Due to a rare genetic condition, Brooke is turning into a vampire. Stuck in denial and anxiety about the changes to her body and her life, she can't bring herself to eat the one thing she needs: blood. Her girlfriend, Mercy, has a plan to help get her through this difficult transition, and it involves some unorthodox and kinky methods to help Brooke back to herself.
(Over 11k words. Trans W/Cis W BDSM and sex)
Content warnings:
-Consensual bondage and sadomasochism
-Blood and vampirism (note: no "getting turned into a vampire by someone else" or other assault metaphors)
-Bodily dissociation
-Elements of Brooke's struggles may be evocative of coping with chronic illness and/or eating disorders
Blue Midnight Canis (she/her; formerly Blue Neustifter) is a white, queer trans woman and 2022 finalist for a Hugo Award in the "Best Short Story" category for her epistolary story "Unknown Number". In addition to writing speculative fiction, she is a statistician, published board game designer, and unapologetic dyke She lives in Ontario and is trying to help make the world a little better how she can.
I’m not exactly sure what I expected from a sapphic vampire femmedom short, but this delivered and more. Synopsis from author: . “Due to a rare genetic condition, Brooke is turning into a vampire. Stuck in denial and anxiety about the changes to her body and her life, she can't bring herself to eat the one thing she needs: blood. Her girlfriend, Mercy, has a plan to help get her through this difficult transition, and it involves some unorthodox and kinky methods to help Brooke back to herself.” ----- I picked this up because Azure had a tweetfic that put me all up in my feelings. Vampires aren’t really my thing but I gave it a try, mainly to support her. . AND LET ME TELL YOU! Not only was this book incredibly hot (mostly sex), but it was also a really touching look at someone who has been trying to deny who they are, and coming to terms with it. And just because that person is a new vampire doesn’t at all change the fact that this is a story of her finding her place in her own skin, with a loving and caring girlfriend helping her get there. ------- Info from author’s site: Over 11k words. Trans W/Cis W. BDSM and sex Content warnings: -Consensual bondage and sadomasochism -Blood and vampirism (note: no "getting turned into a vampire by someone else" or other assault metaphors) -Bodily dissociation -Elements of Brooke's struggles may be evocative of coping with chronic illness and/or eating disorders