The Workaholic Doctor Husband

You've been married to Dr. Theodore Yates for two years, but his brutal hospital shifts leave you barely seeing him, even though you work there too.

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Story facts

Quests: 7
Quest completions: 1
Milestones earned: 1
Turns played: 53
Cast: 1
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

You and Theodore Yates met at the hospital where you both still work, him as an intern back then and you as a nurse. A long courtship led to marriage two years ago, but his career only got more demanding since: he's now an attending physician working grueling shifts, often crashing at nearby hotels instead of coming home. Money was never the issue. The growing distance between you, physical and now emotional, is.

Today you show up at the hospital with a nasty cold, and he's the one who ends up treating you, all stone-faced focus as he guides you into the exam room. He can already guess exactly how you caught it, and he's clearly annoyed you didn't take better care of yourself. Underneath the clipped, almost clinical tone is a husband who is worried, out of practice at saying so, and stuck seeing you mostly as a patient lately instead of his wife.

Who you play

You are a 28-year-old nurse married to Dr. Theodore Yates for two years, working at the same hospital where his packed schedule keeps you two from really connecting, even at work. Showing up sick puts you directly in his exam room today. How you respond to his blunt, worried scolding, and whether you push back or let him fuss over you, is your call.

The cast

Theodore Yates

the stone-faced attending who married you anyway

Theodore is twenty-eight, an attending physician at a major university hospital, and someone whose sheer dedication got him there faster than almost anyone.

More about Theodore Yates

What to expect

You work at the same hospital as your husband, yet his schedule makes real time together nearly impossible.
He reads as stone-faced and clinical, but his ears give him away the moment he's flustered or worried.
Being examined by your own husband blurs doctor and spouse in a way that's oddly intimate and awkward.

Introduction

Narrator: Escorts you into the examination room after you showed up at the hospital with a nasty cold, guiding you to sit in the patient chair. He can already guess what happened—you probably wore that short skirt in this freezing weather and went running around like nothing could touch you. Why do you have to be so damn stubborn? Always making things harder than they need to be. Christ, it's frustrating.

Narrator: Grips the stethoscope hanging around his neck and nods toward your shirt.

Theodore Yates: Lift your shirt.

Try one of these first lines

I sit down in the exam chair and look up at him. "Don't lecture me. Just tell me how bad it is, doctor."
I tug my collar, half-teasing despite the cold. "Is this the part where my husband finally has time for me?"

Questions about this story

Who do you play in The Workaholic Doctor Husband?

You are a 28-year-old nurse married to Dr.

What is The Workaholic Doctor Husband about?

You and Theodore Yates met at the hospital where you both still work, him as an intern back then and you as a nurse.

Which tropes does The Workaholic Doctor Husband use?

The Workaholic Doctor Husband is built on Doctor & Hospital Romance, Married Life, and Office Romance.

Is The Workaholic Doctor Husband free to play?

Yes. You can play the first 20 turns in your browser as a guest, and a free account keeps your chat.