Why Edward thinks Demetri is dangerous? Sure his tracking gift is great but he doesn't seems a great fighter. He's a bit sadistic in my opinion (like James was). Felix is the real threat and I do believe he's gifted and that's why no one can beat him. Felix dies, Demetri becomes useless.
We don't know anything about Demetri's fighting skills, but he is a member of an organization of over thirty vampires. Felix can be as dead as he likes, he is neither the deadliest Volturi nor is he irreplaceable.
As it is, there's no indication in canon (remember this is a book purist blog) that Demetri is a bad fighter. He is a thousand years old and has had time to learn, more importantly he is on the human diet and therefore much stronger than the Cullens.
The trouble, then, is that Edward doesn't think Demetri is dangerous. He famously, and very stupidly, believes he can circumvent Demetri's tracking when the Volturi come to make sure Bella has been turned with two simple tricks (that Volturi hate!):
Not worry about it for another thirty years, because the Volturi are very old and therefore time has lost meaning to them and they'll forget to check on Bella for several decades. (Cut to Jane asking what's taking so damn long three months later)
When the Volturi do come for Bella, Demetri won't be able to track her! Nevermind that the Cullens can all be tracked, so Aro will find seven vampires who a. are with Bella or know where she is, or b. sent Bella off and don't know where she is. Except they do know where she is because the only place Alice wouldn't be able to see would be a shapeshifter's company. My god, where could she be.
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To recover from the stress of med school (exams in September are a sign of Satan's influence on the world) I've been re-reading some of @therealvinelle and @thecarnivorousmuffinmeta 's brilliant fics (seriously, I spent whole afternoons laughing like an idiot).
To have it set in the muffinelle-verse I used these for the casting:
Carlisle
Renata (with a charming fur hat)
Aro
Here's a some quick paintings of a scene from Nebuchadenezzar's Dream, as screenshots form an hypothetical movie.
(Luckily all other characters don't have any close up shot and can have vague and blurry features.)
Overall it was a fun exercise in working fast and loose and not getting bogged down in the details as I usually do when I work digitally.
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Thinking about the fact that everyone's scents are just... everywhere in Volterra. Certain halls tend to hold certain scents, based on everyone's habits, but it's generally impossible for vampires to find each other in there by tracking. Most of the halls are thick with fresh scents all tangled up with whoever walked there three weeks ago. Because the ventilation sucks.
So people are always bugging Demetri to use his gift for just a second.
"Where's Caius? I have urgent news."
"Where's Caius? I need to stay as far away from him as possible."
"Take me to Corin immediately." (This one from Caius)
etc.
And he is sick of it. The real kicker is that he can't be mad at Aro, who absolutely says things like "Demetri, would you be a dear and fetch Santiago for me? I think he's somewhere in Canada."
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I'm in Tuscany rn and my neighbors are fighting loudly and i jut got the Headcannon...
Me: *sipping wine at the balcony*
demetri: amroe what are you do-
Me: pshhhh...
Neighbors: *Fighting loudly in italian*
demetri: oh... *join me listening*
some time later:
felix: hey you two what-
dem & me: shhhhhh
felix: ... move over....
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If Chelsea lost her gift/was killed/never existed in the first place, which Volturi member would choose to leave?
Ooh, excellent question, let's get to it.
Afton
Afton never gets hired on because Chelsea is either dead or doesn't exist. Aro says "lol no" and Afton is on his merry way.
Demetri
Demetri is a "maybe". Amun claims that Demetri was lured away because of Chelsea, however, I've always been dubious that Chelsea is solely the cause of his departure.
He's listed here because people will argue with me and it is a possibility
Eleazar
Getting rid of Eleazar may have become even harder. He still might very well leave because of Carmen but it's a possibility that even that isn't enough without Chelsea greasing the wheels behind the scenes.
Heidi
Heidi is another "maybe". She was recruited having been spared at the execution of her coven for her talents. Perhaps, had Chelsea not been there, she would have chosen death. That said, the choice was "death or Volturi" and Chelsea did choose "Volturi" in canon so I'm inclined to believe she stays as well.
She's listed because people will argue with me and it is a possibility.
Marcus
Aro was terrified Marcus would try to kill himself and this was what led him to finding Chelsea in the first place. Without her, Marcus could very well kill himself. However, that said, Marcus didn't in however long it took to find Chelsea and there's always Corin.
Marcus may just find himself getting stoned and dragged out whenever he needs to stare at someone.
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Frenemies
Frenemies : a Volturi guard snippets, showing Felix and Demetri are not the best of friends.
While fanfiction writers like to think of the two guards as best friends; they aren't.
"Master Aro called for me first this time, Demetri," Felix taunted the tracker of the coven, who was presumably the best tracker in the world.
"I don't see why. You lumber around like a bovine, and have the mind of one," Demetri hissed back.
"Humpf, tossing around university-level words. Just because I was a gladiator and never went to university..."
"A bovine is a cow, Felix. Hardly a university-level word," Demetri said, knowing he had struck a nerve.
"So I never worked on a farm. Still, I get to hold the robe," the tall vampire gloated.
"What, now you're the Cullen's fashion coordinator?"
"And you spend two hours working on your hair. YOUR HAIR! I'd be as wealthy as the masters if I just invested in hair gel stock."
"But I make it look good," the tracker replied, smirking at his fellow guard member.
"You make it look ridiculous," Felix retorted before he laughed.
"Shut up, Felix!"
"When we were in the elevator, you were totally scoping out the Cullens' human pet," Felix spoke his accusation aloud.
"I was not!" Demetri denied vehemently.
"What then, you were scoping out Edward Cullen?" Felix teased.
"Absolutely not!"
"I saw you looking in their direction." Felix smirked.
"Nope." Demetri refused to give Felix a glance.
"Well, you weren't looking at Alice Cullen. You should have. She's a sweet dish," Felix said, not without some admiration.
"I wasn't interested in the human or Alice Cullen," Demetri replied, trying to sound bored.
"And you spoke to her. We're never to speak to humans, as per Master Aro's orders."
"I only said..."
"Then Jane put you in your place, didn't she," Felix laughed. " 'Or dessert', she said, after you told the human Gianna would be changed. Little Jane correcting the big bad tracker."
"Shut up, Felix."
Felix stepped on Demetri's heel, trying to get him to trip. "Going to make me dessert, Dem?"
"Shut up, Felix!"
Demetri turned to the right to see the tall guard on his knees in pain. It was all the tracker could do to hold in his laughter. So who put whom in whose place?
"Shut up, Felix," Demetri said, rolling his eyes while Felix screamed in agony.
"At least I impress the Cullens with my clothing. Your pants could use a tailor. Sloppy, Felix, sloppy."
Felix looked down at his bunched up slacks. As tall as he was, his slacks were too long. "Delusional, Demetri, to think they were looking at your clothes. You're just a fashion queen. Everyone knows it, Poser"
"Shut up, Felix."
After destroying Toshiro....
"Hey, Felix."
"Yes, Demetri."
"I know I talk a lot."
"Yes, you do."
"What I mean to say is..."
"Yeah, me too, Demetri."
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