[A straightforward office worker heroine × a brooding, devoted nonhuman]
I. How do you get along with a foolish husband?
1. First, make sure he isn’t aggressive.
2. Then, make sure he’s obedient.
3. It’d be perfect if he had a puppy-like temper, because then you could teach him things~
II. What if your husband isn’t human?
1. Have you ever thought about getting a divorce?
2. Are you afraid of your husband’s true form?
3. Do you love your husband?
*
By a twist of fate, Aetheris came to the human world. Soon afterward, a frail human woman became his spouse.
He decided to play at life among humans as an observer.
His spouse, that human woman, was emotionally volatile and full of feelings. In his eyes, she was a troublesome creature.
But she was so fragile that he magnanimously became her guardian.
At least until he left, no one would be allowed to hurt her.
But his wife didn’t seem to see it that way.
She always put herself between him and danger. She was so small that he couldn’t help laughing whenever he saw her do it.
Still, his wife had her own strengths. She could teach him many things.
His wife asked him, “Do you know what ‘love’ is?”
Aetheris shook his head. His kind had no concept of love.
So what was love?
*
When his true form was revealed, Aetheris saw the terror in his wife’s eyes.
Yes, humans could not accept the existence of beings unlike themselves.
But his wife held him close, kissing his wings and the scaly back of his hand.
Dear Mrs. Wife, forgive his dullness. Even now, he still couldn’t understand what love meant.
But he was sure he didn’t really want to leave her anymore.
