#Lucy Heartfilia appreciation

[patentedsun]

girls girl of all time :,)

[gralunaisland]

new art work of Lucy from hiro on his Twitter and omg she looks Amazing, beautiful gorgeous!!!!!!

I believe THIS masterpiece is the artwork you were referring to, right, Anon? You're so right, Lucy is absolutely stunning!! She rocks this outfit so hard like the queen she is. Thank you so much for alerting me about it!! I could always use more Lucy art in my life. I really appreciate your thoughtfulness since I'm a big Lucy fan.

Couple of downer things, I gotta say I miss Mashima's old art style after browsing a bit of his latest Twitter posts. Also, right below this post was a drawing of disgusting juvia practically salivating as she grotesquely clings to a Gray doll, which thankfully has many less likes than Lucy's post but still unfortunately has thousands. -_-

All in all, I'm happy Lucy is getting the love she deserves! gr///via can screw off though, why's it always gotta intrude on Lucy's limelight.

[shiiro-arts]

Question: How can we say Natsu treats Lucy differently compared to the rest of his nakama? We have seen him being angry emotional during Erza "funeral" (in the first season) and his reaction when topic of Lisanna's death comes up. He even blushed when Lisanna used to talk about marriage and all (just before she passed away when Happy and Natsu have another fight). He never really expressed any physical interest in Lucy EVER and is mostly lukewarm in his reactions unless she is in danger or hurt. He didn't even hesitate when he was asked to kiss Lucy.

So how can we say that Lucy is different from all these people? I hope you understood my question.

(PS I am a huge NaLu shipper but I hate how they handle serious moments)

Well, I think that we have to clear something up, and its that Lucy and Natsu are more than Lucy and Natsu.

Natsu's world doesn't revolve around Lucy, and Lucy's world doesn't revolve around Natsu. They are their own persons with their own dreams and goals (and this is completely fine)

Natsu is a very passionate person, who loves his friends and family, he has known Erza and Lisanna since they were children, it is obvious that he will be emotional about their "deaths". Just like he was with future Lucy's.

Why do I think Natsu treats Lucy differently? Well, because he does. Literally. Not only does Natsu avoid any kind of (serious) fight with Lucy, but he is emotionally vulnerable with her, he becomes soft. I'm going to focus on Erza and Lucy because we don't have enough interactions with Lisanna.

Natsu is an extremely violent person, even when Erza was distressed his solution was punching her (even if it was for her own good or not),

Now, we have never seen Natsu use violence to console Lucy (or in general), they are always soft, comforting moments

He just can't hurt her, at least not willingly, it's beyond him.

Just like when he had to fight snake lucy and completely stopped thinking she was back

I want to pinpoint his reactions to different deaths, because even those are different

When Lissana, erza or even Igneel died, Natsu felt helpless and sad

Lucy? He wanted to burn the world down, kill his best friend out of grieve and then kill himself in the process just because he thought he had lost her forever. (I talk about this here)

-.-.-.-

About the physical interest, I kind of disagree, It is true that he doesn't show as much physical desire like other men in FT but he does in his own way. We have seen natsu fantasize over Lucy

be jealous of other men for her attention

and become possessive of her

He is not responsive because almost every time they have a physical moment he sees it coming, is mentally prepared for it or he initiates them.

NOW, what happens when Lucy initiates or he doesn't see it coming?

My man becomes a blushing mess (this is mainly shown in official art tho)

but he never shows jealousy or possessiveness towards erza, because Erza is not Lucy

[fairyspheres]

have these been done yet | part two

[tingyyytingsss]

I gotta be real fair to nalu and say that they really have only known each other for two years and some change at this point(most of which natsu fucked off to who knows where to train without notice). Its crazy work to confess love to someone during all that. Especially for lucy who uprooted her life, got knocked into a coma and woke up to her father dead and most of her community decimated.

[eebibly]

(adding to your star dress post) i love lucy doing summons bcuz yeah in the “power of friendship” anime, lucy’s magic power is Literally Friendship. its how we see the more complex side of certain zodiacs too (ex: aquarius, loke, celestial spirit king). its how she gets non-spirits to open up (juvia, cana, yukino, etc) i never needed her to become another brawler to be important

sorry I meant to answer earlier but the draft to my first response, like, disappeared for some reason so I had to rewrite everything~

YOU’RE COMPLETELY RIGHT❕

Lucy may have been a bit of a damsel in distress, but for once that’s almost forgivable because she has a plethora of friends who are ready to fight for her and with her. And it’s not just about her needing to be saved, it’s about the complete trust that they have in one another.

Side note, my least favourite parts are when Lucy is actually in distress, because it feels like Mashima is trying to get anyone to save her but her spirits (especially Natsu. He could fully be passed out, but he’ll wake up just in time to stop a fatal blast. *lazy jazz hands* How romantic). But I digress…

My point being that Lucy is fun because she actually feels like a refreshed, modern take on the damsel in distress. Because she’s not just a waiting to be saved (or, well, she shouldn’t be, but Mashima has trouble keeping his own characters in character), she is smart, reliable and very good at getting people to trust her. And she can choose how she wants to be ‘saved’ and by whom— how cool is that?? Also, despite not being a protector herself, she’s a natural at making the people around her feel safe.

Which is why it hurts so much that her character has basically been rewritten. I don’t have a problem with her being able to fight better, but that doesn’t mean she should want to fight on her own. Her wanting to have the power to protect her friends doesn’t feel like her character has evolved, it actually feels more like she’s devolved. Lucy was the one characters who didn’t need to be powerful in order to protect her friends.

Should her magic power be growing? Absolutely. But not at the expense of her growth as a celestial wizard and certainly not by sacrificing her celestial spirits’ relevance.

[fionnalovesanimeboys]

Lucy our girl is fighting back with others ! I am so proud of her! She really changed since from Fairy tail Final. I love her outfits that is meant for fighting. Since the Lucy kick dropped the first time I didn't stopped doubting her

[beargyufairy]

Just My Thoughts Pt. 15

Fairy Tail Manga Reread Version

HAPPY APPRECIATION POST

Happy is such a genius for this! He doesn’t get enough credit but he’s pretty smart for an Exceed/cat. Angering Natsu to make his flames even hotter thus creating a larger difference in air pressure is pure brilliance. I love when he gets the idea, his face lights up almost like a light bulb going off. The very concept of an idea coming to life. And the smug face he makes when he’s teasing Natsu!! I love it! After the battle is won by Natsu, Happy even acts dumb since he knows Natsu’s angry!! But I found it funny when he states that Natsu has worse memory than he does and how Natsu doesn’t even realize that Happy was scheming to make the flames rise in temperature. Happy didn’t even bother to explain it and brushed it off by saying it was all Natsu. I really like how smart Happy is. He doesn’t have powerful magic or transformations like the other Exceeds, but he’s not totally lost. Happy is one of my favorites for a reason.

[captainuranium543]

My favorite genre of fan media is when a creator has an obvious favorite and invests all their time and energy into them to the point you can watch their improvment as an artist/writer through media based on that character alone.

There's a level of love to that I find wonderful, like clearly this character hit you the way nothing ever has. Whether you're a friend or a stranger, whether I like the character or not, it will always be a joy to see you happy.

keep doing what you do fr

[stella-so-sly93]

Decided to get myself a Fairy Tail backpack. I technically could use a new backpack so I figured, why not get myself a Fairy Tail backpack? Felt like a nice way to get something I need while also treating myself a bit. This seems like a nice, sturdy backpack too.

It seems to be able to hold my water bottle pretty securely and even has a built-in phone charger port cable.

Alos, I just wanted to have something to show off my love for Fairy Tail more.

[bumblebeehug]

some nalu fics out there are so good that they outdo the canon stuff by miles. y'all know them too well

[patentedsun]

You guys I'm actually crying over chapter 204.5 (which is technically an ad for a certain company we're all boycotting btw) but ignoring the actual ad THE STORYLINE WAS SO??? GOOD???? the Natsu characterization in this was INCREDIBLE (be prepared for intense 100yq hatred) and it portrayed exactly why I fell in love with nalu in the first place....

Summary and analysis below (doesn't incl all the pages btw!!)

We start off with Lucy finding Natsu and Happy at her place, as always.

this is followed by him being like "do you think we'll peek or something" which... 100yq natsu would have... that IMPOSTER...

Anyways while she's taking a bath, Natsu and Happy are browsing around Lucy's room and find a book that stands out. (Btw right next to this book is her diary, 100yq natsu would've gone straight for that). However they end up accidentally destroying it and start panicking. They ask Lucy if they can "borrow it" and Lucy panics at first, saying it's precious and not to touch it, but relents when they say they found it "interesting".

fast forward, we see them worn out after trying and failing to find a replacement copy. ONCE AGAIN, they're doing this because it's something precious to LUCY. Not because they care about reading, or because the book has any value to them, but because they understand it's important to HER. Natsu (and Happy) going the extra mile for things that are important to Lucy is SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART of their entire dynamic.

continuing, Lucy walks into the guild and asks how they're finding the book, they say it's interesting. Lucy gets SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THIS and starts talking non stop ab the book. Happy asks her why this book is so important to her and...

Y I K E S.

So yeah, they ultimately decide that lying isn't it and they should apologize upfront.

this is so beautiful to me, idk like the imagery of them bowing so sincerely is so.... and like wow MASHIMA seems like natsu IS capable of acknowledging his own wrongdoings and offering genuine apologies. I'm not even talking ab the whole post tartaros situation no, I'm talking about fucking 100yq, where natsu actually physically hurts Lucy and doesn't apologize for it (AND IN FACT ITS PLAYED FOR A GAG)(IMPOSTER!!! NOT MY NATSU!!!)

Soooo Lucy doesn't take it well and runs away.

the fact that they didn't stop their search here. the fact that they EXPANDED it to other towns to try and find her the book THIS IS JUST <3333

Anyways, Lucy returns and reveals dozens of copies of the book...

My heart actually broke for her here because as someone who ig creates stuff as well, it really can be painful to have no audience interaction. And to have a book you wrote bomb like that...ouch... and of course she would've been excited, her best friends told her they found it interesting!!! my HEART. OUCH. and the sheer guilt on Natsu and Happy's faces here 😭 Once again, 100yq would've played this off for a gag...

And they all start bawling (and the ad comes in so I will stop there) but YEAH. THIS WAS SO BEAUTIFUL??? The way she's regretful too, the way they're still trying to apologize and make her feel better I'm :(. This is what makes nalu work and it feels like mashima is forgetting that ab his own work... they're both genuinely good and kind to each other... like not to get sidetracked but there has always been goofy fanservice moments but there were also so many wonderful, emotional, complex scenes with them with depth and maturity and I just feel like that's lacking now. So reading this was like getting punched in the face srsly because wow... THIS is the natsu I know and love ugh .....

[missmagicalelf]

Say what you will about Lucy but she is one of the many anime characters that has my heart💙💛

[fairylight-art]

OMGSFGDJSHDFJGHFDS, I'M SCREAMIIIIING!!!

THIS IS ADORABLE, AMAZING, BEAUTIFUL!!! THANK YOU SO MUUUUUUCH!!! 😭😭😭😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

And Happy Holidays to you too! 🥺

It's; GIFT EXCHANGE TIME!!! 🔥🔥🔥

Happy Holidays to @fairylight-art , my gift-ee (???). Your requests were sweet and totally up my alley, hope I did them justice! (Hope you don't mind Happy either)✨ My favorite part was doing the line art and giving the shading pizzaz. Thanks again for @allaboutnalu for hosting this event. This is literally the only NaLu event you can count on me joining other than the literal NaLu Day 😞.

[fionnalovesanimeboys]

I love love love Brandish ! She is back ! Her and Lucy are besties no one can tell me otherwise ! They took a bath together they are besties forever !

[through-a-blackhole]

From their first ever meeting, Natsu thought of Lucy as a nice person.

Lucy had such genuine kindness that he wanted to form a team with her. Natsu, who only had Happy for company most of the time, wanted this nice weirdo he just met to form a team with him.

Their first few interactions really make you appreciate how far they’ve come together.

To Natsu, Lucy wasn’t Lucy Heartfilia, or Lucy of Fairy Tail at first sight. It was Lucy the Weirdo who was so Nice that she fed him even if she didn’t know him yet.

Natsu and Lucy’s relationship is so beautiful because you can see how organic it is. Even without Mashima saying it, their friendship is undoubtedly one of the strongest in the guild.

So I’m gonna wait until they get together, because at the end of the day, beneath love and all its glamour lies a strong and unshakable friendship.