How would you feel about a fan club? Val will be the pres.
The tl;dr on him is child actor/voice actor/podcaster/recovered addict. He's artsy and super into the queer scene, so maybe they're already friends? He'd be utterly fascinated with her burlesque/aerialist performances.
For Sasha, idk if prior industry connections would work, but Val did grow up in LA, so maybe something there?