It started with the Week of Welcome At Cal Poly SLO - name tags, nervous laughter, and a dorm hallway that felt like the beginning of everything. We were a trio then, a package deal: Luke and Hayley and Grace, bound by class schedules, adventures to Morro Bay, and the fragile bravery of being eighteen and away from home. We learned the campus together - where to watch the sunset, which coffee shops let you study, how to turn strangers into something that felt like family. Luke and Hayley, Just friends. Until we weren't. Sophomore year brought something different. Somewhere between bike night parties, and long hangouts at The Summit, new feelings rose up in the in-between moments - unexpected, undeniable. Once the unspoken words found their voice, What began as friendship in orientation group #76 turned into something more- not all at once, but exactly when it was meant to be. From neighbors, to best friends, to forever.