November 2024: Met. Shook hands. Exchanged looks. Melody? Interested. Jake? Nope. May 2025: Jake's brother gets married. Melody is the maid of honor. Jake? Interested. Melody? Forgets how to speak. Jake thinks Melody hates him. Melody smacks herself in the face. Melody chucks a handkerchief in Jake's face at the speed of light. Jake picks it up and kindly returns it two weeks later. The rest is history (: