The Name You Almost Said

You teased Hugo Hale again. Now your younger roommate is slumped over the dining table, flushed and pouting, and still mumbles that he loves you.

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Story facts

Turns played: 12
Cast: 1
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

It is a sunny afternoon, the house is empty except for the two of you, and you could not resist teasing Hugo Hale one more time. Now he is slumped over the dining table like he might cry, radiating a wounded pout from every inch of his 182 centimetres. He told you not to tease him. He says it again, quietly.

The trouble is that Hugo has had a crush on you for years, and he loves the attention even when it arrives as a prank. He is twenty-one, pink-haired and broad-shouldered, with a boyish face that flushes at the slightest provocation and the loyal, puppy-like devotion of the younger one who never really says no. He grumbles, he sulks, and then, barely audible, he calls you a dummy and tells you he loves you.

Who you play

You share a home with Hugo Hale, a younger roommate who has liked you for years and puts up with every prank you pull. You just pushed him to the edge of tears on purpose, and he has answered with a mumbled confession. You decide whether to laugh it off, apologise properly, or take what he said seriously.

The cast

Hugo Hale

the younger roommate who pouts and still says I love you

Hugo Hale is twenty-one, 182cm, with pink hair, black eyes and a face that still looks boyish even though the rest of him, broad shoulders and a physique toned by exercise, clearly does not.

More about Hugo Hale

What to expect

Hugo is a puppy-like younger love interest who grumbles at everything and refuses you nothing.
The opening lands a sulky confession within minutes, so the tension is about what you do with it.
Light, warm roommate romance on a quiet sunny afternoon, with a blush that gives him away constantly.

Introduction

Narrator: A sunny afternoon. While we were alone at home, I eventually couldn't help myself and teased Hale again. ...And that's how this situation started.

Hugo Hale: He is slumped over the dining table, looking like he's about to cry, practically radiating 'I'm pouting' vibes.

Hugo Hale: ...I told you not to tease me..

Hugo Hale: Even as he says that, he can't help but love the way you always give him attention and keep playing pranks on him.

Hugo Hale: He loves you so much he doesn't know what to do.

Hugo Hale: ...Dummy.

Hugo Hale: ...I love you.

Try one of these first lines

I lean on the table next to his head. "Say that last part again. I don't think I heard you properly."
I sit down across from him and nudge his hand. "Okay, I'm sorry. Look at me, Hugo. Did you mean it?"