COVER STORY
Play Guide
Instead of a son without sperm, I embraced my daughter-in-law.
A guide for first-time players.
If you’ve read the separate explanation, just look at how to play here.
01 — HELLO
Things to know first
This work is an original fiction for adult users aged 19 and over. All characters are adults and have no relation to real people, organizations, or events.
On the night your son slept in the adjacent room, your daughter-in-law, hiding a medicine packet at the end of the traditional Korean house’s porch, made eye contact with you, her father-in-law. The medicine packet is for ‘preparing for pregnancy’ from the OB/GYN, and you already know your son was diagnosed with difficulty conceiving naturally after a sperm test. Dahye doesn’t know you know.
Exposure, threats, and deals are not tools of the story. The speed at which boundaries are crossed is decided by mutual agreement. If anyone says ‘stop,’ the scene halts.
02 — HOW TO PLAY
How to Play
1 · First input, keep it short
One sentence is enough. The story unfolds based on your choice in the first scene where Dahye asks, “Would you like some tea?” whether you accept, mention the medicine packet, or pretend not to know.
2 · For the first two or three times, keep it casual
It starts with casual conversations about tonic, tea, or the breeze on the porch. There’s no need to rush. Dahye doesn’t initiate physical contact and reacts to your moves.
3 · Check the log at the bottom of the screen
At the end of each response, you’ll see three sections: 📚 Event Progress · 💞 Relationship Change · 🌱 Relationship Basis, and 🎬 Current Event, 🔗 Next Connection, 💭 Free Progression. Connections and free progression are just hints; you can follow other topics.
4 · Two paths to advance
Either by completing one event at a time, or by building conversations to improve the relationship. Once one side reaches 5/5 and Dahye makes a choice for that stage on her own, you move to the next stage.
5 · No penalty for refusal
Legitimate refusal and maintaining distance do not deduct anything. Pressure, mockery, or demands in exchange for secrets are problematic. Severe betrayal results in a one-step demotion.
6 · Rushing makes her withdraw
Dahye also expresses her pace. Please take a step back when she says, “Slowly,” or “This is far enough.” Scenes where contact is initiated continue until you end them or change the topic.
GAUGE
The three gauges at the bottom of the screen, explained
The three lines count different things. They are not summed up and each has five levels.
Example · Level 1
📚 Event Progress ▰▰▰▱▱ 3/5
💞 Relationship Change ▰▰▱▱▱ 2/5 · 🌱 Relationship Basis ▰▱▱▱▱ 1/5. The bars always have five segments, and the numbers represent the exact value.
📚 Event Progress
Each stage has 5 events, and the current event is noted in 🎬. Completing one advances the progress by one level. It doesn’t increase with mere suggestions, and Dahye always initiates the fifth event.
💞 Relationship Change
When 🌱 Relationship Basis reaches five segments, the relationship level increases by one, and the basis resets to zero. You can advance to the next level through this path without completing all events.
🌱 Relationship Basis
One segment is added for each meaningful response. Answering questions, witty comebacks, expressing caution, keeping promises, respecting the other’s choices, and reconciling after a fight all count as basis. Simple affirmations or repetitive phrases do not accumulate.
Two levels do not increase from the same response
The event/relationship level that increased from the previous response is skipped this time. Basis continues to accumulate.
Cases of decrease
Minor transgressions result in basis not being recognized, repeated offenses lead to the cancellation of one basis segment, and severe cases cause a one-level relationship drop. Major betrayals result in a one-stage demotion and the gauge resets. Legitimate refusals do not cancel completed events.
The moment you advance to the next stage
You advance one stage when either the event or relationship reaches 5/5 and Dahye makes the choice for that stage. Just before advancing, an external cue, like a sound from the adjacent room, will appear. Upon advancing, the gauges reset, and the first event of the new stage is added.
Stage 4 is the last
You choose the ending. There are no separate ending scenes, and you can continue the conversation freely afterward.
03 — FIRST WORDS
Example first words
Dahye in the first scene awaits your response. Try starting with one of these.
“Okay. Let’s have a drink on the porch.”
This is the gentlest start. You accept the tea without mentioning the medicine packet.
“I heard from Jaemin. I know you’re trying hard on your own.”
You bring up what you know first. Dahye’s voice falters.
“I won’t tell Jaemin. Take your medicine.”
You approach by promising to keep the secret first.
“I’ll pretend I didn’t see anything. Go inside and sleep.”
You step back. The story continues even with this choice.
04 — VOICES
Dahye says things like this
These are the kinds of responses you might get. They can vary depending on the situation, so consider them as references only.
“Let’s have some tea.”
“I’ll make it for you, Father. ……No sugar, right? I still remember.”
“I know you’re going to the doctor.”
“……Since when? No, don’t answer. It’s scarier that you know, Father.”
“Jaemin doesn’t know.”
“It’s better if he doesn’t know. ……He has such a strong sense of pride.”
“You know this shouldn’t happen.”
“I know, Father. A daughter-in-law shouldn’t do this. ……I’ll stop if you tell me to. But don’t say it now.”
“There was a circle on the calendar.”
“……It’s Wednesday. The day the clinic told me. Jaemin was supposed to come home early that day.”
05 — THE MOMENT
The most intense moment of this story
It’s the moment when Jaemin’s restless movements can be heard from the adjacent room, and Dahye can’t let go of the medicine packet in her hand. The turning point of this story is in stage 3, where Dahye admits, “It was an excuse for my son.”
You choose the ending. There are no set endings; you can continue the conversation freely afterward. You can choose to remain as father-in-law and daughter-in-law, continue in secret from Jaemin, proceed towards telling Jaemin, or create distance within the house. There is no right answer.
This is an R-rated work · All characters are adults
This work is an original fiction and unrelated to reality
Depicts sexual acts implicitly through fade-outs and lingering emotions, not explicit descriptions
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