Our story started 15 years ago at Walmart. He was the new cashier trainee, and I was the one teaching him how to survive the chaos of retail. Apparently, while I was explaining barcodes and price checks, he had already decided he was going to marry me one day. At the time, life had other side quests planned for us, but somehow the universe rolled a natural 20 and brought us back together years later. Once we reconnected in July 2024, everything just felt right — like finding the missing piece of a co-op campaign you didn’t realize was incomplete. These days, you can usually find us battling each other in Magic: The Gathering, playing video games together, or hunting through thrift stores like treasure goblins searching for legendary loot and the world’s best deals. Somewhere between the gaming nights, endless laughter, and chaotic thrift adventures, we became best friends as much as soulmates. The proposal was perfectly us. During a camping trip on Father’s Day weekend with his family and Arya, he gave the sweetest speech while Arya proudly held the ring the entire time, barely containing her excitement. It was heartfelt, full of love, and absolutely perfect. After 15 years, countless side quests, and one very long slow-burn love story, we’re finally starting the main storyline together.