Once upon a time…at C2E2 2016, something magical happened. A man named Kyle asked writer extraordinaire Gail Simone to be a part of his proposal to his girlfriend. Here's what happened…
So, yesterday, the COOLEST, scariest thing happened in my signing line.
— Gail Simone (@GailSimone) March 20, 2016
A very nice guy named Kyle said his girlfriend loves my writing, and he wants to propose to her and he wanted me to help.
— Gail Simone (@GailSimone) March 20, 2016
So the plan was, she would bring comics for me to sign, her favorite book of mine is Clean Room, and I would give her a copy, but…
— Gail Simone (@GailSimone) March 20, 2016
…I would write, WILL YOU MARRY ME? on the cover, and give her the beautiful ring he bought for her (with her favorite stone, sapphire!).
— Gail Simone (@GailSimone) March 20, 2016
Normally, I would be a little leery because I wouldn't want to put added pressure on anyone but this was all so sincere and adorable…
— Gail Simone (@GailSimone) March 20, 2016
So he gave the ring to my hubby for safekeeping, he was going to come back in the afternoon with his girlfriend…
— Gail Simone (@GailSimone) March 20, 2016
And we all got so nervous about it we forgot to get his contact number and were terrified, what if we couldn't make it back to the table?
— Gail Simone (@GailSimone) March 20, 2016
Anyway, she shows up in line, they are adorable together, she's an @lcsvalkkyrie, so I already love her…she gives me comics to sign…
— Gail Simone (@GailSimone) March 20, 2016
Hubby slips me the ring, I write "WILL YOU MARRY ME" on the cover and slide the ring over…she looks completely baffled. :)
— Gail Simone (@GailSimone) March 20, 2016
Then she looks over at Kyle and asks if this is from HIM, and says YES and the whole line starts hooting and shouting and it was awesome. :)
— Gail Simone (@GailSimone) March 20, 2016
Proposal by CLEAN ROOM. That's pretty rad, y'all. :)
I HEARTILY BLESS THIS UNION OF AWESOME!— Gail Simone (@GailSimone) March 20, 2016
This is the happy couple! I wish them every nerdy dream come true! pic.twitter.com/tanNO6LpAW
— Gail Simone (@GailSimone) March 20, 2016
What a great moment, right? It's one thing to be able to meet someone you admire at a convention, but to have them be part of a milestone in your life takes it to a whole new level. Plus, that's just one more reason to love Gail Simone. She cares about her fans and will go the extra mile to make awesome things happen. It's also another reason to read Clean Room people. It does magical things!