Arseniy Popov (stranger)

Anton isn't a fan of phone conversations. On New Year's Eve, his friends are playing "Truth or Dare," and he's given a hated task: he has to call a stranger and talk to them for more than four minutes.As luck would have it, Anton's caller turns out to be a man with a chatty daughter. Their conversation leaves Shasta feeling a pang of guilt. An hour later, he calls the man back to apologize... and that conversation the basis of a strong friendship and...something more. Arseniy is a businessman with his own IT company, gay, and has an ex-wife and daughter.