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🌲Muriel x Short Male Reader - Picnic🌲

This was requested by grzzyskn

Y/N's POV.

I grabbed a basket filled with plates, silverware, and a blanket off the table and made my way out the door.

'Today is a lovely day for a picnic!' I thought, walking down the streets of Vesuvia.

As a gentle breeze brushed past me I felt like all my stress and worries had lifted off my shoulders. I was picking my favorite flowers and forget me nots on my way to the market. Before I knew it, I arrived. I tucked the flowers away, inside my basket, and looked around the market.

I purchased some fruits, bread, a couple sandwiches, smoked eel, black mead, my favorite food, and drink.

I walked out of the busy market and into the forest.

It was always so calming walking through the forest. The sunlight shining through the tree tops casting a soft green light onto everything, the sounds of nature and wildlife around me, and the cooling breeze. It was almost like entering another realm.

Up ahead I spotted Muriel's hut. Once arriving, I knocked on the door.

"Muriel~ It's me, Y/n!" I said.

"Come in." I heard after a short pause.

I walked in to be greeted by Inanna hopping on me and trying to get in my basket.

"Inanna down." Muriel commanded.

Inanna let out a whine and sat down.

"Aww, it's okay Inanna." I smiled and rubbed her head.

She nuzzled her head into my hand and licked it.

"What's that basket for Y/n?" Muriel asked.

I looked down at the basket in my hand almost forgetting it was there "Oh this? I thought it was a beautiful day to go on a picnic with my beautiful boy~" I giggled a bit, setting the basket down and giving him a hug.

Muriel's POV.

"I thought it was a beautiful day to go on a picnic with my beautiful boy~" Y/n giggled setting the basket down and giving me a hug.

I felt my face turn red instantly at the comment. I looked down at Y/n hugging me, my face growing redder by the second.

'He's looks so tiny and adorable when he hugs me like that. I can't take it...' I thought.

I lifted him up so that we were face to face and hugged him

Y/n's POV.

As Muriel lifted me I couldn't help but chuckle and peck his cheek. Muriel's face instantly reddened even more.

"He's so cute when he blushes like that..." Words accidentally slipping out of my mouth.

Muriel looked at me, shocked, as I felt my cheeks warming up.

"S-so about that picnic-" Muriel set me down.

"O-oh right! Let's get going!" I cut him off grabbing the basket, making my way out the door.

Time Skip.

We made our way over to a little river surrounded by trees. I sat the basket down and started setting everything out.

I patted the blanket across from me motioning for him to sit. He sat across from me looking at the food set out in front of us. He paused and sniffed.

"Is that what I think it is...?" He looked up at me.

"Smoked eel? Yup~ And I even found you some black mead!" I pulled out a bottle with a proud look on my face.

"Y-y/n you shouldn't have!" Muriel said.

"It's no biggie~" I said pouring the black mead into a glass and handed it to him.

After we ate we talked on and on for hours. We even made little flower crowns for each other during that time.

I made my way over to Muriel's lap plopping myself down on his leg. I pulled out a comb out of my pocket and started brushing through his hair.

"Y-y/n, what are you doing?" Muriel asked.

"I was going to braid some of these extra flowers I had left over into your hair!" I smiled.

Muriel nodded as red tinted his cheeks.

I started combing through Muriel's dark locks.

"Wow. Your hair is so silky!" I finger combed through his silky hair admiring it.

"T-thanks..." He mumbled.

I smiled and started putting Muriel's hair into a loose braid, placing flowers in the braid as I went on.

"Finished!" I said pulling out a compact mirror letting him see the end result.

"Wow...~" Muriel said looking at his hair in the mirror.

"I picked up the flower crown that I finished previously and placed it on his head.

"My flower prince looks absolutely handsome~!" I giggled as I hugged him.

"I could say the same for you Y/n." Muriel placed the flower crown he made on my head, taking me into his warm embrace and laid back.

We stayed like that until the sun went down. We packed up the basket and made it back to the hut, snuggling, by the lit fireplace, until sunrise.