/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>Be 26, known oldest, relatively close friend since 12
>Friend recently admits she has feelings for me, but knows I don't like girls
>Regardless, is very... clingier than usual
>Tells me she wants to go to a con I'll be going to next year
>I've been to 10 cons, worked at 8 of them, and all but 1 I've been with my con crew and that 1 I haven't, I worked full time as a vendor
>Would like to experience a con with a new group of people, as an attendee rather than staff
>Like I really, really just want to do my own thing and not be tied to other people
>Also know that without most of our main con crew going, she'll likely trail me like a lost puppy
>I fucking hate when people do that
>Can't tell her no, because she'll very likely take it personally and think it means I hate her/want nothing to do with her. She exhibits a lot of BPD traits
>Like recently she brought up something I said when we were FOURTEEN, asking what I meant by it
>And keeps asking me whether or not I like this guy she's interested in. I don't even talk to him.
>Is the "I'll go to all these cons and do all this cosplay!" type but usually has no money to do it
>Also doesn't drive, so no idea how she'd get there

I'm hoping either she won't have the money or transportation to go, or she'll be going with her ex so he'll be able to like... do stuff with her when I just want to go off on my own.