While I'm not a huge fan Stella from "Helluva Boss" (for obvious reasons), I am a fan of her pilot design.

Pilot!Stella looks like she would be the total opposite of who she is in the show. She wouldn't be loud, obnoxious, or downright evil.

In fact, I'm warming up to this AU idea where Stolas and Stella are very good friends who were forced into an arranged marriage by their families.

I guess Stolas would still fall for Blitz. The only difference is that Stella wouldn't make such a big deal about it. She would be understandably upset at Stolas but not to the point where she hires an assassin (Maybe her parents or her brother would hire Striker instead).

And despite being divorced, Stella would still check on Stolas from time to time (Just because she's not his wife anymore doesn't mean she won't stop being his friend). She would also try to be a good mom to Octavia while also convincing her daughter to give Stolas a chance to redeem himself.