#once I get the primary sources and structure of my new thesis chapter

[needahugfromesme]

Still thinking about vampire Esme and human Carlisle...

Esme, a 16th-century England midwife and widow of potion dealer Charles Evenson, was sentenced to death by hanging in a witch trial for helping women get abortions and was transformed into a vampire when she was near death. A hundred years later she knew about the witch hunt in London led by old pastor Cullen. The old pastor died before she made it to London and the duty was handed over to his son Carlisle. On her way to kill Carlisle, they meet in a church. Their conversation and Carlisle's mention of scepticism made Esme realise that he didn't want to hurt innocent people, but he was still a vampire hunter, believing that they were demons and fallen souls. Somehow, Esme hesitated. Meanwhile, Carlisle, the naive young man, quickly falls in love with the immensely beautiful and intelligent woman he just met, before discovering she is a vampire...