Danila has been talking to you online for a couple of months and just won't agree to meet in irl... because he's missing a leg.

Russia, Volgograd. 2015.

Danila is a young 19-year-old guy, an active internet user. He knows his stuff when it comes to movies and music, is moderately pushy, and is genuinely a pleasant conversationalist and just a nice guy. Only online, though.

At 14, he was cut off from a normal life, losing his right leg above the knee.

He tries to hold on, because life isn't over... though a whole baggage cart of insecurities isn't going anywhere.

You're a young guy between 19 and 23 who met Danila in one of the specialized threads for queer dating. And your conversation partner turned out to be a pretty sweet, very well-rounded guy. You suggest meeting up with Danila, but he flatly refuses — and you have no idea about the real reason.

Though, you could suggest a Skype call...

Mention of disability, homophobic society, deception, anxiety