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"i bought this. with actual money." perhaps an unconventional line to accompany a present, but he had never been conventional to begin with. and she deserved a present that had been legally acquired, even if it was just a scarf and some paint. (he had never claimed to be good with gifts.) "happy ... winter holiday of your choosing?"

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JUVIA beamed, accepting the gift. Mortal traditions often eluded her, but this was nice. Giving & receiving presents from loved ones. It was strangely warming, the reminder that you’re cared about. Juvia knew she was fragile hearted, especially among the gods that she was counted among, but she found at times like this, holding a scarf that a man known across centuries for theft had bought for her it was hard to care.

“Thank you As-Gray.” she corrected herself, a little laugh to her voice. “I’ll be sure to put these to good use.”

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the castle was covered in silver ornaments and the young queen took a moment to take it all in. it was pretty, but it had been prettier when her mother had been still alive. she sighed and kept walking through the still mostly empty hallways until she found juvia in the inner yard. "juvia, happy holidays," she said quietly as she sat, holding out a simple present: a jewellery set to match the other's new dress and a new scarf for ... not exactly unauthorised missions.

IT was strange, really, that after spending a not insignificant amount of time making meals of thrown out scraps, that Juvia sometimes forgot how beautiful the castle really was. She supposed there was something to be said about the human condition, growing used to a place that stole other people’s breath. the festive season though, when the castle was coated in silver & joy - it was a good reminder.

ADMIRING the beauty of it all, as well as dwelling on her own gratefulness for getting be here even, Aquarius’ entrance was a bit startling. A welcome interruption, however, because Juvia always walked a thin line between nostalgia && melancholy when she allowed her thoughts to wander. The smile that rolled over her face was soft, but unmistakably fond &&& it grew into something of wonder when Aquarius handed her the present.

OPENING it quietly, not wanting to disrupt the peace of the morning, nor attract the attention of any staff that was bound to be bustling around - Juvia was glad for the relief of knowing Aquarius wound’t expect too much of her in terms of words. At least, not until they were somewhere more private.

UPON seeing the gifts, she felt her eyes begin to water & closed the box gently. There’d be plenty of time to admire them more in-depth later, but she was so, so happy. Perhaps it’d been a mistake to spare thoughts to her past, as it only made her more susceptible to her emotions now. Drying her eyes with her coat, she gave Aquarius a shaky, but oh so sincere smile.

“Thank you, your highness.” Juvia said, trying to keep her voice steady & mostly succeeding. the title coming out more familiar than she usually allowed, as she tried her best to keep their level of familiarity with one another behind closed doors. politics were ruthless, especially these days & she’d be dead a thousand times over before she gave people any more reason to attempt to use her against her queen, her best friend, her family.

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VERSE SUMMARY

☽ || adaptable as water with bones of steel / she's a siren turned solider ( steel siren )

an undine, juvia grew up as the daughter of her homeworld thalassa’s president. her mother was majorly disinterested in her & preferred juvia kept to the shadows. as not to inflict any career bumps that naida would have to deal with. all her life, juvia was encouraged to join the navy, as it would be a way of sending her off world but respectably. as soon as she was able, she did just that. because she’d always known she would join the navy, and because a plethora of resources were available to her, juvia had been prepared for the work at a young age. as such, she climbed the ranks fairly quickly. educated in how to manage a ship, and keep track of a fleet, she became the second-in-command of the steel siren. proud to work under aquarius, a captain untainted by the rampant corruption present in the navy, juvia is content with her work and her position. her only real ambition is to continue following aquarius, and helping as much as she’s capable in the other’s subtle mission to fix as much as she can.

#☽ || adaptable as water with bones of steel / she's a siren turned solider ( steel siren )

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☀. mariam

mariam grinned — all pearly teeth and youthful mischief — before she clapped her hands together, only to reveal a masterfully crafted rose made of ice as her palms separated again. this was possibly the part she liked most about her magic — the creativity, the freedom. there were rules, of course, but these rules were easily followed and in turn, they opened the gate to so many different options that mariam knew, she would never run out of spells.

❛ yes, that is the magic i, uh, study, ❜ mariam confirmed, nodding quickly. it was also the only magic that had ever felt right for her, the only magic she had ever been interested in. she had tried her luck with holder magic, first, because the few ancestors who had been mages had been holder mages, but — it had not been meant for her. ice magic, however, was. it had felt right from the beginning, had felt like slipping into old shoes that were simply comfortable.

DELIGHTED by the girls display, clearly she was a budding talent, juvia was quick to praise her. making sure to keep from reverting back to third person by mistake. “that’s very impressive. I know a few ice mages myself & I haven’t seen them do anything so...detailed with such an ease. are your parents also ice magic users or have you learned yourself?”

OBVIOUSLY mariam was much more in control of her magic than juvia had been at her age. it was somewhat lucky, really, that juvia had been born a water mage rather than anything else. the element of danger was still there, of course, but it would have been much more hazardous had she held another elemental magic.

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JUVIA can dance. like very well. she knows how to move with music, but can also do it without music. she’s far too anxious to ever really preform in front of anyone or anything like that - but she can do it.

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☀. fullbuster-sama

and in this moment , he wished juvia would lash out against him . it made him feel more awkward , always having hated the silence between two people . the sins of his past crawled on his back , leaving a bloody trail of his regrets to rub off till it was his skin what’s red .

’ thank you , ’ he’d murmur , any hubris that once encased his body and mind whipped away . all that remained was a humble man who tried his best to atone , and mayhaps he could start by being sincere here to his former guildmate .

’ though i think you’re doing far better , ’ gray says , trying to be kind , not his aloof self from the past . now he’s here , noticing that while juvia’s sky showed the sun , the male himself stood underneath a rainy sky , yet to cleanse him of his cruel deeds .

JUVIA’S eyes flew upwards without her permission, setting their sights on the blue of the sky. she took his words like a heavy hit to the chest & tried to smile rather than flinch. she wasn’t sure it worked. it wasn’t pity she felt, no, juvia didn’t think she was capable of pity for anyone but herself - she felt guilty.

NO one had made gray’s choices for him, as far as juvia knew, but even so he was far more deserving of all things good than she could ever be. yet here she was, the one with clear skies. despite having left fairy tail, the guild’s edges clashing too violently against her own, juvia has found some shred of peace within herself. ( sometimes, on the bad nights - she wonders if she paid for that with someone else’s. )

“juvia hopes that’s not true,” she says at last, cringing at how the sincerity bleeds into her words like a wound. it doesn’t stop her from continuing, despite how much she wishes it would. “it would be too true an example of how unfair life is.”

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☀. mariam

mariam liked flowers, found peace in reading botanic books as the pictures of flowers no one this far north had ever seen with their own eyes. and maybe, this was for the best — she had always had an easy time convincing the ice to take the shape of a flower. it was weird, she sometimes thought, as ice and flowers were on opposing sides of nature, but it made her magic look pretty and so she did not really care a lot about the inaccuracy.

dark eyes rested carefully on the water rose, taking in the details and then flickering back to the other mage’s face. ❛ this is pretty, ❜ she said softly as she finally slipped her arm through the strap of her bag to have one hand free now. it was easier to carry the bag that way, anyway, and mariam did prefer practical things. still — ❛ a fire mage? ❜ her face scrunched up as if she had bitten into something very sour before she shook her head. ❛ not in this life. ❜

LAUGHING at the girls obvious distaste, juvia thought of the fire mages she had known in her life & couldn’t fault mariam’s reaction. they did so have a tendency towards the dramatics. with a passive effort ( juvia had long since mastered such small party tricks, after-all. ) she changed the shape of the water in her hands until it resembled a flame. “yes, I didn’t think so.”

“perhaps,” juvia drew out, face falling into a more considerate expression. the water changed shape once again, morphing into a snowflake with more intricacy than needed “you are a study in ice magic?” the guess was founded mostly on the reaction she’d had to fire magic. but undeniably, there was an air to this girl that juvia found reminded her of the few ice mages she knew.

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“If you’ve got anything else to do - don’t worry about Juvia.”

THE water-mage dismissed easily. Freed always seemed quite busy, she didn’t want to add to his responsibilities if he had other things to attend to. Or even if he just wanted to enjoy a break after he spelled those boxes. Her sides ached harshly & Juvia felt her cheeks flush with embarrassment because help would be nice.

“But if you’re sure it wouldn’t be any trouble, Juvia wouldn’t mind the help.” she said, voice shy. In the few seconds of pause, she added hastily, “Or the company, of course. Really, whatever you want to do is fine.”

“Like I said, setting up the spell will hardly be any work.” Juvia’s hesitation was evident and he meant what he had told her. If she was in need of help then he wasn’t just going to leave her alone with the work she’d been requested to take care of and it wasn’t like anybody would have objections about somebody assisting her anyway.

Thus, when the water mage decided to add to her previous statement, Freed’s lips twitched before curving into the hint of a satisfied smile. Giving her a nod he turned his attention to the couple of boxes Makarov wanted him to take care of, briefly glancing over his shoulder reassuringly. “I offered the assistance myself and I wouldn’t have done so if I didn’t mean it, so it won’t be any trouble at all.”