Only Lucy smells remotely good in the entire Fairy Tail franchise.
Let's break it down:
Gray and Natsu: stinks as a competition
Erza: Wears deodorant, but has a constant armour musk
Wendy: preteen/mid puberty armpits YUCK sometimes she remembers to use a deodorant, but she lathers it on top of her sweat which is a lethal combo
Happy, Carla, Lily, all other exceeds: first of all; CATS. Outdoor cats to be exact. Carla smells the best out of the bunch but yk she skips a bath if she can.
Levy: smelled good, realised she only hangs out with guys, decided that if they can stink, so can she !! And also now that she's with Gajeel she lets herself skip a shower as per his wishes (he loves her smell)
Gajeel: was a stink, is only clean during pregnancy and newborn babies, will go back to yuck-town whenever he gets the chance
Juvia: only smells good when Gray's in town
Mira: demon musk. I will not elaborate, other than that it's faint when she's human, strong asf when she's in demon mode
Freed: same there
Laxus: basically like Gajeel and Natsu, but at least he washes his hands
Evergreen: STINKS of the worst headache inducing perfume
Elfman: sweat bomb. Mix it with Ever's perfume and it's a deadly combo
Bixlow, Max, Warren, Vijeteer: guy musk. Still smell like puberty sometimes, bleh. Bixlow thinks aftershave replaces a shower.
Macao, Wakaba, Makarov: Cigars and 5 weeks of unwashed laundry
Laki: smells of wood, which is nice! But she also smells like a sex dungeon. She's a virgin, no one knows why.
Kinana: doesn't sweat (snake) but she also thinks you only have to shower if you get visibly muddy or dirty or sweaty, so she doesn't shower a lot either. Basically she smells like day 5 hair scalp
Jellal: Prince of No Showers. He's dirty with sins and owns no deodorant. Bathes in lakes, wonders why he still seems dirty.
(FT Guild) M!Fairy Tail x Chubby Fem!Reader: You apologize after joking about how you could crush a man with your thighs.
themes (MDNI - 19+ only or risk being blocked): established relationship, body positivity, suggestive humor, teasing, flirting, banter, comfort
a/n: Hope you enjoy!
Natsu Dragneel
Natsu blinked at you for moment, brain short-circuited, before a grin spreading on his face, "Wait, seriously!? That's so cool!" He leaned forward, looking way too excited. "You're telling me that you've got secret weapon thighs, and I'm just now hearing about it?" The way he said it was so genuine and awed it made you want to melt into the floor. So when you laughed and waved it off with an embarrassed, "Sorry, that was weird," his brows furrowed instantly. "Weird!? No way, that's badass!! You should admit to stuff like that more often!"
Before you could stop him, he dropped to the floor sitting cross-legged and slapping his hands on your thighs like some kind of hype man. "C'mon, try 'em out! Let's test their power!" You sputtered and told him you were kidding, but Natsu just laughed, "You really think I'd ever want you to apologize for something that makes you so cool? Babe, you could crush the entire guild hall and I'd still want to go for another round!" He winked, proud of himself for his not-subtle-at-all innuendo, it didn't help that his ears were a bit pink too.
Gray Fullbuster
Gray clothes has just vanished when you made the joke, eyes widening just before he snorted and looked away, trying to hide the grin tugging at his mouth. "Did you just say--" His voice cracked into a laugh before he could finish the sentence. "Damn--You really know how to get a guys attention." He leaned back, arms crossed, the cool-guy act crumbling under the faint blush colouring his ears. But the second you muttered an apology, looking sheepish, that grin vanished in favour of a softer look. "Hey. Don't do that," he said, "You don't need to be sorry for that."
He stood, walking over and placing a hand on your hip, "You've got thighs like that and you're apologizing?" he muttered near your ear, voice just barely above a whisper. "You really don't get how damn lucky I feel every time you sit on my lap, do you?" His fingers squeezed lightly, comforting and teasing all at once. "I might just ask you to prove it later if you want." Gray's smirk was back, but softer now.
Gajeel Redfox
Gajeel let out a sharp, bark-like laugh, "Tch, it's 'bout time you realized you're built like a damn weapon," he muttered, smirking as he leaned back in his chair with a cocky tilt to his brow. He eyed your thighs openly now, like he was re-evaluating, "Crush a man? You'd level a mountain, sweetheart." But the second you tried to walk it back, something in his face shifted, like he didn't like hearing that at all. "Oi, don't take it back. What the hell's with that guilty tone?"
His hands found your waist and pulled you in close. "You think I don't know what I've got?" he asked, voice low and rough, the steel edge in it strangely intimate. "You're thick in all the right places and I like it when you talk like you know it. Don't ever apologize for being strong. Or sexy." His nose brushed your temple, breath warm against your skin. "And if you ever do crush me, at least I die happy."
Loke
Loke nearly dropped his glasses when you said it, catching the frame mid-slide as a perverse smirk spread across his face. "My dear, if I had a penny for every time I fantasized about something like that I..." he stopped himself early, not interested in getting his face smacked. His gaze swept over your figure in open admiration, lingering on the curve of your thighs like they were a fine bottle of Celestial Wine. "Why on earth would you apologize for such a divine treat?" You muttered something about it being inappropriate, but Loke only stepped closer, clearly delighted.
"I consider it a blessing to be in your gravitational pull," he said, fingers brushing the side of your hip, "You're a celestial body in your own right, both beautiful and powerful." He leaned in, lips barely grazing yours. "And if those thighs ever do end me, well, that'll be a noble end for a lion." He chuckled softly, pulling back, "So go on, flaunt what you've got. I'll always be first in line to appreciate the view and volunteer as tribute."
Laxus Dreyar
You'd barely finished the sentence before Laxus huffed out a low sound, something between a laugh and a scoff, and looked at you like you'd just said the sky was green. "That supposed to be a warning or a flex?" he asked, deadpan, and you couldn't tell if he was teasing you or just... being Laxus. His eyes lingered as he leaned against the wall, arms crossed, one brow raised as if waiting for you to take the joke further. But when you waved it off, muttering an apology, he just rolled his eyes like that was the part that annoyed him.
"You say something like that and then act like you regret it. Pick one," he said simply. Then his gaze dipped lower again, not shy about it, "I like the way you're built. I like the way you move. If that makes people nervous, that's their damn problem." He shrugged and walked off like the matter was settled in his mind.
Freed Justine
Your comment slipped out mid-conversation, casual as anything, but it was enough to make Freed pause, quill suspended in the air. "That's... a rather specific threat," he said carefully, "I assume it wasn't directed at me?" He sounded genuinely unsure whether he was being warned or flirted with, and you were already scrambling to apologize before he could finish adjusting his posture. "No, it's fine," he interrupted, setting the quill down neatly. "I just didn't expect that particular imagery before noon."
He leaned forward slightly, lacing his fingers together and narrowing his eyes, trying to understand the implication. "Hypothetically though, how effective would this crushing maneuver be? Is it a one-time move or can it be repeated?" It took you a second to realize he was being serious, and even longer to realize he was teasing you, in his own peculiar way. After a beat, he added. "If it's meant to disarm someone, I imagine it would work quite well. I certainly wouldn't be opposed to witnessing a demonstration."
Bickslow
The second the words left your mouth, Bickslow gasped like you'd just confessed a scandalous secret. "What did you just say?" he asked, practically vibrating in place as his babies all echoed in chorus, "Crush a maaan! Crush a maaaan!" He looked absolutely delighted, grinning he heard the best punchline of his life. "That's the hottest threat I've ever heard, babe. I mean, that's not even a threat really, not for me at least." He waggled his eyebrows shamelessly, resting his chin in his palm as he looked you up and down.
When you laughed and tried to brush it off, muttering a quick apology like you'd taken the joke too far, Bickslow's face twisted like that was the offensive part. "Apologizing? Okay now I'm offended," he declared. "You think I don't love it when you talk like that? You've seen me, right? I'm a menace. And you?" He stood suddenly, spinning one of his babies on a finger like a ball. "You're the best kind of danger there is, you're soft, stacked, and stronger than half the guild. I respect it. I'm into it. And if I die that way?" He flashed a wild grin. "I'll haunt you lovingly~"
Elfman Strauss
"That's so manly!" he shouted, eyes wide with admiration rather than shock. His fist clenched, trembling with emotion. "To have thighs strong enough to crush a man is the mark of a true warrior!" You tried to laugh it off, waving your hand and mumbling an apology, but he grabbed your shoulders with a seriousness that only made it worse. "No, don't take it back. I'm honoured to know someone so powerful."
Then he knelt, one knee down like he was swearing fealty to a queen. "If anyone deserves to wield that kind of strength, it's you. I mean, look at you! You've got the build of a protector. That's something to be proud of." You sputtered, cheeks burning, but he was already lost in his own passionate speech. "If anything ever threatens you, just say the word, I'll carry the rest of the fight, but you lead the charge with those legendary legs!" He looked up at you like he expected thunder to roll in behind you, and it was very hard not to cry and laugh at the same time.
Gildarts Clive
Gildarts let out a loud, surprised laugh that filled the room, "Crush a man, huh?" he repeated. "Now that's a hell of a way to go." He leaned forward on his elbows as he gave you a obvious once-over, completely unbothered and utterly pleased. "You're full of surprises aren't you? Honestly, I'd take my chances." But then you get flustered, waving your hand like you regretted saying anything.
"Nah, I've heard weirder," he said easily, waving it off with a lopsided grin. "You ever met Natsu?" He sat back and stretched, cracking his shoulder with a content sigh. "Besides, you've got every right to say stuff like that. You're confident, hot as hell, and you make me laugh." He winked at you, "That's a triple threat in my book. Don't waste time apologizing when you've clearly got the upper hand." He chuckled, "Though maybe give me a warning before you go weaponizing those thighs so I can get a head start on my will."
I think Mashima vastly underestimates the influence people can have if they’ve known each other a long time, especially when you meet those people during your developmental years. Which is why I’m of the opinion that Lucy, as the only one to have never been part of a guild before, would behave in an incredibly separate way to them.
Most of the kids who came to the guild were under ten/severly under developed because of trauma, which in my personal opinion is the time when you pick up the most habits from the people around you.
Ex:
Natsu definitely calls babies, hatchlings and toddlers, fledglings because that’s what infant and adolescent dragons are and he’s never been around human babies/children. Now I’d imagine Erza picks up this habit because she has also not been around people that addressed children in that way. Obviously people try to correct them but eventually all of fairy young do it, at least when talking to Natsu and Erza.
Gray had a thick accent when he was younger and when he was frustrated or forgetting a word he would swear in his native language. Cana as his only friend would pick up on this and not only learn the word in his language but she would also tell him the word in Fiorien before he could get frustrated, and picks up a new swear word to use. This extends to fairy young as a whole, they trade language tips, swear words and eventually the guild becomes a melting pot of different languages.
Levy realized that a lot of fairy young had no idea how to read, which is why they weren’t interested in books at all, so she would get into the habit of reading out loud. Of course loud enough for everyone to hear and now when she’s in large groups of her friends she’ll start reading out loud off reflex.
Elfman learned how to sew/tailor his own clothes because Magnolia doesn’t sell clothes his style in his size for someone his age, he also sewed his own name into the tags because he wanted to be able to call someone out when they borrowed his clothes. Once Gray starts really losing money from not being able to prove his clothes are his Elfman teaches him a bit about tailoring and Gray sews his name into the tags to the present. (Got this idea from a fanfic but I can’t remember the name of it.)
Gray only had a passable reading and writing ability when he first joined the guild so when Cana taught him how to read and write, he scrawls his capital letters the same way she does. When he teaches Erza to write she holds her pen the same way he does. When Erza teaches Natsu to write his letters lean slightly in a cursive like way in the same way hers do.
