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Gratsu week:
Day 4: “That idiot! Running off on his own again”
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gratsu-week · 4 years ago
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So after a while here it comes again . Gratsu week is back yet again and yet again this time it will start on the 16th of july
This year though we decided to do something different for the prompts. So instead of just words this time we opted for a “Things they said” kind of event. Without further ado I will let you uncover , and maybe try to associate them with their original moment, our list of prompts
“Don’t complain, if you get hurt doing this I’ve got no right to say a word”
"I’m ready to die if necessary”
“What’s with all the noise ? I’m sleepy”
“That idiot! Running off on his own again”
“Does this fire you up , Natsu ?”
“If it’s important don’t let it get away from you”
“Natsu … is Natsu”
as always each contribution is due on its date and late participations are always welcome aaaand you can ,of course , contriute with anything : fanart , fanfictions , edits , headcanons …..
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tracing is not accepted and any use of content without credit or permission is forbidden
As for the submission you can either post it with #gratsuweek2k20 in the first 5 tags or directly submit to our submit box that is always open
An of course in case you have any question there is our ask box also if your piece wasn’t shared it’s more than likely that it didn’t appear on the tag so don’t hesitate to tell us 
For the fellow writers who post their work on AO3 and to the readers who are interested in the works related to the week on AO3 we have a collection dedicated to this years’ week here 
Hope you will enjoy this year’s week as much as any other
special thanks to :
@slayslothart for the banner for the week
@mdelpin for the constant help in organizing events , coming up with prompts and for always creating a collection on AO3 for the week 
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mdelpin · 4 years ago
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Gratsu Week 2020 Prompt: “If it’s important don’t let it get away from you” I had a lot of fun making this little comic, and my daughter helped so that made it even better! I hope you like it!
Almost forgot, thank you to @oryu404 for their photoshop magic with that scarf!!!
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ft-dads-au · 4 years ago
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Gratsu Week 2020 Prompt: “Does this fire you up Natsu?” Pairing: Gray x Natsu
Gray thinks he knows just how to get Natsu all fired up, but the reality is just a little different than what he imagined!
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uzunotegaki · 4 years ago
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NatsuGray Week (Gratsu Week) 2020 Day 5
Video game (especially fighting game) is one of everything that can make Natsu fired up more than usual. Gray knows this and he suggests Natsu to visit the game center (as he is also an avid gamer) when they are skipping class. And the rest is history.
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aki-natsuko · 4 years ago
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Gratsu Week 2020: Masterlist
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Inevitable | Rating T
Day 1: Prompt: ‘I’ve got no right to say a word’
Summary:
Fate.
Invel had said that it was all to do with fate. Gray had believed that he was fated to deal with E.N.D., had made it his fate, his path with his own actions and choices. So, was it fate to that Gray would fall in love with Natsu? That he would fall so far, that his present and future were so intimately tied with the Dragon-slayer's that he couldn’t imagine either without him?
If so, fate was crueler than any demon.
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It Wasn’t Supposed to be You | T | Warning: MCD
Day 2: Prompt: ‘I’m ready to die if necessary’
Summary:
“I wonder.” The menace was gone, back to the earlier curiosity as Zeref looked between the two of them, still smiling as he circled a little to the right with Gray mirroring him. Not about to give him another chance to get too close to Natsu. “How far would you go to protect the one thing you swore to destroy?” Gray flinched at the words but didn’t falter, even as he heard Natsu’s strangled gasp. I promised to destroy E.N.D., and right now you’re not E.N.D., and I won’t let you become him, so we will never have to cross that bridge, he promised silently, hands balled at his sides.
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Burn it All Away | T
Day 3: Prompt: ‘What’s with all the noise ? I’m sleepy’
Summary:
“You’ve got to come back to me,” Natsu whispered instead, searching Gray’s face for some sign that the Ice Mage knew that he was there, and finding none. “Please…” he pleaded, voice catching, eyes beginning to sting again, and he buried his head against the hand he was cradling, willing the Ice Mage to come back to him. To give him the chance to apologise, even if Gray didn’t want to forgive him for this. To promise that he would stop chasing the past, as long as Gray had a future. Please…
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That Idiot | T
Day 4: Prompt: ‘That idiot! Running off on his own again’
Summary:
Gray just knew that Natsu was in the middle of whatever was happening, wondering not for the first time how it was that his boyfriend managed to find himself in the middle of the worst of the chaos every single time. Of course, Natsu didn’t help matters by rushing off on his own to face things, and Gray and the others had been more frustrated than worried when they’d regrouped and turned around to find that the idiot had disappeared. At least until the building had started shaking, rocks and dust falling from the crumbling ceiling.
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Forever Rivals | T
Day 5: Prompt: ‘Does this fire you up, Natsu?’
Summary:
“Gray,” Natsu interrupted, closing the last of the distance and reaching out to grasp his hands, burning warmth a balm against the chill Gray’s dark thoughts. “We’re always going to fight. We were rivals before anything else,” he squeezed Gray’s hands. “We’re still going to be rivals on some level even when we’re married, or when we’re old and grey.” That derailed Gray for a moment, and he gaped at Natsu, unable to react as the Dragon-slayer shifted his hold until he had Gray wrapped up in a tight hug. “That hasn’t changed, and it’s not going to, I promise.”
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fuckyeahgratsu · 4 years ago
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Gratsu Week 2020 - Day 3, July 18th- "What's with all the noise? I'm sleepy." (on Wattpad) https://my.w.tt/DcvCipush8 Gratsu Week 2020 Credit to @fuckyeahgratsu on Tumblr for prompts and reblogging this to Tumblr
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ao3feed-gratsu · 4 years ago
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First Impressions
by DivineBurrito, mdelpin
Natsu meets an interesting but irritating man at his first Dads Club meeting.
Words: 275, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English
Series: Part 3 of FT Dads AU - Drabbles
Fandoms: Fairy Tail
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Categories: M/M
Characters: Natsu Dragneel, Gray Fullbuster
Relationships: Natsu Dragneel/Gray Fullbuster
Additional Tags: gratsuweek2k20, First Impressions, Pre-Slash, First Meetings, ftdadsau, Magnolia Dads Club, Alternate Universe - Modern: No Powers, Drabble, Flustered Gray, Oblivious natsu
Source:https://archiveofourown.org/works/25508053
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Gratsu week:
Day 6: “if it's important don't let it get away from you”
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Gratsu week:
Day 5: “Does this fire you up Natsu?”
....yes it does
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Gratsu week:
Day 3: “What’s with all the noise? I’m sleepy”
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Gratsu week 2020: Day1 : 
“Don’t complain , if you get hurt doing this ... I’ve got no right to say a word”
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Gratsu week:
Day 2:” I’m ready to die if necessary “
So the story behind this is that Gray loves ice skating and Natsu sucks at it so every once in a while he decides to sacrifice himself so Gray can enjoy himself. Of course Natsu could have just watched from the sidelines but the stripper is too good at skating and catches the eyes of too many people 
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ft-dads-au · 4 years ago
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Gratsu Week 2020 Prompt: “If it’s important don’t let it get away from you” Pairing: Gray x Natsu
A Collaboration by @mdelpin​ and @oryu404​
AO3
"See you guys next week!" Natsu called over his shoulder as he grabbed Hana and Atlas' hands and led them out of the daycare center. 
The Dads Club meeting had been nice. He'd been unsure of how he felt about the idea when Sting had first brought it up, but Erza had forced his hand, and he had to admit for the most part it hadn’t been so bad to meet some other dads. Not to mention, the kids had started to make some friends as well. 
 "Hey, idiot, hold up!" He heard someone calling behind him, both the voice and the nickname telling him everything about who it was.
Natsu turned warily only to see Gray Fullbuster running towards them, holding his scarf and handing it over once he'd caught up with them. 
 "You forgot this," he muttered, "don't lose it if it's important to you." 
His attitude towards him was standoffish, just as it had been all evening, and Natsu knew he was somewhat to blame for that. They’d overreacted to their sons’ skirmish, caused a scene, and brought down Gildarts' wrath on them both. 
Natsu thanked Gray politely, hiding the emotions he couldn’t voice behind a smile as he often did. That only seemed to aggravate Gray further, at least if the way he turned on his heels and stomped off towards the entrance of the community center was any indication of his mood. 
What a weirdo!
Natsu shook his head and let out a small chuckle before picking up Atlas in his arms and listening to Hana talk about the kids she’d met as they made their way to Erza’s car. 
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ft-dads-au · 4 years ago
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Gratsu Summer Solstice 2020 - Prompt: Fun in the Sun Gratsu Week 2020 - Prompt: “What’s with all the noise? I’m sleepy” Pairing: Gray x Natsu
A Collaboration by @mdelpin​ and @oryu404​
AO3 | FF.Net
Summary:  Natsu has hated his birthday for years. It served only as a a painful reminder of the day his father abandoned him and Erza. All he wants is to get through the day with the least amount of fuss possible, but Gray has other plans. 0-0
July 7th, 2021
What’s with all the damn noise? I’m still sleepy…
Natsu groaned as the annoying beeping noise that had woken him up refused to stop, and he soon realized it was coming from his phone. He glared at the device, but as expected, it did nothing, the beeps continued as text after text came in.
What the hell is going on?
He stretched his arm and grabbed his phone from his nightstand, fighting the urge to throw it across the room...
Happy Birthday, Bro! 🎈🎉✨🎁 Where the party at? 👀🧁🎂 Gotta do rounds, but I’ll call you later!
Happy Birthday, Natsu!
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Another year older, Firefly! I’ll stop by Sorciere and buy you a drink tonight...
Happy Birthday, dude! Get Gray to blow your 🕯️!!! 😂😏
Natsu scrolled through the texts that kept coming in from his friends and family, rolling his eyes at the last one, not even having to look at the sender info to know it was Loke’s contribution.
As nice as it was to receive well wishes, rather than cheer him up, all they accomplished was to envelop him in a cloud of gloom that was very familiar. Still, he replied to all the messages and got up to start his day.
At least it was a Wednesday, which meant that Gray would soon arrive with Aki for one of their study sessions. It was the first time in a while that he was impatient for Gray to visit, not because he wanted to see him, but because of the distraction that studying for the GED would provide.
What he really wanted was to get out of the house. To escape the memories that refused to let go.
The previous year he’d been too numb from everything else that had happened in his life for it to sink in that he was back in his childhood home, sleeping in the very room his father used to call his. The last place he’d seen him before he’d disappeared from his life, leaving him and Erza behind without any warning or explanation. For so long, he’d held on to the belief that his father was coming back, but no matter how many nights he’d waited for him, he never did. And so his birthday became a day Natsu resented, a painful reminder of his abandonment.
The doorbell rang, startling Natsu out of his gloomy thoughts. Atlas raced towards the door at the noise, chanting the name Aki over and over in joyful anticipation.
Natsu ran down the stairs to head him off, knowing from experience Atlas would open the door regardless of who might be on the other side. It was much too early for Gray to arrive for their study session, and given that it was his birthday, the idea of an unexpected visitor set him on edge.
He got to the door just as Atlas opened it and was surprised to see his boyfriend was indeed standing on the other side of the door.
“Hey,” he greeted, feeling slightly puzzled but no less pleased, “Are we starting early today?”
“Nope,” Gray smirked, “You’ve been working pretty hard for the past few weeks. Today you get the day off. We’re going to the beach!”
“Beach!” Aki repeated, and now that Natsu looked at him, he noticed he was dressed in a swimsuit and holding a colorful bucket and shovel like the ones sold at the grocery store.
“Beach?” Natsu parroted in disbelief, “With three kids? Are you insane?”
“Four, you forgot to count yourself,” Gray teased, entering the house and closing the door behind him. He pulled Natsu to him for a quick kiss, “Hey.”
“I don’t know, I’d have to pack stuff for the kids and get them ready,” Natsu hedged, not feeling up to such an involved outing.
“Nice try, Sunshine,” Gray turned him around and nudged him towards the stairs. “All you have to do is get yourself ready; Erza already took care of the rest.” Gray walked over to the small closet that sat at the foot of the stairs and opened it to show that indeed there were two bags packed along with Atlas’ car seat.
“We’re going to the beach?!” Hana squealed behind them, and at that point, Natsu realized he’d already lost. Hana had always loved the beach even though her skin was so fair she had to be slathered in sunblock constantly, but she hadn’t voiced any interest in it since her mother had died. Knowing that, he didn’t want to disappoint her.
“Looks like it,” he replied with as much enthusiasm as he could muster at the idea. It might even be a good thing. If he were chasing after the kids, he wouldn't have time to think about anything else.
“That’s the spirit,” Gray remarked, his words dripping with sarcasm, “Go get ready, and I’ll start putting stuff in the car.”
Now that the decision had been made, Natsu went along with it. He’d wanted to get out of the house, after all. Changing into swim trunks and a t-shirt, he quickly tossed a change of clothes and a towel into a bag. He searched around for his sunglasses and sunblock, and when he heard Gray yelling for him, he hurried down the stairs to find everything had already been packed up, including the kids.
“Why today?” he asked, gazing at his boyfriend with suspicion.
“Because it’s going to get super hot, and you’re too cheap to install an air conditioner.” Gray retorted, “Since nothing’s getting into your little brain today, we might as well have fun. Now come on.”
He grabbed the bag from Natsu’s hand and led him to his car, making no mention of Natsu’s mood. Natsu relaxed, he’d never told Gray when his birthday was, and he hadn’t gotten a text from Lyon, so it was possible he didn’t know. The people in his life always wanted to make a big deal about his birthday, but all Natsu wanted was to forget it, let it pass quickly and quietly. And who knew? A day of fun in the sun might just do the trick.
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“Beach!” Hana ran off towards the sand the moment they stepped outside the air-conditioned train station and into the summer heat.
“Hana, wait!” Natsu ran after her, terrified of losing her in the crowd of people. He glanced back to see Gray trying to handle the boys and the remaining bags, and he flashed him an apologetic smile.
Gray hadn’t been exaggerating. It was a hot day. Thankfully the beach wasn’t too packed yet, and once he’d gotten Hana to stop, he rented a large umbrella for them to sit under, knowing the heat was going to be too much for the younger kids and for Gray, who was as fair as Hana.
He was already applying sunblock on Hana when Gray finally arrived with Atlas and Aki, dumping all their bags on the sand. “A little help would have been nice,” he grumbled.
Natsu glanced up to see his boyfriend was already flushed. “Go sit,” he ordered, pointing towards the shade the umbrella provided and handing him a bottle of water from one of the bags Erza had packed. He managed to get all three kids ready and sent them off to play in the area in front of them.
Natsu grabbed a new bottle of sunblock and knelt behind his boyfriend, who had already taken off his shirt, “Are you feeling better?” he asked as he spurted some of the contents of the bottle into his hand and began to apply it on Gray’s shoulders.
“Mhmm,” Gray groaned in appreciation, “That feels nice. Thanks for getting the umbrella, that was a good idea.”
“Well then, it seems my little brain is good for something after all,” Natsu retorted.
“Your hands aren’t bad either,” Gray observed, leaning forward so that Natsu could apply sunblock on his back. “Hana really likes the beach, huh?”
“Yeah, back when we lived in Edolas, Lis used to take her to the beach all the time,” he explained, watching as Hana examined some seashells she’d found. “It’s nice to see her excited about it again.”
“What on Earth is Atlas doing?”
Natsu turned his attention to his son and had to laugh, “He’s digging a hole, obviously.” One that only seemed to get bigger by the minute now that Aki had caught on to what his friend was doing and had begun to help.
“Shouldn’t we stop them?” Gray asked worriedly.
“Why? They’re not hurting anything,” Natsu shrugged, “or are you worried they’ll end up upside down on the other side of the world?”
“Smart and funny, how lucky am I?” Gray answered drily.
“I used to like to do that too,” Natsu muttered, ignoring the barb as he remembered beach trips with his own family.
He used to dig holes deep enough that he could hide in them and startle his mom as she walked by. Sometimes Igneel would even help him, laughing just as hard as Natsu when his wife squealed in fright as Natsu grabbed her leg. He hadn’t thought about that in years. A lump lodged in his throat at the thought of his mom, and he couldn’t help but reflect on how much Erza resembled her these days.
“Here, let me put some on you,” Natsu felt Gray’s hands on his back as he rubbed the cooling lotion on his warm skin, interrupting his train of thought. He closed his eyes briefly, enjoying the glorious sensation of those fingers kneading his muscles.
It was much better to focus on what he had. There was no reclaiming what he’d already lost.
“You know,” Gray declared as he continued to cover Natsu in sunblock, “there wasn’t an amusement park the last time I came here, it’s too bad the kids are too little. That could’ve been fun.”
“Well, maybe we can come back another time,” Natsu suggested, shading his eyes with his hand as he tried to locate Hana amidst the growing crowd.
“You mean like on a date?”
“Why not? I bet Sting and Rogue would love to come too.” He found his daughter talking to another little girl, not too far from where they were sitting and relaxed.
“Maybe,” Gray wrapped his arms around Natsu’s waist and pulled him closer to his chest, “I don’t get you to myself often enough, though.”
Natsu rested his hands on Gray’s and smiled, “You, my love, get most of my spare time. You’re just greedy.”
Gray chuckled, “True enough. Want to go check out the water? The kids look like they’re getting restless.”
“Sounds like a plan,” Natsu agreed, stealing a quick kiss before grabbing Atlas under one arm and racing towards Hana at full speed as Atlas yelled her name out joyfully. She squealed at their approach, running away from them and towards the water.
He could hear Gray grumbling behind him and grinned.
“Daddy, no!” Hana shrieked as he put Atlas down so he could join the chase and continued to charge after her.
“Don’t worry, Hana, I’ll get him for you,” was all he heard before being picked up from behind and tossed over Gray’s shoulder.
“What are you gonna do now, Sunshine?” Gray snickered, holding on tighter as Natsu did his best to get loose, “What do you think, Hana? Should I throw him in?”
“Yeah!” Hana giggled, “Throw Daddy in the ocean!”
“You heard the lady; you’re going down!” Gray turned them around, and Natsu could see that Hana looked positively gleeful at his predicament. All three kids cheered as they egged Gray on.
“Traitors!” He called out in mock dismay, as he flailed around, trying to mess up Gray’s balance. His efforts proved pointless, however, as the next thing he knew, he was falling, but only for a short second until he landed face-first into the cold water. Moving quickly, he turned himself around, snaking his arms out and grabbing Gray’s legs while he was busy laughing at him.
Using Gray’s distraction to his advantage, Natsu pulled, taking Gray down with him.
“Come on in, the water’s fine!” Natsu couldn’t help but cackle at the surprised expression on his boyfriend’s face.
“That’s it, Dragneel, you asked for it,” Gray announced before splashing water at Natsu’s face.
They wrestled in the water, both laughing too hard to be able to gain any advantage over the other. Soon they were joined by the kids who were more than happy to enter the fray.
After a few minutes, they each grabbed one of the boys and placed them on their shoulders so they could wade deeper while keeping an eye on Hana, who swam beside them. Both boys were overjoyed to be up so high. They eagerly called out every wave that rushed towards them.
Natsu was having such a great time that he completely forgot to keep track of Hana’s skin, and when he noticed the telltale redness on her nose and the back of her neck, he decided it was time to get back to their umbrella. Gray wasn’t doing much better, which made Natsu smile. The guy might be thirty, but he was still young in all the best ways.
Gray treated them to lunch, and they all sat together under the umbrella munching happily on pizza and chicken nuggets.
“Are you having fun?” Gray asked while helping Aki eat a slice of cheese pizza.
“Yeah,” Natsu answered honestly, “I have to admit, you had a good idea for once.”
Gray rolled his eyes at his response but chose not to protest. They shared a fun afternoon building sandcastles with the kids, collecting shells, and helping Atlas dig ever deeper holes, which Natsu made sure to refill once his son had moved on to the next one. Much too soon, it was time to get on a train as Natsu had to return to Magnolia in time for his evening shift at Crime Sorciere.
Natsu sat on the train, feeling content as Hana leaned against him, and Atlas snored in his lap. On the opposite bench, Aki was also K.O. in Gray’s arms, while Gray gazed out the window with a serene smile. Natsu watched him for a while, mesmerized by how breathtaking Gray looked when he was at peace. It didn’t happen nearly often enough for his liking, and that always saddened him. Gray deserved the world, and Natsu was determined to get it for him. Someday.
They made it home with enough time for Natsu to take a shower before leaving for work. He noticed a notification on his phone as he was getting dressed, and seeing that it was a text from Gray, he scanned it immediately.
Happy Birthday, Natsu! 😉
Natsu realized then that he hadn’t thought about his birthday once since they’d arrived at the beach. He was touched to learn that Gray had been aware all along, choosing not to treat the day any differently because he’d remembered how Natsu felt about it.
Just like that, Gray had understood what he’d needed, something Erza and Lisanna had struggled with for years.
For the first time since Natsu was nine years old, he’d had a birthday he could look back on with a smile. And that was the best present he could have ever asked for.
A/N: We had started this one for Summer Solstice but ran out of time, luckily Gratsu Week gave us the motivation to finish it! This fic marks 200K words in our AU!
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ft-dads-au · 4 years ago
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Gratsu Week 2020 Prompt: “Don’t complain if you get hurt doing this” Pairing: Gray x Natsu
Summary:  Gray should have known that promising Natsu that he'd teach him martial arts was a bad idea, but he never would've guessed the reason why.
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“Come on, don’t be such a worrywart, I can hold my own.”
Gray sighed, trying to explain for the hundredth time why it wasn’t a good idea for them to play fight, “I’ve told you before, it’s not about holding your own, I can seriously hurt you.”
“As if! I bet you can’t even land one hit,” Natsu crossed his arms in front of his chest, his mouth set in a pout that looked exactly like the ones Gray had seen on Atlas’ face. He told himself he absolutely did not find it adorable.
Gray could feel the combined weight of Erza and Mira’s gazes, making him even more nervous. Mira giggled at them, but Erza was eerily silent, feeding into Gray’s worry because he knew damn well she was more terrifying than Natsu could ever hope to be.
Atlas and Aki were already play wrestling on the grass while Hana supervised to make sure they didn’t get out of hand.
“You promised that if I passed the math test, you’d teach me,” Natsu reminded him.
“Ugh fine, but don’t complain if you get hurt doing this,” Gray rolled his eyes at Natsu’s cheers, wondering how he could have fallen for such a childish dork but then caught a glimpse of his boyfriend’s radiant grin. He couldn’t ignore the flutter in his chest or suppress his own smile in response.
It was a beautiful Spring day, breezy but warm, and the grass felt cool against his toes. Gray would much rather find a shady spot where they could sit and relax while watching the kids play, but he knew that once Natsu got an idea in his head it was almost impossible to change his mind, and he supposed this could be fun too.
“Alright, let’s see what you’ve got,” Gray turned his body to the side, keeping his feet two shoulder widths apart and bending his knees slightly. He brought his hands up near his head to block whatever kick Natsu attacked with, closing his fingers and flicking them towards himself in a 'come at me' gesture.
Natsu was quick to rise to the challenge, charging with more speed than Gray had been anticipating. His knee rose to his waist and his foot quickly extended up to Gray’s face in a decent attempt at a front kick, one of the most basic kicks in TaeKwonDo but also one of the more powerful. Gray was quick to block it with his hand, moving back slightly and out of the way in case of a follow-up punch.
“That wasn’t bad at all,” Gray praised, “a little sloppy, but it had a lot of force behind it.”
“Told ya I could hold my own,” Natsu boasted, looking a little smug.
“Well, you can definitely dish it out, but can you take it?” Gray raised an eyebrow in challenge, a smirk playing on his lips as he decided he wanted to take Natsu down a peg.
“Why don’t you show me what you’ve got?” Natsu invited, and Gray got ready to do just that, figuring it wouldn’t hurt to show off a little in front of his boyfriend. He hadn’t really stretched, but he decided he could probably manage a tornado kick without too much trouble.
Gray had already started his approach, making the turn and lifting his foot when Natsu called out, “Master Gray,” in a tone of voice that ran a shiver down his entire spine. It startled him mid-move, and as he lost his balance, the last thing he saw before tipping over was Natsu’s smug grin turning into a surprised gasp as he tried to catch him.
He failed. The momentum behind the move was too much for him to absorb. Under the sounds of their spectators’ yelps, they fell to the ground. Or, more accurately, Natsu fell to the ground while Gray’s fall was broken by his boyfriend’s body.
“Idiot! Are you alright?” Gray fretted, already lifting himself up so he could check Natsu for any injuries, but all Natsu did was laugh.
“Your face!” he managed to get out between snorts and giggles.
Gray breathed a sigh of relief, Natsu seemed fine. “That was a dirty move,” he muttered, his cheeks flashing warm again at the thought of Natsu’s words.
“Well, you did say I had to call you that,” Natsu’s attempt to look innocent failed miserably as his eyes shone with joyful mischief he couldn’t contain, and there was that flutter again.
“You know damn well I didn’t mean for you to say it like that.”
“Like what?” Natsu teased, wrapping his arms around Gray’s waist and pulling him back down on top of him.
“Just shut up,” Gray grumbled, embarrassed by how easily Natsu could rile him up.
“Make me,” Natsu challenged, “Mast-,” and before he could complete the words, Gray did just that, capturing his lips in a swift kiss that was enthusiastically returned.
“Idiot,” Gray said fondly as he caressed Natsu’s cheek with the back of his hand, grinning happily when Natsu blushed at the touch. He was getting ready to kiss him again when he noticed Natsu’s expression switch to one of alarm.
“Incoming,” Natsu announced, and that was all the warning Gray got before finding himself at the bottom of an impromptu cuddle pile. Managing to turn himself over, he was confronted with a sight that took his breath away. Aki was grinning from ear to ear, looking happier than he’d ever seen him before.
“I guess that’s it for martial arts lessons today,” Natsu chuckled, lacing their fingers together and squeezing Gray’s hand, as Atlas bounced on his chest. “How do you feel about sword fighting?”
Gray could only groan in response.
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