millie’s long list of malex fics | When You Walked In (the air went out) by el_gilliath / @el-gilliath
Alex doesn’t remember how it happened. He just remembers red eyes, a pain in his wrist, and waking up the next day in a bunk in Bahrain, a full-bird Colonel and his commanding officer sitting by his bed. It made him nervous then.It still makes him nervous now.
While serving overseas in Iraq, Alex is infected with a rare local virus labelled VBT-01, whose symptoms include sensitivity to strong UV rays, most notably those at dawn, accelerated cell regeneration and heightened physical capabilities. Oh and a somewhat slightly inconvenient craving for human blood. But this virus isn't a stranger to the military and they help Alex manage his affliction, while using him as a weapon, until he's permitted to return home. Intent on living out a quiet, temptation free extended life in the desert with his suppressants, Alex instead finds his hard earned self control tested by none other than Michael fucking Guerin, the stupidly attractive nerd turned cowboy and the unusual scent of his blood.
tl:dr - Alex is a vampire and, being an alien, Michael's blood is like catnip to him.
comment: vampires! i love em, you love em, and tove writes a fantastic vampire au. focusing in on alex as the vampire-returns-home boy, to whom the alien’s blood (read: michael’s blood) smells particularly good. there’s flirting, some hurt/comfort, a lil bit of that good nsfw stuff, and some cool vampire lore. it all ties up neatly into a really entertaining fic!