Hah, am I though? </Thor> This is all mostly for the mere coincidence of me getting into the ship a fortnight before the migration.
And actually I don’t have a good answer, lol. It’s hard for me to say, the transitions between each stage of their relationship have been so seamless. But if the question is when they realized vs when they started liking each other, I think maybe it’s a little clearer? For example, Val watching Juls dancing was pretty significant, right, that was clearly a Moment, but I don’t think she really got it till later, the morning after Guille’s party. The thoughtfulness with which she was considering the previous night’s events (in a flashback, no less) seemed to imply some kind of realization and perhaps an explanation for some of her previous reactions and behavior. The girl had to tell Juls three separate times how good she looked in that dress.
Juls is harder, she’s deliberately so much more guarded about everything. I think by the time Guille’s party happened, she already knew. She wasn’t surprised where the feeling game was heading and her flashback the next morning seemed to inspire elation, her realization was that this was mutual. Both basically understood Val’s feelings after that night, lol.
When did Juls realize herself? Ahhhh. I dunno. It could have been as early as when they were exchanging gifts that first time, if not earlier. It always stood out to me that the second time she came over, she was wearing lipstick. While visiting a friend whose stepmom had just been kidnapped. I mean……..
But I’m not married to any of these guesses, anybody could convince me otherwise pretty easily.