Fairy Tail World

Why aren't they married yet?

I think most of you already know I love Juvia, I really do. But I also really love analyzing characters and even their flaws. And for Juvia, I think her greatest flaw is her attachment issues. Her happiness and I'd say even her self-worth is very reliant to the lives of her friends and loved ones. Now this isn't one of those Juvia slander shit that we always see, as I said I do love her Juvia. But I'm just gonna acknowledge her flaw, talk about the reasons for it, and how I think she does something about it to be a better person.

The reason for why she turned out like this is the way she was treated in her childhood. We all know what she experienced during those times. She was shunned away by literally everyone. It seems like she didn't even have at least her parents to be there for her, she was shown to be always alone, even inside her house, which is why she's so desperate for affection and love.

She then started to think that the only way for people to like her is to adjust and change herself for them, which is not good at all. She turned out this way because people only focused and cared about what she brought them (the constant "gloominess" and the rain, which is out of her control), but they didn't really care about her as a person.

But then Phantom Lord came. She thought that those people of cared for her. She thought she finally had a place where she'll fit in, where she's accepted and acknowledged. But in reality, they are like those people during her childhood. They only cared about what she can give to them and what she can bring them to their advantage (power), but they didn't really care about her as a person (which is ironic, considering that she probably thought they're different from the other people who treated her bad back then, but they're actually pretty much the same, if not worse).

She then started to realize how poorly she was treated by those people when she finally met a decent human being who treated her nicely (Gray), who actually helped her and acknowledges her as a person, unlike the other people she has met before. Along with his friends who cared for her like no one ever did before (Fairy Tail). This lovely, fun place with people that's full of warmth and joy of which she's never felt, so much warmth that even when it rains, with them it feels like the sun is still shining... She becomes a happier, more cheerful, and more lovable, all unlike before. But something still hasn't changed..

She becomes so attached to her new found friends that she and her whole happiness soon becomes reliant to them. She would do everything she knows, change her appearance, give them gifts, anything. Sometimes even if it puts her to danger.. All of this not only because she cares for them (we all know she does), but also because she thinks it's the only way they would accept her and love her, which is the very same thing she has been trying to do with Phantom Lord and with the other people before. She's trying to fit in. She's still so desperate for affection and acceptance. Because even when she already gets it, even when Lucy has already stated from the start that Fairy Tail will never reject a person like her, she still wasn't able to fully process nor understand it. Because she's has never felt anything like that before, it's something unfamiliar, strange, alien to her.. Although they already did accept her unlike the others, and they said (Cana specifically), that she doesn't have to go too far for acceptance because they already accepted her.

But because of her experiences in the past, she become so afraid to loose people like them and go back to how she was without them, lonely. And she has given all her love towards them, so much love that when they all left, when the guild disbanded and Gray left for a mission, all her love also went away with them and there's absolutely nothing left for herself.

She's alive because of them. She's happy because of them. She's cheerful because of them. She continues living because of them.

But without them.. what's the point..?

She has made her happiness, and I'd say even her self-worth so dependent on them that when they all left, she becomes numb, depressed, and completely unable to do anything but grieve and wait and wish they would come back. Now, without them, she's worse than how she was even before she met them. She wasn't even able take care of herself.

And I mean, everyone's was sad about FT disbanding and all that. And just like her, Lucy was also sad that her man left. But Lucy was still able to take care of herself and live and work, and even managed to research about everybody's whereabouts and persue her dream of becoming a writer. But Juvia? She was completely DEVASTATED. While everyone was still able to live their lives and go on, Juvia wasn't. I mean, she was, at least for a while. Until Gray left her completely all alone in that abandoned village and it started to rain harder than it did 8 years ago. And this attachment issue is a big problem that I think needs to be tackled and taken care off. At some point, she needs to do something about it to grow and be a better person, for others and for herself. Which is also what I think she's slowly trying to do in 100 Years Quest.

Many of us didn't like how Gray leaves her again while he takes on a long mission. Some even suggests that she should just join his team and go to quests with them. And while them spending their time together is great, I think spending their time away from each other helps both of them to grow. For Juvia, I think that spending time away from Gray has taught her some things and has helped her especially about her attachment issues. She's still upset about him leaving, of course. We can see that especially at the first chapter of 100YQ, when she was crying and murmuring something about how Gray left for a mission without her. But over time, she's slowly starting to acknowledge that this is a job that Gray chose, and therefore she should respect his decision, let him do it, and trust him with it. Even if it means he can't spend much time with her or talk to her about the quest, and even if it means that one day he might not even be able to return home anymore because of it...

She's learning to live even if she is away from him. And that, I think, is the meaning behind this official artwork of Juvia, where she's standing in the rain, smiling.

Most often we associate rain and storm with sadness, or just something negative in general. For Juvia, whenever she is really sad, it rains. However, in the photo, even though it is raining, she's still smiling...

Gray was the one who stopped the constant, continuous rain that is caused by Juvia's sadness. He's the one who made her feel happy and accepted for the first time. And when the guild disbanded and he went away, she was alone all over again. And because of that it started to rain again. During those times, she was really sad, depressed. And it continued to rain until Gray came back and stayed with her. But that was only for a year. Now that he's doing the 100YQ, he's away from her, again. But this time, she's learning how to live her life even if Gray isn't always by her side. And she's learning not to dwell too much into those negative feelings whenever he's away.

She's learning to be more independent. And that's why I think that the artwork symbolizes not only her accepting the rain, but also her accepting the sadness and loneliness that comes with it. That it's okay to have bad days sometimes and not feel well and cheerful all the time. Because even if it rains, even if he's not always there, even when she's sad, she can live. And she will live. Although Gray did promise Juvia that he will return from the quest, and of course, Juvia trusts his words..

Now imagine if this long character arc of Juvia ends with Gray actually dying protecting her, finally becoming what he deems as a worthy person, someone who's able to protect her at all cost, and her having to accept that she needs to continue living her life even when he's gone holy shit-

(jk about the last part cause people took it too seriously lmao)

Great analysis but they already stated that they will live for each other, Juvia is gray’s power to live and After everything that happened in Gray’s developement, considering sacrifice himself a looot of times, it is not a casual statement, power to live, Juvia Made him realize he is worth love, he is worth to live happily, Gray was traumatized to love because everyone he loved f*** ing died until he met Juvia, she was willing to die for him, he was willing to die for her and yet they found a way to survive and stand together and surpass everything and after the last time (Thank you Invel) Gray realized he wants to live, he wants Juvia to live, he wants to spend time living, growing and loving, he still feels unworthy because he was totally broken and he is still in his way to heal so he wants to become stronger in order to protect her and then “i swear i’ll make her mine” His mind is set. He wants to be his best version for Juvia but he knows now that he wants to live, she is his power TO Live, no more hiding behind a bush, he has to collect his pieces and live for her, with her, in their reality (not in a fantasy where he had Ur, Ultear, and his father alive) but in their reality and this is huge too because he accepted all his losses and decided to keep following his path of developement because Juvia Made it clear for him. Acceptance, trust, he is finally willing to Live and able to accept to love and being love. If Gray Fullbuster set his mind on sonething I truly trust him so he will live and love Juvia that,as you said, she is learning too how to be whole as a person and she is doing great. Honestly Gray and Juvia were both broken in a terrible way and still together they are finding their way to become incredibly strong and healed and I find their personal developement Great!! This is one of the reason I love them so much!! And i truly believe they will live together and happily ( and make a Greige being the best family ever)

Gaj//uvia is the best Brotp ever! I still can’t get over how Juvia was the one to care for Gajeel and ask master to take him into the guild, and how Gajeel got a bit jealous in the Tartaros arc, saying “Gajeel-sama” while carrying this bluenette Princess on his back!!     – submitted by anonymous

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