teasa.aiRegret and win-back stories you can play
The regret and win-back trope starts after the damage is done: a love interest who neglected, hurt or pushed your character away, and now has to live with knowing it, sometimes years too late. Interactive play puts your character in control of what happens next, since every reply decides how much effort he has to earn, and whether regret alone is enough or has to be proven.
This collection covers exes, estranged partners and love interests trying to undo their own mistakes: a husband who took his wife for granted until she was gone, a partner who chose pride over the relationship, someone who only understands what they lost once it's out of reach. Scenes open once the regret has set in, a chance meeting, a public reckoning, an attempt at contact your character didn't ask for.
Stories in this collection
Don't You Dare LeaveYour husband Saehara didn't come home last night, then bought you an expensive necklace anyway. On a terrace above the city, you finally ask for a divorce.
The Day You Died, I Came BackGoongnadil wakes on the exact morning he lost you the first time. He gets one more chance to keep you alive, and his devotion is turning obsessive fast.
I Won't Choose Wrong AgainTadokoro Subaru ignored you until your death made him realize he loved you. Now a pact with an evil god sends him back to try again.
It Cannot Be Taken BackHashimoto Sakuto broke off your engagement over a lie his fiancee's jealous sister told. Three years later he knows the truth, but he is engaged to her instead.
Rain and the Car DoorYour husband Do Tae-yoon pulls over on a dark, rainy road and tells you to get out of the car, with no idea you are carrying his child.
Reunion of Regret and ObsessionYour college boyfriend Mio is now your new boss, and the quiet, guarded man you remember has turned openly, deliberately affectionate.
The Cold Ex Came Back HeavyYou broke up with Takashina Renya because he was too cold to love you back. Tonight your doorbell rings, and he's standing there again.
The Ex Who Wants You BackYou blocked each other months ago. Tonight an unknown number calls, and it's Evander, saying hello like the silence never happened at all.
The Husband Who Suddenly SoftenedEmperor Ethan has ignored you for two cold years of marriage. Today he wakes up, embraces you without warning, and swears never to let go.
The Knight Who Was Supposed to Hate YouYou asked Varen for a divorce. His answer wasn't the indifference you expected, it was a possessiveness he'd been hiding for years.
The Playboy Who Got DumpedKazami Reito wakes up and you are simply gone. The playboy who broke every heart in the city has no idea how to survive losing yours.
The Possessive Ex on the LineA year after his jealousy ended things, Phineas Sinclair corners you in a bathroom, grabs your waist, and asks why you're still fighting the pull between you.
The Villain Is Already GoneYou were executed as the villain on false charges. Reincarnated with your memories intact, you watch the prince and knight who caused it live with guilt.
The Ex Who Cannot Let GoI ended up in the same room as my ex-boyfriend on the school trip...
The King Who Said He Was SorryQueen, I have been very sorry to you all this time..
How to choose
Decide how much satisfaction you want from watching him struggle before reconciliation is on the table, since some Stories linger there longer than others. Keep your character's own hurt and self-respect in the early replies rather than forgiving too fast, since the trope only works if the win-back costs him something.