Femslash!

somebody who'd tell her when it wasn't working, rather than need so desperately to make everything perfect for her

OUCH.

And the pity is that, if Frannie did eventually see possibilities with Stella beyond cool girl-on-girl stuff, she could get clingier than Ray, I think. And how much would Stella hate that?

I love the last line. It has a great little hurty punch! You're SO good at this.