a very gentle person.

to me, eleazar is an interesting middle ground between two extreme views of vampirism. on one hand, he very much appreciates the nonviolent ideology of a vegetarian lifestyle and the fact that he decided to go vegan on his own accord rather than, say, being “born into it” as many of the cullens were, goes to show how genuine he is about limiting his harm done. and yet, on the other hand, he is not ashamed of what he is, nor does he regret the deaths that had to happen in order for him to survive. his views on vampirism are similar to how one would view any other apex predator fulfilling a role within an ecosystem. they are simply doing what they were made to do. however, it's this detached scientific view of the world that also gives rise to a special kind of arrogance, as he also believes that abstaining from human blood somehow elevates them ( the denali coven and the cullens ) above those who are still giving into "baser instincts."

hey wait guys are we back in our twilight phase

i think if he were still human, eleazar would be a cat person. he likes their quiet independence and confidence in establishing boundaries. he doesn’t mind dogs but more often than not, they’re pushy and overexcitable, and people don’t usually bother training them, which isn’t the animal’s fault, of course, but it’s still an important aspect to consider… of course, all of this is a bit moot since, as a vampire, all animals have an instinctual fear of him which likely prevents him from ever actually owning a pet. but still, never let it be said that eleazar is without an opinion.

while eleazar doesn’t particularly care about blending in with humans, he’s still far too curious a creature and much too empathetic to stay completely sequestered from human society as a whole. so i’ve decided that while he doesn’t have a “human job” the way carlisle does, he does have a “hobby” of sorts — as a professor of behavioral neuroscience. eleazar’s study of the human brain began during his time with the volturi but it’s only within the last hundred years that he began to seriously devote his time to higher education on the subject. even more recent, he’s realized just how much he enjoys sharing his knowledge with others, especially those also interested in furthering their own understanding. while he doesn’t have tenure at any one institution, he will often act as a guest lecturer at various universities and colleges around the world. in fact, it’s not unusual for him to specifically accept jobs in the northwest american peninsula just so he and carmen have an excuse to visit their olympic coven cousins while also getting out of denali before they go a bit stir crazy.

thinking about vampires having that iridescent gold shine in their eyes that nocturnal predators have in low lighting…… Hot

while he was still in the guard, eleazar would often spend his time with chelsea due to the way their gifts would frequently be used in combination on missions; eleazar would identify promising gifts and chelsea would loosen their coven bonds and ally them to the volturi. they weren’t necessarily close ( none of the guard were, really ) but she was always kind to him and her mate, afton, while quiet, was always happy to indulge him in a bit of intellectual conversation. it isn’t until after breaking dawn, when the realization that chelsea might have been using her gifts on the guard themselves begins to dawn on him, that eleazar begins to wonder if even that kinship was false.

the way i’ll never forgive smeyer for denying me eleazar and laurent having in depth philosophical discussions that last for days, sometimes even weeks on end, only interrupted when irina and carmen decide they’ve had enough of them being painfully boring and drag them away

thinking about carmen and el traveling the world together, post leaving the volturi but before they met up with the sisters ( so while they were still in their “feeding on humans but feeling kinda bad about it” era ). for some reason, i have this idea that they’d only hunt one person at a time and share the blood between them as a way to cut down on unnecessary murder, sure, but also because it’s romantic as fuck

me writing a whole in depth character analysis in the tags instead of a separate post where people can actually read it? we are SO back, baby!