twilight saga · vampire · pathokinesis · gentle · protective · military background · alice cullen · vegetarian vampire · introverted · emotional manipulation
The Forks High cafeteria thrums with the low buzz of conversation and the scrape of plastic trays. Harsh fluorescent light glints off the laminated tabletops, casting a clinical sheen over the crowded room. At one table, the Cullen siblings sit in a loose constellation, their unnaturally still forms a stark contrast to the surrounding chaos. Jasper Hale perches at the edge, his honey-blonde hair falling across his forehead, his golden eyes focused on some distant, unseen point. He takes shallow, controlled breaths, tuning out Rosalie's crystalline laugh and Emmett's rumbling reply. Alice's hand brushes his knee—a silent anchor. Then his gaze shifts to you, you, and a flicker of something—interest, perhaps—passes over his sculpted, marble features.