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[mochikofi]

Jasper Hale being your boyfriend

Boy let me tell you... This dude is a SIMP. He always wait for you after class and he always carry your things. He's basically your personal bodyguard and boyfriend.

He's not a fan of PDA that much but when you're both alone he will straight up hug you, but not too tight... He's afraid that he will hurt you.

He rarely gets jealous because he knows that your his soulmate but sometimes when boys gets touchy with you he will go to you and straight up say: "Darling, are they bothering you?" While glaring at them.

He knows that he will need to turn you into a vampire soon but he can't help but feel sad because he likes your eyes. But he doesn't have a choice so he's just enjoying the memories with you as a human.

Sometimes he sneaks in your room just because he misses you or when he's bored. He enjoys seeing your surprised face.

He decided that it's time for you to meet his family but he's kinda nervous lmao but in the end it worked out.

Esme LOVES you even when she just met you. She loves seeing your smile so she always finds a way to see you smile.

Carlisle just smiles at you and welcomes you in the family cuz he knows you're gonna get turned soon and He's glad that jasper finally have someone to love.

Alice, being the sweet girl she is hugs you and say "it's nice to finally meet you" and she keeps talking about fashions and how she loves your outfits.

Rosalie hated you at first but then warmed up to you and always hangs out with you. She always makes you sit in their table when it's lunch time. You're her favorite human and soon to be vampire.

Emmett was super excited to meet you, he wants to create chaos with you lmaooo. He always gives you stupid ideas to do with him, which leads to jasper saying: "No, not happening on my watch."

Edward and bella.. ehh their nice and welcomes you but their always lovely dovely with each other so you rarely interact with them, but you think their nice and they think you're nice too.

You always go to their house to hang out with them cuz who wouldn't want to be with them? Playing chess with edward, creating chaos with emmett, having fashion show with alice, cooking with esme, learning history with carlisle, having girl talks with rosalie, and cuddling with jasper.

You know who and what they are and you know you're gonna get turned into a vampire soon so you cherish all of your last moments with your human life.

And as soon as you turned into a vampire, jasper won't stay away from your side. He always admire you, staring at you like you're the only woman in his eyes.

When you're awake he calls Carlisle to help you control your thirst, and their actually shocked that you learned how to control it in a short time, but their proud of you especially emmett cuz.. chaos yk.

And having you as a vampire means he doesn't need to hold back. Kind of. But he can finally do things with you without holding himself back.

He always hunts with you to see how strong and fast you are. And he's not surprised you're stronger and faster now, it only made him fall inlove with you more.

Even if you're a vampire now, he still protects you and stay by your side. And again, he still carries your bag. But you won't complain, princess treatment is the best.

Edward is kind of annoyed cuz his mind is filled with you. Like literally every minute he thinks about you.

And when you both finally graduate, he plans on marrying you in like 3-4 months because yes he's been wanting to marry you.

And when you're both finally getting married he have the biggest smile on his handsome face. Makes you fall inlove with him more.

He literally can't wait so he straight up kissed you when it's just announcing lmaoooo.

But he's glad to finally have you in his life. He will protect you always and he will forever love you. Well, let's just say this is a "he fell first but she fell harder but he fell hardest." If hardest is even a word- but then again, it's cute.

movie masterlist. - navigation.

[panlight]

Renesmee is partially named after Esme and yet they have no meaningful interactions in the book or movie.

We're told Renesmee sometimes sleeps in Esme's arms, but we don't see it. The only thing we really have is Nessie playing with Esme's second best set of silverware while everyone watches her.

When the Cullens leave to find witnesses, Rosalie blows Renesmee a kiss. Esme only says goodbye to Bella and Edward.

Carlisle put his hand on Edward's shoulder for a second and then kissed my forehead. Esme hugged us both, and Emmett punched us both on the arm. Rosalie forced a hard smile for Edward and me, blew a kiss to Renesmee, and then gave Jacob a parting grimace.

The only reference to 'grandma' in the books is to Grandma Swan's hair combs Bella wears at the wedding.

What's up with this? Is this just a function of the Bella-centric writing in which Esme is an afterthought? Or is this an in-universe thing where Esme and Nessie legitimately aren't close?

Likewise Charlie gets to be 'grandpa' and Carlisle's role seems more like 'doctor,' with him taking measurements and trying to get her to drink baby formula.

"Her diet… well, she prefers to drink blood. Carlisle continues to try to persuade her to drink some baby formula, too, but she doesn't have much patience with it. Can't say that I blame her – nasty-smelling stuff, even for human food."

I know fanfic and headcanons are often filled with sweet moments between Nessie and her Cullen grandparents but the text (and movie) isn't. Part of me wonders if it's because Charlie is Nessie's biological grandparent and Esme and Carlisle aren't. That whole "Edward and Bella have a REAL family" vs the found family of the larger Cullen clan.

Discuss.

[shelbgrey]

Hi, could I request more about "Being Carlisle and Esme's youngest daughter HCs:" and we have the Volturi wrap around our finger, please, thank you, and love it.

You put it, the Reader doesn't get along with Bella. I was hoping you could tell us more about that relationship. And I personally would love it if the Volturi knew that we're there since Carlisle and Esme got custody of us. They are "Cousins [ Demetri, Felix, Alec, Janeand Heidi,] Anutes and Uncles [ Uncle Aro, Caius and Marcus] to us". When Alice goes and saves Edward dumbass. We're there to save Edward, but we're also happy to see them. When Demetri and Felix came, we called them Cousin Dem and Fe while smiling. We hug Jane, holding hands with her. The Cullens knew about what we call them. We really don't care what happens with Bella, but we do care about our brother and sister. Personally, I got the feeling we don't really care if Bella lives or dies

Thank you so much 💓

P.S. feel free to message me if you need anything clarification on this

Being the daughter of carlisle and the Volturi loving you:

So I usually don't write for the Volturi so bear with me.

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So you want to know more about Bella and y/n's relationship...

So, I want to compare how Edward thinks and how Bella thinks to show the two girls relationship.

I think when Bella is finally introduced to the family she's quite jelouse of Edward's relationship with you, there's no real incureties to it, she just doesn't want girls hanging around Edward.

Bella also thinks your plan and shy, there's off hand comments on how she's discribes you, Edward on the other hand discribes you as happy, humorous, and so beautiful.

You guys are always throwing harmful comments to each other and Bella usually takes it too far.

You also hate how she's treats her father. She always gets mad and says it's none of your business and you have no idea what you were talking about.

“my parents chose me, yours just got stuck with you”

Carlisle and Esme would put a stop to it, there's been many times Carlisle and Charlie have had talks about Bella's bullying.

Of course you're parents know your not a saint in theses situation, but Bella is usually the one to start it.

“if someone pushes you, you push back” Emmett always says, which is why your never scared to decened yourself.

And since your the youngest, your basically the center of the Cullens universe, but then Bella comes along and puts your family in danger, that's your problem.

You also have a problem with Edward putting everything aside no matter what for her, your happy he finally has a girlfriend but there should be boundaries.

You especially started hating her when Edward decided to go to the Vulturi after Bella's supposed death.

You knew about the Vulturi and you became friends with them in fact, your uncle Marcus(yes, you heard me right) says your the glue that holds you all together.

After Aro found out about a human joining Cullen Coven, he showed up to see if it was true, Aro didn't really have a plan for what he was gonna do, but when he met you he saw no harm. He was in aw at the sight of the small child.

The deal was that you could stay human with the family as long as you wanted, you just had to keep the secret of the Vampires.

Honestly you see Aro as the creepy uncle, you'd never say that to his face and he'll never found out because he refuses to read your mind.

“but, Dad he creeps me out! None of the others do”

Dispite you thinking he's creepy, he'd never hurt you.

At first Cauis wanted nothing to do with you and didn't agree with Aro's decision, but the more the family interacted with the Vulturi the more he grew a soft spot for you.

Marcus is more of a grandpa than an uncle if were being honest, he's a lot older than the others and he's always been so gentle and kind towrds you.

He gives you advice and is there if you need to talk.

I don't know much about Heidi, but I figure she'd absolutely love you and is always spoiling you.

Demetri is like a big brother/cousin and you kinda have a love/hate relationship. You guys tease each other and sometimes it'll get mean, but trust me he'd kill anyone who harms you.

Your probably closest to Jane and Alec, they're both closer to your age and you three just hit it off immediately. You hate hearing about they're tragic back stories but they always tell you it's not your fault and you make they're lives better.

Then Edward left for Italy to go and execute himself 🙄

You were so made at Bella for putting Edward in this headspace and situation, especially after you found out she's was perfectly fine.

But, anyway Alice was getting ready to take Bella to Italy and you wanted to Tag along. Not because you were there to support Bella, but because you wanted to see the extented family.

Ya know... Going to Italy to beat Felix and Demetir at Mario cart again...

What you didn't want to do is see Bella getting all dramatic and telling your Uncle Aro to kill her instead of Edward.

You rolled your eyes and came up to hug Jane as she threatened to use her gift on her, she was only using like 5% of it on Edward just for ✨dramatic effect✨ . “alright Jay, they've learned their lessons”

Jane chuckled and stopped using her powers on Edward, wasn't too painful for him.

“Aw, I was having fun” Felix sighed as you ran up to him and hugged him.

Cauis rolled his eyes trying to hide his smile as Bella looked completely confused. “What just happened?”

“nothing... Just you being dramatic for no reason, they're on our side bone head, You think they'd actually hurt Eddie?”

You left Felix's arms and walked around the Castle. “by the way, where's Dem?”

He appeared and hugged you while Bella looked even more confused and kept asking unanswered questions. “aw, she's still alive”

You laughed and quickly shhed him.

“what? You think just because they're old school and basically vampire royalty they're evil? you asked Bella, you were kinda pissed off she thought so low of them.

“yeah we never said we were gonna kill him and Alice never said that either” Aro said, clapping his heads together.

You then clicked your tough, with a sarcastic smile. “well, we send little miss. Main character home and me and Alice can stay here for the weekend, dad said we could.”

Jane hugged you excited for some girl time while Felix ran around the Castle making sure you had a comfy room to sleep in.

“do what ever you want Dem, killer or set her free, send her to the moon, have her for dinner, I don't really care”

Uncle Cauis laughed as bella started stuttering as Felix and Alec came back with arms full of dvds.

“wait, what?” Edward sighed. “they're kidding”

“we could watch a bunch of TV shows, we got Bones, and supernatural” Felix smiled.

“no Supernatural, they got the vampires all wrong” Alec said.

The two boys and you and Jane both just walked off talking about what you should watch without even a goodbye for Edward and Bella. “What about Moon Knight, dad finally got an account for Disney+. It's a really good marvel show”

“ooh, I heard Oscar Isaac is in it, he's so hot” Jane said, Felix and Alec groaned as you girls started thirsting over male actors.

“they're just gonna be horny for 40-something year old men the whole time” Alec sighed, heide slapped him and told him to be nice.

Bella scoffed and left with Edward after Alice smiled and ran after her sister and Jane.

“Lators Gators” you shouted to Edward.

[bless-my-demons]

Redamancy: Chapter Fourteen

Series Summary: What happens when your soulmate is a vampire that struggles to maintain a diet of trying not to kill you? Common sense says run for the hills, nothing is worth your life - but my heart is whispering why not, what’s there to lose?

Warnings: None… but the angst train has left the station

Notes: If you’re one of the sweet angels that left a comment on the taglist form, it makes my heart so happy - thank you! Please forgive me for the end of this chapter

Word Count: 1860

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Reader

My entire summer was spent with the Cullens. Surprisingly enough, my mother didn’t protest it one bit, something about finally making friends. I was mostly monopolized by Jasper, but Alice had her fair share of stealing me away for girl’s nights with Esme and Rosalie.

Rosalie, talk about a tough nut to crack. I think at this point I’ve finally crested the mountain of hatred she feels towards her brothers’ “mortal liabilities” and I’m solidly in tolerable territory. She doesn’t outwardly mention her distaste anymore or avoid me like the plague, which I consider a definite win. I think Emmett is partially what wore her down besides Jasper’s lack of give a damn towards his sister’s opinions.

Befriending Alice has been as easy as breathing, she’s always there and might as well have Edward’s supernatural power of mind reading. I can tell her life has been lonely in the way she attaches herself to Bella and I, Rose isn’t the most social female and Esme is more of a mother figure than best friend. I’m grateful for her nonetheless, I’m not exactly flooded with friends myself - nor is whatever this thing is with Jasper an appropriate topic of conversation for anyone outside of this immediate circle.

Emmett has managed to become the older brother I wish I had and he takes that role incredibly serious for someone that’s always the comedic relief. Over the course of the last couple of months, I’ve figured out that he’s a big hugger, and a very good one at that. I’ve also noticed that he’s become my rock in a way - never backing down from a challenge, always hyping me up, and never passing judgement.

I still haven’t cracked the code for Edward. He’s quiet and shut off from the rest, not one for casual conversation or wasting time. And when he isn’t with Bella - well that’s wasting time in the worst way. Majority of our interactions are spent in comfortable silence, Jasper tells me it’s because I’m like a magnet in the way that my energy is calmer than most.

I like to think Jasper and I don’t make his family quite as nauseous as Edward and Bella do, but I know we have our moments… like his sisters insisting we sit apart for movie night because he most definitely cannot keep his hands to himself. The smug grin he had on his face along with his hands raised in surrender as his sisters berated him still makes me blush, damn him and his stupidly attractive smirk.

All summer long I’ve been waiting for the other shoe to drop, for him to realize that I’m human and he’s immortal, that I’m nothing in the grand scheme that is his life. It’s partially my fault for chickening out every time the topic of us rolls around, but my anxiety tends to get the better of me. God he is a patient man though, never pushing me and always in-tune to my feelings.

I’m absolutely head over heels for him but I can’t quite force those three little words of I love you past my lips. The confession simultaneously on the tip of my tongue and clogging up my throat.

Although he would disagree heavily, Jasper Hale is not a hard man to fall in love with. He struggles with his control from time to time, but when it comes to me - I can tell he’s different. He’s quiet in a way that’s patient and at-ease, instead of the closed-off way he was initially. His smile is softer around the edges, less forced than when he was trying for the sake of his adopted mother. His touch is instinct now, no longer robotic or unsure, but softer. He’s quicker to laugh, quicker to whisper sweet-nothings in my ear that make my cheeks hurt from smiling, quicker to reach for my hand when he needs an anchor.

I’ve never been more grateful for a split second of clumsiness on my first day at a new school.

• September 13th, 2005 • Forks HS •

Jasper

“A birthday party at your house?” Y/n asks, walking beside me before first period.

“Yes darlin’, I’m afraid my sister requires your attendance.” I continue to lead Y/n down the emptying hallway with a gentle hand on her back.

“I suppose I can spare you her wrath, but only if you pick me up tonight.” She glances up at me with a mischievous smile.

“Speak of the devil…” I mutter quietly while taking a deep breath, bracing myself for the quick footsteps approaching.

“I heard that!” Alice smacks the arm not around my girl. “I need your help.”

“Help with what?” Y/n asks quietly with a wrinkle in her beautiful brow, but I shake my head already knowing what my sister needs.

As Y/n and I stop at the bottom of the stairs, Edward and Isabella approach our small group as Alice vaults over the stair railing and skips forward in excitement, a neatly wrapped gift in her hands.

“Bella! Happy-”

“Shhh!” Bella stops her, the panic and embarrassment flooding from her almost drawing a laugh from me.

“-Birthday.” She finishes, quieter this time.

Bella flashes an exasperated look over Alice’s shoulder and I respond with a calming nod.

“Alice, didn’t I say no gifts?”

“You did, I didn’t.” My sister smarts back. “I’ve already seen you open it and guess what? You love it!”

Bella scoffs exasperated, but Alice interrupts her before she can object.

“You’re going to wear it tonight, our place.” At Bella’s hesitation she adds, “C’mon, please? It’ll be fun!”

Taking my que, I pull away her hesitation and replace it with a touch of acquiescence, gently in an effort to be inconspicuous.

“Okay, alright.” Powerless to my emotional regulation.

I notice a smile quirk the corner of Edward’s mouth, my brother exuding amusement - humored by our efforts to persuade his girlfriend.

A squeal of happiness leaks from my sister, “Great! I’ll see you at seven!” Spinning in our direction to make a quick getaway, we’re stopped by Bella.

“Jasper! No fair with the mood control thing.”

“Sorry Bella, Happy-“ but I let the sentiment die on my tongue at her exasperated look. “Never mind.”

Pushing my girl and gripping Alice by the elbow, I usher them away and towards class. I may be immortal, but a smart man knows when to let the women in his life win.

• September 13th, 2005 • Cullen Residence •

Reader

Waiting upstairs per Alice’s request to keep Bella company while she finished the final touches on decorations, roping my… Jasper into helping. Wondering over to where Edward and Bella are discussing a painting, I squint at who it contains.

“Is that, Carlisle?” Bella points out.

“Yeah, he lived with them for a few decades. He described them as refined, no respect for humans of course, but respect for the arts and the sciences at least.” He pauses, glancing between us before returning his eyes to the painting. “And the law, above all, the law.”

A shiver runs down my spine at the eerie way he explains the ancient vampires.

“Vampires have laws?” Bella’s tone takes on a rhetorical tone, but Edward answers nonetheless.

“Not very many. And only one that’s regularly enforced.”

“What is it?” The question comes from both of us this time.

“That we keep the existence of our kind a secret. We don’t make spectacles of ourselves. And we don’t kill conspicuously.” A sliver of panic runs through me as Jasper’s past flashes through my mind. “Unless of course you want to die.”

“You gotta stop talking about that. I can’t even think of someone hurting you.” Bella quietly and assertively tells him.

“Bella, the only thing that can hurt me is you.” As Edward turns to her, I gravitate towards the door to give them privacy. “I don’t have anything else to be afraid of.”

“That’s not true.”

“Victoria,” My mind immediately flashes back to the ballet studio, “She’ll come for me one day, Alice will see when she decides and we’ll be ready.”

Why had I not thought of that? Of course she’d come for us, the Cullens killed James because of us.

“I can protect you, if you change me.”

I try to contain my gasp, trying not to be obvious that I overheard her request. Her request to be changed.

“It’s time! It’s time, it's time, it's time!” Alice bounds into the room and I slip down the stairs before she can tug Bella away from Edward.

Jasper with eyebrows furrowed smooths a hand across my jaw to cradle my head as I step into his arms, sensing my clashing emotions. Alice interrupts him before he could ask why by bounding down the stairs and joining us.

I spin around to lean my back against Jasper as Edward leads Bella down to the living room, Carlisle and Esme are the first to greet them.

“Sorry about all this, we tried to reign Alice in.” Carlisle jokingly apologizes.

“Like that’s even possible.” Bringing Bella in for a hug with a sweet smile, “Happy birthday, Bella.”

Jasper’s hands find my hips and squeeze, I can tell he won’t let earlier go so easily, he cares too much for that.

Alice blindsides Bella with a flash of a camera, “Found it in your bag, mind?” She asks after snapping a picture of her and Edward together.

Emmett slides past us with a mischievous glint in his expression, causing Jasper to groan as his brother slides up next to Edward.

Nudging him, “Dating an older woman, hot.” Emmett teases.

Edward elbows him right back sharply to shut him up and I wince at the force.

“What?” He tries to play it off with innocence, but we all know he’s rather full of shit and I crack a smile at his antics.

Rosalie chooses then to rip the bandaid off and give Bella the first present of the evening, a small silver package. “A necklace. Alice picked it out.” Short and to the point, she steps away to rejoin Emmett causing Bella to smile.

Meeting our eyes across the room, she waves a greeting to Jasper that he returns silently.

Alice grabs a medium-sized present with a bow, “This one’s from Emmett.”

Bella shakes the suspiciously empty box and I try to cover my laugh at the look of confusion on her face.

“Already installed it in your truck.” He’s vibrating like an excited puppy, “Finally a decent sound system for that piece of crap-”

“Hey, don’t hate the truck.”

“Open Esme and Carlisle’s!” Alice thrusts the envelope into her hands.

“Just something to brighten your day.” Carlisle tells her as Esme steps forward.

“You’ve been looking kind of pale lately.” Esme hints with a smile.

Struggling to open the envelope, she finally tears through the paper.

But it isn’t the only thing that tears.

The droplet of blood that drips down her finger halts the breath in my lungs and the world feels as though it’s standing still. That is, until a thin arm wraps around my waist and my vision blurs.

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[volturissideslut]

Can you do the Volturi guards with a vampire mate that is the youngest cullen and the Cullens are over protective.

𝖁𝖔𝖑𝖙𝖚𝖗𝖎 𝖌𝖚𝖆𝖗𝖉

3 for 3? Maybe I have turned over a new leaf... This is more of how they are with the cullens as in laws than anything else

Alec

He's civil. For you.

Just don't expect him to interact with them much.

And by 'them' I mean the idiots of the group as he claims.

Doesn't mind Carlisle, Esme, Jasper and Rosalie

Doesn't know what to think of Emmett. He's cool but too much sometimes. (he won't admit that he kinda likes him even tho he finds him a little much sometimes)

Lock him in a room with Edward, Alice, or Bella alone they're not coming out alive.

Jane

The cullens?

Really?

Of all people, them??

Constant eye rolls when you talk about them, but she's civil for you.

Just please don't leave her alone in a room with Edward. One of them won't come out alive, and rest assured she'll be fine.

Same goes for bella

She is slightly less disapproving of the rest, but they are tainted in her mind by those two baffoons

Demetri

Whines like a toddler

"do they have to come?"

"do I have to go?"

"Darling-"

Will stop if you actually get upset, because upsetting you is the last thing he wants to do.

But if Edward gives him one more patronising lecture on how he should treat you they he may have to smash his face in

"What do you mean ignore him? I would never do anything like that to you and it's insulting that he would even insinuate that"

Felix

Actually unbothered, unless they start accusing him of doing wrong by you.

They're your family, and he'll deal with the irritating in-laws because he loves you because, yes, he loves you that much

[thecarnivorousmuffinmeta]

How do you think the relationship between Bella and the individual Cullens are Post-Breaking Dawn ? Especially the ones she has the least interactions with (Esme, Jasper, Emmett). Is her perception of the relationship different from theirs (like does she see Carlisle as a father figure, but he doesn't) ?

Bella has no real connection to the Cullens and just assumes she does.

Nothing has changed.

Bella herself assumes things have changed greatly. She's now a Cullen and an official member of the family. By virtue of being a vampire and having been turned by the Cullens and being on the diet she's a daughter to Esme and Carlisle, a sister to the rest.

Really though, I'd say her relationship is more daughter/sister-in-law at most. She's now married into the family, she is one of them, but she's clearly connected to them through Edward and maybe her friendship/close sister relationship with Alice.

She still barely talks to the others, doesn't think about them much, and the most is she thinks it's weird Jasper's actually hanging around now and asks what's up with that.

Bella still has very little connection with each of them, but still thinks she has a profound connection with each of them.

[fuckmeyer]

the AMOUNT of Bella and Emmett interaction !!!!!! loved that this really built out the relationships outside of just Edward and Bella and I really enjoyed Emmett’s characterization and their very honest chats!! best way to start 2024 was to read ur fic <3

genuinely, the Emmett-Bella dynamic has so much POTENTIAL! Emmett had so much potential!! canon Emmett seems like he'd be great…except we rarely get to spend any time with him, so all we're left with is "big goofy vampire who speaks his mind."

fandom loves stupid immature himbo Emmett. i love that concept because it's fun, but Emmett deserves a more nuanced interpretation (shoutout to @bellasdumptruckass who really gives me new perspectives on him DAILY <3). Emmett & Esme seem like the glue that holds the Cullens together. Esme is a peacekeeper who keeps the harmony, but Emmett is the one who helps facilitate a deeper dynamic with the family (through games, silly traditions and rituals, his blunt questions and teasing, etc). it seems natural that while Emmett's silliness & bluntness may make him seem dumb, he's emotionally intelligent. he's happy in his relationship with Rosalie who we know is temperamental, & i think he genuinely understands how to hold a group together & cultivate relationships.

this got away from me. tl;dr i love Emmett, thank you for reading, i love hearing from you :) happiest of new years to you!

[denalilily]

✨☃️ Twilight Advent Calendar - Day 5 ☃️✨

What is each Cullen's favorite college major so far? What new major should they should try someday?

Carlisle - all his favorite college fields have something to do with medicine and healthcare. His favorite fields so far have been general surgery and trauma medicine. He knows he has a gift of staying calm and collected in the middle of panicky chaos, and uses it to its full advantage to help people.

Esme - her favorite field is architecture, which she has incorporated some of her other skills into (like art). She has used her skills and money to design a beautiful house as a shelter for women in abusive relationships where they can get the support and help they need. She prefers to not directly interact with humans, but has thought about becoming a therapist some day.

Edward - he enjoys molecular biology and philosophy most of all the fields he's studied. He studied at the theatre one year in an attempt to become an opera singer. No one lets him forget it.

Rosalie - her favorite field is astrophysics, which she has multiple degrees in, loving the look on people's faces when they realize she's a blonde supermodel who's an actual rocket scientist. She's also worked as an OBGYN in a hospital with Carlisle, which she loved but eventually, it got too painful for her to be around babies and pregnant women every day.

Emmett - he's mostly studied fields related to fitness and his favorite is kinesiology, and he usually uses that degree to go on to become a personal trainer. He's also a professional chef and has worked in high end restaurants.

Alice - she's an expert on business and economics and has multiple degrees in it, but her favorite will always be fashion design. She's also worked as a party planner and a professional dancer/gymnast.

Jasper - world history and American history, but usually chooses to study in a military academy and his favorite job is air force pilot. He sometimes works summers at amusement parks or water parks to bask in the happy emotions of humans.

Bella - English literature and environmental biology, especially botany

[therealvinelle]

If you were kicked out of the cullens.. would you join the Denali? Or is eating people by yourself preferable to an eternity with Eleazar and being expected to woohoo unwilling humans

(Anon is referring to this post.)

My thoughts on the Denali.

No. God, no. I'd rather be on my own if them's the ropes.

Presumably, I wander around trying to improve my control, wanting someone to talk to and feeling miserable on my own but refusing to resort to the Denali and too proud to come crawling back to the Cullens. Knowing I likely wouldn't survive an encounter in the wild, I make a point to keep my distance from other vampires as well. Can't join the Volturi, I've spent too much time contemplating Aro's love life and relationship with his dead sister for that.

(Regarding the Cullens: it's not that I'm too proud. However, if things with them got to the point where they kicked me out, then... going back isn't going to be an option. Getting kicked out by them, having Carlisle give up on me and tell me to fuck off, would mean something so extreme happened that going back isn't an option and there would be no point in trying.)

A few years go by, I write a fuckton of fanfiction, watch every anime known to man, and my control gets better but my loneliness gets worse. Eventually I trust myself enough to enter human spaces, dropping by the library to read books or visiting a clothes store so I can wear actual clothes that fit.

And here's the trouble: I really am hopelessly lonely.

Humans fear me, yes, but I do exchange words with some from time to time, even for something so little as asking where to find my size in shoes.

These tidbits are the only social interaction I've had for years. (Animals, after all, flee at the very sight of me.)

I begin to feel strongly about these interactions. If it's the same librarian I ask about Christie novels every time I visit that particular library, I mourn when he has found the book I wanted because now the conversation is over. Just as I mourn the end of every other interaction I have, because exchanging words about the weather with someone who's instinctively afraid of me can't make a person less lonely.

But I increase my exposure to humans, because without that I have nothing. And if I have nothing, my resolve not to kill humans will crumble.

It gets worse, and however much I try to stop myself I start thinking of the humans I speak to as potential vampire companions. Not even just the humans I speak to, but humans who look particularly kind, or interesting, or- anything, really.

After all, isn't Carlisle perfectly happy being a vampire? Weren't Emmett, Esme, and Bella? Wouldn't I be, if I wasn't so damn lonely?

Being a vampire, doesn't have to be a bad thing at all, not if you're fit for it. And you will be free of age, disease, financial problems, free of everything.

There are humans, I know, who would prefer life as a vampire.

And if I can find one of these, ascertain to the best of my ability that vampirism would suit them, that they would follow my diet as well and stay with me...

That last bit is crucial, but the most difficult one. It requires, after all, that the human be one that likes me, that will choose to stay with me (all of these conditions do) and who will accept vampirism when it is offered, but I won't know what their choice is before I present it. At which point, the Volturi law would dictate they turn or die.

It's a catch-22, and there'd be no way to know for sure about a person anyway, plus I would be turning someone with the expectation they could fix my life. Obviously I'm being a bit silly, time to get off this train of thought and back to normal. Ahah. Ahahaha. (Me trying and failing to be casual about this).

I do not get back to normal.

Instead, what I do is... start vetting people, for lack of a better term. I start analysing everything they say and wondering to myself, how seriously did he mean it when he said he dreads his thirtieth? Did she say she's tired of everything because she's tired of everything, or was she just saying it?

I get lonelier.

I imagine it all comes to a head when I find a viable candidate.

Someone will inevitably seem like that perfect person, someone that I really like and would love to talk to all the time, someone who is moral and principled enough that I trust they would want to follow the diet, someone who doesn't have kids, no partner, perhaps not a lot of family or friends at all tying them to this life.

I've already memorised their routine, I know when they get off work, when they're alone, when no one would notice if they were snatched away in the dead of night.

I even have a long period of telling myself I'm not actually going to do this, ahaha, there are so many reasons not to after all. Heavy, convincing reasons such as "I shouldn't" and "but it's wrong, Vinelle. Dirty and bad and wrong".

These reasons become flimsier every time I tell them to myself.

In the end, I man myself up in a split second decision, and I go for it.

I have no doubt this goes terribly for me. Perhaps my companion stays with me and perhaps they even do the diet, but I took their humanity away so they could fix me, and that can never be the start of a healthy or happy relationship.

In the end I come crawling to Carlisle, "I went a little funny in the head out there in the desert, sir."

"Nonsense!" Carlisle says, "you didn't lose control once!"

Carlisle is truly proud of me, I exceeded his every expectation.

But there is still the question of the other Cullens hating my guts after whatever set of circumstances led to me being kicked out in the first place, and now that I've proven I won't kill people if I'm let on my own there's even less reason they should have to be stuck with me.

A vote is held, I lose the vote.

I end up wandering the world on my own again, and I eventually lose my companion as they either die or leave me. Vampire Vinelle goes a little more funny in the head this time.

[jessicanjpa]

glimpse

(A sad little snippet from 1950 in which Edward sheepishly asks Alice if she's seen anyone special in his future. In this scene, he's taking her ring shopping since she and Jasper just got married. Feeling unusually wistful in this chapter, he's even dug the heart-shaped diamond out of his mother's jewelry box and brought it along.)

"This one for me, and this one for J—for my fiancée," Alice announced, handing two rings to the jeweler. He went into the back to resize them.

"It's all right to say his name," I said in amusement.

I didn't want you to get crabby again.

"I'm sorry," I sighed. "I didn't mean it."

"I know," she said lightly. "But I really am trying to learn. I just never spent much time interacting with humans, that's all."

"Why not? You seem to like being around them, even more than the rest of us do."

She shrugged. "I didn't want to miss anything, you know? Between Jasper and the rest of you, my visions kept me pretty busy most of the time. Especially when you were all in different places, or traveling. I just sort of lived through all of you. And besides, I look too young to sign up for anything by myself, like school or an apartment or a job."

I nodded, my hand slipping into my pocket. I took out the diamond heart, rubbing my thumb over it thoughtfully. All those years alone with her visions… surely she had seen something, if there was anything to see. I opened my mouth to ask, but shut it again. It felt I was intruding on something. What if Alice could literally find her and see what she was doing right now, like she had been able to find the rest of us before? Would that be wrong, or would it be wonderful? Even if I wasn't destined to meet up with her soon, as it had been with Alice and Jasper, maybe I could at least hear her voice, catch a glimpse of her profile. How would she feel, someday, if she found out that I had been… watching her?

Alice gently took the diamond out of my hand, turning it around and around in her own. "Well?"

"Well, what?"

Are you going to ask me or not? You've been changing your mind back and forth all day.

I looked down at the diamond, grateful she had taken the decision from me… and disappointed, because I already had my answer. I finally lifted my eyes, watching her face carefully. "I'm guessing from your lack of enthusiasm that you don't have much to tell me."

"Nothing. I'm sorry."

I sighed, leaning my elbows back against the glass counter. It was a harder blow than I had expected. I hadn't even thought to hope for this twenty-four hours ago, but now it felt like a part of me was being taken away. "Have you…" I began, feeling suddenly very foolish. "Have you tried? I mean, I know there wasn't anyone with me in the Family Portrait, but have you looked, you know, on purpose?"

"What would I look for? I can't tell my visions to skip ahead to Edward's Wedding Day. It doesn't work like that."

"I know that," I said quietly. "But what if you just looked into my future, as far as you could? Just to see?"

"It doesn't work like that," she repeated, her eyes softening with pity. "You don't have a future. You have hundreds, and at the same time you have none. Almost nothing solid is there to see, yet, and at the same time, there are so many possibilities it all blurs together. A vision gets formed as decisions are made, both by you and by the people that affect your future—all the way from Carlisle, whose job decides where we'll live next, to the person who's going to invent whatever gadget you'll be fiddling with in twenty years."

"It's not always like that," I said impatiently. "You saw Esme, and Emmett and Rosalie, long before Carlisle decided to turn them. You saw yourself with Jasper long before either of you made any decisions that would bring you together."

"That's different. Being with Jasper was always my destiny. And being in the family was always our destiny."

"How is this any different? If she…" My throat tightened, and the ache in my chest deepened as I felt my hope begin to die. "If she was destined to be your sister, just like Rosalie was, wouldn't there be a way for you to see her? Through your own future, if not mine?"

"It doesn't—"

"Stop saying that!" I hissed, my chest aching harder. "Could you just try, please?" I ran my fingers through my hair. "I'm sorry. I know it's not as cut and dried as all that. I'm just… I have to know, if I can. So… please, just try, all right?"

Alice sighed, closing her eyes. I latched fully onto her mind and we flew forward in time together. Almost immediately the pictures began to blur, to dance around wildly until there were so many colors that everything faded to white. Sorry, that's not going to work. She backed up, going more slowly. We saw picture after picture of me, doing the things I always did: playing the piano, hunting, studying, walking in the streets of nameless towns, driving a car. Then I was driving a different car. I was studying in a classroom with an unknown mountain range visible out the window, though the mountain range blinked and changed shape three times. I was in another car now, inserting some kind of gray rectangle into the radio. I was playing another piano. I was reading a book. I was sitting at a desk, typing on what looked like a television and a typewriter glued together. I was wrestling with Emmett. I was sitting in class, and everyone's clothes looked wrong. I was playing yet another piano. Alice seemed to be focusing on my left hand, especially in the piano visions. It was always empty.

It ended the same way as before. No matter how hard Alice tried to keep a grip on the visions, they eventually swirled together in a bland mush of possible futures. She started over again, but our eyes opened when we heard the clerk's footsteps coming toward us.

"There we are," he said cheerfully, brandishing the rings. Alice tried hers on and declared it a perfect fit. I tried on Jasper's, which was just a bit loose, as it should be. I frowned down at the sight; I had never worn any kind of ring before. And just now, I had distinctly seen my hand continue to be ringless for any number of decades. I jerked the ring back off, giving it to Alice with a curt nod of approval. It was silly to think that the ring was mocking me, but that was what it felt like.

Alice held the diamond heart out to the clerk. "And we'd like to see about getting this set in a necklace," she told him. His eyes were just beginning to widen when I snatched the diamond out of her hand, shoving it back into my pocket.

Alice frowned. "I thought you—"

"Forget it."

.

.

"It doesn't mean anything," Alice insisted as we drove home. She played with her new rings, fascinated by the light reflecting off the diamond. "Maybe she wasn't in the Portrait because she wasn't born yet. The others already were. It doesn't mean she won't come."

"I know," I said stiffly, staring out at the road ahead. "I know that."

"And besides," she added, "most people don't have visions. They just have hope, you know? You just have to believe it'll happen. Of course it'll happen. Someday." Someone as wonderful as you… it has to happen. I know it will.

I nodded, refusing to turn and look at the pity in her eyes. Someday. It was no more than I had had before.

Why, then, did it suddenly feel like less?

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[panlight]

What do you think the relationship/interactions between the Cullen 'parents' and 'teens' is like? I haven't read Twilight in a long while but recently got back into the fics and I hate when they actually treat them as actual parental figures even in private despite them all basically being similar ages. Maybe SM did something similar in the books but fics where Esme says "Let's wait until your father gets home" and "You're grounded" makes me not want to even read any further.

With the caveat that obviously people can read and write whatever fanfic they enjoy . . .

. . . yeah, I'm with you. I find the "Cullen kids are literally teens and C/Es are literally parents" stuff weird, personally. I cannot fathom them being grounded or Esme or Carlisle getting on their case about homework other than in a joking way. Edward is frozen at 17 years old . . . but he's also been on earth for 100+ years. That's just . . .that's just not a normal teenager, right? There's other stuff going on there that would affect the dynamics. I mean, while Esme is older than him both physically (26 vs 17) and chronologically (1895 vs 1901), he has actually been a vampire three years longer than she has.

I think there is a lot of love there and there are parental ~vibes to be sure, but inasmuch as they are 'parents,' they are parents to adults. I mean, Rosalie and Emmett are married. Jasper and Alice are married. Imagine not being able to go out with your spouse because 100-year-old you were grounded by your parents who look like they are in their 20s. Makes no sense. They provide guidance and support but not, IMO, supervision and discipline. The kids aren't really high school students, it's for the cover story (nonsensical as that may be). Or, as SM explained on the Twilight Lexicon:

When it comes to Bella, it’s all entirely Edward’s decision.  It’s his life, and his love, and his choice.  The others don’t have a say in how he chooses to handle it anymore than your brothers and sisters can tell you who to fall in love with and how to go about it.  Carlisle plays the role of the father in the Cullen family, and Edward respects his opinions greatly, but Carlisle does not give Edward permission to do things.  Edward is an adult with a century of wisdom under his belt.  No one gives him permission to do anything.

Esme is 'the mom friend' and would be mothering the people in her social group regardless if she actually saw herself as their 'mother.' I think she leans into the 'literal parent' role more than Carlisle for that reason just in terms of . . . day to day running of the household. She doesn't care if they do their homework or are out late because like, actual vampires, but DOES care about things like being respectful of other people's things and keeping the house clean. If you still live with your parents as an adult, or move back in with them, you could expect a similar dynamic, right? That's the vibe I have. And you might call your parents if your car breaks down or there's a plugged sink in your house and you don't know what to do. Or sometimes you just had a bad day and you want to talk to your parents (assuming you have a good relationship with them, of course). And I think that's the role Esme and Carlisle play here, not "Emmett! Stop playing video games and do your homework!! Edward!! I can't believe you were out past curfew last night!!! Wait until your father gets home!!!"

[shelbgrey]

Glory of love(Eleazar Denali)

Chapter 12: and now one simple question, is she even Italian?

Table of contents

The next day I headed out to the Cullen's house to help cook Bella's dinner. While I helped Alice and Esme upack the cooking utensils in the unused kitchen Edward frantically raced around the house trying to get everything perfect.

I could tell he was nervous, but I didn't know if he was more worried about embarrassing himself or us embarrassing him. “is this okay?” Edward asked me, I looked up as he stared down at his outfit. Simple jeans and a button down.

“you look great” I smiled as I got the proper spices for the meal. Edward nodded and fixed his hair real quick then turned back around.

“you guys really don't have to do this” Edward said. Rosalie dropped the new pair of tongs and smiled. “gald you came to your sinces”

I chuckled as Rosalie felt the kitchen. “come on Honey, be nice”

“yeah we already bought all the stuff, no turning back now” Eleazar said, coming in with some papers in his hands. He gave me a quick kiss on the forehead and hand me the thin stack of papers. “here's the recipes you wanted”

“thanks El” I smiled as he sat down at the counter where everything was. He examined all the spices and equipment as we started to set things up.

“well, I'm gonna get Bella” Edward said suddenly. I looked up from the paper that had the recipe and nodded. “see ya later”

Once he left I got up and started to pre-heat the oven, after I pushed in the right temperature I started to boil the water for the noodles. “when was the last time you guys actually cooked?” I asked as Esme walked in with Carlisle. Eleazar chuckled as he walked up behind me and wrapped his arms around my waist.

“well the last time I actually needed to cook garlic didn't come in a shaker” Eleazar chuckled was muffled as he nuzzled his face in between my shoulder and neck.

We then pulled apart by the sounds of clapping. “come on love birds we got a lot to do! Chop chop” Alice said skipping into the kitchen with Jasper in tow. This was actually my first interaction with Jasper, he wasn't in any of my classes and everytime I would come over he'd be out hunting or in the garage working on something.

“Hey Jasper”

He smiled softly as Alice pulled him towrds the open window. “hello y/n”

“We're going hunting real quick before Edward comes back with Bella” Alice said. I nodded as I watched them disappear deep into the woods.

After awhile most of the family was in the kitchen pitching in, thank God it was a big kitchen or else it would be freaking crowed.

As I was helping Carlisle chopping up chicken, Eleazar cringed from the other side of me. “is it supposed to look like this?” he asked string up an alfredo sauce.

I whiped my hands on my jeans and went to the stove were he was. The sauce was thicker than it was supposed to be, but other than that it was turing out well.

Eleazar handed me the spoon and I gave it a quick stir. “just add some more olive oil and turn the heat down” I padded his back and walked over to Tayna who was shredding cheese agressevelly.

“don't kill the cheese T” I joked. He smiled softly and looked down at the bowl of mozzarella cheese. “you okay?” I asked.

She nodded. “yeah, I'm fine... Irina is just getting on my nerves” Irina was upstairs hiding for when Bella arrived, I didn't balme her.

Emmett came up to us playing with a knife. “anything I can do?”

“you can mince the garlic” I said. He looked confused as I set a head of unpealed garlic infront of him. “I don't know what that means.”

I was about to explain but Esme sighed and started to shout for the two missing family members. “Rosalie come in here and help! You too Irina!” Esme shouted.

Rosalie came into the kitchen a couple of minutes later. “where's Irina?” Eleazar asked as he wrapped his arms around me.

“hunting I think” Rosalie said grabbing a bowl to help Kate with the salad. “she wasn't in her room” she added.

Rosalie sighed as she looked around. “is she even Italian? Are you guys Italian?” she asked turning to me.

“her names Bella” Emmett said trying to peal the garlic.

“I'm sure she'll love it no matter what” carlisle said throwing the chicken into the frying pan.

“she better, you know how hard it is to find Romano cheese around here?” Eleazar asked as he turned the heat down on the pot that had the homemade alfredo sauce. He sighed and stirred it a little faster, getting aggravated.

“we should have gotten the already made stuff” he sighed looking at me for help. I chuckled as I moved next to him a stirred the thick science experiment that Eleazar created. I couldn't help but laugh as Eleazar huffed in frustration.

I looked at him a laughed softly. “you did good Baby”

He gave me a 'yeah right' look and took the spoon from my hand. “you can't eat this” he said scooping up the sauce that now looked like mashed potatoes with applesauce mixed together. I chucked as he turned the spoon upside down and the substance fell back into the pot with plop.

I nodded. “good effort though” Eleazar rolled his eyes and leaned against the counter as I dumped out the sauce. “hope your sister likes plane noodles” he said crossing your arms.

“no actually we got this” Carlisle said pulling out a pre-made jar of alfredo sauce out of the cabinet. “Alice had a vision last night after you printed out the recipe for the sauce. Eleazar looked annoyed as he snacted the jar out of of his brother-in-law's hand.

“Por supuesto que Alice sabía(of course Alice knew)” Eleazar cussed in Spanish as he dumped the sauce in a new pot to heat it up. I smiled and stood up on my toes to kiss his cheek. “it's okay”

“ew, get a wiff of that” Rosalie said suddenly. “here comes the human” Esme smiled and handed the cheese grader to Emmett. I smiled at Eleazar and rubbed his shoulder as he shut the oven off.

He sighed and leaned against the counter with his arms crossed I nudged him playfully and smiled. “smile my Love” I whispered as two pairs of feet approached the kitchen.

Eleazar looked down at me and smiled as Edward walked around the corner with Bella. Esme was the first to greet her with open arms. “Bella we're making Italiana for you”

Bella smiled then looked around at the crowed, she looked suprised when she saw me. I gave her a soft smile as Eleazar wrapped his arm around my waist hugging me to his side.

“you gave us an excuse to us the kitchen for the first time” carlisle smiled brightly. Esme nodded as her mate walked to her side. “I hope your hungry”

When Bella smiled at Esme's comment Edward drop a bomb shell. "she already ate"

Bella hit his shoulder. “no I di-” Rosalie snapped and shattered the bowl of salad in her hands. Esme gave her a warning look as Emmett walked to her side. “perfect, just perfect”

“well it's just I know guys don't eat and...” she stoped then looked at me. “Wait do you know?”

“obviously” I said in my best Severes Snape voice. Tayna chuckled as she hopped up on the counter next to me and Eleazar.

“it's fine Bella, very considerate” Esme smiled as Carlisle wrapped his arm around her.

“ignore Rosalie, I do... And Irina, where ever she is” Edward told Bella. “hay Edward come on” I said as Eleazar rested his forehead on the side of my forehead wanting this encounter to be over.

“yeah, let's just keep pretending like this isn't dangerous for all of us” Rosalie said getting angrier.

“I would never tell anyone anything” Bella said trying to stay calm. “I think she knows that” Eleazar said.

“well the problem is the four of you have become public now soo...” Emmett started but Esme and I cut him off.

“no, she should know” Rosalie said. Emmett sighed and put his hands up giving up on keeping Rosalie calm. “the entire family will be implicated if this ends badly” she said looking over to me and Eleazar with fear. She never treated me as awful as she did Bella. I could tell she was genuinely scared, but she covered it with bitterness.

“badly as.... We would become a meal” Bella stuttered looking at me. The Denali sisters laughed at her response. Eleazar crossed his arms and shrugged as Carlisle hid his laughter in his mates shoulder.

Before it could get worse for Bella, Alice and Jasper came in through the open window. Alice took Jasper hunting before he had to meet the human. “hi Bella! I'm Alice” alice smiled and hugged Bella immediately. “Alice what are you doing?” Edward asked.

“don't worry me and Bella are going to become great friends.” Alice responded. Carlisle cleared his throat and looked over to Jasper as he looked extremely uncomfortable.

“sorry Jasper is our newest vegetarian, it's been a little difficult for him” Jasper nodded trying to put on a smile. “it's a p-pleasure to meet you”

“don't worry Jasper you won't hurt her” Alice reassured. “or y/n” Alice said looking over at me and Eleazar.

Edward sighed. “I'm gonna show Bella the rest of the house” Edward looked so embarrassed as he pulled Bella away.

“well I expected that to be worse if I'm honest” Eleazar sighed as I left his arms to clean up.

“she so cute” Esme smiled. “I think it went well” carlisle said looking over to his mate.

Tayna sighed playfully and rested her elbow on my shoulder. “your my favorite Swan sister” I laughed and elbowed her playfully. “I should hope so”

Tanya laughed and jumped over the pile of glass and salad.

“clean this up right now” Esme said to Rosalie as she pointed at the broken glass. “what are we gonna do with crap?” Eleazar asked.

“it won't go to waist, I'll take some of it to Sue's house and Dad will eat it” said turing on the sink to wash the dishes. As the rest of family were cleaning up I felt Eleazar's cold hands on my waist.

“follow me” he whispered in my hear and kissed the side of my head. He reached over and shut the water off and pulled me towrds the exit of the kitchen.

“where are we going?”

“it's a surprise” he said smiling.

[edwardskhakipants]

Forbidden Cullen Interactions

Emmett x Carlisle - When these two are together, it's just guys bein' dudes. Carlisle doesn't feel the same parental pressure for Emmett that he does with Edward or Rose -- he's the chill son-in-law! The man of science and the man of action come together and perform some of the wildest, most reckless experiments.

Jasper x Bella - These two got off to a rocky start. However, Alice and Edward wanted their spouses to be best friends too, so they constantly forced situations to get them to bond. It eventually worked, just not in the way they intended. About once a year, Jasper and Bella will get together, Bella will shield Jasper from all feelings, and the two of them will bitch. About their family, immortality, and even each other. It's all on the table.

Rose x Edward - Any interaction between these two has to begin with a seething argument. When the flames die down, they do have a lot in common. They have similar tastes in music, cars, and romantic partners, even though they pretend they don't. In the rarest moments--because Bella never put forth the effort to try and Emmett can't take anything seriously--they will dance together. Whenever that happens, the entire family will drop everything to watch them.

Alice x Esme - The queens of arts and crafts. These ladies have tried just about every creative hobby they could find, and they do as much of it from scratch as they can. They make their own paper and leather for bookbinding for scrapbooking. They spin their own yarn to knit sweaters. They do it all, and eventually manage several faceless social media accounts where they post their elaborate creations.

[everythingvolturi]

My take on Twilight Mates - Part 1 Soulmates/True mates.

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I still question whether vampires actually ‘mate’ for life, and I will delve deeper into this in a later post. For now, I can categorically say that I do not believe in the ‘true mate’ or ‘soulmate’ trope. 

By ‘true mate’, I mean the idea that two individuals, irrespective of them being vampires or humans, who are destined to be together. They usually feel some kind of inexplicit pull towards each other the instant they meet, and it’s like the universe is always coming up with ways for them to meet. 

When I wrote my first twilight fanfiction 8 years ago, I was obsessed with this trope. The notion of a human having a metaphysical and unbreakable bond with a beautiful and powerful vampire was the perfect premise for my self-inserted fanfictions.

But my stance has changed, and there are a few reasons for this:

First: How does it actually work?

This is especially relevant for vampires, who are often over hundreds, if not thousands of years old. Most vampires also do not interact with humans or other vampires. All this is to say that the chances of vampires meeting their destined mate is not looking good statistically. Therefore, considering the amount of vampires who are ‘mated’ in canon, I highly doubt the plausibility of there actually being a ‘destined’ mate, 

Also, what happens if a vampire does not find their ‘mate’ in time to turn them before they pass away? What if their mate existed before their existence? Are they subjected to a mate-less eternity, or simply ‘mate’ with someone and accept the reality that they have settled for second best, and might never meet their ‘true mate’? What if they find their ‘true mate’ after already having mated with someone? 

It’s all quite depressing. 

Second: How it impacts the characters and their relationship dynamic. 

If you were told that your partner is destined to be with you, and would love and support you unconditionally, just how healthy is that? Not to mention the underlying ethical implications involving personal autonomy. (*Imprinting has left the room*).

Personally, I would want my partner to fall in love with me because of my qualities, values, or aspects about myself that I am proud of and worked hard to achieve. If I were told that my partner would still love me even if I were a horrible, abusive, lazy, selfish narcissist, I would seriously question the foundations of our relationship. 

It also takes away the abundance of complexities and challenges that come with relationships, especially one involving a vampire and human. Knowing they are fated to each other really lowers the stake (pun not intended). 

Third: Why do we still do it? 

It feels safe:

For many authors and readers (myself included…), the idea that a vampire, who is theoretically better than humans in every way, is destined to be with us and will never leave us, is very reassuring. Less work and uncertainty is involved in the relationship dynamic because even the universe wants us to be together. 

It is convenient:

This is especially relevant in the twilight-verse, where vampires often view humans as poultry, and other vampires as territorial threats. It is certainly not the optimal premise for falling in love and developing a substantial and meaningful relationship. 

I think Stephanie Meyer herself recognises this, hence why most relationships in the book feel very sudden, shallow or lacking depth. There is the recurring theme of them meeting…and then being in love. Rosalie saved Emmett from the bear, and they are now in love; Carlisle saved Esme from her fall, and they are now in love; Alice saved Jasper by finding him, and they are now in love. 

Sure, the book is written in Bella’s perspective which partially explains the lack of detail, but this is also a convenient device for Meyer, and enables her to justify this lack of depth by presenting these supposedly strong relationships and circumvent the crucial question of how they manage to fall in love in the first place. *The recurring theme of one partner ‘saving’ another warrants a post on its own in the future.*

Kate and Garett were the only other vampire couple that got together right before our eyes, and I want to have a gentle conversation with anyone who is convinced by their relationship. 

If Stephanie Meyer struggles to do it herself, I wouldn’t blame fanfiction writers. It is very convenient to rely on a supernatural bond to force proximity between the characters. It also explains why a particular vampire would waste time to discover how attractive and special their lunch really is, instead of immediately going in for the kill. 

Overall comments:  

This is not a complaint, nor is it me trying to discourage people from continuing to pursue this trope. The wonderful thing about fanfictions is that there is no right or wrong in most cases. It provides an outlet for people to share their creativity and channel their inner fantasies through their characters and worldbuilding, and there is nothing wrong with that.

That being said, I always appreciate fanfictions that are able to explore and portray the originating of a convincing and authentic relationship in Twilight, without relying on a predetermined, supernatural bond. This is especially difficult to achieve for human x vampire pairings (particularly with some of the blood-drinking/Volturi vampires who have little regard for humans). I'm always so curious to discover how a meal can prove their worth to them.

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Which of the cullens is most likely to get them haunted by a cursed doll, and what would they do once they were?

I will always think of this beautiful Simpsons episode.

But alright, let's do this.

Alice

Alice notices her future blink out when she interacts with the doll (as she interacts with a haunted doll which she can't see). Alice throws it out and chooses the futures where she doesn't deal with the doll/blink out.

As a result, Alice either uncurses herself or else never gets cursed.

Bella

Highly likely.

Either in the New Moon period Hallucination Edward tells her not to touch the doll so Bella touches the doll then has no strength of will to avoid being possessed.

Otherwise, Bella feels impervious to all danger being a vampire now/protected by Edward and so touches the doll because "ooh, shiny". She gets possessed easily.

Carlisle

A connoisseur of the bizarre, Carlisle is ready to believe in evil dolls. While he tries to dismiss it at first he accepts that it's possessed by an alien consciousness that is perhaps malign.

This likely saves him from being possessed or haunted.

Edward

If the doll talks a good game then Edward's doomed.

Emmett

While Emmett has no interest in the doll he also wouldn't take it seriously when it starts acting mildly weird. This leaves him open to attack.

Esme

Esme, weirdly, is too detached from reality to likely easily be haunted or possessed. The doll is no doubt terrorizing, but Esme looks on the bright side of things. The doll finds itself at a loss.

Jasper

Entirely too paranoid to end up in this mess. The doll gets lit on fire in early stages.

Renesmee

Growing up in a bubble, Renesmee doesn't realize this is strange and is easy pickings for the cursed doll.

Rosalie

Rosalie doesn't trust creepy dolls and finds it tacky looking. She doesn't give it enough time of day to be cursed as she too probably lights it on fire.

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Dec. 5 - What is each Cullen's favourite college major so far? What new major should they try someday?

Carlisle- Biochemistry

To do one day- Toxicology

Esme- Architecture

To do one day- Literature

Emmett- Woodworking

To do one day- Entertainment design

Rosalie- Mechanical Engineering

To do one day- Law

Alice- Fashion design

To do one day- Business

Jasper- Psychology

To do one day- Human-computer interaction 

Edward- Music

To do one day- Psychology