#6ellas

@6ellas asked: "i don’t want to be alone tonight" (thank you!)

Bella's voice cuts through the silence of the night. It's been an adjustment, one that her coven hadn't seen coming. The newspaper reports of brutal killings were of course familiar to them. Newborns weren't exactly discreet.

Of course, there was some sort of relief that Bella had found them again before the Volturi could cull her.

And, like all adjustments, there were teething problems. Bella hasn't kept it a secret in how she blames them all for her current predicament. There is responsibility there—they had failed to protect her, Esme understands that. Yet, Bella's disdain is bordering on exhausting.

Esme leaves a pause between them after Bella's statement, half expecting Bella to add that as much as she doesn't want to be alone tonight, she'd rather it be anyone other than the occupants of this house.

When Bella doesn't speak again, Esme finally dares to face her; yellow eyes find the red of Bella's and Esme remains standing where she is, refusing to close the space between them in case she causes any discomfort for the newborn.

@6ellas asked: ❛ you look really pretty right now. ❜ (thank you!)

The brush pauses mid-stroke through light curls. If Esme could still blush, her cheeks would have been tinted pink. Instead, her gaze falls to the floor suddenly bashful and she can't help but feel slightly choked up. Carlisle tells her how beautiful she is every day, but it's unexpected from Bella.

Even after years away from Charles, she still hears his cruel remarks when catching her reflection in the mirror. It's almost as if Carlisle knows— the reason why he always reminds her just how radiant she is.

@6ellas, thank you!

Non-mutuals and personals, pls do not reblog!

@6ellas asked: ❛  if you've got a problem with the way i handle things, just say so.  ❜ from the random dialogue meme

❝ relax. not everything i say is a backhanded remark. a lot of it is, but you oughta know by now that the guys deserve it sometimes. ❞ leah may not agree with many things bella does, but she was self aware enough to know that she was no handbook on how to make good choices. plus, tonight she really does not have it in her to have a heated argument. she had mellowed out some with less vampire drama and space from the nauseating thoughts of the imprinters and the constant reminders of her dad as she had gotten the go ahead from the elders and somewhat hesitant agreeance of sam to let her go to college. she did visit quite a bit, considering seth was still going through high school and she would never abandon him. her wolf came in handy, making the trip a little over an hour run with a straight shot.

@6ellas asked: ❛  believe me, you weren't my first choice either.  ❜ from the random dialogue meme

her brown eyes narrowed in bella's direction. a decent amount of the tension between them was a bit unfair on leah's side. in general, a lot of people got caught in the crosshairs of leah's own shit and she had been trying to work on that as of late. not very easy while she was forced to be constantly around sam and emily, sam's thoughts, and constant (mutual) beratement from the other guys. getting bombarded with jacob's own idiotic, lovesick thoughts didn't help bella's case. neither did the whole vampire versus werewolf divide between them. the cullens may be gone now, but the aftershocks had cost leah joining the pack and her first phase had cost her her father. despite it all, she blamed vampires for her life falling to shit and empathy or love toward them from any direction was rather triggering for her. even if she knew all of that objectively, leah couldn't let the 'bitter harpy' mask slip.

❝ you can kiss me, you know. ❞