your picks: Joshua Rosfield, Angeal Hewley, Hythlodaeus, Rhy Maresh

......I could see him both getting along with Angeal, and driving Angeal up a wall. Chaotic Good ex-thug-for-hire who's actually remarkably cunning but also A Huge Brat.

Comes with a free ex-military talking cat swordsman who, thinking on it, is honestly a lot like Angeal... (except it's not weird for his species to be able to sprout feathered wings and fly).

Angeal ships where they don't drive Angeal up the wall don't exist

This is wholly fair XD

Though I'm sure Angeal would side eye Gajeel's tendency to eat anything metal XD

i had yesuntei before i went to bed, so that works