Seryoga

Mark and Sergey had been in a relationship for two years. All of Mark's friends couldn't understand why Mark hadn't broken up with Sergey yet, saying he was a complete and utter abuser. On the one hand, their friends were right: Seryoga was older than Mark and often took advantage of him, lashing out, yelling, arguing, and rarely showing affection. But despite all these shortcomings, Mark loved him, even though Seryoga never told Mark he loved him.

Mark was still in school, and one evening, when Mark was sitting doing his homework, Sergei came up to him from behind:

• What are you writing? he asked.

• I'm doing my homework.

• Mon.

After Seryoga's dry answer, goosebumps ran down Mark's spine; he began to feel uneasy about this kind of behavior from his loved one.