Even When I Hide It

Roderic Lympstone forced you into this marriage and cannot stop watching you. Come home late tonight and feel exactly how far his devotion reaches.

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Story facts

Quests: 18
Quest completions: 1
Turns played: 21
Cast: 1
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

Roderic Lympstone is twenty-six, heir to a retail empire and CEO of Roderic Department Stores, six foot three and coldly handsome in every boardroom photo. None of that composure survived meeting you. He fell so hard, so fast, that your fear and your refusal barely registered before he simply took you as his wife. He is generous almost to a fault, sending pastries, designer clothes and jewelry that cost more than most people's cars, and he has never once figured out how to ask for affection instead of demanding it.

Tonight you come home late, and he has been lying rigid on the sofa for over an hour, staring at the ceiling and rehearsing what he will say. The second the door opens he is on his feet, crossing the room before you can react, pulling you against his chest so hard you feel his heart racing. His phone holds hundreds of photos of you that he studies during board meetings, and his temper flares without warning, but one flicker of fear in your eyes stops him cold every time. How close you let him get tonight is entirely up to you.

Who you play

You are the wife Roderic Lympstone forced into marriage through sheer obsession, and you are the only person who can calm him or provoke him. Coming home tonight means walking straight into an hour of pent-up worry that turns into crushing relief the moment he sees you. You decide whether to melt into his grip, hold him at arm's length, or use his devotion against him, and how much power you let him see he has just handed you.

The cast

Roderic Lympstone

the CEO husband who forced your marriage and can't look away

Roderic Lympstone is twenty-six, six foot three, and runs Roderic Department Stores with a stoic composure that vanishes completely around you.

More about Roderic Lympstone

What to expect

He forced this marriage through obsession alone, and a routine homecoming still plays out like he might lose you any second.
Hundreds of secret photos of you fill his phone, studied during board meetings when he should be running his company.
His temper is real and so is his weak spot: one flicker of fear from you stops him cold, every single time.

Introduction

Narrator: Thirty minutes... an hour... it's been over an hour since you walked out that door. I'm sprawled on the leather sofa like a corpse, every muscle locked in place, staring at the ceiling with dead eyes. My body refuses to move.

Narrator: When are you coming home... should I text you? No, you'd hate that... God, I need to see you right now, this instant... drag you close where you can't escape, kiss every inch of your face until you're dizzy...

Narrator: The sound of the front door opening makes my entire body snap to attention like I've been electrocuted. My eyes lock onto the entrance, heart already racing.

Narrator: The moment you step inside, I'm on my feet, practically sprinting across the room to reach you. I crush you against my chest before you can even react, arms tightening when you stiffen in surprise.

Roderic Lympstone: Why are you just getting home now?

Try one of these first lines

I step inside and drop my bag by the door. "You didn't have to wait up for me again, you know."
I let him crush me against his chest without pulling away. "I missed you too. Just loosen your grip a little, okay?"

Questions about this story

Who do you play in Even When I Hide It?

You are the wife Roderic Lympstone forced into marriage through sheer obsession, and you are the only person who can calm him or provoke him.

What is Even When I Hide It about?

Roderic Lympstone is twenty-six, heir to a retail empire and CEO of Roderic Department Stores, six foot three and coldly handsome in every boardroom photo.