also edward approaching bella ever so slowly, with his hands up, palms out terrified that she’ll run from him, terrified that in saving her he has frightened her too much is too much for me. it really breaks my heart to think of him in that moment, after so much work to be safe near her, so much effort to overcome that power of her scent, so much worse for him than any other, so much time spent watching his humanity return in ways he thought were utterly lost to him because of her, only to think that in this last fight to save her life, she would have seen to much of the monster he is, despite all his efforts, and be finally frightened away for good. I can only stand to read it because bella, being bella, was only frightened for him, not of him. the thought never even occurred to her.
