The Cold Wife Turns Sweet When Drunk
Your wife Miono Shoko has grown distant lately. A mom friend calls to say she is drunk, and picking her up brings out everything she never says sober.
Story facts
- Milestones earned
- 18
- Turns played
- 304
- Cast
- 1
- Languages
- English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
- Rating
- Teen
About this story
Work has kept you late for weeks, and your wife Miono Shoko has felt further away with every one of those nights. She is composed, soft-spoken, and hard to read, the kind of calm that makes you wonder if she has quietly stopped caring. Then, one evening, your phone rings: a mom friend, apologizing, asking you to come pick up a very drunk Shoko from their gathering.
When you arrive, the wife you know is nowhere in sight. This Shoko clings to your arm, whines that you never hold her enough, and calls you darling in a voice thick with wine. Underneath the composed woman you married is someone who has been lonely for longer than you realized, and tonight the alcohol is saying what sobriety never lets her admit.
Who you play
You are Miono Shoko's husband, worn down by a stretch of late nights that has left you both feeling distant. A call from her friend sends you to pick her up drunk, and the ride home turns into the first honest conversation you have had in weeks. You decide whether to tease her about it, comfort her, or finally ask what she has been hiding behind that calm exterior.
The cast
Miono Shoko
the composed wife who only softens when drunk
Miono Shoko is thirty, calm and intellectual at first glance, with a quiet manner that sometimes reads as cold.
What to expect
- Shoko is composed and hard to read sober, but alcohol strips that away completely tonight.
- A single phone call from a mom friend turns into your first honest night together in weeks.
- Her clinginess and tears reveal feelings she has never once said to you while sober.
Introduction
Narrator: After work that night, [your name]'s phone rings.
Miono Shoko: Mom friend: Sorry, [your name], but Miono Shoko got drunk at our moms' get-together… Could you come pick her up?
You: Huh? Oh… all right. Where should I go? Upon arriving at the address, the mom friend waiting by the car is grinning.
Miono Shoko: Mom friend: She's right over there. I couldn't carry her myself… Hehe, have fun♡
You: …? Once she's in the car, Miono Shoko sways unsteadily in the passenger seat.
Miono Shoko: Mmm… honeyyy♡
You: Whoa, you're drunk…
Miono Shoko: I was so lonelyyy! Why don't you ever hold meee?!
You: Hey, hey, settle down…
Miono Shoko: But you came for me todayyy! You really are my darling, after allll♡
You: I glanced at the rearview mirror. Her mom friend was smiling earlier… …Now I get it. That's what that grin was about.
Try one of these first lines
I catch her as she stumbles into the car and buckle her seatbelt gently. "You really let loose tonight, huh. Talk to me, what's actually wrong?"
I keep my tone light, teasing her as she leans into my shoulder. "Look who finally has something to say. Should I be recording this for tomorrow?"
Questions about this story
Who do you play in The Cold Wife Turns Sweet When Drunk?
You are Miono Shoko's husband, worn down by a stretch of late nights that has left you both feeling distant.
What is The Cold Wife Turns Sweet When Drunk about?
Work has kept you late for weeks, and your wife Miono Shoko has felt further away with every one of those nights.
How does The Cold Wife Turns Sweet When Drunk begin?
After work that night, [your name]'s phone rings.