#fairycore reader

WHAT'S THE GIG?... in which fairy-core!reader invites semiu to come explore a forest with her before coming across an unexpected new friend.

featuring... fairy-core!reader x semiu. au where trees & nature are prominent!

WHAT'S THE MOVE?... FLUFF. wlw. black!reader. established relationship. casual use of cannabis.

luvrs note: hi, it's been a minute. getting back into it with some fluffy stuff. also one of the things for pride month + juneteenth celebration.

"and you're sure you know where we're going?"

semiu raised her brow at you as you continued to lead her through a patch of woods you claimed to be familiar with.

"of course!" you insisted, gasping when you see a small family of deer just past a lake. the babies are spotted, wobbling around the legs of their probable mother clumsily. "awh, look. aren't they cute?"

"very." semiu mused, more focused on your awe than the deers themselves.

smiling to yourself, you continue to lead her through the woods, following the same trail you usually would. past a fallen tree, a smaller puddle from the lake that typically had a few frogs or a toad sitting in the middle of it, and finally? you make it to a curve of the lake, outlined by large and small rocks and stones.

you smile at yourself as you inhale, taking in the smell of pure earth. the dirt, trees, moss, and water all calm your senses like nothing else could.

aside from weed, of course.

"so, what was your plan taking me here, exactly?" semiu asks, settling herself on a fairly smooth rock next to the river.

you shrug. "honestly, i just wanted to be in nature. with you."

semiu's head tilts. "...that's it?"

nodding, "quality time! duh!" then, you reach into your bra. fishing out a joint and lighter, you give semiu a look. "a little bonding never hurt anybody."

the grin that grows across semiu's face tells you all you need to know. sitting on a tree stump nearby, you light the end of the joint before humming to yourself. "the lake's water is surprisingly clean."

"yeah?" semiu muses, "and what'd you have to do to find that out?"

you pass the joint to her, twirling briefly as you stand up. "just finding out." walking backwards into the lake, you shiver a little at the coolness of the water before settling.

it only goes up to your knees, water becoming well acquainted with your skin as calm ripples move around your limbs.

then, you hold your hand out. "wanna take a dip?"

semiu huffs out smoke. "you're lucky i like you."

grinning, "you couldn't not like me if you tried."

ignoring your words, she lets her hand sit in yours. stepping carefully into the water, you walk yourself further into the lake - pulling her in with you, while you're at it.

by the time she gets close enough to wrap an arm around your waist, you're smiling. "see? not that bad."

holding the joint to your lips, semiu hums. "never said it was bad."

you inhale deeply before exhaling, smiling when semiu kisses you as smoke filters between the two of you.

a crunch behind you gathers your attention. you whirl around, smiling softly when you notice a white-tail deer standing behind you two. it's craning its neck barely an inch from the water beneath you.

slowly, you step away. still, you look back at semiu. "does that look like the one from the family we saw earlier?"

she shrugs. "could be."

watching the deer carefully, your smile widens when it steps into the water timidly - toward the two of you.

"oh?" semiu muses behind you, watching as you kneel to be on the deer's level.

you shush her carefully. moving your hand slowly, you offer the back of your palm for the deer to smell.

it does, nudging your knuckles gently. taking that as initiative, you gently run your thumb along the bridge between the deer's eyes. the rest of your hand comes to cup the side of its face, short-hair fur tickling your palms as you give the deer a bit of affection.

deciding not to test your luck, you slowly retract your hand, letting it settle on your knee. still, the deer steps further toward you and nudges at you again.

suppressing a laugh, you decide to cup both hands and slowly dip them into the water before offering it to the deer.

timid as ever, it sniffed the very tips of your fingers before deciding to drink from your hands.

you slowly look back at semiu, who's watching the deer in gentle awe before her gaze lands on you.

before she can say anything, your attention is caught by a crack behind the deer. it's another one, definitely older - possibly the mother.

habitually, the deer in front of you backs out of the lake and to its parents side. and before you knew it? they were trotting off into the woods.

immediately, you're popping up, water splashing around you. "semiu! did you see that?"

she nods, grinning at your excitement. "i did, baby."