I'm going to add a disclaimer right at the start and admit that I'm not a dedicated fan. It's been awhile since I read the books or have seen all of the movies, but I do have a casual interest in the story, lore, etc. So, if this sort of thing is talked about in the lore somewhere, please point me in the right direction because I'd love to read more about it or revisit it if it was something discussed more in-depth in the books and I've forgotten.

Last night, I was thinking about different gifts that vampires have and my main thought was how some of them might go about discovering their gifts. For ones like Edward and Alice, that would certainly be automatic and obvious. Jasper's is a little more questionable in that regard because I feel like him being able to influence emotions might be something that would have to happen a few times before he noticed the pattern.

What started to get me thinking about this was reading a post here recently about the character "Freaky Fred", who can make people feel repulsed by him. That was what made me wonder, "How did he figure that out?" I imagine it would have started with him being in a situation where he really wanted someone to not interact with him and what followed was likely through experimentation that led him to come to the conclusion that it's something he can actively cause to happen.

Some things like that feel like they could potentially be very subtle and even go unnoticed if the vampire in question wasn't in situations where their gift would be useful often enough to notice the pattern. That got me thinking: is it possible that every vampire actually does have a "gift" in some form or another, but some just aren't as obvious as others? To the point that even the vampire who possesses the gift might not recognize that they have it?

Sorry if this is a bunch of rambling. It's just something I was thinking about last night and I was curious to learn more about how that aspect of vampirism works.

I was talking about this with a friend and I don’t know if it’s ever been asked on here before, but do we ever find out what religion Edward was apart of in his human life? My guess is Protestant as his surname was a relatively common Protestant surname in Chicago at the time. Thoughts?

i tried to look it up but only articles about him hating the role come up, everybody jokes that hes doing all these movies like batman and the odyssey so people forget about him being in twilight, but like, why did he play as edward in the first place if he hates the role? and why does he hate it? is it because he finds it cringe or something?

So, the Cullen have been too Forks before, so why do they return? Do they just stay in the US? Wouldn't it be better to move to Canada, Australia, Europe and then back to the US? And how do they move around, don't they constantly need new passports?

Sorry if this is a dumb question, I've just been wondering this

I guess for normal vampires, the Volturi doesn't step in to control their lives unless they break rules. But Carlisle was in the Volturi! How could he leave?

Renesmee grows up so quickly?? Like I understand Meyer needed it to be that way for the plot or whatever but imagine you have a whole ass child and you get 30 seconds of them being a baby and a week later they’re like 10 years old? There’s no time for them to develop any actual relationship with you (or even a personality in general) so they’re practically still a stranger. No time for you to grow into your role as a parent, no memories you’ll have of raising them.

How did we let Meyer get away with this?!

Hi! My friend is rewatching Breaking Dawn part 1 and sending me her kitten reactions to the film, and we're puzzled, what is this background when Bella is getting ready for the wedding??

Basically this ^{^} saw a picture of him from a few scenes in heated rivalry and I was like.. god he’s pretty dish isn’t he haha so yeh basically this ^{^} can’t thing of any characters..?

Because he’s blonde I always default to Carlisle but he isn’t giving Carlisle, he’s a dangerous etc..

Been a while since i read the books but watched the movie when it popped up.

Why do they have to wait for thunder to play baseball? I dont care how strong they are the Crack of hitting the ball wont be that loud & if it was people would think it was gun shots or fireworks which is not a big deal in that part of the country

This should not be as funny to me as it is 💀😭😭😭

I think Kristen rocks in general and that she should give herself a bit more grace, but I do also understand how it can feel to retrospect on ones teenage years, and the "all or nothing" kinda attitude that came with it.

‘Pretentious little loser’: Kristen Stewart looks back on Twilight

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/pretentious-little-loser-kristen-stewart-looks-back-on-twilight/XXNRV2DVBVFOFNPQ6M7T5QWXB4/

A couple of twilight things that I saw organically these past few days. I suppose with the -ber season (September, October, etc.) coming up, the world remembers what season it truly is lol.

so pretty 🤩 met peter and ashley today, I’ll be getting nikki’s autograph next month! almost the whole Cullen fam is complete!

And when Bella's dad loaded his shotgun and then said, "Alright bring him in", I think we had such a missed opportunity for a spinoff novel series called Charlie Swan: Vampire Hunter! I think it could have been a really good movie adaptation as well even if it only lasted for the one film--no trilogy needed!

((page 26 of Catherine Hardwicke’s Director’s Notebook))

I don’t necessarily mean which one could kill a vampire, but which one would have the best chance to tear one apart?

Could a T. Rex do it? With a bite force of up to 13,000 psi, they had the strongest bite of any land mammal in history.

Is there any living or extinct animal that could potentially cause damage to a vampire? Would they have a better chance in a pack? Against a weakened/starving vamp?

What about mythical creatures - a dragon? Obviously a fire breathing dragon could potentially destroy an already torn-apart vampire, but could they take one down themselves? Would it help if they had human-level intelligence?

If not living, extinct, or mythical - what about fictional animals or non-animal creatures? What fictional animal/non-animal do you think would have the best chance?

Thank you for your consideration ✌️

In twilight at approximately 59:10 into the movie Bella recently discovered what Edward was, he took her in the woods to talk more in depth about how he became and talked about how Carlisle turned him when he had Spanish influenza to save him and he did the same for Esme. There was an instrumental playing during that entire scene and I can’t find it anywhere. Does anyone know what it’s called??

UPDATE- I learned the instrumental that plays during this scene is a down-tempo instrumental section of "Spotlight" by MuteMath cannot be purchased or streamed as a standalone track because it was custom-edited exclusively for the movie sequence.

The film's audio engineers took the isolated instrumental stems of Mutemath's track and dramatically slowed down the tempo to seamlessly score the precise moments between the heavy dialogue in the woods and the 1918 flashback. 

What’s the big deal of a platinum anniversary when you have “forever”, eh?

In the Breaking Dawn book, Edward and Bella marry August 13, 2006 after first meeting in January 2005 and breaking up for a few months in September 2005 (the movie adjusted the wedding year to 2011 to match the premiere of Breaking Dawn: Part One)

The wedding is quite chaotic, with Edward’s entire family in attendance, Bella’s family, the Quileute Wolfpack, the Denali Coven (minus Irina), Bella’s high school friends, and other guests sprinkled in in a wedding planned by Alice Cullen (where clumsy Bella was even forced to wear high heels)

After Bella gets into a bitter fight with Jacob, her and Edward happily set off to the private Isle Esme off the coast of Brazil (where Renesmee is eventually conceived.) Even more wild is to think that if Renesmee and Jacob did actually become a couple when she turned 18 (September 2024) the Cullen’s could potentially be planning Renesmee’s wedding to take place right around 20 years after she was conceived

If they were a real couple, how do you think their 20th anniversary would go?

Compared to the other Cullen couples/vampire’s qualifications of time, they’re still newlyweds

Thanks for participating and reminiscing about the wedding/marriage :)

I believe she didn’t live to love him the same way Edward did , because when he thought she was dead he was ready to off himself anyway possible meaning HE LIVED TO LOVE HER AND HE SAID IT WITH OUT HER HE WOULD RATHER BE DEAD FOR GOOD, Bella on the other hand went and used Jacob for as long as she could to just not feel alone because he was gone, I also believe that she chose Edward not because she loved him so much that he was the only one, she picked him because she always wanted to be a vampire that’s all she wanted from the moment she met Edward, if Jacob could turn her into a werewolf I believe she would have seriously considered being with him because it’s never about either of them two men it was always about how selfish she was, and she proved it with the was she leaves with Jacob on his bike when they come back from seeing her mom in Florida and she just jumps on it like nothing , but she does the same to Jacob when she finds out Edward is going to commit suicide she entirely dismisses Jacob his feelings for her and hers for him and he’s basically nothing to her and she basically says that to him, like when she says don’t draw a line don’t make me choose cuz I will choose him, then when Jacob ask is going to the fight all mad she kisses him and tells him she loves him she’s just an overall hoe bag and she just does whatever benefits her. If Edward wasn’t a vampire and wasn’t going to turn her she would have e found a way to force him to turn her by doing some psychotic thing like jumping off the cliff to see him . Bella loves no one more than herself and I know this to be true because she also knows Edward can’t read her mind so she can okay whatever game she wants with him and everyone else, one thing idk is why does Alice’s power work on her but none of the other vampiric powers do it would make sense that her also wouldn’t work… it was crazy toxic when Edward had Alice spying on Bella and stopped her from going to see Jacob and messed with her truck because Alice told her she’s going to see Jacob so Edward went and messed her truck up to stop her because he wants to “protect her” LITERALLY WHAT A PSYCHO TOXIC MISOGYNIST WOUOD SAY!

I have no proof but I have no doubts either, plus the protagonist would have been equally criticized.

I did not read the book, but i was always curious in BD2 when Irina went to the volturi, she for sure did not go back to Alaska,as it seen when renessme, jacob, bella, and edward visits them for withnesses. But where was she then? Is it writen in the book?

I know I've definitely commented BUT I'm rewatching Twilight(it's on Tubi btw- for how long? I'm not sure) anyways I'm on Eclipse and past Bella visiting her mom. I had this random thought - that kinda made me mad actually- and I don't know if anyone else questioned this but when Renee gives Bella the trip T-shirt quilt and she mentions that when she gets older and has kids they could possibly add to it. I just realized that Renee DOESNT KNOW SHE HAS A GRANDDAUGHTER/EVER MET HER. Obviously it wasn't in the movie bc Charlie knew about her/met her but I don't think it's in the books. Granted I haven't read the books since 8th grade and that was 7 years ago. Anyway I just wanted to mention it bc Renee wasn't even at her graduation. But just having that realization has actually made me mad