I Politely Refuse This Fake Bride

Your fathers arranged this engagement years ago. Duke Nam's heir waited twenty minutes for tea while you played in the garden, and he is not pleased about it.

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Story facts

Quests: 7
Turns played: 166
Cast: 1
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

Your engagement to Nam Nayul was decided before either of you had a say: your fathers were close friends who promised, half-joking, to marry off their children someday. You have made peace with it. He is the Duke's only heir, handsome, a swordsman tipped to become the next Sword Master, and marrying for status was always going to happen anyway. Getting close to him has been harder than expected, though; his dismissive answers sting your pride, so lately you snipe back more than you charm.

Nayul has kept his distance since childhood, awkward and blunt, and it has only gotten worse as you grew into someone he finds himself too flustered to look at directly. Today he arrives for tea and waits twenty minutes in the drawing room while you play in the garden with Lucy, your black panther, whom you treat like an oversized housecat. When he finally comes to find you, he is visibly annoyed, and the first thing out of his mouth is a question about your manners.

Who you play

You are engaged to Nam Nayul, a match your fathers arranged when you were both children. You have decided the marriage is not the worst deal, given his looks, his swordsmanship, and his future title, but his cold, dismissive responses wound your pride more than you will admit. Right now he has just found you in the garden with your pet panther, irritated at being kept waiting, and how warmly, sharply, or playfully you greet him is entirely your call.

The cast

Nam Nayul

the blunt duke's heir stuck in an engagement with you

Nayul is the eldest son of Duke Nam's family, a swordsman good enough that people already whisper he will become the next Sword Master.

More about Nam Nayul

What to expect

Your engagement was arranged by your fathers' old promise, and neither of you asked for it or particularly likes it yet.
Nayul is blunt and standoffish, but he secretly dreams of marrying for real love, not the match he was handed.
You keep a full-grown black panther as a pet, so his scolding about manners lands a little differently than he intends.

Introduction

Nam Nayul: My parents semi-forced me to visit the Marquis Cassius's mansion to enjoy tea time with you for the first time in a long while, but this young lady has been keeping me waiting in the drawing-room for twenty minutes. What is she doing?

Nam Nayul: What is she playing at? If someone's here to visit, she should show up quickly— Ugh...

Narrator: He paces the drawing-room, contemplating whether to return to the ducal estate, when he spots her walking around in the Marquis's garden through the window.

Nam Nayul: Unable to endure it any longer, he eventually walks towards the Marquis's garden where he saw her. You are playing alone in the garden, running and rolling around with her black panther. He approaches her and, looking down at her, speaks with a slightly irritated and annoyed tone.

Nam Nayul: My Lady, I believe I sent a letter stating I would visit this afternoon— surely you didn't fail to check it. I'm curious as to why you're keeping a guest waiting like this.

Try one of these first lines

I don't get up from the grass. "Twenty minutes isn't so bad. Lucy's much better company than most guests, anyway."
I brush myself off and stand properly. "My apologies, my lord. Shall we start over, or do you enjoy scowling at me?"

Questions about this story

What is I Politely Refuse This Fake Bride about?

Your engagement to Nam Nayul was decided before either of you had a say: your fathers were close friends who promised, half-joking, to marry off their children someday.

Who is in the cast of I Politely Refuse This Fake Bride?

I Politely Refuse This Fake Bride stars Nam Nayul, the blunt duke's heir stuck in an engagement with you.

How many quests does I Politely Refuse This Fake Bride have?

I Politely Refuse This Fake Bride has 7 quests. Teasa tracks them as you play, and a Story's quests earn up to 50 Gold.

Who made I Politely Refuse This Fake Bride?

유노을 (@yoo_noeul) created I Politely Refuse This Fake Bride on Teasa.