hi grayza fandom!
i don't usually contribute much but when i do, it's angst. i'm sorry orz. these have been posted before on my tumblr before so it may not be new to some of you but i decided to cross-post them here so that i can find them more easily.
disclaimer: there will be angst, angst, and more angst. read at your own risk. also, there may be hints of other canon pairings (you know what they are) so do take note!
"Gray…" she murmurs, turning to face him. Her eyes are glistening with unshed tears, though he can tell that she's still trying to put up a brave front.
He, however, keeps his gaze fixed on the blue-haired man's retreating back.
"It… never gets any easier…" she begins quietly, her voice cracking slightly despite her attempts to maintain her composure, "whenever he leaves…"
Her words trail off, but he's determined to let her finish.
"For how long more… do I have to wait… for him…?"
Unconsciously clenching his left hand, he gently but firmly grabs her by the shoulder with his right, bringing her to rest her head against him in a poor imitation of one of her trademark hugs. Caught off-guard by the unexpected move, she tenses up for a few moments, before finally relaxing in his arms when she realises that he isn't going to release her from his grasp anytime soon.
"You're Erza. You shouldn't have to wait for anybody."
His words are met with silence.
And yet, he doesn't need a reply, for her smile against his chest tells him everything he needs to know.
P.S. i'd like to explain my reasons for writing angsty grayza minifics.
the length - long fics take up too much time i don't have + i feel that sometimes shorter fics are more powerful in conveying emotions and feelings, especially when it comes to angst. plus, this allows me time to make sure every single sentence in the fics serves a purpose.
the writing style - i personally like this writing style a lot i.e. more show than tell + more snapshots of scenes than full length situations and i just want to give people feels tbh orz.
the angst - ahhaha. i've actually written humour/non-angst before, and yet, grayza's my go-to pairing for angst and poetic writing. to be frank, my personal stand on fic writing is that i'll always try to explore the depths of the different relationships as opposed to exploring new possibilities for the characters. gray + erza have so much depth in their relationship that's unique to them, and i feel that that alone is worth writing about.
the gruvia + jerza - this is because i don't like ignoring canon tbh so i try my best to grayza-fy the canon material in a way that can be read into canon orz. ultimately though, i like to believe that grayza has a bond that's distinct from their canon pairings, and that these facets of their relationship are equally, if not more significant than their romantic pairings.