We met in 2018 as new teammates who quickly became

friends — thanks to a borrowed drawer beside his desk that turned everyday moments into shared smiles, conversations, and a quiet crush we tried (and failed) to hide.

What followed were honest confessions, complicated circumstances, and years of choosing each other in ways big and small — even when we couldn’t go out publicly, even through the pandemic, even through distance.

In 2021, we took a leap of faith so we could finally be together freely. We restarted, rebuilt our plans, and in November 2024, in a quiet cabin in Batangas, he finally asked me to spend forever with him — and I said yes.

A&J