#cobra erik

[ohtobearandomftblog]

the dragon slayers' motion sickness can be attributed to three different causes:

there weren't many different kinds of vehicles for the ones raised by dragons

the leftover consciousness of the dragons within them/the lacrimas

psychosomatic

now, for the first one, the best those five could get that weren't riding on their parents was wagons and carriages. which they likely never went on after learning slayer magic. they didnt learn how to temper their senses to withstand or tolerate carriages because their parents couldnt even fit in them.

the leftovers of their beings that were placed within the five and whatever imprints withstood being created into lacrimas, again, couldnt fit in them. theyre just as weak as those theyre in, maybe more so being actual dragons.

psychosomatic means caused or aggravated by a mental factor. like how natsu, wendy, and gajeel arent sick when carried by happy, carla, and pantherlily. natsu said it clearly: theyre friends, not vehicles. and it could be that they were fairly small and they cant comprehend vehicles being small. but thats highly unlikely since the christina, blue pegasus' flying ship, probably wouldve felt more like the dragons' flying than anything else. but,,,, its a boat. it looks like a boat. it IS a boat. boats are water vehicles. so--blerg--its more vehicle than--urk--comforting.

which brings the question of what counts as a vehicle? can they even rest on a surfboard? a paddleboard? a plank of wood floating in the ocean? and if not, then clearly size doesnt matter. so there comes the second question of what counts as a friend? happy's a friend. erza's a friend. lucy's a friend. but is, say, an enemy a friend? or a vehicle? or a secret third thing?

wendy typically isnt affected by motion sickness mostly because sky dragons are far better at air travel than any other element. eastern sky dragons would probably be near the best, maybe tied with wyverns, with amphipteres as the best. but all sky dragons know how to balance properly, how to adjust their weight, how to subtly manipulate the body into doing what they want with minimal drawbacks, etc. its innate to the sky dragon, and therefore its magic. and it mightve taken her a moment to learn to apply the 'settings' when shes not in flight, which wouldve either been with mystogan or cait shelter. theres times where those 'settings' mess up, of course. when shes ill, or just woken up, or suddenly on a vehicle when before it was the ground.

the others can learn to adjust their balance and bodies over time, but it wont be the same as wendy. theyll probably always be a bit motion sick. though, laxus and erik, who only have the lacrimas, can probably be fine if they take some medicine on top of the training. natsu and gajeel are jealous. sting and rogue, on the other hand, will always be wobbly and nauseous and its really better if they just lay down.

[gajeelenjoyer]

everyone else not really giving a damn about erik being at their guild for some reason: hm

Laxus: I could kill this guy in record time hi...................

[smertgorim]

no comms...(yay, for 11 years of hyperfixation!! i'm gringe but i'm free)

[fairytail-whathesays]

i really love cobra and was wondering if you ship him with anyone? i think the guy deserves to love and be loved after all he went trough

This guy right here ⚡⚡⚡

[beebeeswee]

✨just dragon slayer things✨

they're all hoarders. we've seen natsu's house, which is just a giant scrapbook. but i can see gajeel picking up loose screws off the pavement, wendy's pockets being full of shiny rocks and seaglass, or sting's house being filled with sun/light catchers.

they're always putting things in their mouths. wendy was a thumbsucker, laxus is a gum chewer, cobra is a biter, rouge chews the end of pencils when he's thinking and if natsu doesn’t have enough hands to carry something, he’ll just hold it in his mouth.

lizards are cold blooded, and while the dragon slayers DO generate internal heat (since they have human bodies) they're still drawn to the sun. lying in patches of sunlight like cats and sunbathing in the summer.

this carries over into winter, they get cold SO easily. they eat more in winter too, and laxus the diva won't ever take jobs in cold climates (that fur coat is fashion/function).

subtle or extreme emotions are almost always communicated through animalistic sounds. natsu and gajeel growl and roar, erik hisses, and while carla has mostly trained it out of wendy, if she's really surprised or scared the sound she makes is less like a human shout and more like a bark/yelp, or a whimper when she's sad or fearful.

they are very sensory seeking. hands in running water, standing in the breeze, stepping on the pavement a certain way, fidgeting, weighted blankets, jumping and hanging off stuff, listening to music way too loud.

this also means that have strong sensory avoidances. gajeel HATES getting his hair cut, natsu hates the feeling of heavy clothes, erik hates loud noises, rouge doesn't like bright lights (apart from sting's, since he's so accustomed to it), wendy is sensitive to sudden temperature changes

They're very protective of each other. they're like a pack. this also means that they're protective of each other's partners. rouge might not know levy, but he walks her home after late night trips to the library, completely silently. it unnerved her the first time, but now she enjoys the company and he lets her talk in any language she wants. laxus will watch dozens of people struggle to reach things only his giant self can without helping, but will pass things down for Lucy without her asking. wendy and freed's underrated friendship! he thinks he's taking care of wendy because she's his boyfriend's little sister, and she thinks she's protecting her brother's boyfriend - which results in them being drawn to each other in anxious situations, sitting next to each other in unfamiliar or loud places.

[captainuranium543]

old stuff posting once again, based off popular votes from reddit

[floertoer]

[fttwts]

Last one is a real dm i’ve received & i thought it was funny

[acnologias-ass]

FT 100YQ chapter 154 be like

[the-dragon-hearted]

The weird snacks of every dragon slayer

Natsu: Bro loves to pick up a torch and eat the fire off of it like it's a turkey leg. If he's patient enough, that fire can burn for hours - it's like the best road snack ever.

Gajeel: Can and will pick up rusty nails from the ground and eat them. No hesitation. 0. Nada. Metal anything on the ground? He won't even confirm it's iron; he'll just throw it in his mouth, chew it around for a bit, and if it's not iron he'll spit it out like a broken tooth - like it's to blame for his poor habits

Wendy: If there's a nice breeze going she'll just start... chewing? Almost like it's a piece of gum, she'll just gnaw at nothing or she'll snap at a really tasty breeze like a shark. Either or. The latter is terrifying if you're not expecting it.

Rogue: Bro may just start picking at your shadow to eat it. Just leans down and pulls up a glob of shadows that he snacks on casually like it's an apple.

Sting: The dude eats bugs. No, it has nothing to do with his element, bro will just eat a bug if he knows it's edible. Picks it up and chomps it down Gajeel-style. Except for centipedes. He doesn't fuck with those.

Laxus: If he's feeling a little snacky he'll rub some fabric together to create static electricity. Little strange to watch this big dude rub stuff on his fur coat and then lizard-lick the air but it works wonders on long jobs when he's hungry.

Erik: Dude LITERALLY eats rat poison. Keeps a pack of cubes as a snack. Half for the shock value and half for the fact that he kinda likes how the tingling tastes. Bro ALSO eats centipedes but that's purely to fuck with Sting.

Serena: Now this guy has access to several elements and so has a LOT of snacking potential but his absolute favorite is rocks. He actually keeps rocks in his pockets. His cavern dragon-slaying magic lets him eat any porous rock but if he had to pick one kind he'd pick geodes. OHHHH he'd kill a man for a geode. He'd kill SEVERAL men for a geode. Those little hand-held ones are the best. Doesn't matter what type of geode literally any. It makes the most god-awful sound when he bites into it but it's literally his favorite sweet treat ever

Acnologia: Now, the dragon king has eaten a LOT of magic in his time and if he had to pick one, he'd say that the mana of the earth tastes best after a good rain. But if you asked him to be honest, he'd say coffee. Coffee 100%.

[ohtobearandomftblog]

the dragon slayers are all more likely to sink than swim

having reinforced everything so they can do dragon slaying magic makes all of them kinda heavy, and for the 2nd & 3rd gens, their lacrimas do add a bit of weight to them

its all good, though, because they can probably just propel themselves up whenever they wanna, since itd take like ten minutes for them to need to breathe. gajeel and either sting or rogue, depends on how bright the water is, can last for longer than ten minutes. wendy can filter the air out of the water if she focuses hard enough, but shed probably just make a pocket of air.

natsu's fire can withstand being submerged if he adds more magic to it. erik cant even get water in his ears--theres an odd film that covers them when it gets moist, like rain or even high humidity.

laxus. shouldnt use magic in the water. its hard to control, so unless everyone needs to get knocked out, itd be better for him to just walk/swim around and punch people. he still doesnt get wet, though, and thats when juvia starts thinking that maybe. just maybe. hes a bit more than a lightning dragon slayer

[lisannastraussisanangel]

Oooh body horror of dragon slayers love to see what u come up with 😈 ~

You get me! I'm so excited to do this!

Natsu's veins look like actual lava. Most times its very faint and you can't see it but when he gets mad they glow

His blood is so hot that it burns through things. He got a nose bleed once and melted a table

If he uses dragon force too often, his skin starts to blister and peel like super bad burns.

He also has a ton of burn scars. He didn't build up a tolerance to heat overnight and almost all of his body has rough, painful looking scars (little Natsu was always wrapped in bandages)

Gajeel's dead skin is straight iron and can give people tiny cuts. He wears a ton of lotion because any bit of roughness can hurt the people close to him

This is also the case for cuts on his body. The edges of the wounds sharpen and make it almost impossible to get stitches or bandages. He's also injured several doctors

His eyes and skin end up yellowing with age because of the extreme amount of iron in his body

His skin is either insanely cold or hot. If he gets too hot his skin turns bright red and sizzles. Too cold and he can actually freeze over (also yes, he rusts especially around his fingers and toes)

If Wendy uses her Dragon Force too much, she starts sprouting little feather nubs in her normal form. She has to pull them out with tweezers. It's very painful

Overtime her face and hands develop muscle spasms and tremors. She has a hard time controlling her expressions and gets to the point where she can't even hold items because her hands shake so violently

When she uses too much magic, her skin starts to turn blue from lack of oxygen. She has passed out from it before but it's very rare. The blue is almost every time and her lips are now constantly blue

Her finger nails are black/brown from the lack of oxygen in her blood. Overtime her finger tips turn the same color, but the nails start soon after her first dragon force (she hid it by painting her nails but had to tell others once her actual fingers started to turn)

Laxus' veins are also insane. They mostly look crazy like lighting bolts across his entire body. Drawing blood from him is a nightmare. Especially because his veins are incredibly thin too

He also has a shit ton of burn scars. More so on his hands and arms but also the inside of his mouth is incredibly scarred because of use of his magic

His entire back is covered in those lightning bolt scars too. They are not super visible but if you get up close it's insane

Erik's blood is straight acid. Just a papercut is enough to seriously injure someone. It's so strong that he can't even be operated on.

His skin is super thin. Like if you shine a strong flashlight on him, you can see all his veins and stuff

Because Sting's entire body makes light, he has like an insane amount of sun damage. His skin is very rough, cracked, and often has random burn spots scattered around his body

Rogue straight up feels like a dead body. When he was a kid, he looked like one too. Too skinny, bones popping out, super pale, and cold. As he got older he learned how to bulk up, but his magic still takes it's toll on his body

His pupils are always super big. Like you can barely see his eye color because his pupils are massive. Because of this, his eyes look absolutely massive

[gajeelenjoyer]

whooo let cobra in fairy tail

[smertgorim]

I think we NEED to discuss the fact that Cobra wears the MAXIMUM SILLY CLOTHES AND FEEL HIMSELF GREAT. CHAPTER 154 IS LITERALLY THE APOGEE OF HIS GENIUS. he has a cloak with the inscription “Poison” and a design of a snake, he has a shirt with some kind of tiger print and the SAME PANTIES. I love him.

[pencilofawesomeness]

Dual Mode: Toxic Sky Dragon

for @ft-platonicweek 2024, Day 6 [Prompt: Unison Raid]

This was the perfect excuse to draw one of my lowkey favorite dragon pairs, for that beautiful opposite-but-similar older and younger sibling energy. This technically counts as a sneak peak for HTRYDS but oh well, tis the season for the Unison Raid prompt and I couldn't resist. :3

They're coming to inflict every debuff at once

Version with less lighting and effects under the cut because I think it looks cool too (aka I like the hand fades)

[zai-doodles]

Pspspsps

You know who I want *nudge nudge wink wink*

the genders

if u remember my first mightnight draft no u dont i made a new one just for this bc I hate the old one

went more crust punk kinda w them this time around and I like it much more even if its not finalized yet

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