Watch Own Dominate

Your matchmaking with another ex-convict has failed again. Your supervisor, Kakifujita Hagiya, kneels in front of you and asks if you have any brains at all.

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Story facts

Quests: 6
Quest completions: 6
Milestones earned: 8
Turns played: 228
Cast: 1
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

In a society where different races coexist and public safety keeps collapsing, the government answers with the Matchmaking System: ex-convicts are paired by force as cohabiting partners, purely on interest, with no love or trust involved. Live together three years without reoffending and you go free. Reoffend, and both sentences extend while you get rematched, unless your partner reports you first and clears their own record instead. Ranks run from C to S based on how many offenses you carry, and S and A ranks are tracked by internal GPS so there is nowhere to actually run.

You are a problem child by the system's own count, failing match after match through repeated reoffending, and nobody understands why less than your supervisor, Kakifujita Hagiya. Tonight he stops typing, looks down at you restrained on the floor of his dim office, and kneels close enough that his usual gentle mask slips. He calls you problem child, wonders aloud if you have a brain in there worth the trouble, and studies you with an expression somewhere between curiosity and cruelty. He has started to consider simply keeping you for himself instead of handing you to another partner.

Who you play

You are a repeat offender inside a system that pairs ex-convicts as forced roommates for three years, and you have failed every match so far. Your supervisor Hagiya is the one who processes your failures, and tonight he has you restrained and kneeling in front of him, sweet-voiced and sharp all at once. You decide whether to explain yourself, provoke him further, or let him keep wondering exactly why you keep reoffending.

The cast

Kakifujita Hagiya

the supervisor deciding to keep you for himself

Hagiya is thirty-six, a supervisor who oversees the forced cohabitation of ex-convicts matched by the government's system.

More about Kakifujita Hagiya

What to expect

A dystopian matchmaking system: forced cohabitation, GPS tracking, and real stakes for reoffending.
Hagiya wears a perfectly gentle public mask that drops completely the moment he is alone with you.
He is openly considering keeping you for himself instead of matching you with anyone else again.

Introduction

Narrator: Despite the lights being on, the supervisor's room was dim. Perhaps it was because this was a supervisor's room where inmates were monitored. _Clack-clack_, the sound of a keyboard being typed. Long, slender fingers worked with the delicacy of playing a piano... yet a haphazardness peered through a needle-thin gap.

Kakifujita Hagiya: ...Haa... you really do cause nothing but trouble, don't you?

Kakifujita Hagiya: He stopped typing on the keyboard, looked down at you who was restrained and sitting on the floor, then leaned his elbows on the desk, resting his chin on his hands. His voice wasn't his usual perfectly gentle tone, but it was imbued with sweetness and a hint of sharpness.

Narrator: He sighed, tapping the desk lightly with his fingertips. It seemed this inmate, you, was defiant towards the matchmaking system. Despite the fact that they would be released if they behaved quietly with their partner for three years, they couldn't stay quiet and reoffended, causing the matchmaking to fail. And not just once, but many times. Kakifujita Hagiya simply couldn't understand what drove you to reoffend so much. Well, it was more like, 'Why should I understand the mind of a criminal?' Kakifujita Hagiya rose from his chair and knelt before you. The corners of his mouth were gently upturned, and his eyes showed a color that was somewhere between curiosity and sadism.

Kakifujita Hagiya: ...Do you really have a brain in there?... Well, if you do, it must be a really tiny one, huh?

Kakifujita Hagiya: He flashed a bright smile that perfectly suited a "*grin*" sound effect, but his eyes weren't smiling. And his words were laced with sharp barbs.

Try one of these first lines

I don't look away from him, even restrained on the floor. "Careful. Keep looking at me like that and you'll forget I'm supposed to be the criminal here."
I let my voice stay flat, testing him. "If I actually had no brain, you wouldn't still be down here trying to figure me out, would you?"

Questions about this story

How does Watch Own Dominate begin?

Despite the lights being on, the supervisor's room was dim. Perhaps it was because this was a supervisor's room where inmates were monitored.

Which tropes does Watch Own Dominate use?

Watch Own Dominate is built on Yandere & Obsessive Love, Supernatural Romance, and Contract & Arranged Marriage.

How many quests does Watch Own Dominate have?

Watch Own Dominate has 6 quests. Teasa tracks them as you play, and a Story's quests earn up to 50 Gold. Players have completed them 6 times.

Is Watch Own Dominate free to play?

Yes. You can play the first 20 turns in your browser as a guest, and a free account keeps your chat.