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My skin could be pretty—it was very clear, almost translucent-looking—but it all depended on color. I had no color here.
Why am I picturing one of those fish where you can see the guts through their skin
Of the three boys, one was big—muscled like a serious weight lifter, with dark, curly hair. Another was taller, leaner, but still muscular, and honey blond. The last was lanky, less bulky, with untidy, bronze-colored hair. He was more boyish than the others,
We all must go through this. Preteen me springs for the lanky small one, adult me needs more meat on those bones. HMU Emmett
“Bella, you hit your head, you don’t know what you’re talking about.”
The OG gaslighter
I couldn’t allow him to have this level of influence over me. It was pathetic. More than pathetic, it was unhealthy.
Somehow we lose this through the end of the book, it’s still unhealthy girl
“Well…” He paused, and then the rest of the words followed in a rush. “I decided as long as I was going to hell, I might as well do it thoroughly.”
Yeah okay I get why I was obsessed with him though
“I just wondered… if you could warn me beforehand the next time you decide to ignore me for my own good. Just so I’m prepared.”
Preview for book two!
It had been a while since I’d had a girls’ night out, and the estrogen rush was invigorating.
Stephanie what the fuck does this mean
I wondered if it should bother me that he was following me; instead I felt a strange surge of pleasure.
Dark romance lite
I couldn’t look at his face now. But I saw his knuckles tighten convulsively on the wheel.
Convulsively?! Hello are you OKAY?
“How old are you?” “Seventeen,” he answered promptly. “And how long have you been seventeen?” His lips twitched as he stared at the road. “A while,” he admitted at last.
ICONIC , how did I ever forget this happened when they were in the car
About three things I was absolutely positive. First, Edward was a vampire. Second, there was part of him—and I didn’t know how potent that part might be—that thirsted for my blood. And third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him.
Iconic as hellll
I didn’t want him to talk about goodbyes anymore. If I had to, I supposed I could purposefully put myself in danger to keep him close.… I banished that thought before his quick eyes read it on my face. That idea would definitely get me in trouble.
Preview: book two part 2 electric boogaloo
Because there was nothing more terrifying to me, more excruciating, than the thought of turning away from him.
She’s so unhinged I love her
I woke early, having slept soundly and dreamlessly thanks to my gratuitous drug use.
“Gratuitous drug use” girl shut the hell up you took some NyQuil
“You said it might cause trouble for you… us being together publicly,” I reminded him. “So you’re worried about the trouble it might cause me—if you don’t come home?” His voice was still angry, and bitingly sarcastic.
Edward gets it, she’s nuts
His skin, white despite the faint flush from yesterday’s hunting trip, literally sparkled, like thousands of tiny diamonds were embedded in the surface. He lay perfectly still in the grass, his shirt open over his sculpted, incandescent chest, his scintillating arms bare.
I can’t believe this scene happens with Edward in a BUTTON DOWN TANK TOP and I just erased that from my memory
“I’m the world’s best predator, aren’t I? Everything about me invites you in—my voice, my face, even my smell. As if I need any of that!” Unexpectedly, he was on his feet, bounding away, instantly out of sight, only to appear beneath the same tree as before, having circled the meadow in half a second. “As if you could outrun me,” he laughed bitterly.
Yo this was actually my favorite part as a kid though, we love an unhinged show of power
“As if you could fight me off,” he said gently. I sat without moving, more frightened of him than I had ever been. I’d never seen him so completely freed of that carefully cultivated façade. He’d never been less human… or more beautiful. Face ashen, eyes wide, I sat like a bird locked in the eyes of a snake.
The skin of a killer, bella
His lovely eyes seemed to glow with rash excitement. Then, as the seconds passed, they dimmed. His expression slowly folded into a mask of ancient sadness. “Don’t be afraid,” he murmured, his velvet voice unintentionally seductive.
I HAVE WHIPLASH
Common sense told me I should be terrified. Instead, I was relieved to finally understand. And I was filled with compassion for his suffering, even now, as he confessed his craving to take my life.
Girl you wanna fuck him so bad you look STUPID
“I’m here… which, roughly translated, means I would rather die than stay away from you.” I frowned. “I’m an idiot.” “You are an idiot,” he agreed with a laugh.
She’s an idiot, it’s TEXT and we somehow lose this as the book goes on
“And so the lion fell in love with the lamb…,” he murmured. I looked away, hiding my eyes as I thrilled to the word. “What a stupid lamb,” I sighed. “What a sick, masochistic lion.”
I couldn’t not highlight it, guys I’m cackling what a LINE
I wasn’t expecting you to come so close. And the smell of your throat.” He stopped short, looking to see if he’d upset me. “Okay, then,” I said flippantly, trying to alleviate the suddenly tense atmosphere. I tucked my chin. “No throat exposure.” It worked; he laughed.
She’s got jokes! They’re funny! I love Kristin and Robert but whatever direction they got in the movies made that shit WEIRD. Their chemistry is good in the books!
“But…” His fingers touched my lips lightly, making me shiver again. “There are other hungers. Hungers I don’t even understand, that are foreign to me.” “I may understand that better than you think.”
Stephanie can’t just say he wanna fuck
“Will you turn into a bat?” I asked warily. He laughed, louder than I’d ever heard. “Like I haven’t heard that one before!” “Right, I’m sure you get that all the time.” “Come on, little coward, climb on my back.”
BAT!
“I guess that wasn’t the best idea,” he mused. I tried to be positive, but my voice was weak. “No, it was very interesting.” “Hah! You’re as white as a ghost—no, you’re as white as me!”
He’s got jokes!’
It would cause me physical pain to be separated from him now.
I’m literally laughing at how she just decides this
“How often?” I asked casually. “Hmmm?” He sounded as if I had pulled him from some other train of thought. I still didn’t turn around. “How often did you come here?” “I come here almost every night.”
When he sneaks into your bedroom to watch you sleep
“Breakfast time,” he said eventually, casually—to prove, I’m sure, that he remembered all my human frailties. So I clutched my throat with both hands and stared at him with wide eyes. Shock crossed his face. “Kidding!” I snickered. “And you said I couldn’t act!” He frowned in disgust. “That wasn’t funny.”
They’re FUNNY! I forgot all this!
I ended up in my only skirt—long, khaki-colored, still casual. I put on the dark blue blouse he’d once complimented. A quick glance in the mirror told me my hair was entirely impossible, so I pulled it back into a ponytail.
You’re telling me she met his parents in a KHAKI MAXI SKIRT and a PONYTAIL I’m taking psychic damage, someone send Stephanie to prison
“Wrong again,” he murmured in my ear. “You are utterly indecent—no one should look so tempting, it’s not fair.”
She’s in a KHAKI SKIRT please spare me Edward
I realized there were tears in my eyes. I dabbed at them, embarrassed. He touched the corner of my eye, trapping one I missed. He lifted his finger, examining the drop of moisture broodingly. Then, so quickly I couldn’t be positive that he really did, he put his finger to his mouth to taste it.
Yo okay so this NEVER comes back? We just walk off into the night with no explanation about why he did that?? Weirdo teenagers
“You will be watching,” Edward clarified. “We will be playing baseball.” I rolled my eyes. “Vampires like baseball?” “It’s the American pastime,” he said with mock solemnity.
Oh FUCK yeah
For I had no choices now but one: to go to the mirrored room and die.
That’s really the only choice? There’s no option B?
“Stay, Edward, stay with me.…” “I will.” His voice was strained, but somehow triumphant.
Why do I remember him struggling to stop sucking her blood? He just was like “oh damn yum” and ended it like that?? Hello? All this hype about him wanting to kill her so bad and he just STOPPED ?
He sighed without returning my gaze. “It was impossible… to stop,” he whispered. “Impossible. But I did.”
Yeah with NO STRUGGLE whatsoever! Missed opportunity
“I’m not coming over anymore if Alice is going to treat me like Guinea Pig Barbie when I do,” I griped.
Hi Barbie!
“The point?” I prompted softly. He ignored me, staring up at the moon. “Twilight, again,” he murmured. “Another ending. No matter how perfect the day is, it always has to end.”
You know I had to highlight the title
“So ready for this to be the end,” he murmured, almost to himself, “for this to be the twilight of your life, though your life has barely started. You’re ready to give up everything.” “It’s not the end, it’s the beginning,” I disagreed under my breath.
Yo girl you are seventeen, what do you even know
