jacob black headcanons + observations nobody asked me for
We all have to remember that Jacob abruptly changed from a physically clumsy/ awkward taco into a graceful panther. Like he literally went from stumbling around just like Bella to perfectly sure and agile movements overnight. WILD. My point– physically, he’s different. But his personality should have remained in tact????
Around girls, he’s shy. Very little experience dating and is super awkward. He is not smooth at all. I have no idea why/how he became weirdly arrogant in Eclipse, but if that was SM trying to pass it off as him being a teenager or blame it on lack of experience, she did it wrong lol
He really spent a bunch of Eclipse chanting, “I know you feel something more for me Bella” when he, being the observant little softie that he is, would’ve known he didn’t have a chance in New Moon, especially once Bella chose to go to Italy.
It would make more sense if he were hurt, maybe a little jealous, but eventually gets over it because ultimately Bella will always be his best friend.
Absolute nonsense that he forced himself on Bella in Eclipse. I rebuke all of that. This is the same guy that said, “I like heavy metal but music makes you uncomfortable so we won’t play music”? The very same one who said, “I won’t say your ex’s name because it causes you debilitating pain”?? And the same guy who was like, “Motorcycles and cliff diving is stupid but you need it so I’ll help you out”??? ELECTRIC FUCKING CHAIR! Jacob is ALL about consent and comfort and warmth! Do you even know your characters SM? Fuck off.
I think the only thing SM got right was him being straightforward about his feelings (Jacob has a big mouth, a motor mouth this guy– he literally gave out tribe secrets like candy and casually confessed his love to Bella like nbd), but he’s forthcoming with his positive feelings, not negative ones.
Jacob does NOT want to push his problems onto other people, so he withholds his negative feelings. He would act upset but never articulate what got him that way, not unless it’s coaxed out of him
He wants to help other people. And he feels extra embarrassed/ out of his element when the feelings stick is passed to him. He would much rather deal with your problems instead.
Jacob is everybody’s rock. I don’t think he realized how much of a rock Bella was to him until she went to Italy, and boy did that sting. And when she didn’t need his support anymore, but he still very much needed hers (and didn’t want to admit it), he felt like he was left flailing on his own again
He puts on this calm “Sam-like” face to cover up how he’s feeling, which, post transformation, is pretty much sad/angry all the time. But he covers it up, not actually dealing with it.
When Jacob needs to focus his mind, he needs to keep his hands busy. That’s how he tunes out. He fixes up things in his garage, tinkering away at cars and motorcycles. He whittles wood, and likely has a collection of figurines all over the place
When his older sisters made plans to leave the house for good, he couldn’t bring himself to say anything to stop them. He didn’t want them to be miserable, but he didn’t know any better either. So he was left to take care of his disabled father on his own. He was THIRTEEN. Goodbye childhood
Imagine Jacob trying to get his superstitious father to go to his doctor appointments and Billy absolutely refusing because he will NOT step foot in an establishment where a Cullen works. Imagine the frustration. Imagine Jacob watching his father’s condition getting worse because of his stubborn beliefs in their tribe’s stories.
You cannot tell me that Jacob’s interest in cars wasn’t sparked because of his mother’s death. I’m sure Billy probably wanted the car taken away, but Jacob insisted they kept it.
And when he was old enough, and learned more about cars, he finally took that stupid car apart piece by piece so he could pinpoint the cause of the accident himself. From then on he swore to only build and drive his own cars, because he doesn’t trust other mechanics
