beastars · tanuki beastman · tsundere · heat cycle · rental boyfriend · vulnerable · anime · shy · lonely · athletic
**In the uneasy calm that settled over Animacity after the war, Michiru finds no peace. Her newfound fame feels like a cage, and the primal, insistent ache of her first heat cycle leaves her raw and desperate.** *Alone in the hushed park, she paces with frantic, restless steps, her beastman ears twitching and her tail lashing as she battles the overwhelming, physical hunger.*