𝙷𝙰𝙻𝙵 𝐈𝐌𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐀𝐋 ,

perhaps she could be loved this way, too, and when she sees how her life could have been, could still be, jennifer finally learns that the only thing holding her back is herself, and the source of this revelation is renesmee.

         his weight lists from one foot to the other, a hand absently scratching at the cusp of his jaw. “yeah, that’s fair.” a shrug comes forth, & stiles shifts back. hands coming forth to fiddle with each other in an attempt at indifference. “—but you can’t really blame me ——- right?” 

@enreality       ,      called 

"i guess not,"  there's a half-smile that stretches across her lips, looking embarrassed and perhaps a little nervous.   she guesses she has no reason to be;   his reaction is normal, human, and he hasn't yet run screaming.   that's a plus, right?   "i mean,"  she begins, taking his lead and shifting her weight onto the other foot.   to clear the nerves.   there's a spark of humor in her cerulean blue eyes.   "i am a little insulted that you think i just, you know---  eat everyone i meet."

      𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐔𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐎𝐔𝐒 𝐏𝐈𝐍𝐍𝐀𝐂𝐋𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐘,    divination in the form of humanity and vampirism brought to an unholy matrimony in the body of one.    it was this that joham was obsessed with, likely ever since he had first taken hold of booth’s hand hundreds of years ago,     and felt within his grasp,     the beat of a pulse within marble skin.       part of the dhampir puts blame on himself for the suffering of jennifer and her siblings, while another part knew that what had been done was likely inevitable—   whether or not he had met joham,  whether or not his father had permitted the man to study him.       gritting teeth,  his composure remains steely outwardly…    eyes never once glancing down to the girl, but rather towards the horizon, cherry red at the edges where the sun began to sink downwards past their earthly domain.  

“ your father is a madman, jennifer. “   booth spoke low,  thought swirling behind steely eyes.  “ there’s no telling what he’s planning—     but whatever it is,       it’s worried your brother beyond recompense,       and i promised him that i would protect you from whatever it is to come. “

there's a moment where hurt shines in her gaze.   it lasts no more than a second,  just long enough for her to remind herself that her father's actions are not her own.   they are not her fault.   he is his own person,  and the blame falls only on him.   "i know what he is..."   and when she looks up, she's thankful booth isn’t looking at her and discerning her momentary lapse, but then she notices the way his eyes absently stare and it makes sudden anger boil beneath her marble skin.   [  isn't this familiar?   don't you know that look?  ]

*     𝚂𝚃𝙰𝚁𝚃𝙴𝚁  𝙲𝙰𝙻𝙻     /     @enreality .

             “  𝐡𝐞𝐲 ,   𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 ,     are  y'alright ?  ”    careful  steps  approach  the  girl ,   any  weapons  she  may  be  carrying  now   hidden   out  of  sight   —   she  has  no  need  for  them  right  now .   “  this  ain’t  really  a   safe   place  t’camp  out ,   if  that’s  what  y’er  thinkin’ .  ”

the dhampir notices her eyes first;  they blend in with the forest, green like the leaves beneath her bare feet and kind like the moonlight against her skin.   the urgency comes next, and the possible threat never registers.   jennifer ducks her head and hopes the subtle light doesn't illuminate the fresh blood coloring the recesses of her lips.   she'd recently fed.   animal this time, out of convenience, but still a long road away from normal.   "i'm—"   she pauses to brush the end of a long sleeve across her mouth, gaze returning only a second later,   "i'm okay."   she isn't sure what to add.   however frequent, the lies don't come easy.   [  humans aren't in the forests this late.   what excuse do you use now?  ]   after a long pause,   "no, i just, um—  i needed to clear my head.   i think i might be a little lost."

      𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐇𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐅𝐀𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑’𝐒 𝐄𝐘𝐄𝐒—       blue,     as they were when the man who was cursed to bare the name death,     was once human.      it’s an uncommon trait, perhaps more uncommon than the birth of her & his kind all together…     yet as booth looks over the girl who may as well wear the title of sister ‘pon the bone at her collar,    he  forgets  all  differences  between  them.       instead pulling her closer— an arm looped over her shoulders.      “  don’t worry jen,    nahuel is stronger than him. “       you both are.   /   @enreality liked for a starter.

"i have to follow him, booth.   he can't go alone."   fear envelopes her hummingbird heart;  nahuel would die in a fight against joham.   they both would,  even if booth thought otherwise.   and despite the way a familiar comfort seeps into her bones with his arm over her shoulders, her jaw sets with determination.   [  brother not by blood, but by choice.   a bond stronger than blood alone.  ]   booth always made her feel safe, but now she needs her fear for her brother to motivate her;  she isn't brave enough without it.   "you can't make me stay,"  a single step taken backward, but her fingers still hold a fistful of his shirt;  uneasy, unsure.   would joham come for booth if she failed?  [  can you fail a plan you haven't yet created?  ]   "i know he asked you to.   did he tell you what he was planning, too?   i'd rather not go in blind."

serena had her hands full while raising her.  as joham’s eldest child (and the only child that he had raised himself), serena’s personality mirrored joham’s a little too much.  while caring for jennifer, she had the same authoritarian disposition that joham did with none of the disinterest;  meaning that serena was always around to police her whereas joham’s visits were more sporadic, and usually only used as a way to keep jennifer as close as possible.  —  jennifer found it suffocating and oppressive, and she often ran away for days at a time.

jennifer was part human too, and with a dhampir’s rapid growth her childhood went by too fast.  she was suddenly expected to learn and behave and adopt the harsh beliefs that her father and sister shared (especially in regards to humans – jennifer has always been more understanding of humans than her father, who has killed numerous human women just for the sake of his inhumane dhampir “experiments”).  she just wanted to live and explore and express herself openly, with the freedom to experience things without influence and form her own beliefs and she made that known.  she was very rebellious in nature and always challenged the things she was taught.  she made it a point to see things for herself, which wasn’t always received well;  serena was often arguing with her about things like this, which made their relationship a little unpredictable until jennifer left to become a nomad.  they were raised very differently and it showed.