how it all began…
“Rutu walked in with an aura I couldn’t ignore.
She felt completely out of my league—and I knew it—but that only made me admire her more. And then there was her perfume—she smelled like a vivid summer dream, a scent so distinctly hers that it still lingers in my memory.
I was captivated by her brilliant mind and her determination to savor every moment. From day one, she inspired me to live more fully and seek new experiences. I knew almost instantly that she was the one; being with her felt like coming home, a kind of peace I didn’t even realize I’d been searching for.”
— Dev
“Okay so I did not see it coming.
He just kind of showed up and I remember noticing him and thinking, who is that. Not dramatically, just glances here and there. He had this calm energy, completely sure of himself without making a thing of it, and honestly that was the first thing that got me. Well, that and his champals (iykyk).
He remembers the tiniest things I say in passing and shows up for my growth in ways that touch my soul. And he is effortlessly funny!! I will be laughing before he even finishes the story and I am pretty sure he finds that more entertaining. For the record though, I am funnier. That is not up for debate.
He just makes it easy to be around him, which is not something I say lightly.
What got me most though is his kindness, it is just there in everything he does. He makes the world around him feel a little brighter and I think people feel that without him ever realising it. He also smells absolutely divine and has this relentless dedication to his goals that I find genuinely admirable.
He just shows up and somehow makes me feel like the sun.
I did not see it coming. But I am so glad it found me.”
— Rutva
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The dinner, the walk, the shooting star. None of it was supposed to be anything. And then it was everything.
The dinner, the walk, the shooting star. None of it was supposed to be anything. And then it was everything.
It grew the way good things do, quietly and honestly. Two people who genuinely liked each other, made each other laugh, and just kept showing up. That was it. That was the whole thing.
We are each other's person. The unfiltered version, the space to be exactly who we are, the push to be better. We laugh a lot and we show up for each other selflessly.
Somewhere between that shooting star night and now, we built the greatest thing either of us has ever been a part of. Something that feels less like luck and more like home.