Yury belongs to my long-time friend, Psyhunter. He has a Patreon and a DeviantArt gallery where he posts his artworks, and over the years I've had many opportunities to draw for him as a commission or simply because I wanted to. Yury in particular is a famous character, having been drawn even by greats of the genre such as Yuni, so it's my pleasure to be able to feature him on my site with all the artwork I have created of him over time.

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Growing up in post-Soviet Ukraine is great if one happens to be interested in joining the circus and training as a contortionist, as was the case for 5-year-old Yury Alekseyvych Krylenko, who was able to copy and nail down many of the fundamentals even before he began receiving formal training. It is not, however, a great place to realise your attraction to the same sex, as was the case for a teenage Yury later on. He did try going out with lots of girlfriends in high school, but his heart wasn't in it, and those relationships did not last long.

In his late teen years, Yury ran away and started performing gigs both independently and with various small circuses, first across Europe and then the United States. Along the way, he met Valko Petkov, an ex-gymnast from Bulgaria, who became his personal trainer, performance partner, and lover. Together, they aim to serve as role models for the LGBT community, but most of all, they're out to demonstrate the limits of their acrobatic talents, push them beyond what was thought possible, and bring joy to all their fans in doing so.