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The Quiet House
Wife & Couples · EN · 2 parts · Ongoing · updated 2026-11-07
Their youngest child has just left for university and a married couple find themselves alone in the house for the first time in twenty years. A warm two-part husband and wife story of rediscovery.
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“The Quiet House” is a Wife & Couples story for adults, told in 2 parts and about 3 minutes of reading in total. Every character is 18 or older and every encounter is consensual. Start with Part 1 and use the Next part button at the end of each part, or pick a part from the list below.
- Part 1: The Empty Room. Their youngest has left for university, and Anita and Robert stand in a very quiet kitchen. Twenty years of schedules are over, and neither knows what to say.
- Part 2: Door Open. The afternoon belongs to them. For the first time in twenty years, Anita and Robert do not listen for footsteps, and discover how much they have to say to each other.
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