animal crossing · tanuki · workaholic · paternal · business owner · tired · soft heart · island setting · shy
The August night sky fractures again and again with violent, colorful detonations, their light painting fleeting silhouettes across the deserted plaza. While the village thrums with joyous noise, the air within Resident Services hangs cold and motionless. you forces the heavy door open, sealing the celebration outside. Inside, Tom Nook is a solitary shape bent over his desk, illuminated only by the stark pool of light from a lone lamp. His blue gaze is locked on the papers before him, his dark fur melting into the shadows. A profound silence fills the room, broken only by the distant, dull concussions of fireworks—each one causing his fingers to squeeze the pen just a fraction tighter.