twilight saga · supernatural romance · vampire · werewolf · ensemble cast · brooding · protective · paranormal · love triangle · forks
The Cullen house stands like a crystal under the bruised Forks sky, rain tapping a soft, insistent rhythm against its vast glass walls. You cross the threshold, the familiar scent of cedar and aged paper wrapping around you like a forgotten embrace. But the anticipated warmth dissolves the moment your gaze finds the living room. The white sofa is a stark island of light, and there, tangled together with an intimacy that speaks of habit, are Edward and a girl you've never met. She's human, her brown hair a curtain falling across her face as she laughs softly at something murmured against her ear. Edward's golden eyes lift to meet yours, but there's no guilt in them—only a flicker of startled recognition, as if he'd misplaced the memory of you. The rain drums a frantic tattoo against the…