Apprenticember day three!
Relationship to the other LIs
Nadia: Vella is kind of starstruck by Nadia. She thinks she's wonderful, and admires her deeply. Asra has to encourage Vella to drop her awe and really connect with Nadia, but once she does, the two become close friends. In an Upright ending, Nadia comes by the shop for tea, snacks, and a reading every week. I could definitely see a Vellasradia ship, easily.
Julian: here's the thing. Vella finds Julian deeply irritating. This motherfucker broke into her home, disregarded her actually tarot reading in favor for the dramatic, AND talked shit on her best friend the first time she met him. It's hard for him to recover from that. In time, she warms to him, but never stops picking at him and calling him on his bullshit. I imagine Vellasrian being the Bully Julian (lovingly) club.
Muriel: Their relationship depends heavily on the Upright or reversed ending, clearly. In the reversed ending, Muriel resents Vella, and she is haunted by him. In an Upright ending, I can see Vella and Muriel getting along swimmingly. She probably visits him and brings him gifts from the shop. He whittles while she reads by the fire. She tells him about her stories, and he secretly loves it because of her enthusiasm. (He loves to listen to the people he loves infodump, to hear the smile in their voices). I hadn't thought about Vella with Muriel, but honestly? They'd probably work well together, and Asra would be their #1 cheerleader.
Portia: Vella bonds with Portia almost instantaneously. Cat girls, unite! Plus, Portia's warmth eases Vella's shyness well. Portia teaches Vella a bit about gardening, and Vella teaches Portia the basics of palmistry.
Lucio: Vella fucking hates this man. There is literally nothing he could do to fix that. Especially given what he did to Muriel, and to Asra's parents. Vella would prefer to light him on fire.