that time of month | Shangchi x Reader
Pairing: Shangchi x Reader
Author’s note: Just some tidbits (is this a blurb? HCs? I don’t even know.) about how Shangchi would act while his S/O is on their period. This is just something short and sweet I wrote when I was procrastinating on doing my homework. *nervous laugh* It’s been a really long time since I’ve written anything so be gentle with me.
Shangchi isn’t totally clueless when it comes to a woman’s time of month.
He’s been friends with Katy long enough that he knows all about hers and how it affects her. Armed with that knowledge, he’s nothing short of supportive before and during your period.
After dating for a couple of months, he’s able to pick up on the changes in your demeanor and mood in the days before your period.
Your usual laid back and bubbly nature is replaced by someone volatile and grumpy.
Not that he’d ever dream of telling you that
He may or may not have made that mistake with Katy once.
You weren’t sure why but it felt like your symptoms were ten times worse than usual this month. Your lower back aches in protest at the slightest movement coupled with an alarming sensation that your stomach might fall out of your ass at any moment and you weren’t sure if you were going to poop, vomit or die.
Curled up on the couch together, you lean against Shangchi as the both of you watch the newest episode of the current television show you’re both obsessed with. It would serve as a good distraction while you waited for the ibuprofen to kick in.
“Do you want me to rub your tummy?” He offers as the narrator of the show recaps what happened during last week’s episode. His voice is filled with tenderness and you’re so touched by the offer you could burst with joy.
You smile sheepishly and nod, grateful. His arms snake around your waist and you feel Shangchi slip his hands underneath your shirt to lay his hands flat against your abdomen.
Pressing closer to him, your eyes flutter shut, relishing in the feel of his warm and strong hands.
“I love how soft your skin is,” He murmurs as he caresses, swirling circles with his thumbs.
The pleased hum you give in response is all he needs to continue. You relax in his arms, delighting in his touch. The way he cradles you against him, as if you're delicate makes you feel so safe and special.
The moodiness that your period brings? Shangchi can handle that.
But seeing you in pain? He hates it. At this moment you seem so small and delicate, he wishes he could hold you like this forever and never let anything hurt you.
He continues his ministrations as the episode finally begins and makes a promise to himself that he’ll protect you always.
You always tell Shangchi when your period starts.
Not that you need to, since he can usually tell given the change in your attitude the days prior anyways 🤫
You read his texts to yourself over and over, feeling your cheeks heat at the directness of his words.
“OhMYGOSH!” Pressing your phone to your chest, eyes shut, you cannot stop the smile that tugs at the corners of your lips.
In that moment, nothing could dampen the joy that was blossoming in your chest.
Not the mountainous pimple that decided to show up a few days ago. Not the way your lower back was starting to ache with the looming threat of getting worse if you didn’t get your heat pack--
Your phone pings with another incoming text message.
Are you hungry? Let’s go eat.
Throwing the covers off yourself, you hop out of bed before rapidly typing your response, “You better stop before I propose to you RIGHT NOW.”
In this life full of indefinites and in a world where half the population could disappear in the blink of an eye, you were positively, totally, irrevocably in love with him.