"Love, Simon" hits all the beats of the classic teen movie, but this time with a queer character at its centre. Simon, a gay teenager who hasn't come out yet, starts communicating online with an anonymous gay student at his high school, known only by the pseudonym "Blue." When another student discovers their messages by accident, Simon is forced to help him woo one of Simon's friends, under threat of blackmail. Along the way, Simon tries to discover who Blue really is and slowly begins coming out to the people in his life. Just like other teen movies, all the schemes and secrets spill out eventually, but it leads to the happiness Simon has always wanted.