#semi related but i wrote a spinoff fic for ITA about a game the cullens played called Extortion. it's like a combination of Monopoly &

[fuckmeyer]

Do u think Emmett likes sports? Because I get the vibe that he hates all sports except the ones he invented. LiKE the moment emmett sees a basketball rulebook he will become a serial killer

ooh GOOD question. agreed 100%; he doesn't like traditional sports. Emmett DOES enjoy competition, feats of strength, contact sports like wrestling, etc. so there's good reason to believe he enjoys games

if he DID play traditional spots, they would all have ~vampire flavor~ to make them more difficult. e.g., i could see him liking basketball if he, say, raised the basket to be above a vampire's jump vertical, redrew the court lines, made it a contact sport á la rugby, & replaced the basketball with a stone or a greased pig or whatever. for many traditional sports, i think Emmett would modify the rules until the "new" sport is vaguely reminiscent of the model

as a man with a thirst (hah!) for competition, i see Emmett making a sport out of anything. from something as simple as "race you to the ___" or "how many cougars can i bag in an hour," to something complicated with point systems & referees, Emmett channels the natural competitive drive of vampires into something healthy & fun. his games are a way to pass the time, bond with the fam, & channel any tense dynamics into a more cretive (nonviolent-ish) outlet.

while many of these games are one-offs, the Cullens likely play several original sports that they've refined over the decades. i could see them playing modified versions of wrestling, baseball, American football, capture the flag, ghost in the graveyard/kick the can, & some fucked-up complicated-ass Calvinball that always ends in fighting & the destruction of one or more load-bearing walls