>Be gay
>Be Freshman in college
>I moved to a new town in the beginning of High School and struggled to make friends, so I decided I'd talk to as many people as possible and make some friends
>Talk to random people over the first few weeks, don't find anyone interesting
>Make one or two friends, decide just to give up
>Fast forward to March
>Just got Platinum, playing it in class and having a blast
>After class a cute guy walks up to me
>"Hey, I saw you were playing the new Pokemon game. How is it?"
>"O-oh yeah, it's great"
>We introduce each other and start talking
>He played Pokemon as a kid and wants to get back into it
>I give him my phone number
>We talk more and more over the next few weeks
>Start to hang out
>I buy him a copy of Platinum and a used DS, he's overjoyed and we play it together
>We slowly get closer and closer
>About 5 or so months after meeting him I tell him how I feel
>He says he feels the same way
>Still seeing each other after 2 years, both excited for X & Y