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[panlight]

Imagine Bella being immune to vampire venom. Edward wasn't able to suck all the venom out and her body ended up used to the small amount of venom left over and she's bitten again and can't change.

GENINUELY one of my favorite AU scenarios.

And I personally think it makes more sense than the biology behind Renesmee's existence, but your mileage may vary.

In my head it works sort of like a vaccine; she's been exposed and now has the antibodies to fight off the effects of venom. She doesn't feel pain when bitten (other than the pain of teeth breaking her skin) and she can't be turned.

It totally upends all her plans and puts a REAL obstacle in place for her and Edward to be together. Before it was just Edward not wanting to turn her which, sure, is a problem but a fairly easy one to get around: she knows a bunch of other vampires, one willing to try to turn her (Alice) and another with a proven track record of successful turnings (Carlisle). It's not impossible.

Her being immune does make it impossible though. I could be here for the tragic impossibility, how there's no way for them to be together forever now.

But I ALSO think that in such a scenario it might be possible to make a cure for vampirism from Bella's blood. I think if you want happy fairy tale ending for your vampire story, the way to do it is 'unhappy vampires become human' not 'unhappy human becomes vampire; other vampires still have same problems that made them unhappy.' Good for Bella she was following her bliss as a vampire in BD, but I never got how Bella being happy made things any better for Rosalie, or Esme, or Carlisle, or Jasper. Emmett and Alice were reasonably happy as vampires already, or Alice at least didn't know anything different. Rosalie and Esme wanted to be mothers, not aunt/grandma. And Renesmee literally grows up so fast they're missing out at most of those baby/toddler/childhood experiences anyway. Plus Breaking Dawn doesn't really address the issue of whether Bella lost her soul or not, or if Renesmee even has one at all. Edward's happy in BD but will it last or will his worry start creeping back in with time? He's got plenty of it.

But if Bella's blood could be used to make a cure and the option to become human is a thing . . . that gets SUPER interesting to me. Who would take it? Is it reversible? Like, could Rosalie and Emmett become human, have a couple of kids, age until their 30s or 40s and then ask Alice and Jasper (who presumably stay vampires) to turn them back? Or is it one way choice and they become immune to venom like Bella is? Part of me thinks Carlisle deep down wants to be human more than Edward and Rosalie even do (he has crafted his whole vampire lifestyle around being as a human as possible--a job, a wife, kids, a house . . . all very weird for a Twilight vampire) but would the knowledge that he could help more humans as an immortal doctor than a mortal one hold him back? Would he and Esme stay vampires to watch over Edward and Rosalie/Emmett if they all became human? Would the Volturi see this power to turn vampires human as a threat, a weapon?

And just the irony of the one person who wanted to be a vampire being the one who can't become one and whose blood has the power to turn the vampires she loves and envies human. Delicious.

[no-blood-no-foul]

Reading ‘Eight Days’ by Windchymes on A03 helped scratch this itch. I loved seeing what would happen if they could become human - seeing Emmett and Rosalie as parents was *chefs kiss* 🥹 I just wish they’d finished it!

[gardengnoming]

I've read it an unmentionable number of times (like all windchymes works), and I have come to a conclusion that it is finished. Or at least it is a logical place for an end of a book, if it was a book. The plot has been plotted out, all conflicts are resolved, the narrative arc has come to an end

But would I read another 300.000 words about them? 100%

If anyone knows how to contact windchymes, pass on my kindest regards to her

[expressions-of-nature]

Wildflowers in Fog, Mount Rainier by Lazgrapher

[forever-obsessed-with-twilight]

Kristen Stewart trying out potential Bella Swan outfits for the first Twilight movie.

[midnight-sunnydale]

Edward Cullen text posts part 2

[dragon-in-a-fez]

one of the funniest conversations I ever had with my ex was when they were still getting used to Celsius and asked me "what's 20 degrees?" and instead of converting it, I said "it's the highest your dad will ever let you set the thermostat and when you say you're cold he tells you to put on another sweater, we're not made of money" and they went "oh, 68"

the fact that this reference was that fucking precise was something they went on to tell people about for years.

[lambandlion]

When Bella finds out she’s pregnant in BD, she mentions that her last period was 16 days before the wedding (the wedding took place on August 13th 2006) and that at the time of her phonecall with Carlisle (which was 17 days after the wedding) she was 5 days late. She also mentions that her period is never late.

This means that her cycle is 28 days exactly (16+17-5) and that her last period began on July 28th 2006. That was also her last period EVER btw because then she got pregnant and then was immediately changed.

So I counted backwards to every single one of Bella’s periods, from her last one before she changed, to the first one after she moved to Forks. The results:

To elaborate, Bella was on her period:

When she first met Edward at biology class (January 18th 2005)

At the meadow (March 12th) and baseball game (March 13th)

The first time she heard Edward’s voice in NM (January 16th 2006)

When she bought the bikes and she started repairing them with Jake (January 17-18th)

When she and Jacob did homework together and she invited him to the movies (February 14th)

The day she realized Jacob is a werewolf (March 11th)

Quite possibly when she jumped off the cliff, depending on how long it lasts for her (March 16th)

When  Jacob confronted Edward and Bella about the treaty and gave Bella back her motorcycle (April 7th)

When Edward caught Riley’s scent at Bella’s house (June 2nd)

At the Quileute bonfire (June 3rd)

When Jacob went missing in BD (Late June/Early July)

So… yeah that’s what I did today.

[edwardcullenisavirgin]

Ur insane I think I love you

[autumnwhisperss]

2000s Forks, the dream small town.

[edwardstanaccount]

Edward: I'm breaking all rules since I'm going to hell anyway 😎

Bella: how about premarital-

Edward: OH MY GOD WHAT

[delicateswn-deactivated20160811]

Favorite Character Meme // 6 quotes

Midnight Sun Chapter 5 // “Why won’t you leave me alone?”  Believe me, I wanted to say, I’ve tried.  Oh, and also, I’m wretchedly in love with you.  Keep it light.

[segamascott]

[tinyedwardcomics]

edward, if you were to have another “power” besides reading minds, what would it be?

[reasonsforhope]

By the way, you can improve your executive function. You can literally build it like a muscle.

Yes, even if you're neurodivergent. I don't have ADHD, but it is allegedly a thing with ADHD as well. And I am autistic, and after a bunch of nerve damage (severe enough that I was basically housebound for 6 months), I had to completely rebuild my ability to get my brain to Do Things from what felt like nearly scratch.

This is specifically from ADDitude magazine, so written specifically for ADHD (and while focused in large part on kids, also definitely includes adults and adult activities):

How to Sharpen Executive Functions: Activities to Hone Brain Skills

Executive functioning skills range from working memory to cognitive flexibility to inhibitory control, and beyond. They power our daily func

Here's a link on this for autism (though as an editor wow did that title need an editor lol):

Enhancing Executive Functioning Difficulties in Adults with Autism

Practical Strategies for Enhancing Executive Functioning Difficulties in Adults With Autism - Living with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) as

Resources on this aren't great because they're mainly aimed at neurotypical therapists or parents of neurdivergent children. There's worksheets you can do that help a lot too or thought work you can do to sort of build the neuro-infrastructure for tasks.

But a lot of the stuff is just like. fun. Pulling from both the first article and my own experience:

Play games or video games where you have to make a lot of decisions. Literally go make a ton of picrews or do online dress-up dolls if you like. It helped me.

Art, especially forms of art that require patience, planning ahead, or in contrast improvisation

Listening to longform storytelling without visuals, e.g. just listening regularly to audiobooks or narrative podcasts, etc.

Meditation

Martial arts

Sports in general

Board games like chess or Catan (I actually found a big list of what board games are good for building what executive functioning skills here)

Woodworking

Cooking

If you're bad at time management play games or video games with a bunch of timers

Things can be easier. You might always have a disability around this (I certainly always will), but it can be easier. You do not have to be this stuck forever.

[apperishon]

thank you very much

[laikiirnodel]

Oh so the sudden drop in executive function might be related to suddenly not having a regular martial arts class/community?

Because I've been missing Aikido (used to have weekly few-hour trainings, with an intensive weekend every month or two. Currently don't have a dojo or relevant class within walking distance, and don't have transportation or complementary schedule for the next closest one I know of)

Also last time I was around aikido folks (October) I was only able to do like half an hour before I had to stop and rest on the side. Felt weird.

On the other hand, I have gotten into paper doll type games, games like Stardew that require decisions and time management (your character gets eepy at midnight and passes out wherever they are at 2am. There are penalties for passing out not in your bed.), and trying to do more cooking.

I absolutely *cannot* do podcasts without a very specific activity level going on concurrently. If my other task is not engaging enough, then my brain will wander off on tangents. If the task is too engaging, it will take over my attention and I will lose track of the audio. Either way requires rewinding and hoping I can find what I missed.

[angelsonthesideline-deactivated]

[homunculus-argument]

The thing about ADHD is that the "lack of reward chemicals in your brain" doesn't just mean that you don't want to do any tasks that don't feel particularly yummy :(, it means that your brain will look at chores and tasks that need to be done like "doing this would be painful and tedious for absolutely nothing to gain from it, Do Not Do That." The same thing that your brain tells you about everything else that would feel really bad and hurt the entire time that you're dying. The part of your brain that stops you from doing the thing is the same part that keeps you from shoving your arm into a wood chipper.

With unmedicated, unmanaged ADHD, "I have to do this assignment or I fail and my life will be ruined and I die" feels like a SAW trap, every single time.

[urgentkettle]

Articles written by neurotypicals will be like “ADHD children find the external motivation of the SAW traps is very effective. Here’s how to build SAW traps to maximize their productivity.”

[backonmybullship]

Anxiety medicine goes hand in hand with ADHD medicine because your ADHD will give you anxiety. You are going to have executive dysfunction and you will get anxious over it. You will still be impulsive and get anxious over it. I did something impulsive the other day and I spiraled over it. Then I realized I hadn't taken my anxiety meds in a couple days.

I've been medicated for ADHD for almost 20 years and I still get this. None of this goes away you just have a lot more impulse control, a little less executive dysfunction, and while the whole part of hearing everything at the same level never goes away you can at least learn to tune some of it out.

The best part of being medicated with ADHD is that you find ways to cope, you can see a pathway through the million things running around in your brain enough to finally learn how your brain works, recognize patterns, and can sort of stick to building habits. You still have to do all the hard work you can just be a little more consistent with it.

[thememedaddy]

[eames-with-a-rose]

Scarlet00rose i’ll beat u up personally