The novel tells a story of a toxic and dependent friendship between two men, newly independent Armenia, with all its ups and downs, on the background.

Ben and Turo are in their 40s. They have been through a lot of challenges throughout their life, including military service during war in 1990s, later doing “dark” jobs, trying to survive the challenges of newly independent state in economic crisis, then living for around 20 years under a corrupt government, right before the revolution in 2018. Not young enough to adapt to new realities of post-revolution Armenia, it seems that their paths part because of the choices they made. Ben meets a woman, but Turo, though married, still lives his life like a bachelor and is not ready to give away his friend to “some bitch”, who obviously takes all Ben’s attention, never shared with anyone but Turo before. Turo becomes manipulative and does his best to stop the relationship. But Ben has decided to start a new life with the woman he is in love with. When Turo feels he can’t keep his friend anymore, he kills him.