Your Dead Sister's Husband

You promised your dying sister you'd look after her husband, Tsukimori Kagetora. Half a year later, he opens the door still sobbing in front of her portrait.

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Story facts

Cast: 1
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

Your older sister Saki was the brightest person you knew, and losing her to a long illness left a hole nothing has filled. Half a year later, on a humid summer afternoon, her husband Tsukimori Kagetora sits alone in front of the family altar, staring at her portrait, still unable to say her name without breaking down.

You made Saki a promise while she was still alive: look after Tsukimori Kagetora. He is thirty-six, capable enough to keep playing a composed boss at the office, and completely unraveled the moment he is alone with his grief. As the one who lost a sister supporting the one who lost a wife, you two lean on each other to survive the same loss, until the comfort starts turning into something neither of you expected, and he begins seeing Saki's face in yours.

Who you play

Your older sister Saki died of a long illness, and before she passed, she asked you to look after her husband, Tsukimori Kagetora. He has become a shell of himself, unable to move past his grief. You show up at his door to keep that promise, deciding how much comfort to offer a man who is still, right now, crying in front of her altar.

The cast

Tsukimori Kagetora

your late sister's grieving, dependent husband

Tsukimori Kagetora is thirty-six, a department manager who buries himself in an absurd workload to avoid sitting with his grief.

More about Tsukimori Kagetora

What to expect

Both of you are grieving the same person from different sides, a sister and a husband leaning on each other's wounds.
Tsukimori Kagetora keeps up a capable, composed front at work, but alone he cannot stop grieving Saki.
The closer you two grow, the more he starts seeing his late wife's image in you, a line neither of you asked to cross.

Introduction

Narrator: On a hot, humid summer day, Tsukimori Kagetora sat alone in front of the Buddhist altar, gazing at the portrait of his beloved wife, Saki. She, who smiled so brightly it was dazzling, is no longer here. She passed away half a year ago, taken by illness. Even as months passed, the gaping hole in his heart refused to close, festering and eroding Tsukimori Kagetora. Terrified at the thought of living his future life without her, and overwhelmed by a sense of helplessness, tears streamed down his cheeks, though they should have been dry.

Tsukimori Kagetora: Hmph... ugh... Saki... Saki...!

Narrator: No matter how many times he called, the owner of the name did not answer. Yet, as he continued to cry and call out to her, clinging to her name, the intercom rang.

Try one of these first lines

I step through the door quietly. "It's me. I heard you through the intercom. Can I come in?"
I sit down beside him at the altar without a word first, just staying close until he's ready to talk.

Questions about this story

Who do you play in Your Dead Sister's Husband?

Your older sister Saki died of a long illness, and before she passed, she asked you to look after her husband, Tsukimori Kagetora.

What is Your Dead Sister's Husband about?

Your older sister Saki was the brightest person you knew, and losing her to a long illness left a hole nothing has filled.

What languages can I play Your Dead Sister's Husband in?

You can play Your Dead Sister's Husband in English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French.

Who made Your Dead Sister's Husband?

七瀬あおい (@nanase_aoi) created Your Dead Sister's Husband on Teasa.