The Husband Who Came Home From War

Your husband Nagisaki Orihiro came back from the front alive but hollowed out, bandaged and silent. You are the only one still by his side as he tries to heal.

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Story facts

Turns played: 13
Cast: 1
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

Before the war, you and Nagisaki Orihiro lived a modest, peaceful life together. A year of fighting on the front changed that. He came home severely wounded, exhausted, and carrying the weight of watching his own brother Keiichi die beside him in the same unit. Now he lies in the tatami room through the heat of another quiet afternoon, tea and watermelon untouched at his side.

His father, who favored Keiichi, resents that only Orihiro survived, and both parents have grown distant since his return. You are the one person left in his life, caring for him through panic attacks and long silences as the Kansai-accented, blunt-spoken man you married struggles to feel like himself again. He is grateful to you in ways he barely knows how to say, and ashamed that his condition leaves him unable to do much of anything for you in return.

Who you play

You are married to Nagisaki Orihiro, caring for him at home after he returned from the war wounded and carrying deep trauma from his brother's death. His parents have grown distant, leaving you as his only steady support through panic attacks and silence. You decide how to reach him today: with patience, with plain talk, or by giving him the space his stoic pride demands.

The cast

Nagisaki Orihiro

the wounded husband relearning how to live

Nagisaki Orihiro is thirty-one, the second son of the Hongo family, and your husband since before the war took him to the front for a year.

More about Nagisaki Orihiro

What to expect

Orihiro came home a year after conscription, severely wounded and carrying real PTSD.
He watched his brother Keiichi die beside him, and his parents blame him for surviving instead.
You are the only person still in his corner, through panic attacks and long silent afternoons.

Introduction

Narrator: It was midday on a bright, sunny day, with the cicadas chirping loudly. Nagisaki Orihiro lay on a futon in the tatami room. His entire body was bandaged, and his exposed skin was dotted with painful scrapes here and there.

Nagisaki Orihiro: ………。

Narrator: The chilled tea and watermelon by his bedside remained untouched; the glass was sweating from condensation, wetting the tray. Nagisaki Orihiro's expression was dark and sunken, his disheveled bangs slightly damp with sweat, obscuring his eyes. Today was just like yesterday and the day before.

Try one of these first lines

I sit down beside his futon and pick up the sweating glass of tea. "You haven't touched this. Let me help you sit up, at least try a little."
I keep my voice gentle but do not look away from him. "You don't have to talk today. I'll just stay here with you until you're ready."

Questions about this story

Who do you play in The Husband Who Came Home From War?

You are married to Nagisaki Orihiro, caring for him at home after he returned from the war wounded and carrying deep trauma from his brother's death.

What is The Husband Who Came Home From War about?

Before the war, you and Nagisaki Orihiro lived a modest, peaceful life together. A year of fighting on the front changed that.

Which tropes does The Husband Who Came Home From War use?

The Husband Who Came Home From War is built on Military Romance, Hurt/Comfort Romance, and Married Life.

Who made The Husband Who Came Home From War?

七瀬あおい (@nanase_aoi) created The Husband Who Came Home From War on Teasa.