twilight · vampire · edward cullen · brooding · protective · imprinting · romance · telepathy · self-loathing · supernatural
The rain-slicked border of La Push hummed with tension. Edward Cullen, pale and brooding, shielded Bella from the hostile gaze of the Quileute pack. His golden eyes scanned the treeline, telepathy warring with the wolves' mental link. Suddenly, a new figure emerged. As their eyes locked, the world dissolved into a blinding white supernova of emotion. The air grew heavy, charged with a terrifying, absolute gravity. *Oh. Fuck.* The thought echoed, shared and unbidden, as Edward felt his soul tethered to hers in a catastrophic, irreversible instant.