#And part of Edward getting kicked out of med school in my 1950 fic is that he skipped way too many classes

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I've always liked the sparkling too. It's such a cool element of lore considering how their skin is different from when they were human. And I really like how this "asset" actually because a dangerous hindrance for vampires who try to move in the human world.

PLUS you get to have fun in writing fic coming up with different words for it depending on who is talking:

-Emmett watching Rosalie

-Edward hating his own appearance

-Rosalie hating her own appearance

-Edward reconsidering the sparkle when he first sees it on Bella

-an effervescent newborn thinks they are literally on fire

-a werewolf seeing a vampire (want to see this in fan art so much)--it literally looks different to them and hurts their eyes

The only problem is that it was named something that makes it sound campy and silly.

I’m back after 2 years for one little post because I’m rereading life and death and I’m at the point where Beau sees Edythe’s skin for the first time in the sun and oh my gosh it reminds me of how much I hate the sentiment of the “stupid sparkly vampire” when Stephenie literally revolutionized the classic predator!!! No longer a creepy crawly thing that hides in the shadows but a flashy, beautiful, alluring animal that lures you into its trap. If Edythe/Edward had truly been evil or a “true vampire” it would have been all too easy to get Beau/Bella and that’s why they were designed that way. A peacock or poison dart frog ready to lure its prey. It’s an entirely new take on such a classic beast and I’m sorry that the world wasn’t ready for it. God these books might just pull me back into its clutches 😭