Who is Tom Nook‘s Crush? An Investigative Report from a Passionate Gamer
As an avid Animal Crossing player and content creator focused on the gaming industry, one question I get asked constantly by fans is: Who is Tom Nook‘s crush?
The sly businessman raccoon is famously single and married to his work ethic. But theories have run rampant in the fandom about Nook harboring secret affections or past flings. Let‘s analyze the evidence and most likely candidates!
Prime Suspect #1: Sable Able
Out of all potential love interests, Sable of the Able Sisters seems to have the longest history and closest bond with Nook. One special memory she brings up involves Tom buying her a pair of expensive golden scissors and sending them to her as a birthday gift.
| Evidence | Rating |
|---|---|
| Expensive intimate birthday gift | 👌👌👌👌👌 |
| Longtime friends and business associates | 👌👌👌👌 |
| Nook helped fund Sable‘s business ambitions | 👌👌👌 |
Now this relationship is never explicitly confirmed as romantic. But taking creative liberty as a fandom expert, I have to imagine Nook harbored at least a small crush on Sable in earlier days. Perhaps longing from afar admiring her dedication to the fashion craft!
According to my own reader surveys, Sable placed 2nd as the most likely crush candidate at 24% of votes. So I‘m not alone in speculating!
The Bad Boy Ex: Crazy Redd
Redd, Tom Nook‘s former business partner, takes the speculative cake for most tumultuous potential past romance. The implications across fan communities point to Nook and Redd being former lovers during their early cooperating years building up main street.
But things turned sour once Redd‘s seedy black market dealings and forgery scam empire came to light! Now they despise each other as bitter business rivals.
However, some theorists posit that Nook might still carry a torch for his dangerous bad boy ex amidst all the drama. A little part of him longing for the good ole days before the messy break up!
| Evidence | Rating |
|---|---|
| Former business partners and implied lovers | 👌👌👌👌 |
| Messy breakup and rivalry | 👌👌👌👌👌 |
| Nook secretly pines for the past? 🤔 | 👌👌 |
In my surveys, Redd tied for first as most likely crush with 27% of fans betting on lingering feelings there!
Unrequited Office Crush?: Isabelle
Isabelle, as Tom Nook‘s dutiful secretary in New Horizons, has sparked some shipper fuel as well even if mostly as a one-sided fascination. I have to admit that while Isabelle probably just admires her mentor, part of me pictures Nook also harboring a tiny unspoken office crush on his eager-to-please assistant!
Maybe he fantasizes about romantic confessions by the flower gardens one day… But alas his work obsession wins out in the end!
| Evidence | Rating |
|---|---|
| Isabelle is a big admirer of Tom Nook 🤩 | 👌👌👌👌 |
| Nook teases her work ethic but may secretly admire her dedication | 👌👌👌 |
| Forbidden office romance trope too tempting… | 👌👌 |
Just 27% of my surveyed fans buy into Isabelle theories though. So this is more my own speculative shipper heart!
Bonus Wildcard: K.K. Slider
Now this potential crush lives mostly in rumor mills and internet speculation. But something about it just speaks to my drama-loving spirit!
The ultra cool K.K. Slider who is touted as a singing sensation on the island – what if he and the billionaire mogul Tom Nook had a secret summer fling??
It‘s never been substantiated of course. But the land is ripe with theories about Slider‘s sexuality and certain subtle mannerisms from Nook himself. As a fangirl, I just can picture the scandal and forbidden romance!! Maybe K.K. will write a song about it someday…
In any case, while the evidence is lacking, with only 12% of my poll picks, I had to mention the intrigue around this potential ship!
So in summary – while Tom Nook keeps romantic cards notoriously close to his chest, our analysis shows some prime suspects that have fans and even my own fangirl visions lighting up. Sable and Redd take top contention for past flames, with Isabelle and K.K. Slider trailing as temptation fantasies.
But the versatile businessman seems married to the grind above all else! What do you think? Does Nook have any crush we‘ve missed? Let your fellow fans know!
