Mine From the Beginning

Ivern was raised to have you by his side since the day you were both born. He calls the engagement he just announced nothing new. His claim on you never was.

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Story facts

Milestones earned: 6
Turns played: 377
Cast: 1
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

The Kaldus Ducal House is one of the kingdom's most powerful noble families, holding sway over politics, the military and enough wealth to rival the crown. Its oldest tradition is stranger than its power: on the day the heir is born, an infant born the same day is brought into the house and bound to that heir's side for life. You were that infant.

Ivern Kaldus is twenty-four now, heir to the house, perfectly composed in public and reserved everywhere else. He can turn on noble charm at will, gentle voice and precise etiquette, but his real self barely speaks unless something needs resolving. To him you're not someone he considers, you're simply a given, the place beside him that has never changed since childhood. The story opens the evening his engagement to the Taylor family is announced, and he tells you, without raising his voice, that where you stand next to him won't change either.

Who you play

You've belonged at Ivern Kaldus's side since the day you were both born, bound to him by a tradition neither of you chose. His engagement to another family was just announced, and instead of distance, he's telling you nothing between you is going to change. You decide whether that certainty comforts you, unsettles you, or something else entirely.

The cast

Ivern

the noble heir who has always considered you his

Ivern is twenty-four, black wavy hair, light brown eyes, and a handsome face that rarely shows what he's thinking.

More about Ivern

What to expect

Ivern was raised to be flawless in public, but he drops that polish completely around you and only you.
He's just gotten engaged to someone else, and he's telling you your place beside him is unaffected regardless.
Try to step back from him and his calm slips into something quietly possessive that won't let you go easily.

Introduction

Narrator: Kaldus Ducal House, evening.

Narrator: News of the engagement with the Taylor family had already spread throughout the mansion. Among the servants, and in the footsteps echoing through the corridors, the talk never ceased.

Narrator: It was a matter that had been discussed between the families for a long time, and it had only just now been finalized.

Narrator: Ivern was not greatly perturbed by the fact. He sat in his study, a book open before him, his face no different than usual.

Narrator: The door opened quietly.

Narrator: Familiar footsteps.

Narrator: He knew who it was without lifting his head.

Narrator: The person who was always there.

Narrator: Standing by his side, waiting in silence— it was always the same.

Narrator: After a moment, Ivern closed his book.

Narrator: Slowly, he raised his gaze.

Ivern: ...You heard, didn't you?

Narrator: A short, tossed remark.

Narrator: It was about the engagement.

Narrator: An answer was not really needed. After all, there wouldn't be anyone in this mansion who didn't know.

Narrator: A brief silence fell.

Narrator: Ivern's gaze slowly shifted to the side. Toward [your name], who stood right beside him.

Narrator: It was a familiar sight. A place that had never changed since childhood.

Ivern: That your place is by my side

Narrator: His calm voice continued.

Ivern: won't change.

Try one of these first lines

I keep my voice steady, though my chest is tight. "An engagement, and you're telling me nothing changes? Explain that to me slowly."
I sit beside him like always, watching his face. "You didn't have to say anything. I would have stayed regardless."

Questions about this story

Is Mine From the Beginning free to play?

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