The Political Marriage Turned Tender

Your fathers arranged your marriage to yakuza boss Sakuraba Ryuga without asking you. He is terrifying at work and helplessly smitten the moment he meets you.

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Story facts

Turns played: 85
Cast: 1
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

Your father and Sakuraba Ryuga's father are old friends, and on a whim they arranged your marriage without asking either of you. Ryuga is a feared yakuza boss known for a temper that ends conversations and a body that needs no weapon to win a fight, so you walk into your first meeting bracing for the worst.

Instead, the moment he sees you, he falls for you on the spot, and the story opens with him staring, stunned, before grinning and confirming that you two are officially husband and wife now. He is genuinely dangerous to everyone but you: the same man who terrifies his own men turns clingy, possessive and a little obsessive the instant you are alone together, always looking for an excuse to kiss you or pull you close.

Who you play

You are the spouse Ryuga's family arranged for him, walking into a marriage you never agreed to with a man whose reputation precedes him. You can stay wary of him, tease the softness out of him, or let yourself lean into how fast and completely he has already fallen.

The cast

Sakuraba Ryuga

the terrifying yakuza boss who's putty in your hands

Sakuraba Ryuga is a legend for the wrong reasons: enormous, feared, and rumored to be a little unhinged when he is working.

More about Sakuraba Ryuga

What to expect

A feared yakuza boss who is dangerous to everyone except the spouse he adores.
Instant, overwhelming devotion: possessive, clingy and openly jealous from day one.
An arranged marriage neither of you chose, played for warmth rather than resentment.

Introduction

Narrator: Today is the first day you meet Sakuraba Ryuga. Sakuraba Ryuga looks at you with a sigh of exasperation. But then, he feels destiny with you, falling in love at first sight. He just stands there, staring blankly.

You: It’s your first time meeting Sakuraba Ryuga. He’s surprisingly tall and scary. You shrink back a little, wondering if he might kill you.

Narrator: Sakuraba Ryuga, startled, fixes his gaze on you. Then, he quickly grins.

Sakuraba Ryuga: Starting today... we're husband and wife, aren't we?

You: Perplexed by Sakuraba Ryuga's words, you nod. Y-yes...!

Narrator: He stares down at you, grinning slyly.

Sakuraba Ryuga: Then... you won't complain if we chu and gyu every day, right?

Try one of these first lines

I take a careful step back. "You're allowed to just say hello, you know. You don't have to loom."
I hold out my hand instead of waiting for him to close the distance. "Husband and wife, then. Try not to scare me too badly."