Ice-Cold Rainy Passion (2018 Version)

Hello to all.

Remember back at the very start of Fairy Tail when Lucy was caught in Bora's love charm and Gray's gaze broke her out of it? Me neither.

Remember during the Phantom Lord arc when Lucy called out Gray's name as she jumped from a ten story tower? Me neither.

Remember the time when Lucy was sick and Gray went out and placed a stolen sakura tree onto a dinghy just so Lucy could see it? Me neither.

Remember before Team Natsu went to fight Precht, Juvia told Lucy to "stay close to Gray"? Me neither.

Remember late into the Grand Magic Games, Gray and Lucy pull off a perfect unison raid on the first attempt? Me neither.

Remember that time when Gray and Lucy touched foreheads? Me neither.

Remember the ending of the Fairy Tail movie, when Lucy hugged Gray? Ne neither.

Remember at the end of the Tatarus arc, when Gray went to Lucy for comfort over Silver's death? Me neither.

Remember when Gray and Lucy lived together under the same roof for half a year? Me neither.

Remember when Gray went completely apeshit after Lucy killed herself in order to break Invel's blood chain? Me neither.

And lastly, remember in the final chapter, Gray told Lucy that he wanted and desired her body? Me neither.

Over the course of Fairy Tail's duration, it seemed to me that ZN-Lover and other GrayLu shippers would go to any lengths to prove that their pairing was actually legitimate, going so far as to hype up friendzone moments such as when Gray patted Lucy on the head when they were partying in the Spirit World or downplaying legitimate Gruvia and NaLu development by saying grade-A bullshit such as "Gray only sees Juvia as a creepy stalker" or "Natsu and Lucy see each other as brother and sister". One poor soul actually came up with a list of "reasons" why Gray and Lucy were a perfect match for each other a few years back, though a lot of the reasons he posted were either based of falsehoods, had nothing to do with romance, or both.

Of course, the fact of the matter is that Hiro Mashima favors a strong emotional bond between his characters over a shallow-ass perception of love, and at the end of the day, GrayLu was not given any emotional development that would suggest that a romantic relationship could plausibly happen, and anyone who thinks otherwise is honestly kidding themselves at this point, especially given the current trajectory of the 100 year quest.

TL;DR: Gruvia is canon. GrayLu is dead. Deal with it. Game Over.

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