I WAS WRONG GUYS HOLY CRAP
THE BOOK I WAS THINKING OF WAS "WINGS" BY APPRILYNNE PIKE
I ACTUALLY REALLY HATED THE FAERIE PATH LOLOLOL

the rest of my description is still accurate

Whelp, I'm submitting this here anyway

Very girly but I actually enjoyed it a lot
It's not really up my usual alley but something drove me to try it
Also, just try it out. The description on google doesn't do it justice at all (though the description is pretty much spot on.)
Faeries in that world are creatures are plants.
The females grow flowers once per year, in the season they were born in. This season also signifies their strength: Spring is weakest, winter is strongest.
When the females grow flowers, the men produce spores through their hands and as such wear gloves to prevent accidental pregnancies (lol).
Having human-like sex is just for fun and has zero side effects (lucky bastards LOL).
Which is why this chick has a flower on her back.
I guess she's a summer faerie.
I'd also like to mention the main character is NOT in fact a winter faerie, but a fall faerie. She's no OP, people (thank god).
Took about 3-4 hours using SAI and PhotoShop.

I may not come back to FurAffinity much anymore, I just.... really don't like what 80% of the community seems to be obsessed with.
(Inflation, diapers (???????), hugifyingness gigantism or whatever it's called, etc)
That's not your fault, I'm not blaming anyone, it's personal preference.
Thank you for viewing though!