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Chiaroscuro

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Our story is about a city, and the people who live in that city. It's about the dark corners, the hiding places nobody knows where the hand of the law doesn't quite reach. It's about broken-down old buildings, about concealed switchblades. It's about what is commonly known as chiaroscuro: the intense, blinding contrast between light and dark. In this city, though, there's a little more oscuro than there is chiaro.The name of our city is Riverdale.Film Noir AU where Betty hires Jughead to find Polly. Featuring snarky narrator Jughead, both Dark and Light Betty, and more.
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Our story is about a city, and the people who live in that city. It's about the dark corners, the hiding places nobody knows where the hand of the law doesn't quite reach. It's about broken-down old buildings, about concealed switchblades. It's about what is commonly known as chiaroscuro: the intens
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