idk if it’s just me but i see hyojong as being the artsy type which is why i think he would have been an artist of the sorts before he started modeling
at first, he was a freelance photographer and spent most of his time discovering things to photograph that ranged from like nature but he liked taking pictures of the city at night a bit more but he basically just photographed whatever he wanted
and one day he found you and it wasn’t love at first sight or anything, he just found everything about you unique and had to take a picture or two
and somehow you noticed and asked to see and of course he showed you and it was really nice how he captured you in a way that you didn’t see yourself if that makes sense
so you looked him up and his online portfolio/website was so nice and not just the pictures but also the web design (which he coded himself) just kinda tied the overall mood he wanted it to give off really well
like, the two of you meshed really well
and like after a few months of going on dates at like 2am and seeing him get really excited when he showed you how he got inspiration and his editing process and etc., the two of you were officially dating
yeah so one day he got asked to do headshots for his friend hui and he mentioned that hyojong would be a good model and he kinda shrugged like “nah”
but that kinda changed when hui told almost everyone he knew about him and they found his site that has a few pictures hyojong took of himself just for kicks but they’re like wow he’s really handsome
he didn’t know what to do or think after that bc the model life wasn’t really all that appealing to him but that was until he was able to sit in on a photo shoot (the agency that wanted him as a model allowed him to, they even let him help out the photographers) that he realized it was pretty cool
he was still on the fence about the whole thing until hui mentioned traveling and that sounded cool but he had a lot to think about
now, he had you in mind during the whole thing but then he really thought about how he’d have to leave you behind when the traveling really began but thankfully he had a few days to make a decision
but long story short, after a day or so he realized that it was a once in a lifetime chance and he also realized that he didn’t have to be a model forever so it was basically an experiment to him
you were super happy for him bc you knew he really liked the traveling aspect of becoming a model and yeah he would be away a lot but it’s all about compromising
yeah so the agency was beyond happy with his decision bc he was so versatile and his photography skills were amazing so they knew he was very promising from the get-go
and luckily for hyojong, hui was also apart of the agency and he has you to support him so he didn’t have to go through it all alone and he was so thankful for that
after his first photo shoots went public, he was all that anyone was talking about bc have you seen him?? and bc those shoots showed how versatile he was like he could go from adorable to brooding in nanoseconds
he called you a few days later and the first 5 minutes of the call was just him making screeching noises bc he was so excited and you joined in later bc you were excited for him and everything about that moment was precious
so hyojong became really popular really fast and with popularity came more hard work and he barely had time to just talk to you as long as he wanted/usually did and it was pretty stressful for him bc you were his live wire but the thought of you made him stronger
but he made the most of every chance he had to call and facetime you and it was just like other times in the sense that it wasn’t weird. your love for each other was still there despite the distance
his ig and sc accounts were adorable and unique bc he just went with the flow instead of having a set theme and he showed some of his other talents like dancing and rapping and he was so humble about it and that made fans love him more
oh and his photography and editing skills also wowed his fans bc how could someone be so talented. and if you looked really close at the credits and photographers for really popular photo shoots, you could see hyojong’s name among them
sometimes he’d post things with hui and it was hilarious bc sometimes they’d photobomb each other. and they go out to explore together and hyojond would send you the pictures and tell you what reminded him of you and it was so cute
yeah so the first chance he got to see you again he took it and being home was just so nice to him and the two of you would chill and go to museums together and everything fell back into place
model hyojong has many talents and is such a versatile model who stays humble and true to himself even with his growing popularity. also, he’s super thankful for you bc he didn’t know where he’d be without you