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littlec0ward · 1 year

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Rosalie

Rosalie Hale is one of the best characters in Twilight and she was really done dirty in the Eclipse movie.

In the book, when she tells Bella her story, Bella is in Edwards room and Rosalie very politely comes to talk to her.

"It's me," Rosalie said softly, opening the door enough that I could see the silver glow touch her perfect face. "Can I come in?"

"Do you mind talking to me for a few minutes?" she asked. "I didn't wake you or anything, did I?" .... "Please don't think I'm horribly interfering," Rosalie said, her voice gentle and almost pleading. She folded her hands in her lap and looked down at them as she spoke. "I'm sure I've hurt your feelings enough in the past, and I don't want to do that again."

She hasn't exactly been friendly to Bella in the past but this is the scene where we find out why. Rosalie is almost the only character who doesn't want to be a vampire. She loved her human life and, to her, becoming a vampire represents losing everything she wanted. It is naïve for Rosalie to also apply this to Bella, though, because Bella wasn't born into a wealthy and powerful family. But we realise that Rosalie is actually jealous of Bella for having the opportunity to raise a family.

"You already have everything. You have a whole life ahead of you - everything I want. And you're going to just throw it away. Can't you see that I'd trade everything I have to be you?" ... "You did get some of your happy ending, though," I reminded her. "You got Emmett." "I got half." She grinned. ... "But there will never be more than the two of us. And I'll never sit on a porch somewhere, with him gray-haired by my side, surrounded by our grand-children."

To Rosalie, Bella's making a huge mistake that she'll have to live with for eternity.

"You don't want to be rash about permanent things, Bella."

I do believe that Rosalie should have respected Bella's decision to turn because to Bella, vampirism represents the opposite. It represents everything she wants (strength, beauty, immortality, etc.). But still, Rosalie's intentions are clear in this scene.

Rosalie was looking out for Bella.

However, in the movie version of Eclipse, Bella walks in on Rosalie who proceeds to just be flat out rude, opening with this line:

I personally have always felt like Smeyer had no respect for Rosalie as a character. This scene was the perfect opportunity to show just how complex she is but I guess the creators of the film didn't respect her enough either. Instead, we basically get a character assassination that makes her one of the most over-hated characters in the Twilight universe.

#justice for rosalie #twilight #twilight saga #twilight meta #rosalie hale #twilight renaissance #twilight revival #twilight eclipse #ed was trying 2 stop bella too but yall luv him

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littlec0ward · 1 year

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"You do a different thing when you get bitten by a vampire... and it's a lot sexier"

Robert Pattinson [to Kristen Stewart]

#twilight #twilight saga #twilight eclipse #rpattz #kstew #robert pattinson #kristen stewart #vampire #vampirecore

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littlec0ward · 1 year

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Phasing - Re: Leah, Billy, Jacob

[Why Leah didn't phase when the Cullens first returned, was Billy Black ever a wolf and why Jacob phased after the Cullens left]

In the Twilight universe, some members of the Quileute Tribe can 'phase' into werewolves under a few conditions:

They must be a direct descendant of Taha Aki, the first Quileute to phase (early 13th century). These descendants "are born with twenty-four chromosomal pairs rather than the twenty-three pairs of a normal human"

"This extra chromosome will not have any effect on the carrier if he or she is not in close proximity to vampires during all or part of the critical time between the onset of puberty and the age of twenty-five. If the potential werewolf is not exposed to vampires within this window of time, transformation will never occur. It is the scent of the vampires that triggers the reaction.."

When in close proximity to vampires, it is always the youngest in each family's lineage to phase, becoming a "protector" against the vampires

If the youngest member in a given family's lineage is not between the onset of puberty and 25, they will not phase and neither will their parents/elders

(It is "based on two factors: heritage and the proximity of vampires")

The other factors worth considering are:

"One factor affecting which members of the tribe transform is the number of vampire scents in the area"

"... the pack has usually consisted of three members. With most vampires traveling alone or in pairs, there was never a need for more..."

Members with the strongest blood ties phase first. As more vampires are present, tribe members with weaker blood ties start to phase

Until 2006, only male carriers of the gene had gained the ability to transform

The Cullens first moved to Hoquiam (aprx. 100 miles from La Push) in 1936. At this point, the confirmed "protectors" are Ephraim Black, Quil Ateara II and Levi Uley. Tracing their lineages it is probable that none of them had children that had reached transformation age yet. Billy Black was not born until the late 1950's so he obviously couldn't have phased here. However, the Cullens stayed in the area until 2003 when they moved to Forks (only ~16 miles from the Quileutes in La Push). Though Ephraim Black was likely deceased by this time, his grandson Billy was well past 25 (about 50) and Jacob Black was born but was only 13, meaning neither of them could transform (cond. 2).

Let's put a pin in that to quickly talk about Jacob. It makes sense that he didn't phase in 2003 when the Cullens arrived in Forks because he was only 13. But the Cullens left Forks in September of 2005 and Jacob didn't phase until February, 2006. There were only 2 vampires present in Forks when Jacob first phased, Laurent and Victoria. The Cullen family consists of 7 vampires, so why didn't he transform while they were around? Well, the transformation had actually already started before they left. The first sign of transformation in male gene carriers is a "noticeable growth spurt". When Jacob goes to see Bella at the prom in May, 2005 she comments on how much Jacob has grown.

(Twilight, Epilogue)

So this leaves me with one question unanswered. Going back to 2003, when the Cullens moved to Forks, the only Quileute who phased was Sam Uley, who was 17 at the time. But so was Leah Clearwater. So why didn't she also phase? At this point in time, there had never been a female werewolf, but Leah did eventually become the first around March of 2006, also after the Cullens had left. We can assume that the transformation had began before they left, just like Jacob. So the question is:

Why didn't Leah phase when Sam did in 2003?

There is no definitive answer to this that I can find. The real answer is "Smeyer didn't think that far" but, in universe, it seems like female werewolves were supposed to only be possible under exceptional circumstances. Perhaps, it was supposed to be the passing of her father that triggered her transformation, but we can rule that out because, when she first phased, "She was arguing with her mother about her mood swings, and her father joined the conversation in support of her mother. Leah was so angry that her whole body started shaking, and then she exploded into a werewolf...". So if Smeyer's intended reasoning is "exceptional circumstances", she either forgot or there just isn't a real reason, at least not one that I could find.

- Edited for corrections

(Acc. to the official illustrated guide - sections "Werewolves" pg. 298+ and "Timeline" pg. 404+, Twilight and New Moon)

#Twilight #twilight saga #Twilight lore #Twilight meta #Jacob black #Leah Clearwater #smeyer #new moon

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littlec0ward · 1 year

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Everyone laughs at "Hold on tight, spider monkey" but remember what he said in the book?

(Twilight, Chp. 13)

#Twilight #Twilight saga #Twilight books #Edward cullen #Bella swan #You better hold on tight spider monkey #smeyer

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littlec0ward · 1 year

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Twilight lore: How did the Quileutes earn money

This was asked on Reddit so thought I'd share what I found (according to the official illustrated guide)

Billy Black used to be a commercial fisherman and "is currently on disability"

Sue Clearwater is a registered nurse

Emily Young "teaches weaving and traditional Makah and Quileute arts at the local high school and nearby community colleges"

Jacob's sister Rachel graduated from Washington State with a degree in computer engineering and "She decided to work from home in La Push until Paul was able to leave with her."

Tiffany Call works at the cash register at a souvenir shop on the beach (Breaking Dawn, Chp. 8)

In the Twilight universe, the Quileutes mostly live off the land and rely on hunting, fishing, etc. and Jacob can always fix cars if need be.

#twilight #Twilight saga #vampires #twilight lore #werewolves #I spend my life reading f*cking twilight so I might as well post about it

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