Gentle Smile {Snufkin x Fem Reader}

Chapter {5} The Bouquet

It was another beautiful day in the land of Moominvalley. The birds sang as they danced in the sky, the smell of morning rain and the most divine feeling of calm. Its been a week since I first arrived in Moominvalley, I am starting to truly feel that I am a part of the community and have made myself feel more at ease to be living on my own. After the Moomin's had helped me repair the cottage I have become more comfortable in my new home no longer needing to sleep at their house. Since then I have been working hard learning new skills to be able to look after the cottage by myself. I've finished cutting the grass outside, learned a few new recipes from a cookbook I found in the attic, and have started growing fruits and vegetables in my new garden patch.

I have found the whole experience so far quite enjoyable. I have even grown a liking to cleaning.

Maybe today I should do something to show my appreciation to the Moomins for their help but how can I do that?

I walk over to look out the window for inspiration. I can see in the distance a wide-open field full of flowers of every colour. That's not a bad idea, I could give them a bouquet of flowers. I'm sure Moominmamma would be pleased with that.

I go to my bedroom to look for a basket to hold the flowers, tie back my hair, and put on some shoes. After I left the cottage I make my way to the field of flowers by taking a short cut past the forest. As I walk along and I enjoy the feeling of taking in a breath of fresh air, I pick any flowers on the sides of the path I think the Moomins would like. I look up to see a brown hairy creature walking along the path.

He looks at me with an unsettling smile "Hey you! Are you the new girl everyone's talking about?"

"Well yes I am new to the valley but I'm not sure if everyone's talking about me"

"What's your name?"

Something in my gut feeling is telling me somethings off about him but I should still be polite.

"My name is (Y/N)"

"What are you doing with that basket?" he questioned trying to look inside but only to see it's filled with flowers.

"I'm off to go pick flowers for the Moomins"

The creature smiled a mischievous grin with a giggle "Well if you want I can show you where the Moomin's favorite flower is"

"Really?"

"Yeah follow me" Before I can even give a reply he grabs my basket from my hands and starts to walk into the forest. I decide to follow him but to still keep my guard up.

We walk for a wide until the mysterious creature leads me to a bush with lots of bright green leaves. Upon closer inspection, I see tiny white clusters of flowers growing from the bush.

"This is the Moomin's favorite flower?" I asked

"It sure is, they like it because its flowers are white like them"

I guess its a nice looking plant and when paired with the other flowers I picked earlier it would look nice.

"I see, thank you very much for showing me this," I said with an appreciative smile

"No worries, make sure you pick lots of them," he chuckles "Anyway I got to go, see ya next time (Y/N)." The brown creature hops away into the forest before I get the chance to say goodbye. It was nice of him to help me, I should have asked for his name.

I start to pick the flowers and put them into the basket before making my way to the Moomins house.

After a while of walking, I notice my hands start to tingle and look a little pink.