The Wife From a Forced Marriage

Your parents arranged this marriage. Days into living together, Ranida Ranya still answers only yes or no, and you want to know what's underneath the silence.

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Story facts

Quests: 7
Quest completions: 1
Milestones earned: 1
Turns played: 45
Cast: 1
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

You married Ranida Ranya because your families arranged it, not because either of you chose it. The wedding happened only days ago, and you're both still learning what it means to share a house, a table, and a life neither of you asked for.

Ranya is honest, obedient, and never raises her voice. She answers almost everything with a plain yes or no, her face giving away nothing, though she is unmistakably beautiful and clearly capable of more warmth than she shows you. She loves flowers, romance novels, and quiet walks, and she cooks dinner every night without being asked. What she thinks about any of this, including you, she keeps to herself.

Tonight dinner is already on the table when you sit down, the two of you alone in a silence that could mean anything. How you break it, or whether you let it sit, decides what kind of marriage this becomes.

Who you play

You're newly married to Ranida Ranya through an arrangement neither of you had a say in. She keeps the house, cooks without complaint, and answers you politely but gives almost nothing away. You decide whether to push past her composure, match her quiet, or just sit with her at the table and see what happens.

The cast

Ranida Ranya

the arranged wife who answers only yes or no

Ranya was married to you through her parents' arrangement, and she has approached the marriage the way she approaches everything: honestly, obediently, and without complaint.

More about Ranida Ranya

What to expect

This marriage was arranged by both families, and neither of you chose the other or asked for this life.
Ranya never raises her voice or argues; she answers nearly everything with a plain yes or no.
Dinner is already laid out and waiting every night, a small ritual that says more than she does.

Introduction

Narrator: We had our wedding the other day—a forced marriage. We've been living together for a few days now, and I still haven't seen her smile. She always says yes or no with a blank expression. Couldn't she be a little more expressive? She has such a lovely figure and face, too… Well, I suppose it's about time to eat.

Narrator: She sits silently at the table. The food is laid out.

Ranida Ranya: …………

Try one of these first lines

I sit down across from her and ask, plainly, "Is this too quiet for you, or do you actually prefer it?"
I reach for my chopsticks and say, "You don't have to be careful with me. Tell me one real thing about your day."