History TearJerker / LoveSimon

* The [[TruthInTelevision truth]] to Simon's fear. Ask any LGBTQ+ person, even when they are 99.9% certain that coming out won't alienate their loved ones or cost them any other relationships they wants to keep, the 0.1% fear that it will is always there. Simon has no way to be certain about any of these things, let alone what will become of his relationship with Blue. And he only gets one chance. He's extremely fortunate that things turn out as well as they do for him.
* A sad Meta Example: Becky Albertali faced criticism and even online attacks from readers who accused her of being a straight woman profiting off of queer stories at the expense of LGBTQ writers having a chance to see her success. In September 2020, Becky came out as Bisexual, and stated that even though she didn’t feel ready to label herself publicly yet, the scrutiny against her was too much to handle. So Simon’s forced coming out sadly predicted her own.

* The [[TruthInTelevision truth]] to Simon's fear. Ask any LGBTQ+ person, even when they are 99.9% certain that coming out won't alienate their loved ones or cost them any other relationships they wants to keep, the 0.1% fear that it will is always there. Simon has no way to be certain about any of these things, let alone what will become of his relationship with Blue. And he only gets one chance. He's extremely fortunate that things turn out as well as they do for him.

* The [[TruthInTelevision truth]] to Simon's fear. Ask any LGBTQ+ person, even when they are 99.9% certain that coming out won't alienate their loved ones or cost him any other relationships he wants to keep, the 0.1% fear that it will is always there. Simon has no way to be certain about any of these things, let alone what will become of his relationship with Blue. And he only gets one chance. He's extremely fortunate that things turn out as well as they do for him.

* The [[TruthInTelevision truth]] to Simon's fear. Ask any LGBTQ+ person, even when they are 99.9% certain that coming out won't alienate their loved ones or cost him any other relationships he wants to keep, the 0.1% fear that it will is always there. Simon has no way to be certain about any of these things, let alone what will become of his relationship with Blue. And he only gets one chance. Thankfully, everything turns out fine.

* Ethan telling Simon about his own experiences being openly gay, how his mother seems to only barely accept him and sounds ''proud'' when she lies to his grandmother about dating girls, using the "she's old and religious, she won't understand" excuse. It goes beyond YouAreNotAlone and straight into HumblePie for Simon, who's own coming out experiences are a cakewalk by comparison.

* Simon [[spoiler:coming out to his parents]] is profoundly uncomfortable.
* Martin [[spoiler: outing Simon]], especially for anyone who's actually feared [[spoiler: being outed]]. Not only had Martin publicly humiliated him, but [[spoiler:Blue tells Simon they can't talk anymore]] and Simon ends up screaming at his sister out of sheer frustration, sending her off in tears before he starts crying himself.

* Cathartic as it may be, the only reason [[spoiler:Simon flips out at Martin in the parking lot]] is because of how robbed, betrayed, and powerless he feels.

* The [[TruthInTelevision truth]] to Simon's fear. Ask any LGBTQ+ person, even when they are 99.9% certain that coming out won't alienate their loved ones or cost him any other relationships he wants to keep, the 0.1% fear that it will is always there. Simon has no way to be certain about any of these things, let alone what will become of his relationship with Blue. And he only gets one chance. [[spoiler:Thankfully, everything turns out fine]].

* The [[TruthInTelevision truth]] to Simon's fear. Ask any LGBTQ+ person, even when they are 99.9% certain that coming out won't alienate their loved ones or ruin any other important relationships they have, the 0.1% fear of losing these important relationships is always there. Simon has no way to be certain about any of these things, let alone what will become of his relationship with Blue. And he only gets one chance. [[spoiler:Thankfully, everything turns out fine]].

* The [[TruthInTelevision truth]] to Simon's fear. Ask any LGBTQ+ person, even when they are 99.9% certain that the people around them won't think any less of them if they came out, the 0.1% fear of losing these important relationships is always there. Simon has no way of knowing for certain that his friends or family wouldn't think less of him, or even what will become of his relationship with Blue. And he only gets one chance. [[spoiler:Thankfully, everything turns out fine]].

* The [[TruthInTelevision truth]] to Simon's fear. Ask any LGBTQ+ person, even when they are 99.9% certain that the people around them will see them no differently, the 0.1% fear of losing these important relationships is always there. Simon has no way of knowing for certain that his friends or family wouldn't think less of him, or even what will become of his relationship with Blue. And he only gets one chance. [[spoiler:Thankfully, everything turns out fine]].

* The [[TruthInTelevision truth]] to Simon's fear. Ask any gay person, even when they are 99.9% certain that the people around them will see them no differently, the 0.1% fear of losing these important relationships is always there. Simon has no way of knowing for certain that his friends or family wouldn't think less of him, or even what will become of his relationship with Blue. And he only gets one chance. [[spoiler:Thankfully, everything turns out fine]].

* The [[TruthInTelevision truth]] to Simon's fear. Ask any gay person, even when they are 99% certain that the people around them will see them no differently, the 1% fear of losing these important relationships is always there. Simon has no way of knowing for certain that his friends or family wouldn't think less of him, or even what will become of his relationship with Blue. And he only gets one chance. [[spoiler:Thankfully, everything turns out fine]].

* The lonely shot of Simon pulling up to the coffee shop's drive-up window and taking his single cup of iced coffee as opposed to [[CallBack the tray of four he shared with his friends at the beginning]]. It perfectly illustrates exactly how lonely he is at this point.

* The sheer discomfort of Simon [[spoiler:coming out to his parents]].

* The sheer [[TruthInTelevision truth]] to Simon's fear. Ask any gay person, even when they are 99% certain that the people around them will see them no differently, the 1% fear of losing these important relationships is always there. Simon has no way of knowing for certain that his friends or family wouldn't think less of him, or even what will become of his relationship with Blue. The only reason he resists coming out is because there's no second chance, no going back and no guarantee that it will turn out the way he wants it to. [[spoiler:Thankfully, it does]].

* Ethan telling Simon about his own experiences being openly gay, how his mother seems to only barely accept him and sounds ''proud'' when she lies to his grandmother about dating girls, using the "she's old and religious, she won't understand" excuse. It goes beyond YouAreNotAlone and straight into HumblePie for Simon, who's own coming out experiences are a cakewalk compared to other people's.

* The sheer [[TruthInTelevision truth]] to Simon's fear. Ask any gay person, even when they are 99% certain that the people around them will see them no differently, the 1% fear of losing these important relationships is always there. Simon has no way of knowing for certain that his friends or family wouldn't think less of him, or even what will become of his relationship with Blue. The only reason he resists coming out is one-in-a-million chance that it won't go the way he wants it to. [[spoiler:Thankfully, it does]].

* Ethan telling Simon about his own experiences being openly gay, how his mother seems to only barely accept him and sounds ''proud'' when she lies to his grandmother about dating girls, using the "she's old and religious, she won't understand" excise. It goes beyond YouAreNotAlone and straight into HumblePie for Simon, who's own coming out experiences are a cakewalk compared to other people's.

* The sheer truth to Simon's fear. Ask any gay person, even when they are 99% certain that the people around them will see them no differently, the 1% fear of losing these important relationships is always there. Simon has no way of knowing for certain that his friends or family wouldn't think less of him, or even what will become of his relationship with Blue. The only reason he resists coming out is one-in-a-million chance that it won't go the way he wants it to. [[spoiler:Thankfully, it does]].

* The scenes with Simon's parents [[spoiler:after Simon comes out to them.]]
* Martin [[spoiler: outing Simon.]] This leads to [[spoiler:Blue says he can't talk to Simon anymore.]] Simon breaks down crying afterwards. The scene taps into a very raw and real fear among closeted teens about [[spoiler: being outed.]]
* Although satisfying to finally see, [[spoiler:Simon going off on Martin in the parking lot]] was emotionally charged with how Simon felt robbed, betrayed, and powerless.

* The genuineness of Simon's fear of his parents and friends rejection based on his sexuality. Yes, as they show, none of them have any judgment on who he is as a person when he's outed (his friends anger based more on his actions while being blackmailed, and, in Leah's case, on the basis of IncompatibleOrientation, but that's made clear to be more a case of her having had a crush on him that can't be reciprocated than her judging him for being gay). Ask any gay person, even when they are 99% certain that the people around them will see them no differently, the 1% fear of losing these important relationships is always there. It makes Simon's parents acceptance all the more relieving.

-->'''Simon''': What if I say no, Martin? I mean, w-what are you gonna do? Gonna tell the whole school that I'm g-g-g-- You're gonna leak my emails?

* When Martin first starts [[spoiler:blackmailing him]], Simon starts ranting at him about it, [[spoiler:including asking if Martin was going to tell everyone that he's gay. Except he can't even ''say'' that he's gay. He just stutters over it before amending it to leaking his emails.]]
-->'''Simon''': What if I say no, Martin? I mean, w-what are you gonna do? Gonna tell the whole school [[spoiler:that I'm g-g-g-- You're gonna leak my emails?]]

-->'''Simon''': So, what, if I don't help you with Abby, you're gonna, what? [[spoiler:Tell everyone that I'm—I'm... I'm g-g-g—... You're gonna leak my emails?]]

* Simon breaking down crying after [[spoiler:Blue says he can't talk to Simon anymore]].

* The scenes with Simon's parents [[spoiler:after Simon comes out to them]].

* The scenes with Simon's parents [[spoiler:after Simon comes out to them]]. Also [[spoiler:Simon breaking down crying after Blue says he can't talk to Simon anymore]] as well as Simon going off on Martin.