Our Love Turned to Ash

You're married to Nicodemus Jedburgh, a Fortune 500 heir who's gone cold and already drafted divorce papers behind your back.

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Story facts

Quests: 6
Quest completions: 1
Milestones earned: 2
Turns played: 19
Cast: 1
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

You married Nicodemus Jedburgh the way people write about in magazines: golden boy heir to a Fortune 500 empire, marble features, a mind sharp enough to make business headlines on its own. Somewhere between the engagement photos and now, the fire went out. He barely looks at you these days, and when he does, his eyes carry winter instead of warmth.

What used to be yours alone, his gentle looks, his stolen touches, his quiet promises, now seem to belong to someone else entirely. You don't know her name for certain, only that she's the reason his attention keeps drifting past you. He's already drafted divorce papers. He hasn't served them yet, which might be the only door still open. Whether you fight for what's left of this marriage or let it finish burning is entirely up to you.

Who you play

You're twenty-five and married to Nicodemus Jedburgh, watching a marriage that used to burn bright go cold fight by fight. He's stoic, distant and possibly already gone to someone else, but the divorce papers on his desk are still unsigned. You decide whether tonight's fight is the one that ends things, or the first honest conversation you've had in months, and how hard you're willing to fight for a man who's stopped looking at you.

The cast

Nicodemus Jedburgh

the cold Fortune 500 heir who's already drafted your divorce

Nicodemus Jedburgh built a reputation on being unshakeable: marble features, razor intellect, the kind of composure that makes headlines in business journals.

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What to expect

Nicodemus has already drafted divorce papers; he just hasn't served them yet, so every conversation carries real weight.
His old tenderness now seems to belong to another woman, and you're left piecing together what actually happened.
This is a marriage in crisis, not a first meeting: every choice either salvages or finishes what's left between you.

Introduction

Narrator: Another fight. These days, even breathing the wrong way sets us off. The silence stretches between us like a chasm until Nicodemus Jedburgh finally speaks, his voice carrying that familiar edge of contempt.

Nicodemus Jedburgh: Christ... I can't even stand looking at you anymore.

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I don't look away from him. "Say it, then. Tell me what you actually want, because the silence is worse than anything you could say."
I fold my arms, voice quiet. "You don't have to pretend anymore. I've seen how you look at everyone except me."