Better to Crack than to Shatter

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• Underwater by CharmingCarapace

  Fandoms: Fairy Tail  

  • Explicit
  • Rape/Non-Con
  • F/M
  • Complete Work

  06 Feb 2026

  Tags

  • Rape/Non-Con
  • Gray Fullbuster/Juvia Lockser
  • Juvia Lockser
  • Gray Fullbuster
  • dubcon
  • noncon
  • PWP
  • except weirdly there is a little plot
  • for now this is a one-shot but it may get more chapters
  • despite everything this isn't actually as anti-Juvia as it sounds
  • I mean the lady's first guild was Phantom Lord she's not evil she's just terribly socialized
  • and Gray knows it
  • unfortunately that doesn't make communication easier for either one of them
  • two smart reasonably nice people attempting not to create the most toxic relationship known to mankind
  • and really failing badly at it to begin with
  • aromantic Gray Fullbuster
  • sorry Gray you get the authentic aro first-time dating experience
  • since you're the most aro-coded character in the whole goddamn world
  • (the dubcon does not necessarily come standard)
  • (but the weird alchemy of trying to be friends like this does)
  • Bottom Gray Fullbuster
  • Top Gray Fullbuster
  • Gray is also a brat
  • no one is surprised by this
  • the dove is not dead but it is limping slightly

  Summary

  Gray finds himself alone with Juvia overnight during a job, and despite his best intentions, he fails to keep things from going off the rails.

  Series

  • Part 1 of Better to Crack than to Shatter

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  5,556

  Chapters:

  1/1

  Kudos:

  4

  Bookmarks:

  1

  Hits:

  179

• Thin Ice by CharmingCarapace

  Fandoms: Fairy Tail  

  • General Audiences
  • Rape/Non-Con
  • F/M, Gen
  • Work in Progress

  06 Feb 2026

  Tags

  • Rape/Non-Con
  • Gray Fullbuster & Lucy Heartfilia
  • Gray Fullbuster & Juvia Lockser
  • Gray Fullbuster
  • Lucy Heartfilia
  • Juvia Lockser (mentioned)
  • Lucy and Gray's friendship is so important to me you guys
  • aromantic Gray Fullbuster
  • I will make that a tag dammit
  • Hurt Gray Fullbuster
  • Hurt/Comfort
  • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
  • Gray Fullbuster Needs a Hug
  • Gray Fullbuster is Bad at Feelings
  • Lucy Heartfilia is Doing Her Best
  • this would all be significantly easier if most of the friend group didn't respond to complex interpersonal problems with immediate violence
  • Team as Family
  • detective Lucy is on the job
  • Lucy and Gray would be compatible as roommates
  • In this essay i will--
  • Rape Aftermath
  • absolutely nothing graphic happens in this fic I promise
  • that's the previous one in the series
  • Gray Fullbuster-centric
  • Soft Gray Fullbuster
  • jesus this guy shows up in a lot of autofilling tags so WHERE IS THE ARO TAG
  • not nearly as down on Juvia Lockser as it sounds from the description
  • but boy does she not know how relationships are supposed to work
  • and boy did she mess up
  • honestly this fic is a hell of a lot less dark than it sounds
  • RIP everyone's couch cushions when Natsu's around
  • and Gray is right about celery it's gross
  • Banter
  • Gray can chill wine in like thirty seconds with just his hands and frankly I'm jealous of that
  • A-plus for the boy he even manages to stay clothed this time
  • good for him

  Summary

  After a job with Juvia goes badly wrong, Gray goes to Lucy for advice about how to get Juvia to back off. Lucy, for her part, is wondering when and how things got so bad without her noticing.

  Series

  • Part 2 of Better to Crack than to Shatter

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  6,425

  Chapters:

  1/4

  Kudos:

  10

  Bookmarks:

  2

  Hits:

  68