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    Three days on the mission from hell, undercover at Lord Ashworth's gaudy estate, and they're both caged. Lucy disappears behind the Heartfilia mask and runs the mission like she was born to it - because, technically, she was. She's poised, polished, brilliant, taking care of everyone and everything while no one takes care of her. Natsu is forced to watch with an aching jaw as the woman he loves performs a version of herself that doesn't belong to her and he's unable to do a damn thing about it.
    When the job ends, Lucy copes by being *herself* - and by taking Natsu apart with a full day of targeted, devastatingly effective teasing with an expert poker face. She expects him to give in to the passion the way he usually does, and let her have what she wants without asking for it.
    But he's seen the pattern now. The way she can push but can't ask. The way she takes care of everyone but won't let anyone reach her. The way wanting things openly is the one fight she's never let herself win.
    So when she smirks and says 'whatcha gonna do about it', he doesn't break this time. He takes her home, and for once in her life, Lucy Heartfilia doesn't get to run the board.

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    03 Jun 2026

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    Lucy, the only child of a Nord merchant family, has always wanted to be a mage. If she could, she'd quit the merchant's life, leave her damned hometown and join the College of Winterhold, but her steadfast parents have made it near impossible. Feeling like a caged bird, she escapes in stories and legends of magic until the most unexpected event plunges everything into chaos.

    One autumn day, the Imperial Legion brings in another cart of death-sentenced prisoners to be executed. Among them sits a young, pink-haired man with the College's symbol embroidered into his robes. He casts Lucy a quick glance before they drag him to the block. When he lays his head down, a dragon appears from a cloudless sky, suddenly and without a warning. Almost as if fate brought it here this day after centuries of endless slumber.

    In the blink of an eye, the lively town is turned into a smoldering ruin - and Lucy's life into ashes at the same. A mage, the one Lucy saw among the prisoners, saves her from the dragon's flames, and so begins an adventure which changes her life once and for all.

    // High Fantasy AU, based in the world of Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

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    25 May 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 22

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    The war against Zeref is over. A year has passed, and the dust has finally settled on Earthland. As Magnolia rises from its ruins, the mages of Fairy Tail return to the rhythm of the guild: the missions, the brawls, and the road.

    The members of the guild have never been closer, bound by a camaraderie forged in the fires of war. For Lucy Heartfilia, galvanized by victory yet still haunted by the weight of her past struggles, peace is not a reason to slow down. She is determined to turn this bond with the guild’s strongest into her greatest asset—pushing her limits to finally stand as their equal.

    As she seeks to bridge the gap in power, the lines between friendship and something deeper begin to blur in the quietest of moments.
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    Note on canon: I have decided to set the 100 Years Quest aside for this story. I am taking my own path following the end of the original manga to focus on the characters' growth and the development of their relationship in a more personal way.

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    19 May 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 75

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    Set in an alternate world where Natsu and Lucy are royalty, but magic still exists. The pair seem to get their happily ever after until later that night when everything was thrown into absolute chaos. 3 years after that fateful night, Lucy wakes up all by herself in the forest and has no memory of anything or anyone and seemingly has no magic power. She just has a ring, some keys, and a little fluffy white dog to help guide her way. What happened and who is she?

     

    *Story was inspired by the movie "Anastasia"*

     

    I do not own Anastasia or Fairy Tail

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    26 Apr 2026

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    A mute girl by the name of Lucy Heartfilia is having car troubles when a certain pinkette named Natsu Dragneel offers his assistance. And that’s just the beginning. (Hiro Mashima owns Fairy Tail.)

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    25 Apr 2026