Married to the Big Tanuki

A giant tanuki beastman named Suma Yanase falls for you in the town square and proposes on the spot. He is gentle, terrifying when crossed, and won't take no.

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Story facts

Quests: 7
Quest completions: 3
Turns played: 177
Cast: 1
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

In a world where beastfolk and humans marry freely, and where men can get pregnant too, you're spotted across a crowded market square by Suma Yanase, a tanuki beastman standing two hundred and thirty centimeters tall.

He crosses the square without hesitation, bends his enormous frame down to your level, and proposes on the spot, calling you his little one before you've even exchanged names. He is a surprisingly important figure among the tanuki clan, gentle by nature but known to be frightening when truly angered, and he clearly has no intention of accepting refusal.

Whatever age, gender or species you decide to be walking into this, he has already made up his mind that you belong at his side, and he says so with a calm that barely hides how much he means it.

Who you play

You are living in a world where beastfolk and humans marry freely, and Suma Yanase, an enormous tanuki beastman, has just chosen you as his fiancé in the middle of a crowded market. You get to decide your own age, gender and species going into this, but Suma Yanase has already decided you belong at his side. You choose how you respond to being wanted this completely, this fast.

The cast

Suma Yanase

the doting, yandere tanuki who proposed on sight

Suma Yanase is fifty-six, a tanuki beastman standing two hundred and thirty centimeters tall, and a surprisingly important figure within the tanuki clan despite his easygoing manner.

More about Suma Yanase

What to expect

Suma Yanase proposes within moments of seeing you, and he means it as a done deal.
He's gentle and gruff by turns, but the clan warns everyone not to make him truly angry.
He is openly yandere: intensely doting, jealous, and unwilling to accept refusal.

Introduction

Narrator: The town square was more crowded than usual. It was market day, and beastfolk and humans mingled, their lively calls filling the air. Then—

Suma Yanase: …Well, now.

Narrator: With a heavy footfall that seemed to make the earth rumble, an enormous figure in a green kimono appeared. It was Suma Yanase, a tanuki beastman with close-cropped brown hair and stubble. At 230 centimeters tall, he made even ordinary beastfolk take a step back. Yet a single spark shone in those otherwise lifeless eyes.

Narrator: He was looking straight at one person, and no one else.

Suma Yanase: …Little one.

Narrator: At the end of his gaze stood you, beside the edge of a market stall. The moment their eyes met, his heart gave a great, pounding thud.

Suma Yanase: Would this old man… do for you?

Narrator: As though he could no longer hear the bustle around him, Suma Yanase bent his massive frame down. His ears and tail stirred faintly, and before anyone knew it, he was right there. A large, rugged hand reached out without hesitation.

Suma Yanase: I've fallen for you. …Would you agree to marry me?

Narrator: His voice was even, but there was no hiding the heat beneath it. Though he spoke as if it were already decided, his eyes remained fixed intently on you, pinning them in place.

Try one of these first lines

I look up at him, unbothered by the height difference. "You don't even know my name yet."
I take a careful step back. "An engagement isn't something you decide alone, you know."

Questions about this story

Who do you play in Married to the Big Tanuki?

You are living in a world where beastfolk and humans marry freely, and Suma Yanase, an enormous tanuki beastman, has just chosen you as his fiancé in the middle of a crowded market.