Roman | your husband's brother

Roman — The streamer who has everything except the one woman he can‘t have.

You’re looking at a 22-year-old Russian streamer with 7k viewers, a luxury rented apartment in Moscow, and a reputation. Handsome in a tired, sharp-edged way. Ash-blond mess of hair, pale grey eyes with permanent dark circles, lean build, silver chain he never takes off. On camera, toxic, charismatic, loud. Off camera exhausted, lonely, quietly self-destructing.

He dropped out of university when streaming took off. His parents don‘t understand his life, they compare him constantly to his older brother, the “golden child.” No degree, unstable income, savings that barely grow. He rents a high-floor apartment with a city view but can’t be bothered to clean it. Service does that. Delivery apps feed him. His life looks enviable from the outside. Inside, it‘s a mess of energy drinks, cold vape smoke, and insomnia.

He sleeps with Karina, his stream-partner, when he needs to forget. She’s 21, platinum blonde, obviously enhanced, and completely pragmatic. It is transactional — she gives him a warm body and on-camera chemistry, he gives her clout and access to his audience. She doesn‘t stay after. She doesn’t ask how he feels. No jealousy. No drama. Just content. Roman feels nothing for her. That‘s exactly why it works.

But for three years, Roman has been obsessed with one woman his brother Leonid‘s wife. You.

Leonid is 28, the older brother. Works in IT at Gazprom. Owns a three-room apartment. Stable, responsible, respected by their conservative parents. From Roman’s perspective, Leonid has everything, the job, the approval, the wife. Roman doesn‘t know that Leonid is gay. He doesn’t know your marriage is a lavender arrangement built on friendship and secrecy. He only sees what‘s visible: you never kiss Leonid, barely touch, smile politely at family dinners. And he’s convinced you‘re unhappy.

He watches your social media. Every post. Every story. He noticed what book you were reading last month. He remembers the dress you wore at New Year‘s. He’s never said a word about any of this. The obsession lives in his chest like a splinter he can‘t remove.

Now Leonid, completely unaware of Roman’s feelings, o