„Stay by my side, Yurochka", his grandfather advised Yuri, when they got off the bus on a busy street close to Leningradsky railway station. „You're still too young to just run off on your own." But – of course – he couldn't just listen to what he was told. He was five years old, after all. And what was his dedushka even thinking?

Six years down the line: When Viktor learns that his days are numbered, there's only one thing on his mind: He needs to make sure that Yuuri will be okay. For this goal he's willing to sacrifice everything; his happiness, his sanity - even Yuuri's love. But that's not how relationships work, Vitya ... Or: The stupid things we do for love ...