i said i would make this chapter a while ago, and here it is!

*ft. more of me geeking out over history*

as you may or may not know, west virginia seceded from virginia in 1863 during the civil war. the state of virginia had voted to secede from the union and people in western virginia didn't like that. so naturally, as any american would, they became independent and joined the union as a free state.

translating this into statehumans, i feel like the personification of west virginia would have came about in around the mid-1800s. the capital of virginia, richmond, was already on the eastern side of the state, which disabled western virginians from getting proper representation in the state govt.

virginia knew once west virginia appeared that something 'bad' was bound to happen in the future, so she initially treated west virginia very poorly, as she didn't want to give up or loose part of her land. the led west virginia to resent VA due to her poor treatment, all the way up until his secession in 1863. during this time, virginia tried her best to convince WV to stay on her side, but eventually gave up.

the two had a very bitter relationship up until the mid-twentieth century, when they finally started to let things go.

*ayo any west virginians/virginians up in here?

if there are, lemme know how y'all perceive your relationship with 'the other virginia' 😎😎