Levi Jr. Brennan
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CRO Private Investigator (Formally)
(Two of Three Deuteragonists)
LEVI JR. BRENNAN
"The sun sees your body, but the moon sees your soul."
All things that glitter, sparkle, shine, and if it comes in pink, rose gold, or black, he will take it. Levi's quite the flamboyant person when you first come into contact with him. A permissive soul, he absolutely doesn't like following orders from any authoritative figure and would much rather stick to his own moral code, whatever that means.
However, there is more to Levi's story than just living a very successful, glamorous, materialistic lifestyle and simply being the life of the party in many social events. Deep down...Levi has a sadder part of his story that he prefers to keep shrouded behind a curtain until he can open up his heart again. Having lost his best friend in the earliest part of his adulthood really shaped him up to become a very bitter, angry person on the inside. It's been so bad in recent years that even his other friends have been a little intimidated to get personal with him— that was until Cherry stepped up onto the broken silver plate to give Levi the whirlwind adventure of a lifetime.
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Likes
- BLACKPINK in your area
- Obsidian/Rose Gold Jewelry
- Trying/Making seemingly appalling dessert recipes
- Binging TikTok videos with Cherry
- That good sex.
- Professional Dancing (watching, teaching, and performing)
- Parasols and Sunglasses
- Honeycrisp Apples
Dislikes
- Very HARSH lights/the sun
- His former job (yikes)
- Chronic body aches due to his shapeshifting transformations
- Being forced to be nice to certain people he loathes
- Disorganization (it drives him MAD)
- Bratty children
- "LOL FURRY"
- Superstitions
Personality
Calm
What many people are surprised with about Levi is how well he can stay so calm in dire situations. During a crime investigation where a murder occurs, to dealing with a regular problematic customer or client at a local establishment— whenever he's out and about visiting his boyfriend or friends. He's naturally so hyped up and having fun, that it's usually seen as an eerie shift to some. But it just goes to show that even Levi has some form of patience and inner strength, and will keep others calm when they are feeling tense.
Protective
Levi cares a great deal for those he considers friends or family, usually he will be the first to act fast when he senses any one of them in danger. He can go as far as to break the code of ethics time and time again, since he's genuinely not afraid to resort to means that involve him getting blood on his hands. Or facing rehab just for listening to his primal instinct.
Sassy
Levi is not afraid to speak up to what he FEELS is right, if you make a backhanded comment about himself or someone he genuinely cares about, he will clap right back without an ounce of regret. Sometimes his comments may come off a little too strong, and oftentimes he would be put into a position where the person would either give up or in rare cases...cry and run away because they cannot come up with a more solid comeback for their defense.
Two-Faced
In the eyes of the general public, Levi seems like one individual you may never want to cross, as he always looks like he's troubled by something. While this may be true, the reality is that Levi only appears this cold and harsh in public is mainly due to severe trust issues; he did have people in the past wrong him before because of his powers over manipulating shadows or for having a lot of money. Levi actually does have a good heart too, but only a lucky few individuals will ever get to see this softer side of him, whenever it happens, he's a pretty loyal, and trusting best friend.
Flamboyant
Levi is a very stylish person, that is one of the few things apart from dancing that helps him to express himself whenever words fail him. He also strongly believes that all types of clothes should be worn by everyone that is into that particular style, not just because it's 'made for girls/boys'.
Gatekeeping
Levi has always been very routine-based and also never that big on drastic changes, be it with his lifestyle or relationships with other people. Whenever it happens, he tries his absolute best to hold on tight to it so others take the hint that he isn't ready for the changes just yet. It's become a terrible habit of his over the years but...he's currently in the process of fixing it on behalf of Cherry.
Aesthetic
Summary
Childhood
The first three years of Levi's life were some of the most difficult years that he can possibly somewhat remember. Shortly after his birth in late June, Levi's mother Leilani mysteriously disappeared without a trace and shortly afterwards, her husband Levi Sr. suddenly passes away under suspicious circumstances with Levi Jr. in his care. But at the time, Levi Jr. was thankfully unharmed and brought under the care of Levi Sr.'s twin brother, Liam. Liam at first wasn't mentally prepared to have extra responsibilities in raising a new child after having just lost his own child and wife in an accident years earlier, so he ended up giving Levi to the maids that worked for him at the time and let them take care of him instead. He was mostly absent from the young boy's life until...the Playground Incident occurred.
The discovery of Levi's developing shadow powers became known after his preschool teachers called Liam to report what had just happened to his nephew, saying that a group of kids dragged him out into the sun and he was getting burnt, as his skin flaked up in several exposed areas of his body. That was Liam's first wake-up call in realizing that Levi was a gift from his late twin brother, and Levi is the only flesh and blood he has and will ever have. As soon as Levi's condition improved during his long stay in the hospital, Liam made amends to his nephew by saying that he will become a much more active parental figure in his life from now on, and he loves him not much less than his own late daughter.
Adolescence
Levi's family life drastically improved in the aftermath of the Playground Incident, however...his school life seemed pretty stagnant. The only positive things were that Levi managed to grow some confidence in himself and also finally make a few close friends, Kenta and Kaoru, the two artistic twins with high profile fashion parents and then there was Nagi...whom was one of the nicer boys that realized his mistake and went to get help for Levi after he was hurt from the incident. Nagi in particular he was close with, and did his best to protect with all his might in the years they grew up until they were both eighteen.
Levi wasn't a big fan of sudden changes, so when he started to realize that Nagi was slowly changing himself and meeting other people, Levi often gets worked up or stressed about it, in fear that he might be replaced. When in actuality, he just unknowingly developed feelings for Nagi and it soon became apparent as he started dating their friend Kaoru for a time. When the news broke across their school, Levi had a messy reaction to it, but he never let Kaoru and especially Nagi see that, since he still cared deeply for both of them.
And thus, began the downward spiral to Levi becoming less affectionate and more withdrawn about these sorts of feelings...
Adult (Present Day)
Around the time both him and Nagi graduated high school together, Levi had made his choice to become a private investigator just like his uncle. At the time he believed he was capable because his abilities were (mostly) honed to the T, and he was pretty decent in school nor was he bad in catching bad-mannered students throughout school and exposing them for who they were. But to Levi's surprise, Nagi also was interested enough in the Criminology field much like Levi was at the time. As soon as the fact became known to Levi, he was...happy. Despite that they were juggling both with college coursework and new internships as Crow's Nest trainees, things between Levi and Nagi appeared to be the way they used to be; as they started to reconnect on a more personal level, even if it wasn't romantically.
Unfortunately, this would be a short-lived experience for Levi, as tragedy struck. Both him and Nagi ended up in a fatal road accident while on the way to meet up with Kaoru and Kenta at the hospital. Only Levi managed to get out of this one alive...but Nagi wasn't so lucky. Levi has never forgiven himself for this accident since it happened, and he didn't have the guts to show up to Nagi's funeral to pay for last respects. It was also because of this one accident that Levi started to become nonchalant and dismissive with others. People from work, all his high school and sixthform friendships...even he hasn't been so kind with his uncle in recent years either. It's almost like, Levi lost his true purpose in life.
But...did he really? Because all of that was about to change one day as he chose to leave his apartment one night, just to watch some fireflies, and found unexpected company awaiting him there.
Cherry
[ Boyfriend. ]
They unintentionally met each other at the central park in the middle of the night, when Levi was undergoing some complicated emotions related to his current job. Cherry's weird sense of humor and friendly, extroverted attitude genuinely took Levi by surprise, and soon enough they would be seen exchanging phone numbers with one another. They promised each other to keep in touch whenever they can, as they were both adults leading incredibly busy lives. Levi managed to get close with Cherry very fast for the next few months to follow, and he eventually began to see the cracks in Cherry's deteriorating relationship with his past boyfriend. He did his best to help him get out of this sensitive situation- only to realize then and there that he's developed feelings for this younger blonde-haired man at the end of it.
Story Update: Currently Cherry's now ex-boyfriend, Alex, has been sentenced to life in prison for his extremely abusive behavior and for attempted murder. This allowed Cherry to live his life as a now-free man. But it wasn't long for Cherry to convince himself to start a brand new relationship with Levi, realizing that he has mutual feelings for the shadow man. Levi was very hesitant at first given the timing of the situation, and also because he hasn't been in a serious relationship with anyone else before...but just this once, he wanted to follow his heart for a change. As of right now, they are three months into their relationship, and Cherry has since moved in with Levi so he can feel safe after everything that's taken place.
Casey Shim
[ Ex Co-Workers / Good Friends! ]
He teamed up with the young criminal profiler on a few cases in the past; but most of their earlier interactions around those times were so stiff and awkward; but yet very professional. The redhead was more amiable and warm but Levi on the other hand was emotionally shut off and distant. But in more recent years, they started to genuinely get along. Casey has gotten used to Levi's silly antics, sometimes even joining in on the jokes when he's in a good mood.
Story Update: Casey has recently been made aware of Levi's newfound relationship with a young barista named Cherry, a man that Casey also often sees when he goes to pick up his daily morning coffee. But he couldn't help but think...has he seen these two together in the past before? Nonetheless, he's still very happy for the two of them!
Eko Iker-Brion
[ Ex Co-Workers / Friends! ]
Levi has met Eko after returning from an ongoing investigation with Casey and a couple more agents. They have only made brief conversation with each other twice that same day, so he doesn't have a solid opinion about him yet. Other than...he really likes his sense of style- and he has noticed that he's warmed up to Casey a little bit after literally a day of knowing him. It was a bit strange in his opinion, but he figured it wasn't his place to judge, this man recently just moved into their city after all!
Story Update: Tba.
Jun Liu
[ Good Friends! ]
He is mysterious, beautiful, and also a very straightforward young soul that caught Levi's eye from the getgo. Levi first encountered Jun on an Saturday outing with Cherry, Eko, and Casey, as they went into a lengthy discussion about plants and natural skincare/haircare shortly after Casey had his reconnecting moments with him. Levi doesn't remember much about Jun in comparison to Casey, but he does remember how iconic and vivid those set of jade eyes were.
Story Update: Levi and Jun had been doing some bonding recently, and it came to the point between the two of them where Jun finally is comfortable having Levi call him by his actual name instead of "Lulu" or "Lucia". Unaware of the dark situation Jun is going through behind the scenes, these two have lately been going off to dance together, probably to relieve their personal stresses from their individual lives.
Kiri Phy
[ Good Friends! ]
Jun's boyfriend. Levi doesn't remember much about him either, but he has heard plenty of tales about this guy from both Jun and Casey alone. They say he's a warm-hearted guy and also a polar opposite of Levi since his abilities deal with the sun. He's genuinely fascinated about that fact and is eager to meet him someday!
Story Update: Cherry has invited Jun to come spend time with him and Levi, plus Casey, Damien, and Eko on New Year's Eve to welcome 2019. Jun had promised his friends that they will all facetime Kiri together, and Levi is really stoked about that!
Kenta Takagi
[ Close Friend from High School. ]
Kenta is the first friend that Levi met during his high school career. Their first encounter happened all by pure chance, as Levi discovered him being cornered by a group of guys at knifepoint— understanding the fact that Kenta has celebrity parents and is very loaded with cash. Levi managed to beat down those guys and save Kenta, and ever since Kenta has always felt so indebted to the shadow man, saying that he will always be there for him whenever he gets into some deep shit himself.
Story Update: Kenta has kept his word and has been a loyal friend of Levi's for an entire decade so far. But lately...they haven't been speaking much due to each party's respective busy schedules. They only just met up recently even though it occurred at the hospital after Levi took care of Alex for the first time. Apparently, Kenta has been saying he has been meeting someone that Cherry also knows?
Kaoru Takagi
[ Close Friend from High School. ]
Levi first met Kaoru in an advanced culinary course that they took together in high school— along with her twin brother, Kenta. She is his first female friend and also the first person he felt no shame admitting some more of his personal matters with. Things he would usually be embarrassed to share with their other guy friends. Kaoru has always been so patient and thoughtful towards Levi that he couldn't help but think of her as another little sister apart from the maid sisters he grew up with. That's why, those days when she struggled to live with thyroid cancer day by day, it was very hard for him to go through his own life as well.
Story Update: She is officially cancer free! Much to Levi's relief even if its been a year since her final discharge. She is slowly going back to her old life just taking things one at a time. Levi hasn't spoken much to her either, but he's glad to know that she's fine, she's eating a much healthier diet and working at the local sushi restaurant she loves so much. Though he wonders if she's still interested in opening her own sushi place someday?
Saeki Rai
[ Best Friends / Business Partners ]
A very lovely and humble person. Saeki was the first woman to reach out to Levi as soon as he was feeling some inner conflict about his next future move. He managed to eventually confide in her of his personal struggles as a PI, and would much rather have a job that meant he could call all the shots and feel...essentially free.
Story Update: Tba.
Lou Craon
[ Good Nephew. ]
One of the newly graduated PIs at the Crow's Nest alongside Aria. Because he was super young, Levi practically took him under his wing while Casey took Aria under his care for a little while. His relationship with Lou is rather unique, as it is semi-professional because of their shared field, but at the same time he likes to joke with coworkers that Lou is his nephew from another family. It's probably because their work and life habits are the same and Levi finds it easy to connect with him more. Or he might just be a little biased with his junior.
Story Update: Tba.
Aria Manoban
[ Casey's Investigative Junior ]
He is another young PI from the same rank as Lou. Although Aria is currently spending some extra time with Casey nowadays, Levi has a bit of a soft spot for this young man as well. It might be due to the fact that he recently lost the only family member he genuinely loved most not too long ago, and can somewhat relate to that in a way.
Story Update: Tba.
Chun-Hei "Delphine" Choi
[ Good Niece! ]
Has known her literally since she was an infant! The youngest sister of the Maid Sister Trio that works/lives in Uncle Liam's grand penthouse. Levi is technically Delphine's uncle but, there are some moments where he feels like Delphine is his younger sister sometimes. Despite her preppy appearance she is a hardcore gamer girl at heart. Levi often gifts her games and upgraded gaming equipment whenever he knows he's going to visit her.
Story Update: Tba.
Hyun Seo
[ Dance Student ]
"Dancing Minnie" as Levi likes to call her. She's a determined girl that he met through Lou, and suddenly became one of his best students in his class. He appreciates her dedication into learning the world of dance, and also has a great sense of humor!
Story Update: Tba.
Thane Noctis
[ Former Boss. ]
Before becoming his own boss alongside Saeki in their brand new dance academy, Thane is the last boss he worked under alongside Casey and Eko. Once upon a time, he did enjoy the thrill of catching criminals and putting them in their place...but things have changed, and so did Thane.
Story Update: Tba.
Blaylock Kent
[ D U M B A S S ( Ex Co-Workers/Friends) ]
Levi doesn't need somebody else to read out his feelings for him, he knows that Blaylock finds him annoying because of his teasing and overall sassy demeanor. But Levi doesn't quite seem all that fazed by it, in fact to this day, it's always funny to still push Blaylock's buttons and see how much his face contorts out of disgust.
Story Update: Tba.
Eun-Hui "Nilsa" Jang
[ D U M B A S S # 2 (Ex Co-Workers/Good Friends) ]
"Good ol' Type: Null." She is another person from his former job that Levi sometimes likes to poke fun with (when it concerns on who makes Blaylock more angry) or bully back with love. Levi isn't afraid that even after anything, Nilsa was practically his best friend from that side, he can also relate to her due to the fact that Nilsa is a pure beast-type and her powers can sometimes push her over the limit like his shadow powers do.
Story Update: Tba.
Reihana Czajka
[ Friend / Spunky Flower Girl ]
Has met Reihana in passing so far. He remembers her as the petite flower girl that isn't afraid to talk smack back on the streets when people cat-call her over her "fat and juicy" legs. He loves a girl that looks so innocent but yet packs a punch!
Story Update: Tba.
Nico Liu
[ Friend / Jun's Little Sister. ]
He is aware of her existence, as Levi has seen countless of her modeling pictures on instagram on multiple occasions. Levi also knows that Nico is Jun's little sister, and sometimes he couldn't help but wonder...if his little sister is so famous, shouldn't he go for it too?
Story Update: Tba.
Lydia Shim
[ Casey's Little Sister. ]
Learning about Lydia's existence through Casey was quite a shock to Levi at first, as he was so convinced that Casey only just grew up with just one brother, at least that's what Casey used to believe too... He doesn't know much about her yet, but like the others he's curious about what she might be like.
Story Update: Tba.
Ichika Shim
[ Lydia's Roommate. ]
A mysterious young girl that hangs around Lydia all the time after Levi and the others have met her alongside Casey. She always seems so...serious around them. However, Levi managed to catch a flew glimpses of her looking soft and more lifelike when she's alone with Lydia.
Story Update: Tba.
Ever Aida
[ Acquaintances / Pro Guitar Tutor ]
He has met Ever on special occasions, and is aware that she is a close friend of both Casey and Jun. Levi often thinks of her as Jun's female counterpart, since she seems so mature and she's also talented in multiple areas, as she can sing, speak many languages, and make beautiful vintage artworks. Levi is keeping his fingers crossed on this one, but Ever promised him that someday they can hang out and practice guitar together!
Story Update: Tba.
Jayce Brisbois
[ Acquaintances ]
A very tall model that often is seen out and about with Ever. Levi sometimes can't tell if they are best friends or...something more than that. With Jayce its a lot more obvious but Ever always often seems to think about other things...maybe it might just be him looking into this too much. Apart from that, he does think Jayce is a pretty cool, strong young lady despite going through a lot in her past.
Story Update: Tba.
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