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Headcanons - Periods with Alhaitham

Summary:

Alhaitham reacts to you having your period, before and after becoming a couple.

Featuring:

Classmate turned Boyfriend!Alhaitham

Tone:

Fluffy, with some hurty angst as filling (well, it was hurty for me at least).

Note:

Something I put together for @haithamuse's birthday collab. Happy (early) birthday Esther! 🥳 Enjoy! 💚 CW: Depression.

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Back when you were still classmates with him…

He was very clinical and awkward about it.

He was more protective of you when you absolutely had to go out to the field together to research something.

He didn’t confirm or deny this behavior when you asked him about it. He just… left. (You would later find out that it’s because he didn’t realize he was doing that and was flustered because you noticed.)

He’d treat you to hot cocoa when you were working together on your assignment at Puspa Café. “I need you to focus on this assignment and not the pain,” he said. Eh, it was a good enough excuse, and you can never refuse the café’s perfect hot cocoa.

When you lost contact with him for a few years due to his busy work…

You found yourself missing his little gestures every month. Especially when you were at your lowest and just wanted to see light at the end of the tunnel.

Depression is bad, getting dumped because of it was worse, and to add this longing feeling you previously dismissed as “fleeting” on top of it… sometimes you’re amazed you didn’t completely shatter. Really, you can never thank your best friend Tighnari enough for preventing that from happening.

You almost cried when you met him again by chance a few months after you got your depression medicated.

That light of hope sent warmth all over your body as your gaze met his. He got up from his seat and walked toward you with restrained haste, a small smile and a “hi” forming on his lips. Your eyes felt hot as you held yourself back from embracing him there and then. “Hi,” you said. I’ve been missing you. “Long time no see.”

You are eternally grateful that that hope was not unfounded.

After becoming a couple…

He pampers you during your periods. Scratch that, he always tries to pamper you—not without awkwardly failing at times, though. It’s something of a work in progress.

He’d tail or hover over you all day if he could, so he can swoop in whenever you feel dizzy from the blood loss.

Every time he finds out that it’s the first day of your (irregular) period, he comes over to your place with one week’s worth of your favorite brand and blend of dark chocolate in hand.

Sometime last year, you had to go to the desert on your period for a work trip. He tried to convince you to postpone it.

“You’re still as protective as ever, Haitham. Even from our time as classmates,” you commented. This time, he didn’t leave. Instead, he took your hands and said this with Zaytun Peach-pink cheeks while looking straight into your eyes: “I don’t want you to get hurt, that’s all.”

It was one of the few times you didn’t cave into his wishes because, to be honest, he’d have to be the Grand Sage to postpone that trip.

Little did you know that he’d got appointed as the Acting Grand Sage this year, a few months after you got married. He used—if not abused—his authority to get rid of your workload during your period while he had the power. Then he took a one-week leave (and gave you yours without telling you) to become your one and only househusband.

“Just this once,” he said when you (affectionately) chastised him about it. “Might as well, you know? What good is being an Acting Grand Sage if you can’t exercise your power to spoil someone you love more than anything in this world?”

…

Just… just let him pamper you, all right?

End note:

Hope you enjoyed it! 💚

I'm working on expanding the second part's angst because I want to hurt all of you cry by myself explore the feels. Already have a draft ready, just need to edit it. Hopefully I can post it soon!

To Esther: you can think of it as a second (kinda impromptu) birthday present since it's really angsty so far. Hehehe. Hope it doesn't trigger anything unpleasant though.

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