Chicago, Illinois. Home to the tallest building on earth, one of several stock and trade locations and, formerly, one of the greatest authors of all time. It's suburbs boast the homes of some internet celebrities. One, a major fan of premature reptiles. The other, a wrestling geek. They had one thing in common though, they were victims of childhood bullying.

Wizard World was back in the city, and the guys in question had their own things to do. One was busy with his fans, while the other was more into the general attendee side. The two were scheduled for dinner together, so the little time they were together in the convention center would be made up. The day passed by with panels, autographs, photos, the works. Neither one knew that their connection would be more than just a friendship.

The restaurant was packed to capacity as he made his way to his reserved table. Imagine his surprise when he found who he was facing when he found his seat.
"Doug!"

"Zak, is it?"

"Yeah!"

"Awesome!"

The two had quite a conversation over dinner, though it didn't get too personal. As a bonus, Doug invited Zak to have a more private conversation in his hotel room, which coincidentally was one floor up from Zak's room. Afterwards, the two made their way upstairs to the room. While talking, they were surprised to discover they had almost the same childhood. The night ended with a hug and the both of them fell asleep in their respective rooms.

(One year later)

This was it! The day he'd been waiting for. It was months in the making and negotiating, but it was time to confess. The Skype call started like normal, questions, discussing, the works. All leading up to the following exchange:

"And so, Douglas Darien Walker…"

He took out a box and opened it, revealing a diamond ring.

"will you marry me?"

"Oh, you lovable hunk of snuggles!"

(Three Years Later)

The two were destined to live a wonderful life together, and help their adopted kids out of bully situations.