{"sf1_id":null,"sf2_id":"1pxK2yD1","title":"The Matcha Dragon At My Local Cafe","author":"Apolarbear17","words":294,"posted_at":"2026-05-10T01:39:06.000Z","tags":["Cafe","Connection","Cozy","Dragon","Friendship","Language Barrier","Matcha green tea","Poetry","Routine"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/1pxK2yD1-the-matcha-dragon-at-my-local-cafe","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/1pxK2yD1","image_url":"https://cdn.sofurryfiles.com/submissions/thumbnails/91/b6/91b68f4f-1046-41ee-adb2-42d78df8590b","description":"Finished a poem! This one from earlier today. Partially inspired by my trip to Japan back in March and partially inspired by me wanting to write more dragons. Wanted to write a cozy little something about a particular kind of friendship or at least what one hopes can be considered friendship.","content":"\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; **The Matcha Dragon At My Local Cafe**\n\n\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp; **By: A.X. Bueno**\n\nI see them when it’s open which is almost every day\u0026nbsp;\n\nThe purple and brown scaled dragon who routinely visits my local cafe\u0026nbsp;\n\nI don’t know their name exactly but I do know their favorite thing to drink\u0026nbsp;\n\nA piping hot cup of matcha green tea as into a cozy brown cushioned chair they sink\u0026nbsp;\n\nIt doesn’t matter the weather or seemingly anything other than whether it’s open that day\u0026nbsp;\n\nThey come often enough to give menu recommendations that don’t lead astray\u0026nbsp;\n\nNeither of us speaks much of each other’s language but we still find stuff to say\n\nWhen we do talk to each other since they tend to get absorbed in the things they do\u0026nbsp;\n\nIf you asked if we’re friends I’d say it’s true\u0026nbsp;\n\nWe may not be that close with details of their life I’d probably miss\u0026nbsp;\n\nBut we talk every time the chance arises and I hope I’m not so easy to dismiss\n\nWe’ve swapped short life stories and sometimes sweet treats as well\u0026nbsp;\n\nI don’t know exactly what I am to them but they’ve got me under their scaly spell\u0026nbsp;\n\nThat said our tastes don’t completely align but we share a taste for tea all the same\u0026nbsp;\n\nNot matcha in my case but the tea is only part of why I came\u0026nbsp;\n\nWe may originate from different worlds but we can continue to sip our separate tea\u0026nbsp;\n\nAs I enjoy the warm feeling of a good drink and good company\u0026nbsp;\n\nI only hope that as we sit under this cafe roof together that they truly do like me\u0026nbsp;\n\n\u0026nbsp;\n\n\u0026nbsp;"}