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Do you believe that televisa and amar a muerte is overwhelmed about the audience response? Maca and barbara said something but also the network???

I mean, they’re releasing cut scenes, they have a Juliantina only section on their site, an increasing number of the post-ep summary cuts are about Juliantina, even in the eps when more important stories are happening, they’re releasing exclusive little clips with the actresses… I think they’ve definitely noticed the response, lol.

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So the second time Juliana and val see each other you can see that Juliana’s has decided to stay away from Valentina since they’re so different and yet that lasted seconds, do you think juls has the will to stay away from Valentina?

Noooope. Lol. 

I like that you mentioned that second meeting, how after realizing that the pretty, sad girl she lowered her guard for was actually one of the mega-rich she was like, oh, that’s over, because she was noticeably aloof when Val popped up again. But of course Val got through to her because she’s very persuasive. 😛

The thing is, this time Juls is staying away not for her own self-preservation but because of Val. And that’s going to make it a lot harder for her to give in. 

Some people act like Juls is some immutable all-knowing character whose inconsistent behavior is a sign of moral failings and not simply a person reacting to new stimuli. She’s learning and experiencing so many things and yes, they’re affecting her. Val’s in a similar position, but not the same.

The way the story was set up, it had to go like this. Val could never have been the one to break up, not when people have spent the whole of their relationship telling both of them Juls wasn’t good enough for Val. Not rich enough, not safe enough, not male enough (there isn’t even a single person on Juls’s side who knows who could make the same argument). If Val had made that decision, the blow to their relationship and to Juls would have been catastrophic. Only one of them is seen as selfish–by herself even–for pursuing the relationship and it’s not Val.

From that second meeting onward, Juls has spent every stage of their relationship, friendship or more, feeling like not enough and ready to bail. When she’s with Val and voices those concerns, on her own behalf, Val addresses them and it works. But even Val can’t argue her out of them when it’s for Val’s own sake. 

It’s not going to be a matter of can Juls stay away from Val, it’s how much will everything around them let them be together and how much can Juls grow to accept she deserves a chance to be with Val.

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Hey I have a very important question! That night when Val couldn’t sleep and Juls told her a story on the phone about when she was a kid? She said her dad was super sweet with her and all. Since she lied about him being an electrician too I was wondering what you thought about that story since I don’t think “El Chino” would be that kinda guy. It’s been bugging me to know if she made that story up just for Val or not

And another ask:

Do you think the story Juls told Val when they were on the phone and Val couldn’t sleep was true? About the best day ever with her dad? Bc I can’t imagine Chino el sicario doing that. But then we see Chino in Beltran’s body playing with Beltran’s son and i wonder…

My original reaction was to believe her, that it was in fact one of the only sweet moments in her life with a man she did not have many with and remembered for that reason alone, but I’m a gullible dumbass so I don’t really know.

We know Chino sucks but is capable of some acts of decency.

On the one hand, I’m like, she could have just told any number of true stories with Lupe, if she was going to make up something, wouldn’t it be better? But on the other, maybe she doesn’t have many better stories with Lupe or didn’t want to give up anything too personal. 

Either way, it’s sad as hell. One of the many plots coming up has to be Juls finding out who Beltran is and talking things through with him, maybe we’ll see more details of her childhood.

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You can publish this if you want; I just wanted to let you know that my Instagram explore page randomly showed me Juliantina edits, and I immediately thought of you :) I’m always nervous about starting WIP shows (besides the obvious uncertainty about endings, I have also just… forgotten in the past to finish them up when they come back, haha), but I’m super intrigued by this, especially since I do know Spanish (not super fluent, though). Thank you so much for sharing them with us!

Aww, thanks so much for letting me know that! You associate them with me, huh. 🙂  I mean, not great if it becomes a bad association, but yay for now. 🙂 🙂 🙂

Yeah, I get what you mean about the uncertainty, but there is a certain charm in seeing things unfold in real time? As a slow burn lover, I regret not starting when the anon first sent the ask, which would have been before Guille’s party (if you ever watch, you’ll know the significance that holds, heh). 

Tbh, I did not go into them expecting to get this invested, at all. It was just supposed to be one ship of many on a long roster, perhaps to offer a distraction while we waited for the Kana wedding. Hell, I deliberately try to maintain that long list of ships just so I don’t get too invested in any one of them (the problem in 2016 being that the whole list was obliterated) but what can I say? I fell hard, lol. And the fandom response has just added to it, it’s nice to be a part of something so enthusiastic and positive.

I’m super hoping they finish well and the people who’ve been holding out get to see it. 

Thanks again for letting me know! As a rule, I haven’t published asks that are just nice things to me, but it’s recently been impressed upon me that people like being answered, so I’m also going to add these other asks as well (and sorry if yours isn’t here, I might have deleted it because I thought I wasn’t going to answer and was trying to clean things up–but it’s saved in my email still! I always really, really love getting them).

And another anon:

you’re my favourite blog on this damn website ❤️ just wanted to say thanks for all the top quality stuff!!! congrats to you

Honestly? Congrats to me indeed, for being so liked by somebody so nice, who would take the time to send this. 🙂

And another anon:

Mmm. I want to thank you for all the things you do for the fandom. For the gifs and the answers you gave. Thanks for helping juliantina to grow as a fandom and as the perfect ship they are. Also sorry for all the asks I send you with my audio English that you have to read. But you always answered in a kind way. A virtual hug if you like hugs, if you don’t, sorry and maybe better a thank you

Aww, thank you and definitely no apologies needed! I didn’t do anything, the ship was going to grow regardless. Quality will out. And I will definitely accept a virtual hug. 🙂

And another anon:

Thank you for all of your wonderful juliantina gif sets

Thank you for the wonderful ask! 🙂

And another anon:

Hi, I want to say thank you to the people who brought Valentina and Juliana to your attention and then a big thanks to you for posting so much about them so that we can get to know them! I really love the storyline and their relationship and just everything! I actually adore your blog in general! Kind regards ♥️

Thanks to them indeed! And it has been my absolute pleasure to watch Juliantina and post about them. And thank you!

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