This One Shot is inspired by Breaking Dawn 2 and by Alice’s vision - the vision that couldn’t be. In Canon with the movie. Spoilerish.

It is 1943 and WW II is devastating Europe. Edward Masen is a 23 years old American parachutist sent by the OSS on a secret mission, meant to help the partisans fighting the Nazis in Northern Italy. There he meets a girl concealing a terrible secret. They fall passionately in love and plan to marry as soon as Italy is liberated. However, while going back to the Allied lines and trying to reach Anzio, where the Anglo American forces are struggling to break through Germans’ opposition, Edward finds his nemesis, in the form of two Volturi warriors.

Edward becomes a newborn vampire, fierce, desperate and bloodthirsty. Will he succumb forever to his inner monster or will he be able to recover at least some of his lost humanity? Will he see his love again and resist the urge to kill her?

The Parachutist got second place in the Shimmer Awards 2011 as Outstanding Story

On Isle Esme Edward feels compelled to share with Bella something about his past and his sexuality. Slightly OOC but fundamentally in Canon.

“ I knew that, had he wanted me in his bed, I would have gone along, exactly as I went along with his feeding choice, despite the cravings I tried to conceal from him. I wanted him to approve of me, I would do nothing to endanger our relationship. “

In the last century, an extraordinary man lived in Italy, Gustavo Rol. He was a psychic with astounding paranormal powers, which he never used for personal gain. Very appropriately, he was from Turin, the white (and black) magic city in Northern Italy.

I like to think that, in the late ‘20s, he and Carlisle met. This is the story of their momentous meeting.

This love & vamps story is inspired by L'Amore delle Tre Melarance (The Love for Three Oranges), a fairy tale written in the 18th century by Gaspare Gozzi, to become later a Prokofiev ‘s opera. It was one of the favorite bedtime stories I requested from my grandmother. Of course in her version there were oranges, but no lemons at all ! In my version things might change. There will be passion, there will be danger, and a surprise at the end.

"Growth". addresses moments of Edward's growth, from teenager angst to adulthood. The first part is called "A man at last" and is written in Carlisle's POV. It describes the last moment of growth, at the end of Breaking Dawn, recalling briefly what the other steps were. The other two parts are "Epiphanies", set at the end of Eclipse and "The Unicorn in the Blue Room", happening on Isle Esme. Originally they were posted as individual one shots, but because the number of words is not that big I think they can stand as a complete story.

This lovely banner, done by Mizra, was originally created for the third part, namely The Unicorn in the Blue Room.