Natsu & Lucyās Progress in 100 Years Quest
Okay so I feel like a lot of people in the Fairy Tail fandom are feeling like Natsu and Lucy have barely had any progress in 100 years quest, let alone barely any moments together and that at this point it wouldnāt āmake senseā to put them together. Iāve even seen people say Mashima would really have conjure something good up for it to make sense but hereās why I disagreeā¦
Letās start here:
Natsuās Jealousy
I actually love that this is becoming clear as daylight now in 100 years quest š
I know thereās people that felt that Natsu had jealousy moments in the original Fairy Tail like with Dan or other small situations but personally for me, there was never any clarity with those situations that he was actually bothered or jealous. But here itās extremely obvious!
Natsu gets so angry when Elefseria gets in between Lucyās chest, even trying to get him out.
The idea of Lucy being ātorturedā or seen in that way by others literally pisses him off so bad it sends him off to save Lucy and Happy himself. Also at this point, everyone in FT is so aware of how protective Natsu is of Lucy, that Sting and Minerva are getting a kick out of making up scenarios just to get a reaction out of Natsu ššš He doesnāt even know heās getting teased lol
And last but not least Natsu fighting off (or should I say burning off) a group of guys trying to hit on Lucy????? Hello????? This man does NOT want to see her with anyone else unless itās him pleaseā¦ from what I recall thereās been plenty of people that have flirted with Lucy in the original series and I donāt remember it bothering him like it does now!
We NEVER got super clear moments where it was implied that he was protective and jealous in this way.
I love seeing this side of Natsu š
Mutual Attraction
That look in Lucyās eyes (pic in the top right corner) is always going to be dead giveaway on how she feels about Natsu, as weāve seen that sparkle in her eyes many times in the original Fairy Tail.
I believe in the original Fairy Tail thereās been plenty of moments where it was obvious that both Natsu and Lucy find each other physically attractive, but as Iāve said I feel like in 100 years quest itās becoming more obvious. And more so on Natsuās part.
Itās more clear that Natsuās growing more of a desire to have a romantic/sexual connection with Lucy instead of just a friendly one. (him realizing it is a whole other thing)
I mean like what is this š He doesnāt even trip out at the idea of him and Lucy having kids or being together in other universes??? (oh donāt you worry I will be discussing that as well)
Oh Natsuā¦what I would give to know what goes through your mind or what your thought process is because why are you so cool and collected about this lol.
Maybe the theories of him thinking him and Lucy are already together are trueā¦ who knows.
Lucyās Denial & Acceptance: I wonāt say Iām in love
Okay letās start with the left slide. As weāve established, at this point every character in Fairy Tail is well aware that thereās something more between Lucy and Natsu, everyone just loves teasing them and Natsu and Lucy donāt even deny it anymore! Yāall remember the early days when they wouldš
As you can see though, Lucy shifts the conversation a bit, not denying that she has feelings for Natsu, but more so that she feels sorry for the other girl because Natsuās not interested in romanceā¦
Because Natsu has not flat out made a love confession, and she truly believes he doesnāt view her in that way or is even interested in those things, itās obvious to me that sheās just kinda pushes her feelings to the side and accepts thatās just how things are. (I also very much believe sheās afraid of looking ādumbā and being rejected, hence in the earlier og Fairy Tail chapters when she thought Natsu was going to ask her on a date and she got dressed up for nothing lol)
Which side tangent but omg these 2 are such dummies together because Lucy, anytime Natsu gets too close to her, close to her face, and even that one time he tried kissing her, she literally freaks the f out š
Like miss girl you are making him think you arenāt interested either!!!
Now for the second slide, Iām actually surprised that I didnāt find many people talking about or maybe Iām the only one that perceived it as a Nalu moment ??? Guys hello sheās literally reminiscing on her and Natsuās last moment in her apartment before the quest and sheās blushing. I thought it was an interesting choice that Mashima decided to include that, but to me it shows that that moment was a big deal to Lucy, the hug and what Natsu said about them being together forever from here on outā¦ AND
Letās no forget that Natsu was going to tell her something important and then decided nevermindā¦
What could it be and will we get to find out?
Together in Different Universes
So the first alternate Fairy tail universe that Team Natsu come across on 100 year quest is āFairy Nailā (right slide) where those versions of Natsu and Lucy are actively hooking up at the guild and perhaps into some kinky foreplay too.
Lucy catches them in the act and gets incredibly embarrassed and even has a hard time facing Natsuš
What I find interesting is what Fairy Nails Erza says afterward
ā Thatās one aspect of loveā
Then later on in the chapters, Team Natsu find themselves in Edolas again, where Lucy finds out Edolas Natsu and Lucy got married and had a child. She gets extremely flustered, and when she finds herself alone with Edolas Lucy, she just straight up asks her how her and Natsu ended up together. girl why do you wana know huh. Edolas Lucy basically encourages and gives Lucy hope that her and her Natsu will figure it outā¦
Hello guys Mashima is dropping the hints all throughout the series!!! (in my opinion lol)
The fact the Lucy was curious and bold enough to ask! Itās going to get to a point where neither of them can deny what is happening between them and I think her being brave enough to ask how they got together was something to make note of.
Lucyās always on Natsuās Mind
This isnāt a new development at all, just showing you all the Natsu STAYS thinking about Lucy, even considers her advice, and has her parents (that he never got to meet) in his heart??? crying
In Conclusion
I would say that 100 years quest has brought us more clarity on how they are both viewing eachother, and thatās the part I think people are missing.
There is no longer denying that Natsuās jealous of the idea of someone else being with Lucy.
There is no denying the mutual physical attraction between the two.
There is no denying that every other character is seeing the love that they are dense to seem or recognize themselves.
Mashima HAS been building their development in this series.
And letās say that even after reading all this you feel like this still isnāt enough, or your comparing it to gruvia or other ships in the 100 years questā¦
You guys, all of Lucy and Natsuās development IS in the original series. We literally watched them became strangers, to friends, to BEST FRIENDS and now there is something brewing in the air that Lucy is to afraid to confront and we arenāt even sure if Natsu is AWARE of what his actions imply but WE (the audience and all characters of FT) know that they both feel the same way about eachother, it literally is just a matter of saying it out loud now.
Iād argue that they donāt even need more ādevelopmentā they just need to CONFESS š
You guys also have to remember that Mashima is the one writing this, this is SHONEN MANGA, they are both the MAIN characters, of course itās going to be dragged on lol
That all being said, would I expect some sort of realization between the two/ love confession, or a kiss after all thisā¦ yes BUT as I said Hiro Mashima is the one writing this. So to all my fellow nalu lovers, I say this with all the love in my heartā¦ letās hold out hope but manage our expectations šā¤ļø
ANYWAYS THAT IS ALL, TO MY NALU SHIPPERS, I FEEL LIKE I KINDA GAVE YOU HOPE WITH THIS POST BUT I ALSO WANTED TO KEEP IT REAL TOWARDS THE END BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW HOW MASHIMA IS LOL
BUT ALL IN ALL, WHETHER WE GET A KISS/CONFESSION OR NONE AT ALL,
THERE IS NO DENYING THEIR EVOLUTION AS A PAIRING IN THIS SERIES.
THEY WILL ALWAYS BE ENDGAME WHETHER IT IS WRITTEN/DRAWN OUT OR NOT. <3
