Modern Monsters

The Vampire Clinic: Thaddeus

Female Reader x Male Monster

The clinic looks very sterile from the outside, all white stone, flat, sleek, and unassuming. The big red sign out front is the only thing that stands out, and otherwise one could easily walk by without paying it much attention. You have to wait to be admitted by the staff, and if you don't have an appointment or seem suspicious at all, you aren't let inside. Several extreme factions have tried to make their opinions of the place known, and the safety of the physicians and patients is paramount.

The clinic is run completely by vampires, and was started by Dr. Leeche, whose studies helped her discover that vampires aren't just parasites or predators to humans, but are capable of helping them. She started a school to educate humans and vampires alike in the medical benefits of cohabitation, which eventually led to this unassuming clinic.

Your aunt has been working in complementary medicine for most of her life. She was raised as a witch, but being a rebellious teen she bucked the family trade and went to medical school. She became disheartened with how the field could end up treating people, and slowly integrated her background with her schooling. She believed in both sides of medicine, the clinical and the natural. You've been working at her practice for some time now. She supported you through college, and has been your mentor since you were little. She sees promise in you, and she wants to foster your healing talents as much as she can.

"I think if we could at least talk to the higher-ups at Dr. Leeche's, we could understand their minds a little. Many of their practices are alternative." She's fretting a bit because business has been slow, but she's been an admirer of Dr. Leeche's for a long time and wants to collaborate with her idol.

"I know, I know. We need to be patient. They'll get back to us eventually." You've been preparing several ideas to share with the clinic, mainly classes to help people better understand their health, but also things like natural birth, hormone therapy, and therapeutic massage. You would like a doctor from your aunt's practice and a doctor from the vampire clinic to collaborate on each field, creating a relationship between the two.

One afternoon you're covering the front desk as the receptionist tends to an emergency with her child, when a call comes in from a restricted number. You figure it's just another robot call, and take it ready to hang up. "Lady of the Ivies Natural Health, how may I help you?"

"Yes, I'm Dr. Talbot from Dr. Leeche's Clinic." The voice on the other end is smooth and buttery. It's a pleasant surprise, considering you'd been expecting automated spiel about insurance. "I'm responding to Dr. Ivy's inquiry. Might I speak to her?"

"I'm a Dr. Ivy. I've been helping my aunt on this project," you reply. "If you don't mind, I can help with whatever questions you might have."

"Why is the office called Lady of the Ivies when there are two Lady Ivys about?" Dr. Talbot says with a gentle chuckle. "I'm sorry, bad joke."

"It's alright. I don't mind a bad pun or two." You clear your throat, reminding yourself to remain professional. "But my aunt and I really look forward to the prospect of working with your clinic."

"To be honest, Dr. Ivy, my colleagues and I aren't sure about such a collaboration. Natural health is all well and good, but we fear our clients might see it as, forgive the term, bunk."

You're a bit miffed, but it's nothing you haven't encountered before. "We expect that, but aren't most of your services at the clinic quite natural?"

"I don't mean to pry here, but have you ever visited our clinic, Dr. Ivy?" Dr. Talbot asks.

"I haven't."

"Then why don't I make a special appointment for you, and then you can make one for me? That way we can see each other's practices up close to form an opinion."