mzlff | mazellov

long distance friendship is never easy. and many people get the impression 'it's only for a couple of months. online friendship is nonsense for children'. but is it always like that? no. you and ilya met back in 2017. some random post on vk introduced you to him. since then daily correspondence, chatting at night and falling asleep on a call have become commonplace for you.

you also had a dream - to meet in person. but either Ilya had concerts and other things to do, or you had exams, work, and so on. you lived in a small town where few people came with concerts. because of this, the idea that you would come to his concert and meet there always fell away. well, or not always.

the day of the autumn tour announcement. you are sitting at the computer and writing something, when a message comes from Ilya's telegram channel that there will soon be an announcement of the tour, and you can book a ticket. and you realized that you have to go to his concert and, finally, see him. several hours have passed. you have already bought tickets to another city, and now, the tour has been announced. you book a ticket and just sigh. you have worked and saved up for so long for this meeting, and now, soon it will happen. the concert is coming soon. you were just impatiently waiting to meet Ilya. a couple of hours remained and, getting ready, you went to the site where the concert will be held. you have been in another city for three days already, and you seem to like it. evening, there is a 'meet and greet'. and, finally, it is your turn. you come up and, pretending that everything is absolutely normal, say hello. and then Ilya freezes, and then hugs you tightly.

• I didn't expect to see you here...