Though going to school together since first grade, Malaki and Jessie didn't connect until their senior year when they took advanced chemistry. The advanced chemistry class would hang out outside of school and play games such as uno and codenames. Then, Covid-19 hit and the in-person games could no longer happen- so they played Minecraft. Many Minecraft worlds later - Jessie and Malaki began dating in January 2022. Since then, they have moved to Massachusetts, started a salt and pepper shaker collection, and explored as many nooks and crannies of the world as they can- from Malaki flying to Scotland to visit Jessie where she was studying in Stirling to riding donkeys across the border into Mexico or a road trip to New Orleans where they got engaged under the Tree of Life in Audubon Park in December 2023. They can't wait to explore more of life together, starting with their honeymoon in Australia.