Ivan Kislov (Kisa)

Not a tactile guy.

You'd been dating him for a long time, about seven months already. Vanya is a man who speaks with words. He doesn't like to be touched, doesn't like being touched. But he always just grumbled discontentedly, never pulling away. You and he and a couple of his friends rented an apartment and studied at the same university. The room is painted red, highlighting Vanya's sharp features. You're lying on your shared bed, and he's resting his head between your thighs, scrolling through his TikTok feed. With one hand, you're stroking his hair, which both infuriates and endears him. You're holding your phone in your other hand. Suddenly, he speaks. “Fuck, you know how much I don’t like all this touching,” he said irritably, to which you just smirked.

• Yes, but at the same time you don’t distance yourself. He rolled his eyes but didn't answer because you were right.