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[–] [email protected] 169 points 10 months 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.

[–] [email protected] 106 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months 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.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 10 months 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.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Casually outting yourself as having read the books.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months 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.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months 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.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months 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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months 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!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

Sure why not. There is a ton of interesting horror and fantasy material hidden under the trashy paperback romance.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 10 months ago

He literally falls in love with a god damn fetus

[–] [email protected] 32 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 38 points 10 months 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.

[–] [email protected] 54 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Sounds like something a vampire pedo would say.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 10 months ago (1 children)

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

/s

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

More like haemophilia if you ask me

[–] [email protected] 13 points 10 months ago (2 children)

So where does that leave 2000 year old vampire lolis?

[–] [email protected] 21 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Dead because in twilight the Volturi kill child vampires.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

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

[–] [email protected] 24 points 10 months ago (3 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 25 points 10 months 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.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 10 months ago

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

[–] Justas 9 points 10 months 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 13 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months 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

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months 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