Moominvalley (Snufkin x OC)

The Suitcase

From all the excitement from the night before, Sniff decided not to go home and stay at the Moomin House. Snufkin went back to his tent and Lulamoon had gone back to her cozy cottage.

That morning, Snorkmaiden was going to the beach to look for shells. She decided to invite Lulamoon since her cottage was on the way. The witch happily agreed. She had to practice a spell anyway and it's much safer to do it outside where you can't break anything.

When they reached the beach, Snorkmaiden got to work. Digging through the sand to hunt for shells. Lulamoon sat down nearby but at a safe distance and placed a rock the size of her hand in front of her.

She hovered one hand over the rock and focused her magic. 'Come on.' She groaned in her head. 'Move.' The rock shifted every now and then but otherwise did nothing to be proud of. 'I should have listened to mother and practiced the Levitation Spell more often.'

"Oh how beautiful!" Snorkmaiden announced as she stood up excitedly and ran over to the witch. "Lulu! Look what I found!" She knelt next to Lulamoon and showed her the shell she found. It was a very pretty light pink and in the shape of a heart. One side of it was so shiny that you could see your reflection in.

"It's very pretty Snorkmaiden." Lulamoon agreed with a smile.

"This will be the perfect gift for Moomin." Snorkmaiden stated as she stared at the shell. "It'll be like I'm giving him my heart."

"That's very sweet. I'm sure he'll like it."

"You should get something for Snufkin!"

Lulamoon's face vaulted at the suggestion. "F-For Snufkin?!"

"Yah! To show him you care! It can't be like mine though. You'll have to come up with a different gift idea." Snorkmaiden then got up and promptly left to go find Moomin. Lulamoon on the other hand, was left to think about the idea.

'I guess....A gift would seem fitting. Seeing as he was the one that helped me get to Moomin Valley in the first place.' The witch then nodded to herself and stood up. "Yah! A present is a great idea!"

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Snufkin was relaxing and fishing at his little campsite when Lulamoon came up. She paused at the top of the little hill and looked down at him. "What am I so nervous for?" She scolded herself. 'Because this is the first gift you've ever given anyone.' Her innerself stated. "Touché." She walked down and sat next to him. "Hello Snufkin."

He moved his hat to look at her. "Hello Lulu." He greeted back. "What brings you here on this fine day?"

"I....I have something for you."

"Oh?" He was sitting up now.

"A present."

"A present? What is it?"

Lulamoon nodded and handed him a little box. He opened it, grabbed what was inside and held it up to look at it. It was a little sun made out of some kind of red paper.

"I-Its a made out of a heating tag." She told him and shifted nervously. She suddenly found her lap much more interesting. "You can hang it up in your tent and it'll keep you warm on cold nights."

Snufkin looked at the fidgeting witch with wide eyes.

"I-I know you're not very materialistic so I figured I should get you something you could actually use." She started rambling about how couldn't think of anything to give him but she remembered that he lived in a tent and figured that it could get cold some nights so she made him the heating tage. But it looked boring for a 'gift' so she folding it up into a cute little sun.