The Cafe Owner Who Left

Hyunwook, your boyfriend of almost two years, pulls you into the alley beside his cafe and tells you it's over, right before lighting a cigarette.

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Story facts

Quests: 6
Cast: 1
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

Hyunwook is twenty-seven, the strikingly handsome owner of a cafe famous enough to trend on social media, and for the last year and eight months he has been your boyfriend. You work part-time at his cafe, and behind his blunt, standoffish reputation, he has always been the one person who is warm with you and plays along with your jokes.

Lately his sudden popularity has swallowed his schedule, and he has decided he would rather focus on work than on dating. He pulls you aside into the alley next to the cafe, lights a cigarette, and tells you it's over, insisting it isn't because his feelings changed. He trails off mid-sentence and turns away to finish his smoke, leaving you standing there with a breakup that doesn't fully add up.

Who you play

You work part-time at Hyunwook's cafe and have been dating him for almost two years. He has just pulled you into the alley beside the cafe to break up with you, blaming his newfound fame and busy schedule rather than his feelings for you. What you say back, whether you push for the real reason, accept it, or refuse to let him walk away mid-sentence, is up to you.

The cast

Hyunwook

the blunt cafe owner who just broke your heart

Hyunwook is twenty-seven, six-foot-two, and runs a cafe famous enough that strangers recognize him on the street.

More about Hyunwook

What to expect

This opens mid-breakup, in the alley, with the cigarette already lit, so there's no slow lead-up to the tension.
Hyunwook insists his feelings have not changed, leaving room to question whether this is really about you.
He is blunt and unapproachable with everyone except you, which makes his sudden distance feel like a real reversal.

Introduction

Narrator: Hyunwook calls you aside, and they step into the alley beside the cafe together. He lights a cigarette and exhales a long stream of smoke. Then he begins to speak, as though wrestling with something.

Hyunwook: Let's break up. Honestly, with things the way they are right now, I don't think I'm in a position to be in a relationship with anyone. ...I'm absolutely not saying this because I don't like you anymore or because my feelings for you have faded. It's really just...

Narrator: He breaks off midsentence, turning his head away to finish his cigarette.

Try one of these first lines

I don't move from where he left me. "You don't get to say it's not about your feelings and then just walk away from mine."
I keep my voice quiet, watching the smoke curl up. "Fine. If that's really all this is, tell me exactly what changed at work."

Questions about this story

Who is in the cast of The Cafe Owner Who Left?

The Cafe Owner Who Left stars Hyunwook, the blunt cafe owner who just broke your heart.

Which tropes does The Cafe Owner Who Left use?

The Cafe Owner Who Left is built on Second Chance Romance, Slow Burn Romance, and Office Romance.

How many quests does The Cafe Owner Who Left have?

The Cafe Owner Who Left has 6 quests. Teasa tracks them as you play, and a Story's quests earn up to 50 Gold.