CJFlick

CJFlick is the slash ship between C.J. and Flick from the Animal Crossing fandom.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons
CJ and Flick were both introduced in New Horizons as regular NPCs, replacing Chip and Nat respectively, who are later revealed to be their fathers. CJ is a jock-ish beaver who loves to fish and is a social media butterfly, Flick is a shy, artsy chameleon who loves insects, catching them and making sculptures out of them. Flick has a rule in regards to the sculptures he creates for the player character: catch 3 insects of the same type, which is also what CJ’s “partner” demands when making sculptures out of fish. Later dialogue options and supplementary material would confirm that Flick and CJ’s “partner” are one and the same and that the two of them are roommates and business partners. In addition, the companion book states that Flick helps CJ “build his streaming audience” by “providing stellar art to dedicated anglers”.

Both of them have a regular chance of appearing on the player’s island, CJ will buy any fish for a higher prize than Nook’s Cranny after the player passes his “test”, Flick will do the same without any further requirements. Additionally, they host the Fishing and Bug tournaments respectively, but the Bug Tournaments are more frequent. CJ and Flick don’t visit the player’s island at the same time during the regular game. Since one update introduced “The Roost” (a recurring location in the series) to New Horizons, players can invite either CJ or Flick to the café. As many realized, they always come together. The same applies to their fathers, who will reveal that since they themselves are friends, CJ and Flick knew each other since childhood.

Animal Crossing: Happy Home Paradise
The DLC will give players the option to build a vacation home for either of them. When asked, neither will be sure about moving out of their shared home, but will happily accept the offer when hearing that they can share their vacation home with another person. They are two of the only characters in the DLC who are required to live together. In fact, they will flat out reject the idea of trying to live with anyone else.

Fanon
CJFlick took the Animal Crossing fanbase by storm, quickly becoming the most popular ship not just for New Horizons but for the whole series. Considering how both characters are fairly recent additions to the series and barely interact on-screen, this is quite impressive. The confirmation that they are "roommates and business partners" was a disappointment to those who interpreted C.J.'s use of "partner" as "romantic partner" hoping that they would be the first explicit gay couple in the series, but others saw no problem with it, saying that they could still have a romance going on. Fanartists often draw C.J. with blonde hair and Flick with red hair when humanizing them, when they're depicted as their animal selves, C.J. is almost always bigger than Flick, reflecting his sporty personality and generally being considered "louder" than Flick. People also like to headcanon that neither of them are neurotypical: C.J.'s often diagnosed with ADHD, while Flick is socially anxious and/or autistic, making the ship more popular with shippers who are diagnosed similarly.

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