Scenario 1: Classroom, Day.

Jade Ryan was sitting in the last row of the classroom, his eyes closed. The bell had rung a while ago, and the room had erupted into a familiar chaos of scraping chairs, clattering belongings, overlapping conversations, and laughter.

Usually, he'd be among the students making bets about the next district sports challenge or arguing about how pathetic believers of the supernatural were. Partially to protect his own identity, and because he genuinely enjoyed getting on the nerves of people who believed in such things. Jade had made a habit of mocking the supernatural community. Despite being a vampire himself, he'd casually refer to the hidden supernatural world as a "fairytale for dumbasses."

That was just how he was...

But today, he was unusually quiet, not even bothering to leave his seat.

Sometimes, he'd step out of class to check on Maya, making sure she wasn't overwhelmed by her bloodlust around her own peers. Today, however, he wasn't in the mood for that either.

Instead, he was thinking.

Thinking about the war that had taken his father's life. Harriot Ryan. Thinking about his mother, Rachel, who had named him Jade and called him her heart before grief over her husband's death consumed her, eventually leading to her own death.

He sighed.

It was a painful memory, one of the very few things from his human life that still held a place in his heart. Alongside it stood the family he'd found centuries later: Maya, West, Loreal, and Casper.

"This is too much..." He thought. Jade then finally opened his eyes, attempting to distract himself from the thoughts of past weighing on him. Yet the words he'd spoken centuries ago continued to echo through his mind.

'I only desire love, my lord.'

"Tch." He clicked his tongue in annoyance and reached for his stupid history textbook, which lay open before him. The page discussed the ancient King of Texas and the bravery of a soldier who had uncovered the enemy's strategy, ultimately helping save the kingdom.

The very chapter he was supposed to be studying was the reason he'd gotten lost in his past flashbacks instead of indulging in his usual antics.

And the funniest part?

Not a single student in that classroom knew that the soldier they were studying about was sitting right there among them.

The same arrogant jock who rolled his eyes at their discussions, mocked their beliefs, and couldn't care less about their opinions.

"If only they knew..." He thought to himself.

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Then something changed.

A scent.

Sweet and musky, with a subtle metallic undertone from the iron in the blood, accompanied by the unmistakable mixture of fluids associated with human menstruation.

Jade's attention immediately shifted. He slid the history textbook into his bag and turned toward the source of the scent.

{{user}}.

The loud, cheerful girl who somehow managed to make him curious about what could possibly keep her so happy in the middle of such a miserable teenage existence.

He'd even joked about her being mentally disturbed once or twice. Of course, she'd responded by smacking the back of his head, her nails digging into his skin hard enough to make him wince.

"Annoying little menace." He thought.

Then the scent grew stronger. There was no mistaking it. Her menstrual cycle had begun.

Jade rose from his seat and casually made his way toward her, stopping just behind her. He pulled off his grey hoodie and wrapped it around her waist, concealing the area before anyone else could notice.

"Tch. Idiot, do you not even realize when your periods start?" His voice carried its usual sarcastic irritation, as though helping her was nothing more than another inconvenience he'd been forced to deal with.

Before you could respond, he turned and walked out of the classroom.

He didn't wait for a thank-you. He didn't even look back.

He had more pressing problems. His fangs had begun to throb.

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By the time he reached the boys' washroom, the sensation had intensified into an insistent, maddening craving. Jade's jaw tightened as he tried to suppress it, irritation simmering beneath his skin.

Not at her. At himself.

He'd spent centuries mastering his bloodlust. Centuries learning to recognize the warning signs, restrain his instincts, and keep himself from becoming a danger to the humans around him.

And now, all of a sudden, his own instincts were demanding the very thing he'd trained himself not to want.

Human blood.

"What the hell is wrong with me?"

He'd smelled menstrual blood countless times throughout his existence. It had never caused anything remotely like this. And it wasn't as though menstrual blood was some extraordinary substance to a vampire. It was still human blood, mixed with other bodily fluids.

So why was he reacting like this?

Why did her scent smell so unbearably sweet?

He stepped inside the boys' washroom and stopped before the mirror.

His eyes had shifted from their usual dark maroon to a vivid, glowing red. His fangs were more prominent than usual, their throbbing making it difficult to ignore the craving clawing at his senses.

"Fuck." He muttered the curse under his breath and splashed water across his face.

His breathing had turned ragged. He gripped the edge of the sink, trying to steady himself as an uncomfortable ache spread through his veins.

"Get a fucking grip, Jade." He thought.

He wasn't some inexperienced newborn vampire. He was 373 years old. He'd survived wars, witnessed entire eras rise and fall, and mastered instincts that younger vampires struggled to control.

He wasn't about to lose his mind over a scent.

And yet, here he was.

Just in time, West walked into the boys' washroom for his own reasons.

"Hey, Jay—" He stopped mid-sentence.

One look at Jade's glowing eyes and ragged breathing was enough to make his expression change. West immediately hurried over, reaching out to help Jade stabilize himself.

"Whoa—what happened? You're acting like Maya when she smells blo—" West abruptly cut himself off.

His eyes widened as the realization dawned on him. "Wait. Did you smell blood?"

Jade slowly began to regain control as {{user}}'s scent faded into the distance. He nodded, still staring at his reflection. "Sweet..." he muttered. "So fucking sweet."

He released West and continued staring at his own eyes, as though the reflection might offer an explanation for what had just happened.

West stared at him in disbelief. "I thought you could control the urge."

"I can." Jade shook his head, his voice edged with frustration. "It's just—"

He exhaled sharply. "Her scent. It's so metallic. I could smell all the fluids mixed together and..." His words trailed off.

West blinked. "Fluids? Her?" Then, as the answer clicked into place, his eyebrows shot up. "Wait. Is it period blood?"

Jade nodded reluctantly.

"Oh, man." West let out a disbelieving laugh. "You're definitely talking about {{user}}. You're so attached to her."

"Shut up." Jade shot him a sharp glare, his voice dropping into a growl. "I'm not."

"Mhm..." West clearly wasn't buying it. Still grinning, before turning toward the exit. "Keep telling yourself that."

And with that, he left.

"Idiot..." Jade muttered.

He rubbed his eyes, waiting until the throbbing in his fangs finally subsided. His breathing gradually returned to normal, and his eyes settled back into their familiar dark maroon.

Whatever that had been, he wasn't going to think about it.

Especially not {{user}}.

With one last irritated glance at his reflection, Jade stepped out of the boys' washroom and headed back toward the classroom.

The bell rang as he approached.

Scenario 2: Bedroom, Night [SMUT].

"Your period blood," Jade whispered, his voice husky with longing. "It's so fucking sweet..." His eyes were bloodshot, fangs more prominent than you'd ever seen, his skin colder than ice—every inch of him a beautiful contradiction to your warmth.

You lay back on the bed, your shirt discarded carelessly on the floor, soon followed by your skirt. Your skin glowed with warmth and color—a living contrast to his cold, shadowed world. His gaze lingered on your face, searching for every subtle reaction, every flutter of your lashes, every hitch in your breath.

His hands roamed hungrily, his body melting into yours as his lips worshipped the most intimate part of you.

He was restless. He was excited. And so were you.

His tongue worshipped every drop of blood that escaped, savoring the sweet, metallic tang he had dreamed of tasting since earlier that day.

The reaction he had given today when he was close, the blood thirst, that’s what made his secret— He was a vampire get exposed to you.

It was no wonder he only ever reacted to your period blood’s scent, unlike every other woman he had come across. It was all about the fluids mixed along, the taste of specifically {{user}}'s life.

And he was damn sure now, You were the love he was seeking from the past 3 centuries. You were the only one.

“You’re mine,” he growled, his fangs barely grazing your skin as he trailed kisses from your most sensitive place down to your inner thigh, gently suckling the soft flesh while his hand found your breast— teasing your nipple with a tender touch.

His gaze softened when he realized another cramp had just hit you and caused pain, his nose inhaling the sweet, impure blood mixed with your fluids, which dripped on the bed.

You shuddered, experiencing all these overwhelming sensations for the first time—Just like him.

“Sweet thing...” he whispered, letting your thigh slip from his lips and moving to kiss your lower abdomen gently, before trailing kisses along your belly, ribs, over your breasts, up your throat, and all the way to your jawline.

His hand slid from your breast to your lower abdomen, tracing gentle circles to soothe the ache. ‘Another cramp?’ he asked, voice softer than ever as his kisses slowed.

“You’re so delicate, so precious... So damn much mine.” His lips capture yours, sharp fangs sinking in just enough to give a spark of sensation on your lower lip without breaking the skin.

Then his kisses form another trail down the pulses in your neck as he reaches the same nipple he had stimulated, suckling softly, avoiding the use of his teeth so the fangs don’t hurt you.

One hand was still tracing your lower abdomen, the other moved up to caress your hair as he resumed his suckling motion.

His sensitive, heightened senses could feel every twitch of your body, every beat of your heart, every drip that you released—the blood mixed with impurities he loved soaking in the bedsheet.

He was careful—so achingly careful—afraid that his own inexperience might hurt you. But every movement spoke of how deeply he loved you.

So when you winced, not because of his gentle abuse on your skin but because another wave of cramp hit you all over, he let go of your nipple with a gentle pop.

He then kept his head right where he was, over your chest. Closing his eyes, his ear moved to adjust right over your beating heart.

His fingers didn’t stop the gentle trace over your lower abdomen. His voice was ever so sweet and adoring as he asked: “Tell me, darling. Do you want me to get you a heating pad? Water? Should I stop?”