Yep, definitely not fairy-like. I have to ask - why do you think anyone perceive her as that? No dragonfly wings or anything on her. Go check out Vallejo's fairy paintings for some good old school ref.
And she hovers dissonantly over that rainy briar patch bg, look as though she was haphazardly pasted there at the last minute. You simply copied the linked to pose/costume reference with no thought of custom integration.
What I do like is the vibe of your story telling style. A good story coupled with you stuff could be very compensating.