So instead I think I just channeled KStew the whole time. Because I do like KStew.

I read your Author's Note last, but after the first paragraph, I totally thought of KStew. And it really works. KStew makes Bella more likable. ♥

What I really like, though, is that even though you use this kind of flippant "KStew" voice, you have a ton of really beautiful lines mixed in. And I love how there's so much bitterness and sadness – the last line seriously slays me.

Well done!