With hair kept far too neat for comfort and a gaze that measures long before it warms, Yacob Berger is what some Korainians might call an uppity fish. Protective, particular, and quietly proud, Yacob came to know Tedi Kedar from a young age through the most ordinary of ways— regularly scheduled neighbourly dinners.

Though many would dismiss their bond as one of convenience, Yacob guards Tedi’s interests dutifully, ever watchful and ever ready to remind him of the perils of misfortunate dating practices.