User blog comment:Omega natsu2/Fairy Tail's Ending/@comment-4449950-20140626081503/@comment-85.221.190.231-20140626163212

Actually I think Jellal could, and should, go for this relationship. And I don't think he would have to feel guilty for it. I know he has some sins to pay for and he still could. And making Erza happy also would be some sort of compensation for what he done to her before... And also I feel he himself deserves a bit of happiness. So many years have passed for him, and he spent his time in prison too, and also ToH wasn't totally his fault to begin with, but Ultear's... So I could totally see him being with Erza at this point. And I think even temporary happiness is worth it. The way he is now, in my opinion, he is making his guilt bigger than he should, and I read it as self-centered. And I want to punch him, even though he is blind, and it would be wrong :)

I read Jellal as someone being capable of having relationship and not doing it because he is overdramatizing, and I read Gray as someone who isn't emotionally capable of it at this moment (although he is making little steps towards it). But maybe it's a bias coming from the sorts of stories someone likes - I like stories about people helping and healing themselves, and maybe you like stories about redemption more, I don't know? :) But I like the fact that we can have such a discussion, i think it shows how much depth this manga actually has :)

And anon before me - actually there are many clues that point to Gray developing some sort of romantic feelings for Juvia, and even though they're subtle and can probably be read many ways, it's a stretch to say they don't exist :)