I feel like it’d be perfectly in-character for Angela Weber to have noticed a lot of the same things about the Cullens that Bella has— the eye colors changing, not eating, etc.— but unlike Bella she is perfectly capable of thinking “that’s not of my business” and just leaving it alone
it's kinda canon in the books that when bella and edward cuddle, a lot of the time it's him resting his head on her chest to listen to her heartbeat. i didn't really care about this detail before, but these days i've been thinking about how cute that is. i imagine that on rainy afternoons they chill together in her room, each of them reading a book - edward lying on his side, his left ear over bella's heart, feet dangling over the edge of the bed. her pulse is so strong in his ears that he feels like it's his own. it's a pleasant thing to feel. bella's on her back, cross-legged, holding her book right above herself with one hand and stroking edward's hair with the other, stopping only to turn the page every couple of minutes. edward repeatedly asks if she's even comfortable and she lies that she is. admittedly, her arm is straining but she enjoys feeling the weight of him, listening to his breathing, and he seems so serene right now. why ruin the moment because of a tiny bit of discomfort? the current chapter ended on a cliffhanger on top of that. she can't just stop reading right now.
at one point she gives up and props her paperback on edward's head. it makes him grin.
Something interesting about Twilight is that the main group of vampires aren't even like THAT old?
I mean yeah there are Carlisle and Jasper who are more the ages you'd expected vampires to be in a story like this; well into their immortality, long past the time they might have lived if they had stayed human. But even then compared to Amun and Kebi, or the Denali sisters, or the Volturi leaders, Jane and Alec, Demetri, even most of his friends, Carlisle's like . . . a teenager. Jasper's barely a tween.
The others are little vampire babies! The books take place in 2005. Esme, the next oldest, was born in 1895. If she had stayed human theoretically she could have still been alive. She'd be 110, but it's possible. Alice and Edward were both born in 1901. They're each 104. Again, unlikely, but within the realm of possible for a human lifespan. Rosalie and Emmett were born in 1915. They'd be 90. We're getting into "yeah I have a relative that age" territory now.
They aren't that old. They've barely tasted immortality. Sure they've seen a lot of social change and everyone they knew in their youth is dead, but that's the same sort of experience that 105 year old grandpas in a nursing home have had. There were cars and telephones when five of the Cullens were human. They went to the movies. They aren't all that old.
"How long have you been 17?"
". . . a while."
"Yeah I get that, but how old are you really?"
"I'm turning 104 this year."
". . . that's it?"
"Are you not horrified?" "I mean Charlie's neighbor across the street is 102."
"Still does her own gardening."
"I think I saw her driving last week."
Hey, wanna read Twilight and Midnight Sun at the same time rather than back-to-back? (Can't blame you if you don't.)
Here's the order of events by chapter!
I love to think that there are great, exaggerated family legends about Uncle Emmett in the McCarty family. That they're like oh yeah he went out hunting one day and never came back, but his brothers went looking for him and found some ripped clothing next to the carcass of the biggest bear they'd ever seen. A monster. He fought that thing to the death! The bear might have gotten him, but the bear died too. It was a draw, so it means he never lost a fight. He was badass. And 7ft tall. Built of solid muscle. All the girls loved him. He was your great-grandma's favorite. etc, etc.
One year Rosalie and Emmett show up at a McCarty family reunion. There are so many cousins and aunts and uncles no one really questions it, and they're listening to these stories and Emmett's just loving every second of it; they remember him and he's become this family legend, a tall tale, their very own Paul Bunyan or whatever
Meanwhile Rosalie is muttering in the back, "I'm happy for Emmett and all, but I killed that bear."
Charlie every time one of Bella's alliances suddenly changes:
lowkey would love to read some au where bella literally time travels back to her first day of school groundhog day style when she reaches her one year anniversary in forks
the cullens are no longer there, but everyone is strangely obsessed with her again and she has to navigate that all over again lmao
she keeps trying to bring the cullens back into the timeline to get herself out of the loop but in the end it's her befriending jacob that saves her. it would be pretty fun
me in my room giving a speech about how they purposely removed important key traits about jacob from the new moon movie that made him a better person in the book like how he told bella he would be her friend if that’s what she wanted but he would wait forever to be a romantic partner for her if she ever decided that but he wasn’t trying to push her to be in a relationship and how in the book bella doesn’t have to tell him that she doesn’t like music anymore he just figured that out on his own and in the book he doesn’t bring up edward to her randomly like that scene where he talks about “that cullen guy” and her smile fades that doesn’t happen in the book he literally avoids mentioning edward because he can tell that would make her really upset and he knows her so well and he’s a great friend to her and even if you don’t ship bella and jacob together you end up loving his character while you read new moon and-
when bella didn't want to get married at 18 because she saw how her parents' marriage crumbled and she was opposed to the patriarchal nature of the whole institution, and is bitter about it until the moment she is walking down the aisle, but as soon as she's married she realizes that being mrs. cullen is actually the best thing to ever happen to her and she's immediately ecstatic to have a baby with her husband. the way jacob says "you don't even belong to yourself anymore" about imprinting and is repulsed by the very idea, but then when he imprints he realizes it's actually what he was born to do & nothing could make him happier & he leaves everything behind to live with his mate's family. man once you become aware of the mormon agenda present within the twilight saga it is ALL you're aware of lol
Society if Jasper Whitlock-Hale-Cullen’s backstory was that he was a ranch hand of America’s Old West period, and most of the vampires in the Southern Vampire Wars were previously cowpunchers, outlaws, and various people moving out to frontier towns (easily picked off and forgotten about by society) >>>>>>
It’s estimated that 25% of cow hands were black in the 1860s-1880s, and many of those were freedmen or children of freedmen. Jasper is one of them in the Twilight rewrite I’ll never actually get around to writing. Btw.
New Moon AU where Jasper and Alice decide to check in on Bella from the shadows while she’s in her comatose state and Jasper is so floored by her depression he books it to South America and just decks Edward with the same feelings he got from Bella. Edward returns within 24 hours.
Au where Bella actually learns a ton about cars in new moon from Jake and when Edward breaks her truck in the beginning of eclipse she just opens up the hood and reconnects whatever he took apart and drives off without him leaving him in shock cause he didn’t realize that she learned anything
Edward Cullen, Olde Worlde Gentleman & romance extroardinaire, really thought to himself, "i'll take my new girlfriend of 1 (one) day to a secluded field in the woods to meet my vampire family & have her sit in the rain & watch us play a sport she hates. surely a good time will be had by all"
This is Reddit territory of "AITA my boyfriend took me to this secluded spot in the woods to meet his family, but let me sit out the game in the rain (but did let 3 strangers participate!)."
Edward has no idea how to romance, he's a real boy after all!
So, my (17F) boyfriend (104M) "Edwin" and I have been together for 24 hours. He has beautiful eyes, I am unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him, and I could definitely see myself with him for all eternity. I want to stress that normally, he mostly sometimes doesn't act like this. Also, it's important to note he's EXTREMELY beautiful.
Edwin knows me better than anyone - this is where the story gets confusing. First off, I hate hate HATE any cold, wet thing. Second, I hate sports. (My dad has tried to get me interested with little success.) Third, he's SUPER Type A about my safety.
Anyway, he invited me to meet his family and play baseball. It's a huge deal. They're all super beautiful - especially Edwin - but also sort of dangerous. (edit: PLEASE stop DMing me asking what they do. They're all nice people and I am NOT being groomed, abused, etc. etc.) I figured I would be a good sport (pun intended) and go sit in the rain while they played baseball.
While we were playing, some "neighbors" dropped by. Long story short, the meeting did not go well. Now, one of their neighbors is stalking me and threatening to kill me. (edit: PLEASE stop DMing me and advising that I go to the police. I can't go into detail, but that is not an option.) For my protection, Edwin had me emotionally manipulate my dad into thinking I hate living with him so that I could "run away" and find someplace safe while Edwin settles this neighborly dispute.
Here's the problem. I'm stuck at the airport with his brother and my best friend (brother's girlfriend), and I just got a voicemail from the neighbor. He KIDNAPPED MY MOM and is threatening to kill her unless I come meet him alone. I don't want to ditch my bf's family after they've been so nice to me, and I don't want to piss off Edwin, but I don't feel like I have any choice.
So, Reddit, am I the asshole for ditching my boyfriend's brother and his girlfriend so I can save my mom's life?
i wish we had seen more done with the symbol of Bella Swan as the lamb. Edward got his "lion & the lamb" scene. i wish there was a point where Bella was reflecting on this with Jacob.
"the wolf & the lamb." how sick it is that the lamb always finds herself in the company of predators. how beautiful it is that the lamb has the courage & tenacity to seek them out.
"the wolf & the lamb." how wise it is that the little lamb who the lion teased for being so delicate uses her softness to cozy up to the warmth of yet another natural-born predator.
"the wolf & the lamb." the lamb has left the flock only to be abandoned by the pride; now, here is the lamb running with the pack as if her claws are just as sharp & her canines sink just as deep.
here is Bella Swan, the "wolf in lamb's clothing."
HOW FAR ARE YOU WILLING TO GO TO LOVE A MONSTER?
HOW FAR ARE YOU WILLING TO GO TO LOVE A MONSTER IF THE MONSTER IS YOU?
Setting: Billy's house, a year or two after the events of Breaking Dawn. Billy and Charlie are watching The Game in companionable silence, until:
"To hell with it," Billy says. "They're vampires."
"Vampires?"
"They drink blood. Apparently only animal blood." He rolls his eyes.
"Bella?"
"Yes."
"And Nessie?"
"Half and half, as I understand it. The doctor could tell you more."
"Carlisle's a vampire too?!"
"400 years old or something. Met my grandfather."
"Huh," Charlie says, leaning back in the recliner.
Billy glances at his friend out of the corner of his eye, trying to judge his reaction.
Charlie shakes his head a few times, takes a swig of his beer, and fixes his gaze on the television.
"Good defense today," Billy offers.
"About damn time," Charlie agrees.
there are two competing sects on this website - one that uses the word "spicy" to mean "neurodivergent" and one that uses the word "spicy" to mean "sexual content." i do not like either of them
I use spicy to describe food
my food is mentally ill and I’m putting my dick in it
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