#simon bram

[aletterinthenameofsanity]

Y'know, there's this gripe I've had for years that really frustrates me, and it has to do with Love, Simon and people joking about it and calling it too-pg and designed-for-straight-people and all the like. (A similar thing has happened to Heartstopper, but that's another conversation.)

I saw Love, Simon in theaters when it came out my senior year in high school. I saw it three times, once with my friends/parents on opening night, once with my brother over spring break, and once with my grandparents.

On opening night, the air in the room was electric. It was palpable. Half the heads in there were dyed various colors. Queer kids were holding hands. We were all crying and laughing and cheering as a group. My friends grabbed my hands at the part where Simon was outed and didn't let go until his parents were saying that they accepted him. My friend came out to me as non-binary. Another person in our group admitted that she had feelings for girls. It was incredible. I left shaking. This was the first mainstream queer romance movie that had ever been produced by one of the main five studios, and I know that sounds like another "first queer character from Disney" bit but you have to understand that even in 2018 this was groundbreaking. Getting to have a sweet queer rom-com where the main character was told that he got "to breathe now" after coming out meant so much to me and my friends.

But also, from a designed-for-straight-people POV (which, to be frank, it was written by a bisexual author and directed by a gay man, this was not designed for straight audiences), why is it a bad thing that it appealed to the widest possible audience? That it could make my parents and grandparents see things in a new light? My stepdad wasn't at all interested in rom-coms but he saw it with me because it was something I cared about and he hugged me when we came out of the theater. My very Catholic grandparents watched it with me and though my grandpa said he still didn't quite understand the whole 'gay thing,' all he wanted was for me to be happy and to have a happy ending like Simon did. My Nana actually cried when Simon came out and squeeze my hand when his mother told him he could breathe.

And when Martin blackmailed Simon, my mom, badass ally that she is, literally hissed "Dropkick him. Dropkick him in the balls" leading to multiple queer kids in the audience to laugh or smile. Having my parents there- the only parents, by the way, out of my group of queer and questioning friends- made multiple people realize that supportive adults were out there. That parents like those in Love, Simon do exist in real life.

When people complain about Heartstopper not being realistic or Love, Simon being too cutesy, I remember seeing Love, Simon on opening night. I remember my friend coming out and my stepdad hugging me and my mom defending us through this character. I remember the cheers that went through the audience when Bram and Simon kissed and the chatter in the foyer after the movie was over and the way that this movie made me understand that happy endings do exist.

Queer kids need happy endings. Straight people need entry points to becoming allies. Both of these things can come together in beautiful ways. They can find out about more queer culture later, but for now, let them have this. Let them all have a glimpse at a better, happier world. Let them have queer joy.

[shujubeelamoglia]

Keiynan Lonsdale

[queer-book-character-tournament]

Character, book, and author names under the cut

Bram Greenfield- Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli

Kodiak Celius- The Darkness Outside Us by Eliot Schrefer

Remy Pendergast- Silver Under Nightfall by Rin Chupeco

Adam Parrish- The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater

[phiapng]

cause back then we were caught in a love song (so loud, oh yeah!)

[hithisisleon]

One thing I find amusing as I'm rereading the Dracula novel is that the same events take place in the Castlevania chronology like :

*A Belmont enters the castle*

Dracula : Oh fuck off

*A clueless and very polite british solicitor enters the castle*

Dracula : Dinner's ready my guy, eat up and we'll go sit next to the fireplace so you can tell me all about London.

*Cowboy Belmont enters the castle*

Dracula : Oh fuck off

[youllalwaysbemyporcelain]

@hiddendarkrosesx

Bram had been mesmerized by how amazing Simon looked that evening. He smiles over at him. "So, dancing, exploring or eating first?"

[cutepilleddd]

SIMON AND BRAM!! I liked their casting for the movie but this is how I envisioned them ^_^

[whydontyourealize-viennawaits4u]

Am I the only one who remembers this book? Like fuck this is an actual masterpiece. This was my heartstopper.

[allwehearisradiosilence]

Why can I find no good Bram/Simon fics on ao3 guys please. Please there were the OG tumblr gays we gotta be good at this.

[queer-book-character-tournament]

Character, book, and author names under the cut

Kelly Bennett- Green Creek Series by TJ Klune

Bram Greenfeld- Simon vs the Homosapiens Agenda by Becky Albertelli

Nancy Whitman- Wayward Children by Seanan McGuire

Penn de Foucart- One Night in Hartswood by Emma Denny

[theanalyzerguy]

Canon Pride Month LGBTQIA+ Couple of the Day

Simon and Bram

Simon and Bram are a gay couple from the book Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda, written by Becky Albertalli, and the movie, Love, Simon.

[bluetrainer]

Pride Month Art Challenge Day #8: Bram and Simon from Love Simon

Yes I’m exposing myself as a fan of this movie. Look in my defense I did read the book first and got enjoyment from both. Though I definitely am thinking about re-reading the book to see how it holds up in 2024. Also did anyone have this starting an extended universe on their bingo cards?

[youllalwaysbemyporcelain]

@hiddenpxpercuts

Bram comes into the apartment with bags, smiling. "Simon! I'm glad you're home. I went shopping for Halloween decorations. Is it too soon for Halloween decorations? We can wait to put them up if it is!"

[movie-titlecards]

Dracula (1974)

My rating: 4/10

This manages to remove almost all the interesting bits from the original novel while adding very little new, so while the whole thing follows the shape of the story quite closely, it is also quite, quite boring.

[samsdei]

Keiynan Lonsdale