Erwin_Vic_Bedia

[Honestly, I don’t know what I should answer him.] Dino thought with his face red while also not gazing directly at Ivan’s eyes. [But still...My heart is beating fast.]

At that moment, Ivan took Dino’s right hand and put it on his own chest, making Dino feel Ivan’s heartbeat.

“Dino, can you feel my heartbeat?” Ivan asked in an attractive deep voice while smiling gently, with the pupils of his eyes also dilated. “It’s beating just for you.”






Dino Luis Ortega is an 18-year-old Filipino college student who is a big fan of Ivan Sadovsky. 

Ivan Sadovsky is a 27-year-old Russian professional swimmer who has been in the sports industry for five years. 

One day, Ivan and Dino accidentally meet, with Ivan beginning to show a romantic interest in Dino during their meeting. Dino also eventually falls in love with Ivan. 

Will their love for each other be strong enough to overcome the trials that they are about to face together? Read on and find out!







Inspired by the Japanese animated shows Yuri On Ice and Free. Book cover designed by Runa Leexhian

He's Dating the Russian Swimmer

Just as he expected, Dino could hear many people murmuring about his name and his picture with Ivan within the campus while he and Eric were on the way to the university canteen. Others would call him 'gay', 'slut', 'freak', and other hurtful words. This made him feel so embarrassed that his face became beet red before he decided to try covering his face in shame with his face mask.

"Dino, are you alright?" Eric asked anxiously as soon as he noticed that his best friend did not look okay at all and that the latter wore a face mask.

"I'm not," Dino replied in a voice so soft that it was almost like a whisper.

"Dino, look. You don't need to mind them at all. And I told you this before: as long as you're not harming anyone, you don't have to feel guilty about anything," Eric declared seriously while also trying his best to comfort his best friend. Then he asked, "Do you understand, Dino?"

Chapter 51