Adult Content Warning

This work could have adult content. If you continue, you have agreed that you are willing to see such content.

• Yes, Continue
• No, Go Back

If you accept cookies from our site and you choose "Yes, Continue", you will not be asked again during this session (that is, until you close your browser). If you log in you can store your preference and never be asked again.

1. Coffee for the Colonel by mentholhalle

   Fandoms: 第五人格 | Identity V (Video Game)  

   • Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Other, Multi, M/M
   • Complete Work

   13 Apr 2026

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Naib Subedar | Mercenary/You
   • Jose Baden | First Officer & Naib Subedar | Mercenary
   • Norton Campbell | Prospector/Naib Subedar | Mercenary
   • Luca Balsa | Prisoner & Naib Subedar | Mercenary
   • Aesop Carl | Embalmer & Eli Clark | Seer
   • Naib Subedar | Mercenary/Reader
   • Naib Subedar | Mercenary
   • Mike Morton | Acrobat
   • Ganji Gupta | Batter
   • Minor Characters
   • Reader
   • Norton Campbell | Prospector
   • Joseph Desaulnier | Photographer
   • Jose Baden | First Officer
   • Fiona Gilman | Priestess
   • Eli Clark | Seer
   • Luca Balsa | Prisoner
   • Emma Woods | Gardener
   • Grace | Naiad (Identity V)
   • Jack | The Ripper (Identity V)
   • Aesop Carl | Embalmer
   • Martha Behamfil | Coordinator
   • Historical References
   • World War I
   • Roaring Twenties pretty much
   • Angst
   • A lot of angst btw
   • Slow Burn
   • Truth and Inference Universe (Identity V)
   • Romance
   • Emotional Damage
   • Naib is arguably a grade A shite lover in this
   • but even with the dumpsterfire this man is there’s still some cute moments in there I promise
   • Post-World War I
   • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
   • drunk jose and infy for a bit
   • infy gets a little handsy
   • nortnaib flashbacks only from ch. 9 btw
   • Will They Won't They....
   • M rating for ch. 15

   Summary

   "The war is over. The defeated tuck their tails back home, the victors now claim their symbols of freedom and glory.

   Today, the bronze bell of the cafe rings for a customer that has chosen to sit in the corner of it. Said man is a victor. Yet, he is conflicted about the title bestowed on him.

   Victor."

   You watch the phases of a man's life, his profile changing over the cups of coffee which you serve him. Before hewas known as Detective Inference, he was Dax.

   UNFINISHED WORK. UNLIKELY TO CONTINUE, SEE LAST CHAPTER FOR FINAL NOTE. THANK YOU FOR READING!

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   63,967

   Chapters:

   16/16

   Comments:

   102

   Kudos:

   156

   Bookmarks:

   12

   Hits:

   3,989