It all started with a simple message—I reached out to him about accommodation and life at school. What began as a casual conversation quickly turned into a connection filled with laughter and easy banter. He went out of his way to help me find an apartment, and even bought me my first bed. We became fast friends, though, at the time, that was all it was. Six months passed, and winter settled in. It was at an event that our paths crossed again, and something felt different. When he asked me to join him at a bar with friends that night, I said yes without hesitation. That evening, everything fell into place, and we’ve been inseparable ever since