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[carllisle]

Would you tell us vampire!Esme's backstory please??

i don’t deserve you!! thank you so much for asking!

right now I haven’t thought much about Esme’s backstory so it’s very fluid. I have more ideas about the others in the family as their stories stay pretty unchanged. For the sake of timeline, and to fit in with Edward’s story, I want Esme to be born some time in the early-mid 1800s. 

battle excess is said, by SMeyer, to be one of the most common ways for accidental transformation. Perhaps Esme came over as a coloniser with her family and during the American War for Independence she was caught up in a skirmish in her settlement and was the victim of excess of a vampire. Given her canonical backstory, I think it would only be suitable to have her as a married woman who lost a child recently. Maybe her husband fought for one side of the other on the war, and he died. Yes, I like that, give Esme a husband who went off to war and did not come home, it’s what she deserves! Sadly she lost her baby and shortly after, war came to town and she was half drained by a vampire 

That would put her turning in the 1770s. That would give her plenty of time to settle in her new life. She could have her wild years where she lived nomadically and met all sorts of people. She could have met many American nomads and attached herself to groups now and again but she never found what she was looking for. After fifty or sixty years, she couldn’t take it anymore and she tried to starve herself. She tried to kill herself because she couldn’t take the pain of taking human lives anymore and she spent months in isolation. Hidden deep in the wilderness, it was a passing bear that gave her relief. She drank and drank and felt stronger. It tasted foul compared to the bliss of human blood but she felt better than she ever had as a vampire. The souls she took always haunted her but there was a brighter future in front of her now 

She was smart and found her way into employment as a teacher after ten years of testing her self control. Sometimes she posed as a widow, sometimes as an unmarried woman. In 1916 she found herself at a boys’ school as a teacher in Chicago - unusual, but not unheard of - and she was well-liked by students and teachers. There were some parents who liked her more than others, and a certain Mrs Masen took a shine to her. She felt sorry for the young woman alone in the city and the two formed a friendship. There seemed to be something about Esme that drew Mrs Masen to her and Esme never quite knew how much Elizabeth guessed about her. She figured out something. When the influenza came, Esme visited Elizabeth and Edward whenever she could. It was difficult because of the quarantine but they were dying and Esme had no symptoms. Eventually, the staff let her in and didn’t pay her any mind. Elizabeth was in a terrible way and wouldn’t last the night. She begged Esme to save her son. Esme could have wept, and she promised she would. Elizabeth died painfully and agonizingly but there was a small morsel of peace in it, at least. 

Esme nearly killed Edward because her control was barely enough. She hadn’t tasted human blood since her last kill decades ago and he tasted heavenly after so long. Still, she managed it. It was selfish, she later thought, to bite him on the bicep where there was no vein because it made the transformation so much longer - but it also helped stop the blood flow that could have so easily overwhelmed her

Edward was confused after the change but they already had some kind of relationship as she had taught him and was friends with his mother. He quickly loved her as his creator and mother and although there was a lot of strain between them as he adjusted, they were quickly devoted to each other. She was kind and understanding - sometimes to a fault - and he had never felt so loved 

Rosalie came in the 1930s, after Edward had rebelled and returned. Esme knew her face from the high life of Rochester - the Platts lived outside of fine society but Esme taught at the prestigious school Rosalie had attended. She saw Rosalie and smelled her bleeding out on the street and it reminded her of her own death, her own wasted life. Surely immortality was better than a life cut short? Surely this was better than nothing? Rosalie felt much the same about it as she did in canon. Esme did not turn her with the hope of her being a mate for Edward, though, but Rosalie was still offended that he didn’t want her so that tension was still there. Rosalie didn’t want to be a vampire and she didn’t want to miss out on her old life of excess and wealth. Esme worked harder than ever and got into property and over the next few years their wealth exploded. It helped Rosalie feel better and that made Esme happy 

When she found Emmett she begged Esme to change her. Esme was frightened because he was in such a bad way. She asked for Edward’s help and she needed it - Emmett smelled better than anyone she had smelled in a hundred years. He came from the wilderness and was free from the stench of the city - he smelled like humans used to. Edward was stronger than her physically but he didn’t have the strength to turn Emmett, so they agreed that she would bite him and if she lost control, Edward was to drag her off him. Rosalie couldn’t bear to witness it. It was a good job they made the arrangement because Esme lost control, Emmett’s blood tasted amazing. Edward had to drag her off him and she turned on him momentarily. They fought but he subdued her and the transformation went ahead smoothly

Alice and J*sper joined the family as per canon 

[needahugfromesme]

Have I already told you I love all you're doing? 'Cause I really do.

Love you too sis🥺💖💖💖

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1) I am fluent in two languages, and study three more. The only major European language I never touched is Spanish.

2) High-heeled boots are my everyday footwear. I can run, dance, climb rocks in them ... oh, I am clumsy, bit no more than I am in regular shoes.

3) I can waltz.

Now, I can't send asks from a sideblog, so pretend this came in the form of one, eh, guys🥰?

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[stregoni-benefici]

@lemonadebottlecap shared a list of amazing picrews, so I thought why not to try out one 😭🥺💕 LINK

I’m tagging: anyone really and these babes @haletwinsstan @esmecvllens @carllisle @notquitetwilight @carlislesscarf @tintind @pineapplejade @itstwilight @emmetthastiktokforsure @locknessiecullen

[gisellelx]

Fan art of twilight is more pleasing to look at than the awful caked on makeup and the wigs

I couldn’t agree more, anon! For the same reason, I have a bias toward fanart which does not use the actors as its starting point. Not going to hate on liking the actors or on great fanart based on them--it’s all neat and it’s all more than I could do. I prefer, though, seeing people’s ideas of what these characters could look like based on their descriptions and without the constraints of trying to find a real living human who can portray them.  I paint with words. I am very grateful for those who can paint with styluses. 

ETA: also let me do a solid and tag a completely not-exhaustive list of Twilight fanartists whose work I'm grooving on right now: @needahugfromesme, @kellythepitiablefangirl, @tintind, @meluisart, @esmeshardwoodfloors, @flight-less-biirb and well, basically put something gorgeous on my dash and 10/10 will signal boost to my handful of people.

[lady-a-stuff]

Thanks for tagging me @tintind 🥺🥺

9 álbuns of the year

Ashe is here but she didn't release an album, there are 2 EPs with 4 songs each and one with 8, but deserves to be here!

Taylor Swift and the mexican band RBD appear twice cause they saved my year.

I don't know who to tag on it, so I'm going to leave it open to anyone who sees it and wants to do it. So if you read this, please share with me your 9 albums of the year !!

[pabloiranzo]

Tintinder

[nico-alto]

This is my Cookie Run OC Blue Raspberry cookie!

Blue Raspberry:

Story: Oh no! You're late to class, but a friendly and strong cookie leads the way! Born a leader, this cookie always steps up when there's trouble! Made of sweet, tangy, and perfectly ripe blue raspberries, she is sassy, but in her own playful, kind way. Maybe she's sweet because of the fact she's also made out of candy raspberries as well! She's extremely independent and strong, you can almost feel the determination in her dough!

Ability: Every few seconds, she turns the regular jellies into blue raspberry gem jellies and when she runs out if energy, she has a finally blast that lasts around 4 seconds.

Bluecream Goat:

Story: Wow! Look at this blue tinted pet! Made from goat milk and beautifully tintind raspberries, this pet catches the eye of every cookie that meets it! They're always willing to help and have strong determination.

Ability: Creates ripe blue raspberry jellies every 20 seconds and blast jellies every 15 seconds.

[leebethsan]

Nice to see you ate @tintindator 😘 Sexy and pretty laloooo ❤ (at Starbucks Dagupan)

[carllisle]

Truth to be told, I can't believe that we can really talk to each other. 2 months ago I was reading your fic and thinking 'omg i want to befriend her so so much but we are people of different cultures and languages and i've never spoken to English native speaker before (and this is true, u r my first one☝️) wHaT if she won't like me??!?'.

And here we are now. And you're leaving such heartwarming tags below my arts. 🖤

I'm here to tell you that my appreciation is huge and my admiration is growing up with every your post 💖

oh gosh darling!!!!! i want this in my heart forever! 

honestly i can’t believe i wrote that fic like. damn i popped off. 80k words of carlesme? who is she???? Honestly writing This New Life was such a joy and it brought me to twilight tumblr (which has in turn burned me out in a way, where I find a lot of my obsession is more easily vented, and so I can’t channel it into fic right now which is a shame but it’s easy and I have no self control) and there are so many wonderful people here - you absolutely included! 

your headcanons are poignent and thoughtful, your comments are insightful and often very funny (I’m thinking about that god awful nightgown with the cock hole you showed us, I’m never getting over that TRAUMA) and your art is so so wonderful! I will never forget that you drew fanart of my fic and it made me weep, it was so kind and generous and sweet and touching, one of the sweetest things that anyone has ever done for me! how could anyone not like you? your English is fantastic and even if it was half of what it was, that’s still amazing!!!! i can’t speak more than one language at all (British laziness at its finest) and any grasp of a second language floors me every time!! 

you are such a blessing to the carlesme fandom, we are so so lucky to have you here, and i feel blessed that you were one of the first people who welcomed me with open arms. thank you for making me feel so comfortable here tintind, you are a backbone of this community <3 

[needahugfromesme]

9, 12, 24

sis💖💖💖🥺

9. Favourite quote from a historical address/speech

'If it had been otherwise, I must need have misliked it very much and thought it in you a very great presumption, being unfitting and altogether unmeet for you to require them that may command or those to appoint whose parts are to desire, or such to bind and limit whose duties are to obey, or to take upon you to draw my love to your likings or frame my will to your fantasies; for a guerdon constrained and a gift freely given can never agree together.

This is a speech made by Elizabeth I responding to a parliamentary delegation on her marriage in 1559. I love this bc the last sentence was so beautifully written and so powerful showing the strength of a strong woman. But basically, she was telling her male councilors to fuck off🤣

12. Favourite world leader

wow this one is hard. I couldn't think of a favorite one. No matter who they are, they got blood on their hands.

24. What made you fall in love with history?

At first, I found it interesting when I searching for some background knowledge after I watched some period dramas or novels (like researching Carlisle's story was definitely an inspiration). After I went to college and engaged in some real historical research. I fell in love with history for how broad its subjects can be and how fascinating it is to scrutinizing sources that were fabricated for different purposes. I love to strip away the lies like detectives. It's great training for critical thinking and avoiding being manipulated by some ill-intentioned media.

I also love those touching, loving, funny details I found when I was reading letters, records, or study portraits hundreds of years ago, such as a love song's lyrics wrote on the back of a business letter, in a census record a victorian girl's occupation was 'doing whatever she wants', funny sketches in a manuscript, stories of witches and weird recipes... every time I feel like I'm collecting scattered stars.

[carllisle]

Happy birthday to my favourite carlesme author! ✨💖💖💖🌻🌻🌻🌹🌹🌹🐌✨

thank you darling, high praise indeed! 

[carllisle]

Where is the lie, you are pretty

🖤

More like petty ♥️♥️♥️♥️

[carllisle]

Don't listen to anyone, u r gorgeous

💖💖💖 ty angel I just laugh at it at this point I’ve been on tumblr too long to be upset teehee

[stregoni-benefici]

I posted 2,394 times in 2021

147 posts created (6%)

2247 posts reblogged (94%)

For every post I created, I reblogged 15.3 posts.

I added 1,015 tags in 2021

#twilight atmosphere - 236 posts

#carlisle cullen - 143 posts

#esme cullen - 133 posts

#twilight aesthetic - 130 posts

#twilight - 75 posts

#bella swan - 64 posts

#carlisle and esme - 61 posts

#carlesme - 60 posts

#rosalie hale - 57 posts

#new moon - 56 posts

Longest Tag: 140 characters

#i am super chill because there is only around 3k people called like me and they’re all 60+ so soon i will be the only one in the whole world

My Top Posts in 2021

#5

WHERE was the boob bite in MS oh my god

My lovely reliable and knowledgeable friend @carlislesscarf found the particular passage

You can say what you want but I say, it was a BOOB BITE

132 notes • Posted 2021-02-18 15:25:23 GMT

#4

@lemonadebottlecap shared a list of amazing picrews, so I thought why not to try out one 😭🥺💕 LINK

I’m tagging: anyone really and these babes @haletwinsstan @esmecvllens @carllisle @notquitetwilight @carlislesscarf @tintind @pineapplejade @itstwilight @emmetthastiktokforsure @locknessiecullen

165 notes • Posted 2021-01-27 21:39:36 GMT

#3

Me: What dumb bitch gets a twilight tattoo in 2021

Also me:

239 notes • Posted 2021-03-27 13:22:27 GMT

#2

Twilight is about Edward, with daddy issues, who has a suppressed crush on his creator, Carlisle. Edward became repressed dramatic angsty teenager who found himself a human to put Carlisle into a mortal danger and avenge his broken heart.

334 notes • Posted 2021-01-25 16:00:46 GMT

#1

697 notes • Posted 2021-02-25 20:30:26 GMT

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[carllisle]

Fave blogs that deserves nice breakfast and hugs ✨💗☺️

@needahugfromesme absolute darling, she is kind and her Carlisle and Esme memes are just killing me, plus her art and writing is precious 🥺

@tintind gorgeous mind, her ideas are unconventional and so is her take on Carlisle and Esme, her art brings exquisite fresh Carlesme content ♥️💖 she is very lovely and always supportive

@lemonadebottlecap precious and kind personality, great insights into problematic stuff in twilight plus critical ideas that helped me open my eyes on various occasions and helped my European self to understand stuff, could be talking to her for ages 🥰💖

@witchyangela fun fun fun, critical takes on point and kind! 💖💗 her history and fashion knowledge is golden contribution to our twilight renaissance shitshow hahaa

Here are blog that has golden and effervescent energy that I love to see on my dash 💖🥺 @haletwinsstan the memes lol, (Haunting of Hill House fan who is too scared to watch it so Judith reads a script ahead of the series, hysterical) 💕 @meluisart exquisite art, her Esme and Esme Cullano is my life plus also very lovely person to talk to 💖 @jasperwhitcock funny, smart and kind we didn’t talk that much but already bonded over the MTV vibes we both adored as kids lol ♥️💖💕

tagging all the angels!!!

@needahugfromesme

@tintind

@lemonadebottlecap

@witchyangela

@haletwinsstan

@meluisart

@jasperwhitcock

✨ stealing cass’ idea, send me smth cute about your favourite twilight blogs ✨