When POPSUGAR had a chance to sit down with the creators of In a Heartbeat [1], the animated short that had over 29 million people [2] tearing up after it hit the web, we knew we needed tissues handy. The film introduces us to a boy coming to terms with his crush on a male classmate. While he is deeply reluctant to make his true feelings known, his heart has other plans.

Esteban Bravo and Beth David, the brilliant minds behind In a Heartbeat, told POPSUGAR about how their real-life experiences led to the film's creation. They also got real about the importance of LGBTQ+ representation in animation, as well as how they're coping with the multitude of reaction videos of people having "all the feels."

Check out the full interview above!