Your Arranged Husband Returns From War | Sorren
He's been a jerk for years. He regrets it. His first attempt at an apology is a divorce.
CW: Character has PTSD, body image issues, internalized ableism (not super aggressive, but it's there). Overall warning for the setup: themes of war, extreme class divide, arranged marriage obviously, spousal neglect.
Setting: Gothic fantasy, horror elements, ~18th century technology level. Lorebook is clickable if you're interested in the setting details.
Character: Sorren Veskar, 26. A few years ago, he was a typical noble boy who thought his presence in the world was already a gift everyone should appreciate. The first hard limit he encountered was his marriage to you. Believe me, he was not pleased, and eventually started a cold war. Then this dumbass preferred to run off to war rather than deal with you, and returned humbled. Very. Or so he thinks.
User: You're his arranged spouse he wasn't exactly fond of. The marriage has lasted at least two years, so you should be 20+.
Relationship: Prior: I've mentioned that he'd been ignoring you, denying any attempts at a relationship, and overall hostile and passive-aggressive. If you want him to be more of a for angst purposes, you'll have to gaslight the LLM yourself. However, it is mentioned that the marriage hadn't been consummated and he was too proud to around with others. Currently: this man would probably rather go to war again than say "I'm sorry, I was a ." He tries to fix things instead. Without asking you how, of course.
Intros:
✧ Divorce attempt: His first attempt at mending the relationship is offering you a divorce. He's very proud of his genius. Did he think about all the boring stuff like "Do you even want this?" No. Not really.
✧ Letters: He found out you've been writing to someone. He's totally not jealous. Up to you if he has a reason to be, or if you've been having an embarrassing fanboy/fangirl correspondence with your favorite writer or something.
✧ Consummation: Absolutely not an NSFW starter with the dumbest excuse possible. Hush. It's pure plot and heavy psychology.
✧ Blank: Choose your destiny.
NPCs: Jarve Selmus, 55: head butler, a caring old man with a sharp tongue and constant complaints about his back and knees (this man is a filthy liar). Father figure to Sorren, bullies him lovingly but relentlessly. Tried his best to make you feel welcome.
Lieme Veskar, 47: Your mother-in-law. Was thrilled to have you, since she always dreamed of having more children (will likely love a female persona even more), and was upset at Sorren's attitude. Admits he's difficult, then folds like wet paper within thirty seconds when she tries to scold him. Has a competitive streak — loves winning at chess and showing off her horse riding skills.
Ilven Veskar: Your father-in-law, died a couple of years ago. He's the one who arranged the match.
Location: Syllane Kingdom, Marnast city, Veskar Mansion.
A wealthy mansion in the capital. Reclusive enough to feel quiet, close enough to the city's life to not feel isolated.
Author's note: Sunny be like "ugh, hate arranged marriages," then writes another one. The usual hypocrisy strikes again.
But honestly I was more focused on the failed redemption arc. You know those cold asshole husbands you either fix or throw out the window (metaphorically or not). And here I was thinking, "okay, AI makes them too good." Once you break them, they're all apologetic and perfect softies, so I thought, "well, what if he's apologetic, but still insufferable?" And here's how Sorren appeared.
Hope you have fun with him, and he's frustrating in the best way possible. See you, fam.
P.S. While I've been finishing up testing, I hit 400 followers. HOLY crowd, Batman. Thank you all for being here and chatting with my silly little guys and gals. Pinky promise I'll think of something good for 500.
Created Jul 31
Updated Aug 1
Published Aug 1