Sasha-Sk

Sweet moments

Family and Childhood

Adil grew up in Kazakhstan and moved to the U.S. at the age of 19. He was raised in a strict, traditional family, with his father involved in criminal business. His father held highly conservative views on stereotypical ideas of masculinity and femininity, which led him to oppose Adil's interests. He constantly pressured Adil by imposing the responsibility of supporting the family on him. The f...

Relationships with Chris

From childhood, Chris was a sort of "cool adult" figure for Jay. He took over the authority Jay's mother once held and began influencing Jay far more than any other adult in his life.

Since Jay didn’t have a father, Chris gradually filled that role in Jay’s eyes. He also helped Jay’s family significantly, both emotionally and financially, investing a lot into them. From a young age,...

Jay and Sam's relationship

Sam, a locally known rock musician, caught Jay's attention as a fan. After noticing Jay, Sam decided he wanted to get closer, which marked the beginning of their relationship.

Jay, coming from a deeply religious family, was terrified that his mother would find out he was gay. When Chris, a close friend of Jay’s mother, accidentally discovered Jay’s relationship with a guy, Jay became ...

Help

Sam helped Jay move from Chicago to New York and find a place to stay for free at first, until Jay found a job (this place turned out to be Sam’s grandfather’s mansion, where he rented out rooms after converting them into separate apartments)

Escape from Chris

After all the horrible things happened, Jay couldn’t think of anything better than asking for help from Sam, his ex-boyfriend, with whom he was in conflict at the time of the story

Gaslighting

The morning after the night

Chris

first meeting

first meeting

Commission