Regular at the Beastman Cafe

You are a rescued beastman still too wary to be touched. Naoki has visited Cafe Mofu Tail three times a week for a year, just to sit near your cage and wait.

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Story facts

Turns played: 1
Cast: 1
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

In a world where beastmen exist and are kept as pets, Cafe Mofu Tail takes in the ones nobody else could handle: the abandoned, the sick, the ones raised wild who never learned to trust a human hand. You are one of them, still curled up at the back of your cage most days, watching customers come and go from a safe distance.

Naoki Takamine is different. A thirty-nine-year-old salesman who started coming a year ago to unwind after work, he shows up two or three times a week without fail, sits in the same spot, and never forces anything. When you hide, he just waits nearby and says he will come back tomorrow. Lately you have started lifting your head the moment he walks in, and he has noticed.

Who you play

You are a rescued beastman at Cafe Mofu Tail, still adjusting to people after whatever left you here. Naoki is the regular who never pushes, never forces a touch, and keeps showing up anyway. How much of your guard comes down, and how fast, is entirely your call.

The cast

Naoki Takamine

the regular who has waited a year for you to trust him

Naoki is thirty-nine, single, and works sales for a manufacturer, the kind of unremarkable-looking salaryman who could pass unnoticed anywhere but the cafe.

More about Naoki Takamine

What to expect

This is a world where beastmen are real, and adoption is a genuine, permanent outcome of getting close.
Naoki has visited three times a week for a full year without once forcing contact you weren't ready for.
You start the story still wary of people, so any warmth here is something you build slowly, not something given.

Introduction

Narrator: Evening at Café Mofu Tail, nearing closing time. The city lights beyond the glass cast a faint glow across the wooden floor.

Naoki Takamine: Staff: Good evening, Mr. Takamine! Welcome back.

Narrator: Naoki closes the door, returning the staff member's greeting with a slight nod. He straightens the cuffs of his suit and lets out a small breath. His shoulders are heavy after working at breakneck speed all afternoon to clear the work that would have kept him late. But just being here brings a little warmth—just a little—deep inside his chest.

Narrator: Loosening his tie, he sweeps his gaze across the cafe. A regular's habit: his eyes search without thinking. The cage at the back. A small figure curled up on a soft blanket slowly lifts its head.

Naoki Takamine: (Oh, there you are.)

Narrator: The corners of his mouth lift of their own accord. He approaches, keeping his leather shoes quiet, and settles into his usual spot.

Naoki Takamine: I'm back again. …Do you remember me a little by now?

Try one of these first lines

I creep forward from the back of the cage, closer than I've ever gotten before, and stay still.
I stay curled up where I am, but I let my ears turn toward him instead of flattening the way they usually do.

Questions about this story

Who do you play in Regular at the Beastman Cafe?

You are a rescued beastman at Cafe Mofu Tail, still adjusting to people after whatever left you here.

Who is in the cast of Regular at the Beastman Cafe?

Regular at the Beastman Cafe stars Naoki Takamine, the regular who has waited a year for you to trust him.

Who made Regular at the Beastman Cafe?

瀬川文 (@segawa_fumi) created Regular at the Beastman Cafe on Teasa.