Listen. Not everyone ships Franletta. Many people do see them as just platonic and, that's what canon was intending, so it's all good!
But I hope we can agree, no matter if we ship them or see them as platonic, Violetta is one of, if maybe not the most important person in Francesca's life.
She is the reason Francesca got to stay in Argentina. She is the reason Francesca could continue with the life she had built up there.
Francesca's biggest trait is her loyalty to her friends. She holds all of her friends very dearly and I am not saying there's any imbalance between her different relationships - she's just as close to Camila and Maxi as she is to Violetta. However, Violetta may have played the most important role for her arc.
I think we can agree her boyfriends are not the most important people in her life. Are they important to her? Yes. But who has been there for her during her ups and downs in her relationships? Her friends. And who has always been someone she's been thinking about while she dates her boyfriends? Violetta.
Tomas. She always considered Violetta's feelings for him. Several times, she put her own feelings down to let Violetta pursue him, even gave her her blessing (and Violetta did the same for her, causing them to eventually realize their friendship is stronger than some boy)
Diego. She had a hard time enjoying their relationship at times because she thought so much more about what Violetta would think, what Violetta would say. Violetta didn't even know (nor did she care who her friend dated), but Francesca overanalysed the whole situation because she cared too much about Violetta's opinions.
Now, Marco is a bit of an exception to this rule, and Violetta more or less wasn't involved - in there, she was only another friend supporting and listening to Fran's rambles on the side. The only times she was involved, it was to help them get back together or something, and then she wasn't alone, there were others involved too.
Though, that being said, season 2 as you know is what we called the "Franletta season" cause !! their moments in S2 is everything.
Anyway, no matter if you don't see them as any more than friends or if you ship them, I hope you can agree that, for Francesca, Violetta may be the most important person in her life.
I remember people saying Violetta was "overdramatic" for being upset about losing her mothers diary and like.
You've never been grieving. It's not something that just "goes over" after a while.
Plus, Violetta has essentially not been allowed to grieve because she hasn't even gotten to talk about her mother until she was 17. Finding this diary is literally the closest thing to her mother that she has left. OF COURSE she'd be so upset she can't get out of bed. She might've been able to get up and go to school, but even then, it would be hard to her to concentrate at all.
Violetta鈥檚 dreams 70% of the time: Omg I am in love with Leon and we have some tension and it makes me realize stuff about myself and how I feel about him
It just occurred to me that Federico very much still lives in the Castillo house, it's just that we don't see him at home when Violetta isn't at home.
But I really wanna see him come home, just to be met with Germ谩n trying to go to Spain, Olga being emotional, Ramallo just trying to calm everyone down and Jade just being there
I actually first was gonna just screen record the commentary I did on my Violetta being a bi disaster video, but I honestly don't think I did a good enough job on that part. Though if you wanna watch the video, the link is there. I did one for Francesca too.
She actually says "why do I have to scream all the time" but I guess that wouldn't work to translate (?????)
Anyway, this was actually the line that caused me to write "The Romance of Madrid", the prequel to "Surprises and Disguises". But even if those fics are franletta related, in canon this shows just how tired Violetta is. She has never been this low.
Honestly the power if Francesca would've stayed at Vilu's house if her parents went to Italy.
Not only because of franletta content of course, but if we only go from canon...
She and Fede would've shared "holy shit the Castillos are crazy" looks at every meal
In S3!!!!!!!!!!!! THE CHAOS IT WOULD CREATE IN S3!!!!!!!!!!!!
While they are on that Barcelona trip, Francesca is left home alone, having to witness the Olga drama while also starting to see Diego.
So many times Violetta or just anyone would've seen her and Diego in the house. They would not be able to hide.
Priscila would not care about her existence in the house (not that she really cares about Fede's either) and would just see them both as "italian rats who lives here without paying rent"
Germ谩n would finally learn her name properly, maybe even get to know her