translucent | invisible snufkin

final

hey uhh i don't really have the motivation to keep going with this story, so this last part will be sort of a summary of what i had planned. i'm sorry if this isn't satisfactory but i'll be writing more moomins stuff really soon!!! thankyou so much for the support on past chapters!!

it had taken what seemed like months, but moominmama had concocted a solution of several spells and tricks to make snufkin visible again. it was a process that was hard to watch, because its like a constant feeling of pins and needles, but everywhere. but soon enough, he had woken up one day and discovered himself visible once again. he had changed quite drastically, with much sharper facial features and an unfortunately striking resemblance to the joxter, apart from his usual striking auburn hair.

moomin was angry at first. he hadn't found out about snufkins recovery until a few weeks in, only being able to see the shoes of his best friend. he was upset that snufkin had hidden away and not come to him, but soon came to understand his reasoning. in the end, he was just happy to have him back.

little my found out before moomin. she broke down, running towards snufkin and just blindly hugging until she couldn't keep her grip. she is now very protective of him, much to his dismay. she knew about the joxter, being present when the ordeal had occurred, and despite endless begging from everybody, "took care of that useless fat fuck" as she put it. snufkin was secretly very proud.

the commotion had made everybody, including snufkin, forget about the annual ritual of gift giving that occurred every spring. snufkin would buy (or steal) small gifts for everyone on his travels, and hand them out the day he returned to moominvalley.

he had gifted moominpapa a small crystal, similar to quartz, to be used as a paperweight. moominmama received a beautiful silk handkerchief, with small flowers embroidered in the corners. little my was gifted a small black bottle with something called "nail varnish" which snorkmaiden had explained was a cosmetic item you coated your claws with and made them pretty colours. sniff had been given a small coin, with a pretty lady engraved into the heads side. snorkmaiden got a beaded bracelet, with glass beads of many colours threaded onto black string. and lastly, snufkin had given moomin his very own pocket knife, with small cedar trees engraved into the handle. moomin had always wanted a knife of his own, always admiring snufkin's own, which he used quite frequently.

while snufkin never fully recovered, with his voice fainter and stuttered, he could finally call himself happy. (and no longer translucent.)