Love Bite

by Blue Neustifter

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 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
-Consensual bondage and sadomasochism
-Blood and vampirism (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

40 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 21, 2021

About the author

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.

Reviews

[Tess]

Is it spicy? Yes. Very. But also very sweet. A woman helps her girlfriend process and deal with some stuff she's going through, in a very up close and personal way.