#Period talk

[imaginedreamwrite]

You know that video where a wife asks her husband for 30 pads with wings, and he comes back home with a pack of pads and 30 chicken wings?

That’s something that Simon does, especially in his first serious relationship. The first time his partner asks him to pick up pads or tampons, he takes it incredibly serious. He’s treating this task like it’s a classified mission with no possibility of failure

He’s bringing home 30 pads with wings because reader wanted them dammit. He gets reader a variety of chicken wings because it’s their time of the month and they deserve to get spoiled

And when he shows reader what he got, and reader tries to explain it to him, Simon stares reader down. Not because he doesn’t understand, he gets it, but because reader is on their period and who the hell wouldn’t want wings while bleeding?

This is also the same man who gets reader expensive bath oils and bubble bath when they tell him they’re running out. He’ll gladly be reader’s little errand mule as long as reader is in his bed at the end of the night

[phoenixeclipse-lmkau]

OK, so what was the warlords reaction the first time reader had her monthly cycle around them? like seriously that is basically like a curse on all human females and I can’t help but wonder how they reacted when she first started her monthly cycle around them and what was the first thing that they noticed? Her discomfort towards the cramps or the smell of blood? 

So in Cursed Warlords the duo are cursed for around three months before Reader is sent back to her world. (Which they DID NOT agree to!) So they see her experience her period when they’re still cursed. And before they even like her actually. (They like her, they just won’t admit it)

Macaque woke up to the sound of your low groaning his ears picking up the sound of your discomfort. He looked over to you before getting up and looking you over. You were curled up in pain as you seemingly tried to make whatever pain go away.

He took one sniff and immediately looked you over when he could smell BLOOD. He didn’t want to smell blood, why did he smell blood, were you okay what happened!? He nudged your face causing you to open your eyes as he looked at your kind of pale face.

You couldn’t even say a word before Wukong was letting out chirps and chitters of fear as he too looked you over. His tail flicked as he looked you over but couldn’t find anything except by your-

“Fuck, I can’t believe I got a period NOW,” You muttered sitting up causing Spirit to shift in her sleep before waking up.

Both of the monkey cubs were freaking out, worried for your heath and safety. What happened!? Why were you bleeding!? How did you get hurt!? What was a period!?

“A what?” Spirit muttered in confusion.

“A period, You know that time of month that every woman has,” You muttered in irritation.

Both monkeys slowed down… this was- normal? They were both wildly confused, there was no way that this blood was normal. Right? Their thoughts were proven wrong when Reader explained a little more.

“A period?” Spirit asked her eyes narrowing.

“A human woman has a four week cycle, roughly 28 days for most. And for a few days each cycle a woman bleeds,” You mutter curling into yourself again at the pain.

It wasn’t long before you were bombarded by the three chirps, chitters and Spirit asking how she can help. You let out a sigh when Wukong jumped onto your abdomen which caused Spirit to shout, but the warmth he produced was welcome. He cuddled up to you and it helped with the pain, a lot.

Seeing that you were feeling better Spirit couldn’t do anything to move the monkey. Even as the other curled up to you as well. They just wanted you to feel better, especially knowing that it was causing you pain. You had to slow the whole journey down some because of this.

I would write more, but I’m going to write more into this sort of thing in the fanfic! But regardless I hope you enjoyed. The warlords would be worried for you, frantic until they learn its natural. Even after they wouldn’t like knowing you were in pain.

Once they return to their normal size and shape they’ll be able to help you better. They would treat you like a queen but since they know what this is, they won't be freaking out which is good because you don’t want two frantic warlords running around. Do you?

Hope you enjoyed!

[heartofbusan]

Today is an 'eat chocolate cake in bed' kind of day. But alas, I must show up at the office and be productive to society. I am wearing a skirt over pants, I am on my period. My hair is hairing. I am here showing up for someone else, but I am staying true to myself.

I often think of Jimin whenever I'm feeling this way. He always showed up. Even on days when he didn't want to. He was there, shining because his inner glow is so strong, no one can tamper with that cosmic light.

Show up for yourself today, too. Even if it's not exactly the way you'd want to.

Work hard today, too, lovelies. He'll be waiting.

[periodperiod]

Periods: Breaking the Silence

Heavy. Prolonged. Recurrent. PCOS. Endometriosis. A vindictive mother, who lies and evades, and arranges for all other family members to join her in this. Useless doctors, who do not support. Breaking the silence.

[aychama]

This question is for people who have or used to be able to have periods/menstruation.

I'm just curious lol, because my body was giving signals aka waking me up at 4 am with cramps but no blood and it annoyed the shit out of me aksjdha

And when I get surprise periods it's usually painless but slightly annoying

So I'm curious to which one other people prefer

[cillianmurphysdimples]

I swear to fuck, if men had periods there'd be a week a month when the world would stop.

😭 ....why is day 2 pain always so bad?!

Fuck.

[twomanyfandomshelp]

Has this been done before?

[mrsrileywrites]

What about Papa Simon Riley struggling to talk about menstruation with his ten year old daughter?

Simon sat at the couch, a glass of bourbon on one hand while the other rested with his palm flat on his thigh, his brows slightly furrowed as he watches the football game on the TV. 

It was Friday night and you were on a girl's night out with your friends. 

Your daughter came to sit next to Simon and looked up at him with her big brown eyes, "Daddy? What's a period?" she chirped hugging Simon's arm.

Simon looked at her dumbfounded, what was he supposed to say? He knew what a period was, he just didn't know how to explain it to a ten year old. 

"Sweetheart aren't you supposed to be in bed?" he asked trying to change the subject. "It's Friday... Mom says I can stay up a little longer." She smiled and Simon cursed under his breath. "Yeah... It's Friday" he said scratching the back of his neck. 

"Daddy, you didn't answered my question" she insisted and Simon cursed again. 

He scrambled in his brain for an answer. "Periods, yeah... Um well... you know how girls bodies start to change when they reach a certain age, right?". The hand on his thigh scrunched and unscrunched his jeans mindlessly as your daughter's eyes, his eyes, looked at him expectantly. "And boys bodies change too... everyone's body change... but that's besides the point, so..." He stopped ready to give up. 

"Sweetheart, why don't you ask mom? She knows girlie stuff better than me". "But daddy... She'll be back once I'm asleep and I really, really want to know" she pouts.

"Can't you go on about your life without knowing baby?" he chuckled nervously pinching her cheek, she giggled swatting his hand away. "Mom can explain tomorrow, yeah?"

"Okaaay" she said sighing in defeat. 

When you came home you found Simon in bed, his back leaned against the headboard, brows pinched in concentration as he googled "how to explain periods, ten year old girl". 

You told your daughter all about periods the following morning as you guys eat breakfast. 

Simon paid close attention, you won't catch him lacking once your next daughter comes asking the same questions.

[boonalina]

💧🪨🔥💨

When you realize that if you're a blood bender, that means that you can reverse your menstruation and or speed it up.... Not to mention, if you bleed in your underwear, you can just bend the blood out of your pants.

🩸🩸

[rottenhellion]

People are seriously so fuckin weird about periods? Like yeah it's gross but people act like cis dudes will burst into flames if you so much as say the word "period" around them or they see a wrapped pad in the trash (and unfortunately a great many of them WILL in a more metaphorical sense. Get the fuck over yourselves please and thank you)

✨ THIS POST WAS MADE BY A NONBINARY PERSON ✨

[periodperiod]

Heavy Again, same period since 23 March 2025. Next due...!!!!!! Doctors not helping. All family support and information withheld due to coercive controlling of my "mother". Tablet supply running out. Scream...!!!!!!

[mychlapci]

Only you my liege can make periods sexy~

I need ageswap prowl flicking his node as he bleeds on his sheets because his cramps became too much and ratchet told him overloading helps alíviate the pain and all he can do is rub his fingers as fast as he can on his plump quivering node as little high pitched whimpers escape him and his legs are shaking

Yeah. You know, i remember an ask about ageswap Prowl mentioning him getting his period in a fluffy dress, and I am still thinking about it. He should bleed through his skirt in front of Sunny and Sides, blushing and embarrassed as he apologizes frantically. They take him to Ratchet and he simply tells him to rub his node if it hurts, and to make as much of a mess as he wants :) After all it's a natural process, he shouldn't be ashamed of it :)

[cillianmurphysdimples]

Period pains... Cravings today ...literal milkshake powder. No milk, just spoonfuls of powder.

I don't know why.

[fireheartedpup]

Okay. So. Ashwaganda.

I lost the post about the supplement from a troll company that was marketing it as hormone replacement therapy. The doses were high enough to send you into serotonin syndrome, and it doesn't replace estrogen. It encourages your body to make the hormones it's already making.

This was in 2023, and the website quickly vanished after backlash.

The thing is, ashwaganda is a mood stabilizer. I'm wondering if it's possible to feel better before the serotonin syndrome. Is the dosage high enough that you feel funny immediately, or does it seem like life is so good that this miracle pill couldn't possibly be bad for you?

Once it starts, it sounds like torture. I'm just wondering about the lead up. The poster who was quoted on that post said that ashwaganda taken in that dosage could cause it in "as little as a month," so what does the lead up feel like?

I don't take medication, so I haven't worried too much about interactions. That said, it's good to know that it can conflict with medications for blood pressure, thyroid, sleep, immunosuppression, and diabetes.

This is mostly because it has similar effects--so again, too much can tip you over from "this helps" to "this is a threat to my safety."

There are other natural things that raise serotonin levels, like ginkgo, and I thought they were mentioned in one of links I included but I can find the paragraph I'm thinking of.

...this could be due to the fact that ginseng can also raise serotonin levels, and I might have misremembered it.

Probiotics, vitamin D, and fish oil can also raise serotonin, as can tryptophan and exercise. Rhodiola is another adaptogen that can help with things like ADHD, and St. John's Wort is also on that list.

There's a lot. I actually left out green tea and turmeric. Oh, and 5-htp. That one I'm careful with. It makes me feel drugged.

Coffee and artificial sweeteners can decrease serotonin, so I'm not terribly bothered. If it's not consumed in high doses or alongside something it shouldn't be combined with, it should be okay.

I'm also not consistent with anything, and in the case of the supplements where it's better to take breaks instead of simply continuing to take them every single day for a long period of time, this works for me.

The thing that made me take a second look at adaptogens in general is that my period is almost a week late.

Remember how it adjusts your hormones? Yeah, a lot of people have this reaction--and it can make your period lighter. I'm mostly finding anecdotes from reddit, but there is a study about it helping with perimenopause.

My periods have never been super consistent. I have a rough idea of when they're going to come, but the cycle isn't exact. So this doesn't bother me a ton, but it's enough for some people to want to switch to an alternative method of controlling things like anxiety.

I'm already questioning whether my hormones are out of whack or not, so that's part of it.

I just think it's interesting. "Natural alternatives" are marketed as safer, without side effects. My experience has been that no matter what you do, you're throwing spaghetti at a wall to see what sticks--and you still need to look up everything you take to see if it's going to interact with anything else.

It would be nice if going to a doctor fixed this problem. Unfortunately, I've read too many stories about patients having to look things up for themselves, even after going to doctor after doctor.

It's like the pegboard with red string.

Anyway. My takeaway is still that what will fix your problems is appropriate treatment for your body. Unfortunately, this is different for everyone, and pretty much requires you to make a lifelong study of what to take and what the side effects are--no matter if you're taking supplements or drugs.

I'm still on the adaptogen train because I don't have to beg a doctor for help or make an appointment or beg a doctor to listen to me when it turns out that I need a change in my treatment plan or get registered as "really, she needs this" in order to get the thing that will help me.

I'm just. You know. Wondering. About what this is going to mean for my period going forward.

(And I'm going to have to research every single other thing I'm taking to see what the crossovers are.)

IMPORTANT: Ashwaganda can cause spontaneous abortion. Do not listen to anyone who says that adaptogens are safe to take during pregnancy. CHECK FIRST.

[thearchivaljinglebeast]

Excuse me, *women* blame everything on their hormones????