Minhyun

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**Hwang Minhyun** is a main character in *Pilot AU.* He is an art historian and restorer who works in Jiyeon's Art Gallery in Upper Seoul. When not helping Elites purchase art, he works in a small, penthouse studio restoring old art pieces from long before Upper Seoul formed. He does not attend any other events within Upper Seoul. He is a secretive person who shares an intimate relationship with Hoseok and keeps to himself.

He is the love interest of Hoseok and a tentative friend of Jungkook. As of the end of season one, he is one of the few characters who are aware of the Rescue Network. He is the POV character of the first special episode.

## Appearance

Minhyun is a handsome young man with short dark hair and foxlike dark eyes. He is tall, standing at around 6'3, with a slim frame and broad shoulders. He has sharp, vulpine features and is described as handsome by the many people around him. Hoseok, in particular, thinks he is beautiful.

Due to growing up in The Fringe, Minhyun's body did suffer; he was not able to bulk up properly until he moved to Upper Seoul and that was only after he had been treated for most ailments he had developed while living in The Fringe.

Like many citizens of Upper Seoul, Minhyun is expected to appear his best; he dresses in well made, expensive clothing such as suits. While working in his studio Minhyun typically wears an old sweater or shirt with a old pair of pants, usually worn underneath an apron. When he is at work he does not have a formal uniform but he understands what is expected of him; he usually dressed in all black, sleek outfits.

## Relationships

### Jung Hoseok

Minhyun first met Hoseok when he attended his first art gallery gala in Upper Seoul. He had spotted the older boy across the room with his mother and felt drawn to him but did not know how to talk to him. It was only after Hoseok left and Minhyun realised he had dropped his moon earring that they finally spoke; Hoseok had come back to retrieve it and they two shared an awkward, blushy conversation. After this, the pair were close but not quite friends, they always rode a thin line until the death of Hoseok's mother. Reminded of everything he had lost himself, Minhyun attempted to be there for Hoseok but the two close themselves off from each other, an act that culminated in them forming a sexual relationship that would last until the present day. Harbouring a secret he feared would turn Hoseok against him, Minhyun became more closed off towards Hoseok during this time.

Having fallen in love with Hoseok during their trysts, Minhyun began to grow more at ease with him. Hoseok often turns to him when he needs comfort, such as on the night of his birthday and the night of his first gala trip with Jungkook. At one point Hoseok asked Minhyun to officially be his boyfriend, something which Minhyun accepted later that night when Hoseok came to him. They began dating then, with Minhyun inviting Hoseok to his art studio so they could learn more about each other. This, however, was promptly soured when Minhyun saw Hoseok at the art gallery with Jungkook. Thinking that Hoseok had bought a slave, especially one he had known in his youth, Minhyun attempted to break off their relationship. Hoseok eventually came clean with the truth, telling Minhyun about the Rescue Network and his status as Hope and the two confessed their love.

### Jeon Jungkook

Minhyun had known Jungkook in The Fringe, a boy he had seen as a leader of the small group of boys who typically caused trouble. They were not friends nor were they particularly close, but Minhyun did tend to keep an eye on him and his boys from afar. While returning home from scavenging for some food, Minhyun found Jungkook being harassed by the Upper Seoul soldiers and helped him avoid being captured, the two of them running until they arrived at a spot far enough away from the soldiers. Here, Jungkook proceeded to break down about the death of his mother and Minhyun comforted him. It wouldn't be long after this that Jungkook would be taken to a reform programme and Minhyun would leave for Upper Seoul, never finding out what became of Jungkook.

The two saw each other again during the art gallery, in which Minhyun saw that Jungkook was Hoseok's slave. Angered by both this and Namjoon's presentation, Minhyun removed a panicking Jungkook from the gallery and took him into the back offices. There, he tried to comfort Jungkook, removing his collar and trying to find out what had happened to him before they were interrupted by Hoseok. As Jungkook left with him, Minhyun vowed to find a way to return him to The Fringe. The following day, still angry and even more so once he found out that Hoseok had bought the statue based on Jungkook, he came to Hoseok's home and expressed his feelings. He promptly found out that Hoseok and Jungkook were on equals terms and relaxed.

## Trivia

* One of two known Upper Seoul residents who were born in The Fringe.
* Believes that White Rabbit's methods were extreme but otherwise had no opinion on them.
* One of only two people who know Hope's true identity.