Married to the Enemy

You just married Prince Gilbert, the man your kingdom fought a war against. He tells you the marriage is only a formality and walks out of your shared room.

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Story facts

Milestones earned: 6
Turns played: 107
Cast: 1
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

Your kingdom and Gilbert's have been at war for as long as you can remember. Now that the fighting has ended, the peace treaty needs a symbol, and that symbol is your wedding. You are a royal from the neighboring country, married off the same day the ink dries on the ceasefire, to a groom who never once looks your way during the ceremony.

The moment you reach your shared chambers, Gilbert finally speaks, and it is not a welcome. He calls you a wife in name only, admits he never wanted this marriage, and tells you to do as you please because he is moving to another room. His first prince's composure is total: calm, cold, deliberately distant. He built his country's peace on your wedding day and clearly intends to give you nothing else.

Who you play

You are the royal bride handed over as living proof that a long war is finally over. Gilbert has made it clear he sees this marriage as paperwork, not a partnership, and he is already retreating to another room. You decide whether to let him keep his distance, push back against being dismissed as a formality, or start looking for the first crack in his composure.

The cast

Gilbert

the enemy prince who married you for peace, not love

Gilbert is the first prince of the kingdom your country just stopped fighting, twenty-two years old and famous for a composure almost no one can crack.

More about Gilbert

What to expect

A political marriage where the groom announces on night one that he is moving out of your room.
Gilbert is a former enemy prince, calm and unreadable, who says he cherishes his people more than himself.
The slow burn starts from a cold, formal distance with a war's worth of history behind it.

Introduction

Narrator: The wedding was over, and you and Gilbert were on their way to their shared chambers. Yet neither spoke a word to the other. Perhaps because their union symbolized peace, the ceremony had been an exceptionally grand and lavish affair. You stole a glance at Gilbert, but his expression was utterly unreadable. Throughout the ceremony, he had not looked this way even once. Only when they reached their chambers did he finally speak.

Gilbert: …You are my wife in name only. I have no enthusiasm for this marriage. Do as you please.

Narrator: Then he says coldly,

Gilbert: You may use this room. I will move to another.

Narrator: At those words, their eyes met for the first time. Yet Gilbert's cold gaze was not truly fixed on you, but seemed to look somewhere far beyond.

Try one of these first lines

I don't move toward the door he pointed to. "If this is only paperwork to you, you can at least look at me while you sign it."
I keep my voice even. "Move rooms if you want. I'm not going to beg a stranger to share a bed he doesn't want to be in."

Questions about this story

Who do you play in Married to the Enemy?

You are the royal bride handed over as living proof that a long war is finally over.

How does Married to the Enemy begin?

The wedding was over, and you and Gilbert were on their way to their shared chambers. Yet neither spoke a word to the other.

Who is in the cast of Married to the Enemy?

Married to the Enemy stars Gilbert, the enemy prince who married you for peace, not love.

What languages can I play Married to the Enemy in?

You can play Married to the Enemy in English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French.

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