Rashya and Martu attended the same high school and had classes together but didn't really start hanging out and getting to know one another until senior year. A majority of their close friends were mutual, so, paths were naturally intertwined. Tu developed a crush and would always try to flirt with Shy, however, his daily attempts would be met with a “go home Roger” vibe. Nonetheless, it never made it awkward between the two - in fact it actually became their little “thing” as the friendship organically budded. Eventually, they were hanging out more and more, which grew to sharing lockers, skipping class together, taking his sister’s car to go to Chipotle, leaving our student-aid mod - really anything just to spend time with one another. By the end of the school year, they were inseparable. Martu finally mustered up the courage to ask Shya out on the night before graduation. He knew that he couldn’t live with himself had he never let Shya in on how he truly felt before they both left high school - and they thank God for that moment. They ended up sharing their first kiss as a couple right after they walked across stage. Everything else is history!

The proposal was a fun and creative surprise that their really good friend, Leonce, orchestrated along with Martu. Tu wanted to outwardly express the feelings that he had for Shy while also involving their close-niche friend group. The idea was to create a love documentary staring all of their friends - including Shy so as not to blow the cover. The group came together and were all asked one question individually, of which no one knew until they sat in front on the camera: "What's the first thing you think of when you hear the word 'Love'?" The final project was then presented later during a viewing party, which was actually a decoy for what was “The Proposal”. As the close to the video, Martu was also asked the themed question, to which he answered with “Shya”…. *ques black screen*. At this point, the lights turned on and when Shy turned around, she saw Martu, surrounded by even more unexpected family, on one knee ready to give her the world.