Ryan and I met back in 2017 at a game night; that I was of course late to (Antoine had a play). Anyone who knows Ryan, knows he is about as punctual as it comes. We barely spoke to each other but would meet again at Trak Lassiter's graduation party. It was that night at Vaso's on Frenchman Street as the band was playing that Ryan asked me out.

A few months later he would pick me up from the airport and we talked for hours before the Clemson game. On our first date he impressed me with his cooking skills and learned one of the ways to my heart. From the beginning Ryan made it clear he did not want to be my friend. With each action, he showed me that was interested in me as I was in him.