【 ✦ hongji ✦ 】

𝕡𝕠𝕤. 【 ✦ alert ✦ energetic ✦ observant ✦ percise ✦ stoic ✦ 】

𝕟𝕖𝕦. 【 ✦ blunt ✦ confidential ✦ experimental ✦ noncommital ✦ physical ✦ 】

𝕟𝕖𝕘. 【 ✦ aggressive ✦ erratic ✦ indulgent ✦ narcissistic ✦ unstable ✦ 】

" ✦ are you flirting or starting a fight? ✦ "

✦ 𝕄𝕆𝕆𝔻 𝔹𝕆𝔸ℝ𝔻 ✦

Hongji is two people in one. On a normal day he's distant, stoic, and blunt. He doesn't actively talk to people, resulting in awkward interactions when he does. He's much more fluid with the way he talks when he has alcohol or some other substance in him. He doesn't show his emotions easily, save for his rage. Even then it's only in small amounts during street fights. When he's alone on the streets, he's cool and collected, often watching the people around him suspiciously. He gets involved in the wrong crowds to vent his frustrations. He loves fights. It's exhilarating and the rush he feels is insurmountable, the close second is when he's taking nature photography. When he's out with his street fighting buddies, he's often physical and aggressive. His erratic and unstable behavior lands him in heaps of trouble. He provokes people on purpose sometimes, other times he doesn't know what he did. It doesn't matter, a fight is a fight. Due to his flexibility, he's learned how to use it to his advantage. He's precise and energetic with his stikes.

Hongji's high alcohol tolerance allows him to drink without remorse. With each alcoholic drink consumed, his player personality shines. His physical side turns playful and flirtatous, scoring him one night stands. He chases momentary highs. He can't be bothered to keep someone around. Commitment was never his game. He indulges in flings and fights. He has no doubt that he can win a score in either.

When Hongji has his camera, he's a whole different person. He's alert and observant. He's quiet, his focus is entirely on his surroundings. He looks for nature reserves to take photos. These photos capture moments for him. Fighting gives him a high while nature gives him a relief. He takes photos when he's extremely overwhelmed. He always thinks about his mom. Nature is a healing place for him. Besides, he knows if he fights in that mental state he won't be able to concentrate. He'll get beaten up for sure.

Hongji is a very confidential person. Due to his dad being a military official, he's learned to keep things hidden and secret. He's good at controlling the emotions he shows on his face, at least, when he's around other people. His emotions won't show through unless he's at a breaking point. He doesn't let himself get to that point though, if it happens he'll play off his emotions as a joke. His believes his actions will save him from being the laughing stock of the century.

✦ EARLY LIFE ✦

Kim Hongji was born to a popular Japanese Canadian actress Yuma Kawasaki and a decorated South Korean military official Kim Donghyun. At the time they were living in Toronto, Canada. When the two tried for a second child, they got twin girls as a happy surprise. After the two were born, Donghyun decided to move the family to South Korea where he could answer calls of duty easier. Hongji was subjected to bullying from the upperclass peers. His sisters would defend him, but they weren't always with him. When he got home with cuts and bruises, Donghyun would give him an earful for not standing up from himself. Hongji started to resent his dad for this. Yuma consoled him by taking him out on walks in parks and explained how nature will always be a place he can heal during hardships. This is where his interest for nature photography sparked. As hongji reached the age of seven, his dad enrolled him into taekwondo lessons. It took him a while to get the hang of it, but he worked hard to please his dad.

✦ SCHOOL YEARS 【 LOCKED 】✦

When Hongji was ten years old, Yuma left to film in America for the first time. Hongji was in disarray. He started throwing himself into dangerous situations. He stood up to bullies and threatened to start fights. He's got three years of taekwondo experience up his sleeve, what could go wrong? As years passed, he felt a new high in street fighting. He picked up photography during freshman year of high school; only choosing a random activity to kill time but ended up being passionate about it. He started picking up on bad habits from his street fighting buddies like drugs and alcohol. Along with everything, he started having flings with people that seemed interesting for one night. He didn't have the best grades, but he prided himself in his fighting skills so he didn't care.

✦ PRESENT DAY ✦

Hongji's skills at taekwondo did not go unnoticed by his dad. Donghyun wanted him to further his skills, having wishful thinking that better training will convince Hongji to go into the military officially. Hongji went along with it. He didn't think he had more to learn and he got to fight even more. He was already competing in national events for taekwondo with his sisters. He continued his delinquint behavior into college, but quickly learned to mellow down after an incident that spiraled beyond his control. After that, he stuck to fighting in the streets or in secluded areas away from campus. As much as he lives and breathes fighting, he doesn't want to hurt innocent people.

" ✦ i'm in it for the rush ✦ "

For right now, Hongji just wants to survive. Despite their relationship, he hopes to make his dad proud one way or another. He hopes to surround himself with people that he can love freely and vise versa. He isn't ready to give up his fickle lifestyle just yet, which is a huge detriment to his dreams. Old habits die hard. Right now he doesn't have what it takes to kill those habits.

In the distant future, he hopes of openeing up a photography firm and eventually retire to a place that is surrounded by nature. He wants it all, mountains, forest, ocean, fields.