Hi there! I just saw your ask about the doomed happy endings of...everyone, basically, and something stuck out to me: the concept of Carlisle and Jasper forming a two man vegetarian coven. Could you elaborate on that? Any headcanons?
So, this one is possible, but first I must make the note that Carlisle only turned Edward because after centuries of solitude and failing to either find likeminded or convert others to his way of life, he decided to create his own vampire and train this one to live as did.
To us this is the beginning of the story, a par de course in the life of Carlisle - of course he bites Edward, Esme, Rose, and Emmett, that’s how the story went!
For Carlisle, however, this was the last way out, something he dreaded resorting to and likely never would have if Elizabeth Masen hadn’t been who she was.
What this means is that if Carlisle and Jasper team up to form their two man vegetarian coven, then the rest of the Cullens don’t happen. It’ll just be those two.
With that in mind, how would this even happen?
Carlisle needs to meet Jasper before Edward. This means at any point between 1863 and 1919 (Edward died in the autumn). This could happen, because Carlisle travelled all the world, he could have passed through Middle America at some point.
A problem immediately presents itself: Jasper was with Maria at the time, and while he was miserable, he loved her and couldn’t imagine a different life. He hadn’t pieced together what his gift did to him when he killed humans, because he was constantly killing people anyway. He was Darth Vader before finding out Luke Skywalker is alive, and his world was endless war, death, and bloodshed.
Not only would it take a lot for Carlisle to persuade him, but I doubt it would occur to Carlisle to try and persuade this scarred over killing machine into a god-fearing vegan lifestyle in the first place. He didn’t get through to Aro, nor Siobhan, nor any of the wonderful people he’s met over the years. Jasper is one terrifying motherfucker, if Carlisle ran into him in the wild he’d likely pretend to be on the phone with Aro, “Oh you’re expecting me in Volterra next week and would come searching if I didn’t show, good to know. What’s that, you’d definitely avenge my death? Cool. Say hi to my best friend Jane.” even though phones hadn’t been invented yet, and then run in the opposite direction.
But there’s also the Luke Skywalker path.
Jasper had, in his own words, nearly no humanity left. There was only killing and blood. He was desperately unhappy, the problem was he didn’t know it.
If Carlisle looked at him the right way and saw that, saw that pain...
If Carlisle told Jasper about his life, about his ideals and altruistic existence, it would be for Jasper a completely absurd experience, this yellow-eyed pacifist living a life he couldn’t even imagine. He’d be fascinated.
Remember, in 1938 it would only take Peter one conversation to persuade Jasper to leave Maria.
Rome wasn’t built in a day. Jasper wouldn’t drop everything, “I’m a hippie now! Make love, not war, Maria, bye.” within five minutes (Well, I say that, but if Carlisle caught him in the right moment I can also see Jasper having such a bizarre time meeting this alien that he just follows Carlisle like the pied piper) but this vampire living such an impossible, different, life would intrigue him. Carlisle would be like a man who lives free from capitalism to us, impossible but oh so alluring. You can’t put someone like that out of your mind after that.
And Carlisle, in turn, seeing Jasper’s interest would return to see him again, not expecting him to follow the diet but hoping to at the very least get this rough diamond away from his current life. He wouldn’t be able to leave him, his faith and morals would make that unthinkable for him.
Carlisle is gifted extremely charismatic, and sooner rather than later he would have Jasper convinced he doesn’t have to continue killing for the sake of killing in an endless cycle of violence (knowing how miserable Jasper only had to realize he was, I think Carlisle would seal the deal on their second meeting).
From there, there are two paths.
A, they part ways, and Jasper’s depression doesn’t cease because he’s still killing humans. Carlisle’s words returns to him, and he tries animal blood. Realizing that this is the right path to him, he embarks upon a road trip to track down the pacifist blond, wherever he is in the world now, and it ends with a scene likes the airport scenes in romantic movies, where Carlisle sees his yellow eyes and they run towards each other in slow motion.
B, Carlisle gets Jasper to try it, “What’s this, I’m not miserable anymore!” and now Carlisle has a BFF/life partner.
Either way, they’d be a delightful, unlikely duo and I’m here for the buddy comedy.
