the anger that had been RADIATING from her had all but dulled -- her shoulders sagging as the argument that echoed through the halls faded into nothingness. she didn’t need an EMPATHIC nature to feel the waves of pain that rolled from esme’s form like it had been a storm filled night. her past was as tortured as the last dusk rosalie spent with life in her lungs -- & she never UNDERSTOOD how much until the details were finally coloring the pages once black & white with crimson. a cautionary step is taken forward, there was something so beautiful about the compassion that esme was able to MAINTAIN -- it was not something that rosalie found herself understanding, but was appreciative all the same. she wasn’t grateful to carlisle for giving her this life, but she did hold gratitude for the family that had WELCOMED her home after her vengeance was served. searching the elder vampire’s features, she finds the care that propels her next few steps -- a RARE moment of softness as her arms wrapped around esme’s back in search of providing comfort. ❝ thank you -- for telling me. ❞ whispered quietly into the air, for allowing her to find CONNECTIONS in the pool of grief that was capable of drowning her, & more importantly for giving her strength when her own FALTERED as her emotions swept over & took sense away.