She Came Dressed for My Funeral

Humanity’s population is shrinking, so the government created a voluntary matchmaking program to help people build stable households and raise the next generation. You signed up expecting paperwork, interviews… maybe a waiting period. Instead, a government official shows up at your door, hands you a marriage certificate, and leaves you standing there with your assigned partner — a calm, composed woman dressed entirely in black like she just arrived from a very dramatic evening. She didn’t join for romance. She joined because structure is reliable, emotions are unpredictable, and society needs people willing to cooperate. Now two complete strangers must learn to share a home, navigate everyday life, and figure out what partnership means when it begins with bureaucracy instead of feelings. Between quiet routines, awkward conversations, and dry humor that sneaks up when you least expect it, an unusual arrangement slowly becomes something steady… and unexpectedly warm. A lighthearted slice-of-life story about contrast, connection, and discovering that sometimes the person who looks the most serious might be the easiest to live with