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[–] gullible@kbin.social 171 points 1 year ago (4 children)

The werewolf I understand entirely. They’re both awkward, horny kids trying to find their place. The century old vampire creeping on a teenager is where it gets weird.

[–] Primarily0617@kbin.social 107 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

The werewolf "imprints" on Bella's unborn vampire baby later in the series, so fortunately the scales of creepiness end up balanced between Team Edward and Team Jacob.

[–] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 35 points 1 year ago (1 children)

She didn't know how else to resolve the local wolf/vampire conflict so she could escalate the threat level to the euro trash vampires.

[–] Risk@feddit.uk 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Casually outting yourself as having read the books.

[–] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

All of them, sadly. Didn't watch the movies though, I can't re-live the trauma.

[–] Risk@feddit.uk 7 points 1 year ago

Me too, buddy. Me too.

I read them alongside a friend and met up for coffee to discuss after; we devoured them as they came out and about ¾ of the way through the final book we both just said "What the fuck are we reading?"

Stephanie Meyer knows how to make you turn pages.

[–] iheartneopets@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What's the problem with that? I would assume most people of tween/teen reading age did in the time they were popular. They were a phenomenon.

Casually outing yourself as hating things teenage girls like.

[–] Risk@feddit.uk 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I was casually outting myself as having read them too lol.

[–] iheartneopets@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Then no need to feel embarrassed about something you might have enjoyed at the time! :)

We're allowed to like what we like, especially as kids. Give your younger self a break lol

[–] Risk@feddit.uk 1 points 1 year ago

But... my younger self regretted it? Look, okay I hated on Twilight before it was cool. Y'all just copycats. I'm going to my room!

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 21 points 1 year ago

He literally falls in love with a god damn fetus

[–] Wumbologist@lemmy.world 32 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah, this is the part I can't get past. WTF is Edward doing creeping around underage girls all the time?

[–] Veltoss@lemmy.world 38 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I always assumed vampires are sort of stuck their age mentally as well, for the most part. They can get more wisdom and knowledge but emotionally and sexually they're whatever age they got turned in. So a 200 year old vampire that got turned at 17 is basically a 17 year old in that way.

[–] ilovesatan@lemmy.world 54 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sounds like something a vampire pedo would say.

[–] Fosheze@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hey now! That's actually hebophilia. Thank you very much.

/s

[–] EuroNutellaMan@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

More like haemophilia if you ask me

[–] Chariotwheel@kbin.social 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

So where does that leave 2000 year old vampire lolis?

[–] SwiggitySwole@lemm.ee 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Dead because in twilight the Volturi kill child vampires.

[–] Chariotwheel@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago

I suppose that's why Twilight never had an anime adaptation.

[–] devfuuu@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago
[–] Wumbologist@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

That's a pretty good theory. It still skeeves me out though

[–] Son_of_dad@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Tbf when you're a centuries old vampire, everyone's too young for you

[–] gullible@kbin.social 26 points 1 year ago

Not particularly. If you’ve ever discussed anything of substance with an amateur colleague in your field, you might find novelty in the fresh perspective or even some minor nostalgia. When they meet, Bella is less than a colleague of life. She is a strangely shaped Labrador, which is fitting in that he grooms the shit out of her.

[–] greenskye@lemm.ee 19 points 1 year ago

You could at least stick to young adults and older instead of high schoolers

[–] Justas@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 year ago

The original "What we do in the shadows" addressed that pretty well, when protagonist started dating his old crush when she's a 70+ year-old woman and has to apologize for being a bit too old for her.

[–] EmoDuck@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

And who would have expected that Jacobs place happened to be in prison, where he should go after falling in love with a literal newborn

[–] Primarily0617@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago

it's not his FAULT your honor he couldn't HELP but form a love bond with an unborn vampire baby your honor you'd understand if you were a werewolf your honor