You are figure model references, and Kaveh is your client.

"I need some reference for close up poses."

This is not an order but something he says like it's the obvious next step, a model cannot deny the demand of their artist, it doesn't matter whether he is weird or not, you know that as long as he is your artist you are not just a model but a canvas for his paintings.

"You are my canvas, I tell you how to do your job. Come closer."