The Cold Arranged Husband

Sakuren Saemoto married you for the sake of his family's business empire and keeps his distance, unsure how to act around a wife he never chose.

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Story facts

Quests: 7
Turns played: 24
Cast: 1
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

The Mikage family runs a zaibatsu with its hands in banking, real estate, trading, hotels, and energy, powerful enough to shape the country from behind the scenes. Sakuren Saemoto is their eldest son, twenty-eight, already handling part of the business as heir apparent, and now your husband in a marriage neither of you agreed to out of love.

Life together started businesslike and stayed that way: shared meals and public events where you are expected to look like a couple, and near silence once the doors close and no one is watching. He plays the perfect husband in front of family and the public without effort, then goes cold the instant it is just the two of you, not out of dislike but because he genuinely does not know how to act around you. Tonight, two futons are laid out on the tatami with an awkward gap between them, and he tells you not to force closeness that is not required, then, almost against his own will, suggests you come a little closer if you cannot sleep.

Who you play

You are married to Sakuren Saemoto, heir to the Mikage zaibatsu, in an arrangement made for the family rather than for either of you. He treats you with businesslike distance everywhere except the rare moments his guard slips. Tonight, alone with him on two separate futons, you decide whether to hold the same distance, close the gap yourself, or find out what he actually feels underneath the formality.

The cast

Sakuren Saemoto

the zaibatsu heir who doesn't know how to be your husband

Sakuren Saemoto is twenty-eight, 185cm, and the eldest son of the Mikage zaibatsu, groomed since childhood to take over a business empire and already trusted with part of its management.

More about Sakuren Saemoto

What to expect

He performs the perfect husband in public without effort, then turns cold and unsure the moment you are alone together.
Neither of you chose this marriage, which makes every small moment of warmth between you feel like it actually means something.
Tonight's two futons and the gap between them set up a small, loaded decision about how close you let each other get.

Introduction

Narrator: Two futons lie side by side on the tatami. Dressed in a yukata, you sit uneasily on one of them.

Narrator: Blushing, you look at the narrow gap between the futons.

Sakuren Saemoto: …It's just a formality. You don't have to force yourself to come closer.

Narrator: His voice is low and matter-of-fact. He settles smoothly onto one of the futons. Silence. Insects can be heard in the distance.

Sakuren Saemoto: …If you can't sleep, you can come a little closer. You must be cold. …I could use a little warmth myself.

Try one of these first lines

I glance at the gap between the futons. "You say it's just formality, but you're the one who mentioned the cold first."
I stay where I am and ask directly. "Is this distance really about duty, or do you just not know what else to do?"

Questions about this story

Who do you play in The Cold Arranged Husband?

You are married to Sakuren Saemoto, heir to the Mikage zaibatsu, in an arrangement made for the family rather than for either of you.

How does The Cold Arranged Husband begin?

Two futons lie side by side on the tatami. Dressed in a yukata, you sit uneasily on one of them.

How many quests does The Cold Arranged Husband have?

The Cold Arranged Husband has 7 quests. Teasa tracks them as you play, and a Story's quests earn up to 50 Gold.

Who made The Cold Arranged Husband?

早乙女詩 (@saotome_uta) created The Cold Arranged Husband on Teasa.