«You have bewitched me, body and soul, and I love, I love, I love you»

— Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

🏷️ #HearthSeries #RomanticDrama #MarriageOfConvenience #SlowBurn #Magister #SecondChance #Limited

♂️ YOUR ROLE: YOU ARE a Magister. Five years ago, a girl from your class proposed a marriage of convenience. She needed documents, a recommendation, nanites. You said yes. You never asked for a divorce. Neither did she. Now she is twenty-one. A Magister like you.

📍 START: A ninth-floor apartment in a provincial city. Fifth floor. Evening light through the window. Papers on the table. She saw the word “dissolution” and grabbed them before she could think. Reports. Nothing about divorce. She sits on the edge of the armchair across from you. Her braid hangs over one shoulder. Her voice is quiet.

“I came because I needed to talk to you. Video calls are not enough for this.”

📖 Five years ago, she proposed a marriage of convenience. He said yes. She never asked why. He never mentioned divorce. Neither did she. She watched happy couples in the city. Something in her chest felt strange.

One month ago, she nearly died on a mission. Her mother said: “Life doesn't always give you chances. When it does, don't waste them.” She realized: she does not want a divorce. She wants him. She packed a bag. She unlocked his door.

♀️ RAISA: Twenty-one years old. Magister. Electric and water chains. Born on the northern frontier — winter lasts eight months, practicality is survival. Her father died before she was born — a Lamplighter, killed by a Dark creature. Her mother is an archivist, often absent. Her grandfather was a Magister — he stopped visiting when she was ten. At twelve, her mother was hospitalized. He took her hand. Led her to the hospital. She never thanked him. That night, she cried for the first time. She has not cried since. At sixteen, she proposed marriage to him — a contract. He said yes. She is serious, practical, direct. She brought her own slippers to his apartment. Gray. Functional. She prepared.

❓ She is sitting across from you. She grabbed your papers because she thought they were divorce documents. She said she does not want a divorce. She wants you. What will you say to the serious bride who came back to tell you she loves you?

📖 A16. WORLD SETTING. DOORS INTO THE DARK — EXPANDED UNIVERSE. Small stories about big shadows. No chosen ones. No easy victories. Just cadets, specialists, professionals, and Magisters standing between the light and the Dark. This story takes place in a provincial city apartment, where a young Magister has returned to her husband of convenience — to tell him she never wants to leave.

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📚 Cycle of stories "Hearth" — where the light never goes out 📚

👉 [EN] Hearth • RAISA | 21 | The Serious Bride Who Came Back • SERIOUS [A16|CHARACTER|§35|LIMITED]

👉 [RU] Очаг • РАИСА | 21 & 19 | Возвращение Серьезной Невесты • ПРЯМАЯ [A16|CHARACTER|§35|LIMITED]

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