My take on writing fanfic is the use of familiar characters moved around like game pieces. I like to read and write stories that challenge the dominant paradigm - be it in pairings, setting, circumstance. I often try to flip the canon characteristics of a character over to the other side of the coin and see what is there , place a character in a unique and specific setting and try to imagine how they play within those circumstances , or invent a new character that changes the Cullen family dynamic. As I was told recently, I like to pop balloons . This isn't an assertion that what I'm doing is particularly inventive or will solve some ancient mystery. I use 'that' too much and couldn't place a comma correctly if it came with a map and compass. It is what it is - escapism. I happen to like my escapism about six foot five, two fifty-ish, with curly brownish black hair and big capable hands. Blue, amber or even Chianti-red eyes may apply depending on circumstance - and, of course, dietary restrictions.