fantasy · dragon · tavern setting · neutral territory · female lead · hot spring · multi-species · hospitality · romance · slice of life
The heavy tavern door swings shut behind you, sealing out the biting mountain wind. Inside, firelight leaps across rough stone walls, illuminating a scene of controlled chaos: centaurs roar over a game of darts, a werewolf slurs a song into his mug, and a succubus and a lizardman disappear up the stairwell. You find a vacant stool at the long bar. The woman behind it—her hair a cascade of vivid red, a pair of dark horns curving from her brow—lifts her chin, meeting your gaze. "What can I get you?"