The EnHoEn Big Bang is coming! If you like Endeavor/Hawks or Hawks/Endeavor we hope you'll join us. If you're not familiar with a Big Bang it's an event where artists and writers work together to make fic and art for a fandom (in this case the pairing EnHoEn from Hero Academia).
July is on its way and you know what that means! Nalu Week is here! This year's event will take place from July 27th to August 2nd, with Nalu Day on the 26th acting as our free day
This year we are running Nalu Week in collaboration with @thenaluarchive and @weeknalu on twitter
Rules
Art, writing, gifsets, manga colouring, or any other fan work are accepted and encouraged
All works must be focused on nalu. Background ships are fine
Stolen, traced, or ai generated works will not be accepted
Use of official art is okay
You are encouraged to make use of the prompts provided, but by no means are you constrained to them. Feel free to interpret them however you want or disregard them altogether.
Tag your works with #naluweek2023 within the first five tags, or tag @allaboutnalu or @thenaluarchive so we can see and share your works
There is no cutoff or deadline; we will continue to share any nalu week works regardless of when they're posted.
Have any other questions? Feel free to send an ask, and we will do our best to help out!
Prompts
Day 1. Anniversary
Day 2. Family
Day 3. Fears
Day 4. Shenanigans
Day 5. Gifts
Day 6. Nostalgia
Day 7. (New) Adventures
In need of inspiration, want to chat about Nalu Week plans or want to create alongside others? Join the allaboutnalu discord server! We will be hosting sprints for writers as well as featuring dedicated channels to both discussing and sharing Nalu Week works
From our team here, at the archive and over on twitter, we wish you the best of luck in creating your fanworks and we absolutely cannot wait to see what you come up with! See you in July!
Thank you to @nalunalu for providing this year's banner art.
Heat crept up Lucy's neck and seeped into her face, staining her cheeks a dark shade of pink. Everywhere she looked, she found herself confronted by another couple sharing an intimate moment. Something seemed to be in the air tonight, and for once, she didn't think it was Mira's doing.
She turned away from the room and took a seat at the bar. In her pocket was her small notebook which she used to jot down story ideas, and she took it out and started flipping through the pages. She smiled as she read a few, remembering the scenes she'd imagined and then stopped at a fresh page.
Inevitably, her mind went to romance... she couldn't help herself. With everything going on around her, what else was she supposed to be thinking about?
She smiled as she started writing down a kiss scene, her hand scribbling furiously on the pad. 'Oh, when was something like this going to happen for her?' she wondered, letting herself stand in the woman's shoes for a moment. She wanted what her character had. She wanted what everyone around her had. She wanted...
Spikey pink hair and a huge smile flashed in her head. A warm glow filled her stomach, making her wiggle in her seat. It just figured that she'd fallen for the one guy who didn't seem to have a romantic bone in his body. There'd been moments when she'd thought he would push things to the next level, but inevitably, nothing would happen. She'd begun to think that maybe nothing ever would happen. Maybe he just didn't feel the same way that she felt about him. Maybe they truly were just best friends.
As if she'd conjured him up, Natsu walked into the great hall, and she quickly finished writing down what she'd been working on and then turned to him with a smile. Before she had time to say hello, his mouth suddenly swooped down and took possession of hers.
Her entire body stiffened, and she felt like she was going to fall from the seat. She latched onto the only solid thing in front of her and grabbed a hold of his vest.
'What the hell was that?' she wondered when he pulled away and she voiced a similar question aloud.
His answer was to dart his eyes around the room, resting on each of the couples before looking back at her. She gulped audibly, understanding his meaning before he put it to words.
She felt herself flush as she tried to explain that they were not a couple like all of the others. But before she was able to finish, he grabbed her again and kissed her.
Unfamiliar sensations rippled down her spine, making her shiver before he pulled away again.
He stood staring at her with his gorgeous dark eyes, a question in their depths. "We're not, what?" he asked.
Oh Mavis, what was she supposed to say? Her senses were fried at the moment. How was she meant to think coherently when he'd just kissed her... twice? The revelations of the evening were unbelievable. It's like she'd willed this into existence somehow with her earlier thoughts. But as much as she was enjoying the moments, she didn't understand where it was coming from, and it unsettled her... making her unsure how to proceed.
"We're not... like them," she eventually answered, frustrated with her ineloquent response.
In true Natsu fashion, his answer claiming that they were better than the others did nothing to alleviate the concerns in her head. Was this just a challenge to him? Was it just something he felt like he should be doing so as not to be outdone by everyone else?
He kissed her again, interrupting her thoughts before she pushed him away. "Natsu, you can't just..."
I was reading some of LeosLady4ever's old stuff and came across this little Miraxus gem she created called 'Laxus Likes It Alone'. I couldn't help myself and wrote a follow-up to it. I don't know why this is the first time I've written something sexy for this couple before. It was SUPER fun and they are SOOO sexy!
Hope you enjoy it. Here is the link to her story as well.
Laxus Likes It Alone, a fairy tail fanfic | FanFiction
Just a quick little thing that popped into my head.
Better Than Them
Natsu walked inside the guild, letting the rear door fall closed behind him as he scrunched his eyes in confusion. He'd just seen Mira and Laxus out back, kissing behind a tree that apparently, they thought hid them. Natsu didn't know much about that kind of stuff, but he could tell they'd been quite enjoying themselves. In the short time it had taken him to walk past and into the guild, he'd heard multiple throaty moans coming from each.
He turned the corner of the hallway, and his eyes went wide. What the hell?!
In the shadowy corner he could see the outline of Erza, her body pressed tightly to Jellal's. They were kissing each other hungrily, their hands all over each other.
Natsu felt his face heat up and he quickly continued walking. He turned the last corner to the main hall and sighed in relief. Lucy was there, sitting on one of the bar stools with her head bent downward. She was busily scribbling something on a small notepad - probably another story idea.
He started to walk towards her when suddenly he noticed movement out of the corner of his eye. On one of the table benches sat Gajeel and he had Levy on his lap, their mouths sealed together. Her hands were in his hair, tilting his face back while Gajeel's hands were gripping her hip and...
Natsu quickly averted his eyes and kept walking. What was going on tonight?
He finally reached Lucy, relief sweeping over him. But then he spied Gray and Juvia sitting at the far end of the bar, hidden partially by a pillar. From the angel he was at, he could tell they were kissing as well and Natsu scratched the back of his head before he turned to Lucy.
She smiled up at him when she finally pulled her eyes from her notes and Natsu swooped down and kissed her. Lucy nearly jumped out of her seat, grabbing onto Natsu's vest to steady herself.
"Natsu!" she squeaked when he pulled away, her eyes wild with confusion. "What are you doing?"
Natsu's eyes swung around the room, pausing at each of the couples. "I thought we should try it too."
Lucy followed his gaze, her face flushing. "But Natsu, we're not..."
He kissed her again, swallowing her words. He lingered longer this time and felt heat blossom inside his gut before he pulled away. "We're not, what?" he asked, looking at her with wide eyes.
Lucy swallowed the lump in her throat. "We're not... like them," she managed to say, unsure how else to put it.
Natsu quirked his head to the side. "I know we're not... we're better than them. Let's kick their asses."
He kissed her again, angling his head before Lucy pushed him away.
"Natsu! You can't just-."
He grabbed her by the waist and lifted her off the chair before pressing his mouth to hers once again. He heard her begin to protest but then her words died in her throat and instead came out as a muffled groan.
Spurred on by that sound, Natsu placed a hand on her hip and pulled her closer. He could feel her own hands against his chest, balled into tight fists and felt a deep satisfaction when they softened and slowly spread over him.
Without realizing what he was doing, he parted his lips and ran his tongue along hers. The moment their tongues touched, a bolt of lightning seemed to zip down his spine and then explode through his veins.
He pulled her closer still and sighed when her arms slid beneath his scarf and around his neck. He hadn't expected these feelings, hadn't expected to feel like he was burning up inside and that he was suddenly desperate to touch every inch of her. But he was never one to deny his reactions, and he wasn't about to start now.
His mouth angled further, trying to drink her in as much as he could. His hands were all over her back, curving over her waist before gripping her hips. He heard Lucy moan, and it enflamed him further, urging him to press himself closer so that her chest rubbed against his.
He wasn't sure how much time passed but when they finally pulled apart, he had to take several deep breaths before he was able to open his eyes again.
"Natsu..." Lucy whispered, seeming to be struggling with catching her breath as well.
He could only mimic her, murmuring, "Lucy..." as he pressed his forehead against hers.
When he finally felt composed enough to straighten, he smiled down at her and felt blood rush to his cheeks when she smiled shyly back. "I told you we were better than them," he said quietly.
Lucy chuckled softly and then darted her eyes around the room. "Speaking of," she said, her hands still holding his shoulders, "It looks like everyone left."
Natsu quickly scanned the room with his eyes, his mouth falling open incredulously. "Where did they go?"
Lucy shrugged, "They probably went home."
"Together?" Natsu questions, his hands sliding over her waist.
"More than likely..." she answered with a blush.
Natsu's eyes widened and then he leaned down as if to kiss her again, but paused a breath away and whispered against her lips, "Should we go home too?"
What do you think... should Natsu go home with Lucy?
Wasn't planning on continuing this but if there is enough interest, I'll give it a go :) Let me know!
Sorry for any/all errors. Like I said, it popped into my head and I just scribbled it all down quickly. Don't feel like editing lol.
Everyone around Natsu is getting married or dating and he's having a hard time adjusting to the changes.
Just a quick thing that popped into my head. Didn’t go as originally planned but it is what it is. I’m just glad to be writing again.
Working on another NaLu story as we speak which will be a bit more fun. Looking for ideas for short stories if anyone wants to share anything for me to consider.
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