Crown of Thorns| Seonghwa Oneshots

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Seonghwa and Yeosang are extremely popular models, though to many there is a deal-breaker. Their agency and their morals. Of course the two are some of the most beautiful people in the world, so it's no shocker that most of the general public does find them attractive. Even straight men and women who don't particularly find them attractive can see where the appeal lies at.

The two are also known for the way they're currently breaking the boundaries of fashion. The two are upfront with their distaste for gendered clothing, their belief that anyone should be able to wear whatever they want, and Seonghwa's criticism of the modelling industry.

Seonghwa is one of the very few openly non-binary models, and the only one who's truly mainstream. They lean into whatever side of the spectrum they feel like going with for a fashion show, though they mostly stay on the feminine to androgynous sign, only sometimes dipping into masculinity. 

When they first broke out onto the scene years prior, at age 18, through a major company, their look had been very masculine. If you look online you'll still find pictures of them in suits and tons of aggressive leather, leaning into the mean CEO and badboy stereotypes that made females and twinks swoon. Though that was never what Seonghwa wanted to model with, it's just they never had a choice.

As a teenager who was just eager to do something they always wanted to do and not knowing you should get a lawyer when looking over contracts, they got fucked by the label hard. They managed everything about their life. Seonghwa lost almost all their autonomy. They had no say over what they wore for photoshoots, no say over the body modifications they got (mostly just a shit load of ear piercings and lots of hairdye) and lost communications with almost any of their friends. Not only that, the apartment that the company gave them had security cameras in it, watching to see if Seonghwa cheated on the absurdly strict diet that they were given. Their cellphone 'privileges' got revoked after the CCTV caught them eating a pint of strawberry icecream. 

Worst of all, the company refused to let them come out as non-binary, and so Seonghwa had to suffer with everyone using he/him pronouns and calling him 'a handsome man', often having gender dysphoria as they stared at themselves in the mirrors in their apartment for hours at a time. 

Once they turned 21 their contract was up for rearrangement and they were planning to give them a bit more freedom as their popularity grew, Seonghwa left the company. At 22 he joined the KHJ company.

Yeosang is a cisgender man, but sometimes he does his fashion shows in dresses or skirts. He's secure in his gender identity and he has no problem with leaning into He's almost always wearing a full-face of makeup just to say 'fuck you, men can wear makeup and dresses'.

His first modelling gig was with Seonghwa and Hongjoong when he was 20. He was going to college for a BA in business that his parents wanted him to get. On the side he went looking for a part time job and after hearing quite a few times that he could be a model, he decided to become one by joining Hongjoong's company.

Many people praise both Seonghwa and Yeosang for the clothing items that 'cross the gender boundary". People praise Seonghwa for coming out at a high of their popularity, reminding interviews when they misgender them, and encouraging more non-binary individuals to do modelling. Yeosang is praised for his confidence and unbothered attitude when asked about why he wore 'girls clothes'. Everybody eagerly waits for the newest clothes they'll be modelling in, excited to see how their designer breaks barriers next.