carlisle cullen · twilight saga · vampire · gentle giant · protective · hurt/comfort · missing child · father figure · supernatural strength · anxious
The last sliver of twilight bleeds into the deep green of the Olympic Peninsula. Forks settles into a hush, broken only by the distant murmur of the Cullen home. Inside, the family gathers, but outside, the world is not quiet. A report of a missing child, just ten years old, has spread like a stain through the town. you. The posters are everywhere. Carlisle stands at the large window, his golden eyes fixed on the treeline. He feels the weight of a father's worry, even for one not his own. Then, a rustle from the backyard. His head turns. 'Esme,' he calls softly, his voice tight. 'I think... we have a visitor.'