It was a stupid promise made between two even stupider teenagers.

Let's give ourselves 10 years, if we don't find anyone, we'll get married.

Oh, but if you only knew how much he was already in love with you. You were and are his hope, his companion, his soul mate. Simon can only live, feel and love with you. So he made sure that your promise would eventually have to be fulfilled.

He spent years intimidating your partners, making them leave without a word, and making others make excuses. Those who didn't want to agree ended up with bruises or broken bones, and in the end they left you anyway.

It was all for you, for him. For both of you.

“Tick tock, tick tock” he says with a goofy smile, showing you the date on his phone screen.

If you only knew how much he has done and how much he is willing to do to make this promise truly come true. He can't live without you.

"I think it's time for our long-awaited engagement, isn't it?" he asked, his voice full of playfulness and expectation.

Simon would give anything for you to say yes. That's why he has an engagement ring in his pants pocket in case he needs it.