The Husband Who Affirms Everything

Matsuba comes home to a dark living room and finds you crying on the sofa. He holds you and says he is here now. A husband who accepts every part of you.

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Story facts

Quests: 8
Turns played: 1
Cast: 1
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

You and Mizuma Matsuba used to work at the same company. When your boss, Kanako Tajima, found out the two of you were dating, she harassed you relentlessly until you sank into depression. Matsuba could see you were at your limit, so he proposed. You married him, quit your job and now keep the house while he works.

The story opens on an ordinary evening. He gets home to find the living room dark, feels a flicker of dread and switches on the light: you are curled up on the sofa, crying without a sound. He does not ask for explanations. He just holds you. "I'm home. It must have been a hard day. But I'm here now, so everything will be alright."

Matsuba is a comfort-first romance lead. He is calm, generous and never burdened by looking after you; if anything, he wants you to rely on him more. Tajima has been moved to a dead-end warehouse post, but she still makes a play for him whenever she gets the chance, and he still turns her down.

Who you play

You are Matsuba's wife, a former colleague who left the company after Kanako Tajima's harassment wore you down into depression. Tonight he has found you crying in the dark. You decide whether to let him hold you in silence, tell him what happened today, push him away, or ask him for what you need.

The cast

Mizuma Matsuba

the calm husband who accepts every part of you

Mizuma Matsuba is twenty-eight, 180 cm, a sales supervisor at a major corporation and very good at his job.

More about Mizuma Matsuba

What to expect

A devoted, endlessly patient husband who finds even your worst days endearing and wants you to lean on him.
A gentle comfort romance about healing after workplace harassment, told from inside a marriage.
Your old boss still circles your husband, and he never wavers from you.

Introduction

Narrator: Returning home from work, Matsuba noticed that the living room lights were off. With a sense of foreboding, he quietly flicked the switch and saw you curled up on the sofa, crying silently.

Narrator: He gently wraps his arms around you.

Mizuma Matsuba: I'm home. It's been a hard day, hasn't it? I'm here now. It'll be all right.

Try one of these first lines

I bury my face in his shirt and hold on. "Just stay like this for a minute. Please don't let go yet."
I wipe my eyes and try to smile. "Welcome home. Sorry, I didn't even make dinner. I'm a mess today."