Because, apparently, nobody tells me anything, I'm a week late for mermay stuff. No problem tho, because here you go,
MOOMINvalleySEA AU
We all know Moominfish because he was canon for an episode back in 90s Moominvalley cartoon, but Selkie Snufkin might be a new thing (thanks @official-yumikus-guide for brainstorming it with me), so for those who don't know what a Selkie is, here are some basic facts:
They're like sirens/mermaids, but instead of being half fish, they're half seal. They don't have the "imma sing to attract hot humans for breakfast" thing, no (in fact, they even save fishermen from drowning), they're more the "imma walk along the beach wearing my furcoat only to attract hot humans so we can have a tragic love story together where I have to go back to the sea and we can't be together";
If one steals a Selkie's furcoat, she'll be forced into her human form and eventually die (after about seven years) unless someone gives them back their coat, therefore they'd automatically have to marry whoever did such a kind gesture (that's my favorite version of the tale at least).
I think Selkie Snufkin would be someone who'd like to spend more time at the beach or near the surface a lot more than underwater, leaving the sea in Winter, before it freezes and gets him stuck, for a trip through the human world in his human form, which he's more comfortable in.
I'm just making fanfiction potential stuff up for desperate writers at this point, but I'm coming back next week with the rest of the squad as sea creatures. Stay tuned.
This concept is so cute and magical 🥺💕✨ you sold me with the terribly cute drawings and the tragic love story part
This is fantastic! (and thank you for teaching me about selkies)
Also I can’t wait to see Sniff as a sea critter :D
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