okay now i can’t get it out of my head. theres so much potential for a storyline where carlisle has jasper’s ability.
he grows up knowing that he’ll lead a congregation of people like his father, and he learned early on about the importance of empathy in terms of leading people.
after he’s turned, he keeps himself away from humanity for the same reasons. he still finds his solution of animals as a food source.
overall his life before turning edward stays pretty much the same, except his ability strengthens his story. for example, as he tests himself near humanity, he starts to feel their emotions. although overwhelming at first, this ability lends itself to a stronger connection with humanity (that others of his future coven may not feel as strongly about. canon carlisle has the greatest connection to humanity, actively working to help his community)
maybe one day he stumbles upon a hospital and feels the greatest amount of suffering, hope and pain all in one place. he now knows that his unending life’s work is to be focused here, where he can do the most good.
when he finds edward in the hospital, it’s his mother’s internal despair that convinced carlisle to change edward. and when edward wakes up and starts hearing voices, he finds himself better able to guide edward in the right direction bc of his own ability.
esme’s story, i think, would stay pretty much the same, but rosalie’s could be much different. instead of changing rosalie to be edwards mate (ew.) carlisle feels her pain and heartache and can’t help but do the only thing he knows to do, change her. when she wakes up and is understandably heartbroken and bitter, he understands the gravity of what he’s done. when she goes off to kill royce and his friends, he knows he can’t/won’t object bc it’s the only way she’ll feel like she can move on. after this carlisle decides to be whatever she needs, even if that means being rosalie’s punching bag as she works through her newborn vampire issues as well as her trauma. he sees the good in rosalie and can only hope she’ll eventually be able to find love and warmth in her new family.
through the years, carlisle never uses his ability to manipulate his family, but it is good for understanding conflict. all the years of edward and rosalie’s arguing is often smoothed over by carlisle, who understands both of them.
his ability and overall compassion make him a great leader of his coven, not because he manipulates them but because he understands and respects all of his “children.” most vampires find it strange that such a big coven can live under one roof, but between carlisle’s ability and esme’s big heart, they make it work
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