his structure falter.

If we pay attention to his inner thoughts throughout the story, we notice that his true personality is far from the "perfect man" everyone sees.

Twilight is, deep down, a grumpy, nervous, insecure man who overthinks everything in search of a logical answer. This clearly generates high levels of anxiety and stress for him, and sometimes he even comes across as a bit silly.

Very, very, very silly.

Because deep down, his seemingly "mission-rational" actions are actually him concerned about his family's well-being. The truth is, he's a softie, protective, devoted, and very selfless.

This contrast between Twilight (the hyper-rational spy) and Loid Forger (the exemplary citizen) shows us a constant duality between who he is, what he pretends to be, and what he could become if he allowed his emotions to guide part of his life.

By repressing his most vulnerable parts, he finds it difficult to understand basic emotional situations that don't fit his mental framework. Not because he's cold, but because his psychic structure has been shaped by trauma, duty, and survival..

This is where a key idea comes in: Twilight interprets human behavior as a transaction.

His mind functions like an analysis machine

It seems that from his experience, people act driven by an interest—they want something, they're looking for something—and his mission as a spy is to detect what that "something" is so he can use it to his advantage. This mechanistic view of human relationships has been useful for infiltrating organizations, achieving objectives, and penetrating circles of power… but it's useless in a home where what's expected of you is to feel, not to analyze.

Indeed, his interactions with women have been more strategic than emotional. These were likely women belonging to influential social spheres, where the bond was based on seduction, mutual interest, or emotional manipulation (something similar to the classic "honey trap," where charm is used as a weapon of persuasion).

That's why he suffers an emotional short circuit with someone like Yor, a shy, sweet, authentic woman who isn't trying to manipulate him or get anything from him. She doesn't fit into his "if you do A, it's because you want B" logic, and that completely throws Twilight off balance.

His personality, with its highly rational structure, uses intellectualization and emotional repression as defense mechanisms.

The same goes for Anya, whose spontaneity and tenderness have no "strategic reason" behind them. Twilight can't "decipher" her because there's nothing to decipher: she simply is. This highlights his difficulty in connecting with people emotionally, because his life experience has programmed him to operate from the head, not the heart. .

It's curious, if we look closely at his past, we see something very different from the cold, calculating man he has become. He was an emotional, sensitive, expressive, and idealistic child, even described as a "crybaby."

However, that child was broken by war. The death of his mother, the complete absence of adult protection, and the need to survive alone pushed him to build a protective shell. Coupled with his years in the military, his life became a continuous training ground, not just physically, but emotionally: don't feel, don't doubt, don't get attached, don't trust.

This pattern is reinforced by internalized beliefs, which is why when he realizes he's "slipping," he mentally punishes himself and labels it as a mistake.

But the reality might be that Twilight tends to develop an avoidant attachment style

Where he seeks more subtle bonds and represses emotions more easily. We see this in his connection with Handler, whom he admires as a mentor figure; Franky, his undeclared best friend; and Nightfall, whom he cares for and values as a disciple and colleague.

He clearly appreciates and worries about them, but the difference is that Twilight can coexist with them and deny his attachment more easily. This is because these individuals actively reinforce his belief that attachment is a sign of danger, as they are all involved in the world of spies. In contrast, Anya and Yor have caused an emotional earthquake within him. In just six months of living with his "fake" family, he already shows signs of genuine concern and authentic affection, and his defensive system begins to fail

All of this shows us that beneath the perfect spy is a man hungry for human connection, who has lived so long repressing what he feels that he now doesn't quite know how to manage real bonds.

What do you think?

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Oh dear that's terrifying. I hope I'm fully AroAce because ew. No thanks.

"Aro/Ace person gets given a love potion" story but instead of them being immune or whatever, it DOES work, and they realize IMMEDIATELY that they've been fed a love potion because this feeling is so wrong and foreign but everyone keeps laughing off the idea of it being a love potion because "they were probably just a late bloomer" or "no, you just finally found the right person!" and it's just a horror story about how no one believes them even though they know, they KNOW this isn't right and they can't stand it.

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Fairytail as Texts because I’m bored

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What would a hetero speaking distance be?

There's something unexplainably homo about this panel. what u leaning in so close for my guy? he can hear u just fine from a hetero speaking distance...

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Oh no

Rogue needs to run

A couple of sketches, I drew one of these on a boat, wouldn’t particularly recommend but it was easier than drawing in a car or bus

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A flirty Rogue for these trying times

He's waiting for Sting

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She's so cute

🎂MY OC'S TWIN BIRTHDAY🎂

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KAI & MIA 🥳🥳

August 1st!

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I'll just build a house by the side of the road thnx

If you ask our COMPLETELY UNBIASED opinion, the choice is clear

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Is there any chance you could draw more Sting and Rouge? I really love how you draw them

Have some Stingue cuddles then! 💕

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🌑 redraw from chapter 329 🌔

[ID: A cartoonish, digital redraw from Chapter 329 of the 'Fairy Tail' manga. It shows 5 panels (from right to left) with headshots of Laxus, Gajeel, Wendy, Sting and Rogue. Laxus and Gajeel are grinning with their teeth showing; Wendy looks troubled; Sting is smiling slightly and Rogue looks grave. They're all bruised and bloodied. The background is a starry night sky, and the lighting reflects this. /End ID]

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Dark Rogue Cheney

Another artwork with Rogue Cheney with his shadow magic and also we can see his other eye. :D

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Is it hot in here???

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Shadow Dragon Rogue

A new artwork to Rogue Cheney