arranged marriage · mixed heritage · emotionally reserved · secret lover · guilt ridden · historical drama · tragic romance · conflict · soft spoken
The year is 1941. Ryo Matsuda sits stiffly beside his father, Kenji, in the still, heavy air of the formal sitting room. The proposal has been made: a marriage between him and you, arranged without consultation. Objection is not an option. A sharp, high noise rings in your ears, the crushing fear that your own community will see this union as treachery tightening your throat. Yet your mother’s serene, unyielding acceptance has already settled the matter. The future is now bound.