I get this question all the time “How did you and CeltyFarron meet?”
Was it like a fairy tale? Yes. It’s own unique and otaku way, it was! It was sort like a shoujou manga, actually!
This started as a gift for CeltyFarron for us to always look back on. It’s something to read whenever she wasn’t having a good day and needed a smile.
We then decided that it would be cool to share our story since so many people ask us for the story!
(Don’t mind the pictures scattered throughout the article! The only relevant to the story will be the one in her Mikasa cosplay and you’ll see what I mean later. The rest is just fan service.)
All of this happened during a period of time where I was not interested in a relationship. I was still suffering from a broken heart over a failed long relationship and was convinced that I was better off alone!
It all started with Instagram. I was doing my typical thing of posting pictures of myself in Kirito cosplay. At the time, I was still fairly new to Instagram and the cosplay scene in general so I was posting several times a day. #NoLife.
Sword Art Senpai
I first stumbled upon an Instagram account called @swordart_senpai. The account likes to repost pictures of Sword Art Online cosplayers! I was often featured on that account along with several other more talented cosplayers.
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I became friends with another Kirito cosplayer (@kirijokun) who was featured with me on the account. I thought that his Kirito cosplay was amazing and became friends with him immediately.
After that, his girlfriend (@asunan699) followed me and then their friend @celtyfarron.
Insta-Interactions
I really didn’t have a lot of followers then and I would closely watch everyone that followed me. As soon as I received a follow from Celty, I looked at her profile and thought “wow, this girl is really attractive. I should follow her back!” And I did.
It started as nothing more than that. My initial thoughts were “wow, she is really pretty. WAY out of my league! I’d never have a chance with a beautiful girl like her.
Despite being the shy girl that she is, she would begin to start interacting with me on social media just by commenting on pictures every now and then and I would just treat her like any other friend or fan that I talked to.
I’m a pretty dense human being. I’ve never been able to “pick up on hints” given to me by girls and I have been called “clueless” and “oblivious” on several occasions. This time was no exception.
She would comment on nearly everything I posted and was sure to watch every YouTube video I posted and commented on those as well.
Super Smash Bros.
On Instagram, a few months later, she posted stating that her brother (@woohoo_activity) and her were going to be playing Super Smash Bros. WiiU online in cosplay and would be live streaming the matches on Twitch.
I told my older brother about it. I was thinking “hey, we could do siblings vs siblings!” The only problem with that is that I knew if I teamed up with my brother that we would definitiely win because he is EXTREMELY and unfairly good. Like tournament good. His actual skill coupled with me being a jerk as Toon Link would ensure constant victories (Not very good sportsmanship!!)
We eventually played several games against each other and changed it to free for all games.
One match ended with Celty and I being the last two standing. She had the upper hand and one hit from her could have finished me. I did what any good button-mashing noob would do. I ran away! She ended up accidentally killing herself by falling to her death so I was the victor! (She demands a re-match but I’ve already proved myself as being superior, right?)
I then became friends with her brother @woohoo_activity!
Guild Wars 2
Celty later made a post about the game Guild Wars 2 and that happens to be my favorite MMORPG. I thought it was cool that another friend played so I asked if she and her brother (@woohoo_activity) would be interested in playing with my brother (@nowitsangetime) and I!
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She agreed to it and I asked if she would also join us on Skype.
She was incredibly nervous and shy so she was very quiet and sounded very serious. In my mind, I thought that I was starting to annoy her since I talk so much so I decided to calm myself a bit and talk less.
I learned that she is from Bakersfield and it was quite coincidental since I was born in Bakersfield and told her that I frequently go back to visit my family that still lives there. I then learned that kirijokun and asunan699 were her real life friends and that they were also from Bakersfield!
Eventually my brother got off of the game and off of Skype and it was just the two of us left on Skype together.
I was excited since we both started to talk to each other a bit more and I started to think that I might like her a little bit. Just as I was starting to think that, she told me that one of her friends wanted to join us on Skype and in the game.
I was a bit sad and thought “well, maybe those thoughts were stupid anyways. I wouldn’t have a chance with a girl like her anyways. She’s too good to be true” and I moved on.
Despite her saying “my friend wants to join us” she had to keep pestering him to get online. It seemed strange to me but I didn’t question it and he eventually joined us.
Eventually, I did have fun since he was a cool guy.
I did my best to try and “impress” her in any way I could with my dumb jokes and my attempts at being charming. I thought that I was failing pretty hard since she’s so shy and quiet!
Almost Meeting Up
A few months later, I was on my way to Bakersfield with some family members and for some reason, she came to my mind. There was no way that I could possibly see her since I was going to a funeral but I still messaged her letting her know that I was going to Bakersfield.
We just ended up saying it was too bad we couldn’t hang out. I was thinking she meant just the two of us hanging out but she specified that it was too bad that our other mutual friends were working. So she had a “group hangout” in mind. At that point, I thought again “well, it’s not like I’d ever have a chance with a girl like her anyways.”
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Bak Anime
I found out that my hometown of Bakersfield had an Anime Convention called “Bak Anime” and it fell on a Saturday and Sunday. I excitedly showed my brother that. Since it wasn’t on a Friday, we both wouldn’t have to take work off.
I then saw that CeltyFarron, Woohoo_Activity, Kirijokun, and Asunan699 were all going so I was very motivated to go! I wanted to meet some of my Instagram friends for the very first time.
My brother and I drove to our hotel the night before after work and roomed with our friend @AgentHysteria.
Before we drove over, I messaged Celty asking if she wanted to hangout the day before. If not, I said it wasn’t a big deal since I would be seeing her the next day. She had work until late and ultimately declined the invitation but at the time I didn’t think I was interested in her so it didn’t bother me.
Our First Time Meeting
Day 1 finally happened and my brother and I arrived early so we got to walk around the whole convention. I told him that we were going to be meeting my Instagram friends soon.
Then, unexpectedly, when walking back to the entrance, I saw a group of Fire Emblem cosplayers from a distance.
I walked closer and saw Kirijokun (cosplaying as Roy).
I walked closer and saw Celty face to face for the first time.
She still remembers this and likes to remind me of it. The second we made eye contact, she literally took my breath away and I looked away instantly. I was confused because I’m typically a very overly confident person (especially with girls) so I wasn’t sure what had come over me.
I greeted her and went to shake her hand, but at the last second I stepped away and shook her brother’s hand instead. (She also likes to remind me of that. I was apparently VERY obvious!)
And that was that! Now I’m not going to tell you that it was “love at first sight” or anything but she definitely was even more beautiful in person and I was so blown away that I LITERALLY lost my breath.
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Trying to Sit Next to Her
After that moment, I was convinced that I had seen the most beautiful girl in the world. I knew that I wanted to get to know her better.
Every time we walked into a panel room with our group of 7, I would always make it a point to try to sit next to her. (I only failed once!)
I thought I was being really sly…but nope. She (and several others) noticed.
The Moment I Knew It
After spending all of Day 1 with Celty, I laid in bed and knew that I really had a thing for her. There was more to her than just being extremely beautiful. We shared the same sense of humor and I loved that she was such a giving person.
(She worked hard on completing a cosplay prop for one of our friends. She is such a perfectionist that she took forever and invested her blood, sweat, and tears into it. She spent so much time on it that she didn’t even have time to work on her own weapon prop.) I knew that she was a great person.
I remember laying on my hotel bed late Saturday night talking to my friend Ryan about how I thought I was falling for her but I said I was unsure. I said I was unsure, but I knew I really wanted to be with her and I was willing to do anything to make it happen.
The feeling I had was something so knew and incomparable to anything from the past.
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Day 2
The next day, we hung out all day again. Parting ways was hard. When we were all saying goodbye to each other, I went to give her a goodbye hug but at the last second, I stepped away and started to say goodbye to everyone else (yes, she noticed this too).
Immediately after, I suggested that we all start a group chat together on Facebook and we would then have a few group Skype calls.
Post-Bak Anime
After Bak Anime, I told her that I had a lot of fun spending time with her.
She responded by hesitantly saying:
“I had fun hanging out with everyone too!”
I felt that it was a subtle jab stating that we should just be friends.
Despite that, my gut feeling told me not to give up. Like I said earlier, I was willing to do whatever it took to be with her. Unless she gave me a real “no” then I wouldn’t throw in the towel so easily.
Long Late Night Skype Calls
Having group Skype calls was a ton of fun, but I wanted to skype with just Celty so we eventually did.
We would Skype 1 on 1 several times for long periods of time and late into the night. It made me wonder if we were beginning to grow closer or if she was just friendly.
When and how did you become official?
You’re probably thinking that I took action on leading us to the next step. People often ask “so when did you finally ask her to be your girlfriend?” Well, it never happened!
Despite her being the extremely shy girl that she is, she actually was the one who lead us to taking the next step!
She stopped me before we were going to sleep after skyping for 7 hours straight and she said:
“I need to ask you something. I’m going to sound so silly… but are we a thing?”
Without missing a beat, I asked:
“can we be a thing?”
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And that was that! The rest is history and we have since been living a fairy tale romance. Everywhere we go, people are fawning over how “kawaii” we are! Whether we’re feeding each other cheesecake or just standing next to each other staring into each others’ eyes.
Everything became clear to me after that and a huge weight was lifted from our shoulders. I was going to wait 1 more week and “play it safe” before asking her to be with me but she beat me to it!
Everything Became Clear
When I thought she followed me on Instagram casually and for no reason? She followed me first also thinking I was attractive.
Whenever I talked to her on Instagram thinking I didn’t stand a chance with her? She thought she didn’t stand a chance with me.
When I thought I was seen as “just a friend” when she told me another male friend wanted to join us on Guild Wars 2? She actually called her friend to get on because she was too nervous to be on Skype with me 1 on 1.
When I thought I was annoying her the first time we Skyped together while playing Guild Wars 2? She was quiet because she was nervous.
When she suggested hanging out in a group rather than 1 on 1 when I DM’d her out of the blue to hang out? She suggested to hang out with other friends too because she was too nervous to be with me 1 on 1.
When she took my breath away when we first laid eyes on each other? She noticed.
When I laid in bed after Day 1 of Bak Anime realizing that I really liked her? She had liked me the whole time and for the past several months.
The whole time, I thought that I didn’t stand a single chance with her while she thought the same? When I pursued her at BakAnime, she attempted to friend zone herself and deny her feelings thinking that the idea of us being together was impossible.
Now we laugh at how silly we were!
The Stars Aligned
Several otakus dream of meeting their other half at a convention because then they know that they’re meeting someone that shares the same interests and passions as them. I think lucky is the best word used to describe our situation.
But at the same time, maybe it wasn’t luck. Everything seemed to make so much sense and workout so perfectly, fluidly, and naturally that it seemed the timing for us meeting was just right.
Being with a fellow Anime fan is great because we can both by watching our favorite shows together. Being with a fellow cosplayer means that not one person is forced to bend to the other’s interest. We both willingly choose to couple cosplay and mutually enjoy it!
Being with a fellow artist means that we both understand and appreciate each others crafts. Whether it’s her creating a masterpiece drawing or me writing a song, we’re both always on the same page.
Black Slate
Meeting each other has caused us both to completely wipe away the past and being in love with her makes us both act like we’ve never met anyone else before.
I often describe us as sometimes acting like 13 year olds that have never touched the opposite gender before.
As far as I’m concerned, anyone from both of our pasts are irrelevant and no longer exist.
It’s like we’re the first people we’ve ever met.
It was truly falling in love for the first time.