Sketchdump of The Groke from tonight, along with bg study

In the middle of summer, I think of November

Stickers of this (and more Moomin stuff) in my SHOP

The only summary of Moominvalley in November you're ever going to need.

I will be using my awesome laser mind lasers to destroy all fillyjonk despisers in roughly 2354 minutes

What’s this? What’s this? There’s Grokelings everywhere! What’s this? They don’t even scare!

The way Moominmamma talked about the Groke here (in Moominpappa at Sea) is really fascinating to me, she's not usually this mean about anyone, and she almost seemed avoidant to talk about her any more than needed.

Oh yeah, and happy birthday to the Lighthouse Keeper!

And before anyone hops on Moominmamma's case the whole sympathy aspect of the Groke was not introduced except for a singular line of pity from Too-Ticky in Moominland Midwinter (2 books before MPatC) and she was very much depicted as antagonistic everywhere else in the book series, including the picture books. That 90s Groke smile is a LIE!! (Half-joking)

this is gross groke mistreatment. you treat the groke like a simple pet. one day you will take the grokepill and see the error of your ways.

💡Lightbulb Moment💡

The Groke is a fairly easy creature to manipulate, I think. Like, she's pretty intimidating and could kill you intentionally or not but she doesn't seem like the sharpest tool in the shed, she's just a moth in a big black ghost costume. She see light she get light.

You could probably use a laser pointer on her and she'll follow it.

Play fetch with glow sticks.

Use her as a cooler if you satisfy her need for warmth with a furnace or something.

Dangle a lantern on a stick and watch her try to catch it in the air.

Grokes need some enrichment even in their natural habitat, do them a favor and throw a flashlight their way every now and then.

Endearingly shitty Groke costumes are my jam.

hello fellow groke warriors. I'm gonna make a groke costume this halloween, except I am in fact a college student so I am really just making a cool hat and a detachable collar and spray painting a goodwill lantern black but yeah I'm sure my beloved groke will understand and visit me in my dreams.

ENDLESS JUKE JOINTS & VALENTINO DRAG WHERE DANCERS SCRAPED THE TEARS UP OFF THE STREET DRESSED DOWN IN RAGS! RUNNING INTO THE DARKNESS SOME HURT BAD SOME REALLY DYING AT NIGHT SOMETIMES IT SEEMED YOU CAN HEAR THE WHOLE DAMN CITY CRYING! BLAME IT ON THE LIES THAT KILLED! US BLAME IT ON THE TRUTH THAT RAN US DOWN! YOU CAN BLAME IT ALL ON ME TERRY! IT DONT MATTER TO ME NOW! WHEN THE BREAKDOWN HIT AT MIDNIGHT THERE WAS NOTHING LEFT TO SAY!!! BUT I HATED HIM!!! & I HATED YOU WHEN YOU WENT AWAY

i dunno what it is i dunno why i even drew it

My fair lady the Groke

a flop movie only a weird gay person could love

my dealer: got some straight gas 😜🔥 this strain is called "moominpappa at sea by Tove Jansson (1965)" 😳you'll be zoinked out of your gourd

me: yeah whatever. I don't feel shit

5 minutes later: dude I swear There's no other Groke I'm the only one. I'm the coldest thing that ever was. I am never, never warm.

my buddy Moomin pacing: the sea horses are lying to me

Moominpappa staring into the deep pool:

I buyed it :D

groke drinking vessel... this is the like temptation of christ or something

groke drinking vessel... this is the like temptation of christ or something