The story was based off the poster from Spoon 2Di Vol. 23.
The Lomonosov Tulip Cobalt Net teacups mentioned in the one-shot is one of the most well-known designs from Imperial Porcelain Factory (well known as Lomonosov Imperial Porcelain Factory), the famous handpainted ceramics producer in St. Petersburg. It is made by white porcelain, decorated with blue cobalt net and embellished with 22-karat gold.
Earl Grey French Blue Tea is a kind of Earl Grey tea sold by Mariage Frères, mixed with refined bergamot and cornflower. Although it is French tea, I thought Viktor may like it and so gave it an appearance in the writing.
The songs Yuri showed to Otabek (in my plan) were Net Nevozmozhnogo (Нет Невозможного, Nothing is Impossible) and K Chertu Lyubov (К чёрту любовь, To Hell with Love). Both songs were on the Russian music chat in April 2016.
Albina (Альбина) in Russian means ‘white’.
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