Going by your HC of Natsu, what would your headcanon be of him randomly kneading his lover ala stress ball, based on Natsu ships?
Could any you're okay with, Lucy, Lisanna, Gray, Erza, Juvia. Really any you like
hehe natsu ships are great <33 honourable oc mention at the end too!!
no nsfw in this one it's fluffy
nalu
lucy is so used to natsu just flopping into her lap or onto her bed after missions, hands wandering like they're magnetised to her chest or hips
at first she yelled at him, but after seeing how it calms him down, she kinda just,, accepts it.
"natsu, i'm not your plushie—ugh, fine. five minutes."
he'll squeeze her boob like a stress ball mid argument which totally derails her even more
"you can't just—! … ugh, whatever, you're ridiculous."
when lucy's reading in bed and he's restless, he’ll absentmindedly rest his head on her shoulder, hands on her chest, totally zoning out
she glares but doesn't actually stop him
secretly lucy finds it endearing
it makes her feel special that he's comfortable enough to ground himself with her body like that
nali
lisanna grew up with natsu so she's completely unfazed
the first time he did it as teens, she just snorted and went, "you're so weird, natsu."
she treats it like he's a cat kneading a blanket
"is this comfy? yeah? okay then."
when she's in her various animal forms, he's even worse
kneading her fur, playing with ears and tails
just natsu being natsu
lisanna's the one who teases him back the most about it
"need my boobs to calm down again? you could've just asked!"
it's the most natural and domestic version of this habit
she accepts it as an extension of his affectionate, tactile personality
gratsu
gray is horrified the first time natsu does it
he's yelling "what the hell?!" while natsu just shrugs
natsu genuinely doesn’t see the problem.
"you're always wearing boxers anyway, so why not?"
gray tries to freeze him off when it happens, but natsu's persistence (and warmth) usually wins
eventually gray begrudgingly stops fighting him every single time
cue a lot of exasperated "stop touching me" while not actually moving away
sometimes when gray is tense himself natsu will take it upon himself to grab gray's hands and make him knead natsu's chest
like a dog bringing you one of its toys when you're sad
gray hates how it,, actually works
natza
at first erza is furious
"natsu dragneell! have you no shame?!"
she decks him into a wall the first few times
but over time she notices he only ever does it when he's really stressed or restless
it softens her perspective
now she'll sigh and let him, grumbling "just this once"
natsu's favourite time to do it is when erza's polishing her armour
she looks so serious and composed that he can't resist grounding himself with her body
sometimes it even makes erza relax
she won't admit it, but his warm clumsy kneading helps take the edge off her own tension
cue one moment where she allows it without protest and the whole guild is stunned silent
navia
juvia doesn't even flinch when natsu randomly massages her ass or chest
she just loudly comments about it whenever gray's nearby
"ohhh, natsuuu, you always know how to relieve juvia's tension~!” she'll coo, eyes darting to gray
natsu barely registers that she's using it as a jealousy tactic
he just thinks "cool juvia's chill with it"
gray? fuming.
he hates it more than anything and juvia beams every time she notices his glare
kiitsu
( honourable oc mention )
kiizura hates it when he treats her boobs or ass like a stress toy
or at least that's what she says
she always snaps, "i'm not your squishy therapy ball, idiot."
but natsu knows better
she grumbles and shoves him away, but the next day, she'll sit just close enough that he can do it again
he uses it to rile her up, casually massaging her hips while she's ranting about something
just to see her fluster and stutter mid sentence
she threatens him constantly
but when he stops for too long, she finds herself missing it
their dynamic becomes a game of chicken
how much he can knead before she blows up and how long she can endure before admitting she actually likes the comfort
