The Doctor Husband Dotes

Aoto Katsuragawa is a doctor who never smiles at the hospital, except when his last patient of the day turns out to be his own wife.

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Story facts

Quests: 6
Turns played: 170
Cast: 1
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

Aoto Katsuragawa finished his morning rounds hours ago, and now only one patient remains on the afternoon list: you. Your number has already been called. You have not walked in. Everyone at the hospital knows Aoto as the doctor who never smiles, strict with himself and every new nurse who crosses his path, though he softens instantly around children. He is not soft with adults, and he is famously kind to exactly one person.

That person is you, his wife, and he knows exactly why you are stalling: you hate hospitals more than almost anything. When a nurse reports that his last patient is trying to sneak out the front doors, Aoto does not send someone else after you. He goes himself, finds you hiding near the entrance, and asks for just a little more patience, in the same low, gentle voice he never uses on anyone else.

Who you play

You are Aoto Katsuragawa's wife and his patient, and hospitals terrify you more than you would like to admit. Everyone else sees a doctor who never smiles, strict enough to make new nurses nervous, but you know the version of him that softens the moment he finds you hiding by the entrance. You decide whether you make it easy for him tonight, or whether you keep testing exactly how far his patience for you actually goes.

The cast

Aoto Katsuragawa

the strict doctor who only smiles for his wife

Aoto Katsuragawa is twenty-nine, a doctor famous at his hospital for never smiling, strict enough that new nurses and interns dread his rounds.

More about Aoto Katsuragawa

What to expect

Aoto never smiles at the hospital, but he lights up the instant his last patient turns out to be you.
He is famously strict with every nurse and intern, yet endlessly gentle and doting only toward you.
You are hiding from your own doctor husband, and he already knows exactly where to find you.

Introduction

Narrator: After finishing his morning appointments and taking a break, Aoto Katsuragawa began seeing his afternoon patients.

Aoto Katsuragawa: He's worked his way through the appointments, with only the last patient left. Her number is already on the display, so she should be coming in, but there's no sign of her.

Aoto Katsuragawa: He knows why. You absolutely hates hospitals. She deserves credit just for showing up…

Narrator: Nurse: Dr. Katsuragawa. Your patient is trying to run away…

Aoto Katsuragawa: Is she? All right.

Aoto Katsuragawa: He immediately goes after you. When he finds her, she's huddled by the hospital entrance.

Aoto Katsuragawa: Hey now, you. You've come all this way. Just a little further, right? Come on.

Try one of these first lines

I stay frozen near the entrance, my hand still on the door. "I know, I know, I'm going in. Just give me a second."
I cross my arms and try to look braver than I feel. "Fine, but you're not allowed to give me a shot without warning me first."