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Blind Dating || Simon Minter

Requested -Yes, by someone on Tumblr

A/n - I chose Simon bc he's the first Sideman that I started watching and it works with the part in the second blind dating video. Enjoy 💕

Word Count - 868

3.30.20
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"Do you have a name for your penis?" I read off of the card, rolling my eyes a little bit. It's the last one, the deciding factor in who is going to win my heart. Not that I'd ever expect that much from a YouTube gameshow. It had been fun and interesting, but meeting an actual love interest here seemed less likely than meeting one on Tinder.

"Yes." the first guys statement pulls me away from my thoughts, and back to the game in progress. I nod silently, waiting for him to continue.

"Woody Wombpecker." he replies confidently after a couple of seconds. I cringe at the name, as well as the what it suggests about him. Although he earns a sympathy laugh from me, I secretly hope the second guy's is better.

"I was just gonna say Squidward, cause it resembles like, the eyes and the nose..." the other guy trails off as the laughter from the group dies out. It's not necessarily a better name, but it's a lot less weird in my opinion.

"Ok, what did you say again?" I ask the first guy, just to make sure I'd heard him right the first time.

"Woody Wombpecker." he repeats, less confidently this time. I shake my head and glance at the camera before speaking again.

"Yeah, no. You've put too much thought into that." I laugh, officially making the final decision. The guys all laugh, and some of them shout a few random things. The man comes around the barrier and waves awkwardly to me. He looks only a little taller than me, pretty muscular, with tattoos peaking out from under his sleeve. Overall pretty attractive, which makes me question what the other guy looks like.

"Hello, I'm Ethan," he says politely.

"Hi, I'm Y/n" I reply, glancing up to the cameraman, Kon, and waiting for the same question he always asks.

"Do you regret your decision?" he asks, looking between Ethan and I.

"I haven't seen the last guy yet but...yes," I answer, smiling at Ethan. He fist pumps the air as he walks away, causing me to laugh. A second later, a very tall man stops by the edge of the barrier and smiles at me. Immediately, I can feel my face beginning to go red. Some of the others were attractive but him, he's a near perfect representation of my type.

"Hey, uh..." he pauses, looking me up and down a couple of times and rubbing the back of his neck nervously, "I'm Simon."

"Y/n..." I say softly, trying to remind myself that he's just another guy. He steps towards me and I get up to give him a quick hug. His cologne fills my head as his arms wrap around me. The hug lasts just a second longer than a normal, friendly hug would, but neither of us acknowledge it. Instead, we both turn to Kon.

"Are you happy with your decision?" he asks, a knowing smile spreading across his face. Simon and I look into each other's eyes, taking each other in.

"She hasn't said anything," someone on the other side of the barrier points out.

"That can't be a good sign," another agrees, causing me to momentarily snap out of my trance. I step back from Simon slightly and smile.

"Yeah" I say, glancing to the camera and reminding myself that this is all going to be on the internet soon. Simon follows my gaze and then chuckles a little, heading back to his friends. I can hear them high-fiving and can almost make out some of their whispers. Kon calls for a quick break while they get the last guest ready and the guys change seats.

Just as I start to walk away, I hear footsteps quickly coming towards me. I turn around and come face to face with Simon who gently pulls me to the side, just out of view of the others.

"So uh, listen I really feel a connection to you." he says, watching my face for a reaction. I smile up at him and bite the inside of my cheek. It feels crazy to say this could be love at first sight, but maybe it's worth a shot.

"Well, I like you, a lot," I reply quietly, "So..."

"Here," he says as he hands me his phone, "put your number in, maybe we can go out sometime? What's your favorite kind of food?"

"Um, I like Chinese," I laugh, typing my number into his phone and quickly saving it under the name 'blind date girl💕'. Out of the corner of my eye I can see some of his friends watching us and I shake my head. Simon takes his phone back and begins hurrying off.

"I'll text you, are you free tomorrow night?" he asks, turning around to face me again. I nod in response and wave to him as he goes to meet his friends. As I walk out, I hear distant cheering and I smile to myself. Looking down at my phone, I see a text from an unknown number. I save it as 'Simon 😍' and sigh softly, thinking of being on a date with him.