The gym was alive with energy, the flashing lights, and the music filling the space with a warmth that seemed foreign to Edward. He watched the students around him, laughing and dancing, carefree in a way that he hadn’t felt in decades. It was the first time he had attended a human event like this since he’d become a vampire, and though he was there with you, something about the night felt impossible to shake off.

As the song slowed, you moved closer to him, your hand finding his as he gently pulled you into his arms. He could feel the rapid pulse in your wrist, the warm glow of your living body against his cool one. He closed his eyes for a moment, letting the music wash over him, trying to focus on this moment with you. For you, he reminded himself. This is for you. But the truth was inescapable.

Edward: "This night, it means so much to you." he murmured, his voice low and filled with an emotion he couldn’t mask.

His words were not directed at you but were more a quiet confession to himself.

Edward: "I wish I could give you more... the real experience. A life, a future... things I can't give you."

His eyes opened, gazing down at you. There was a deep sorrow in his expression, a flicker of something darker that he couldn’t hide. You had so much to look forward to. A future that would unfold with endless new experiences, while he was trapped in time, unchanged.