𝙹𝚊𝚖𝚎𝚜 𝙿𝚘𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝙾𝚗𝚎𝚜𝚑𝚘𝚝𝚜

Honeycrisp

An afternoon of apple picking with James — gn!reader

Warnings: not rlly a warning but reader is smaller/shorter than James

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You were standing on the tips of your toes, arms outstretched as far as they could go, and the big red apple was still out of your reach. You now opted to climb; one foot bent against the base of the tree, and a hand wrapped around the branch above your head. You reached as well as possible. You could touch the apple—not enough to get a grip—but enough to at least jostle it around a little. As you moved it around, a big hand came and effortlessly picked it off the tree.

"James!" You complained, taking a step down. "I was gonna get that! I was so close!"

"I know you were, my darling." James said with a smile, placing the apple in your basket on the ground. "So I just helped you out; it's all a team effort."

"But it's not fair that you get to just reach up and grab all the good ones when I can't get anything."

"So you can get on my shoulders, then we can both get the high apples at the same time."

You couldn't help but laugh a little, thinking he was joking, even though, in hindsight, James would never joke about anything regarding affection with you. But when he squatted down, your laughter stopped.

"I'm serious, love. Well, not Sirius, he's looking at fancy jams in the farm store. But I'm not joking, hop on."

You shrugged, not really seeing a problem with it. You climbed onto his shoulders, one leg at a time. Once you were on and he had confirmed that you were settled, he stood up—a bit too quickly for your nerves—and took a step closer to the tree.

You reached out, grabbing a plump fruit and twisting gently until it fell into your hold. "Look, Jamie! I already got one!"

"See how easy that was?" He smiled, taking the apple and putting it in his pocket. "Everything is perfect, just like you."

"You're too cheesy." You giggled.

"Yeah, but you love it. That's why you're on my shoulders and no one else's."

"Yeah." You sighed, completely agreeing with him. "That's why I'm on your shoulders and no one else's." 

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