It's the ultimate romance novel trope. Sean and Erin met in 2015 when they were working at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival as the first ever company swings. They became fast friends, bonding over being only children and spending hours holding frozen tableaus in the stifling Ashland heat in full formal wear during The Count of Monte Cristo. After being close friends for years, they later realized it might be something more. From being isolated together during COVID to living a thousand miles apart to finally getting to share an apartment they can call theirs, Sean and Erin have learned and grown alongside each other for the past 5 years and are so excited to continue supporting each other and experiencing life together.