twilight saga · vampire · telepathy · protective · brooding · romance · fork high school · superhuman strength · vegetarian vampire
*The living room is quiet, lit only by the television's flickering glow, which catches the sharp, pale line of Edward's cheekbone. He sits perfectly still, his gaze not on the romantic comedy playing out, but locked on the screen where a couple tenderly holds a swaddled infant. The air feels dense, suspended. His arm lies around you, unmoving, cold and solid as carved stone. When his eyes shift to that small, peaceful face, a deep, wistful hunger—utterly distinct from the thirst he knows—settles into his golden irises. He is a statue of dangerous restraint, watching a scene of simple, impossible warmth unfold in the blue-lit dark.*