Mai 🌻

acting as if she hadn't been hateful towards gruvia and gruvia stans for YEARS. girl this isn't an isolated incident. back read and you'll see who you're defending. i seldom reply to haters but i had her muted coz that was how she insufferable she was.

and one last thing: this was her actually breaking the chains, not anchor as we all previously thought. she just made it appear brutal so she can get the mental advantage over anchor, though gray became a side casualty seeing her like this (hence her sorry). smart, smart queen.

so yeah, juvia's a badass, and this arc is a reminder to us all why she's known as juvia of the great sea. 🌊

been seeing posts criticizing how juvia managed to escape through magic when her magic was sealed in the first place, well this was how i understood it. hear me out (a mini-🧵)

“I’m gonna protect you.” gray and juvia’s underwater kiss 🩵🫧 chapter 209 #gruvia

.....I'M GONNA PROTECT YOU!!!💙

@juvified what in the fanfic world 😅

this comment under a gruvia kiss post on tiktok is taking me out 😭

@xwaterice the chapter came out 11pm my time, and i was only able to sleep close to 3am 😅

it’s 5am I cannot sleep cuz all I think is gruvia

Update! Gray slips up and almost calls him and Juvia an ice and water couple, but quickly changed that to duo. Regardless, it shows that Gray considers him and Juvia together already. The two battle Anchor, which results in Juvia getting chained up with her magic sealed. In regards to the structure of chapter 208, it’s not that Gray suddenly “realized” how much he loves Juvia in that moment because she was about to die again. No. Everyone knows Gray has loved Juvia for a long time (including Gray himself) as supported by the manga/official content. Using the official translation, Gray’s full reflection is: “It was normal to have them by my side. I’ve been supported by Ur… by Lyon… by Fairy Tail….and by Juvia. I never…noticed… I took it for granted that she was always by my side… so I never noticed… how I feel… That I love her this much…” Gray is the narrator of this chapter. It’s from his POV. During the final pages, he was actually finishing a thought he had already started from the first page. こんなに好きだって事に… Konnani suki datte koto ni… → “That I love you/her this much…” (好きだ / I love you/her = present tense, but here it reflects a realization about feelings that existed already)Even though the Japanese raw uses some present forms (いる, 好きだ), the main verb 気付いてなかった (didn’t realize) puts the whole statement in a past realization context. So yes, it expresses a realization in the past about feelings that were already there. At the beginning of the chapter, Gray is reflecting on the people who have always been by his side, and he specifically ends that thought with Juvia. The final pages simply complete that same reflection as everything unfolds. So this isn’t a brand-new realization—it’s a continuation. Again, the manga has shown that Gray has loved Juvia for a long time, repeatedly. What this moment does is highlight just how deep those feelings are, NOT introduce them for the first time (obviously). Furthermore, Gray using こんなに (konnani) “this much” can also be translated as “to this extent”. Essentially, he loves her SO MUCH IT HURTS and didn’t realize his feelings were to this extent until now. I see where the confusion comes in because Mashima structured the chapter in a way that can make it seem like Gray is only now realizing his love, but in reality, he’s putting into words something that’s been there for a while. Gray watches in horror as Juvia is torn apart while he’s in the middle of realizing just how deeply he loves her, tears streaming down his face. Cradling what remains of her in his arms (mirroring chapter 499) he trembles and breaks down, blaming himself for failing to protect her. But then Juvia reforms, having trapped Anchor in a Water Lock. Gray looks visibly impressed, and the two resume fighting side by side (but not before Juvia asks Gray if he’s crying and he denies it lol). When Anchor engulfs them in poisonous water, Juvia begins choking and appears close to losing consciousness. Reaffirming the resolve that has defined his arc throughout the sequel—“This time… I swear… I will protect you!!”, Gray swims to her, pulls her close and kisses her. To be continued...

juvia giving gray her blood + gray giving juvia his breath dies for each other 🤝 lives for each other

gray don't be embarrassed, we were bawling for 2 weeks too

skipping all the pages where juvia single-handedly fights anchor and instead focusing on this one page where gray helps her is a choice

I'll be back, okay? #gruvia

I think it's important to understand how Gray's demonstration of love is protecting. That's why in chapter 499, he says, "I wanted to protect you," which was an indirect confession. It wasn't an "I love you," but it was full of love the way he knew how.

@xwaterice you work so fast!!!

🫧🫧🫧🫧🫧🫧

we all know juvia's true power lies in the power of love so i'm not gonna be surprised if she pulverizes anchor, making gray realize he doesn't have to pressure himself to be extra strong because juvia can protect herself and will always stay alive for him

@xwaterice looks like a queen too with that new design 😍

THE ENTRANCE OF A QUEEN

gray and lucy sibling energy. gotta protect the ones they love 🥰