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Times of Change

Fandom: FT Basis: Semi-Immortal Dragon Slayers, Failed Eclipse Gate

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THE 4TH 'TIMES OF CHANGE' LINEART I COMMISIONED FROM @zai-doodles IS FINALLY HERE! I present to y'all Sting Heartfillia, I have 2 versions for him, color wise, which was done by me, as always.

A lot of his design, is based around the specific people he is around, and then there is also the trauma aspects, like his scar. But so far I'd say he is my second favorite design, behind Erza. But now we are just down to Gajeel and Natsu, and we will have finished the 6 main characters of the fic. As always if you would like to check out 'Times of Change' you can find it on Ao3 under the user ChaoticKori or here on tumblr at @chaotickori though I don't think tumblr is up to date.

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'Times of Change' Height Chart

This is also to show off all the designs so far which we have 4 of the main 6 complete, and as always shouting out @zai-doodles for the line art for each of these, the coloring is done by yours truly.

Here it is, with all 4 of them together, and this is their heights. Sorry that tumblr is killing the designs, if you want to check out their designs separately, I have their designs posted here on tumblr.

As always if you would like to check out 'Times of Change' you can find it on Ao3 under the user ChaoticKori or here on tumblr at @chaotickori though I don't think tumblr is up to date.

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Bloody Heart

Rating: T Tags: Major Character Death, Cana Alberona/Alzack Connell/Bisca Mulan, Mentioned Asuka Connell, Mentioned Wendy Marvell, Blood and Injury, Blood Loss, Head Injury, Stab Wound, Panic Attacks, Sedation, Guilt, Undeserved Guilt, Death of Significant Other, Angst, Whump

Word Count: 1,059 Summary: A robbery gone wrong, and a family's life forever changed. My Colors of the Sky piece for @theguildawards discord server. Ao3

The first thing that Cana and Alzack noticed when they got home was that their door was slightly ajar, and it hadn’t been that way when the two had left. It wasn’t just that it was left open, the wood was splintered around the doorway, showing a forced entry. Cana rushed into the house first, Alzack staying back holding Asuka close to his chest as he stood in the doorway.

Cana only made it a few feet into their living room to see that there was blood smeared across their carpet. She screamed out for her girlfriend as she moved through the house, panic lacing her voice. “BISCA?! BISCA WHERE ARE YOU?!” She followed the trail of fresh blood back towards their bedroom, there was way too much blood and Cana could feel as her panic slowly rose the longer it took to find her girlfriend.

She runs into their bedroom and that is when she spots Bisca slumped against the side of the bed. There is a pool of blood on the duvet where Bisca must have fallen before she slumped to the floor. Cana skids on her knees next to her girlfriend running her fingers through Bisca’s hair that was sticky with dried blood. Her beautiful emerald hair was now a dull muddy brown from where the blood had masked its natural color. 

Cana quickly checked her pulse, she found it but it was faint, only a light fluttering against her fingers. From her close observation she can see wounds from where her girlfriend's head must have been slammed against a wall, and then there was a gaping wound in her abdomen. Cana only steps away from Bisca for a second rushing to grab a towel to press harshly against her stomach.

Tears fill her eyes when the only reaction she gets is a low whine, her mind running a mile a minute, she couldn’t do this, they needed to get her to the guild. In a panic she pulls her girlfriend in her arms, trying to make it as comfortable as possible as she runs through the house back towards the front door. Her leather boots slipped in the slowly drying blood that is slicked over their hickory floors. She didn’t even notice as the chestnut color of the boots is slowly masked by the dripping of blood onto them.

She doesn’t even acknowledge her boyfriend or their daughter as she rushes past them, her girlfriend in her arms, she holds Bisca close, still trying to keep Asuka from seeing the gruesome sight that is her mothers slowly dying body.

All she can hear is her own blood rushing through her ears and the pounding of her boots on the pavement as she books it through town towards the guild hall. She never thought she would be more relieved to see the tan walls of the guild hall come into sight as she did right now.

She bursts into the guild hall, not stopping to talk to anyone as she runs straight to the back of the guild bounding up the steps two at a time, keeping a tight grip on her girlfriend. Cana’s deep brown hair flicked around as she violently made her way to the infirmary. As soon as she was in the infirmary she had lain her girlfriend on one of the beds as she put all her focus into putting pressure on the still heavily bleeding wound.

Now that she had made it all Cana could hear was the shallow gurgling breaths that came from Bisca as blood began to seep out of her mouth. Cana didn’t even notice when Wendy entered the room to begin to try and help heal her, her entire focus was on Bisca, her entire world revolved around the woman at the moment, and she couldn’t lose her.

Suddenly someone was pulling her back, and away from her girlfriend, she tried to fight them as she felt panic begin to seize her body. Her vision was beginning to tunnel as she watched as her girlfriend went completely motionless on the bed, her chest not rising anymore. Cana's chest began to feel tight, her ears rang, her breaths coming in short puffs as she stumbled backwards, falling back against the floor of the infirmary.

She backs up until her back is pressed into the corner, her hands gripped at her chest as she attempts to pull the bloody clothes away from her chest. Her eyes fell to her bloody hands, the edges of her vision showing a slowly creeping black static as all she could see was her bloody hands. The proof of her failure, she was unable to save her girlfriend, she was the reason her girlfriend is gonna die, this is all her fault, if she had just been faster, if she just got here a little sooner.

She brings her hands up, beginning to tug and pull at her hair, yanking at the strands. ‘Its all my fault, all my fault, I killed her, I wasn’t fast enough, I'm not good enough, Should have been faster. Should have saved her. My fault. I killed her. My fault. My fault. My fault. My fault. My fault. Killed her. Killed her. Killer. Killer. KILLER.’

She rocked back hitting her head against the wall as she spiraled her vision growing darker and darker as she rocked back and forth. Her chest growing tighter, her breaths coming out and rough shaky gasps as tears ran down her flushed cheeks, cutting through the blood that had begun to dry.

She was too wrapped in her own head that she didn’t feel the pin prick in her arm until it was too late. Her movements became more slurred and less jerky as she slowly began to fall to the side. Cana looked up into her boyfriend's tear stained face as he caught her, laying her head in his lap.

Seeing the sad look on his face just leads her to burst into tears once more as she feels herself being dragged closer and closer to sleep. She didn’t deserve his soft sad look, his wife was dead because she wasn’t fast enough, she didn’t deserve his love. His loving chocolate eyes were the last thing she saw before she fell under the influence of the sedatives running through her blood stream.

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Words to replace said, except this actually helps

I got pretty fed up with looking for words to replace said because they weren’t sorted in a way I could easily use/find them for the right time. So I did some myself.

IN RESPONSE TO Acknowledged Answered Protested

INPUT/JOIN CONVERSATION/ASK Added Implored Inquired Insisted Proposed Queried Questioned Recommended Testified

GUILTY/RELUCTANCE/SORRY Admitted Apologized Conceded Confessed Professed

FOR SOMEONE ELSE Advised Criticized Suggested

JUST CHECKING Affirmed Agreed Alleged Confirmed

LOUD Announced Chanted Crowed

LEWD/CUTE/SECRET SPY FEEL Appealed Disclosed Moaned

ANGRY FUCK OFF MATE WANNA FIGHT Argued Barked Challenged Cursed Fumed Growled Hissed Roared Swore

SMARTASS Articulated Asserted Assured Avowed Claimed Commanded Cross-examined Demanded Digressed Directed Foretold Instructed Interrupted Predicted Proclaimed Quoted Theorized

ASSHOLE Bellowed Boasted Bragged

NERVOUS TRAINWRECK Babbled Bawled Mumbled Sputtered Stammered Stuttered

SUAVE MOTHERFUCKER Bargained Divulged Disclosed Exhorted

FIRST OFF Began

LASTLY Concluded Concurred

WEAK PUSY Begged Blurted Complained Cried Faltered Fretted

HAPPY/LOL Cajoled Exclaimed Gushed Jested Joked Laughed

WEIRDLY HAPPY/EXCITED Extolled Jabbered Raved

BRUH, CHILL Cautioned Warned

ACTUALLY, YOU’RE WRONG Chided Contended Corrected Countered Debated Elaborated Objected Ranted Retorted

CHILL SAVAGE Commented Continued Observed Surmised

LISTEN BUDDY Enunciated Explained Elaborated Hinted Implied Lectured Reiterated Recited Reminded Stressed

BRUH I NEED U AND U NEED ME Confided Offered Urged

FINE Consented Decided

TOO EMO FULL OF EMOTIONS Croaked Lamented Pledged Sobbed Sympathized Wailed Whimpered

JUST SAYING Declared Decreed Mentioned Noted Pointed out Postulated Speculated Stated Told Vouched

WASN’T ME Denied Lied

EVIL SMARTASS Dictated Equivocated Ordered Reprimanded Threatened

BORED Droned Sighed

SHHHH IT’S QUIET TIME Echoed Mumbled Murmured Muttered Uttered Whispered

DRAMA QUEEN Exaggerated Panted Pleaded Prayed Preached

OH SHIT Gasped Marveled Screamed Screeched Shouted Shrieked Yelped Yelled

ANNOYED Grumbled Grunted Jeered Quipped Scolded Snapped Snarled Sneered

ANNOYING Nagged

I DON’T REALLY CARE BUT WHATEVER Guessed Ventured

I’M DRUNK OR JUST BEING WEIRDLY EXPRESSIVE FOR A POINT/SARCASM Hooted Howled Yowled

I WONDER Pondered Voiced Wondered

OH, YEAH, WHOOPS Recalled Recited Remembered

SURPRISE BITCH Revealed

IT SEEMS FAKE BUT OKAY/HA ACTUALLY FUNNY BUT I DON’T WANT TO LAUGH OUT LOUD Scoffed Snickered Snorted

BITCHY Tattled Taunted Teased

Edit: People, I’m an English and creative writing double major in college; I understand that there’s nothing wrong with simply using “said.” This was just for fun, and it comes in handy when I need to add pizzazz. 

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In addition to a little pizzazz in the dialogue tags, these are also super useful as part of the narration, or summing up/paraphrasing something that has been said, or even in a character’s dialogue as they describe how someone was talking!

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Snarled growled hissed my BELOVEDS

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Poker Smut

Rating: E Tags: Smut, Trans Character, Trans Male Character, Trans Female Character, Trans Cana Alberona, Trans Female Cana Alberona, Trans Bisca Mulan, Trans Female Bisca Mulan, Trans Alzack Connell, Trans Male Alzack Connell, T4T4T | Trans for Trans for Trans Cana Alberona/Alzack Connell/Bisca Mulan, Come eating, Double Vaginal Penetration, Vaginal Sex, Vaginal Fingering, Making Out, Polyamory, Domestic, Domestic smut

Word Count: 1,974 Summary: A self indulgent smut that was originally started for FT Poly week 2024 day 7: Eating out. But got finished for FT Smut week 2025 day 1: Double Penetration. (@ftsmutweek ) Ao3

Bisca gently lays Alzack out on the bed, leaning him up against the pillows with his legs hanging off the bed. She slowly pulls his poncho over his head sliding her hands up her body as she does. She slips her hands under his bra quickly pulling it off and tossing it off to the side for them to deal with later. Once she has his top half naked she begins to trail kisses down his body..

She first focuses on his face leaving little residue of her lipstick across his cheeks and lips, his cheeks staining a beautiful red. She then trails her way down his neck, sucking hickeys to show her claim. She spends a few minutes sucking at his chest, leaving his nipples hard as she lets her teeth lightly dig into one as she pinches the other. He is letting out quiet pants and whines trying to use his hand to cover up the noises.

After she feels satisfied with the state of his nipples she begins to make her way down his stomach. She takes time to kiss and admire the stretch marks that cover his belly left from when he carried their beautiful baby girl. As she continues her descent down she slowly pulls down his pants, following with her mouth as she kisses across his plump thighs, leaving little bites along the plush flesh.

As Bisca moves to his other leg she takes a second to leave a chaste kiss over his covered cunt, a small moan leaving Alzack as she does. She then finishes peeling his pants off his legs leaving him spread out on the bed in just his boxers. Once she had made it all the way back up his legs she laid another kiss over his clothed cunt. She then hooked her fingers into the top of his boxers and slowly began sliding them off of him.

She watches in satisfaction as a thin line of arousal stretches between his pussy and boxers before snapping as she pulls them over his knees. As soon as she has his boxers fully off she tosses them to the side to join his bra and leans up, running her tongue slowly through his folds. Alzack gasps his hands quickly flying to her shoulder from where they had been gripping the bed.

He pulls on her shoulders so she moves up kissing him just like he asks for, he melts into their kiss as she slips her tongue into his mouth. He moans at the taste of himself being spread onto his tongue. As the two of them languidly make out on the bed, Bisca caging Alzack down against it, they fail to notice as the door opens behind them.

Cana slowly closes the door behind her so as to not disturb her partners. She looks over the scene with a small smile on her face and a devious glint on her eyes. She walks over to the pair, and drapes herself over Bisca’s back, cooing slightly at the blissed out look on Alzack’s face after the two pull apart. “Aw, poor baby already looks kiss drunk.”

Alzack’s pupils are blown wide in lust, his cheeks are flushed a dusty red, and his lips are swollen and covered in spit. Bisca turns her head to face her girlfriend with a small smile on her face. “Welcome back hun.” The two exchange a chaste kiss before Cana leans even farther over Bisca’s shoulder to bite at Alzack’s bottom lip. She pulls back on it experimentally as a whine escapes the others mouth.

Once Cana feels satisfied she pulls away from Bisca’s back and begins to peel off her own layers. Both of her partners watch intently as she slips top over her head before hooking her thumb in the waistband of her pants sensually sliding them down her legs to reveal a light purple lingerie set. She smirks at the love struck look on both of her partners faces, and the way that Alzack's eyes fall onto the bulge in her panties.

She saunters her way over to the two of them before climbing onto the bed, rearranging Alzack so that she is positioned behind him, her bulge pressing into the crack of his ass. The other squirms a bit in her arms, grinding back onto her, but she grabs his waist to hold him still. 

Once she knows the other will stay still Cana moves her hands up to play at his chest, but his hips don't stay empty for too long. Bisca grabs at her husband's waist as she slips down his body so that she is facing his pussy. She feels as his hips attempt to jump under her hands as her breath fans across. She does a few light licks to tease him before she dives in suctioning her mouth around his clit.

Bisca looks up as she sucks at Alzacks clit to watch as he moans with his face buried in Cana’s neck as she pinches his nipples rolling them between her fingers. Faintly through his moans she can hear as Cana praises him telling him how good he is for them and how cute he is.

Cana makes eye contact with Bisca as she slides her hands down Alzack's body until she has his clit trapped between her fingers. A wave of slick rushes into the gun slingers mouth as the card mage rubs their partner’s clit. Alzack’s hips jump as his pussy convulses around Bisca’s tongue as his orgasm washes over him. He lets out a whine as the two work him through his orgasm, sagging back into Cana when they both pull away.

Bisca finally climbed up onto the bed laying herself over Alzack so that he was trapped between them as she kissed Cana, the two of them trading his taste between them as they kissed. As the two of them made out over him Alzack couldn’t do anything but watch as he came down from his high.

Finally Bisca pulls away sliding off the bed once more so she could begin to strip out of her clothes. As the two of them watched Cana slipped her fingers between Alzack's folds, beginning to stretch him out. He melted into her shoulder as small moans escaped him, his eyes fluttering as she tried to keep his eyes on his wife.

Cana positions her mouth right next to his ear as she begins whispering to him, “Doesn’t she look so beautiful? I bet you’d love to be filled with both of us, wouldn’t you? Stretched open, sandwiched between us, trapped in your pleasure.” A whine slips out from him, his pussy squeezing around her fingers as he imagined it.

Cana slips her fingers out of him before readjusting, sliding her panties off to let her cock free. Knowing that she had stretched him out enough she slowly lowers Alzack down onto her cock and just has him sit there as Bisca throws the last of her clothes to the side. He squirms in her lap letting out small moans as he gets used to the stretch.

Bisca lays in front of them her face in front of where they’re connected, her cock rubbing against the sheets as she does. She licks at where the two of them meet, drinking up their combined juices. She then brings her hand up, sliding her fingers in beside Cana’s cock, beginning to stretch him out so that he could fit them both. She lays her other hand on his hip to try and keep him from squirming.

Bisca moves to suck at his clit as she continues to finger him open, at the same time Cana is sucking on his neck, marking her claim. She sinks her teeth in lightly, digging them in just enough that it would leave a lasting mark. Once she felt she had done a sufficient job she went back to whispering in his ear. “Do her fingers feel good alongside my cock? Imagine when it's her cock next to mine baby, we’ll have you stretched so well.”

Alzack lets his head fall back with a moan just when Bisca pulls her fingers out, feeling that he has been significantly stressed. She then lines herself up with his slit, above where Cana already sits in him. She smiles up at him, “Are you ready sweetie?” He nods as Cana wraps her arms around his waist to support him. Bisca then begins to gently slide in him, pausing each time he tightens, waiting for him to loosen back up.

After about five minutes Bisca finally slides all the way in, her pelvis touching his. Alzack’s head was thrown back on Cana’s shoulder, a long moan leaving him as he pulsed around their cocks. Bisca kissed over his chest in a reassuring manner as she let him adjust, keeping her voice low as she reassured him. “Let me know when you want me to move, baby.”

As soon as Alzack was ready Bisca slowly pulled back before slowly sliding back inside, the three of them moaning together. She slowly began picking up the pace, their moans mixing together to make one beautiful sound. Cana ground her cock in from the bottom even though she was unable to thrust herself.

She also slid her hand down Alzack’s body and began playing with his clit causing him to tighten around them causing a long moan to leave Bisca. The two of them made a good team at pleasuring their partner as Bisca thrust into his G spot and Cana ran his clit between her fingers. Alzack’s back arched away from Cana’s chest as his pussy fluttered around their cocks, tipping him over his second orgasm.

Bisca’s thrusts began to grow sloppy as she could feel her climax growing closer. After a few more thrusts Bisca came, the pulsing of her cock sending Cana over the edge only a few seconds later. Bisca did a few more small thrusts before pulling out watching as her spend dripped out of her partner's gaping pussy.

As Cana pulled out and both of their seeds ran out Bisca couldn’t help herself as she leaned down to lick up their cum from inside her husband. Alzack squirmed in over sensitivity as she licked inside him, gathering all their cum on his tongue. The pleasure brought him to his third orgasm of the night as he lightly shook with overstimulation.

Bisca then pulled back leaning up to her girlfriend, sharing the taste of their shared cum with her. Cana moaned lightly at the taste. After a few more small kisses they turned to their partner who was now laying in Cana’s lap as if all his bones had turned to jello. Bisca gave him  a quick kiss on the lips before she left the room.

Cana readjusted them so that Alzack was lying on the bed as she ran her fingers through his hair. Bisca then came back into the room with a washcloth, she slowly began wiping him down, the other gunslinger already beginning to fall asleep as they took care of him. Once she was done Bisca tossed the washcloth to the side to be dealt with later. 

She climbed up onto the bed, they were arranged so that she and Cana were on each side of Alzack, having him cuddled up between them comfortably. He had his head laying on her chest as Cana curled around his back. He was barely able to keep his eyes open, as he began to doze off. Before he fully fell asleep he had one last thing to tell them, “I love you both so much, my loves.” The two of them smiled, each giving him a kiss on the head with a whispered ‘I love you’ before joining him in sleep.

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Cabins & Claws - Ch 1:

Rating: T Warnings: N/A Word Count: 1017 Summary: A casual breakfast in the dragon slayer cabin. Ao3 [Last Fic] | [Next Ch]

Taking care of five kids was no small feat, Anna held a sleeping Ryos close to her chest as she kicked the bedroom door shut behind her. Though she had to be grateful that Ryos slept like the dead, so he wouldn’t wake to anything less than a bomb. She uses that to her advantage as she screams down the hallway to where the oldest children sleep. “Gajeel, Natsu, wake up please, I could use some help making breakfast this morning.” She stood there long enough to pick up the sound of movement in each of their bedrooms before she nodded turning towards the room right next to her own. She uses her free hand to open the door as the other continues to support Ryos against her. She peeks her head inside to see that Wendy and Sting are still fast asleep. 

Anna walks over to Wendy’s bed laying her hand on the young girl's shoulder, gently shaking her awake. The bluenette sits up sleepy aggressively rubbing her eyes in an attempt to wake herself up. Anna smiles at the small murmur of “Morning Mama” she hears before making her way over to Sting’s bed repeating the same process as before. Sadly he tends to sleep similarly to his brother, like a rock, so she has to shake him a bit more aggressively before he begins to wake.

After making sure that both of the children were truly awake she leaves the room to give them a chance to get ready. She glides her way into the kitchen gently bouncing Ryos as she checks on the beginning of breakfast. Her oldest two were silently passing between each other, making a graceful dance as they traded between prepping and cooking the food. It seems they had opted for something simple, just some eggs with toast.

Anna pulls one of her keys off of her belt with her free hand, easily finding the specific one she needs. She holds it in front of her, not in any hurry, just needing a bit of assistance “Gate of the Twins, I open thee. Gemini!” In front of her appear two small blue-bodied creatures that speak a quiet little “piri-piri.”

She smiles at them in greeting, “Good morning Gemi, Mini, by any chance can y’all hold Ryos for a little bit? I need to help the boys with breakfast.” The two quickly swirl together in a puff of smoke as they transform into Anna, with a slight difference being the mark of Gemini on the cheek to differentiate the two of them. When they hold out their hands Anna smiles, laying Ryos in their arms, they begin the gently bounce him as she turns to help with the food.

Anna can hear the young ones come clambering out of their room, settling themselves at the dining table. She speaks about the plans for the day as she plates the food that the boys have finished cooking. “So today Natsu, Gajeel you two have training. Igneel and Metalicana will be waiting for you in the field to the left of the house after breakfast.” She takes the finished bringing them to the table, setting them in front of the kids.

Sting has a pout on his face as he scoops some eggs into his mouth, he then speaks up, eggs flying out with each word. “How come Jeel and Su get to learn cool magic, it’s unfair.” She laughs a bit as this isn’t the first time they’ve had this conversation. “Because they’re older than you, once you are of age you will get to learn as well, as for now, don’t speak with your mouth open, and we will be working on your writing today, ok?”

Even as he continues to pout Sting gives a reluctant nod, slowly eating away at his eggs and toast. Anna smiles turning back to the counter to put together the last plates of food and setting them at their designated spots at the table. Gajeel and Natsu sit in their seats while she sits at the head of the table. Gemini takes the spot where Ryos would normally sit since the young boy is still asleep.

The table is silent as they all eat their respective breakfasts, none of them wanting to interrupt the peace. The quiet is broken by a small yawn that comes from the other end of the table as Ryos begins to wake in Gemini’s arms. His eyes flutter open as he curls even closer to the warm body of the spirit. 

Once Ryos notices the plate that is sitting in front of his spot on the table he slowly begins to pick at the food with his hands. Anna had made sure that she cut the bread up into bite-sized pieces before putting them onto his plate. The youngest boy took fists full of eggs, stuffing them into his mouth as Gemini held him still in their lap.

Anna smiles as she looks over the loving family that she has built up in the last eight years, starting from Natsu to little Ryos (who was gonna need a bath after breakfast). Natsu and Gajeel finish up their meals first, both of them standing to clean off their plates. Anna gives them each a quick kiss on the cheek as they go to leave even as Gajeel tries to wave the affection off. She smiles more as she finishes up her own food she stands setting her plate in the sink to clean in a bit.

She then turns back to the table, noticing that both Wendy and Sting are done with their plates, and Ryos seems to be done with the small amount he ate. She huffed a laugh as she went to take Ryos from Gemini, sending the spirit away with thanks. “Sting, Wendy, set your plates next to the sink please, I’ll clean them later, and we’ll start your lessons after I give Ryos a bath, ok?”

She smiles heading towards the bath after a quick acknowledgment from the both of them. She loves her family so much.

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Times of Change Maps

So this is something i've been working on for Times of Change for a long time. So here is like the overall maps for Times of Change for logistic pieces. I have 2 different maps, one that shows what the continents & country's look like at the beginning of my series, and then what it all looks like at the point of canon. So, here they are under the cut.

X300's

This is when the series starts, so Alvarez is not yet Alvarez, The Veneret Empire and Part of the Nareen Kingdom will later become the Alvarez Empire. So now,

X784

More countries have developed, and others have disappeared. I also have a more detailed map of Fiore that is in the works, but that one probably won't be posted till much later on since the Map includes spoilers for later in the series.

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Going absolutely insane over the Celestial Spirits ans making backstories for each of them.

May make a correlated piece attached to Times of Change introducing the Celestial Spirits and my ideas for them.

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I wasn't kidding

Celestial Spirits were not always otherworldly beings with the powers of a god, each one was hand-picked for their role. They were just like you, an ordinary everyday person, but they each did something that gained the praise of the Celestial King who decided to grant them the power to protect others and have a second chance in life. The roles of the Zodiac specifically were taken into great consideration, each time a new one must be picked it must be someone with a true spirit of loyalty. But there is rarely a need for a new Zodiac, the role sometimes switches hands every few centuries. Most of the Zodiacs have switched at least once but there are two who’s roles have stood the test of time Aquarius the Water Bearer, and Gemini the Twins. Outside of the Original two Zodiacs, there is only one other spirit who has kept her role as a defender of the people and the stars, that being Ophichius the Snake Charmer. This is their origins, and what they did to gain their role as gods.

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So the second line art of time of change characters that I commissioned from @zai-doodles has been finished, they finished it up last night for me, and I already colored it. So without further ado, here is a slightly spoilers character for my times of change series, ERZA

I decided to give her more draconian features than she has in canon, because she was born of a dragon slayer who turned into a dragon, so logistically, she should be one of the people with the most draconian features in my mind, so here it is. Also, Zai was not happy with me for the amount of armor, or just the armor in general, but I love them for doing this for me, and they still have 4 characters to go. Love you Zai 💜💜💜💜

Also, if you would like to check out the times of change fic you can find it on Ao3 by the User ChaoticKori, or on my writing tumblr @chaotickori currently I am on the second fic of the series, and it’s 2 chapters in.

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Anna Heartfilias Adventures in Child Acquisition - Ch 4:

Rating: T Warnings: Murder, Animal Mauling, Animal Killing, Blood Word Count: 1k Summary: Anna finds a pair of cowering children abandoned in the snow, blood smearing their faces, she has no choice but to bring them home with her. Ao3 [First Ch] | [Last Ch]

Anna had never really been a fan of the winter, it made the trek to and from the town even longer than usual. Now it was worse than ever as she hated leaving the kids alone at the cabin. She loved Natsu and Gajeel with all her heart, but she didn’t trust either of them to be able to take care of a three-year-old for all that long.

She attempts to pick up her pace, pushing through the snow falling faster by the minute. She had decided to walk through the woods using the trees as at least a partial cover from the snow that fell around her. She wraps her cloak tighter around herself and leans forward looking down as she presses forward through the onslaught. 

As Anna watched the ground she began to note specks of red that flecked the white snow that covered the ground. The further she walked the more red seemed to paint the wintery mix. Her pace began to slow before she came to a full stop at the sounds of shrill cries coming from further ahead.

She lifts her head to see a brutal scene, blood spreads across an open patch in the woods, and two bodies are lying mutilated on the ground. She begins to make her way closer, dropping her sack onto the ground as she reaches for her keys at her waist. Finally, her eyes land on the deep black fur of a dire wolf. The wolf is standing in front of a rock formation a growl rumbling from its chest.

As Anna listened closer she could hear the shrill cries from before emanating from within the rock formation. Once she was in the clearing the dire wolf turned its attention to her, baring its teeth at her as it began to charge at her.

Quickly she whipped one of her keys off her belt in an instant thrusting it into the air. “Gate of the Golden Bull, I open thee! Taurus." In front of her stands the visage of a bull standing on its hind legs, dressed in baggy brown pants and a loose black top. The humanoid bull holds a large two-sided axe in his hand.

Anna directs the attention of the bull towards the dire wolf “Taurus, kill it!” Taurus charges at the approaching creature, swinging his axe down, the axe making quick work of the animal. The dire wolf lets out a pitiful howl before it flops onto the ground, its blood joining that which already painted the snow.

Anna thanked the spirit before sending him back to the spirit realm. She hooks her key back onto the ring on her hip before she heads towards the crying coming from within the rock formation. She kneels in front and looks inside, her eyes take a second to adjust before she notices the form of a young child curled tightly around something in his arms. She could hear sobs coming from the child, while shrill cries came from the bundle in his arms.

She positioned herself in a way that would hopefully block the children's view from the bloody mess behind her before she spoke up, her voice soft. “Hi hunny, it’s ok. You’re safe, and the scary creature is gone. Can you come here?” The child looks up at her, piercing blue eyes staring deep into her soul as sobs still rattle their chest.

The kid slowly scooches their way closer to her, holding the bundle tightly to them as they do. Both the kid and the bundle seemed to be covered in blood, but by the looks of it, neither of them was bleeding themselves. “Hi sweetie, I’ll take care of you, you’re gonna come with me ok?” The kid continues to just stare at her before giving a small nod, she offers them a calm smile in return.

She opens up her cloak and delicately scoops both of the kids up into her arms before letting the cloak fall closed around them, blocking their view of the bloody scene. She cradles them close to her chest, gently rocking them as she feels the sobs slowly come to a stop. She then makes her way over to where she had dropped the groceries delicately picking them up before continuing back on her route, away from the bloody patch of forest.

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Anna makes it back late that night, the sun just setting against the horizon as she makes her way to the patch the dragons sit themselves in. Just as she has done many times before she stands in the open part of the semi-circle as the dragons look towards her. As she looks them over she can see the concern in some of their eyes at the scent of blood which emanates from under her cloak.

She doesn’t exactly know how she will explain to them what had taken her so long to get back so she starts by pulling her cloak back to reveal the child pressed closely to her chest, and the bundle lying on top of them. Once she was sure the dragons had seen she let the cloak fall back closed around them. Anna has to take a second to compose herself before she begins to tell them everything. “I had heard cries in the woods, when I got there, there was blood everywhere, two mutilated bodies, and a dire wolf snarling into a cave. I had Taurus kill it, but these kids now have no parents, so they will be the final two.”

She turns to face Skiadrum and Weisslogia, the only two who have not claimed their slayers yet. “You both will wait till they are of a proper age before they are claimed, or even begin their training. They have gone through something no child every should have to, so now if you excuse me, I will be going inside to clean them off, and tuck them in, in a safe and warm environment.”

She then turns her back on the dragons and heads towards the cabin, whispering calming words to the children bundled beneath her cloak.

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Anna Heartfilias Adventures in Child Acquisition - Ch 3:

Rating: T Warnings: Sick Child, Implied Homelessness Word Count: 901 Summary: Anna finds a sick child during her visit to town and brings them home with her. Ao3 [First Ch] | [Last Ch] | [Next Ch]

Anna would visit the nearest town once a month to get some more supplies, stocking up on food for the growing slayers back home. She sighs as she pulls her cloak closer, the rain beating overhead. Most of the shops were closed at this point, the rain having made her trek to the town slower than normal. She quickly ducked into an alley to get out of the rain.

She jumps slightly at the sound of a cry farther down the alley. She looked toward the source of the noise and saw a young woman sitting on the ground. She slowly began to make her way closer, noticing the woman was curled in on herself, crying into her hands. Anna kneels next to the woman, gently placing her hand on the other’s shoulder. 

The woman's head whipped around to face her, tears streaming down her mud-streaked face. Anna's expression creased noticing the sorrow that plagued this woman’s face. “Are you okay ma’am? Do you need help?” She watched as the other attempted to gather herself up before she broke again.

Anna simply waited kneeling next to the woman with her hand on her shoulder, giving a gentle comfort. Finally, the woman spoke her voice a fragile thing. “My daughter is sick, and I don’t have the resources to take care of her, or even raise her. I’m stuck on these streets unable to get off of them, I don’t want that for her.”

The lady turned to look at a shivering bundle next to her that Anna hadn’t noticed before. Curled up tightly, a sickly paleness to her skin was a girl no older than two, blue locks framed her face but they were muddled with grease and mud. A deep frown found its way onto Anna’s features as she took in the state of the girl.

She then turned back to look at the woman whose face was already stricken with grief even though her daughter was still alive. Anna thinks that Grandeeney may be able to help, this girl could be their next slayer when she is of age. However, that meant her only option was to take this young girl away from her mother and leave this poor woman alone on these streets.

Anna sits in front of the woman and takes her hands into her own, looking her in the eyes. “I can take your daughter to get the help she needs, but I can’t promise that she will be able to come back. I will give her a great life, and take care of her, but only if that is what you wish.”

Both pairs of eyes looked at the little girl as coughs rattled from her thin frame. The woman pulled her hands out of Anna’s, pulling the little girl close to her chest in a hug. She dropped a kiss onto the greasy blue hair, tears running down her face. She picks her up before gently handing her over to Anna who cradles the girl close to her, hand supporting the back of her head.

Anna gives the woman in front of her a sad smile, she goes to speak when the woman interrupts. “Her name is Wendy, please give her the life that I never would have been able to give her.” Anna leans forward, resting her forehead against the woman in front of her. “I will treat Wendy like the most precious gem in the entire world.”

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Anna arrives back at the cove early the next day, a bag of supplies strung across her back, and a small shivering child in her arms. She had Wendy’s head tucked against her shoulder and a blanket wrapped around her but the shivers that racked her body refused to cease. The little girl hadn’t woken even once during the trip back leading the mage to even greater concern.

Her feet carried her even quicker once she could spot the circle of dragons sitting in the distance. She ran up to them at a light jog, taking quick note that neither of the boys was out yet. Anna swiftly made her way up to Grandeeney without even a greeting to any of them. She looks up to the sky dragoness, pulling the blanket back to reveal the greasy blue hair and pale skin of the girl in her arms.

Something akin to a gasp left the Sky Dragon's mouth at the state of the bundle in Anna’s arms. Grandeeney brought her head down, gently pressing her snout against the child. A bright white light begins to glow around the three of them. Anna can feel as the shivers gradually leave Wendy’s frail form, her breaths becoming clearer and less raspy.

As Grandeeney began to pull away Anna laid her forehead against the dragoness’s snout, hoping that she could portray her gratitude. A deep rumble leaves the sky Dragons chest at the display, a content purr. Once the dragoness had sat back at her full height she looked back down at them again, something Akin to fondness in her eyes. “Once this child is old enough she shall be mine to train.” Anna smiles up at Grandeeney before she turns back towards the cabin a little farther into the woods, finally offering the other dragons a slight greeting on her way out. Now her only concern was to get this child a bath and some warm clothes.

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Anna Heartfilias Adventures in Child Acquisition - Ch 2:

Rating: T Warnings: None Word Count: 2.4k Summary: Anna brings home Gajeel to meet the dragons and Natsu. Ao3 [First Ch] | [Next Ch]

A thirteen-year-old Natsu lies curled up, napping, next to Igneel as he waits for Anna to get back from town. She had said she was going to be picking something up for him as a surprise, so for the first hour or two he ran around, spewing fire everywhere before he wore himself out. Igneel’s wing was tucked protectively around him as he sat watching the fields around them, in quiet conversation with the other dragons.

In the distance, he can see the form of who he believes is Anna. She is making her way towards them, but he notices that there is someone next to her. On instinct, he wraps his wing tighter around Natsu while also trying not to rouse the boy. The two forms continue to move closer to the collection of dragons. Slowly as they get closer he begins to take in the details of the figure next to Anna that, when he looks closer, seems to be a child.

The child had three piercings on each area where the eyebrows should be, they also had two more under their lip. They had shaggy black hair that was about shoulder length. Finally, they were shoeless, wearing tattered clothes. Whoever the child was, he was not impressed by their looks.

Finally, Anna stops in front of their semi-circle, setting down her bag of stuff from the town. The child stands next to her definitely, arms crossed in front of their chest. All conversation between the dragons stops as they look down at their companion and the new person. Their friend gives them a minute to look over the child before she begins speaking, “Everyone, this is Gajeel, I found him on the streets when I was visiting the town.”

When she gets nothing in response she then turns towards Gajeel, she introduces each of the dragons before pointing to the sleeping Natsu. “And now Gajeel, this is one of the other people who will be training with you, his name is Natsu.” Igneel doesn’t overlook the fact that she must have already told him about their plans for him. But for now, he focuses his attention on this kid that she calls Gajeel, he doesn’t exactly like how closed off and standoffish he seems.

If he focuses a bit more though he can hear that the child has a nervous heart which shows his true feelings. He is taken out of his thoughts when Metalicana steps forward and the boy's eyes are dragged up to his imposing form. Igneel can’t help but snort a bit when he sees awe in the boy's eyes at the Iron Dragon's appearance.

As Metalicana speaks it is a deep grinding noise, a sound made by the deep iron in his lungs. “You, child, shall be working with me.” There was some argument from Weisslogia and Skiadrum but they backed down after they got a look from the great Sky Dragoness. After the two stood down she decided to speak, though it was a tease targeted at the Iron Dragon, “It makes sense, he has your spunk.”

The other shot her a dirty look before looking back down at the boy below him who seemed to have a permanent scowl set on his face. He returned the scowl down at the boy, the iron of his scales creaking as he did. “Now go boy, Anna will help you to settle in.” Igneel expects them to head straight towards the cabin but Anna comes closer to him first. He is confused at first before realizing she is probably attempting to get to Natsu.

He lifts his wing so that she can go under to wake him. Natsu takes a second to wake but once he is up he jumps to his feet before grabbing Anna in a tight hug. The boy might still be young but he recently hit puberty so he shot up like a tree, now being taller than the celestial mage. He had also been working to grow his hair out so it’s in a small ponytail at the base of his neck.

Anna laughs as she pats him on the back before breaking away from the hug, “Come on Natsu, I have someone I need to introduce you to.” She leads him over to where Gajeel is standing, still not having moved from his original spot. “Natsu, this is Gajeel, he is going to train to be the Iron Dragon Slayer.” Gajeel is staring up at Natsu as he looks back down at him, the two seemingly locked in a staring contest.

Anna sighed and clapped her hands, picking up the bag that she had set on the ground earlier. “Ok boys, let's go.” She turns towards the direction of the cabin, Natsu quickly spins on his heel to follow after her with an excited “Ok Ms Anna.” Igneel can’t help but chuckle at his friend's response, “How many times do I have to tell you to just call me Anna.” He keeps a small smile on his face as he watches the group make their way towards the cabin.

Natsu runs ahead towards the cabin bursting through the doors so they smack against the wall, he jumps in as he takes a deep breath of the air. The sun was still pretty high in the sky so there wasn’t much of a need to light any candles, there were plenty of windows. Anna follows after him, she sighs when she can hear the resounding noise when the door hits against the wall. “Please do not break the door Natsu, it is very hard to get a new one.”

The boy at least had the decency to look sheepish “Sorry.” She lets out a quiet laugh as she moves farther into the cabin, setting the bag of stuff onto the counter, “It’s ok but please be careful next time.” She looks back to see that Gajeel is sort of just hovering in the doorway of the cabin as if he isn’t sure he is allowed inside. “Come on Gajeel, it’s ok, this is now your home as well.”

He walks fully inside as he closes the door behind him, she flashes him a grateful smile. “So, I do not have any new clothes that I can give you, but I have some of Natsu’s old clothes that he recently grew out of that I can give to you.” She moves towards an area in the cabin that they use to store some excess things, she pulls out a basket, pulling out some old clothes. She grabs a shirt and a pair of pants that look like they would fit him.

She walks back over to the boy and hands him the clothes with a small smile on her face, her smile grows wider when he finally speaks up with a quiet “Thank you.” He had talked to her a few times when they had still been in the town but that had been about it, she got the basics, like his name, Gajeel Redfox, his age, seven (at least that’s what he thinks), and his living status, homeless. She gives him a soft smile in return, “You're welcome, now, Natsu can show you to the bathroom so you can wash up a bit, and once you're out I will hopefully have some food ready.”

She quietly watches as Natsu leads Gajeel farther into the house, she then turns back to the bags on the counter. She slowly began to unpack the stuff that she had gotten from town, putting each thing where it belonged. She hears when Natsu comes back out, he situates himself in the normal chair that he sits in at the table. She continues to put things away, and once everything is away though she begins working on a meal.

Since she had just gone shopping it meant she could make something a bit more intricate than a basic stew like she had when Natsu had first joined them. She flits around the kitchen grabbing ingredients that she would need as well as the utensils. She grabbed Natsu for assistance in lighting the stove as it was more convenient at the moment. Once she had gotten the stove lit she shooed him back to his seat, cause if she kept him too close while cooking somehow the food would burn.

Once all of that was done she focused on her cooking, she busied herself around the kitchen. She chopped up some vegetables before throwing them into an old pan that looked like it was beginning to rust. As those sauteed, she turned to another area where she sliced up some beef into thin strips. She then transferred the vegetables into a bowl, setting them off to the side, before turning back to the beef.

She took a few strips of beef off the counter, then she turned to lay them into the pan. She smiles at the satisfying sizzle that begins to come from the pan as the beef cooks. She needed to make sure she made enough because Natsu had a pitless appetite and she doesn’t know the last time that Gajeel may have had a proper meal. As the meat is cooking she pulls out a loaf of bread that had cost her a pretty penny, but it was better to use it now, before it went bad.

She hums as she slices the loaf up, once she finishes cutting up the bread she spins around the kitchen, grabbing 3 plates. She couldn’t say that it was exactly something fancy, but it was better than the stew she had made for Natsu’s arrival. She lays the plates out on the counter, she puts a slice of bread on each. She then grabs a fork using it to pull the strips of meat off of the pan and lay them onto the bread.

She finishes laying the meat out, then puts another piece of bread on top of each to make a simple sandwich. Finally, she picks up the bowl of vegetables, giving a bit more to the boys than she gave to herself since both of them are still growing. Once she finishes preparing the plates she turns around to set them on the table, she jumps when she sees Gajeel sitting there, he had slipped in without her knowing.

She gives him a small smile as she sets a plate in front of him, she then sets one in front of Natsu before turning back to the counter to grab her own. She grabs her plate, turns back to the table, and takes her seat. Gajeel had already begun to dig into his food with vigor, she smiled glad to see that he liked the food. Natsu is eating his food a bit slower, the whole time he eats his eyes are trained on the younger boy.

Anna eats her food in silence, watching the two boys with a close eye, hoping to gain a bit more insight into how their interactions may go in the future. She takes a second to let her eyes linger on Gajeel, his hair was still wet from washing up, it seemed like it needed to be brushed. Natsu’s old clothes were a bit baggy, but that could be because the boy was a bit thin, she just needed to get some meat onto his bones.

But logically she knows that she needs to ease him into higher amounts of food. She will start with some lighter meals like this, with some better ingestible foods that are good for building nutrients. Later she can start to give him heavier meals, one that will fit well for the amount of energy he will be using in his training. That also makes her think, that she may need to stock up on Iron, if Metalicana is gonna be training the boy then he is gonna gain an appetite in the future.

She shakes her head a bit with a quiet sigh as her brain flicks through a checklist of things that she is going to need to do. She also still needs to find Slayers for the other three dragons, which means she will need to expand the cabin a bit. It has three official bedrooms and one small office kind of area that she had been using for storage. So that means she will need to use the boys to help her make three extension bedrooms, and possibly one more washroom, she is not living in a house with five children and sharing one washroom.

She tunes back into the world around her, ignoring her thoughts that are still running a mile a minute as she looks over the boys. Gajeel had finished his food and was silently staring at Natsu, while the other boy was finishing up with the last of his vegetables. The older boy was doing his best to ignore the eyes on him but she could the constant attention was putting him on edge.

Once Natsu finished eating his vegetables he turned to stare back at Gajeel with a raised eyebrow. His voice was a bit apprehensive as he spoke “Can I, help you?” The younger boy just continued to stare with a slight inquisitive look, seeming to study Natsu. He seemed to have gotten the answer he wanted as he gave a slight nod before turning back towards Anna.

She smiled with a slight huff of exasperation as she began to get a true feel of how life with these two was going to be. Anna stands, slowly gathering up the empty dishes and bringing them to sit on the counter, she would worry about cleaning them later. She then turned back to the boys, Natsu now staring at Gajeel as the other ignored him.

As she watched them her lips curled into a bit of a frown at the state of Gajeels hair, noting the way that it was matted in a few areas, she would need to fix that. She walked a bit closer kneeling next to the younger boy, he turned to look at her. “Gajeel, hun, is it ok if I brush your hair, it’s a bit of a mess, and I want to make you comfortable.” She offered him a soft smile that grew a bit when he gave a small nod.

She went to the washroom to grab the hairbrush before making her way back out to the dining room. She stood behind Gajeel, slowly working the knots out of his air, a quiet hum slipping from her. The light tune stretched on for a bit before Natsu got antsy as he began to talk about the day's training with Igneel.

She leans into Natsu’s voice as she works the knots out of Gajeels hair, feeling the boy relaxing under the touch. She relaxed into the atmosphere, this was something that she could get used to.

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Summary: Anna Heartfilia has been tasked with finding children to be molded into Dragon Slayers to be sent through the eclipse gate. She doesn't always do that in the most conventional ways.

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Anna Heartfilias Adventures in Child Acquisition - Ch 1:

Rating: T Warnings: Small amount of Child Abuse at the beginning Word Count: 3.4k Summary: Anna Heartfilia has been tasked with finding children to be molded into Dragon Slayers to be sent through the eclipse gate. She doesn't always do that in the most conventional ways. Ao3 [Next Ch]

The sky above is a beautiful blue hue, clouds dot the sky, and there is a slight wind that blows the hair of the two people who walk through the fields. One of the two is a bit taller with dark black hair, they look to be around their mid-twenties. The other has ashy pink hair and looks like they are not even ten. The older one looks down towards the other with a pinched expression on their face, it looks like a mix of disgust and something else unreadable.

They reach out grabbing the younger by the scruff of their hair pulling the back of their hair so they are looking up at them. There is fear in the eyes of the pink-haired individual as they look up to the other. The older person's tight grip on the back of their hair does not lighten up as they speak, “I am leaving you with someone for a bit, you will stay on your best behavior, right Natsu?” Tears well up in Natsu’s eyes as he nods, his voice pleading, “I will, I will, I promise, please let go Zeref-nii.”

Zeref lets go as he shoves Natsu’s head forward, the shorter of the two falls over at the quick change. The dark-haired individual looks down at the other in disdain from where he is on the ground, “Get back up, stop your crying, and do not call me your brother.” Natsu shakily gets back up onto his feet, he wipes the tears out of his eyes before he looks up to the deep void of Zeref’s eyes.

The dark mage turns his head away from the child next to him gesturing for him to keep walking “Go a little farther out into the field, someone will be here to get you in a bit.” That was the last thing Natsu heard from him before the other disappeared in a flair of dramatics. As soon as the other had disappeared he collapsed onto the ground. Tears began to well in his eyes once more before spilling over in chest-rattling sobs. 

He doesn’t know how long he spent laying in the grassy field with rough cries echoing in the empty air. Suddenly he feels soft hands as fingers run through his hair, and his ears pick up on a soft cooing sound as his tears slowly come to a stop. He doesn’t have the energy in him to fight whoever it is so he nuzzles into their hand. Slowly he opens his eyes, though he didn’t realize they had fallen shut in the first place.

Above him is a lady who looks like she is an angel who was sent down to save him. She has long blonde locks that are pulled back into a ponytail, the sun lays a glowing halo around her so he can’t see her facial features. It takes a second for him to realize that she is talking to him, “...su, Natsu. There you are honey, are you ok?” He did not know who this woman was, but she had such a comforting aura to her that he couldn’t help but to trust her.

He sniffles a bit when her question processes in his brain “Zeref-nii left me here, all alone, and he yelled at me.” A frown painted the woman's face, or at least that’s the expression he thinks that she is making. “Well that was mean of him, but you are now gonna be staying with me and some of my friends sweetie, how does that sound?” He brings his hand up to his face rubbing at his eyes as he sits up, he finally sees the person in full light.

She has the same hair as when he was lying down, but now he can see her lightly tanned face. Her eyes are a light amber color, her face has light wrinkles around her eyes and smile lines. She was kneeling in front of him, about where he had been lying a second ago. The creases on her face are accentuated by her smile as she gives him a kind look as he thinks over her words. “Who are you?” The lady keeps the same kind smile on her face as she answers him “My name is Anna Heartfilia sweetie, and I am gonna be one of the people taking care of you for a bit.” As Anna speaks she slowly stands back up before offering her hand out to him.

He looks at her hand, a bit skeptical at first before he takes it using it to stand up. Her hand is just as soft as it had been when he felt it running through his hair. His mind wanders for a few seconds before he realizes that she is looking him over. He specifically notices that she is looking over his tattered clothes and he can’t help but feel a bit self conscious. He didn’t have the best clothes, there were some singe holes in his shirt, and both his shirt and pants were caked in mud.

She must have noticed how uncomfortable he was as he shifted back and forth because she stopped looking over his clothes with a critical eye. She let her kind smile paint her face once more, moving closer to him before she began to run her fingers through his hair again. He quickly leans into the comfort of her touch listening to her airy voice as she talks to him, “When we get home I’m gonna hem some of my spare clothes for you, and we will give you a proper bath, how does that sound?” A noise that was akin to a content purr slipped out of him at the idea.

She lightly laughed at the noise, glad that he was comfortable with her, most people wouldn’t become connected to someone this quickly. She holds her hand out to Natsu, she knows that he isn’t all that young, but he seems to like the physical contact that she is giving him. He quickly latches onto her hand before they begin to walk, he silently follows her though she does have to shorten her strides for him to be able to keep up.

They walk for half an hour and he doesn’t even say a single thing, content to walk in the silence. However as they grew closer to their end destination Anna could tell that it seemed he was able to sense that they were getting close, because he began to grow antsy. When his nerves hit an all-time high she stopped them in their tracks, before she kneeled down in front of him. She gets him to look into her eyes and focus on her, not whatever is in his head.

She lifts up one of her hands and runs it through his hair as they look at each other “Hey sweetie, what’s wrong?” His eyes quickly glance behind her at the base of the mountains that were within eyeshot. “What’s over there Ms Anna?” She lets out a quiet cooing noise under her breath at the softness of his tone “Just some friends who are anticipating meeting you, though I should warn you, they aren’t exactly human.”

Those words didn’t seem to placate his nerves all that much, which she could understand in this context, who wouldn’t be scared to hear that the people you are going to be living with are inhuman? His voice shook a bit as he spoke up, which she couldn’t help but frown at. “What are they?” She sighs, keeping her tone and hand gentle as she works to calm him “They are dragons, but not the scary ones you hear about in stories, they are very sweet, at least most of them, two of them can be a bit snippy.”

She could see a small sparkle in his eyes at the mention of dragons like it was something that interested him. But there was still the underlying fear in his eyes, “They won’t try to eat me?” She couldn’t help but laugh a bit because in her head that idea seemed preposterous. “No sweetie, they actually want to train you.” Most of the fear seemed to leave him at that as he tilted his head to the side “They want to train me? How?” She smiled at him, seeing that his spirits were slowly lifting. “Well, how about we get there, and they can tell you themselves.”

This time he grabs onto her hand trying to pull her along in order to get there faster now that his interest has been peaked. She laughs a bit as she quickens her stride slightly to keep up with his excited pace. She makes sure to keep them on the right path to get there but otherwise let him lead.

Soon enough she had made it to a giant open stretch of trimmed grass at the base of the mountain. Far off to one side, there was a hut that looked like it had been built by hand and was bigger than what one person could live in. But that isn’t what Natsu’s eyes fell on, no, his eyes fell on the dragons that were talking on the other side of the field. Five majestic dragons, the closest thing he had seen to a dragon had been some of his brother's demons, but even they were nowhere close to the amount of power that these dragons exuded.

Anna smiles as she squats down next to Natsu, laying one hand on his back, she can feel that he is shaking, she is guessing with a mix of nerves and excitement. She talks calmly and quietly to him “Do you wanna go meet them?” He nods excitedly and she can’t help but laugh a bit as she stands back up before slowly leading him over to them.

They were sitting in what was almost a semi-circle formation so she moved into the open area between them, somewhere that they could all see them, and she and Natsu could see all of them. She cleared her throat to get their attention, knowing full well they had sensed the two of them coming even before she had stopped to calm Natsu down earlier. All five of the dragons turned to look down at them, the young boy attempts to hide most of his body behind her.

She smiles up at the imposing figures while she also puts a comforting hand on Natsu behind her. “Hi everyone, this is Natsu Dragneel.” She gestures to the boy behind her, who peaks out a bit to wave at them and look them all over. She begins telling him who each of them is while pointing at them from left to right “Natsu these are Grandeeney the Sky Dragon, Metalicana the Iron Dragon, Igneel the Fire Dragon King, Skiadrum the Shadow Dragon, and finally Weisslogia the White Dragon.”

Natsu was looking up at the dragons like they were gods and in his mind they probably were. Anna lets out a quiet chuckle as she moves so that Natsu is in front of her so that the others can properly look him over. The dragons seem to have a bit of shared unease between them, but she feels that they will get used to another human presence, at least that’s what she believes their unease is about. The first to lean down towards him is Grandeeney, she lowers herself towards the ground so she can get a proper look at him. She gives him a light smile, her eyes convey a slight amount of joy in them. Her voice has a soft timber to it that Anna had always found comforting, “Hello Natsu, it is nice to meet you.”

The young Dragneel’s eyes practically sparkle with awe at her, he shyly reaches out his hand before pulling it back. It seemed that the sky dragoness could tell he wanted to touch her so she moved a bit closer to him so that her face was close to him, “Go on little one, you may touch.” He reaches up once again, his fingers running through her feather-like scales, the soft bristles parting between them. He couldn’t help but express his amazement out loud, “It’s so soft.”

Grandeeneys body rumbles with a light laugh at the boy's exclamation. As the two were occupied with that Anna looked up at the other four dragons who were silently watching the interaction. Metalicana and Skiadrum are wearing the same normal unreadable expressions on their faces, Weisslogia let a small smile on his face while he watched the scene in front of him. Finally, Igneel had an expression almost as unreadable as the first two, but she could see a bit of turmoil in the depths of his eyes. She had a hunch about what could be causing that turmoil, but that is something that she could ask about later.

Anyway, they still need to tell Natsu what he is even here for, and then figure out which one of them is gonna claim him. The information that she knows about the small pink-haired boy from Zeref leads her to believe that he is going to be paired with Igneel. But once again, those are some things they can deal with a little later after the dragons have gotten used to the other’s presence. In all honesty, she thinks she actually might need to just get Natsu up to some proper health standards, he looks thin for his age, and a bit beat up.

Finally, she looks back to where Natsu is still running his fingers through Grandeeneys scales, the dragoness seems to be relaxing under the boy's touch. She walks a bit closer to the two before gaining their attention, “Well, I hate to break this up, but, Natsu needs a bath, and probably some food, so we shall go do that, we will see you five in the morning.” At this indication, the sky dragoness slowly slips her head out from underneath Natsu’s hand and moves back to her full height, “Good night Anna, Natsu.”

The four other dragons still say nothing as Anna leads Natsu over to the other end of the field where the hut sits. She opens the door before grabbing her lighter from her pocket as she makes her way around the room lighting the lamps. The boy stays in the doorway taking in all the details around him, how the light bounces off of the walls. She slowly makes her way back over to him, leading him out of the doorway and closing the door behind them, “This will be your home for a while Natsu, it’s just as much yours as it is mine.”

He looks at her with a light awe in his eyes, “You mean I get to live in a real house, Zeref-nii always told me that this was a place for adults.” Some of the comments that he was making were starting to concern her, as well as warp the perception she had of her so-called ‘friend’. Her eyebrows furrowed as she kneels to look Natsu in the eyes. “Well that’s not true honey, everyone should be able to live in houses, all the way from when you're born to when you die.”

She can see the gears in his mind turning as he processes what he just told her, to get his mind off of that she guides him towards where his room is. She pushes the door to his room open for him to see inside, it’s not much but it has a bed and a small basket of clothes that she made for him by hand. “This is going to be your room Natsu, and there are some clothes for you, grab some that you want to wear, go wash up, put those on, and then meet me out where we came in, ok?” He mindlessly nods as he looks through the basket, finding clothes that look comfortable.

He walks back over to her with the clothes in hand, she gives him a small smile before she leads him to the washroom. There is a metal basin, with a bucket next to it full of water that sits on hot coals. “Can I leave you to take care of it from here?” She waits until she sees him nod and then she heads back out towards where they first came in.

The front of the cabin right as you walk in shows a kitchenette and a small dining room. She looks through the food that she had stocked up and realizes she may need to head into town again soon to pick up some more supplies, though she could do with what she had for now. She sighed as she started to put together a simple meal for the two of them, something that could hold the boy over until a bit of a heavier meal tomorrow since it was starting to get late.

Some time passed before she picked up on the padding of bare feet on the hard wood of the floor. She turned away from the makeshift stove she had lit with one of the candles, she had a smile on her face as she looked at the now clean boy. “Don’t you feel much better now sweetie?” He gives a shy nod before he sniffs the air as if he can smell the food that is brewing up on the stove. She chuckles as she hears his stomach growl in response to the smell, “How about you sit down at the table, the food is almost done.”

He follows her instructions shuffling his way over to the table before sitting in the chair, swinging his legs back and forth as he waits. She turns back to the stove adding a few more seasonings, making quiet conversation as she does. “Natsu, honey, how old are you?” He takes a second to think before he answers her, “I think I’m eight.” She lets out a noncommittal before focusing back on the stew.

 Once it’s ready she begins moving around the kitchen to pull out two bowls for them. She sets the bowls next to the pot before she ladles a few spoonfuls of the stew into each of the bowls. She opens a drawer, pulling out two spoons before making her way over to the table. She sets one of the bowls down in front of him with a spoon before sitting in the seat that was across from him.

They eat in silence for a bit before Natsu speaks up, “I really like the food, Ms. Anna.” She can’t help but let out a light laugh at the honorifics “No need for the Ms, Natsu, you may call me just Anna, but, thank you” She lets out a quiet sigh when he responds with an “Ok Ms. Anna.” They continue to eat in companionable silence until both of their bowls are empty, “Would you like more Natsu?”

He seems to almost look guilty as he nods, “Only if it isn’t an inconvenience for you Ms Anna.” She gives him a pitying smile, “It is not an inconvenience to ask for food sweetie, especially if I am offering it to you, ok?” She just gets a small nod in response, though she must say that it is better than nothing. She takes both of their bowls back over to the stove. She puts hers off to the side because she personally was full. But she takes the ladle and fills his bowl up once more.

He brings his bowl back to the table laying it in front of him, he gobbles the stew down before announcing that he is done. She then stands gathering up his bowl before putting it with hers. She then gets him up and herds him towards his bed, “Ok honey, now it’s time to head to bed, you can learn more about everything tomorrow.” She gets him into the bed before beginning to tuck him in. Once she has him tucked in, she leans down and gives him a kiss on the forehead, “Goodnight Sweetie.” She smiles as she heads towards the door when she hears a “Goodnight Ms Anna” in return.

She shuts the door behind her before she tidies up the hut a bit, cleaning the dishes she had put off to the side. Once the cabin was tidy she made her way to her own room, beginning her nighttime routine. She takes her keys off of her belt, laying them on a secure hook next to her bed. After they are secure she changes into her night clothes, laying down into the bed, and falls asleep with a light feeling in her chest in anticipation for the days to come.

[zai-doodles]

lil present for @fairy-tail-trash of their favorite guys (its their redesigns lol)

this was for @theguildawards secret Santa exchange!