Chiaroscuro Lovers
<p class="bb_paragraph" ><i>Chiaroscuro Lovers</i> is a story about memory, trauma, and love.</p><p class="bb_paragraph" >You will step into the world through the eyes of Chu Hebai,<br>entering a reality that is slowly falling apart.</p><p class="bb_paragraph" >Caught between memory and reality,<br>you will search for what has already been lost—<br>and what has yet to be lost.</p><p class="bb_paragraph" >And in the end, you may come to realize:</p><p class="bb_paragraph" ><strong><i>“This world… is a little kinder than you imagined.”</i></strong></p><h2 class="bb_tag" >Story</h2><p class="bb_paragraph" >“I”—Chu Hebai—lost my memory eleven years ago.</p><p class="bb_paragraph" >In that time, the world has changed beyond recognition.<br>A global catastrophe known as the “Great Collapse”<br>has left everything on the brink of ruin.</p><p class="bb_paragraph" >My family’s corporation thrived in the chaos,<br>gaining immense wealth—<br>and attracting endless conflict in return.</p><p class="bb_paragraph" >And yet, I alone remained abroad,<br>living a quiet, peaceful life for eleven years.</p><p class="bb_paragraph" >But that peace could never last.</p><p class="bb_paragraph" >The news of my grandfather’s death<br>calls me back to my homeland.</p><p class="bb_paragraph" >What awaits me there is not only loss—<br>but long-buried memories,<br>and a farewell that was never completed.</p><p class="bb_paragraph" ><strong><i>“Everyone knows Chu Hebai…except me.”</i></strong></p><h2 class="bb_tag" >About the “Great Collapse”</h2><p class="bb_paragraph" >A global geological disaster caused by increasingly intense tectonic activity.</p><p class="bb_paragraph" >Its effects continue to spread,<br>with no sign of stopping.</p><h2 class="bb_tag" >About the “Chu Group”</h2><p class="bb_paragraph" >A powerful corporate conglomerate specializing in<br>extreme-environment protection technologies and biomedical science.</p><p class="bb_paragraph" >While it has profited greatly from the Great Collapse,<br>it has also become the target of both internal and external threats.</p><p class="bb_paragraph" >In recent years, new challenges continue to emerge.</p><h2 class="bb_tag" >About the “Lamplighter,” the “Psychologist,” and the “Consultation Room”</h2><p class="bb_paragraph" >Figures and places that have lived within Chu Hebai’s mind for eleven years.</p><p class="bb_paragraph" >Each with their own intentions—<br>yet when danger comes,<br>they will not hesitate to light a guiding flame for her.</p><h2 class="bb_tag" >Features</h2><ul class="bb_ul"><li><p class="bb_paragraph" >Emotion-driven narrative experience</p></li><li><p class="bb_paragraph" >Multiple endings</p></li><li><p class="bb_paragraph" >Beautiful CG artwork</p></li></ul><h2 class="bb_tag" >Characters</h2><h2 class="bb_tag" >Chu Hebai</h2><p class="bb_paragraph" ><strong>CV: Linghun Monü</strong><br><strong>Age: 22</strong></p><p class="bb_paragraph" ><i>“You are the mirror of this world to me.”</i></p><p class="bb_paragraph" >The second daughter of the Chu family, once known as a prodigy.</p><p class="bb_paragraph" >Now suffering from psychogenic blindness,<br>she frequently experiences hallucinations — both auditory and visual.</p><p class="bb_paragraph" ><span class="bb_img_ctn"><video class="bb_img" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4412960/extras/592f94470c8496509c59d19786c3ab20.poster.avif?t=1787018357" width=400 height=224 ><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4412960/extras/592f94470c8496509c59d19786c3ab20.webm?t=1787018357" type="video/webm; codecs=vp9"><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4412960/extras/592f94470c8496509c59d19786c3ab20.mp4?t=1787018357" type="video/mp4"></video></span></p><p class="bb_paragraph" ></p><p class="bb_paragraph" ></p><h2 class="bb_tag" >Chu Heyu</h2><p class="bb_paragraph" ><strong>CV: Yu Wei</strong><br><strong>Age: 23</strong></p><p class="bb_paragraph" ><i>“If you must hate someone… hate me.”</i></p><p class="bb_paragraph" >The eldest daughter of the Chu family and its current head.</p><p class="bb_paragraph" >A brilliant strategist, almost flawless in control.</p><p class="bb_paragraph" >She governs everything with precision—</p><p class="bb_paragraph" >except for certain things<br>she chooses not to confront.</p><p class="bb_paragraph" >She is gentle toward Hebai.<br>Perhaps… too gentle.</p><p class="bb_paragraph" ><span class="bb_img_ctn"><video class="bb_img" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4412960/extras/2be82d081c161fec399782fd203ae95a.poster.avif?t=1787018357" width=400 height=224 ><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4412960/extras/2be82d081c161fec399782fd203ae95a.webm?t=1787018357" type="video/webm; codecs=vp9"><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4412960/extras/2be82d081c161fec399782fd203ae95a.mp4?t=1787018357" type="video/mp4"></video></span></p><p class="bb_paragraph" ></p><h2 class="bb_tag" >Yu Lin</h2><p class="bb_paragraph" ><strong>CV: Qian Mingling</strong><br><strong>Age: 22</strong></p><p class="bb_paragraph" ><i>“You always say the strangest things…”</i></p><p class="bb_paragraph" >The current director of Chu Medical.</p><p class="bb_paragraph" >A rare medical genius, disciplined and deeply rational.</p><p class="bb_paragraph" >She believes in science, logic, and observable truth—</p><p class="bb_paragraph" >yet Hebai represents something she cannot fully explain.</p><p class="bb_paragraph" >And that uncertainty begins to change her.</p><p class="bb_paragraph" ><span class="bb_img_ctn"><video class="bb_img" autoplay muted loop playsinline poster="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4412960/extras/a0e3c2ec8264bb8c6b3bfe679f3ddf15.poster.avif?t=1787018357" width=400 height=224 ><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4412960/extras/a0e3c2ec8264bb8c6b3bfe679f3ddf15.webm?t=1787018357" type="video/webm; codecs=vp9"><source src="https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/4412960/extras/a0e3c2ec8264bb8c6b3bfe679f3ddf15.mp4?t=1787018357" type="video/mp4"></video></span></p><p class="bb_paragraph" ></p><h2 class="bb_tag" >The Lamplighter</h2><p class="bb_paragraph" ><strong>CV: Yu Wei</strong><br><strong>Age: ??</strong></p><p class="bb_paragraph" ><i>“Hmm? You don’t like this story?”</i></p><p class="bb_paragraph" >A presence only Hebai can perceive.</p><p class="bb_paragraph" >Carefree, talkative, and endlessly amused.</p><p class="bb_paragraph" >She helps “illuminate” memories,<br>fills in the gaps,<br>and explains what doesn’t make sense.</p><p class="bb_paragraph" >She always seems to know more than she says.</p><p class="bb_paragraph" >And she never answers questions directly.</p><p class="bb_paragraph" ></p><p class="bb_paragraph" ><strong>Some lights will be lit.</strong><br><br><strong>And some darkness, should not be forced into the light.</strong></p>