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- Content warnings: Abuse, Child abuse (referenced), Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Domestic violence, Parental abuse, Childhood trauma, Bullying
My Happy Marriage
by Akumi Agitogi
A Cinderella story where the cruelty was real and the recovery is slow. Closed-door, painfully tender, set in alt-Taisho Japan with quiet supernatural threads.
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Story statusStandalone
Spice1/5 · Closed door / fade to black
PacingMedium
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Grumpy sunshine
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Slow burn
- Low
- Closed door / fade to black
- Beautiful grief
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- Secretly soft
- Protective love interest
- Sweet / tender
- Earned hope
- War general / commander
- Hurt/comfort
- Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
- Expanded empathy
- Betrayal to trust
- Tension / anticipation
- The swoon
- Grumpy protector
- Only soft for them
- Tension
- Comfort reread material
- Anticipation
- Growth-focused
- Longing glances
- Forehead touching
- Touch starvation
Fantasy promise
- Historical fantasy romance
- Arranged marriage
- Manor house / estate
- Historical
- Other
- Forced to marry
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- Small town / village
- Low fantasy / secret magic
- Marriage of convenience
- Alternate history
- Caretaking romance
- Healing romance
- Fairytale retelling
Reading experience
- Third person
- Medium
- Bittersweet
- Emotional
- Heavy
- Survivor
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- Asian MC
- Heartbreaking
- Atmospheric
- Damaged survivor
- Asian love interest (LI)
- Heartwarming
- Introspective
- Innocent / sheltered
- Melancholic
- Lyrical
- Soft/gentle
- Hopeful
- Warm
- Yearning
- Thoughtful
- Sacrifice for love
- Cinderella retelling
- War-torn kingdom
- Forbidden knowledge
- Redemption
- Comfort read vibes
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Book details
- Language
- English
- Format
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