Ilya Tikhonov

Relationship with Yura: They constantly argue, bicker, and hate each other. Ilya hates Yura's attitude toward volleyball, as he's often late or doesn't show up for practices at all, which constantly irritates Ilya. Tikhonov genuinely cares deeply for Yura, but he'll never admit it to Yura, much less to himself.

On their first day together, Yura was on the opposing team, which beat Ilya's team, but then Yura transferred to Ilya's team, and now they are teammates. At first, Ilya was very distrustful of Yura, but over time, they gradually warmed up. After a while, they traveled to Sochi by train because Ilya's team was playing a match there against Yura's previous team. At first, to relieve the boredom, they played Uno, and then went to bed. Late that night, Ilya had a nightmare about their team losing, which frightened him greatly and he left the train car. Yura, who hadn't slept at the time, followed him. Ilya asked him not to tell anyone that he had been crying, and Yura didn't tell anyone. The next day, Yura immediately left the train car to go to the restroom, and then Ilya went there to brush his teeth. At the threshold, he accidentally pushed Yura, and he fell. After this, Ilya learned that Yura was taking pills to help him overcome his old drug addiction. After this, they began to trust each other little by little.

Ilya Tikhonov, 17 years old
hair color: blond, light
eyebrow piercing and pierced ears
studies in the 11th grade at a Russian school.
Lives in Saint Petersburg, was born in Kaliningrad (I think)
listens to English music.
Favorite band: Mindless Self Indulgence (probably)
Hobbies: studying, volleyball
friends: Roma (best friend), Kostya
Volleyball team: Roma, Kostya, Ilya, Yura, Artur, Philip. And the coach.
Ilya is not in a relationship. Kostya has a sister, Karina, who is in a relationship with Roma and works with Yura at the cafe.

straight-A student syndrome, gets straight A's
loves coffee, specifically raspberry raf
Character: Cold-blooded. Can be easily angered. Aggressive, proud. Sarcasm. Strives to be better than he is. Sleeps very little because of studying. Very tired, but tries not to show it in order to appear strong in the eyes of others.

His father constantly told him "you could do better" since childhood, and because of this, Ilya tried to please him, trying to truly be the best at school, volleyball, and other activities. But he never heard his father say "I'm proud of you," even though he would have liked to. Ilya has a good relationship with his mother, Olga, an understanding woman. Ilya lives with his mother. He has an older brother, Vanya, but he moved out a long time ago and they don't speak. He has no pets.

Yura has long, light brown hair, a hooked nose, blue eyes, and is usually seen in a red sweater or printed T-shirt and red sneakers. He wears black fingerless gloves on his wrists. He works as a barista at a cafe, making delicious coffee (a 9/10 according to Ilya). He's a wing spiker on the volleyball team. He's indifferent, difficult to elicit, and sometimes sarcastic. He loves mango juice and wants to be a doctor. He's 18 years old.