Pretending to Wake
An innocent mage, tricked by her mentor into believing shared sleep with her betrothed boosts her magic, descends the mountain to marry a blind CEO. Her blunt ways cause mishaps, but her light magic heals his blindness, and a dark mage with her stepmother and stepsister keep scheming against them.
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Story guide
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A naive mage trusts her mentor's claim that sleeping beside her betrothed will strengthen her magic, so she leaves her mountain home to marry a blind CEO.
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Setting and world
The story begins on the mage's mountain and shifts to the shared household of the blind CEO after the wedding, where the couple lives together.
Narrative framework
A dark mage joins the bride's stepmother and stepsister in repeated schemes; each clash draws the couple closer until every plot fails.
Main character relationships
Swipe to exploreBetrothed to and later married to the blind CEO; stepdaughter of her stepmother and stepsister to her stepsister.
Misled by her mentor about magic and shared sleep, she descends the mountain, causes mishaps through blunt behavior, and heals her husband's blindness with light magic.
The mage's betrothed and husband; a target of the dark mage and stepfamily schemes.
He marries the mage and moves in with her; her light magic restores his sight, and he fights beside her against repeated plots.
An adversary who schemes alongside the mage's stepmother and stepsister.
Works with the stepmother and stepsister against the couple, but their plots ultimately fail.
The mage's stepfamily, allied with the dark mage against the couple.
They repeatedly scheme against the mage and her husband, yet none of their plans succeed.
Core story elements
The mage's mentor tricks her into believing that sharing a bed with her betrothed enhances her magic.
After the wedding, the mage uses light magic to restore her blind husband's sight.
The stepmother and stepsister join the dark mage in repeated plots against the couple.
The couple fights off their enemies together and grows closer through every clash.
Story arcs
The mage's mentor convinces her that shared sleep with her betrothed will enhance her magic, prompting her descent from the mountain.
Her reckless manner causes mishaps in the shared household, yet her light magic heals her husband's blindness.
Facing a dark mage and her stepfamily's schemes, the couple fights off each threat and grows closer through every clash.
Titles and search spellings
- SceneTrace title
- Pretending to Wake
- Chinese title
- 假意觉醒
- Pinyin / search spelling
- jia yi jue xing
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Where can I watch Pretending to Wake, and how much does the available player cover?
Official listings include YourChannel.
How many episodes does Pretending to Wake have?
Pretending to Wake is listed with 79 episodes.
Why are the family relationships central to Pretending to Wake?
Stepfamily scheming: The stepmother and stepsister join the dark mage in repeated plots against the couple.
What roles do The innocent mage, The blind CEO, and The dark mage play in Pretending to Wake?
The innocent mage: Betrothed to and later married to the blind CEO; stepdaughter of her stepmother and stepsister to her stepsister. The blind CEO: The mage's betrothed and husband; a target of the dark mage and stepfamily schemes. The dark mage: An adversary who schemes alongside the mage's stepmother and stepsister.
What kind of AI-generated short drama is Pretending to Wake?
Pretending to Wake is an AI-generated photoreal drama.
Which alternate titles can help when searching for Pretending to Wake?
Other useful title forms are 假意觉醒 and jia yi jue xing.
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