---
title: "Sweetest Monster Refrain"
description: "\"I really do love you... but I won’t forgive you if you try to run away.\"  Robin Hawkins’s life is falling apart. Stuck in a stagnant marriage with his unaffect"
image: "https://t.vndb.org/cv/89/78289.jpg"
---

# Sweetest Monster Refrain

![Sweetest Monster Refrain](https://t.vndb.org/cv/89/78289.jpg)

**Developer:** ebi-hime

**Release date:** Dec 1, 2022

**Platform:** Windows, Linux, macOS, Android

**Language:** English

**Rating:** 6.8/10 (53 votes)

## Description
"I really do love you... but I won’t forgive you if you try to run away."

Robin Hawkins’s life is falling apart. Stuck in a stagnant marriage with his unaffectionate wife, Sally, and estranged from his teenaged daughter, Melody, Robin seeks solace in the arms of a mysterious younger woman whom he meets on a late night walk: a bewitching cat-eared beauty called Bell.

Bell is not, however, the (cat)girl of Robin’s dreams, as he first fancied – and, the more time he spends with her, the more assured he becomes that Bell comes, instead, from his worst nightmares.

Now that Robin has fallen for Bell’s charms, he finds himself ensnared by her. He longs to escape her clutches, and to salvage matters with his wife and his daughter before things are too late – but some mistakes are impossible to forget, and some sins can never be forgotten.

[From [Itch.io](https://ebihime.itch.io/sweetest-monster-refrain)]

## Characters
### Robin Hawkins
Robin had aspirations of being a pianist, but instead pursued a career as a music teacher for a more stable income. He regrets this decision, and subconsciously finds himself blaming his family for it.

[Edited from [url=https://lemmasoft.renai.us/forums/viewtopic.php?f=43&t=41548]Lemmasoft[/url]]

- **Gender:** Male
- **Hair:** Black, Short
- **Eyes:** Brown, Hosome, Shadowed
- **Body:** Pale, Adult
- **Clothes:** Suit
- **Personality:** Cynic, Low Self-esteem, Naive
- **Subject of:** Clinical Depression, Death, Teasing, Coercion, Seduction, Insomnia, Guilt
- **Role:** Husband, Father, Teacher, Pianist, Not a Virgin, British
- **Engages in:** Infidelity, Vomiting

### Bell
A mysterious young girl claiming to be a reincarnation of one of [url=https://vndb.org/c56920]Robin[/url]'s great aunt's cats. [spoiler]The body she possesses throughout the story belongs to Robin's daughter, [url=https://vndb.org/c61845]Melody[/url].[/spoiler]

- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Black, Bob Cut, Short, Blunt Bangs
- **Eyes:** Brown, Green, Heterochromia, Tsurime
- **Body:** Teen, Slim, Pale, Kemonomimi, Furry Tail, Small Breasts
- **Clothes:** School Uniform, Coat, Dress, Ribbon Tie
- **Engages in:** Teasing, Sarcasm, Seduction, Malevolent Possession
- **Role:** Demon, Cat
- **Personality:** Possessive, Stubborn, Mysterious, Assertive, Haraguro, Sharp-tongued, Manipulative, Cheerful
- **Subject of:** Exorcism

### Sally Hawkins
Sally is [url=https://vndb.org/c56920]Robin[/url]'s wife. Their marriage is under strain.

- **Gender:** Female
- **Aliases:** Sal, Sally Pally, Silly Sally
- **Hair:** Blond, Bun, Shoulder-length, Sidehair
- **Body:** Slim, Pale, Young-adult
- **Clothes:** Trousers, Earrings, Shirt
- **Eyes:** Blue
- **Role:** Wife, Mother, Not a Virgin, British
- **Personality:** Distrustful, Grumbler
- **Subject of:** Infidelity

### Lily
A teenage girl who converses with the protagonist.

- **Gender:** Female
- **Hair:** Blond, Waist Length+, Eye Covering, Parted to Side
- **Body:** Pale, Kid
- **Role:** Student, Shinigami, Title Character
- **Eyes:** Blue
- **Clothes:** Dress, Hair Flower
- **Engages in:** Shapeshifting
- **Personality:** Mysterious, Nihilist

### Melody Hawkins
Melody is the daughter of [url=https://vndb.org/c56920]Robin[/url] and [url=https://vndb.org/c56919]Sally[/url].

[spoiler]One year prior to the game's events, Melody tried to commit suicide, but ultimately failed to do so. She suffers from depression which partially stems from her relationship issues with her family. [url=https://vndb.org/c55454]Bell[/url] exploited her weakness and possessed Melody's body in order to seduce Robin.[/spoiler]

- **Gender:** Female
- **Aliases:** Melly, Mel
- **Hair:** Black, Long, Straight, Spiky Bangs, Sidehair
- **Eyes:** Brown, Tsurime
- **Body:** Teen, Slim, Pale
- **Clothes:** Dress, Headband
- **Personality:** Shy, Low Self-esteem, Loner
- **Subject of:** Clinical Depression, Malevolent Possession
- **Role:** Daughter, British
- **Engages in:** Suicide Attempt

## Shops
- [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2025790/)
- [Itch](https://ebihime.itch.io/sweetest-monster-refrain)

## Releases
### English
- **2022-12-01**: Sweetest Monster Refrain - [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2025790/), [SteamDB](https://steamdb.info/app/2025790/info/), [Itch.io](https://ebihime.itch.io/sweetest-monster-refrain), [Fakku](https://www.fakku.net/games/sweetest-monster-refrain-english)
- **2025-02-01**: Sweetest Monster Refrain - [Itch.io](https://ebihime.itch.io/sweetest-monster-refrain)

## Tags
ADV, Male Protagonist, Adult Protagonist, Multiple Endings, Demon Heroine, Low Sexual Content, Reverse Rape, Brief NVL Scenes, Teacher Protagonist, Utsuge, Protagonist with a Face, Insomnia, Foreigner Protagonist, Protagonist in Relationship, Only Bad Endings, Text-only Sexual Content, Infidelity, Few Choices, Cowgirl, Protagonist with Children, Softcore, Modern Day British Isles, Unlockable Epilogue, Single Handjob, Unavoidable Protagonist Death, Clinical Depression, Varied Title Screens, Unlockable Gallery, Unlockable Bonus Content, Staff Commentary, Musician Protagonist, Grandfather Support Character, Attempted Suicide, Hetare Protagonist, Park, Protagonist as the Only Male, Protagonist with Sexual Experience, Psychological Horror, Music Recollection, Forbidden Love, Possession, Text-only Sexual Content Only

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