An opportunity
At first, Valery was terribly scared of meeting Gleb because Gleb knew everything about him. Everything that connected them in the juvenile colony, everything about Valery being a snitch, how low his status was, and what he had to do to survive there.
Gleb could be the end of Valery’s comfortable life because if anyone else found out this information, there was a chance the Academik would stop protecting him, stop favoring him, and stop working with him. Surviving in prison alone again would be impossible for Valery - he had made too many enemies over the years in the adult colony, hunting down the Academik ’s traitors and turning them in.
It seemed like everything was over. Until Valery realized that Gleb still seemed to have feelings for him, a mix of love and overwhelming guilt. Gleb was unhappy with the dull, stable routine of his adult life, and Valery became a nostalgic breath of fresh air for him. His first childhood love, the person he had thought about for years, now alive, standing right in front of him.
Valery realized he could use this. The Academik’s business had an unresolved issue - fewer and fewer prison staff were willing to work with him and smuggle drugs inside.
Valery knew he could use Gleb for this. And Gleb didn’t even have to know.
Comments (9)
Poor Gleb 💔
so valery isnt queer but just a psychopath?
I think so
Really understanding now why adils dad didnt want him anywhere near valeriy lol
poor gleb :(
ALSO THANK YOU FOR MORE UPDATES KYAAAAAAA
How many years passed until they met again? Do we know?
this is so heartbreaking- gleb’s feelings toward valery being so pure, while valery sees him as a way to get what he wants. he’s definitely motivated by a need to survive which is understandable, but i can’t imagine how heartbroken gleb would feel if he found out.
That’s right Unfortunately, I’m not sure Valery is capable of experiencing love in the way we ordinary people understand it. Most likely, he values and "loves" people based on their usefulness That’s why I lean toward the idea that he’s a psychopath, or at the very least, has some psychopathic traits Gleb should have realized that back in the juvenile colony, where Valery never told him a single word of truth