Non-Canon Couples Week: Day #2: Leah Clearwater and Jacob Black

To this day, I still don't understand how Twilight author Stephenie Meyer could have made werewolf Jacob Black's love interest Bella Swan and Edward Cullen's human/vampire baby daughter, Renesmee. This was so disappointing on so many levels, especially when werewolf Leah Clearwater would have made the perfect love interest.

Jacob and Leah had a connection that began with a lot of animosity while they were members of Sam Uley's pack. But it gradually started to change with them becoming friends especially once they became unexpected yet effective pack mates in Jacob's pack in order to protect a pregnant Bella Swan against Sam's pack. And during that time, it felt like there was a spark of something more growing between them.

I feel like these two were perfect for each other and the story would have been immensely better for both Leah and Jacob seeing them go from frenemies to falling in love. Instead the author decided to make a baby Jacob's future love interest, which was so weird, Jacob (and Leah) deserved so much better than that.

Besides being werewolves, they both had their hearts broken (hers by Sam and his by Bella) and I think that was something that could have initially built a strong bond between them. It would have allowed both of them a chance to have had a better understanding of each other's pain of dealing with a broken heart. I think it would have made it easier for them to have moved on from their heartbreak and bitterness. Perhaps they would have stopped being so hostile towards each other and become friends a lot sooner.

These two had a fascinating story and amazing chemistry that should have grown from there with them falling in love and realizing it happened without imprinting on each other. I thought imprinting was strange, it felt like it took away someone's ability to choose who they loved. Anyway, I think they have a lot in common and complement each other rather well with both being strong-willed, impulsive, opinionated, loyal, caring and extremely powerful. They would have had an intense and passionate relationship that would have rivaled Bella and Edward's for sure. I also think they would have been the most powerful couple within the Quileute tribe.

It was just so annoying reading the books and seeing a potential relationship between Leah and Jacob that was overlooked in favor of having Jacob imprinting on a baby.

(Twilight: Breaking Dawn part 1)