Short Fiction · Character
Bella Stern
A woman with a connection to Samuel Stern.
minor
Also known as Stern, Bella, Bell
First appearance: vi
Bella Stern's tie to Sam Burnett is one of the pressures that moves Short Fiction—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Stern's practical wife who tries to calm him and suggests alternative writing topics.
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With Sam Burnett (romantic): Bella Stern and Sam Burnett are involved in a romantic relationship, possibly complicated by external pressures. With Sam Burnett (romantic): Bella Stern and Sam Burnett are involved in a…
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- Romantic
- Other
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- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Sam Burnett
romantic · ambivalent
Bella Stern and Sam Burnett are involved in a romantic relationship, possibly complicated… How this plays out →
- Sam Burnett
romantic · ambivalent
Bella Stern and Sam Burnett are involved in a romantic relationship, possibly complicated… How this plays out →
- Sam Burnett
romantic · ambivalent
Bella Stern and Sam Burnett are involved in a romantic relationship, possibly complicated… How this plays out →
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