#off the shoulders acnl

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A cute gingham off the shoulder dress perfect for spring 🌼 . In two colour ways 💙❤️ . #animalcrossing #acnh #animalcrossingnewhorizons #animalcrossingapparel #acnl #acpc https://www.instagram.com/p/B_R1-QrD052/?igshid=1grxytytqhnvv

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HC: Xemnas and the other Xehanorts love playing Animal Crossing.

Just because ACNH has been such a fuckin BEACON OF JOY in my life since it came out (even though I have no means of playing lol) i’m adding some general animal crossing Nort headcanons 

Master Xenahort :

He’d be a snooty goat, pretty obvious. All of his letters sound vaguely threatening and pretty creepy, but he also sends super rare furniture so it’s not like you can complain that much.  Whenever he’s in your town, all of your flowers are bound to turn black for some weird fucking reason. - no one knows if this is a feature or a glitch You have more chances of getting him to show up if you have a heart shaped pond for him to lurk around.

As for Xenahort playing Animal Crossing, weLL. Good luck getting this old boomer figure out how the controls and everything else works. He seems to like Isabelle a lot because “she’s efficient and a cute dog” but he ALSO likes Apollo and his litte “PAH !” catchphrase.  Xenahort could have a pretty gothic and aesthetic world if it weren’t for the fact that he struggles with technology. Also also the guy who’d listen to all teh fun facts Blathers has.

Ansem (Heartless) :

A jock/cranky boar maybe. The kind of villager you wouldn’t really give much thought about, he looks a little funky and emo but eh, it’s not a big deal - until you get into his house and see that it’s pretty much chaos. There’s furniture you’ve never seen and are those fucking GLOWING EYES in the background ? You don’t think you wanna know. Exclusively comes out at night when there’s literally no other villager awake and he’s never present during holidays or events.

Ansem wouldn’t even play Animal Crossing, ngl. He has 0 interest in the game and would most likely drop it after 10 minutes. Also why can he only call like ONE person in the attic ? Fucking whack, that’s not how phones work. Spends the entire time complaining about little things he doesn’t understand. Like come on, man they’re just funky talking animals, let them live.

Xemnas : 

A lazy wolf. More quiet and lethargic than actually lazy. The guy is pretty quiet the first days UNTIL you start befriending them, then you’ll discover that he’s actually a fucking chatterbox. You can find Xemnas on the beach at sunset just vibing most of the time or at the museum. After having him around for a while, you notice that he’s the only fucking villager in your town that hasn’t celebrated nor told you when his birthday is. His house is pretty minimalist and monochrome.

Xemnas doesn’t exactly “play” the game - he mostly just roams around, doing absolutely nothing or just talking with people while going “Hmmm” Ohhh” “I see. . .” and other noises to himself. Couldn’t figure out how to give Isabelle a seashell on the first days so he just dropped that shit on the town hall pavement and it’s been there since then. Xemnas also never learns the real names of the villagers in his town, he just names them after people he knows and calls it a day.

Vanitas :

Definitely a jock cat, but like, the mean kind. He’s just too childish and energetic to be a cranky villager lol - his catchphrase is probably some shit like “idiot”. Not even a nickname, he just adds that at the end of sentences. Vanitas (or Catnitas :punch: :pensive) runs through the flowers but ONLY when you’re watching, orders the weirdest and most complex coffee just to see if you can make it - and then when you show him that you can, he’s impressed but also angry cause now he has to drink that shit. If you get Vanitas on your town, there’s a high chance that Ventus also moves in right next to him and viceversa.

Vanitas claims that he doesn’t give a shit about Animal Crossing, but his town is impeccable and he WILL kill for the villagers he loves - even if he’d also just try to straight up kill the ones he hates lol. The type of guy who carries around an axe 24/7 for no reason other than aesthetics and to make a Statement (tm). His house is pretty ugly though and he gets mad because he just doesn’t know how to properly decorate it to get a good grade.

Young Xenahort :

Smug goat. Smug goat. SMUG GOAT. The 100% definition of smug bastard - old Xenahort at least had the decency to SEND you rare furniture, but this guy just DISPLAYS it all on his house and MAKES SURE you know how pitiful it is that you can’t have the same things as he does. His house is chess themed and he has a picture of Eraqus somewhere. All of his letters sound condescending and he tries to use really long words to sound cooler, but we all know the truth. 

Young Xenahort shares a switch with Young Eraqus so naturally they  share islands in ACNH. Eraqus didn’t really mind but Xenahort REALLY wanted to divide the island in half so that they could have their own territory. IRONICALLY, he spends most of the time on Eraqus’ side tidying shit up - because he just can’t help getting mad whenever he sees how messy everything is, with all the fucking fish just laying around because Blathers isn’t there yet. Young Xenahort also insists on only having white roses and is very hellbent on keeping a strict aesthetic.

Terranort : 

The snooty lion she tells you not to worry about. Also a bit smug, but not as bad as the actual Xenahort - he’s actually pretty tolerable, when he’s not giving you the cold shoulder. The villager that takes you 207456 years to actually befriend and who only likes super specific and rare items as gifts. It’s really funny to bully him around because he only gets angry and just stomps around all day after that.

Another sad lad who wouldn’t play AC BUT if he DID he’d have some intense lore and one man larping sessions with the villagers. Like, those people who get WAY too into it. And sadly that’s all I got on him because I wasted all of my juice on writing for the other guys who are all technically the same guy. 

Dark Riku : 

Stereotypical jock wolf - head empty no thoughts, only muscles, sports and a deep seated inferiority complex. If you send him fruit, he’ll send you garbage in return. The only villager who wil SMACK you back with a net if you hit him, but his letters are oddly ??? Pretty nice and normal too ??? Unlike all of his regular dialogue about beating you up at every single game and sport possible in this entire world. Like, calm down, bro. Calm down and have a caprisun. Brags a lot about his “friend Kairi” from another town, which is sad cause she doesn’t. Actually know him. At all.

 Like Vanitas, e-boy Riku says he “doesn’t give a shit about some animal AI from a kids game” but he actually does. Sable is BEST girl in his eyes and getting her to open up and share her story with him was a magical moment. The game is super soothing and it calms him down, he’d even listen to those Lo-Fi AC 24/7 streams on youtube whenever he needs to c h i l l.

Xigbar : 

Peppy panther, I don’t even have to tell y’all what his catchphrase is. Constantly breaks the fourth wall with little jokes, known to “teleport” - he kinda ends up showing up on every single store and building you enter, as if nothing happened. Sends you VERY specific letters describing shit he shouldn’t knowor stupid jokes and puns. LOVES to gossip about other villagers and gives you that Extra Lore and trivia about them - but whenever you ask others about him, they just Dont Know Anything About Xigbar. Are you SURE he’s in your town, mayor ? 

Xigbar would mostly play Pocket Camp because it’s easier than carrying around a fuckin ds or a switch. It’s also less work and it’s a nice distraction from all the drama going around in the real organization. To play ACNH or ACNL he probably leeches off someone else’s console and he’d exclusively visit others’ towns just to fuck with them or annoy them to death by surrounding their houses with pitfalls.

[broodsys]

i love whitney so much, especially in acnl

im playing a male character but i almost always have a skirt or dress on, and she’ll ask me stuff like if i wear makeup and i say yes and she says that’s just fine, that it’s 2018 and boys are wearing makeup!

and just now she sent me a ‘daring, off the shoulder’ dress. trans ally whitney

[ourpartyof6]

Off-shoulder, hearts. #acnl

[brisland]

a couple more bell commissions i did for @mystoria-crossing (it wont let me tag you ahh!!) and @acnl-trades-cn2

these both were so fun your mayors are all so cute waaaa!!!! is it obvious i like having the ponytails hang off the shoulder aha

commissions are closed

[pastelgamerbunny]

ACNL Fanfic: part deux!

Y’all: Where’s part two?

Me: 

“So...” he began somewhat awkwardly, “what's wrong?”

The mayor spilled out her feelings as much as her intoxication would allow.

“I don't have any impact on this world,” she said in a strange moment of clarity.

“Doctors save lives and scientists discover neat stuff. Artists create things... Then there's me. I haven't... done anything to be helpful to anyone. I can't say I'm worth anything to anyone. I'm a failure, you know? At every thing I do. I failed school. I failed at holding down a job. The only reason I'm here is because Isabelle let me stay,” she said in an out pour of tears before calming herself. “But I'm still... a waste of a person. That's all I am. That's all I can be.”

She hugged her knees to her chest and put her head down in shame.

Resetti stayed quiet as he thought it over. He knew those feelings. He knew the pressure that created them; to be something. To make something of yourself that your parents would be proud of. To have an accomplishment that you can look back on with pride. It didn't matter what it was, so long as it was something. Some would succeed and others would fall into a vicious cycle of trying only to fail, they'd try again and fail again, and again, and again, and again. Of course they'd be encouraged to keep trying but it'd be a lie to say that each failure didn't chip away at you bit by bit.

“A waste of a person,” he repeated thoughtfully.

“Kid,” he said aloud as he put a hand on her shoulder. “Let me ask you an honest question. What do you think of me?”

She raised her head to look at him in confusion. Was he hitting on her or fishing for compliments? And why would he be doing either at a time like this?

“You're nice,” she answered.

“I said honest,” he grumbled.

“I honestly think you're nice,” she said firmly. “You act mean and shout a lot but that's just cause you're old.”

“A bit too honest...”

“But you really care about doing your job right and about the town. That's why you get mad when I reset, is what I think.”

“In short, you think I'm good guy?”

She nodded.

“Alright. Now listen. I may not be some one you look up to but take it from me. I don't think my meeting you was a waste. I don't think you coming to this town was a waste. I don't think the air you're breathing right now is a waste and I don't think you're a waste of a person. I'm glad to have met you. And I mean you just the way you are. You're worth something to me.”

She slammed her head back down to hide her face as she cried harder. His attempt to cheer her up was jut making her feel guilty about the sorry state she was currently in.

“I'm not,” she protested. “You're saying that because you're nice!”

His voice rose in anger, “you think I don't mean it?”

“You do,” she squeaked out, “but you're just nice!”

“You're pretty nice yourself,” he retorted. “You obviously care about others if you're putting yourself down for not being helpful enough. But I know you've put a lot of work into this town. I've never seen as many villagers or as many smiles since you've moved in. Isabelle didn't let you stay here out of pity. I mean she may have fudged up the paperwork... But regardless, you being here makes people happy. Even if that don't hold water to you, it means a lot to them. Just cause it's not curing cancer or something, is it fair to say it don't mean anything?”

He waited patiently in the silence as she thought it over.

“I want to...” She began to mumble out something but trailed off. It was hard for him to hear as well since she wasn't facing him.

“Hmm?”

“I want to... do more than that.” She finally lifted her head but her tears had yet to dry. Now she was looking at him for sincere advice. “I want to do more. I don't want to be someone important but I still want to be someone. I want to feel like I matter. Am I mean because I want more?”

He smiled and patted her on the back.

“You're not,” was his short answer. “Nice people are in short supply these days. You just keep being you and all that will happen in due time. Whether you want to chase it or wait for it to come to you, I'll support you.”

He had no idea what time it was when he finally left the mayor's house. He had seen her off to bed and hidden whatever remained of the liquor. After taking in the late night air, he finally remembered what he had originally came for. He hoped that her mood improved enough to keep her from resetting. If not, then she was surely in a deep enough sleep that she'd be unable to. He let out a sigh and muttered to himself as he returned to his tunnels. If it wasn't one thing, it was another always worrying him about this kid.

The next morning, the mayor woke up with what must have been the world's worst headache. The pain was somewhere just in-between her eyes and the sun seemed to exist only to spite her. She thanked God for the medicine that had been left at her bedside and didn't care from who or where they came from.

In her temporary state as one of the living dead, she somehow managed to at least drag herself to Brewster's.

“G'd morning, Brewster.”

“Welcome.”

He greeted her as calmly as always. Not even her head slumped down on the take out counter could unsettle him. He didn't even raise an eyebrow at her raspy voice that belonged to some granny far older then her.

“My usual please, to go...”

“Coo. Here you are,” he said setting the tall cup of coffee down on the counter.

“Thanks.”

She began to dig in her purse for her wallet but he put up his wing to stop her.

“There's no need. It's been paid for already.”

“Huh?”

She questioned him with a look and he pointed to the brown cardboard sleeve around the cup. There was a message written on it in large, slanted letters.

'Have a good day at the office. You're a good kid. - Resetti.'

After reading it, she cracked an unsteady smile and then burst out into a fit of laughter. It sounded like something a dad would say when sending their child off to school, awkward but sincere. In all, it was exactly something Resetti would write. She quieted down when she discovered that the sound of her own laughter hurt her ears.

“Ow... Thank you, Brewster.”

“You should lift the lid...,” he said shyly.

Curious, she looked inside to see a swirl of hearts made out milk.

“I made it especially for you.”

She stared at it for a bit longer and felt her eyes well up again.

“Brewster... Thank you...”

He said nothing but nodded in return. It was hard to tell his expression when he was always so stoic but she swore he smiled. She carefully took a sip before putting the lid back. Even a taste brought color to her cheeks.

She walked to Town Hall and looked out over the town. It was still early, very few if any villagers were up yet. It was sure to be just her an Isabelle for a few more hours. She thought of the tasks that awaited her and her mind drifted to last night.

“I'm a nice person...” she said softly.

She wanted to scoff at the idea but somehow couldn't muster the sarcasm. She looked back down at her coffee and read the message again in her head.

“A good kid... As if...”

Her chest tightened and her breathing began to shallow. She gritted her teeth and picked at the band. She wanted to rip it off in anger but couldn't be so mean despite how hard she was trying. That's when she noticed that there was something on the other side of it. Just under the band, there were words, blurry from the heat and steam, on the cup itself. She slipped it off and found out that the writing on the cup was a stain from the band. She gently tore it in in two and unfolded it to find out the messages continued. Some were neatly written, others were hastily scrawled, many overlapped due to the small space they had to work with.

I'll always be there for you. And you can be there for me too. That's what friends are for! - Fuchsia

I'm in your corner. Always have been, always will be. - Vladimir

When I look at you, I get the feeling I need to work a little harder. - Gaston

I've been think about you and all the fun we have together. Thank you for being my friend. -Flurry

If I don't tell you enough how grateful I am for you, here it is. Seeing you makes my day. - Zell

Even apart, I always carry you with me. - Julian

On and on, one villager after another, even those that have moved away, they all had words of how important she was to them and how they felt about her. She swallowed hard and tried to hold back her tears. She let out an odd chorus of stifled sobs.

“Ms. Mayor?”

She quickly rubbed her eyes and stood up straight. She didn't want anyone else to see her like this. She folded the cardboard band and put it in her pocket. It was fine if her fingers burned a bit.

“Good Morning, Isabelle! I was just on my way in!”

They weren't too far from the town hall. Isabelle had arrived first and seen her from the window. She watched the mayor carefully but didn't feel the need to get up until she heard her start to cry. Now she was standing in front of her trying her best to not look like she had ran for how worried she was. She offered a gentle smile and walked to stand by the mayor's side in case she was needed to lean on.

“Is everything alright, Mayor?”

“Yep!” She answered back hastily.

“I'm fine-,” she stopped herself from repeating her self-ingrained response. She took a deep breath and smiled. It was small, faint, and easily broken but it was real.

“I'm... going to be okay.”

[motherose]

Some acnl design suggestions: an off the shoulder floral dress! Also maybe a knapsack shirt and skirt combo could be cute! Also a crop top and shorts combo could be fun for you to try! Hope this helps :)

tysm!

[the-cantabile-captain]

Hey, if anyone can help me with this I’d really appreciate it. I recently restarted my town in ACNL and I copied down all the names of the QR Codes I had saved. I found most of them but the one I wore most often

It was only called floral and it was a pale green dress with little flowers and a brown bag that went off the shoulder. I can’t find it anywhere.

I’m also missing something called Cute Winterwear (a white dress with a pink cardigan and a black bow) and Pastel Ombré (a sweater with  blue to pink to purple gradient and a white dress shirt underneath) but if I don’t find those I won’t be as upset.

[shebongi-crossing]

ACNL MAYOR/OTHER CHARACTER COMMISSIONS !!

I’m going to take commissions. I want to be able to buy a decent art tablet finally and also try to work towards paying off my tuition deposit for college!! So my art will be hand-drawn and then uploaded for now until I’m able to get myself a tablet and all that! 

My art tag is right here (x), if you’d like to see other things I’ve posted. I also have some things posted here (x) but they’re super old! The first link has newer things and, yeah.

I’ll be using PayPal invoices as it’s the best way for me to receive money right now, so keep that in mind !!

Also, keep in mind I’m not drawing any animal villagers at this time! Just Mayors and other characters of yours in ACNL!

PRICES ~

Just a quick sketch, no lined/colored work: $2

Full body & colored, like shown above: $9 Adding another character of yours would be an extra $5

Bust, aka just the head and shoulders: $4 Adding an extra character bust would be an extra $3

Lined work, that you don’t want colored: $4-6 depending on what is is

Please IM or send me an ASK if you are interested !!

If you don’t have the money I would still appreciate  if you reblogged/shared with others so I can get the word out! Thanks in advance! c:

[acnl-finds]

Beautifully created by Nobunyu 💫

[comfyjean]

Tsunami and azure for the ask meme! 🌊

Azure: what is something that you do that makes you happy? Tsunami: describe a dream outfit of yours. 

UMM idk i don’t do much to make myself happy, probably just spend time with my bf and play acnl!!! if i see dogs i am v happy already c:

a dream outfit for me hm,,,, probably an off the shoulder, long white/pastel spring dress i always wanted one i hope i look cute in it ah ;o;

thank u for asking ~~

[klanced]

I have a headcanon that hunk is like hARDCORE into animal crossing okay like imagine him trying to get the squad into it

GOOD SHIT!!!!! I haven’t played ACNL since I gave my sister my copy… I miss my town…

Hunk doesn’t hesitate to drive out the villagers that creep him out. He pulls out all the stops. He reports them to Isabella, he smacks them with nets, surrounds their house w holes so they can’t leave, and pushes them over buried pitfall seeds. He is merciless.

One time he didn’t get to play for a while because of school, and when he finally returned he discovered that his favorite villager had moved away. Hunk almost burned down the Garrison before he time-travelled to mend their broken friendship.

His house is so… Beautiful. It’s a perfect rating. Even his basement is good, that’s how much of an HRA god he is. 

Hunk spent the first like, month of the game living in the shitty tent Nook gives you in the beginning because he wanted to pay off his renovations immediately. He doesn’t trust Tom Nook and refuses to be in the raccoon’s debt for longer than a day.

Hunk really, really wishes he could be Reese’s in-game best friend. He loves Reese and Cyrus so much.

He also would die for Isabelle.

Hunk spent m o n t h s on his flowers. He carefully bred for all the rare colors. He watered them. He dropped that $10k on the beautiful town ordinance. It literally killed him to let his roses die, but reviving them into Golden Roses made his goddamn year, no joke.

One time Hunk left Lance in charge of his town for a few weeks and when he came back Hunk discovered that Lance… Had been running……. Through his flowers.

What followed was like. A solid month of silence and cold shoulders. It was the lowest point of their relationship.

[alfclaw]

Blogging once a week starting now

Today I’m starting work on #37 on my bucket list: start a blog and keep it going for at least a year.  After making a list of my interests as possible blog topics, I decided that writing about my progress on my bucket list makes the most sense.  Who knows when the world will end?  Better get cracking before I kick the bucket!  From now on that’s what you’ll find here, hope somebody likes it.  If not, at least I’m still having fun.

Active items from the list:

#6 Learn a New Language. I’ve been learning Russian on and off for years now, it’s time to finally buckle down and get it done.  No more taking weeks or months off.  I study every day, and on weekdays I livestream it on Twitch (not on Alfclaw), I’ll be active on VK again, and I’m exploring Russian sites and videos.

#35 Make a Time Capsule and Bury It (and #239 Write a Letter to Myself and Open it in 10 Years). I made a time capsule, put in some meaningful personal items and a letter to my future self.  I buried it in 2017, to be opened in 2027.  

#37 Start a Blog and Keep It Going for at Least a Year.  That’s what this is!  I’ll blog every week, once a week, until April 2020.  

#44 Change My Hairstyle. I’ve been keeping my hair short for many years.  Now I’m letting it grow out, at least shoulder-length, and then go from there.

#52 Complete All New Year’s Resolutions I Set in a Year (get a job, complete ACNL Museum). I’ve been looking and submitting applications around town, had a couple interviews but no job yet.  I took a resume writing workshop, am taking whatever free classes online that I can to improve my chances.  For the Animal Crossing New Leaf museum, just need a firefly (available in June) and several pieces of art.  I used to have “get my jaw fixed” as a New Year’s resolution too but that doesn’t make sense, that process started over a year ago and I don’t have control over it, can’t make it happen any faster.  It’s its own bucket list item.

#301 Get a Driver’s License. I’m ready to take the written test, it’s just a matter of getting to the DMV to take it.  Then I’ll have my permit, so I can get practice on the road, until I’m ready to take the driving test.

#306 Get My Jaw Fixed. The last I heard, I may get that done sometime this summer.  For those who don’t know, my jaw is too far back, and my teeth don’t come together correctly.  This is not a cosmetic surgery, my jaw hurts every day and that restricts what I can eat, it causes me sleep apnea, it prevents me from chewing food properly which leads to delayed gastric emptying which restricts what I can eat even more. It sucks.

[ourpartyof6]

Off-shoulder, lace dress. #acnl