Obsession
by Lucidscreamer
Pairing: Carlisle/Edward (pre-slash)
Word count: 200 (double-drabble)
Disclaimer: Twilight is the creation of Stephenie Meyer.
Author's Note: We're revisiting the beginning with this one (remember: I said they would be out of chronological order), exploring a bit more of Carlisle's POV. I had this on the computer and thought I should finally get around to posting it. Feedback is welcomed.
ETA: Formerly posted as a part of a drabble collection. Due to the fact that I've been writing these out of chronological order (as inspiration strikes), the collection format has confused some readers. So, I'm posting these separately now.
ETA2: Thanks to sisterglitch for catching a typo for me.
Carlisle has seen obsessive behavior in others of his kind, especially during his stint in the vampire city of Volterra, but has never considered it to be a factor of his own personality. Until now.
Until Edward.
Carlisle cannot stop thinking of him. The memory of a single smile holds him captive for hours. He is mesmerized by the bold curve of Edward's jaw, the heavy arc of his brow, the slightly crooked line of his nose. Every moment with him is a treasure to be hoarded for time spent away from the hospital, from the object of his obsession.
That time away soon diminishes. Straying far from Edward's side becomes unbearable; watching him die, unthinkable. The young man's heart labors to find each beat, his lungs congest with fluid as he lies drowning on his hospital bed. Carlisle doesn't have long to make his decision: let nature take its course or grant unnatural, immortal "life".
The way his heart breaks at even the thought of existence without Edward makes his decision for him. (A mother's plea to save her son provides the excuse.)
And, as he ends Edward's human life, Carlisle knows his own endless obsession has just begun.