#put the MEN in menstruation ok ill leave

[ouaw-facts-i-just-made-up]

Gideon has anemia from not eating properly on the train (an more importantly as a trans man and his period (and becauseI have this too and I want someone to suffer with me)). During his period he bleeds heavily and that leads to him loosing too much iron and thus he over heats but is actually really cold (for him at least) to the touch.

Kremy discovers this while traveling and Gid almost collapses because he doesn't realize what's happening. Kremy almost doesn't either until he realizes that they skipped a hearty breakfast that day and assumed he was just weak from a lack of food, so Kremy made a meal plan prioritizing nutrition, adjusting it along as they need eventually getting something that has tons of iron. Not that either of them notice.

They only learn that the lightheadedness and weird cold-to-touch-but-feels-hot thing was because of Gid's Iron-deficiency once Gideon trusts the rest of the group with knowing he's trans. Frost puts two and two together (this is because I headcanon that the school frost went to had a very comprehensive health course (frost also asks why he didn't realize this sooner because this sort of anemia caused by your period brings incredibly painful cramps. Gideon just says it wasn't any pain he wasn't used to)

This is a true fact.

Me transferring all my period pain to the Krew but then reading this ask and feeling a little bad about it so i give it all to Kremy instead.

I imagine that his fire genasi blood (aka burn through food twice as fast blood) doesn't help in that regard either. Also the pain would be harder to get rid of I'd think cause when you have dysmenorrhea usually you get heating pads but, well, he is made of fire. He can't get much hotter than that.

Kremy definitely learned a lot though about finding foods that seemed to lessen the pain or at least the other symptoms. After getting to talk with gricko and frost he learned about different plants that he could include to help soothe the pain better. And you know, maybe he picks up some chocolates too. Dark chocolate specifically, he heard that it's good for you and also a common craving. Even if he doesn't really understand that, being unable to eat it without feeling sick.

(Also friendly reminder to people who get periods, your pain shouldn't be debilitating! You shouldn't have a major increase in depression or wooziness or anything like that! Defo bring it up with your doctor!!)