Droy
Name: Droyan Berge
Nickname: Droy
Age: 26
Magic: Plant
Occupation: Assistant Head of Outdoor Maintenance for the Council (main verse), Fairy Tail mage (timeline dependent)
Likes: nature and being outside, reading, puzzles/games, DIY projects and crafting, art, painting
Dislikes: fickle people, disorganisation,
History:
He grew up in a small mountainside town, happy with his peaceful life with his parents and older sister. They lived on the family farm, using magic to tend to the land and help it prosper. Droy himself, being only young, had only just begun to develop his skill with magic when the roaming bandits came to town. The rogue mages took every available resource and crop, destroying all buildings as they did so. They attacked anyone who fought back against them, including little Droy and his family.
Droy was badly injured in the event, and woke to find that the bandits had left and his family were dead (among many others). The community never recovered and Droy was sent to the nearest orphanage, in Magnolia.
It was there that he met Sarusuke (later to be known as Jet). He learnt that the same bandits that had attacked his town, had also attacked the other boy’s village. They shared their pain and bonded.
Upon learning that it was the Fairy Tail guild that had stopped the bandits later, the two boys became fascinated with it and with magic. They practiced their magic and were soon able to join Fairy Tail. They got along well with the other young members of the guild but mostly kept to themselves. They would go on jobs separately however, as they couldn’t seem to work well together when it came to requests. It wasn’t until they formed a team with Levy that they were able to get in sync and become a reliable group.
Personality:
Hardworking, even as a child assisting his parents, he is not someone who shies away from a difficult task. He can be quite the perfectionist, and hard on himself, but he gets satisfaction from completing a job well and through seeking order. He can be meticulous and persistent about the things he’s got a passion for – his plants and gardening tools especially.
He’s always been on the more serious side (particularly in comparison to Jet), and more introverted than his friends. To those who don’t know him well, he can appear almost aloof at first, but it generally doesn’t take him too long to warm up and show his kind, friendlier side. He enjoys a good joke and pun and has a generous nature that prompts him to share with others.
He is the realist to Jet’s optimist and tends to lean on logic and his own perceptive skills. A practical sort, he prefers a sensible approach to most things and would often get annoyed by Jet’s more frivolous behaviour at times. He enjoys working on projects and figuring out how to make things work better.
Reading is something he became interested in after becoming friends with Levy in their youth. He loves to learn and prefers to read non-fiction books.
Despite being rather sensible, he can be prone to great stubbornness. When he was younger, such stubbornness often put him at odds with Jet (which contributed to some of their difficulties in trying to work together pre-Levy).
(Romantic) Feelings for Levy:
He came to truly admire her when she joined the team with him and Jet, growing a great respect for her and her abilities. He did not, however, develop romantic feelings towards her and instead sees her as on of his closest friends, more like a sister.
Magic:
His primary gift with magic is the ability to manipulate plants, particularly in the acceleration of their growth. He is also able to enrich soils to promote growth, however it takes a fair bit of energy and concentration. He is able to rapidly grow any plant around him and bend them to his will, even granting them some abilities, however he found it was more convenient to imbue special seeds with different abilities beforehand and them carry with him, as it takes a fair amount of time and energy to change the property of a plant in the middle of a battle. By carrying seeds, he is able to pick the ones that are most suited to his needs at the time, throw them, and use his magic to grow them in an instant.
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He and Jet were beyond devastated upon learning that Levy and the others on Tenrou were gone. For a while, everything just seemed to stop. The guild was quiet. Eventually, however, they had to move on, had to try to continue to live. They took jobs together, using strategies Levy had come up with and worked with them on. They were able to help keep the guild afloat for a little while, but the bills and troubles began to pile up, even with the acting guildmaster, Macao, doing his best.
At times, he considered leaving the guild, abandoning the sinking ship, but the thought was barely formed before it was dismissed. Some people did leave the guild, but while there were still members remaining, he couldn’t bring himself to leave too.
The years were difficult, he struggled to find the same joy in his plants and gardens as he used to, they no longer offered as much comfort as they used to. He began to indulge in sweets and treats, finding some temporary happiness from them. However, before he fell too deep into an unhealthy habit with such treats, Jet stepped in. Droy then discovered an interest in art and in painting (helped along by Reedus), something with helped distract his mind and heart.
When Jet began a relationship, Droy was supportive. He dated a few women himself at different times during this period but was never able to commit. When Jet’s relationship ended after 2 years, Droy was once again supportive of him and understood how things went wrong.
As the Tenrou team returned, he began to hope that those Fairies who had remained in the guild would start to live life properly again.
Appearance
You may note that I’m not including his post-Tenrou physical appearance as canon. This is for several reasons –
1) I don’t like how it was handled in canon, I think at one point it’s said he was eating emotionally (I can’t seem to find it), which would make sense given the emotional pain he and the others were going through in losing their friends, however, it’s then not mentioned again (I know he’s barely even a side character so would never get that kind of development or screentime but still). His weight, especially if coming from such a serious issue, should’ve have been dealt with/written better and given some sort of closure. Instead, he is made into a joke several times and his character is reduced to simply being that guy that’s always eating. It’s disrespectful and harmful, and while I could still write him as being his canon size and have it be something that is developed better, I’m choosing not to (aside from him almost heading down the path of such eating habits) because of the next point (in addition to the fact that food related issues are not something I feel comfortable writing about). I think the other explanation in canon might have been that he simply ‘discovered he enjoys food’ which I find to be lazy writing and still not handled well.
2) The way I see Droy in my mind – his personality is more like his first appearances, he’s cool, he’s kinda brooding looking, he’s serious about his friends. For me, during the 7 years, he was dedicated to trying to help keep the guild afloat, so he had to maintain his fitness and skill as a mage in order to do his best and do what he could for the sake of everyone. He also is highly attuned to nature and plants due to his magic and is aware of (and highly enjoys) the benefits of fruit and vegetables, so he maintains a healthy diet and is a vegetarian – so no, he’s not going to be snacking on a fried chicken leg at every opportunity. The way I see Jet also comes into play here – he is a fitness freak, and while he loves a good treat every now and then, he’s more than happy to burn it off with extra exercise. He would not let one of his best friends enter into an unhealthy lifestyle for very long.
Fairy Tail’s Disbandment:
Having Levy with him and Jet during this time was some comfort. They stuck together for a while, living together as a group and doing small jobs where they could.
Eventually, they talked about their options. They didn’t have it in them to join a new guild, instead deciding to try something different. Levy applied for a job at the council and was accepted, and she encouraged them to pursue their dreams. Unfortunately, it didn’t work out for Jet and Droy and they struggled to support themselves. While keeping in contact with Levy, they did their best to convince her they were fine and she didn’t need to worry. Droy didn’t want to be a burden on her.
Luckily, through her work with the council, Levy heard of a few job openings for which they would be perfect for. Jet became a specialised courier for the Council, while Droy went to work for their ‘Outdoor Maintenance’ Department.
Fairy Tail’s Revival:
He, along with Jet and Levy, returned for the reinstatement of Fairy Tail, glad for the chance to catch up with everyone. They were all tempted to rejoin, however, decided not to in the end as they felt their time as guild mages had passed and they enjoyed their current jobs. Droy, and Jet, did decide to spend some time with the revived Fairy Tail and consequently became involved with the war and fought alongside everyone.
Job:
He joined the Outdoor Maintenance Department of the Council at an entry level position. Essentially, this department is about gardening and landscaping – they tend to the vast Council gardens as well as the outdoor facilities, and this extends to any Council related building. They also, however, are responsible for helping to repair the land and habitats that have been affected negatively by mages or magic related disasters – i.e when the ground is torn up or exploded during a battle. Following the war, they have a lot to do.
Droy became a highly valued member of the department during his first year, quickly moving up to becoming the Assistant to the Head of Department. The job is one he enjoys immensely – loving being able to be outside, working with his hands, and making an improvement on the land, it’s very satisfying for him to see progress and to help set things right again. He has been working with a lot of Earth mages and working on learning some of their skills, as his family had a lot of Earth mages and it would be a great addition to his skillset.
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Rambling about Fairies - Manga Chapter 168 + 169 and 22 + 24
This parallel is very fun.
But what I find really cool is Jet and Droy.
Jet and Droy switched clothes! Jet’s now wearing the buckles (that used to be there to store Droy’s seed weapons), and Droy is now wearing fur (that were representative of Jet being slightly animalistic to contrast his plant partner, also his name being Sarusuke, saru meaning monkey).
Also, I find it kind of funny Jet and Droy are the strongest in Edo-FT now, because back in the Natsu vs Erza chapter, they’re the ones to list out the strongest Fairy Tail wizards to Lucy, never even including themselves in the contending.
Then we come to Elfman. Elfman is still the meek pacifist he once was, reflected by the hair that he used to wear as a child. Up and down differences. And unlike the punk-like high collar blazer he wears on Earth, he’s wearing a tank top, kinda homey and cute.
Strangely enough this line reminds me of Mirajane warning Lucy about S-class missions at the start of the manga when we first learn about S-class missions.
It’s a slight projection from their end. Mirajane warns Lucy, ‘you’ll never have enough lives to attempt those’, and Elfman says here ‘they botched a job!’ to scold them.
They were both hinting toward Lisanna in those instances, despite never directly bringing her up. Except with Mira, we didn’t know about Lisanna yet. With Elfman, we know about Lisanna now.
It’s very subtle, but I like how it’s brings Lisanna back to mind before we’re surprised with her being alive in Edolas.
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