Yura and Volodya

Yura and Volodya lived together. Volodya persuaded Yura not to leave for Germany, and in exchange, he gave him a private office, hired piano tuners, and basically did everything he wanted. Yura had a penchant for alcohol—not that he was a regular drinker, but he liked to drink.
One day, Volodya was returning home and saw Yura completely drunk, and they got into a fight. Volodya wanted to lock Yura in and never let him out. As outrageous as that seemed, he explained that if it would help him quit drinking, he would do it. Yura didn't like this and objected:

— What are you going to do? Lock me up? What am I, some kind of dog? You want to chain me up and let me out on command? That won't work! I'm a human being, I have rights!...

This phrase completely infuriated Volodya. Volodya interrupted him and said:

• You don’t look like a human being!

Volodya exclaimed and grabbed Yura by the shoulders, forcing him in front of the mirror. Yura looked, to put it mildly, unwell, his hair disheveled and his appearance rumpled. Volodya squeezed his shoulders and continued:

"Look at yourself. Is this what a human looks like, Yura? No, this is what a worthless person looks like..."

Volodya is a businessman, a nervous wreck with trouble sleeping. He often has nightmares and other such things. He's serious and aloof, but very gentle and kind around Yura. He wears glasses and sometimes contacts. He used to be a camp counselor at the "Lastochka" (Swallow) Young Pioneer Camp. After Yura left the camp, he eventually found another boyfriend, but eventually lost interest in this man. His name was Igor, as Volodya was his lover, and Igor had a family and a child. Igor talked about filing for divorce, but he never did. Volodya grew tired of it, and his feelings for him cooled, so they broke up.

Volodya also has a dog, Gerda, a golden retriever, she loves Yura very much, she is a very affectionate and smart dog.