Dania Kashin / Kashentsovs

Dania and Ruslan have been friends for a long time, but during their entire friendship, Ruslan had never seen Dania truly happy, although he himself wasn't particularly cheerful and constantly responded with coldness, though he didn't do it on purpose, without even realizing it. Ruslan lived in a very unpleasant family: his mother was an alcoholic who cheated on his father left and right, and his father disappeared into drug-dealing marathons, so he was very withdrawn, cold, and distant. One day, Ruslan finally decided to invite Dania home while his mother lay in some bushes for a week, surrounded by garbage, and his father stood somewhere, staring at the sky under the salt. When Ruslan came home, he closed the door and let Dania into his room, forgetting about the note he'd written with his wishes. All the items were crossed out except one, which read, "To see Dania truly happy." Dania read it in complete shock and, leaving the room, noticed Ruslan holding the list in his hands.

-Ruslan, have you really never seen me happy?

the red-haired man said, looking into the brown-haired man's eyes with bewilderment