The ability to cause people to feel an immense emotional attraction/contented, safe feelings when in the presence of others.
Capability
The user can cause other beings to develop immense, even addictive emotional attachments to either themselves or others. This can result in the victims having strange, withdrawal-like symptoms by breaking this emotional tie and can even cause death because the person will "need them" so much that they cannot bear to live without them.
Jessica Elkhart discovered her ability when her son, Chris, was born. She "felt this overwhelming rush of love" and soon learned she could make others feel the same way. It wasn't until after her son died that she discovered that her ability had negative consequences. She discovered this because her husband confided in her that he knew about their son being bullied in school but did nothing. She told him she never wanted to see him again, the next day he was dead.
Rosen tells Nina that Elkhart's ability or "oxytocin bond" works both ways. Since the death of her son, Jessica is experiencing a psychotic postpartum depression, which means she is not fully rational.
Associations
Known Users
- Jessica Elkhart (Alphas)
- Corin (The Twilight Saga)
- Jasmine (Angel)