#and carlisle and emmetts relationship is sorely underrated

[mccoyyy]

When did emmett start calling Esme and Carlisle “ma” and “pa/pops” like did he ask them first or did it just happen and what did carlesme do

I swear I've got so many headcanons and thoughts on Cullen family dynamics like you have no idea, i could go on for hours and I’m about to thank you so much @ellrond/@carllisle I love you for this

so with Emmett, he came from a huge family. lots of brothers and sisters, he was like the oldest so he felt very protective of all his family and loved them all so much. I always imagine that he came from quite a poor family but his parents were hardworking and living people and did everything they could to make sure their family had enough. also, despite their 10+ kids they were truly in love with each other. like they married for love and that's it. they might not have a lot but they have each other and that's enough. and Emmett always really admired that, like he might have messed around a lot but he adored their relationship and hoped that he'd find something like that for himself one day.

when Emmett was turned by Carlisle, he was elated. like, it was the coolest thing to him. super strength, super speed, and hey! not dead!

but after a while he hit a slump and he started to remember his family and his parents and the fact that they didn't know what had happened to him and that he'd never see them again. (which is when Carlisle stepped in and offered to give his family an anonymous donation)

what helped Emmett move on through was when he started to get to know his new family and began to see his family in them. he was still able to act as a protector for his family and parents thanks to his new strength. the large, kind of chaotic, loud atmosphere of his new vampire family made him feel completely at home. Edward and Rosalie's bickering reminded him of his younger siblings. watching Carlisle and Esme and seeing their love for each other and their 'kids' was the cherry on top. it was impossible not to see his parents in them.

Esme had his mother's endless warmth but also had her fierceness too, and Carlisle, just like Emmett's father, would do anything for his children just to make them happy, no matter how exasperated and frazzled they made him.

Emmett calling them Ma/Pops originated when he was ready to start going to school. It was one of the first times they were doing the ‘we’ll act as your adopted parents’ routine. In public, he had started referring to Carlisle and Esme as his Ma/Pops, but never to their faces. He slipped up with Esme first, after she chastised him for coming into the house filthy after a hunt telling him to clean up the mess, and he probably just responded like ‘sorry ma!’ or something, then got really bashful when he realised and went to apologise but stopped when he saw the smile on her face and the tearful look as she threw a mop towards him.

When he slipped and called Carlisle ‘pops’ he was a lot more nervous. He really looks up to Carlisle, and respects him a lot. he was out hunting with Edward and Carlisle, joking about when he replied to Carlisle with something along the lines of ‘oh yeah sure pops’ and then like, silence. Edward kinda tapped out and Carlisle didn't say anything out of shock and cause he's awful with emotions when its not Esme so the rest of the hunting trip was utterly silent and awkward until they were heading home, Carlisle pulled Emmett aside to talk and Emmett immediately launched into an apology like

‘look Carlisle I’m sorry, I just really look up to you, y’know?, and you remind me so much of my old man but if its weird for you I wont-’

‘Emmett. It’s fine’

‘huh?’

‘you are a part of this family Emmett. and I am proud to call you my son’

and then emmett 100% launched on him, proper bear hug style and almost broke bones.

Honestly, I’m utterly in love with cullen family dynamics so please send me more like this cause i have so many thoughts 

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