Angel and Cole had been living parallel lives without even knowing it. Born in the same city just 24 days apart, they grew up in the same school district Angel even cheered at some of Cole’s basketball games, rooting for the opposing team. They attended the same college, studied in the same buildings, shared overlapping friendships, and later worked at schools less than a mile apart. Despite all their near encounters, it wasn't until Angel moved over 2,000 miles to New York City that fate finally intervened. With thousands of schools across the five boroughs, both of them ended up accepting positions at the same school in Brooklyn in 2021. From the moment they met, they were smitten but too shy to admit it. Instead, they bonded over shared friends, music recommendations, and long conversations in the break room. It wasn’t until winter break, when they both returned to Arizona, that Angel finally got the nerve to ask Cole out for drinks. That first date changed everything. The invisible string that had connected them for years finally pulled tight, turning into an unbreakable knot.