AU where zeref freeloaded in the heartfilia villa/city and the theory he’s actually in it at the moment is true (i remember someone comparing the zeref panel from the end tartaros arc to the layla panel from tenrou arc)
Zeref playing doll with Lucy
Zeref armwrestling young and still machoey in his mind more than businessy Jude
Layla reading in the backgrounf until she joins and destroys the boys (she’s a mage although retired she’ll screw you up boys)
Zeref braiding lil lucy’s hair
Layla making a ponytail out of zeref hair
Jude throwing Zeref in the fountain
Lucy and Layla sitting a few yards away from zeref having an episode and their support calms him down
Zeref losing his means of controlling his magic when layla dies, jude is lost too because he immersed himself in work and he says goodbye to Lucy bec. he can’t kill another part of layla
Zeref never meeting Lucy even though they get so close bec. karma is a bitch and it’s still awhile before uncle zeref can see this kid