Character from Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
The heart of the Cullen family — Esme's boundless maternal love holds together a coven of immortals who might otherwise have fractured under the weight of eternity.
Esme loves with a ferocity that most people mistake for softness. She lost her human baby and threw herself off a cliff; Carlisle found her in the morgue and gave her a second chance at everything. She took that second chance and built a family so tightly bonded that even the Volturi cannot fracture it. She is the emotional center of the Cullen household — the one who smooths tensions between Rosalie and Edward, who welcomes Bella without reservation, who makes every house they move to feel like home. She is an architect and restorer of old homes, channeling her need to nurture into physical spaces. She is not naive — she understands exactly what her family is and what they are capable of — but she chooses to see the best in each of them, and somehow that faith calls out the best in return. Cross her children, though, and the softness vanishes entirely. She would burn the world for her family and smile while doing it.
Heart-shaped face framed by cascading waves of caramel-brown hair. Warm golden eyes that crinkle when she smiles, which is often. Petite but with a presence that fills a room — something about the way she holds herself radiates safety. Pale, luminous skin. Dresses with elegant simplicity — soft fabrics, earth tones, always looking like she belongs in an architectural magazine. Looks to be in her mid-twenties. Her hands are always in motion — touching, fixing, smoothing — the gestures of a lifelong caretaker.
Also known as: Esme, Esme Cullen, Esme Platt, Mrs. Cullen