this is for all those dreams i believed in this is for all those doubts in my mind this is the wild wild world that we live in i won't let anyone tell me i won't survive i'll be just fine
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verse: human college au
location: library, 2 pm
jasper could firmly say that the past week had taken it out of him. he was currently curled up in the corner of the library with a coffee sitting out by his neglected textbook, two things that jasper rarely had. early mornings combined with late nights had never treated him well, considering he had a pretty rigid sleeping schedule. he just wished he could focus for more than a moment on his reading for his literature course, as he felt his eyes grow heavier. he groaned quietly into the tabletop, “i’m never going to get this finished.”
bree sat with her knees tucked up in front of her, her textbook open. she looked at jasper over the top edge of her book. “ if you’re going to fall asleep, give up the good chair. it’ll only make you more tired sitting there, ” she teased lightly before stretching her arms up over her head. “ it should be illegal to feel this tired in the middle of the day. ” she reached for her coffee, taking a long sip before saying, “ i think i’m going to leave soon. it’s been at least an hour since i’ve been productive, but if i’m here any longer, i’m going to become a part of the library itself and never be able to leave. ”
“ the first time i kissed a boy, he kissed me once, twice, and then he ran off to tell his friends. ” bree shakes her head and laughs, pulling a hand through her hair. it was silly. they were young and didn’t know any better. she was mad then, but she can’t be annoyed now. too much time has passed for that. “ the first time a girl kissed me, i lost all words and forgot how to talk. i giggled for about ten minutes. it was amazing. ”
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bree can remember her mother taking her to church when she was younger. she would hide behind her mother’s skirts and flip through the books with words she didn’t know. it didn’t mean a lot to her then. it still didn’t mean a lot to her now. on her worst days, she would sit in a pew in the back, headphones in her ears, and just sit and breathe. it was a nice place to relax. she didn’t know if she believed or what she believed, but it was peaceful, and sometimes that was all she could ask for.
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it’s funny. she had a handful of crumpled bills in her pocket when riley offered to buy her dinner. she could have said no, but she didn’t. there are times that she wishes she did, she really did, but there is no rewinding the clock now. she hates herself for it. it was just a lousy meal and its true cost was her being a vampire.
bree sat on the bus to seattle and she was shaking. her legs bounced up and down, her fingers tapped ceaselessly on her thighs. this was exciting. she was off to somewhere new. her life was her own now and that’s what mattered. everything from this point on was her decision. it was her choice. she could say yes or no and no one else could tell her to do otherwise. she was thrilled. she was away from her father, and bree had never felt such a weight be lifted off her shoulders. whatever the world could throw at her, she could take. she was sure of it. this was the start of something great. she was going to be happy.
「 KRISTINE FROSETH. CIS WOMAN. SHE/HER. 」 — IS THAT BREE TANNER I JUST SAW IN FORKS? I SWEAR I HEARD FINE BY NOAH KAHAN BLASTING FROM THEIR HEADPHONES, BUT I COULD BE MISTAKEN. THEY’RE PRETTY CHARMING FROM WHAT I KNOW, BUT I’VE HEARD A RUMOR THAT THEY CAN BE WITHDRAWN TOO. THEY KINDA REMIND ME OF THE BLINKING OF FIREFLIES AT NIGHT. THE MEMORIES OF CHILDHOOD, FADED AND NOSTALGIC. THE FEELING OF CHANCES SLIPPING THROUGH YOUR FINGERS.
bree tanner never knew her mother. she was there one day, tucking her into bed with a kiss on her forehead, and then gone the next. she was left with her father, a man who was unkind and never wanted children. she grew up trying to avoid him, trying to stay out of his way. he was the sort of man to tell her what a waste of space she was, to tell her she wasn’t needed.
and so she spent so much time out of her house. it was easier like that. she grew up with countless part time jobs and all her clothes were brought from thrift stores. she learned how to provide for herself, even though she wasn’t the best of it. really, it was fine, though,, she just had to turn eighteen.
once she reached that birthday, she was gone. she didn’t know where she was going, she just knew that she wouldn’t stay in vegas and anywhere else had to be better. she got a bus ticket to seattle and it seemed like this was going to be the start she needed. she didn’t have much, but really how much did she need? she’d figure it out, she always did.
but she didn’t have the chance to. it took one offer that was really too much to come without strings. the next thing bree knew she was on fire. she was bitten and changed into a vampire. she was allowed to be thirsty and kill without care, so long as she listened to riley. her only duty was her knowledge that she’d have to kill bella swan.
when it came to it, when they got to forks, washington, that’s where her life ended.
verse ideas
canon-divergent re: eclipse: bree doesn’t die at the hands of the volturi. the cullens are allowed to watch over her. she’s young and scared and now there are rules. she pushes against the rules but really she wants to be loved and to feel safe. isn’t that all anyone can want?
canon-divergent re: eclipse: bree runs away from riley and victoria and the lot of them. she leaves seattle. she’s a bit of a rabid newborn vampire and very much a loose cannon. she wants to feel normal again ( or as normal as she could be ) and she’s not in a state where she can take care of herself.
college au: a verse where she got to go to school to better herself. she’s nervous and new but at least it’s a fresh start. that’s all she’s ever wanted. she has a future ( for the first time ) and she has friends ( maybe -- slowly but surely ). it’s just good and bree can be soft and that’s all i could want for her.
harry potter au: sad pureblood girl ( hufflepuff ) iso friends and better life
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