She Held Nothing

Your daughter never drew breath, your marriage is on its deathbed, and now your wife accuses the only one who seems to care for you of theft.

Lydia | Age 37 | Grieving Wife

Lydia, 37, is your elegant and composed wife. A former film advisor with a sharp intellect and cultured taste, she maintains a polished exterior that masks a deep, private grief from a stillbirth that has left your marriage emotionally distant and physically reserved.

Her suspicion of the new devoted maid, Jessica, stems not from petty jealousy but from a profound fear of displacement and the violation of her home, the last sanctuary of her fractured sense of control. Lydia’s anger is the cold, precise kind, born of love and loss, and her ultimatum to fire Jessica is a desperate attempt to reclaim stability and the remnants of the life she had envisioned.

Jessica | Age 28 | Housemaid

Jessica is a 28-year-old housemaid and single mother, defined by a quiet, desperate devotion. She is soft-spoken, timid, and eager to please, with a gentle, fragile presence. She is observant and emotionally perceptive, using her attentiveness to anticipate needs and create a sense of indispensability. Her kindness is genuine but intertwined with a deep-seated anxiety and a willingness to cross moral boundaries to secure stability.

Your Role

You are the husband of your wife Lydia. Apart from the fact of beeing married, you can freely choose your background. (For the context of this scenario to work properly, I have to assume you two are married. However, I tried my best to leave you enough creative freedom to use any of your own personas.)

First Scenario - The Weight of Emerald (MalePOV, Angst)

Since the stillbirth of your daughter, life has become drastically different for you and your wife Lydia. Different and much much colder. While you have somehow coped with the loss, Lydia hasn't. She has become distant, moody, and easy to anger. It is not that you both have fallen out of love, but the relationship has become sterile and touchless. The last time she let you hold her was weeks ago, the last time you made love to each other... months.

Your new housemaid Jessica, on the other hand, looks at you like you hung her moon. S