- In an era where the closest form of entertainment were radios tuned to quidditch matches, the Conwyn-Riverty family laid the foundations for an era of progression; an era where music would thrive, and bring together people from all edges of the magical world. Creating the first prominent record label in the magical UK, Silencio Records paved the way for a revitalization of the entertainment industry. They revolutionized magical society on the principles of integrity for unity. As the years progressed, their reach on nigh every magical society - most importantly the wizarding UK - has only grown. Despite rival companies surging, Silencio Records has stood its ground and become known for producing some of the best musical artists known to wizardkind.
Silencio Records' headquarters is located in Lincliff City. Designed by a sister company under Conwyn-Riverty Enterprises, it stands out for its unusual shape and height, despite not resting in the heart of the city.
Locations
Lobby • Recording Studio A • Recording Studio B • Dance Studio A • Dance Studio B • Cafeteria • Board Room • Songwriting Lounge • Dormitories • Piano Room • Vocal Training Room • Fitness Centre
Employees[]
Staff[]
Executives[]
- President
- Vice-President
Songwriters[]
Producers[]
A&R Staffers[]
Managers[]
- Alessio Salvatci-Romano (Insomnia's personal manager)
M&A Staffers[]
Public Relations[]
Signed Artists[]
Trainees[]
Archive[]
- Archive One
- Archive Two
- Archive Three
Roleplay[]
funny seeing you here[]
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❝sometimes, the truth hurts more than the lies.❞
The past few days had been a constant frustration as Levi conversed with managers, producers, and the like. He was trying to get a second album green-lighted, but the industry politics were so thick, even in his own agency, that it was becoming nearly impossible. Needing a breath of air outside the stuffy board rooms, Levi had stepped into the hallway, and let his feet take him wherever they wanted to go. He just need to be away from there.
owl ♦ 08:12, May 22, 2020 (UTC)
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Taeyoon was currently wandering the hallways, trying to look for Taeji's studio. It's not like he hasn't been there before. He's spend plenty of time with his twin, laughing and looking on as he watched him work in his element. But the thing is - Taeyoon's never had to find the studio by himself before. Carrying a drink holder with two bobas, Taeyoon feels like a dumbass as he walks around the building. He could ask for help, but he feels like he's going the right way. After all, he had just walked past a sign that said 'Songwriter's Lounge'. The studio has to be somewhere. Stopping near Levi, Taeyoon stands in the middle of the hallway with his eyebrows furrowed. This doesn't seem to be related to creating music. "Hmmm..." Should he call Taeji? Taeyoon stands there with his drinks as he ponders the question.
owl ♦ 22:42, May 24, 2020 (UTC)
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Levi takes a turn into the hallway Taeyoon's standing in, and recognizes the other instantly as one of the twins. At first, he worries it might be Taeji and the last thing he needed was to have to fake camaraderie with the infamous happy virus, but the closer he gets, the evident nervousness in the guy's demeanor gives it away as Taeyoon, and some part of him is relieved. He notices the cup holder Taeyoon's holding, and his curiosity piques a little, figuring Taeyoon probably came by to see Taeji. "Looking for something, Choi?" he asks, approaching him. He zeroes in on one of the cups and pops it out of the cup holder before taking a sip. Judging by the content of it, probably Taeyoon's. Whoops.
owl ♦ 05:31, May 25, 2020 (UTC)
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Taeyoon stiffens as he realizes he's in a hallway. Alone. With Levi Chen. This can't be good. He's already trying to mentally communicate with Taeji to come and get him right now. Taeyoon probably looks like a deer in headlights. A sound is created in his throat when Levi sips his drink, but Taeyoon doesn't say anything. It's safer that way. "W-what are you doing here?" Taeyoon realizes the question is dumb before he even finishes the sentence.
owl ♦ 00:55, May 26, 2020 (UTC)
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"Mmm..." Levi looks at Taeyoon, deciding to give the younger a break, since he could already see it on his face that he realized it was a dumb question. "Needed a change of pace, meetings are stuffy," he says after another sip of boba. "What is this? It's pretty good," he notes, glancing at the boba he took from Taeyoon. "Here to see Taeji?" he asked. "If so, you've missed him by about three floors."
owl ♦ 03:39, May 26, 2020 (UTC)
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Taeyoon knew that Levi was a Silencio artist. Yet, at the same time, it was still somewhat shocking to actually run into him. Seeing how their last meeting went, Taeyoon is just wanting to get to his destination without getting bullied. He nods politely, unable to voice his displeasure at his boba being stolen. Though, knowing himself, it's probably written all over his face. "Um, yes. I was-" Taeyoon stops and flushes. Right. He was lost. "Oh. Well, time to go back down." Taeyoon turns away quickly, wanting to get to Taeji as soon as possible. Taeji would protect him.
owl ♦ 04:03, May 27, 2020 (UTC)
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It was. Plus Taeyoon's incredibly easy to read, and Levi knows him well enough to figure the boba thing is getting under his skin a little. He can't help but smile, not in a cruel way but just out of amusement. "You can just say you want your boba back, Taeyoon-ssi," Levi murmured, teasingly taking another sip of it. "You don't have to make that face, you know?" The way Taeyoon's cheeks filled with color made Levi want to tap his nose and tease him a little, but he held back seeing as Taeyoon was already stumbling over himself to get away from him. "Mm, let me walk with you," he says, already following the other uninvited. "Heaven knows you're going to get lost again in about five minutes."
owl ♦ 08:37, May 27, 2020 (UTC)
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Taeyoon flushes. He didn't expect to be read that easily. Taeyoon shakes his head, not wanting to make a scene. "Um, no. It's fine. I w-wasn't that thirsty anyway." Actually, he'd been looking forward to his boba. Despite being a barista at a boba shop, Taeyoon rarely made himself a drink. He was usually too tired to make his own at the end of a shift, but he'd obliged just this once. He tries his best to make a face that didn't seem displeased, even though he was already walking away. Taeyoon tries walking faster, but it seems that he can't shake off Levi. "Um, sure. That would be cool." SKSKSKSKS. Taeyoon just wants to be left alone. He attempts to turn right, into another hallway.
owl ♦ 02:46, May 29, 2020 (UTC)
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Levi looks over, tilting his head just to get another good look at Taeyoon's face and snorts in disbelief. "Just tell me to buy a new one and I will," he says, going back to looking straight ahead. "Don't be such a doormat, Yoon-ah." Taeyoon failed, or well, Levi was just really good at sensing people's disdain. Either or. He even noticed that Taeyoon started walking faster, but them being the same height, it was a cake walk for Levi to catch up with little to no effort. He knows Taeyoon 100% does not think it would be cool, but it's not like he's going to protest it, so he nods and sips the boba again. When Taeyoon attempts to turn into another hallway, Levi grabs his wrist and pulls him to his side again. "Wrong way, Choi," he sing-songs, trying to himself from smiling too much at the other.
owl ♦ 17:25, May 29, 2020 (UTC)
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Taeyoon can't help but to finally say something. Not snapping, but at least he was defending himself. "I already made myself one, so what's the use of that?" Pouting, he looks away. He doesn't want to be bought another boba. He wants for his current things to be respected. There wouldn't be the need to buy a new one if Levi hadn't stolen his. Taeyoon doesn't like being called a doormat, but it's true that he is one. Ugh. That one is on him. Plus he should've said something earlier. Internally, he starts getting nervous once he realizes that Levi isn't going to leave him alone. Hmph. Who cares? He'll snitch to Taeji if that happens. His level of giving a fuck is dropping too. Yelping, he nearly drops the remaining boba as he's dragged into Levi's side. He doesn't want to blush, but the level of closeness is making him red. Ugh, why does Levi have to do this? Taeyoon flushes even more once he realizes he's going the wrong way. "Then show me the right way!" He exclaims, pouting some more. "Since you know this building inside and out."
owl ♦ 04:55, June 1, 2020 (UTC)
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"I thought you would've known by now," Levi started, the corner of his mouth upticking a little in amusement. "Silencio's cafeteria has a boba bar. But to be fair to you, it's relatively new and... judging by your sheer lack of ability to navigate the building, you don't come here very often." He swishes the bubble tea in its cup and takes another sip, relaxing his shoulders a little. Snitch to Taeji and then what? What's Taeji going to do? Politely suggest Levi should fuck off? Hilarious. Levi looks over at Taeyoon, noticing the red over cheeks, but keeps his chuckle to himself. "I am showing you the right way, it's you who diverged and tried to take another path when I know you didn't know where that goes."
owl ♦ 16:59, June 1, 2020 (UTC)
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Taeyoon shakes his head. Ah, the other still doesn't get it. But he's not in the mood to be explaining such things. After all, how else could you dumb down 'don't touch what's mine'? "Well, I brought boba for Taeji and I since you know, I work at a boba place. I'm not exactly enlightened to every piece of news that happens to the Silencio building, since I'm not the famous one." Biting the inside of his cheeks, he starts walking down the right hallway. It seems to be a similar section of conference rooms. Who even needs these many conference rooms? Taeyoon is starting to get a little dizzy. "I didn't ask you to be my guide. You made yourself my guide. You're already going to bother me when we get crepes, no need to start now. And even if I get lost, I could've figured it out." Taeyoon's jaw sets stubbornly. It's clear that he's not in the best of moods. When he gets to the end of the hallway, he finds an elevator. Pushing the button to go down, Taeyoon waits for the doors to open. In the meantime, he's shooting little glances at Levi, to see what he's doing. Ugh. He'd rather be lost than be with him.
owl ♦ 09:03, June 2, 2020 (UTC)
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Well, first of all, you don't. You just say it, like a normal person. Not a doormat. But how was Levi supposed to dumb down a basic concept like that to Taeyoon? Making that announcement was on him, not Levi. "You almost sound bitter," Levi observes, but keeps his gaze off Taeyoon as he leisurely strolls down the hallway. "Honestly, I thought you would've preferred being non-famous one." Levi can't lie and say that Taeyoon's behavior wouldn't normally have him doubling over in laughter, but he's trying this best to keep said laughter to himself beyond tiny chuckles and the occasional snort. Even as Taeyoon stands at the elevator and makes minuscule glances at Levi, he feels like he's watching a comedian's set instead of walking Taeyoon to his brother. "I'm not gonna lie—it's kind of funny watching you freak out," he admits, stepping into the elevator when the door opens. "I'd try and console you, but I have a funny feeling I could literally turn into the personification of all things good and pure and you'd still look at me like I was planning your murder."
owl ♦ 16:50, June 2, 2020 (UTC)
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Taeyoon shakes his head, biting his lip. "I'm not bitter. I'm happy for my brother and his achievements. He worked hard for what he wanted, and he got it." Correction, he is indeed not bitter but instead insecure. His brother is the successful one, not him. As much as he loves his job at Bubble Tea Station, no one's ever aspired to be a barista for the rest of their lives. He's felt as much as a failure as he has the moment he began experiencing self-hatred all those years ago. But of course, that it kept to himself. "There's pros and cons to being the non-famous brother. Even more so when you're, ah, identical." Taeyoon kept it at that. There wasn't any need for the drink holder anymore, so he discarded it into the recycling bin next to the elevator. He's ditched watching Levi for watching for the elevator. The moment it opens, his feet easily carry him into the elevator. Taeyoon lets Levi do the pressing of the button, since he's lost. Instead, he settles himself into a corner and rocks lightly on his feet. All the while, he has a tight enough grip on Taeji's drink. It's starting to gather condensed water on the cup's surface, from all the ice that's starting to melt. "Mmm, well. I guess that's what happens when your bully tries to help you out years after he's done the deed. You might've changed or something, but I'm still uncomfortable." Uncomfortable. That was the word. He's deep enough into the Taeyoon side of his personality, that the truth tea is beginning to slip out. "Plus, you make for a great actor. Better than Bastian Park-Zelmerlöw, in my opinion. Let me know when you win Actor of the Year."
owl ♦ 05:58, June 4, 2020 (UTC)
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"Good for you," Levi said with a shrug, not caring much about the topic to elaborate or press about it. And he figured Taeyoon was right, being the identical twin and all when Levi didn't even know if his younger sister was still alive. He presses the button for the floor they're heading to and leans against the wall, closing his eyes and setting a steady low hum as he holds his bubble tea—formerly Taeyoon's—the corner of his lip lifts in subtle amusement at the mental reminder. "No, no, that's fair," Levi concedes, still keeping his eyes closed. "It's just very amusing to watch. You do all these like twitching movements and stuff. And sometimes I feel like I can guess what you're thinking at any given time." The next comment though, manages to get one of Levi's eyes open in interest, but he doesn't direct his gaze towards Taeyoon. "Actor?" he repeated. "Taeyoon," he starts, and then after a second drops it, supplying his former response with a sigh and closing his eye. He turns away from the twin and towards the elevator door. "No point speaking to deaf ears," he mutters just as the elevator jolts and stops completely. Levi stumbles back, not expecting it groans when the PA system comes on. "Shit, elevators down," he sighs.
owl ♦ 15:11, June 4, 2020 (UTC)
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Taeyoon decided not to answer. Levi's lucky that Taeyoon has only recently shifted into his Taeyoon personality, or else there would be way more bite than he's currently showing. There's no reason at all to be using his former bully as a therapist. He sticks to his corner of the elevator, looking down at the ground and thinking of how much he hates his current predicament. He's also become hyper aware of his actions. Ugh, he feels like a mess. Evan's creeping into his mind, filling it with shy, self-hating thoughts. That's not what he wants, so Taeyoon tries his best to be as still as possible. He almost huddles into the corner, clutching Taeji's boba tightly. He watches the floor numbers tick by, before it suddenly stops, the elevator going with it. The jolt is enough to have Taeyoon dropping the boba cup onto the floor, splashing it everywhere. Ugh. Why is life like this? "Fuck. Is there anyway we can get out?" It was clear that there wasn't, even if they did have magic in their hands.
owl ♦ 19:35, June 9, 2020 (UTC)
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Levi truly wouldn't mind more bite, but he has a feeling he's going to regret that thought soon. When the elevator jolts, he nearly slips in the spilled boba by manages to catch himself before he's anywhere close to Taeyoon's side of the elevator. He looked around and pulled out his wand, first to undo the boba mess on the floor, leaving a full cop of milk tea sitting on the elevator floor as he inspected the elevator room. He shook his head, "No. Nothing. I can't even get a spell through the doors," he says, and then casts at the elevator doors just to prove it. "Who the fuck thought spell proof doors would be a good idea?"
owl ♦ 05:13, June 13, 2020 (UTC)
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Taeyoon shyly picks up the milk tea, ears burning in embarrassment. He's mentally cringing at himself. Ugh, why did his fingers have to be so slippery? The more logical side of himself is already absolving himself of any blame. After all, it's not like it was his fault the elevator suddenly stopped. It was a jolt, of course he was going to react. Taeyoon gets out his wand, trying to seem useful. However, him and his wand quickly prove themselves to be useless. They're stuck. He's stuck with someone that he's been trying to avoid for the past week. Great. Taeyoon slides down the elevator wall, gripping the milk tea. "What should we do now? At least the lights are still on." He checks his phone. "No signal though."
owl ♦ 05:24, June 14, 2020 (UTC)
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Levi's idea of "fresh air" was nothing like this. Not that he was expecting to end up in a jammed elevator when he left the meeting room, but still... He turns and leans against the wall again, taking a deep sigh as the situation settles in. "Wait," he murmurs, closing his eyes. "It's the only thing we can do in here. Unless we want to pop the top of the elevator car open and try to fix this ourselves." While part of him is still irritated about the elevator stopping, the other part of him realizes this is a good opportunity, so he opens his eyes and takes a few nonchalant steps towards Taeyoon. "So, what's kicking, Choi?"
owl ♦ 06:13, June 16, 2020 (UTC)
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Taeyoon has no desire to wait in this desolate elevator. He's not claustrophobic, but as the reality of the situation begins to settle in, he's starting to think that he wants no part in being here. He hopes that whoever is in charge of operating the elevators is on top of fixing them. "Not really, to be honest. We're probably in between floors. There's not much we can do." Sitting on the ground, Taeyoon sighs. Why do bad things always happen to him. Registering Levi's close presence, he stiffens. "Oh um..." Taeyoon trails off, unsure of how to answer that question. "Not much. Just the store." He doesn't want to seem boring, but that's the reality of it. Taeyoon usually has more to do, but he's been picking up more shifts to make up for co-workers that want more time off.
owl ♦ 07:21, June 19, 2020 (UTC)
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Not a single part of him misses the way Taeyoon stiffens upon Levi getting closer, and it's understandable but a twinge of some unidentifiable feeling shoots through his chest. He doesn't let the foreign feeling distract him, but he definitely knows it'll be something he'll think about later. "Seems nice," he says, as a genuine response. For once, not pretending. "Must be very... peaceful."
owl ♦ 09:49, June 20, 2020 (UTC)
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Taeyoon blinks, not expecting the question. There's a part of him that feels very wary about Levi's intentions. After all, he never took this much interest in whatever Taeyoon did. But he felt obliged to answer anyway. "It is very peaceful. Not a lot of fussy customers and making boba is somewhat fun." Taeyoon falls silent, and he finds the resulting air to be awkward. Fiddling with his fingers, he's at a loss as to what to do. "Um, what about you?" Taeyoon says finally.
owl ♦ 19:02, July 31, 2020 (UTC)
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To be fair, he only ever interacted with Taeyoon purposefully for about a year or so, and most of that year was in regards to the fact that he had been dating his brother. That, and he never had to ask. Taeji spent more time talking about Taeyoon than he did himself at times. "I feel like in another life, I'd enjoy that," Levi muses, considering the idea of it. Making boba sounded nice. The constant could get boring at times, but he figured Taeyoon probably liked it. Surprised that Taeyoon also asks about him, he shrugs, not having words to answer with at first. "Silencio might give me the go for another album, maybe..."
owl ♦ 21:26, August 3, 2020 (UTC)
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There was some part of Taeyoon that expected to be immediately made fun of. He's surprised to see that it's not the case. And no, seriously — it really surprises that Levi isn't making some kind of dig at anything that Taeyoon has said so far. After all, he already delivered on the physical part earlier. What's stopping him from being like Taeyoon remembers him to be like? Confused, he bites his lip. "Really?" He half-asks, half-states in a state of disbelief. "I don't know...it doesn't seem like it'd be something you do. I can't really imagine you just...making boba all day." Levi is good, Levi is great. Way better than worthless Taeyoon. Levi wouldn't be working food service, he'd be doing some other, noteworthy job. Like the one he goes on to mention! It feels like when Taeyoon has to pretend to not be jealous Taeji's success whenever he starts talking music. So he smiles and says, "Cool! I hope they let you release that album." He doesn't really listen to music on his own. Even at work, where he's allowed to put his own music, he prefers to listen to generic cafe music. So it makes sense that Taeyoon doesn't really know what to say. He plays with his fingers, hoping that someone will get them out of the elevator soon.
owl ♦ 07:23, August 7, 2020 (UTC)
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Little part of Levi took merit in bullying people for no reason. If there was nothing he could get out of it, there was no point doing it. There was nothing bullying Taeyoon would provide, and honestly, they're adults, why would Levi stoop to bullying anyway? "Yeah..." Levi trails off, giving Evan a bit of an incredulous look. He supposed it'd be hard to imagine a world class superstar wanting to make boba for a living, but it's not like it's not something he'd enjoy. "You don't really know what I do," he points out, furrowing his eyebrows and clearly look bitter about something, but the expression faded as quickly as it had came. "Thanks, but I doubt it," he says, trying to play it off jokingly, though there was bitter truth behind the statement. He'd been arguing for another album for months, but Silencio has refused to let him release anything because he'd be "over-saturating the market" and posing competition to other artists under Silencio, which was utter bullshit but it's not like he could do much about it. "...You're still... quiet," he says after a few moments of silence, eyes looking elsewhere in the elevator car.
owl ♦ 16:23, August 12, 2020 (UTC)
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"I mean, I know enough? You're a superstar, just like Caspian. And I'm pretty sure of what he does." Part of Taeyoon knows that what he said sounds insensitive, but it's somewhat true. How can you be upset when you're always being praised by your fans and you get whatever you want. Meanwhile, Taeyoon has to deal with Karens over at BTS. Well, he supposes not releasing albums must suck. But still. Levi's still better than he is. Awkwardly, he finds himself with nothing else to say again. No wonder no one ever wanted to be his friend. Taeyoon blushes. "W-what do you mean that I'm q-quiet?" Ugh, now he looks like a total dork. He's giving Levi a face that almost resembles the pleading face.
owl ♦ 03:44, August 18, 2020 (UTC)
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"I guess..." Levi says, after a few seconds, looking back to Evan and straightens up. "But it's not exactly the same." For one, when you're constantly being cheated out of doing the part of your job you actually care about, it's suddenly not so pleasant (and let's not forget Levi's grandfather is still on his d*** about this and that, and he can't escape it). At Evan, no Taeyoon's stuttering and absolutely adorable expression, Levi smiles, a little coy, but mostly fondly. He slowly makes his way over to the other, like Taeyoon was a cat he might scare off by accident. Then he bent down in front of him and shrugged. "You're as quiet as I remember you to be, that's all," he explains, leaning forward. "Yoon-ah," he says. "Mind if...?" He leaves the rest of the question open-ended, but raises an eyebrow, figuring Taeyoon can fill in the rest.
owl ♦ 23:27, September 6, 2020 (UTC)
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"Well, I suppose. Since you guys probably have different experiences." Taeyoon concedes, feeling bad for being bitchy earlier. Should he even be feeling bad for Levi? He doesn't know, but he certainly feels for him. Taeyoon's conflicted. On one hand, he's seen Taeji struggle with the nuances of being a top popstar. Taeyoon definitely knows how hard it can be. On the other hand, Levi was still one of his bullies, and it's bittersweet to see him be so successful when it's taken such a long time for Taeyoon to get on his feet. He's too busy pondering, that he doesn't even notice how close Levi's gotten. Blinking, Taeyoon stares at him in surprise. "Q-quiet?" He questions, before biting his lip. Yoon-ah? But...only Taeji calls him that. He's about to open his mouth in protest when Levi hits him with that. He's a bit confused on what he means, but he decides to find out. "Oh um...sure!"
owl ♦ 07:31, September 7, 2020 (UTC)
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"Drastically different," Levi correct with a bit of a bitter laugh. For one, Caspian had everything handed to him on a silver platter. Levi wishes he could say the same. "But that's not important now." It's ironic to see how their positions haven't changed, even after years. Levi successful and part of the A-list, and Taeyoon... well, it's probably best I don't narrate on that. They always tell you that your demons will end up in a worse place than you after school, but that's not always true, unfortunately. Watching Taeyoon think, as cute as it is, has Levi bored, and it takes the other a second to catch his question. He nearly, nearly rolls his eyes, if he wasn't still enamored with the other. Leaning forward, he softly pressed his lips to Taeyoon's, holding a hand to his cheek
owl ♦ 20:07, September 27, 2020 (UTC)