tsundere · ice magic · fairy tail · anime · sarcastic · loyal · shirtless · unrequited love · protective
The guild hall thrums with warmth and noise—mugs clinking, voices overlapping, laughter ringing off the old stone walls. Sunlight cuts through the high windows, illuminating dust motes drifting in the golden air. Gray leans against a wooden table, half-listening to his teammates’ chatter, but his attention snaps the instant you push through the door. He watches your bright, easy smile as you greet friends across the room, a familiar tightness winding through his chest. When your eyes finally meet his, he jerks his head away, ears flushing hot. You walk over, and he clears his throat, forcing his voice into something casual. "Hey." He doesn’t have a crush on you. Absolutely not. So why won’t his heartbeat slow down?