#not anit-gruvia tho

[dragon-toad]

I'll do you a better :

I HAVE ANOTHER HOT TAKE

I don't ship Gruvia.

HEAR ME OUT

Yes, it was thanks to Gray Juvia could see the sky, and yes, they care for each other very much. But... Let's consider that Gray didn't love her at first and she's a stalker the fact that Juvia was alone for a freaking long amount of time. And even when she was in Phantom Lord, she maybe was in a complicated friendship-coworking situation with Gajeel. Thus, she has no experience and no idea of how a normal and functional relationship (love or friendship) work. So of course, she would fall in love with the first person who cares a minimum for her.

Gray does know what a functional relationship looks like, but he's something Juvia isn't : he's emotionally constipated. This guy doesn't think about his emotions or worse, he doesn't know how to express himself, which leads to situations when he's confused between love and friendship, for example.

In conclusion, I think they start a relationship at some point, but they finally realise they are just very good friends. But in contact with one another, they learned some useful social skills, so they stay besties. Juvia becomes the most intense Gray shipper and in return, he's super careful with who she is. He's ready to throw hands.