#Snufkin x original character

[amethyst-marie368]

Chapter 7: Let's Find Comfort In Each Other

⧫ ⧫ ⧫ Rauna POV ⧫ ⧫ ⧫

As I stepped out of my tent, a gust of wind greeted me. My hair, still down from the previous night, flailed around me. I started gathering my hair to one side so I could see and not taste hair in my mouth. Glancing over, Snufkin was walking toward me.

“Morning, Snufkin,” I said. “Nice day, isn’t it?”

Amused, Snufkin looked up at the stormy clouds rolling in. Flashes of lightning lit up the sky, and the rumble of thunder spread across Moominvalley.

“…Yes. A nice day indeed. Good morning.” He smiled.

The clouds were coming in fast. We need to pack up quickly, or we’ll get drenched by the rain and I just took a bath last night. I don’t want to take another…

“Snufkin, can you help me pack up my tent? I'll help you pack yours too, it’ll be faster.”

“Sure. Let’s hurry before it starts raining cats and dogs.”

The wind certainly didn’t make packing up two tents any easier, but we finished quickly. Things packed, we headed to Moominhouse.

Just as we crossed the bridge, thunder as loud as a cymbal crashed above us, and rain rushed from the sky.

“Let’s go!” I yelled over the rain. Taking Snufkin’s hand, we ran for the safety of the porch. The rain pounded relentlessly, drenching us. Lightning cracked across the sky. My heart was beating out of my chest as we ran towards Moominhouse. Snufkin’s hand, which I held securely, sent warmth through the palm of my hand, a stark comparison to the chilly rain.

By the time we reached the safety of the porch, rain was dripping off the ends of our clothes. Moominmamma opened the door as soon as we stepped onto the porch, warm towels in hand.

“Morning, Moominmamma,” I feel like I’m always wet whenever I come here… Last time, I went for a little swim in the waterfall. This time, I took a shower in the rain…

“Good morning, Moominmamma.” Snufkin greeted.

“Good morning, it’s nice to have you back.” She said with a smile. “Good morning to you too, Snufkin.” Moominmamma’s gaze, towels in hand, drifted down.

Hm? Following her gaze… My face flushed with embarrassment. Without a word, I let go of Snufkin’s hand and reached to take one of the fluffy towels.

“Everyone’s inside. The both of you can come in whenever you’re ready. Oh, and Rauna," she turned to me, "I have some clothes you can try on that might just fit. We wouldn’t want you to catch a cold. Snufkin was lucky, his hat helped keep him mostly dry.”

“Ah, yes. Thank you, Moominmamma. I’ll come inside once I dry myself a bit. I wouldn't want to drip water all over your floors.” Moominmamma nodded and went inside.

I should take my cloak off. Wouldn't do any good sitting in wet clothes. Putting my things down, the surface of my violin case was wet. I frowned. Of course, it was unavoidable as a vagabond, but that didn’t mean I liked it. Instead of drying myself, I used my towel to dry the case.

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After Rauna took off her cloak, it was easy to spot bandages wrapped around her upper arm. Instead of taking care of herself, she started drying her violin case. I’m not too wet, so this should be okay. I placed my towel over Rauna’s shoulders, and she froze as if remembering my presence.

“When did you get hurt?” I asked. She looked up at me.

“Hm? Oh.” She looked down at her bandaged arm. “I took a little tumble on my way back yesterday and there was a branch. It's not as bad as you think.” She unraveled some of the gauze so I could take a look.

I looked closely at the long, yet shallow cut. It was still pink around the edges but otherwise healthy.

“Not bad. Will you still be able to play the violin?”

Holding onto the towel around her shoulders, she got up. “It should be fine. Something like this hasn’t stopped me before, and it won’t stop me now,” she reached for the handle before turning back to me. “You coming?”

“At some point. I want to watch the storm come on.” I said.

She nodded and went inside. Even with the closed door, I could hear everyone inside become excited at Rauna’s return from the open window. I guess Moominmamma didn’t tell them about Rauna coming back.

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⧫ ⧫ ⧫ Rauna POV ⧫ ⧫ ⧫

[Edelweiss By The Ray Conniff Singers]

I twirled in front of the mirror. The change of clothes Moominmamma gave me was…a dress. The soft, sky-blue fabric rippled like water. I smoothed down the skirt, not that it needed to be smoothed, but to feel it under my fingertips. I haven’t worn a dress in ages… Did Moominmamma really just have this lying around? It fits so well and looks new.

The short sleeves weren’t something I was too used to, but it was okay. The length, however… Coming down a bit past my knees, it was the shortest piece of clothing I’ve worn. Exhaling, I decided I couldn’t stay in the guest room all day.

Heading downstairs, rain was still thrumming against the house. I was relieved that no one paid mind to my out-of-character attire. Most likely Moominmamma’s work. I need to thank her later.

Walking into the foyer, the rain transitioned into a melody. Music. An old record player sat on the table. It looked like it'd break at any moment but played as strong as ever.

“Will you dance with us, Rauna?” Moominmamma asked, in the middle of dancing with Moominpappa.

“I don't know…” It has been so long since I did these things, worn a dress and danced. I sat on the sofa, the open window letting in a nice breeze behind me.

Moomin and Snorkmaiden were nearly a replica of Moomin’s parents, but stumbled from time to time, giggling. They're so cute together. Sniff and Little My were also dancing together. The height difference made the dance…unique. But they looked like they were having fun.

As the song came to an end and jumped to another, I glanced out to the porch. Snufkin was lounging on the railing. He looked over the valley, rain steadily falling.

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[Violino (From "Amore mio aiutami") By Piero Piccioni]

Closing the door behind me, the new song drifted out the window.

“Still raining pretty heavily, isn’t it?” I asked, looking out at the rainy scene. Snufkin jumped down and leaned against the railing next to me.

“Yes… It’s really coming down.” We stood in silence for a few minutes, listening to the rain, the music, and each other’s presence.

“You’re wearing a dress,” Snufkin commented without looking away from the rainy scene before us.

“Yeah. Moominmamma gave it to me while my clothes dry... It’s been a while since I wore a dress. Not too practical when traveling, y’know?”

“I can guess. Would be hard to do most things without it snagging, or ripping.”

I nodded, then turned to him.

“Do you dance?” I asked.

“A little, I suppose. You?” He turned to look at me.

“A bit.”

“…”

“…”

“Do you want to dance?” Snufkin asked.

“Alone? Not at all. With a partner? I could.” Is he going to offer a dance?

“Then…” He pushed himself off the railing and stood in front of me, bowing lightly. “Will you accept this dance?”

Oh.

“Yeah,” I smiled. Taking his outreached hand, we stepped together. His hand was warm and calloused, I could feel some small cuts too. Maybe from fishing, pulling out the hooks, or life itself.

“Is it okay if I put my hand on your back?” Snufkin asked. Definitely forgot about that part of dancing with someone.

“Yeah, it’s okay. Thanks for asking.”

He nodded, lightly settling a hand on my back, and our hands held in each other. With music from the window, we slowly stepped and swayed to the music.

“…have you danced before? Before today, I mean.” Snufkin asked.

“I have. Not like this though. This style of dance, or with a partner I mean,” I added. “Curious?” I smiled. He cleared his throat and looked away.

“I’d be lying if I said no. But,” he looked at me. “Don’t feel like you need to tell me anything if you don’t want to.”

“Thanks, I'm okay." I smiled. "You know how I told you about the old man who gave me my violin?”

He nodded.

“Some nights, when he’d play the violin, I would dance. It was fun,” I smiled. “The dances were different there, compared to Moominvalley.” I paused, thinking of those distant memories, a distant past.

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Rauna had gone silent, thinking deeply of something. We danced silently, and the rain began to slow. I paused, looking up at the sky.

“The rain is stopping,” I whispered.

Rauna looked up, “oh, you’re right.”

The sun’s rays broke through the clouds, raindrops trickling off the porch roof.

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⧫ ⧫ ⧫ Rauna's POV ⧫ ⧫ ⧫

The rain had completely stopped, and the group decided to go to the Forest of Witches, bringing baskets for mushroom picking. Little My and Sniff were competing, running around, and throwing all sorts of mushrooms into their baskets. I walked alongside Snorkmaiden, Moomin, and Snufkin, baskets in hand. Snorkmaiden and Moomin told me about the Forest of Witches, Alicia, her grandmother, how they met, and how she was an official witch now. I grabbed mushrooms occasionally along the way so I wouldn't bring back an empty basket.

I wonder how many of Little My's and Sniff's mushrooms are edible... I mused.

I glanced over at Snufkin who was walking next to me. He was focused on the next topic Snorkmaiden and Moomin had moved onto. I tapped his hand to get his attention. His eyes flickered down to my hand, lingering close to his, then quickly up to my gaze. You could practically see the question mark on his face.

"How many of those do you think we'll get to eat?" I discreetly gestured at Sniff's and Little My's rapid mushroom-picking tactic.

He grinned and leaned in a little to whisper back.

"Knowing them... Probably not many."

I hid my laughter behind my hand.

"What are you two whispering and laughing about~?" Snorkmaiden looked at us, a teasing glint in her eyes. I cleared my throat.

"Mhm- oh, is that the witches' hut over there?" I asked.

"It's the witch!" Little My yelled.

Standing outside, The Witch was about to swing her leg over her broom when we came up to her.

"Good morning, is Alicia in?" Moomin asked.

"No she's out and busy, so don't bother her." The Witch said in a rough tone.

"That's unfortunate... Maybe we'll bump into her in the forest," Moomin said.

As if noticing a new presence, The Witch looked straight at me.

"And who is this child?"

"Nice to meet you, Madame Witch. My name is Rauna." I introduced myself.

She hummed as she looked me over closely. Her bright yellow eyes held knowledge and speculations.

"Where are you from?" 

Why is she asking so many questions... I shifted uncomfortably.

"I'm a vagabond, I'm not from anywhere in particular. But it's a long way away," I told her.

She nodded without a word and hopped onto her broom. With a last glance, she flew up and over the trees. The group looked at each other, puzzled.

I felt a familiar hand squeeze mine.

"You alright?" Snufkin quietly asked me.

I exhaled, "I'm okay. That was weird though. Is she always like that when meeting someone for the first time?"

"No...she's weird but not that weird."

"Oh fun. Am I being targeted by a witch now?" I joked.

Snufkin looked at me sympathetically, lightly squeezing my hand one last time before letting go as Little My's voice cut through our whispers.

"Oh well, let's see if we can find Alicia!" Little My said, starting to walk ahead again.

"She should be somewhere around here," Snorkmaiden commented. "Alicia! Are you there!?" She called out.

"Aliciaaaaa!" Little My yelled.

"Alicia! Where are you!??" Moomin joined.

We called for Alicia as we walked into the forest, leaving our mushroom baskets at the hut.

"Wait- do you guys hear that?" I shushed the group.

A foreign voice called back from a little deeper in the forest, "Over here! I'm near the stream!"

"That's Alicia! Let's go!" Little My ran full speed ahead.

"Wait for meeeee!" Sniff ran after her, trying to catch up.

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"Alicia! It's been a while!" Moomin greeted her. Noticing the basket next to her feet, he peered into it. "What are you doing? Picking ingredients?"

"It's good to see you all! That's right, Grandma wanted me to restock a few things while she's out," she looked over at me and smiled. "Hello! I'm Alicia, a witch." She reached out a hand.

"Nice to meet you," I shook her hand. "I'm Rauna, a vagabond." How is this nice girl related to such a... I don't even know what to call her...weird? Grandmother.

"What's that?" Little My pointed to one of the things in Alicia's basket.

"Is it edible?" Sniff asked, before coming closer to take a look.

"Oh, no, you can't eat that," she laughed. "I just harvested some fresh bark, so I was washing my hands in the stream."

I took a look in the basket. The bark was oak and willow tree, good choices for medicinal purposes. Some licorice, the eye of newt in a jar, and a bundle of toe of frog.

"Is that licorice?" Snufkin asked, peering over my shoulder.

"That's right, Snufkin!" Alicia smiled.

"Are you done gathering all this stuff?" Little My asked, already impatient.

"I need to grab some valerian root and then I'm all free."

"We could help you," I offered.

"That's right, we could finish quickly and go down to Moominvalley," Moomin added.

"That's nice of you guys, thank you! You'll be able to find it pretty easily. The flowers are white, sometimes pink." She points out the plant in the near distance. Since it grows in small bunches, there was enough for a few people to dig up. "That's the valerian plant, we just need the roots."

Alicia, Sniff, and Snorkmaiden began digging up the bunch while the rest of us went searching for another bunch. Little My ran ahead with Moomin as Snufkin and I canvassed the area slowly.

"Do you see any?" I asked.

"No, do you?"

"No...," I pointed off course. "Let's try over there. Looks like there's a clearing."  

"Sounds good to me, let's go." 

We walked into the clearance and thankfully found some valerian plants to dig up. I grabbed a stick to dig up my plant while Snufkin grabbed a flat rock.

"...are you going to do anything else with your day?" I asked Snufkin. He thought about it for a second.

"Probably fishing. See if anything bites after such a storm."

I nodded.

"How about you?" He added.

"Hmm...," I thought, freeing the plant from the soil. "I think I'll go down to the beach. I think I remember seeing a cave, I want to check it out." I lightly shook the plant and the soil loosened from around its roots.

"I remember that cave. I won't spoil it for you, but...there's a nice surprise in one of the side caverns. Follow the right wall and you'll get there."

"I'll keep that in mind, thank you."

Roots in hand, we returned to the Witches' hut to find everyone putting their roots into Alicia's basket.

"There you are," Moomin looked at us.

"I'm all done now. I have some time before Grandma comes back," Alicia said, brushing the dirt off her hands.

"Let's go down for lunch, I'm hungry." Sniff grumbled, rubbing his stomach.

"Oh, I haven't had Moominmamma's pancakes in months..." Alicia was practically salivating at the thought.

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Sitting at the table, the sweet smell of Moominmamma's pancakes filled the room. It's like torture sitting here with those pancakes all the way over there... I was staring at the fluffy pancakes when a soft chuckle broke my concentration.

"What?" I whispered, side-eyeing Snufkin.

"Nothing." His hand covered half of his mouth.

"As if I believe that." I stealthily poked his side and he jolted a little. I grinned when he glared at me with no real fire behind it.

"Oh look at all these mushrooms! You all have picked so many!" Moominmamma clasped her hands together. "Now, let's see how many are edible... Hmm, this basket looks very nice, everything can be eaten. Whose basket is this?"

"Ah, that one would be mine," I raised my hand.

"Nice job, Rauna!"

"HEY! That's not fair! I got WAY more mushrooms in my basket!" Little My pouted, crossing her arms.

"That's true... But Little My, you also picked a lot of mushrooms that could make someone very very sick. It's important to learn what is safe to eat."

All I want is to sink my teeth into those pancakes... I sighed, resting my head in my hands. I could practically feel the silent laughter coming off of Snufkin. I gently nudged his foot with mine. Oh shut it. I'm hungry.

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Finally! I put down my knife and fork in satisfaction, full on Moominmamma's delicious pancakes.

"Happy?" Snufkin whispers, amusement twinkling in his eyes.

"What? Am I too obvious?" 

He shook his head, and stood up, walking toward the door.

"Leaving, Snufkin?" Moomin asked. I stood up as well.

"Yep, I'm gonna go fishing." 

"And I...am going for a beachside walk," I added, heading toward the door as well.

"Have fun! We're going to play some games," Snorkmaiden called out. 

Why do I feel like she's been watching me and Snufkin so much? I thought, closing the door behind us.

Walking together, the sun still showed about 3 hours of daylight left.

"Today is going pretty quick," I say. "And yet... it feels like so much has happened."

Snufkin nodded, showing that he was listening.

"Also, don't you think Snorkmaiden has been kinda...weird today?" 

"Weird how?" Snufkin asked.

"Her smile, as if she knows something I- or we- don't."

"Hmm... Yeah, I have a slight feeling about what it's about. But don't worry," He quickly adds. "It's nothing bad."

"...okay. I'm trusting you here, you know her more than I do." I warn him.

"Mhm."

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Reaching our tents, Snufkin went into his tent to grab his fishing rod and settled down by the stream. He pulled his green hat over his face, comfortably settling down.

"See ya, Snufkin. I'll be back before sundown," I waved.

Snufkin briefly lifted his hat to tilt his hat at me, which I couldn't help but smile at.

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The waves were crashing, and the salty wind came and went. Walking in the direction of the cave, I was curious to see what surprise Snufkin was talking about.

Walking into the cave, I ran my hand along the right wall. Walking in a good amount, the dripping of water was in the distance. The rain most likely leaked in somewhere.

*Click*

"What was that," I whispered to myself. A couple of sharp sounds seemed to tumble from outside the cave. I stood silently, trying to hear what was going on outside. The loud rumble and clattering of countless loose rocks, small and large in sound, tumbled down the side of the cave and in front of the entrance.

"..." I sighed. "...are you kidding me?" I stood there for a minute or so, looking in the direction of the closed entrance, then nodded to myself.

"Alright. Fine, I guess it's fate. There should be an exit somewhere, and I'll go see that surprise Snufkin was talking about."

Keeping my hand on the right wall, I walked onward. The grooves in the wall lightly scratched at my palm. A cold draft blew over my face, that must be the direction of the exit. The longer I walked, the colder the air became. I wish I had my cloak... I do like this dress, but it doesn't give any warmth. I shivered, rubbing my arms. The path began to slightly slope down, and I could see a faint light in the distance. Closer, and closer to the light, I could start making out what the surprise was. 

"oh wow..." I exhaled.  The cyan Kyanite crystals shimmered and lit up the corners. "...beautiful."

Mesmerized, I walked deeper into the fantastic cavern. I spun around the large chamber, taking in the brilliant view, my dress flaring out as I spun.

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I don't know how long I sat staring at the glittering crystals around me, but I had stopped feeling cold long ago. Staring up at the cavern ceiling, it was as though I was looking up at the night sky. I closed my eyes.

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[camo1000le]

I am not inmune to the snufkin game

Plus an oc cosplaying snufkin:

[voidgrease]

Redraw of my moomin fanart from 2022. Don’t come at me, they’re in LOVE.

[sweetmilk5]

Crazily old moomin art I found

[cicidarkarts]

I really like Snufkin so I drew him with a random self-insert character and her strawberry cow/hyena/wolf beast. 🖤 Love Snufkin's free-spirited and introverted nature. His soft voice is lovely, too. Tried to make the background look as close to the 1990s cartoon as I could in my style.

[np200043]

Artsummary2022 🎀🌈✨

[o-i-w-u]

Now, the Movies/Shows

(I could talk about these for AGES but I'll do that after I finish the main stuff ahahaha)

Die Muminfamilie -- 1959-1960 -- West German T.V. series, black and white. They were puppets!!

Mūmin -- 1969-1970 -- this. This was. Interesting. It was a 65-episode long anime, but never got popular due to the fact of... how it was made. THEY HAD GUNS. THEY HAD TANKS. SNUFKIN SNIPED A BIRD OUT OF THE AIR. (Also the characters differed WILDLY from the originals. Both in personality and designs.)

Shin Mūmin (not pictured) -- 1972 -- basically a remake of the OG Mūmin in order to make it more kid-friendly. Though it still differed greatly, it followed the book storylines closer.

Mumintrollet (I think I accidentally did two pictures whoops) -- 1969-1970 -- a live-action series written by Tove and her brother, featuring costumes!!

Opowiadania Muminków -- 1978-1980 in Poland, Germany and Austria, 1983-1985 in the UK -- THIS. THIS WAS MY ENTIRE CHILDHOOD. I AM ILL FOR THESE SILLIES SPECIFICALLY. It was many stop-motion animated episodes based on the books, and they're known as the "fuzzy felt moomins" due to the fact they were mainly made of materials. The intro music hit HARD.

Mumi-troll i Kometa -- 1978 -- an 18-minute animation based on Comet in Moominland by a Soviet Union production company.

Shlyapa Volshebnika -- 1980-1983 -- ...We do not speak of these Moomins. They were made by a Soviet Union company, based off of Finn Family Moomintroll. (Duck Snufkin. *shudders*)

Moomin -- 1990-1992 -- Probably the most popular! This was an anime, and it has been where most of the Moomins memes come from. Things like "let's go fill Moominvalley with crime," Moomin with a knife, etc. I don't know what else to say, man. It's just. Really cool.

Moominvalley -- 2019-present -- Still currently going on, with a new season planned to come out later this year. It's a 3D animation, and honestly? One of my favorites. They REALLY highlight things well, such as Snork being heavily implied to be on the autism spectrum and HOLY SHIT WHEN I TELL YOU THEY MADE SNUFKIN AND MOOMIN SO PAINFULLY GAY- ahem.

Hooooo that's all I got for the Shows. I. Still have more though ahahahahaha-

I SAW DUCK SNUFKIN AND I WAS SO INTRIGUEDDD

theres a moomin series ACTIVELY GOING??? WOUGJGH AUTISTIC SNORK????????? MORE SNUFKIN X MOOMIN ?????? YEAHHRHBHHHHGG THIS IS AWESOME LETS GOOOO

all of these sound so nifty :0 i love how they're almost all created in different ways (live-action, stop motion, 3D animation, puppets,,, THATS SO COOL AGH)

moomin is so friend shaped throughout helll yeah <<33

[antihibikase-archive]

8 (gonna say also headcanons!!), 15 & 16 for the aro ask game ^_^

HI MAIT thank you for the ask! x]

8. what are some of your favorite arospec characters? this can include characters from popular media or OCs.

I'M TRYING TO THINK OF CANON AROSPEC CHARACTERS BECAUSE <- BAD MEMORY SUPREME

But here are some I recall that I like/some that I heavily headcanon to be arospec!;

Judith from Tales of Vesperia

The DQIX protagonist <3

While I'm at it. Mark/Chelsea from Harvest Moon Island of Happiness + Sunshine Islands. If you play your cards right, you can matchmake everyone else in the island except for yourself + your protagonist's counterpart.

Tome Kurata from MP100

Alisa from Harvest Moon Island of Happiness/Sunshine Islands <- her TOTT incarnation is .. different but well. I still consider her aro <3

And speaking of TOTT- Eileen from HM TOTT!

Jughead from the original Archie comics

I think Michaela from Evillious Chronicles is aro, though she holds a deep love for Clarith, as much as she understands love in a human sense!

Snufkin from the Moomin series..

Speed round! Pokemon characters I consider arospec are; Colress, Emmet, Aurea Juniper, Fennel, Fantina, Jupiter, Cynthia, Valerie, Guzma, Plumeria, Raihan, Oleana.

15. what are some things you associate with arospec identities? i.e. frogs, arrows, white rings, anything the color green, etc.

THIS IS A FUN ONE SINCE. I GENUINELY DON'T KNOW. Much like how arospec experiences are varied and they tend to not be similar, thats .. how I see being arospec is KJSHAJKSAK so the thing I associate with them is the difference in experiences ..

Though I do associate them with the flag colors!

16. do you have any arospec OCs, if so tell us about them?

As for my arospec OCs;

Antihistamine/Anti, my little mascot! They're aro, but not ace!

By extension, Radish (my gym leader sona), since Radish and Anti share a spot of "this is literally my self-insert".

Anti's "uncle" Solmux/Sol, and their granpappy Paracetamol/Para!

Almond Starling, Apricot's twin!

Twins Beta Starling and Alpha Starling...

Koushi Yamamoto/Koko! One of the guys I took inspiration from when making Slater. They're the partner of Anti's sibling, Yanna!

Ryuto Katsuna (a pink-haired punk who evolved from an old AU version of a canon character; he also has a qpr!)

The Blur/Blight incarnations of the Pokemon characters mentioned above, particularly Nikolai Colress, Emmet Graystone, Audrea Juniper, and Fennel Dreamer!

I WILL DEFINITELY SHARE MORE ART/PICTURES OF THEIR MII SELVES IN THE COMING DAYS but <3 Here's Anti, Sol and Para, Radish, Almond (ourple girly next to Apricot), Beta, Alpha, Ryuto, and Nikolai!

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☆ Put this star into the inbox of your favorite blogs. It's time to spread positivity!

Owo can we some more of your ocs???

WAAAAA-

also yes absolutely! i do not have any puppet OCs (yet) other than my puppetsona, so my other OCs shall have to do! this will be a bit long so i'm going to put this under a read more:

we'll start with some more fandom-related OCs! here's Miiko, a Moomins OC of mine:

Miiko is a half-moomin/moomintroll (similar to how Snufkin is half-mumrik). He's in an OC x Canon poly relationship with the Joxter/Joxaren and the Mymble! His whole thing is that they're an astronomer who writes the constellations upon maps, and he also dabbles in a bit of theatre.

I also have an MHA/BNHA OC, although I am not part of the fandom/never got deeply involved into it. I still keep her because I made her when I was going through a rough friend group and so she brings me a lot of comfort as writing and re-developing her after the events helped ease the pain I was recovering from.

She is depicted to the right (on the left is @soda-sparkss OC Miasma Bakugou), and her name is Inako Saito! She was raised by the Neo-League (a recreation of the LOV in her universe) and was experimented on quite a bit as a child. This resulted in her having an unstable quirk that constantly changes, called Quirk Shift.

This isn't really a fandom necessarily, but I have a D&D character I have yet to get a chance to use yet, but I love them to bits!

(Image by goemon on Toyhou.se / diesaur on Instagram)

This here is Kiwal! He's an avian monk who was raised by sailors upon a ship known as The Lindwurm. They very much believe in the power of friendship(tm) and they're an all around great guy! His voiceclaim is Tidus from Final Fantasy X and his themeclaim is any of Maxi's themes from the Soul Calibur series.

Moving on from fandom OCs.... onto Story/Project OCs! I'll start with a guy I haven't used in a long time:

I don't really have a reference for this version of him, but this is Bass! He started off as a Friday Night Funkin' OC a long while ago but then I changed him into an OC for a Tactics RPG Project I had in mind (similar to old Fire Emblem games or Final Fantasy Tactics). He's the Fellaen prince of an empire that worships the dragon Ouroboros. He's one of the two main characters of his story, the other being the vessel of the divine and fell dragon, Luka (whom I have 0 image references for- sorry-).

Now for an OC very close to my heart, because @soda-sparkss made him!:

(Art by @soda-sparkss, character on the right belongs to him! That is Tobias)

Keanan (depicted on the left) is a human with a love for programming, the technical side of spaceships, etc. who was stuck being a janitor on a human fleet because the higher-ups felt he was too pacifistic. One day the ship he was on got attacked by an alien fleet (specifically, a species known as Nephorites) and was taken aboard their vessel by their captain, Tobias. He ended up getting hired there >:)

Now for a character from a project you will hopefully one day see...:

This here is Lucrum Von-Aconitum, a Nephilion (species from one of my bigger projects). He's the current head of the Von-Aconitum bloodline and thus is the Grand Judge of Terrahydrus, the Underground Canal City. He is in fact a father figure and also is very corrupt (accepts bribes and whatnot in his courtroom). We love him though <3 He is part of a very, very big RPG project I plan on making one day... it will likely change a lot once I start working on it, because the story needs a very heavy revamp (really, really badly- it sucks to me as of now).

I don't want to list any of my other story OCs from that story since I need to redesign them + rewrite the plot heavily, so I'm going to show one last silly, non-story OC:

This is Kweh-Kweh. He was originally a Modern D&D OC (grung DJ bard) but now he's just a cool OC. Peep the shinji chair on his kneepads.

[wanderersoflight]

Hello everyone! This post has been a long time coming and we didn’t really expect to get as much traction as we have, but since we’ve managed to accumulate a few curious folk, we wanted to shed some light on this little AU for some of y’all who have questions but don’t know how to ask. The goal of this post is to answer a few basic questions for folks across the fandoms we tag so that there’s a bit of clarity around what the heck we’re doing here.

So without further ado, let’s begin!

WHAT IS THE WANDERERS OF LIGHT AU?

Wanderers of Light is a crossover au between two Moomin characters and the world of Final Fantasy XIV. It is an AU started by siblings who play two of our favorite fictional siblings going through the main scenario quest (MSQ) together. There is a bit of lore as to how these two started their adventure, but essentially, we're taking Little My and Snufkin from Moomin valley and transport them to Eorzea, Narnia style.

We go through the MSQ together, while also pulling shenanigans on the side. So if you like Moomins x high fantasy adventure setting, have a soft spot for sibling adventures that sometimes get a little TOO adventurous (think saving the world, killing corrupted authority figures, fighting wars, and leading revolutions among other things), or you're a FFXIV player who likes to see what other players are doing with their downtime bc oh look! G-poses, drawings, stories aside from the msq??? If you're any of these things, we welcome your follow and added interest!!

I'M A MOOMIN FAN BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT FFXIV IS, CAN YOU EXPLAIN?

Yeah! So FFXIV is an open world mmorpg where you play as the "Warrior of Light" aka your super customizable main character that can be of any of the playable races who work under any classes of your choosing.

Already lost you? Ok so take Little My, she's a Lalafell who's a warrior class, so she's the smallest race available who swings a big froggin axe! And Snufkin's a Miqot'e bard (but started as an archer!), so he's a cat boy with a bow/arrow and an array of instruments at his disposal.

(screencap courtesy of our friend, Tristan)

Back on track, as the Warrior of Light (WoL), you start out as an adventurer with the class you've picked in character creation. Depending on how you want to play the game, you can follow the msq where you meet a cast of lovely characters with a storyline that packs some heavy punches in each arc--or as we call expansions, which our pinned posts are made to indicate where we are in the story so as to let people know not to mention spoilers. You can also play the game for completely different goals, like g-posing (essentially playing dolls with your characters and posing them for pretty pictures), pvp fights, Dungeon crawling/Raids with friends and complete strangers, home decoration, crafting up clothes, AND SO MUCH MORE! But for most things available, you have to unlock via msq, so be ready for that!

The community is full of friendly people who LOVE new players!!! Like if you enter a dungeon with a party of strangers and you tell them in the chat that you're new, they will be SO patient and supportive bc generally everyone wants you to have a good time here.

The story of the game revolves around you, the WoL, having time-traveled 5 years into the future from the original upload of the game where a great dragon, Bahamut, destroyed much of the world of Eorzea, and you--along with your friends, the Scions--are helping the land recover and rebuild after the Calamity.

I'M A FFXIV PLAYER AND I THOUGHT YOUR BLOG WAS CUTE, BUT WHAT ARE MOOMINS AND WHO ARE THESE CHARACTERS?

HI!! Welcome! So, I could go on about Moomins, in fact I don't think I could do much justice in a couple paragraphs. But for this au, I can give some brief explanations.

So if you google Moomins, you'll find these little white plump creatures that look so pleasant, right? Those are the titular moomintrolls created by the lovely Tove Jansson in her Moomin novels in the mid-1900s that have since expanded and exploded into a world-wide phenomenon. You have the books as well as the comics Tove and her brother created together, as well as multiple film/tv adaptations of the characters and stories. Some of the most well-known tv depictions are the 1990s anime and the 2010 Moominvalley, but there are also gems in the fuzzy-felt version, other stop-motion, and even live-action adaptations! The Moomin stories cover subject matters regarding love, loneliness and aloneness, family, friendship, growing up, and freedom among other things. It’s definitely something much deeper than what it seems on the surface!

Anyway, as you google the Moomin family, you’ll notice that among their cast of characters, you'll find an angry little girl in red and a polite looking fella in green:

Those are our siblings! Half siblings, actually, which is why we've given them different races because Snufkin's papa (The Joxter) is often depicted as a cat-like creature, so he mostly takes after him.

Little My is the smallest of mymbles (which is commonly believed to be her race/species type?) who is known to be the mischievous, not afraid to speak her mind, and has an honesty in her that sometimes people don’t want to hear. She's also Snufkin's older sister. Snufkin is the baby younger sibling of the two and arguably the wisest of their friends. He's well-traveled and loves his alone time, but is a friendly fellow to find on the path. Both value their independence but usually make a great team, especially when wreaking havoc together!

END NOTES

So that should be a fair introduction! If you have any questions, we welcome asks and may even draw them out if the mood suits us. But yeah, this is basically a self-indulgent au between us that we wanted to share with the communities here. Hopefully this explains why some of y’all keep seeing them in certain tags, and let us know if you’re interested in either of the content this post has enlightened you about!

[roxannarambles]

10 FANDOMS - 10 CHARACTERS - 10 TAGS

The X-Files - Dana Scully (hello person at the start of the thread, you have good taste)

2. Star Trek - Mr. Spock

3. Sherlock Holmes [Original Books & Granada Series] - Sherlock Holmes

4. Doctor Who - Doctor Who [2nd & 6th are my faves]

5. Moomin - Snufkin

6. Fire Emblem [Blazing Blade] - Legault

7. Legend of Zelda [Breath of the Wild] - Prince Sidon

8. Mystic Messenger - 707

9. Undertale/Deltarune - Spamton

10. Pokémon - Nemona

Tagging: I'm bad at tagging, so anyone who sees this just feel free to play if you'd like to

10 fandoms/10 characters/10 tags

Tagged by @hellcheercaine (hello new friend! 🤗 thank you!) to play.

This is actually kinda hard because lately my spaghetti brain only wants to watch cooking shows or How It’s Made reruns but I gave it a try. Here they are, in no particular order…

Stranger Things - Max Mayfield

Harlan Coben’s Shelter - Spoon Spindell

The IT Crowd - Maurice Moss

Murder, She Wrote - Jessica Fletcher

The X-Files - Dana Scully

Freaks and Geeks - Bill Haverchuck

Perry Mason - Hamilton Burger (that question is incompetent, irrelevant, and immaterial! lmao)

Star Trek: Lower Decks - D’Vana Tendi

Ted Lasso - Roy Kent

Abbott Elementary - Janine Teagues

Absolutely no-pressure tags:

@pearlypairings @justhere4thevibez @pipergirl17 @erythromanc3r @tnmdfhgkg @jainasolo1233 @mandyl0rian @manic-vagabond @bibiche007 @bisexualchrissycunningham

[amethyst-marie368]

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Sneak Peak:

Rauna had stumbled upon Moominvalley after wandering and seeing surrounding sights for the past few months. She had seen Moominvalley on the map and decided it'd be her 'resting spot' for this area's adventures. - - - - Rauna silently listened. A harmonica? In the forest?

________________________________________________________________ Aka: Rauna (a vagabond), goes to Moominvalley and meets the group. There is more than what meets the eye. Even though she's pleasant and seems to be full of life, her past isn't to be desired. 

Who is she truly? A human, or something else? 

And are vagabonds made or born?

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Chapter 1: Arriving At Moominvalley

Chapter 2: Waterfall

Chapter 3: Meeting Snufkin

Chapter 4: The Beach (1 Drawing!)

Chapter 5: Midnight Violin (1 Drawing!)

Chapter 6 (Pt.1): Traveling

Chapter 6 (Pt.2): Coming Back (2 Drawings!)

Chapter 7: Let’s Find Comfort In Each Other (Music Immersion!)

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Fandom: Moominvalley (Cartoon 2019), Mumintroll | Moomins Series - Tove Jansson, Moomin (Anime 1969), Moominvalley (TV Series 1990), etc.

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, No Archive Warnings Apply

Relationships: Snusmumriken | Snufkin/Original Female Character, Snusmumriken | Snufkin/Reader, Snusmumriken | Snufkin/Original Character, Mumintrollet | Moomintroll/Snorkfröken | The Snork Maiden, etc.

Additional Tags: Developing Relationship, Adventure & Romance, he falls in love first, your music comforts me, Other Additional Tags to Be Added, implied past neglect

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[artisticcatlily]

assorted doodles ft. my own ocs and me Yearning ™

[can-of-pringles]

I don't know enough about your fannish side! What other shows and movies do you like? And who are your fave characters from those? Since when have you been an AHS/Evan fan? Are you scared of Herobrine?

Well... I like the TV show What We Do In The Shadows or WWDITS for short.

I liked She Ra and The Princesses of Power for a while.

I like Good Omens.

I was really obsessed with Moomins.

I watched Castlevania.

I watch Watcher on Youtube.

My Little Pony Friendship is Magic was probably one of my first TV special interests.

I really love Bluey.

This is obvious but I love all the Star Wars shows. Except for Rebels... couldn't get into it.

I like Adventure Time.

And Steven Universe.

And Amazing World of Gumball.

I did use to have a short hyperfixation on Coco.

I like Disney in general.

I grew up with the Monster High movies.

And the MLP Equestria Girls movies.

I loved MLP EG Rainbow Rocks.

Alright, favorite characters let's go

I'm not sure I have a fav character from WWDITS. Maybe Nandor or Nadja.

Catra is hands down fav character.

Crowley :)

Snufkin and Little My.

Trevor Belmont and Alucard.

Uh they're not characters because it's a Youtube but Shane Madej and Ryan Bergara are fav celebs of mine.

Fluttershy and Princess Luna were always my favorite ponies. I also liked Starlight Glimmer once she was redeemed.

I like Bingo and Chilli, there's honestly not a whole lot of characters in Bluey to dislike.

Too... many.. Star Wars characters to like... But Anakin and Ahsoka and Din Djarin are easily top favs.

Marceline and Princess Bubblegum. And Simon.

Pearl and Lapis and Amethyst.

Anais probably.

Hector from Coco my beloved.

I always liked Lagoona and Robecca Steam. Also Venus Mcflytrap.

I feel like EG is basically the same as the MLP one.

I think I became a fan around the time Wandavision came out. I saw Dofp originally back in 2014 and thought Quicksilver was cool but then I just didn't think about Marvel or X-Men much then. Wandavision sort of revived that I guess. I started watching AHS soon after I started following Evan Peter's work so to speak.. So after Wandavision.

No because I like all those creepypasta things. Also I once had this Minecraft roleplay where Herobrine was my dad for some reason. I was a weird kid.

[marsmombestmom]

1956-12-23 SvD Alright, so here’s a pretty major one that blew my mind. If you ever felt like the Fir Tree doesn’t really fit into the other stories of Tales from Moominvalley, there is high credence to that. Turns out, the final story was not at all written for the 1962 book, but was originally an independent short story published back in 1956. Not at all sure if it was written for SvD or if they just reprinted it from elsewhere, but it predates the rest of the book with six years, and it shows. The lighthearted comedic tone, cast and overall structure of Moominvalley in the tale is more in line with the newspaper strip. Snorkmaiden was also more or less completely irrelevant by 1962 except this story, so take this as even more validation for the Moomin x Snufkin ship, haha. Honestly, wouldn’t be surprised if Cedric also turned out to predate the book, that one is extremely suspect now with the inclusion of then long-forgotten character Sniff and overall sloppy structure. (It’s basically the one story in the book I don’t care for at all, so it could just be bias.) Guess I’ll have to go update Wikipedia.

[chaos-storm]

The best way to describe the Moomin craze of 2019, is probably like this:

Imagine that you grew up with Whinny the Pooh. Just about everyone you knew watched it as a kid and enjoyed it. Growing up, it became one of the most iconic nostalgic shows for most of your friends, but you didn’t hear much about it except for a local few jokes and references here and there. It only aired in a few countries, so not many people online had ever heard of it. Then one day when you’re an adult, suddenly the rest of the world finds out about Whinny the Pooh, and it becomes the talk of the town. Originally people like the cozy, sweet aesthetic, and are surprised by how creepy some moments can get.

Then, a few days later you wake up to find fan art of Pooh x Christopher Robbin. Overnight, people have started going buck-wild over this ship. They make fanart of the two of them kissing, they dig up every little moment that can be counted as romantic and shove it in your face. Some people even so as far as making sexual fanart of these two characters.

So for several months non-stop, people keep drawing, writing fanfics and making posts about how gay Pooh is for Christopher Robbin

That’s what the whole Moomintroll x Snufkin thing was like for Europeans