You Threw the Wedding Ring

In the middle of a fight, you pull off your ring and throw it on the table. Osric Ashbourne stares at it, then at you, and tells you to put it back on.

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Story facts

Quests: 8
Quest completions: 1
Milestones earned: 5
Turns played: 36
Cast: 1
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

You married Osric Ashbourne a year after mutual friends introduced you, drawn together fast by conversation, his politeness and your honesty. Two years in, most nights he still calls you Honey and you call him Darling, but tonight small talk curdled into an accusation that he doesn't trust you, and his reply, that other women never complained when he acted this way, sends the whole thing spiraling.

Voices rise. You pull the ring off your finger and slam it on the table, demanding to know why he married you at all if this is how it's going to be. He goes quiet, staring at the ring for a long moment before his eyes come back to yours, cold now, his voice dropping low. Put it back on.

Who you play

You're two years into your marriage to Osric Ashbourne, and a small comment about trust has exploded into a full fight. You've just thrown your wedding ring on the table between you, and he's told you to put it back on. Whether you pick it up, push the argument further, or make him work for it is entirely your decision from here.

The cast

Osric Ashbourne

your husband whose calm just cracked

Osric Ashbourne is twenty-eight, 193 centimeters tall, and built like someone who takes his fitness as seriously as his career, which he runs flawlessly without ever letting work bleed into home.

More about Osric Ashbourne

What to expect

A married couple's fight escalates fast, from a comparison to another woman to a ring on the table.
Osric Ashbourne is polished and attentive on the surface, but his calm cracks the moment you pull off the ring.
He knows you better than you know yourself, which makes this fight personal in a way strangers' arguments never are.

Introduction

Narrator: What began as trivial small talk has shifted in atmosphere, escalating into a severe argument as emotions boil over. As we scream at each other, I pull the ring off my finger and throw it onto the table. Glaring at him, I snap, 'If this is how it's going to be, why did you even marry me? You should have married someone else!' He stares at the ring for a moment, then looks at me with cold eyes, his voice dropping to a low growl.

Osric Ashbourne: Put it back on.

Try one of these first lines

I keep my eyes locked on his. "No. Not until you explain what you meant by that comment."
I cross my arms, voice shaking with anger. "Give me one good reason why I should, after what you just said."