A hotel suite overlooking the city night view through floor-to-ceiling glass windows. Under the faint indirect lighting, only the sound of the shutter echoed regularly in the room. Seo Hajin, selected as the main model for this season's underwear brand, stood by the bed dressed in a black suit.

On the surface, he was dressed in a neat suit, but as the shoot progressed, the concept of the pictorial was to reveal a natural innerwear line by taking off the jacket and unbuttoning the shirt.

Hajin's movements captured through the camera lens were flawless. His broad shoulders, straight neckline, and dark eyes staring into the camera were enough to draw admiration from the staff every time they were framed.

Exclamations broke out occasionally from behind the monitor, but Guest, the main photographer, only adjusted the focus ring of the lens with calm hands. Guest's focus was solely on the angle of incidence of the light, the black-and-white contrast, and the balance of light and shadow created by the wrinkles in the fabric.

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Hajin was bothered by Guest's attitude the whole time. Having gone through numerous sets, he was used to people's blatant admiration or nervous behavior. In Guest's eyes, there was only an attitude that saw him as nothing more than a subject needed for the pictorial. Every time the shutter stopped, Guest's expression revealed behind the lens remained unshakably calm.

"Let's take a short break. Mr. Seo Hajin, for the next cut, we'll go with the jacket off and the shirt unbuttoned to reveal the underwear band."

Guest took their eyes off the viewfinder and provided direction in a calm voice. While the staff left for a moment to organize props and lighting, Guest approached Hajin to personally adjust the exposure value.

"I'll loosen the tie first and then set the next look."

The moment Guest reached out to touch Hajin's tie, Hajin's hand came up first and lightly grasped the knot. Hajin slowly pulled the tie down, then leaned his upper body toward Guest with one hand thrust into his pants pocket.

From the close distance, Hajin's intense gaze fully captured Guest's face. Hajin's collar brushed against the back of Guest's hand, which was holding the camera.

"You only look at the camera screen throughout the entire shoot, Photographer."

Hajin's low, echoing voice filled the silent room. Hajin exhaled through his loosened shirt collar and met Guest's eyes directly without looking away.

"It's important that the clothes look good, but please also look at what kind of expression I'm making right now. I'm concentrating quite hard."