Tom Nookie

Thundering Hearts (Smut)

It was a stormy night in T/n, it was rainy season, and both you and Nook were home alone. You had just gotten back home and were resting on the couch. While Nook did paperwork on the dining table. The clock struck midnight. You yawned,  "Lot of work today?"

He sighed and closed his laptop, "Yes, it seems we are getting a lot of new residents lately. But I think that's enough work for tonight." he nods.
Nook sits next to you on the couch and takes off his vest. "It's really hot this year... I'm glad it finally rained. I think this is the first time it rains this month." he sighs. Your stomach twisted a bit.

You and Mr. Nook have been living together for three years now since last Christmas, and things have been slowing down a bit. Work has been consuming both your and Nook's time. You hardly spoke to each other except at night when you both got home from work. The nooklings were a bit older, so they could tuck themselves into bed now. Yet it still felt odd, almost as if the spark of the relationship was slowly fading. You two still called each other on lunch breaks and business trips, but ever since T/n gained more visitors, more and more people were moving in. And that just meant more work for both of you. The residents wanted a more modern town, leaving you swamped with public work projects. As for Tom, he frequently has to sell homes and find space for new villagers to live. His business has expanded over the years and he has another company called Happy Home Designer, where all three Lyle, Lottie, and Digby got transferred to. It was a big change, because that meant your best friends all worked in another town far from yours. Not to mention, Nook had to take frequent business trips there to check how things were going.

Financially, you guys were practically rich! But emotionally, you missed your friends, and you missed playing around with the nooklings, and mostly you missed Nook... The old Nook that always had time for friends, and games. That wasn't busy all the time.

You looked over at him. His messy fur and tired eyes.

Your POV

It's all so different now. Where did the time go?

He doesn't notice my glance and just yawns tiredly. "Well I am heading to bed now Y/n, goodnight for now." he stands up. I hurriedly took his arm and pushed him back to the couch. He looks surprised, "Do you need anything, love?"

I snuggle close to him, "I miss our old lifestyle, Nook."

He looks at me for a second then faces the ground, "Me too, Y/n. I haven't had time to tell you this, but I miss the time we would spend together. It just seems nothing is the same anymore. The town is completely different, ever since T/n started accepting human residents, the place is packed now more than ever.  My boys are growing up so much now, but I can't even see them either, since they are so busy with the shop and everything... Oh, Y/n. I'm sorry. I just noticed how little time we have spent together... It's been so long since we sat on this couch, just the two of us..." His eyes begin to water until a tear runs down his cheek. I panic, "T-Tom! I-"

He pulls me into a loving hug. Goosebumps spread across my skin. It had been so long since I'd felt his touch. My eyes began to tear up too until we were both quietly sobbing together on the couch. I wipe the tears off his face, and he cleans mine. I smiled at him, "let's do something exciting!"

"Oh, like a vacation?" Nook tilts his head in anticipation.

"Even better! Let's go, forever! Start a new life with the nooklings and live a more relaxed lifestyle!"

Nook grins. "I love your ideas, Y/n! Always so ambitious!" I blush and giggle it off.

"We can go anywhere, think about it! There's practically no need to work. We have enough money to even retire with!" He jumps off the couch. My heart starts accelerating. Finally, something new, something different. I haven't seen Nook this excited since I can't remember when! "To a tropical island!" I shout from the top of my head. He slowly turns to me, then carries me up, I laugh. "That's it! Your beautiful mind has decided! We are going to live on a tropical island!" He announces.