Made with Love

Disclaimer: Precious Juvia, and Gray Kuutsunbuster do not belong to me (sads). Mashima-sensei created them and he has full rights to do what he wants with them. I just borrow the couple to fulfil my shipper needs and headcanons.

[Setting: I feel like this could be set anywhere from post-416, the Avatar one-year timeskip to post-Ch. 453, or even pre-Ch. 545 timeskip. So please, suit yourselves!]

Prompt: Passion


Juvia walked back and forth between her bedroom and living room, taking an assortment of Gray-sama plushies and crafts with her, but her thoughts drifting and distracted. Gray-sama said he wanted to meet her in her dorm today, and it's kept her anxious all morning. Gray has never set foot into her dorm in Fairy's Hill. She wasn't sure how or what he'd think about all the… dolls, plushies, and crafts she made.

As she bent down to pick up a bundle of towels embolded with "Gray-sama 3" and smaller Gray-sama plushies on her couch and coffee table, she thought back to when he accepted her food, and accepted her… body pillow, if not unwillingly. Juvia's brows furrowed, her hold on her creations tighter. Gray-sama wasn't put off by them, but seeing the rest she hasn't shown him? Will he be disgusted? Will he brush it off as nothing? Will he like it? Her heart clenched a little at the thought.

She grunted as she lifted up one of the bigger Gray-sama plushies off the floor. Just as she was halfway to her room, she hears Gray coming in…

"Hey Juv –" Gray-sama stooped mid-greeting, simply gazing at the sight before him, "uh…"

His expression was unreadable. It was one of shock sure, but Juvia couldn't find anything else… She stuttered, her nerves getting the better of her, "Ju-Juvia can explain, Gray-sama!"

She was glad the Gray-sama plushie somewhat hid her face from him. She can feel the heat radiating from her cheeks.

Oh, now Juvia's really done it! Is he mad?! Why isn't he saying anything?

"You need some help?" She felt the weight lessening as he took the plushie from her.

"Wha… oh! Um, sure. Thank you…" surprised and confused with Gray-sama's lack of irritation to what he had stumbled on, Juvia follows him. However, realising he's headed for her bedroom, and that she had haphazardly left all her other Gray-sama arts and crafts in there, she dashed.

"Waiiittt! Gray-sama!" Juvia held up her arms to block his way to the bedroom door just as he was a foot away.

"Huh? What is it?" Gray-sama's head peeked out from the Gray-sama plushie he was holding.

"Juvia… Juvia needs to tidy up her room a bit!" she knew it was a lie, but she had to keep Gray-sama away for just a while!

"I don't mind. I mean, you've seen my house, it's a lot messier than this." Gray-sama shifted his weight to keep a hold of the Gray-sama plushie he's holding. Juvia couldn't help but admit that it was rather cute seeing him holding what she's made so carefully.

"I-it's.. Juvia has womanly things lying around!" she lied again, her cheeks feeling hotter than ever.

"Um, er, right. Here you go then." Blushing, Gray-sama handed the plushie to her, "I'll wait for you in the living room, 'kay?"

Crisis averted, she released a breath she didn't realise she'd held.

Wait! There are still things outside in the living room!

Once Juvia put down the giant Gray-sama plushie in her bedroom, she ran back to the living room. Yet Juvia came to halt as she saw Gray-sama holding one of her crafts and… smiling?

"Hey, so you got um.. your room sorted out?" he looked up to greet her, still holding on to the plushie in his hands.

"Oh, yes…" Juvia wanted to ask him about it, but she still felt flustered and nervous from what he walked into before.

"Cool..."

The two fell into an awkward silence, both of them still embarrassed about what happened earlier. Though Juvia noticed Gray-sama's attention falling back to the smaller Gray-sama plushie. His eyes were gentle, and he showed just the slightest of smiles, she was sure he probably wasn't aware of it. Her curiosity got the better of her, so she plucked up the courage to ask, "Gray-sama… doesn't mind that Juvia makes these things?"

"It's very well-made…." Gray-sama scratched his head, as if he was thinking hard about what was the right words to say, "…and plus I… You..did give me that scarf, so why would I hate something you've made?" he looked away, a new tinge of red colouring his cheeks.

Juvia wasn't expecting him to bring up the scarf. She's never seen him wear it yet, but the fact that he's mentioned it means he treasures it…? She would like to think of it that way. Overwhelmed with relief and love, Juvia lounged and hugged him, "Thank you, Gray-sama!"


A/N: This was probably an odd take on the prompt, haha. What I had in mind was a take on the "Gray discovering all the Gray-merch Juvia makes" headcanon, because Juvia's Gray-sama merch not only shows and demonstrates her "passion" and love for Gray-sama, but so much so that it is her muse and inspiration for all the household and interior décor of her dorm, haha. I'm not sure how much of that came through though, ^^" As always, how was the drabble? Too short? Just right? Hated it? Loved it? Let me know your thoughts! ^^