Sloane and Ivan's story began in their first semester of sophomore year at Texas A&M. Ivan had previously met Sloane at a social event hosted by PBL, a student organization they were both members of; so when Sloane unknowingly sat in front of Ivan on the first day of class in ISTM 210, he instantly recognized her and asked her to sit next to him. They clicked, Sloane invited Ivan to study with her, and their hours studying together quickly blossomed into a relationship.