He didn't want to ask out the bartender for fear of rejection and being shamed away from his favorite spot, but what he didn't know is that she looked forward to him coming by. Michael first met Kat when she was behind the bar at the famous neighborhood haunt, Harlem Public— they would banter, and he found himself walking on the wrong side of the street home after in the hopes of chatting with her again. Whenever she saw him, she was relieved, and they would talk like they've known each other for years. Eventually, she slipped into his DMs, and asked if he wanted to hang out sometime. Oh, and it was COVID, so they didn't see each other's full faces in person until their first date. The power of eye contact and banter, baybee. They got ramen, kissed in the park, and decided to get married five years later.