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molsons112000 · 6 months ago

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So again, Oklahoma City bombing, how did he have a license to get the Van? Or was it a small truck to put the fertilizer in to blow up? And then all the car bombings. They got a license to get the car and then let's see the terrorist in London. They got a license to get the car to run over people. So how are these people allowed to have vehicles? .. If the people selling the cars can't do what we do in financial services, making sure that the people are not criminals and drilling down.Then we need to take away all the cars and just go to public transportation bicycles and walking... So I don't know how the ship bags that I see driving around even have a f****** car.I mean, it's ridiculous.All these people, killing people with cars and blowing things up like oh yeah, the world trade center, they rent it.What avan and blew up in the parking garage... So if people selling cars don't have high criteria for who's buying their fucking vehicles then we need to get rid of all car manufacturing... Either the auto industry is into solving the fucking problem of people using their vehicles as weapons of terror are we get rid of the industry but something has to get...

Like Saudi Arabia, originally they ban women from driving. So women should understand this. They were banned from driving and they were least likely to do the terrorist act. So Hey, getting the bad guys out of driving. Because now all the women are buying cars. Losing the scumbags, it's a good thing like scumbag. You make me use a horn burn in hell.

We need to start taking away the privilege and never give it back...

Do you know I can give you from prostitution to buying drugs?They put a lot of white people in jail that went into minority neighborhoods.They profiled them.They saw a white guy in the minority neighborhood.They pulled them over and they busted them for either buying drugs or lets see prostituition... No a black guy got profile as well.Eddie Murphy, how do you think they pulled him over?He was in a neighborhood known for known prostitutes, and he was driving around in a luxury car and they're like.Why is this luxury car in this neighborhood?That is known for prostitution... So the cops Hold over the car Because they were profiling....

So I can give you all these times like me at the airport.I paid cash for a ticket.They said I met a profile and they walk me to the game and stood with me... I don't get minorities White people to be profiled all the time.But when you do it's a bad thing fuck you....

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So what is the department of motor vehicles doing around the united states working with the auto industry to prevent these people from ever driving again.... Because to do these criminal offenses they have to have a vehicle... So somebody's gotta be the driver....

So how are they getting these vehicles and like uhauls...

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So for the oklahoma city bombing and used a rented rider truck....

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So i'm wondering how these people are able to get these vehicles to perpetrate these crimes.... Isn't U-haul and writer truck in all these rental operations? Making sure they're doing their due diligence. And car dealers are making sure they're doing their diligence before. They sell a car or rent a car to individuals. And isn't the department of motor vehicles supposed to be doing their job and screening people highly related to being able to drive a car...

So why are all these excriminals able to purchase vehicles?????

The boys in the hood the drive by shootings they're getting vehicle....

How are all these bad people Vehicles to commit all these crimes.....

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tryingtounderstandbrainheart · 11 months ago

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Känn-slor

Vart b��rjar man?

Det är kaos blandat med bra. Ord med ord på ord och lite ord efter det.

jag äter äpple. och morot. lite dödskänslor för tre timmar sen. lite att det kändes som att nu dör jag. det vakande jag till. 13.25. vaknade först 04. sen 09. 09 va det stress i kroppen och gröt. gröt hjälper nog. det gjorde det. det och dusch.

det är nog lugnt. I am alive. det är skitfint här förutom stöket. det ska ordnas idag. typ en när han vaknar. jag har inte hjärta att väcka honom. hittade nån snubbe på fb med riktigt bra spotifylista. den får skräna i mina öron. snällskrän som känns som liv. och bra saker.

imorn blir vi tre. det blir intressant. kommer de ha ihjäl varandra eller funkar det? ingen aning. jag hoppas på bra.

men det är lite kaos. herregud. jag försöker logistisera saker men de vägrar. neheddu. de finner sig inte i ledet. de bara är som ballonger som jag inte får fatt. känn-slor är väl så.

braaaaaaa braaaaaa braaa. nu är det bra. juleljusen är uppe lite överallt. det känns som att bo i en julgran. men utanför är det lite lätt krig och fällor av skit och mörker.

för att inte tala om alla val. nightmare anyone?

man behöver tydligen inte poopa varje dag säger 1177 men jag hade en gammal rutin oh jag tror att jag liksom är mer torr nu. torrbollskarin. uttorkad. torklös. toooooorr.k.

det är lit ekaos i mig. lite saker som vibrerar vånna inget o kite va bra nyss men nu känns det mer som stress.

hur många chokladbitar kan jag äta på julafton och fett och dricka och ..! så jävla fed up. så jävla onödigt och ...bajsigt!

kite är ok. utopin slåss mot det mörkaste mörka. the darkness himself som bara äter upp allas glädje moaoahahahahaaaaaaa.

jag vet inte.

jag försöker. jag går efter det som jag tror är rätt men det känns ärligt talat jävligt sketch. VARFÖR måste upp se ut som ner och Ner se ut som Upp? Det blir ju skitförvirrande!

Nu är det jul igen. Fast det är en helt annan jul nu. Saker har hänt. Jag är annan. men julen är kvar fast liksom ny-ish. vegoskinkakorv.

en del av mig har lust att bara bajsa ut allt. Allt. Bort! Rensa systemet och...! inre städning. jag vet inte vad som händer därinne. jag får gissa och känna efter. jag känner mig torr.

älskar värmedynan. den liksom håller mig om ryggen och lite det ääär ok you know? Du mest stirrar in i frysen. sen kan man ju fråga sig varför man stoppar in huvudet där iså fall.

känn-slor. ååååh. det är ett slags bajsande i sig självt.

jag kan bli lite galen. eller...fri. utsläppt. vara duktig och fin och göra rätt och välja rätt och göra alla rätt på rätten och . . var va jag nånstans?

ja nä det blir nog bra.

#2023 #tankar #jul #känslor #känn-slor #uffh

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hapalopus · 11 months ago

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My frustration is not with the depiction of valravnen as an antagonist - it's with the depiction of it as a generic capital-C Creature, and the amalgamation of different versions of the figure that completely disregards the sources of the figure. It's frustrating because it's ahistorical, yet it keeps popping up in supposedly history-based sources. This year alone I have seen it in Danske Sagnvæsner (book by Kenneth Bøgh Andersen), Monsterkrig (a supposedly 'folkloric' card game), and in this year's julekalender, Valdes Jul, which prides itself on taking inspiration from local folklore.

The origin of the song

According to Holbek & Piø (two of the most noteworthy and thorough Danish folklorists of the 1900s) there are roughly 8 different known versions of the folksong "Valravnen" and only 2 of them actually use that word (and only one of them spells it that way, the other one using the spellings valleravn and vallenravn). The other versions refer to the bird as Ulver vilde ravn, Salmand vilde ravn, and vilden Verner ravn ("vilde ravn" meaning "wild raven," and Ulver/Salmand/Verner being old Danish names). Other known names include willen-val-raffn, Volffuer vilde ravn, and Salmanndt wilde raffuen.²⁺⁴ The versions are referred to, by folklorists, as version A, B, Cabcd, D, E, Fa, Fb, and Fcdefgh.³ Of these, versions B, Cabcd, D, and E are considered 'official' - these were collected by unknown writers around 1580.³ Version A is quite different from the rest and may or may not be a different song altogether. Version Fa is a 1591 rewriting by Anders Sørensen Vedel and the other F-versions are are based on his version.³ All versions are collected in part 2 of "Danmarks gamle Folkeviser" by Grundtvig, which is available right here. They can be found under DgFT 60.

The 'official' versions of the song all follow this structure:³ The valravn flies at night. He spots a sad lady out for a walk. He asks her why she's sad. She replies that her stepmother sent her fiancée away to a far-away land. She wants to see him again. The valravn says he will help her if she gives him her firstborn (in version D he also adds that he's her brother). The lady offers gold and silver instead. The valravn does not want gold and silver. The lady agrees to give him her firstborn and the valravn flies her to her fiancée, they are wedded, and the lady gives birth to a son. The valravn reminds her of their bargain. The valravn drinks the baby's blood and turns into a knight. They all pray to God to revive the baby, and the baby is revived.

The version you described is version A, which was transcribed by Sten Bille in 1555-59,³ and has been compared to another folksong, DgFT 33 Germand Gladensvend¹⁺³⁺⁴ (which itself was first transcribed between 1553 and 1555).³

The farmer's recount

The only source of the claim that valravnen haunts battlefields, eats hearts at the battlefields, and gains human thought by eating hearts at battlefields is a miller's apprentice named Peder Johansen, born April 15th 1855.⁵ Though we do not know when Evald Tang Kristensen collected his stories, the book in which this recount is included was published in 1893, so Peder Johansen was likely in his mid to late 30s. Here's what we know about Peder Johansen's life and sources:

Peder Johansen's father was a miller in Svejstrup mill, which is why Peder became a miller too, in Fiddbro mill. Peder's father's stepfather was regarded as a knowledgeable a storyteller, who unfortunately passed away, at the age of 80, when Peder was confirmed (so when Peder was around 13). Peder's recounts largely consisted of things his stepgrandfather had told him during his childhood. Evald Tang Kristensen pulled him aside during a Fastelavn game and interviewed him there.⁶

So basically, the source of this quote is a man who heard it 20+ years before he retold it, and he retold it at a party setting, which does make him a reliable source for the cultural landscape in that area at that time, but it does not make him a reliable source for the wider folklore of Denmark.

The noble family

The beast on this coat of arms has been referred to, among herolds, as a "valravn." It was reprinted in the 1967 book "Fabeldyr & Sagnfolk" which was most Danes' first introduction to the valravn (including mine). I cannot understate the impact this book has had on the Danish perception of folklore. Every creature, figure, beast, and character that was included in this book is now inseparable from its inclusion in this book. If you discuss folklore with anyone who's even mildly interested in the subject, they will eventually refer to something from this book.

This is the one single source of the idea that valravnen is a wolf/raven gryphon.

The coat of arms in question belonged to the Ulfeldt family, who resided in Skåne and went extinct in the late 1700s.⁷⁺⁸ The proposed origin of this heraldic beast and its name is:

The original name was actually vargravn (wolf+raven) but the sounds were, over time, transformed into valravn. R to L is not an uncommon type of linguistic drift in Nordic languages (the G in 'varg' is soft, meaning the word is pronounced more of less like var-ravn).

The Ulfeldt family reportedly had a "wolf-eagle" on their coat of arms, but married into the Walraun family, whose name is homophonic to valravn, thus their heraldic beast was assumed to be some kind of raven. The same figure is known in Swedish heraldry as a "lejonörn" (lion-eagle), lending some credence to the eagle idea. But because of the family names, Ulfeldt (which sounds like the Danish word for wolf, ulv) and Walraun, their beast was turned into a wolf-raven.

In all songs, valravnen is described as a talking raven. The wolf-raven appearance only exists in heraldry. It's about as similar to the song-version of valravnen as heraldic antelopes are to real life antelopes.

In summary, the most folklorically compliant valravn just looks like this

Sources:

"Fabeldyr & Sagnfolk" (1967). Bengt Holbek & Iørn Piø. Politikens Forlag.

"Gentagelsen - et sprogligt studie" (1890-92). Vilhelm Andersen. Dania, p. 198.

"Overnaturlige væsner i nordisk balladetradition I" (1969). Iørn Piø.

"Danmarks gamle Folkeviser, bind 2" (1856). Svend Grundtvig. Samfundet til den danske Litteraturs Fremme.

"Danske sagn som de har lydt i folkemunde, bind 8" (1892). Evald Tang Kristensen.

https://search.isebel.eu/dataset/da-etk-jat_06_0_00924

"Fra sagnenes dyreverden: valravn" (1904). M. Kr. Danske Studier, p. 216.

https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulfeldt

Hooooowww did people 1) hear the folksong Valravnen about a knight who's been transformed into a bird (likely an eagle, not a raven) and can only break the curse by killing a baby, 2) see that one (1) now-extinct noble family referred to their heraldic beast, a wolf/bird, as a 'valravn', and 3) read one single 1800s countryboy's explanation that valravnen is like an evil valkyrie, and SOMEHOW extrapolate from those three wildly unrelated sources that "The Valravn" (because it's never a folkloric concept with different interpretations, it's always a single specific creature) is a were-wolf/raven who haunts battlefields to drink the blood of slain warriors????

Please stop depicting 'the' valravn when you don't even know what it is, I'm begging on my fucking knees, I hate the way recent Danish folklore-inspired popculture has latched onto this figure and keeps depicting it in wilder and wilder ways😭😭

If you want a folkloric evil bird creature in your story please just use a fucking dragon or gammen. Use a damn cockatrice or vættehane, idgaf. Please just stop muddying the already-confusing lore of valravnen. The figure has been abused enough already and you are making my hobby as a folklorist very difficult😥

#danish folklore #no proof reading we die like men #do not test me i am gravely serious about danish folklore #valravn

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estamos-destinadas · 5 years ago

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Snapshots: Better Friends

Andrea looks around the crowded cafe from one of the corner tables as she sips her coffee and takes little bites of her cheesecake. It’s just after lunchtime in the middle of summer; the weather is hot and humid, prompting people to crowd in air-conditioned coffee shops. She’s glad that she came early enough to be able to secure a good table.

She’s waiting for Valentina to arrive. The two of them haven’t really spoken since a little after Valentina’s father died. Valentina more or less cut herself off from everyone after that tragedy and, unlike Sergio and Nayeli — and Lucho, may he rest in peace — Andrea hasn’t made an effort to reach out.

Then again, she and Valentina didn’t really hang out much even before that.

Andrea’s parents, both lawyers, have worked for Valentina’s family for as long as she can remember. She and Valentina met when they were in their teens and they became kind of friends. ‘Kind of' because Valentina was studying in Canada. They are now going to the same university, but Valentina, like their other friends, always used to cut classes and go to parties every day of the week, and that simply isn’t Andrea’s style.

It’s not like she doesn’t know how to have fun; she does, but she also wants to do well in her studies and become a successful lawyer like her parents. She used to find it a shame that Valentina often succumbed to peer pressure when, on the few times they talked without others interrupting, Valentina would eagerly discuss politics and documentaries with her. She and Valentina aren’t close, so she never really cared that Valentina chose to go drinking and partying every day with their other friends. However, she is ashamed to admit that, when those so-called ‘friends’ cyberbullied Valentina for being gay, a part of her felt that Valentina brought it on herself for choosing to stick with shallow friends who turned on her the moment she deviated from the norm.

It was that guilt that made Andrea reach out to Valentina a week ago, albeit tentatively. She wasn’t really aiming for a coffee meetup. She only commented on Valentina’s latest Instagram picture of her girlfriend, saying that she’s very pretty; Valentina agreed profusely, complete with hearts and smiley emojis; she messaged Valentina privately to tell her that she never posted mean things about her; Valentina said she knew; they got to talking about how the other was doing; and then they agreed to meet up for coffee.

Valentina would be bringing her girlfriend. Andrea is very keen to meet the latter. Not only is Valentina Carvajal dating a woman — it’s still quite shocking, even months later — she also overcame peer and societal pressure for that woman, even going so far as to come out on national television. Andrea is suitably mind-blown.

Presently, Valentina arrives at the coffee shop, scanning the place until she catches sight of Andrea. With her is the woman Andrea has seen on her Instagram posts. The two of them are holding hands, and Andrea watches with interest as they approach.

“Hola, Andrei,” Valentina greets cheerfully.

“Vale, hey,” Andrea returns. She stands up to kiss her friend’s cheek and gets drawn in a tight hug, which prompts a laugh out of her. That’s one thing that hasn’t changed about Valentina.

But Valentina has changed. Her smile as she steps back from the hug and takes her girlfriend’s hand again is unlike anything Andrea has ever seen. Valentina has always been a bubbly, cheerful person, but now joy seems to radiate out of her.

“Esta es mi novia, Juliana,” Valentina says, her tone full of pride, like she’s presenting some sort of great discovery.

Juliana is dressed simply: sneakers, jeans, and an artfully ripped and washed-out denim jacket over a dark yellow shirt. She is pretty in an unassuming sort of way, wearing only the barest hint of make-up, though Andrea wonders if she did something with her eyelashes or they’re just naturally long and curved like that.

Andrea finds herself wanting to tease Valentina. She settles for shooting a smirk at her friend, who flushes and hurries the introductions along. After Andrea and Juliana shake hands and exchange greetings, the three of them take their seats, with Andrea sitting across from Valentina and Juliana.

After a waiter takes Valentina and Juliana’s orders, Andrea makes small talk with them about the summer heat and the cafe’s artsy ambience until the same waiter returns with two cups of coffee, an almond croissant, and a cinnamon bun. They fall silent while the two women wordlessly halve their pastries to share with the other, murmuring their thanks as they smile and stare at each other for a moment longer than what’s probably polite in company.

Andrea observes them with a smile, noting how they seem to flow around each other, though she makes no comment on it. Instead, she asks Valentina about how she has been doing since they last saw each other at the beginning of the year.

Valentina tells Andrea about having dropped some of her subjects, which explains why Andrea no longer saw her at the university towards the end of the school year. Valentina doesn’t say the reason for it but she doesn’t need to; her family’s trials and tribulations have been front-page news since her father’s death. Glossing over that fact, Valentina goes on to say that she’s taking summer classes so she can make up some of the lost credits.

Apparently, one of the factors behind that decision is because Juliana is also taking summer classes. Juliana candidly elaborates that she’s taking part in an accelerated program so she could earn her high school diploma before she starts at the Ferrer Fashion Institute in the fall, on an almost full scholarship. Andrea has always been good at gleaning facts that people aren’t saying, and from Juliana’s explanations, she learns three things about her: that she’s younger than Andrea and Valentina, that she doesn’t come from wealth, and that she’s the fashion designer ‘friend’ who Valentina bragged about all those months ago.

Andrea couldn’t help but tease Valentina about the last one.

Valentina’s resulting blush and almost-shy but pleased smile makes Andrea realise that her friend never actually liked Lucho, not even a little bit. Valentina never got bashful with or over him, and she has certainly never smiled like that because of him. The fact that Lucho’s gone is the only reason that Andrea doesn’t make that observation out loud.

Andrea makes the mistake of asking after Eva Carvajal, who was represented by Andrea’s mom during her court trials. Valentina’s reply to her question is short; she’s clearly uncomfortable about the subject. Things would have gotten awkward were it not for Juliana dropping her hand under the table. Andrea can’t see it, but it’s clear that Juliana has put her hand on Valentina’s thigh. Somehow, with that one gesture, Juliana is able to draw Valentina back from one of those moody spirals she occasionally falls into.

Glad that she doesn’t have to deal with Valentina’s moodines, Andrea steers the conversation back to safer waters; namely, Juliana. The other woman seems a little shy at having the focus on her, but Valentina’s bright smile as she gazes at her girlfriend tells Andrea that she asked the right question this time.

When Andrea learns that Juliana is from the USA, her interest is piqued even further. However, Juliana seems hesitant to say anything about her life before moving to Mexico. The warning look Valentina sends her way discourages Andrea from probing, so she asks Juliana about the sights and spots she’s been to in Mexico City and surrounding towns.

Andrea has suggested probably a dozen places, Juliana nodding politely at each one, when Valentina interrupts.

“Andrea,” Valentina starts, “Juls has been here for about five months, she has been to all of those places. With me.”

“Val’s been showing me around,” Juliana adds. The two of them smile at each other, Valentina dropping her hand under the table, probably to hold Juliana’s hand.

“Really?” Andrea can’t hide the note of surprise in her voice.

“Of course,” Valentina says. “What kind of negligent girlfriend do you take me for?” she asks in a faux-insulted tone.

Andrea doesn’t know how to reply to that. She thought Valentina would have been kept busy by her family’s issues. Lucho used to complain endlessly about how Valentina always prioritised her family before him, even before Valentina’s father passed away. Even without considering her family, Andrea thinks that Valentina was negligent with Lucho — not that he and his tantrums deserved any attention.

As Andrea looks across the table at Juliana poking Valentina in the side, prompting soft giggles out of the latter, she realises that she shouldn’t be surprised that Valentina has taken the time to show Juliana all around Mexico City.

Juliana glances at Andrea, but Valentina seems to have forgotten about everyone else around them. And are they somehow sitting closer than they were before?

Andrea clears her throat. “So, which ones were your favourites, Juliana? Of the places you’ve checked out, I mean.”

“Ah, me gusta los parques,” Juliana replies. Valentina rests her arm on the table as she gazes at Juliana, nearly putting her elbow on her plate of pastries. “Y los museos de arte. También, me gusta mucho Coyoacán.”

“Te lo encanta,” Valentina chimes in, her tone affectionately teasing.

Juliana smiles at her. “Es muy bonito, ese- ah… ‘neighbourhood’?” she says, sheepishly quoting the last word.

Valentina returns the smile. “Alcaldía,” she corrects gently.

Andrea is slightly appalled that someone would not know the term ‘alcaldía’, but Juliana’s cheeky response of, “That’s what I said,” in English, makes both her and Valentina laugh.

They start talking about the museum and other installations dedicated to Frida Kahlo in Coyoacán, which turns to a comparison of Mexican artists, and finally about art in general, a subject which both Valentina and Juliana clearly enjoy discussing. From there, their conversation flows on to other topics: from Mexican films, to cafes and restaurants around Mexico City, to the similarities and differences between Texas’ Mexican food and actual Mexican cuisine.

The afternoon passes by in pleasant conversation. They end up having to buy a few more cups of coffee and additional selections of pastries so as to not get kicked out of the cafe.

At one point, Juliana excuses herself from the table to go to the toilet. Valentina seems like she’s considering going with Juliana, but the two women exchange a look and Valentina stays seated. Valentina stares at Juliana until she disappears around a corner.

Andrea is about to make a teasing comment on Valentina’s dopey smile when her expression turns into a frown.

“That man is staring at her,” Valentina says flatly.

Andrea looks in the direction of Valentina’s disapproving stare and sees their waiter.

“I knew he was flirting with her,” Valentina continues, turning to Andrea. “Juls doesn’t realise it– she never does, but these men trying to flirt with her are very annoying.”

Andrea is both amused and surprised. Maybe that waiter was indeed flirting, but she’s pretty sure he was trying to flirt with all three of them. Andrea herself enjoyed the brief attention; the man is quite good-looking. Andrea does her best not to laugh because Valentina sounds serious, but something in her expression must have given away her amusement.

“Qué?” says Valentina.

“I’ve never seen you like this before,” Andrea says frankly.

“Like what?”

“Like… like this,” Andrea replies, waving in Valentina’s direction.

Valentina is so attentive with Juliana, so visibly adoring, and a little possessive too.

“So… into someone,” Andrea settles on saying. “And it’s not just that…”

Valentina’s brows are furrowed in that instant, but there’s a lightness and clarity to her expression that Andrea has never seen before. She seems so present, so in the moment, like she’s exactly where she wants to be.

“I mean,” Andrea continues, “you’re taking summer classes!”

It’s the last thing she expected of Valentina or anyone in their old group of friends, all of whom come from families who can afford to pay their tuition fees without blinking an eye. Andrea herself doesn’t have to worry about her tuition fees, but at least she makes good use of the money her parents are spending on her. Valentina, on the other hand—

“You’ve never worried about classes before,” Andrea adds. “I didn’t even know that you like going to parks and museums, or just chilling out in cafes. It’s like you’re a completely different person,” Andrea states, though as soon as the words are out of her mouth she realises it’s not exactly true. “But not really,” she corrects herself. “It’s just that you seem more… I don’t know,” she gives up, “I can’t put my finger on it.”

Valentina’s frown disappears and she lets out a small smile. “I feel more myself,” Valentina admits quietly as she stirs her coffee, probably as an excuse to look down. “All those times with our fr– with Lucho and Nayeli and the others– I felt like I was pretending to like the parties and the alcohol and the… the drugs,” she adds in a whisper. “I really admired that you could say no when we tried to pressure you to come with us, and I’m really sorry for my part in that–”

“Vale, no,” Andrea has to stop her. “You’ve never– I think we were in the same boat.”

“I suppose so,” Valentina agrees, “but unlike you, I couldn’t say no to them…. When I met Juls, she– she’s so genuine and sincere, you know? The first time we talked, it was like… she already knew me, and liked me for me. She had no idea who my family was,” she says, chuckling at some private memory. “And the more we got to know each other, the more she made me want to be genuine to myself. Just by being herself, she makes me want to go after the things I want, not the things that people think I should want. Does that make sense?”

“Yes,” Andrea says, nodding a few times. She herself has always been one to go after the things she wants, even as a child. “It’s great to see you like this, Vale,” she says honestly, smiling at her friend across the table. I’m glad you met Juliana. I’m happy for you.”

Valentina breaks into a wide grin. “I’m happy for me too. I’ve never been so… well, I–”

Juliana chooses that moment to return. If possible, Valentina’s smile becomes even more radiant.

Andrea doesn’t need Valentina to describe exactly how happy she is. Andrea can see it written all over her face.

Later, Andrea says goodbye to her friend and her friend’s girlfriend with promises to keep in touch even over the summer break. She takes a moment to observe the two women as they walk away together, Valentina’s arm around Juliana’s shoulder. Andrea went into their meetup expecting to catch up with Valentina and get to know her girlfriend. To that end, she was not disappointed. She realises, however, that she is also getting to know Valentina properly for the first time since they met all those years ago.

She hopes that they can start to be better friends to each other now.

#juliantina #fic #mine #stories #future #this is 1 of 2 fics I was planning to write #for the juliantinaappreciationweek's headcanons day #(or maybe it's 3 or 4? they all blur together)#i haven't started on the other one(s) so I'm not submitting this 'formally' just yet #(besides I don't know if it still counts since that day's already done)#i just thought I'd share now because... I want to #the main headcanon for this is that I just want them to have better friends #valentina in particular for this fic #nayeli and sergio were awful #andrea is that person chivis mentioned when she asked val who was coming over #I want to think she's a decent person #(I hope nothing in canon breaks that)#I just want them to have better friends ok #another headcanon that I tried to show in this fic #is that the val that juls knows #is different from the val that sergio and nayeli or sergio know #because val was 'performing' for her so-called friends #I don't think she was pretending completely #but I think she wasn't truly herself with them

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#juliantina #juliantinaedit #juliantinadaily #amar a muerte #amaramuerteedit #my edit #juliana and valentina #if thats the problem then you know you can ask me anything you want #val you lil shit lmaoooo #also juls you cant say that if thats exactly how you look at val as well

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ladyshinobi · 6 years ago

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Episode 79: A Really Relative Recap

Spaghetti Western Style Action, a Binge Watch with siblings that cures all ills and the MVP of the EP preventing not one but TWO Valdeses from skipping town, let’s get RIGHT to it:

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I leave this 2 alone for a second...

Hahahaha Listen, I KNOW Lupe can be ignorant and stubborn AF sometimes but If you think Juls wouldn't risk EVERYTHING for her mom, THINK AGAIN, their mother-daughter bond as survivors of abusive and toxic AF relationships is truly remarkable, they are WARRIORS that have survived and seen so much terrible shit but STILL are there for each other when it matters most and if that is not what FAMILY means then I don't know what to tell you...

Valdes Girlpower FTW.

I <3 Guille, Its always so nice to see such a positive and healthy sibling relationship, Its great how they're always there for each other every time drama kicks in, they're definitely one of my favorite non-romantic relationship on the show BY FAR.

LOL at these 2 Chaotic-Good messes man, someone skipped first aid class and IT SHOWS hahaha. Its so tragically comedic how used to this kind of situations they are, I hope they catch a break soon (lol of course they won't).

Chino went full zombie and woke from the dead (again) LOL, its interesting to see him recognise his TERRIBLE drunk ways, he's definitely on a path of redemption and honest self reflection. Just try NOT to kill/rape anyone else in the process OK?

OH HELL YEAH, DAD OF THE YEAR Panchito went OFF!! And then proceeded to get his ass kicked by Beltran lol...

But did you see how he restrained himself from his Killer-Hitman ways? He's really growing a conscience isn't he? ...It won't erase at the shit he's done in the past but hopefully he'll be able to fully use the second chance he was given for good by the end of this whole thing (I still think he gonna die by the end but we'll see).

Also Lupe talking about how to divorce an undead , transmigrated Zombie was such a LOL moment, Juls "I TOLD YOU SO" was a great touch as well, she HAS been telling her mom to STOP looking for that abusive douche since DAY 1 so credit where its due Gurl.

Queen-Of-YEET-Juliana comes up with one of her usual "ABORT MISSION" plans: she wants to leave ASAP and without telling anyone, (Juls ...Gurl ...I get it but ...STOP?).

Did you see how fast Panchito's head turned? Hahaha, He was like "HELL NAH GURL, HELL NAH"

Panchito to the rescue! he's shown to be the voice of reason when it comes to Lupe's impulsive AF decisions (He's the Val to Lupe's Juls lol) and he did NOT disapoint this time. You could tell how much he wanted them to stay and build a new peaceful, violence/crazy-shit-free life together and honestly ...TEAM PANCHITO all the way, Protect Him At All Costs.

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This EP also showed interesting parallels between Val & Juls' lives and how different but so analog they are, including how the most important people in their lives (other than each other) are always there for them when they need it most.

Val didn't cry! (finally), so NO Give-Val-A-Break edit this time, We'll see how long that lasts LOL.

To the people STILL hating on Juls and saying she doesn't deserve Val or that she's not as in Love blah blah....I reallyyyyy suggest you watch the whole actual show, just by the first EP alone you'll get a better picture of where Juliana comes from and what she's actually been through.

Valentina is featured way more than her, she gets a lot more screen time, a lot more peripheral relationships (one could argue Juliana is one of them btw) and also her character is a more open, empathetic and gentle one by default so its easier to see where's shes coming from while Juls guarded nature can be a bit more decieving for viewers who haven't seen the bigger picture.

ALSO Lucia and Eva's SHADE SHOWDOWNS are EPIC from the get go lol, and the transmigration plot and how all the pieces start to slowly come together is quite interesting as well, so yeah, if you can, give it a try, even better if you can actually support it and watch it live (I think they are gonna start broadcasting the show in a lot of Latin American countries soon) thats how networks know which projects deserve support in the future. K, Thanks, Bye.

#Juliantina #Amar A Muerte #Beltran Went FULL Zombie #Panchito Never Change #Juls You Can't Run Away From Your Problems Forever Gurl #Which Shows Are Guille And Val Watching? Im Curious To Know

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