Chantel & Ore
Day One
Every long story starts somewhere small. This is ours — kept exactly as it happened, with nothing dressed up and nothing left out.
No mutual friend introduction, no big setup. It was Instagram — one follow that turned into a lot more than either of us expected.
Cool, funny, and a little unreachable
I thought she was really cool and funny. But for a while, I genuinely thought she didn't want anything to do with me — she always had an excuse whenever I tried calling her. Turns out I just had to be patient.
Hazelwood, ice cream, and nerves
We met up near her tutor classes and ended up at Hazelwood for ice cream. It was a little awkward, the kind of awkward that comes from actually caring how it goes — but it didn't feel like it would be the last time. And it wasn't.
It was never just one thing
Her personality, her humour, how sharp she is in conversation. The fact that she holds herself to genuinely high standards, and how much I admire her discipline and her mindset.
This is only the first entry
From here, the story keeps going — every date, every milestone, every letter. This site grows as we do.