i tigress

hi a cat runs this blog. i try to make art when i can, expect long gaps in between

[netherbeess]

fellow bickslow stans where are you.. im so alone in my thirst

[cylove]

when lightning strikes twice (19,475) Chapters 3/3

check out the finale that i forgot to promo lol. the nsfw barrage continues, hope you all enjoy

Summary:

An opportunity presents itself to Freed when a Laxus from another dimension winds up in his. Now with two Laxuses for the night, he comes to the conclusion that there's only one thing to do. Written for Fraxus Week 2025, Bonus day: NSFW

[cylove]

where loyalties lie (4268 words)

mah angsttttt. its the end of boft with a fraxus lens!! freed thinks laxus will kill him and accepts it?! written entirely in freed's POV. im getting worse and worse at promoting my fics on tumblr sorry everybody

Summary:

Freed makes the long walk to Kardia Cathedral after his battle with Mirajane. He has some thoughts on the way there and upon arrival. Written for Fraxus Week 2025, Day 2: Blood AND Glitter!

[cylove]

when lightning strikes twice (12304 words) Chapters 2/3

heeyyyyy guess what im promoting 3 days later! stuff actually happens in this one, so thats exciting. its straight nsfw all the way through, enjoy!

Summary:

An opportunity presents itself to Freed when a Laxus from another dimension winds up in his. Now with two Laxuses for the night, he comes to the conclusion that there's only one thing to do. Written for Fraxus Week 2025, Bonus day: NSFW

[raijin-tribe]

✄ Raijinshuu Papercraft

Are you tired of the lack of Raijinshuu merch?

Because I know I am.

I hold no hope for anything official, so I took it upon myself to find a way to bring our favorite team to life! Using Verloria's Niseke Papercraft Template, I designed these cute little versions of the Raijinshuu & Laxus to decorate your shelves! (+ bases so they can stand easier!!)

Make your favorite character or the whole team!

Happy Raijinshuu Day as my gift to you!

[ And, for those who have never made a papercraft figure before, I also wrote up a tutorial @ raijin-tribe.tumblr.com/papercraft! I hope it helps!! ]

Here’s what the team looks like completed:

If you have ANY questions, concerns, or just need help with making your papercraft, don't hesidate to reach out to my ASK! I'll answer any questions and build up an FAQ on the tutorial page so it may help someone else!

PRINTABLE DESIGNS BELOW!!

Save the characters you'd like to make to your device of choice to be able to print! Just make sure to save the base page TWICE if you plan on making the whole team.

I apologize ahead of time that some details are super tiny and tedious to cut out and glue, but totally worth it for the final product imo! My advice is don't worry about perfection and just have fun!

Final Note; please tag this blog if you post/share your papercraft creations!! It would make me so happy to see!! No matter of they’re just decorating your shelves or traveling with you on your next adventure!!

[raijin-tribe]

Random Raijinshuu Fact #1:

They almost didn’t exist.

In the Volume 13 Afterword, Mashima writes;

❝ Now the story enters the Laxus chapter, but this is another series that I just suddenly came up with. Actually, up to now, I was thinking of doing a completely different story arc. But just as I was doing the installment where Fairy Tail is featured in the magazine, I thought, hold on a second... If Laxus saw that article, wouldn't he get really angry at it? And little by little the present story line developed. And before I had gone much further in my musings, bang!! I'm writing the Laxus chapter!! The plot twists were plot twists that just suddenly came to me (well, that's nothing new).

The Harvest Festival and the Raijin Tribe, they were all things I came up with during that installment. ❞

Source: Fairy Tail Volume 13 Afterword | Pg. 189

I know Mashima is known for his unplanned story direction, especially in the early arcs… but it’s so crazy to think that he created the Raijinshuu practically on a whim. I’m dying to know his thought process during that time! Like how did he come up with their magic? Their characters designs?? Their personalities? What inspired him? I’d at least love to see any early sketches of the characters. That’d be soo cool.

It also makes me wonder, even if Hiro Mashima didn’t write the Fantasia arc and went with his original plan…. Would we have eventually seen the characters elsewhere in the story?

Even so, they definitely wouldn’t be the same Raijinshuu we know and love today.

[raijin-tribe]

Happy Raijinshuu Day!!!

[cylove]

breast card never declines

the spiritual successor to this

[cylove]

fade into you (3637 words)

another late submission for fraxus week! its a bit of a stretch but it's supposed to be written for blush! i think its a little meh but at the same time there might be someone who might enjoy this

Summary:

A bit too groggy in the morning, Laxus accidentally finds himself standing in the middle of a train station with his teammates wondering what's the hold up. He's been avoiding going on any sort of transportation since he had his lacrima implanted, but he figured his body might've simply "gotten over it" and decides to ride with them. This turns out to be the furthest thing from the truth. Written for Fraxus Week 2025, Fraxus Week Eve: Blush

[cylove]

when lightning strikes twice (3033 words) Chapters 1/3

happy october! late submission but i have a 18k fic locked and loaded!! im going to drag it out a bit and the first chapter is just set up, nothing super explicit yet. if the tags sounds up your alley then check it out!

Summary:

An opportunity presents itself to Freed when a Laxus from another dimension winds up in his. Now with two Laxuses for the night, he comes to the conclusion that there's only one thing to do. Written for Fraxus Week 2025, September 8th/Bonus day: NSFW

[donotperceiveme-donotlookatme]

How the Thunder God Tribe was formed

I'm not about to be that person who tries to justify whatever Laxus was doing pre-Tenrou because, yikes, but it's really interesting (and funny) to consider his situation in the guild before the manga timeline starts.

Laxus was a chronically ill (or at the very least sickly) child who had a lacrima implanted into him by his not great father who later abandoned him. We can probably assume that he didn't have a whole lot of friends. As far as we know, the people closest in age to him in the guild were Macao + Wakaba, who are... interesting, or Cana who was six years old when she joined. If I was a preteen and my closest options for friends my age were horny men in their twenties or a six year old, I might have gone a little crazy too.

(All the prominent members of fairy tail are basically teenagers except for Makarov (80s), Macao + Wakaba (36 in x784), Gildarts (45), and Laxus (23). Aside from Laxus, the next oldest are Erza and Mirajane (19). )

And it seems pretty reasonable to assume that Laxus was that teenager in the flashbacks, indifferent to all the younger members' shenanigans and not really affiliating with the older ones either, making me wonder how the hell he ended up with the Thunder God Tribe in the first place. We barely know anything about the Thunder God Tribe, but wiki tells us that Bixlow is 22, and Freed and Evergreen are 20 as of x784.

Based on this, I can't stop thinking about the headcanon that Laxus started associating with the Thunder God Tribe members initially solely because they were not 12 when he met them. Imagining Laxus, brooding teen extraordinaire, internally cheering because he has friends his own age is hilarious to me (and yes I know that Evergreen and Freed aren't that much older than Erza and Mirajane, but considering Erza's chaos and affiliation with Natsu and Gray and Mirajane's status as petty bully in the early days and the fact that he met them when they were around 9, I imagine that he considered them much younger than they actually were).

Honestly, it makes so much sense as how that group even formed in the first place. Bixlow is bombastic and loud, but he is the closest in age to Laxus, so that counts for something. Freed is younger, but he's mature and composed. Evergreen has impeccable fashion sense (Laxus fur-coat Dreyar appreciates that), so her younger age is excused. And then Freed notices that they are the only people in the guild that Laxus can actually stands and makes an official team asap. Comedy gold.

[raijin-tribe]

I agree with this 100%!!!

Being the only teenager in a guild full of old guys and rowdy children, I’m sure Laxus felt isolated. His attitude definitely reflected that in flashbacks.

I also believe the Raijinshuu didn’t join the guild till their late teens, (my guess would be between the ages of 16-18,) so Laxus probably tolerated them at first just because of that.

Though, I more lean towards Freed joining the guild first out of the three and befriending Laxus by chance. He may be a few years younger, but his magic and composure made him much more mature for his age. And as Bickslow and Ever eventually joined the guild, Freed sought them out for their eye magic to create a team. And as you said, despite being loud and eccentric, Bickslow was the closest in age to Laxus. And Evergreen definitely shared a fashion sense with him. So they all just kind of clicked naturally.

[donotperceiveme-donotlookatme]

Yes I love this! It does make sense that Evergreen and Freed joining at 16 to 18 would be perceived as around the same age to 19 to 21 year old Laxus than Erza/Mirajane who he has known ever since they were children and probably stayed "annoying children" in his mind.

I also really like the headcanon that it was the similar eye magic that drew Freed to recruit Bickslow and Evergreen into their team. The whole crew seemed kind of aloof and distant from the rest of the guild before the Fantasia arc, which fits in the idea that their team was initially created out of pragmatism (although friendship developed along the way). I can definitely see Laxus being drawn to people who seem more pragmatic and driven less by the guild-as-family mentality along with the similarity in ages.

[raijin-tribe]

YES! I swear that’s 100% the case!!!

In the Raijinshuu’s character introduction pages (Vol. 13 / Ch. 106-108) it even says that:

Freed idolizes Laxus, so he created the Thunder God Tribe and assigned himself as Leader. (Note that Freed has his magic type kept hidden on his card.)

Evergreen joined Fairy Tail only for the name and had no interest in anything aside from that. As a result, she stopped cooperating and became isolated from the guild. She was scouted for her great power [stone eyes] and recruited to join the Thunder God Tribe.

While it doesn’t get touched on any more than this (sadly), it’s pretty clear that when the Raijinshuu first joined Fairy Tail they weren’t too keen on the guild-family dynamic. Probably just looking for work and nothing more. And I wouldn’t be surprised if Makarov was the only guild master to accept them openly.

Personally, I think their eye magic may have been a big taboo or just a reason in general they felt isolated/shunned. Even after joining a guild. Like, I can only imagine the rumors spread about Bickslow stealing souls, Freed being connected to demon magic, or even Evergreen turning people to stone with just a glare.

And add to the fact they joined as teens? That’s rough. They probably didn’t trust anyone except themselves.

Freed likely felt drawn to Laxus due to his strength and serious attitude as a wizard. And when Evergreen and Bickslow eventually joined the guild, Freed took note of, not only their potential, but an understanding of how powerful their eye magic can be. (And understood from experience how difficult it would be growing up with such magic.)

So, I wholeheartedly agree!

They probably formed the team out of similar attitudes towards wizardry in general, but true bonds formed along the way. Laxus recognizing their power as well as them developing a strong loyalty and admiration for Laxus in general. (Eventually leading to the Battle of Fairy Tail.)

It’s also why I think at the end of the Battle of Fairy Tail, Laxus tells the trio:

“You guys still have some attachment to the guild. I don’t anymore.” (Vol. 16 / Ch. 128)

This is in response to why he’s is the only one getting expelled.

One, I know Laxus is lying about his attachment to the guild here. Two, this is also the Raijinshuu’s punishment to be separated from Laxus for a bit and actually bond with others for a change. And three, despite their loyalty to Laxus, Fairy Tail was the one guild to truly accept them. So despite everything, they will always have attachment to it as well. Even more so after the BoFT.

Sorry this turned into a whole ramble, but I love the Raijinshuu so much!! I just wish their backstories were explored so much more when they were introduced. They’re such interesting and unique characters!!! With the lack of true canon, I’ve developed plenty of headcanons to fill the gaps.

[cylove]

waltz, to revolve (5244 words)

another fic done! not much to say other than the fact its not set post-GMG its actually pre-canon. think irresponsible teen years, seeds of a budding relationship ^_^

Summary:

Another year, another pointless gala Laxus has to attend. Bored out his mind, he wonders how he’ll ever survive. Little does he know, someone will make a guest appearance and completely turn his night around. Written for Fraxus Week 2025, Day 7: Ballroom/Masquerade!

[cylove]

Rising Through the Ranks (13668 words)

hey guys international bestselling author iTigress* here back again with a fanfic about one of my fav topics regarding freed, him casually landing on a boyfriend ranking

Summary:

Extra! Extra! Read all about Freed Justine's placement on "The Wizard I'd to be my Boyfriend" ranking throughout the years through the lens of Laxus Dreyar! Written for Fraxus Week 2025, Day 5: Sorcerer Weekly!

[blueoceanarts]

My artwork for @theguildawards Colors of the Sky event: Emerald. Of course I had to draw Evergreen!

[lav3nder-bees]

midnight 🌙 💫

ive had this one stuck in the old drafts for a while because i havent been 100% sure on how i feel about it but i decided to just post it and see anyway ^^

[lav3nder-bees]

this makes sense right guys. right. normal crossover right guys? theyre siblings okay they are they are trust me why are you looking confused no trust me

[eggyscratch]

Fraxus week day 1: First meeting/Early Days

Their first job together I think! I don’t plan on making art for every day (I’m a full time student and very busy) but I want to make stuff for the prompts that I find the most fun!