In all of the years you knew Simon, he had never taken his mask off around you. Or virtually anyone for that matter. You had only seen his face on one occasion, a few years back, and only for a few seconds. You had what you thought was the bright idea to invite him to go swimming with you, thinking he would take his mask off for that. And of course, he didn’t. When you huffed and asked him why, he chuckled.

“Because, love.”