#ft bickslow

[moxiepoxart]

Have one for Bickslow too, they’re fashion twins

[martenoodles]

I made a Fraxus (Fairy Tail) animatic bc I've been thinking a lot about them lately :D

(I will also not tolerate any Laxus slander that is my WIFE okayy <33) ((also reblogs appreciated <3))

[sopa0030]

Today i win

[hurricanes-art]

I spent way too long on this not to inflict my Fairy Tail Racing AU on the world. On my life I'm never drawing a lineup of this many characters again, but goddamn it the B Team dynamic is tragically underutilized and I had to be the change I want to see in the world

It’s a modern with magic au where Laxus is a race car driver and Gajeel's his mechanic (why yes I am biased) and racing also involves mages fighting to get the upper hand so it’s all suitably over-the-top and dangerous. Additional ramblings under the cut 😘

Laxus is a powerhouse of a mage, a world-class driver, and an all around asshole, feeling perpetually stifled by his family's shadow over his career. Makarov finally kicks him out of his racing group (fairy tail) after yet another incident of "intentional recklessness" that endangered the rest of the group this time. He's chastened, but he's also dead-set on taking the chance to prove he can be just as successful without his gramps' resources backing him, which means he has to scrounge up a team for himself.

The unexpected sticking point turns out to be finding a new mechanic. Laxus inherited his car that's famously powerful and specialized and also extremely high maintenance, even by the standards of their batshit magic race cars. Of the few people skilled enough to fix his car, no one's also willing to take on the workload of constant, intensive repairs required after every race Laxus drives. They say he stands a better chance of changing cars than finding a mechanic

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Gajeel is a down on his luck iron mage after the bad crowd he got involved with years back finally got busted for a lot of borderline illegal shit. He's got a good head for machines and using his magic to shape himself into any tool he needs makes it uniquely intuitive and efficient for him, but the reputation he landed himself with leaves him struggling to find any work. Gajeel's incessantly self-reliant and lowkey too penitent for his own good as he reaches the end of his rope.

First, Juvia tells him her new friends in Fairy Tail say Laxus still needs a mechanic and she urges him to go for it. Then Ivan tries to recruit him to his own group, counting on him to roll with their constant misconduct given his own track record. And then Makarov approaches with a proposal to get enough intel to disband the Raven Tail group and promises a stable job once it's done. Gajeel needs something, but Makarov needs him to work with Ivan, and Ivan demands him to work for Laxus, and Laxus can't get any other mechanics to work for him, so Gajeel's suddenly drowning in work trying to satisfy all three of them.

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So, Laxus manages to form enough of a team to keep racing. The Raijin Tribe is a given, they're unwaveringly loyal to Laxus and determined to be part of his team. Mira is a very welcome surprise who joined out of a fondness for Freed and an admirably steadfast faith that Laxus can change his ways and succeed. Gajeel's a necessity that Laxus hates at first, surly and standoffish, but his work gets undeniable results. Juvia is reluctantly recruited by Gajeel since she learned first aid by patching him up countless times, and she keeps threatening to quit and apply to Fairy Tail, yet she never goes through with it. Cana clicks with the group so naturally that they're not sure exactly when or why she joined up with them, and they constantly forget she's technically not on payroll.

The team’s dynamic would be smooth sailing if not for Laxus and Gajeel. Laxus doesn't trust him in the beginning, and he resents that he's bad for Laxus's already bad image. Gajeel gives everyone the cold shoulder and automatically assumes they wouldn’t care about him so he doesn’t try to bridge the gaps. They're forced into proximity when Gajeel has to teach Laxus more about the inner workings of the car so he can minimize the wear and tear of his driving, because if he doesn't adjust, there's no hope of him getting by with only one mechanic.

At the start they're both stubbornly combative, but soon enough they're too exhausted to nip at each other and they find they actually work well together, and even get along in the ways that they earn each other’s respect. They rely on each other- Laxus on Gajeel for his safety and for the ability to race at all, and Gajeel on Laxus for his livelihood and his bid for a fresh start- too significantly to not develop a consideration for one another. They're important to each other, whether they like it or not, which they’re going to need as the competitions keep getting more and more out of hand.

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It goes on to vaguely follow the Raven Tail plotline, and I have a lot more thoughts about the Laxus n Gajeel development and how the others come into play, but I don’t have the energy to organize all of it right now- Maybe at a later point, or if people want to ask. If I were a more powerful artist, I'd design the car too, but I ain't doing that shit

bonus lineart bc i like it

[e1ectricwords]

Bickslow: Any tips on how to make someone like me?

Evergreen: Try to make them laugh a lot.

Bickslow: Wow that's actually good advice for once.

Evergreen: Yeah the more they laugh the more time their eyes are closed so it would be easier.

[phoenix-before-the-flame]

They're holdin an intervention for a One(1) Freed Justine.

[dragongodryss]

You gave me an ask so i'll give you one. list a bunch of fairy tail characters and what you think their favourite fanfic genre would be (maybe just do your favourites since you probably know a lot more characters than I)

Lucy: romance, angst with a happy ending, probably Y/N

Natsu: Assuming he knew or cared: Crack fics

Gray: fluff, might dip into non-sexual RPF of people he knows for laughs

Erza: any AU where the characters have to mount a play

Wendy: Fluffy found family stuff

Mirajane: anything involving RPF, especially romance

Cana: F/F smut. Also darker fics (addiction, abandonment, mental illness)

Gajeel: Band AUs. Also crack fics

Freed: Rewrites

Levy: Any and all AUs

Laxus: Angsty Band AUs. Preferably with M/M smut.

Bickslow: RPF (of people he knows) + Y/N. He likes to read them out at parties. Also likes wedding fics.

Evergreen: Tooth-rotting fluff. Bix relentlessly mocks her for this.

Erik: Alternate Endings

Sorano: Smut of all stripes. She will read out in public with people next to/behind her. Also chef AUs. She tries to learn cooking from them (this goes poorly)

Minerva: Angst with a Happy Ending.

Yukino: Canon Universe fics. Occasionally dips into RPF. For science. Has a fondness for enemies to lovers.

Rufus: Will say he likes rewrites but has read every RPF fic of his guildmates. Yukino knows and has been sworn to silence.

Orga: Has read My Immortal and nothing else. will keep it that way.

Dobengal: Drabbles of all types. Anything he can read quickly enough to not be noticed.

Sting: Likes Darkfics, but prefers a mix of fluff and crack. Any pairing that fits the right character tropes.

Rogue: Has one pairing he likes and will read nothing else. Genre is irrelevant.

[fairytail-redraw]

Oooo you wanna do a redraw, you wanna do a redraw so so bad

The fairy tail redraw event is open to all artists (whether you are traditional or digital) and editors!

The rules are simple:

Pick a prompt to redraw or edit (or 2, or all of em if you feel like it!)

You're free to interpret and change the drawing however you see fit! Wanna change some colours? Wanna tweak things here and there? Go ahead! Nothing's off the table! The prompts are here to inspire you!

When you're done, @ this blog in your post and use the tag #fairytailredraw for it to be reblogged here and that's it! All there is to it!

Also an important note: though the redraw prompts change every month there is no such thing as a late drawing! You could draw any prompt any time and it wouldn't matter.

So no pressure on being late!

Have any questions? Look here or shoot the blog a question!

(Reblog to help get the prompts around!)

[spot-of-tea]

The Calm Before The Storm (a tdfs story), Chapter 2: Secrets and answers.

I'll not lie I had way too much fun writing the Thunder Legion as far as group dynamics go theirs are definitely my favourite so far.

Enjoyyy :3

Wanna read it? click the link below \/ \/ \/

https://archiveofourown.org/works/66197962/chapters/171371413

[sun-stricken]

Headcannoms about friendship between Bickslow and Gray? I like to think after the fighting festival he really tries to make it up to Gray.

Gray: ‘we’re chill. It’s fine.’

Bickslow: ‘my babies will now perform a dance of apology’

Also a scenario I’d like to share!

Lucy: hey, Gray I picked up your mail. Why do you have a letter from a modelling agency?

Gray: oh that. I don’t know they just keep sending me them even though I’ve told them no.

Lucy: you’ve turned them down repeatedly?! *while crying inside*

Gray: yeah? It’s weird ‘cause I didn’t even apply.

Lucy: Lucy kick!

i for some reason hadn’t considered the idea of them having a close friendship, but i am now so here! a gift !

i had so much fun with this

* my personal hc is that Bickslows dolls feel a lot of what he himself feels, and also theyre kinda like birds

* so they too try to make it up to Gray, they bring him little things they find, such as shiny rocks, pins, and other tiny objects they find

* Bickslow just nods in approval from the sidelines when they bring them to Gray

* They were both fairly awkward with each other post festival but after Bickslow gave Gray an honest apology they began to turn over a new leaf

* people find the friendship strange tbh, Gray is known as this vaguely calm and like, super normal guy, and Bickslow is just— not

* theyre surprisingly comfortable with each other

* they dont hang out a lot outside the guild, but thats not to say they dont ever,

* While they dont work the best together and it took a while be able to fight along side on another,

* If the Thunder Legion and Team Natsu have to pair up usually they do bc they’re comfortable with each other and trust can go a long way

* theyre both texting fiends, like its a problem how much they message their friends, so when they found out the other was the same oh my god was it a train wreck

* their conversations can go for hours and if you read through them youd probably have an aneurysm because the topics make no sense and Bix doesn’t even try to spell correctly

* They have gotten close and friendly but that doesnt mean theu ever know what to expect from the other, their opinions and thoughts are so different from each other, if rhey ever have the same idea its like all the stars and planet’s have aligned and world is about to end

* Bickslows hair is naturally black and Gray helped him dye it once and they deadass looked they walk out the smurf set for weeks, Bix’s bathroom looked like they murdered a hundred of them

* Gray has an affinity for collecting hand weapons (swords, spears, bows, etc) while Bickslow likes taking apart and building old bombs (actual explosive grenades, land mines, smoke/flash grenades)

* they bonded over it and talked about it in public and terrified about 20 people rhat were in earshot

* theyre both a big hit with kids

* Bickslow gets added to the long list of people who barge into Gray house unannounced

* a lot of the time they will talk (coughcomplaincough) about two different things in the same convo

* Bickslow: the cops were at my door again last night because of the inactive grenade i threw in the fountain, woke me up and everything

* Gray: ugh, i hate that, Natsu blew up a building again and Erza yelled at the both of us

* Bickslow: thats so rude, do you think i should make another one and send it to them?

* Gray: totally, she knew it wasnt me but i still got scolded

so happy ppl have realized how pretty Gray is, now we’re gonna talk abt it bc im an overachiever

* Hes been scouted by plenty of different modeling agencies over the years, which really boosted his ego but very quickly became annoying as hell bc he never even applied

* He gets a couple a month, and he accepted once just to get them off his back and found it really embarrassing bc he was everywhere

* his friends in and outside the guild bought the magazines he was featured in and teased him mercilessly and he never stepped foot in another agency ever again

* Hes really photogenic but hates gets his photo taken, most of the pictures hes in ‘willingly’ hes glaring at the camera

* he now just blocks the numbers they call him on and throws out the letter they send him, if they stop him on the street he will walk away before the conversation even starts

* when Lucy found out something inside her died a little

* she pestered him about it and said she’ll go with him! he wont even have to take the money for it! she’ll take it! 😁

* she gets shot down every time but that doesnt mean she quit trying

[fairy-tail-trash]

I hyperfixated @fairytail-redraw

But here is this

[moxiepoxart]

(Basing this off of your most recent art)

I love the idea of Evergreen joining the Thunder God Tribe, taking one good look at Laxus and going:

"Your fashion sense is absolutely abhorrent, c'mere honey, let me give you some actual, decent clothes."

And Laxus is just giving her sparkly eyes because she looks so cool and she wants to make him also look as cool as her.

Basically, I love the idea of the Thunder God Tribe just being a group of siblings that are actually chaotic but they keep to themselves because they believe themselves to be cooler than the rest of the guild.

That’s ABSOLUTELY what I was going for! They’re a group of edge lord teens that think they’re better cause they’re stronger, love their brattiness tho

Reminder Freed and Loke are considered the most handsome men in FT guild (and Freed was hardly ever seen in the guild)!

[akakiirohimawari]

Well, basically there's not enough Bickslow content and I finally had the time to share some redrawings ^^

It was a self-indulgent act to change some lines and make this man look as handsome as he should be.

[everyonehappy]

[lesuerts]

I made a bickslow playlist!! 👏

I thought I'll try to make one cause there are literally no playlists of him 😭

It includes his personality and my headcanons about his past and him in a relationship ^^

(If you have any song suggestions please let me know I'll add them too)

[e1ectricwords]

Letting Go Of Their Hand

Hello friendly neighbourhood lurker I am alive.

PROMPT: You let go of their hand whilst out walking with them.

Natsu:

Hasn't got a clue what's just happened

Still talking, still walking

Stops suddenly because he's just clocked the shift that you're no longer touching him

He turns around dramatically like 'what did you do that for'

"I'm just standing here."

He's actually concerned if you're okay, will walk back to you and will just make sure that you get back into the groove of walking with him

Gray:

Oh, he notices

He's just being petty

He'll look very lightly over his shoulder, you'll make eye contact

He'll slow down just enough

You're the one that goes back to him

He'll just ask if you're done being dramatic yet

Laxus:

Notices instantly

Just stops walking

Dead in his tracks

"Really?"

He's not dealing with it, just takes your hand and holds it firmer

Gajeel:

"Oi."

Uh-oh

To him, if you don't want to hold his hand, he'll just hold you over his shoulder

And he doesn't care if you get embarrassed as he walks through the street with you over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes

Freed:

He notices exactly 2.5 seconds after you let go

He's concerned and confused

"Is anything wrong?"

"No. Just testing you."

"I'm being graded?"

Poor guy - you give him a 9/10 out of pity - he did notice pretty quickly

Kiss him on the head and reassure him everything is okay

Bickslow:

He knows

He continues walking

He also wants to see your reaction and will just walk away

He's testing to see how long you can keep up this attempt for attention