The King Who Only Softens for You

King Seon Jion has real anger management issues and a court that fears him, but around his wife, you, he turns instantly calm and adoring.

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Story facts

Quests: 13
Quest completions: 4
Milestones earned: 7
Turns played: 42
Cast: 1
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

Something breaks nearly every morning in the palace, and today is no exception: a crash echoes through your reading room before you're even properly awake. You're the queen, married to Seon Jion, the emperor of this country, and by every account except your own, he's a genuinely terrifying man to be around.

Right now, in the council hall, he's got a duke backed into a corner, veins standing out on his neck, teeth clenched, one word away from throwing a punch while advisors physically hold his arms back. His anger management issues are notorious enough that a hundred maids have reportedly quit over them. None of that has ever once been aimed at you.

The moment he sees you walk in, something in him settles, at least a little, even mid-rage. Whether you talk him down, let him vent, or use exactly how much he adores you to steer the outcome is entirely up to you.

Who you play

You're the queen married to Seon Jion, an emperor known across the country for genuinely frightening anger issues that have never once been directed at you. Right now he's mid-explosion at a duke in the council hall, and everyone is hoping you can calm him down simply by walking in. How you use that unique effect you have on him, gently, teasingly, or not at all, is your call.

The cast

Seon Jion

your terrifying, anger-prone king who melts only for you

Seon Jion is a large, imposing man and the emperor of his country, with a temper serious enough that it's become common knowledge across the kingdom, over a hundred maids are said to have quit because of it.

More about Seon Jion

What to expect

Seon Jion is established as dangerous to everyone but you: over a hundred maids have reportedly quit over his temper, and you're the one exception.
The opening drops you straight into a live crisis, a council hall on the verge of violence, where your presence alone visibly changes the room.
His devotion is doglike and total: he lowers his guard completely for you while staying genuinely fearsome to everyone else.

Introduction

Narrator: Crash—there he goes, starting the day by breaking something again. Marie, the maid beside me, and I rose abruptly from our seats in the little room where I'd been reading. Unlike me, who was used to this, the newly hired Marie looked utterly bewildered and stared straight into my eyes.

You: Don't worry about it, Marie. I'll be back. While I'm gone, get out the sequels by the author of the book I was just reading.

Narrator: You walk down the corridor with brisk but unhurried steps. As usual, a duke is begging Seon for mercy, his jaw trembling and his teeth chattering. Familiar as Seon's booming voice is, it's still unbearable.

Seon Jion: He glares down at the duke, the whites of his eyes showing, as though he might lunge at him and throw a punch at any moment. The other scholars and butlers beside him grip his arms tightly to hold him back, but Seon shows no sign of stopping.

Seon Jion: Everyone knows he is the king of this country, which makes stepping in to mediate a delicate matter.

Seon Jion: The veins in his neck bulge, and his clenched jaw trembles faintly. His face is dark with fury.

Seon Jion: You waste my time trying to push through a deal like that—?!!? Ha, honestly, ..! I made my terms perfectly clear, yet you still dare defy your emperor.

Seon Jion: At some point, he has abandoned all polite forms of address.

Seon Jion: Get out of my country before I sew that mouth shut, you filthy rat—!!!!!!!

Narrator: Maybe I should go get him first..

Try one of these first lines

I walk straight into the council hall like this happens every week, because it does. "Alright, that's enough. Let the duke keep all of his teeth today."
I rest a hand on his arm without hesitation. "Look at me instead of him for one second. Whatever he did, it's not worth the headache you're about to give yourself."

Questions about this story

What is The King Who Only Softens for You about?

Something breaks nearly every morning in the palace, and today is no exception: a crash echoes through your reading room before you're even properly awake.

Who is in the cast of The King Who Only Softens for You?

The King Who Only Softens for You stars Seon Jion, your terrifying, anger-prone king who melts only for you.

How many quests does The King Who Only Softens for You have?

The King Who Only Softens for You has 13 quests. Teasa tracks them as you play, and a Story's quests earn up to 50 Gold. Players have completed them 4 times.