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Snufkin sighed and tugged at the sleeves of the suit he was currently wearing. It was stifling, restricting, he wanted nothing more than to run and quickly put his comfortable old coat back on. That’s not to say he wasn’t thankful, after all, Moominmamma had spent the time to make him this new suit just for the event. He was very appreciative of the love and care she had put into it, but still… it felt so out of character for him to wear such a thing. But he had promised Mymble, his older sister, that he would dress formally for her wedding.
“Snufkin, quit messing with your outfit, you’re gonna mess it up!” Little My snapped from beside him. She didn’t seem to be fairing much better than him, in his opinion. The two of them had somehow both agreed to be part of the wedding party, Snufkin as a groomsman and Little My as a bridesmaid.
It was clear to everyone that neither of them were particularly thrilled to be in this positions. For Snufkin it was terrifying, knowing he would not only be forced to act much more proper than he ever had before, but to be forced to do so infront of so many people? The idea of all those eyes on him made his skin crawl. Little My wasn’t thrilled either, the idea of having to sit still and be polite for hours made her fidgety, she wanted nothing more than to go cause some trouble. Neither would complain aloud of course, they had a soft spot for their older sister, surely a few hours of discomfort was worth it for her sake.
“Oh don’t you two look adorable!” Mymble cooed at her younger siblings. She was currently in the middle of getting prepared. By the looks of it, Snufkin would guess she was going to get her hair done. He didn’t understand all this fuss over appearances, what did it truly matter in the end? But at least Mymble seemed to be enjoying all this pampering, so he supposed it was worth it.
Snufkin only grimaced and mumbled “Yes well, I would hope you would like it. You were the one to pick these designs out for us, after all.”
“Little My, don’t forget to wear that pretty bow we bought for you. Oh and Snufkin, I’m sure Moominpappa would be able to help you with that tie, I’m not sure where he is though…” Mymble rushed out before the hairdresser began shooing her away from her siblings and into a chair.
“That’s all right Mym, I’ll go ahead and look for him” Snufkin called at his sisters retreating back. Truthfully, he was just thankful to be able to get out of this bustling room, it was beginning to become to much.
“Hmph, no fair that you get to escape while I’m stuck here” Little My pouted.
Snufkin chuckled at his older sister’s childish behavior. “You’ll be fine Little My. Good luck with the rest of this, I should be off getting ready.”
“Yeah yeah, go on then” Little My shooed him away.
Snufkin sighed in relief as soon as he was out of the room. Now to find Moominpappa to help with this frustrating tie. Maybe with his luck he would run into Moomin as well. Though he was sure his boyfriend was probably running around like crazy helping with various preparations. His first thought was to check the room where Too-Ticky was getting ready, perhaps Moominpappa was helping her with her suit. He knocked softly at the door.
After hearing a confirmation he gently opened the door, to be met with a much less crowded and bustling room. Sure enough, he found Moominpappa helping make last minute adjustments on Too-Ticky’s suit.
“Well hello Snufkin” Too-Ticky smiled at him. “How is my dear Mymble holding up?”
Snufkin smirked at his soon to be sister-in-law. She was a lot like him in that she preferred things to be quiet and lowkey. Of course, she was also more than happy to have a big elaborate wedding to please her fiancé, but they seemed to have found a good middle ground that allowed them both to be happy.
“Oh she seems to be doing all right, I think she quite enjoys having so many people fuss over her, if I’m honest”
Too-Ticky chuckled at this. “I’m glad she’s enjoying herself then. Is there something you needed?”
“Oh yes, actually. You see, I couldn’t quite figure out how to…. um…” he made a vague gesture at his tie.
At this Moominpappa looked up from his work and chuckled brightly. “Not to worry my dear boy, I’ll help you with that.”
“Thank you, Pappa” Snufkin watched as the man quickly tied his tie, clearly with years of experience in doing so.
“No problem my boy, you look very dashing! Just wait until ol’ Moomintroll sees you” Pappa nodded as he admired his handiwork.
Snufkin felt his face start to heat up and went to cover it with his hat, only to remember that he didn’t have his beloved hat with him today. Instead he simply cleared his throat and forced himself to regain composure. Thankfully Moominpappa didn’t tease him any further. “Actually, have you seen Moomintroll? I haven’t seen him since this morning.”
“Oh I think he’s downstairs helping his mother with the food, I’m sure they could always use an extra hand.” Moominpappa smiled at him as he got back to adjusting Too-Ticky’s suit.
“Thank you Pappa. I’ll see you both later” He waved lightly at them both as he left the room.
Now that he was pretty much all dressed and had no more obligations, he felt the desire to go see Moomintroll. This was all overwhelming, surely his boyfriend’s calming presence would calm him down. So he began making his way downstairs.