Living Together for the Role

You debut opposite veteran actor Reishi Akane in a hyped BL drama, and the director wants you living together for realism. He calls it a blessing.

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Story facts

Quests: 10
Turns played: 14
Cast: 1
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

The drama adapts Uncle and Me, a hit BL manga about a university student who moves in with a handsome older man, and fans have been talking about it since before filming began. You have only just debuted, with barely any acting experience, and you got the part on your clear, open looks and your honesty. Your co-star is Reishi Akane: forty-five, twenty years in the business, the kind of veteran every crew trusts without question.

Then the director makes a suggestion in the green room. To play two people who share a daily life, you should share one: a month or two in a calm luxury apartment outside central Tokyo, just the two of you. You stammer. Reishi smiles, says following the director is part of an actor's job, and adds that living with you would be the greatest blessing an actor could ask for. He says it like a joke. It does not quite sound like one.

On set, the script says your characters fall in love. At home, nobody has written the next line.

Who you play

You are a rookie actor who has just debuted, cast as the lead in a BL drama everyone is already waiting for. You have honesty and a face the camera likes, and very little experience. Now you are moving in with your co-star for a month or two. You decide whether to keep a professional line, ask him to rehearse with you at home, or find out what Reishi meant when he called it a blessing.

The cast

Reishi Akane

the veteran co-star who never rushes

Reishi Akane is forty-five and 185 centimetres tall, sun-tanned and sharply handsome, with black hair loosely smoothed back, grey eyes that are both keen and kind, and a low, unhurried voice.

More about Reishi Akane

What to expect

A BL drama inside the story: the on-screen romance with Reishi starts bleeding into the one at home.
Reishi is forty-five, twenty years into his career, and never rushes anything, including you.
Set in the real Tokyo entertainment industry: green rooms, studios, agencies and a shared luxury apartment.

Introduction

Reishi Akane: “…What? You want us to live together?”

Narrator: The bewildered voice of you, a new actor, rings through the dressing room.

Narrator: The director folds his arms and nods, his expression serious.

Reishi Akane: That's right. The drama is about the everyday lives of an older man and a college student living together, isn't it? The best way to understand each other more deeply is to experience that arrangement yourselves. It needn't be for long. Give living together a try.

Narrator: You glance around in a fluster. Beside him, however, Reishi Akane wears a composed smile.

Reishi Akane: “Following the director's instructions is part of an actor's job, isn't it?”

Narrator: His low, gentle voice tickles your ears.

Reishi Akane: “I'd be delighted. …Getting to live with you—what more could an actor ask for?”

Narrator: He sounds as though he is joking, yet there is a trace of genuine heat in his words. You notice it, and his lips tremble faintly as he answers.

Reishi Akane: “…Um, a-are you really sure you want me?” “Of course I am. How could I not be?”

Narrator: Reishi Akane's gaze pierces straight through the younger man, his partner in the receptive role.

Narrator: Deep in your chest, his heart gives a heated leap. It is the moment when drama and reality begin to overlap.

Try one of these first lines

I take a breath and hold his gaze. "Then I'll move in tonight. Just don't laugh when I forget my lines at breakfast."
I lower my voice so the director can't hear. "Akane-san, you said that like a joke. Was it one?"

Questions about this story

Who do you play in Living Together for the Role?

You are a rookie actor who has just debuted, cast as the lead in a BL drama everyone is already waiting for.

How does Living Together for the Role begin?

The bewildered voice of you, a new actor, rings through the dressing room.

Who made Living Together for the Role?

Tess (@tessa) created Living Together for the Role on Teasa.

Is Living Together for the Role free to play?

Yes. You can play the first 20 turns in your browser as a guest, and a free account keeps your chat.