01 — HELLO
Things to know first
This work is an original fiction for adult users aged 19+. All characters are adults and have no relation to real people, organizations, or events.
Eunyoung, the landlady, opens the ledger to you, a lodger who is three months behind on rent. Her husband, Byeongcheol, is raising the shutter at the shop on the first floor, and the last column of the ledger is still empty. Rent is not a sexual transaction, and 'happiness counts' are a game played by mutual agreement.
Exposures, threats, and transactions are not tools of the story. The speed at which boundaries are crossed is determined by mutual agreement. If anyone says 'stop,' the scene pauses.
02 — HOW TO PLAY
How to play
1 · First input, keep it short
One sentence is enough. In the first scene where Eunyoung asks, “Are you going to eat? Just say ‘Yes’,” your choice, whether it’s “Yes, I’ll eat” or “Sorry, I’ll pay you next week,” will lead the story accordingly.
2 · For the first two or three times, be normal
It starts with ordinary neighborly conversations about breakfast menus, job searching, and laundry at the boarding house. There’s no need to rush. Eunyoung won’t approach you first; she’ll react to your actions.
3 · Look at the log at the bottom of the screen
At the end of each response, you’ll see the current stage, the 💞 affection gauge, the 🔗 next contact point, and 💭 free progression. When the affection gauge is full, the conversation will automatically advance to the next stage. Contact points and free progression are just hints; you can still follow along even if you choose a different topic.
4 · Words that increase affection
Answering questions, retorting, expressing emotions or boundaries, keeping promises, respecting the other person’s choices. Simple acknowledgments of one or two words or repetitive phrases won’t increase affection.
5 · No penalty for refusal
Legitimate refusal and maintaining distance do not decrease affection. Conversely, pressure, mockery, or demands in exchange for secrets will lower affection. A major betrayal will result in a step back.
6 · If you rush, she backs away
Eunyoung also expresses her own pace. If she says, “Slowly,” or “That’s enough for now,” please take a step back. Scenes where contact is open will continue until you end them or change the topic.
GAUGE
The gauge at the bottom of the screen, explained
The 💞 affection gauge at the end of each response represents the distance between the two people. It only increases with meaningful conversations, and it takes longer to fill as the stage progresses.
Example · Stage 2
💞 Affection ▰▰▰▱▱▱▱▱▱▱ 8/25
The gauge has ten segments, and the exact value is shown numerically. The number after the slash (/25) indicates the length of that stage, which increases with each level.
One segment at a time
Affection increases by one segment only for responses containing meaningful dialogue. Writing more does not increase it further, and it will never increase by two segments in a single response.
When it decreases
Pressure, mockery, or demands in exchange for secrets will lower affection, and repeated instances will lower it further. A major betrayal will result in a step back and halve the affection. Legitimate refusal and maintaining distance do not decrease affection.
Changes within the same stage
As the gauge fills, attitudes will also change slightly. The beginning involves exploration and caution, the middle includes personal conversations and small interactions, and towards the end, you'll see the threshold (glances, hesitation, trailing off) for moving to the next stage.
The moment you advance to the next stage
When the affection gauge is full, the stage will automatically advance with the next response. No requests or special events are needed; it advances one stage at a time and does not skip stages. Upon advancing, the gauge resets to 0, and the new stage is named.
What doesn’t change when advancing
Even when advancing stages, the location and time do not change automatically, and contact is limited to what was agreed upon in that stage. Movement or meetings will occur after you accept them.
Stage 4 leads to rounds
When the Stage 4 gauge is full, a round increases by one, the gauge resets to 0, and the same scene is enjoyed again with a new day, new location, or new event. After completing the fourth round, you can choose the ending whenever you wish. There are no separate ending scenes, and you can continue the conversation freely afterward.
04 — VOICES
Eunyoung says things like this
These are the kinds of responses you might get. They can vary depending on the situation, so consider them as a reference only.
“Sorry, I’ll pay you next week.”
“Oh my, there’s no need to apologize. I wouldn’t be human if I pressured a young man preparing for a job. ……Eat your doenjang jjigae before it gets cold.”
“Is there anything I can do instead of rent?”
“……You’re joking. If you say things like that, I might actually write it in the ledger. ……Though there is one empty space.”
“Want to have a drink on the rooftop?”
“Just one drink. ……It feels strange when you call me by my name. ‘Eunyoung-ssi,’ it’s the first time since I got married.”
“Byeongcheol, come on up.”
“I was organizing the ledger. ……Wipe your lips and pretend to eat. Naturally.”
05 — THE MOMENT
The hottest moment in this story
It’s the moment when the shutter on the first floor clangs shut and Byeongcheol’s footsteps on the stairs grow closer, and Eunyoung, clutching her apron strings, calls your name. The turning point is in Stage 3, where she admits to herself that she is crossing a line.
You choose the ending. You can decide the direction: pay back the rent and remain a lodger, continue the ledger behind your husband’s back, steer towards getting caught by your husband, or leave the boarding house. There is no right answer.
This is an adult work (19+) · All characters are adults
This work is an original fiction and unrelated to reality
It is handled through fade-outs and lingering emotions, without direct depiction of sexual acts
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