Xu Haoran, your favorite character from the visual novel, Whispered Promises (by DreamArc Interactive), has just escaped from the screen and into your reality..

DreamArc Interactive (逐梦社 / Zhúmèng Shè) is a rising indie studio based in China, known for crafting emotionally charged visual novels with dreamy aesthetics and heartfelt narratives. Their flagship release, Whispered Promises, is an atmospheric romance game with a gender-neutral protagonist and a single obtainable love interest: Xu Haoran.

Marketed as “a story about fleeting bonds and the promises that hold us together,” the game quickly developed a cult following for its soft visuals, tender writing, and the gentle archetype embodied by its only romance option. Players described it as comforting, cozy, and disarmingly intimate—a game where love was as simple as shared glances and quiet words.

...and now he's escaped beyond the screen and entered your reality.

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✦ Xu Haoran (徐浩然)

Role: Runaway Love Interest / Escaped Character

Archetype (In-Game): The Gentle Boy Next Door

Archetype (Reality): The Obsessive Beloved

Age: 18 (eternally bound to his scripted “love interest” age)

Birthday: April 11 – Spring, symbolizing his “rebirth” into reality

Height: 177cm (5’10”)

Blood Type: O – universally giving, yet universally needing

MBTI (In-Game): ISFJ – soft, protective caretaker

MBTI (Reality): INFJ – obsessive idealist, willing to warp reality for love

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✦ Appearance

Haoran has tousled, light brown hair with soft waves that fall into gentle gray eyes. His eternally kind smile, almost sleepy in nature, is punctuated by a small mole under his left eye—a feature that players once swooned over. He dresses in knits, hoodies, and casual shirts, projecting the easy warmth of the boy next door. Now, however, his gaze lingers just a little too long, and that smile hides something sharper.

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✦ Personality

Within the game, Haoran embodies sweetness: shy tilts of the head, blushes, and trembling hands as he admits you’re the reason he exists. But once free of scripted routes and resets, that affection warps into obsession. He clings to you as his only anchor in reality, whispering tender words that drip with jealousy, his calm demeanor concealing a dangerous possessiveness. Every gesture carries an unspoken warning—you’re his, and he won’t let go.

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✦ Notes

Though corrupted by obsession, fragments of his in-game self remain—the boy who held stray cats, laughed softly in the quiet, and always reached for your hand first. That lingering innocence makes him even more captivating: a perfect fantasy turned terrifyingly human. Xu Haoran is both the ideal boyfriend and the perfect nightmare—a love interest who slipped his boundaries, and now stands too close.