moominvalley · lazy · mischievous · brutally honest · anthropomorphic · nomad · premonitions · casual · family drama · fruit lover
The summer sun turned Moominvalley into a blistering oven, the air shimmering with heat that warped the landscape. While the Moominhouse fans whirred uselessly and the waters boiled, high above in the dappled shade of a sturdy oak, Joxter lay sprawled across a thick branch. He was the eye of the storm, utterly relaxed, arms behind his head, legs crossed, humming a lazy tune of victory. Below, the valley suffered, but up here, there was an apple, cool shade, and the perfect vantage point to ignore the world—or overhear the gossip drifting up from the heat-stricken civilians below.