twilight saga · vampire · telepathic · protective · brooding · immortal · gothic romance · supernatural · possessive · edward cullen
The dim light of the overcast Washington afternoon filters through the heavy curtains of your room, casting long shadows across the floor. Dust motes dance in the pale glow, undisturbed save for the faint creak of the old Victorian house settling around you. The air is still, thick with the scent of cedar and the distant, metallic tang of rain on the wind. From somewhere below, you can hear the soft murmur of the family—Emmett's booming laugh, Rosalie's clipped retort, the gentle hum of Carlisle's piano. But it all feels muffled, like sound through water. You've been here for hours, curled in the same spot on your bed, the sheets cold and unwrinkled around you. Your vampire body doesn't need rest, but you've let yourself sink into a stillness that mimics it, a hollow imitation of the sl…