Best Gray Fullbuster Rivals to Lovers Fanfics
The best rivals to lovers fanfiction featuring Gray Fullbuster (Fairy Tail) on AO3, curated by popularity. Rivalry is already intimacy: nobody studies you as closely as the person trying to defeat you, and readers love watching that scrutiny turn tender.
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Rivals to Loversby WordsByMarro · Gratsu
Every year, Natsu dreads the springtime because, although he was blessed with Dragon abilities, he also had to deal with the backlash of them. Primarily, Dragon heat. To combat its effects, the Fire Dragon Slayer always avoided all of his friends during it, but on this day, it would end differently.
A heat that cooled down (Gratsu)
Rivals to Loversby W_ndy · Gratsu
Natsu knows that his heat comes every now and then. But he learned to calculate when the next one is. Only this time, it's early.His long-term rival was assigned to bring him back to Magnolia, Polyussica having meds that suppress the heat. The train trip takes a heated turn, confusing both men.Their
The Last Cake
by Smoochynose · Gruvia
AKA: Freed and Juvia’s Support Group For The Hopelessly In Love.The one where Mirajane tries to play matchmaker, Freed and Juvia become Love Allies, and there are misunderstandings galore.
The Key(s) to Victory
by riddlethis · Gruvia
There was nothing she could do as she stood and watched in pure horror as 10,000 Dragons entered Fiore, destroying everything in their path. She got separated from the others during the initial attack, but the lack of magic and prideful shouts that she knows Fairytail was capable of confirmed her do
Everybody Knows Natsu Loves Lucy
by Bri_121 · Gruvia
The whole Guild knew that Natsu loved Lucy. That there was nothing Natsu wouldn't do for her. Well everyone except Lucy of course.
Ripples (Part One)
by therealnarnia · Gruvia
After dying in her original world, a girl goes to the Fairy Tail universe, hoping to change things for the better. But does her appearance there make it better, or worse? Fix-it fic. OC/Laxus, Nalu, Gale, Gruvia, Jerza, Elfever, etc. Spoilers for everything. Warning for Violence and Swearing.
Nalu - A twist in time
by Amara22 · Gruvia
Zeref sends Lucy and Nastu back in time years before they met to make sure that fairy tail is ready for the war that is coming so that Natsu can finally kill him.
Mark to Mark
by OnlyTheInevitable · Gruvia
Mirajane's match making attempt results in the Fairy Tail members becoming stuck to one another guild mark to guild mark. The only way they can separate is if they confess their true feelings.
Who's Lucy?
by madartiste · Gruvia
Natsu and Lucy were inseparable as kids, but he left to pursue his dream of music while she stayed to join her father’s company. Now a rock star, Natsu learns that a life of fame isn’t all it’s cracked up to be when a slip of the tongue ignites a tabloid frenzy -- and reunites him with the girl who
Someone to understand
by Muffindragon227 · Gruvia
The truth was Natsu needed this as much as she did, he needed to talk about it, to confide in someone. He just never thought that someone would be Juvia.
Sextember
by maebethistime · Gruvia
Time to sex up September! A series of short drabbles based on the smexy lives of various pairings from Fairy Tail. Bring on the angst, the humour, the character development, and especially the sexy times.
The Rift
by Jeanne_Odyssey · Gruvia
One misstep is all it took. One small mistake. He didn’t mean to fall into the Neo-Eclipse. Hell, he was pretty sure he should have died back in the Guild Hall. Now he was stuck with the memories of a world that had yet to be introduced to him, almost 15 years in the past. What was he supposed to do
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Gray Fullbuster in Rivals to Lovers Fanfiction
Gray Fullbuster — An ice-make mage with a compulsive stripping habit and a childhood buried under Deliora's rampage and his master Ur's sacrifice. His demon-slayer inheritance and his decade of not-noticing Juvia give writers angst and comedy in equal measure.
Rivals to Lovers — Two competitors locked in an ongoing rivalry — athletic, academic, professional, or magical — gradually realize their obsession with beating each other has curdled into something much softer. Unlike enemies, rivals usually respect each other from the start.
Rivalry is already intimacy: nobody studies you as closely as the person trying to defeat you, and readers love watching that scrutiny turn tender. Gray Fullbuster's (also known as Ice Princess, Gray-sama) role in Fairy Tail makes them a natural fit for rivals to lovers storylines, which is why this combination is one of the most popular in Fairy Tail fanfiction.
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Gray Fullbuster · Slow Burn
A romance that develops gradually over time, with tension building across chapters or the entire story.
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Gray Fullbuster · Humor
Fic written to make you laugh: crack premises played straight, group-chat chaos, banter-driven romcoms, and comedies of errors starring characters canon treats with deadly seriousness. One of AO3's biggest tags for good reason.
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