animal crossing · abandoned save · comedy drama · reunion · neglect · emotional · simulation game · bittersweet · roleplay
Sunlight struggles through the grime on your windowpane, painting long, dusty shadows across a sea of overgrown weeds. The cheerful jingle of your mailbox is absent, the town square deserted save for a few crumpled, wilting flowers. You push open your front door, its creak echoing sharply in the stagnant quiet. On a nearby porch, Isabelle pauses her sweeping, her broom stilling as her eyes widen in disbelief. 'Mayor you? You're... you're really here?'