"I'm always going to be protective of you guys.. You know that right?"

█▐ ❆ ࿐ᐤ A FAINT SMILE ensued upon discerning Mira’s declaration. It was spoken with distinguishable poise, which lead Gray to believe that her proposal was of genuine intents. After all, Mirajane’s CARING disposition was indisputable; she who lost not only her kin, but also the town that homed her most treasured memories—
Fairy Tail was here to offer her with all that were once LOST. Just as it did with him, Fairy Tail reminded her again of a place that she could belong.* The protective intuition was but a second-nature to those who bore the insignia of the guild they called H O M E.

“Yeah,” Gray vocalized softly, before momentarily locking eyes with those belonging to Mira, and then descended his gaze once more— “I know.”