Marissa and Alex met in the spring of 2018. They had met through mutual friends and soon began talking. What began as simple conversations about music soon blossomed into something deeper. They spoke of stars, of dreams, of life itself, and in every word, this young friendship uncovered new corners of each other’s hearts. Day after day their bond grew, an invisible thread pulling them closer. The young teens were no longer strangers passing through each other’s lives. Marissa and Alex had become something more. Their dates soon started stretching into long hours beneath the stars, sitting in the car and talking about everything and nothing, savoring each moment as if time itself had paused just for them. In those quiet spaces, the young couple found a love that felt effortless. A love that felt like home. It did not take long for them to realize that what they had was the kind of connection people spend their whole lives searching for. They knew they had found something worth holding onto forever. And so they hold onto each other still, their hearts beating in rhythm, grateful every single day that somehow, in this vast and wild universe, Marissa and Alex found their way to one another. Through every season of their journey, their love has only grown stronger. Now, they look ahead with excitement and gratitude as they step into the next chapter of their lives.