Tumblr Requests [Adventure Time/Reader]

Compliments [Fern]

Gender Neutral
Warnings: None

A/n: Tumblr request for flustered Fern and flirting.
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"I don't think he's interested in me." you say nonchalantly, taking a sip from your water canteen.

"Of course he is, he's been staring at you the whole trip." Finn whispers at you in a hushed tone.

You slowed down your pace from the hike up the mountain to turn your head at the grass boy walking a few feet behind you. He was indeed staring at you. Your eyes met before he quickly broke eye contact, pretending to look at the clouds above him.

"Okay, maybe you're right." you nudge closer to the human boy.

Hiking sounded like a fun activity to spend the afternoon, climbing up a mountain and camping at night to see some constellations with bubblegum's telescope. The group was mostly comprised of marceline, bonnibel, Finn, Jake, Raninicorn, Fern and you. It was a solid trip and a fun one at that, until Finn started giving you some... interesting pieces of information.

"Come'on (y/n), you've been crushing on him since last month."

You desperately hushed Finn to keep his voice down.

"But that doesn't mean he likes me back."

The human boy raised a hand to his chin, thinking before his eyes sparkled in interest. "I have an idea on how to know if Fern likes you."

"Can't you just ask him personally?"

"Nope." Finn says simply with a smile. "Where would the fun be at that?"

Finn likes playing matchmaker after all.

It was almost sundown when your group reached the top of the mountain, the chores were divided and everyone started doing there own part to set up camp. Fern was minding his own business, trying to set up a tent by nailing some rope to the ground.

"Hey Fern," you greet the grass boy, however he looked concentrated with the task at hand.

"Sup (y/n)." he says.

"You're did a great job with the tents, have you been working out? I could tell you're quite strong as of late." you ask innocently.

Fern misses the nail he was supposed to hit with the hammer, leaving a hole on the dirt ground as he raised his head to look at you. He was at a lost of words, dark green spreading on his face, his mouth slightly open a gap while he tried to respond.

"I, uh, no? I mean, I've been wrestling monster but it's nothing out of the ordinary." Fern raised a hand to scratch at his nose.

"Well, wrestling monsters sounds like a great feat in itself, that's pretty cool." you said honestly, gaining another flustered expression from the young man.

"I uhh..." he stood up, looking back and forth. Mostly because he doesn't know how to handle positive feedback. "I gotta go get a quick snack before the sun sets." Fern dropped the hammer and left in a hurry.

You place your hands on your hips, shaking your head with a chuckle.

That wasn't your last attempt to try and make the grass boy flustered.

"Ugh, I can't open this can of beans, I'm too weak-" you pretend to sound in distress. "Hey Fern, you're a tough guy. How about you open this can for me~?" you would ask Fern, gaining a confused expression from him.

He did help you open the can without a can opener. But he soon rushed away before you could thank him.

And the cycle kept repeating itself the rest of the evening. You would try to compliment the grass boy and he would run off before you could see his reaction. It wasn't until sunset when Bonibel asked Fern to bring some water from a nearby creek, Finn suggested you should tag along so neither of you would get lost. Surprisingly, Fern begrudgingly accepted, almost like he didn't want to be near you. Which is odd since Finn told you he likes you.

While you and Fern walked towards the creek, he jumped over a huge fallen log which you were quick to compliment once more.

"Cool, I can't jump that high like you though." you chime, however you heard Fern reply with an annoyed groan.

"Would you cut it out already?! If you guys invited me to this trip just to make fun of me, I wouldn't have come!" Fern snapped at you angrily.

"What? What makes you think I'm trying to make fun if you?" you ask, completely confused.

"I saw you talking to Finn earlier during the hike. I'm sure he told you about my crush on you and now the both of your are trying to make me look stupid by complimenting me all day." he tightens his fists.

You were at a lost of words. So instead you laughed, your light hearted laugh bouncing off the pines trees while you try to process what's inside Fern's brain.

This only made Fern angrier.

"You think we're making fun of you? Oh, on the contrary my dear grassy friend," you took a few steps towards Fern, ignoring the way his arms started to grow menacing thorns. "Has it ever occur to you that the reason I've been complimenting you all day is because I like you too?" you ask him with a smile.

The torns on Fern's body stopped growing. "What? Why would you even like me?"

"Everything I said all day is true. You're strong, versatile, and got a mad set of skills I'm super jelly of. I think you're really cool and I just love seeing you get all flush when I try to compliment you." you express in a soft voice, grabbing his hand while you caress his palm with your thumb."Sorry if I was making you uncomfortable." you apologize.

However when you raised your head to look back at Fern's face, he was completely covered by a flush shade of dark green, his eyes nervously turning away to look anywhere but you. It made him look adorable.

"I wasn't uncomfortable, I just, don't know how to respond to positive feedback..." he mumbles.

"Do you want me to stop doing it?"

"No!" Fern desperately raised his voice, immediately covering a hand over his mouth. "I'd uh, would prefer if you kept doing it actually." he admits with a sheepish smile.

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A/N: Also on a side note this book will contain mostly sfw content, I'll be making a separate book for +18 content since I feel more comfortable separating them.