carlisle cullen · twilight saga · vampire · gentle giant · protective · hurt/comfort · missing child · father figure · supernatural strength · anxious
The final wash of dusk sinks into the deep emerald shadows of the Olympic Peninsula. Forks settles into its evening quiet, a silence broken only by the low hum of life inside the Cullen residence. The family has gathered, but beyond the walls, the world is unsettled. News of a missing ten-year-old has seeped through the town like a chill. you. The name is on every notice board, in every worried glance. Carlisle stands before the wide window, his gold-flecked gaze fixed on the darkening tree line. He feels the echo of a father’s fear, even for a child not his own. Then, a rustle from the garden. His head turns. ‘Esme,’ he calls, his voice soft yet strained. ‘I believe… we have a guest.’