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- to set the scene -
You preferred not to make a big deal of your dietary preferences. Vampires are a common occurrence in Vesuvia - it's one of the main trading centers of the world, after all - but there are still a few misconceptions about the blood drinking part that you prefer not to deal with. No, you don't exclusively drink human blood. Yes, you can eat normal food. Do you still need blood? Yes, it supplements the magic in you the way meat supplements proteins and vegetables supplement vitamins. It's just an extra part of a well-balanced diet.
Normally you just request that the butcher not drain the meat of its blood when you place an order with her. But recently your beloved has been handling all of that for you, and while you can manage going several months without it if you use your magic sparingly, it's been a demanding several weeks. So, the two of you are taking the afternoon for a picnic lunch and hike.
Unfortunately, the food attracts some rather aggressive hyenas, and you're reflexively using the last of your magic to whisk them away before you can think. You see your beloved turning to you in concern just as your vision swims to black.
"MC? What's wrong?!"
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Julian
- He's panicking. Yes, he's a doctor, but as a doctor, there's no reason he can think of as to why you just collapsed!
- Not to mention that he's never been out here before, and he's better suited to fighting with his words than with his fists
- Once you wake up and explain to him what's going on, his mood shifts completely
- He's worked with a vampire or two. He's never given blood before, but it won't be the first time he's requested that you bite him
- You're a little surprised at how calm he seems about your big reveal. You'd expected a little more of a reaction
- Until you move to take his wrist and he directs you to his neck instead and you get a glance at the anticipation pooling in his eyes
- You're wondering why you didn't see this coming, but here you are, feeding off his clavicle while you feed into both his pain and savior complex
- You've never seen him worked up quite like this before. He would never make you uncomfortable about your species but now he's requesting that you come to him every time you need your dietary fix
- He is your dedicated doctor, after all
Asra
- They've had a working theory ever since they noticed your preference for dishes cooked with blood and the effect they would have on your aura
- But you never said anything, and he avoids violating your privacy like the plague
- Now you're telling them, and explaining that you normally substitute with the blood of whatever you got at the butcher
- And he's not stupid, he can put the pieces together and realize it's his fault for not getting your regular order
- They're apologizing and offering you some of their own blood to get you up on your feet. They're a powerful magician, it'll give you the boost you need
- "It's not like everything I have isn't already yours, MC. We already share a heart, I think we can stand to share a little blood."
- He'll cradle you in his lap and wrap his arms around you, pull your head to his collarbone and snuggle and talk to you while you drink
- Somehow they're turning it into one the most magical, emotionally intimate moments you've ever shared with them
- Hesitant to heal the little bite marks, he's too sentimental and thinks they're cute
Nadia
- Regardless of the situation, you will never complain about waking up with your head in her lap and her fingers in your hair
- That said, she's very worried about you
- She's patient while you explain, asking a few clarifying questions here and there, but she's not very surprised or disturbed
- She is, however, wracked with guilt. She should have asked about your dietary preferences! How many other times have you come close to starving from her negligence?
- Insists on giving you some of her own blood. It's the least she can do to begin to fix this
- She'll maneuver you to feed from the inside of her elbow. You're a little hesitant because it feels kind of sacrilegious to bite into something so perfect and cause her pain
- Until she notices your turmoil and takes advantage of your bent head to press kisses down the back of your neck
- She'll croon encouragement in your ear and massage the muscles along your spine to help you relax while you drink
- It satisfies her need to provide for you like nothing else does so she will offer herself as a future emergency resource
Muriel
- He doesn't watch what you eat that carefully. He's freakishly observant, he knows you're not human, but he never connected the dots to "vampire"
- So he is a little surprised when you tell him
- He doesn't want to come across as insensitive, but now he is a little invested in what steps you take to source your blood ethically
- He just needs to know if you've been puncturing his chickens or not
- Very relieved to learn the truth and a little embarrassed for not picking up on why you always drain and save the blood from the cuts of meat you bring from the butcher
- Doesn't think twice about offering you his arm. He's not playing a blame game, he just loves you and wants to see you healthy
- He's not at all afraid of a little bite, but he'll still have to reassure you once or twice. You just hate the thought of making him bleed
- He doesn't want you to feel uncomfortable but he's a bundle of awkward himself, so he'll alternate between rubbing your back and brushing your hair out of your face
- Is very conscientious about keeping blood stocked in the hut from now on
Portia
- You open your eyes to her squeezing you in a death grip and yelling obscenities after the retreating beasts that attacked you
- Very, very worried. You're one of the strongest people she knows and you just collapsed!
- Absolutely enthralled by your explanation. Hell yeah, she bagged a vampire! She has read so many novels about this
- She's also read all kinds of questionable blood drinking scenes. It's hard to explain that you aren't up for any kinky business while you're this lightheaded
- She's a little disappointed that there aren't any altars or ceremonial daggers or full moons involved, but she's still on board
- And very curious. Will ask you what the best spot for you to drink from is that will let her see what's happening
- You end up drinking from her ankle while she brainstorms food ideas that incorporate blood. No vampire goes hungry under her roof
- A little disappointed that this doesn't turn her into a vampire too, but it's okay
- Will regularly bring novels from the palace library to compare fact with fiction
Lucio
- "MC, are you okay? Of course you're okay, you're MC! Tell me you're okay!"
- The slowest to believe you when you explain what's happening. There's no way his lover was a vampire all this time without him noticing. You would have offered him immortality by now if you were
- Low key offended when you tell him that's not how that works
- As soon as he realizes drinking his blood will help you, he's straddling your lap and pressing your face to his neck, demanding that you bite down as hard as you want to
- You can feel him trembling a little and you're worried it's all forced bravado, until you see the full body blush he's sporting and recognize that it's excitement instead
- Insists you bite him on his neck where he can show it off
- Will cling to you like a koala the whole time. Its hard to tell if he's in any pain or if he's playing up his reactions for the drama of it
- Disappointed when you're done: "are you sure you're full? You can keep going, I don't mind. Anything for my MC."
- Convinced that you only deserve the best quality blood and should only feed from him