A 16-year-old proposed to his girlfriend the day they were finally able to reunite after being kept apart for six months due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
Steven and Lillie hail from North Wales, and they have autism and ADHD respectively. Lillie also has autism, as well as a rare genetic chromosome disorder and learning disabilities.
The pair first met at their special school, fittingly on Valentine's Day last year, and they have been together ever since.
Per Sky News, who interviewed the happy couple and their parents, they have been in touch constantly during lockdown via phone and video calls.
But on the 12th August, they were finally able to meet face to face, for the first time in six months.
And the meeting culminated in a romantic proposal to get married "when we get older".
Steven said that he was "sad" without Lillie, adding: "She's funny, she buys me presents, and she's beautiful," as they enjoyed their first lunch together.
"Stupid COVID, it's rubbish!" Lillie corroborated.
Lillie's mother, Emma Dodd, said that the pair had struggled over the course of the pandemic. "It feels like we've had to literally lock her up for lockdown," she explained. "The only time Lillie's been out of the house before now is for the regular operations she needs as part of her complex care needs."
While both parents testified to the fact that it is difficult raising autistic children, they stated that the restrictions surrounding the coronavirus pandemic have added extra stress to all of their lives.
But their reunion was a special day for all involved. "It's just heartwarming to see them together," Steven's grandmother and guardian, Jean Bagely, told the publication. "All they wanted was to see each other and have a hug. A little bit of normality."