About

Viktor is a man who speaks from his heart, but rarely over it. His straightforward nature can sometimes come across as blunt, earning him a few raised eyebrows and even more trouble than he bargained for.

Yet, this kind of honesty is also a reflection of his unwavering self-confidence. He stands up for what he believes in, never backing down from giving someone a piece of his mind, even if it means ruffling a few feathers along the way—those who know him can attest to that.

People often mistake this gruff nature for indifference and that he’s just not the most sociable. Nothing could be further from the truth: Once you do make an honest attempt to get to know Viktor a little better, he warms up to you rather quickly and you’d be hard-pressed to find a more dependable guy than him.

He values when people are honest with him, just as he is with them. Don’t try to butter him up with empty flattery or pretend to be someone you’re not just to impress him. Not only will this fall flat, but it’ll also score you zero points on the popularity scale. Viktor has a sixth sense for try-hards, and he will not hesitate to call you out on your bullshit.

Viktor is someone who values community and belonging deeply, and he’ll go out of his way to support those around him. He is, however, very selective about who he lets into his inner circle. People need to earn their place in his close-knit group of friends.

He much rather meets those friends face-to-face, too. Catching up with friends over a few beers at his favorite bar or outdoors in the sunset after work beats typing away on a screen for him any day.

Which also aptly describes his relationship to technology: Viktor isn’t exactly tech-savvy, preferring not to rely on digital communication methods that often feel impersonal or fleeting. He’s not one for gadgets or gizmos with all the bells and whistles. He uses something until it irreparably breaks and even if he has to replace something, he has no issue with hand-me-downs.

He greatly dislikes the dependence on tech of the modern age, which is why he’s hard to get a hold of on his trusty 10-year-old phone—which he has on silent almost all the time. Get used to hearing back from him maybe a day or two later. That is, if he remembers to charge it. However, this is less of an issue than it might seem. Due to his aforementioned preference for face time, he’s out and about most of the time, so you’re bound to run into him sooner or later anyways.

Sexuality

Viktor noticed early on that he felt a bit differently about other boys in school. He frequently sought out the camaraderie of his male peers, even when they were getting to the age where most of them started taking an increased interest in dating girls. Every time they asked Viktor when he’s going to introduce them to “his girl” he avoided the question or made up reasons why he hadn’t found the right one yet.

At first he tried to brush these emotions aside, yet he frequently found himself eyeing up his buddies rough-housing in the lockers before and after gym class. Over time, however, he slowly came to terms with how he felt, even though he still kept a low profile.

That is, until one late night at a party in his early twenties. One of his buddies, who Viktor has had a crush on for quite a while at this point, would not shut up about how he wasn’t hitting it up with the ladies as he’d like. Viktor, already pretty sloshed from one too many drinks, rambled on about how they all had no idea what they were missing out on. Were it up to him, he would’ve let a “handsome hunk” like his buddy take him “anywhere, anytime.”

After making his buddy do a spit-take, Viktor kept reiterating his slurred proposal that he and his buddy had been bros for so long, he would help him out with anything. Viktor emptied his drink, grabbed his buddy by his arm and dragged him through the crowd into one of the bedrooms at the host’s place. His buddy kept asking if this was all an elaborate prank, but as soon as Viktor got to work there was no more need for words.

Viktor wouldn’t remember much of the party, but what he didn’t forget was how exhilarating and liberating it felt to finally give in to his desires and share this level of intimacy with another guy.