My dove

Monthly gift my ass| h&c

*Authors note~ I know a few people in need of this so here we go.... Totally not self indulgent when I wrote this*

Trigger Warning ~ periods

Prompt~ Tumblr anon~ Hellooo I wanted to request a lady lesso x reader hurt/comfort fic where r is on her period and more emotional than usual, Leo says something with a mjdly irritated tone to her and unknowingly upsets her, later on leo realises r is on her period and in pain (I get cramps and bad headaches and also get irritated easily) and comforts them softly?

Another tumblr anon = similar request~ Heyy I really do love your work. Can you possibly do a lady lesso x female reader(both already dating) that reader is on her period and lesso comforts her with her terrible craps, cause it pains lesso to see reader in such a sight. (Also have a wonderful day :) )
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Honestly you weren't sure why they called it a monthly gift. What was the gift exactly meant to be, the pain, the blood? You weren't sure but truthfully it sucked. I mean why is it only people with female anatomy suffer with it? Why not everyone? And once a month? Bit overkill wasn't it? Apparently not though, and what made it ten times worse was the arrogance of some people out there. I mean come on, it's allowed to hurt and your allowed to react to that in the way you feel you need to.

For you, you not only had your monthly gift to deal with but also that of your lover and the very stubborn Dean of evil, Leonora. You each looked after one an other during that time in the month. This time it was your week and boy were you unhappy about it. You had plans, things to do that did not include withering around in pain. The first thing you noticed was the margarine like headache, then it was the feeling of a knife inserted into you womb and being twisted and finally it was your mood swings. Your mood was constantly changing, you felt bad for your students truly, if you were feeling the emotional whiplash then surly they were too. You tried to keep yourself in check, you really did, but everything seemed to get on your last nerve. If you weren't snapping at people you were crying or angry. Truly this was exhausting.

That's why you took yourself to your office after school hours rather than finding your lover like normal. Maybe if you isolated yourself then it would all be okay. You couldn't hurt anyone that way. Your head throbbed painfully and your eyes were blurring the words together yet you still forced yourself up right and continued working. The arm wrapped around your abdomen was a dead give away you were hurting, but the pained whimpers you'd occasionally relapse were good confirmations. This sucks, yet the idea of just giving in and laying curled up in the dark and in your lovers arms made you feel guilty. It was a risk and one you weren't willing to take.

Although Leonora likes to look like she doesn't care and her feelings are constantly indifferent, you knew just how sensitive she could be, how even the smaller unkind comment would live rent free in her mind, tearing her apart inside and out. You couldn't bare the thought of being the cause of that. So you carried on forcing yourself to try and focus on the work that needed to be completed.

Lesso was worried. It's the only way to put it simply, she heard whispers of how you'd snapped at this student or got teary at the fact your class talked over you. And with some quick mental math she knew just why. Your period, growing up you were taught to hide them, that they weren't normal and most definitely didn't hurt. So she knew you'd hide away on the particularly hard months. Apparently this month would be one of those.

Knowing you hadn't gone down for food she decided to get some of your favourite snacks, your comfort blanket, water and some pain medicine before coming to find you. The sight that met her broke her heart. You were attempting to work as you curled up over your desk, you looked exhausted and in agony and she only wished she could help more. "Dove?" She whispered, "I brought you some snacks and your blanket even some medicine if you need it, are you okay love?" Are you okay? What kind of question was that. Your temper flared and you snapped "do I look okay Leonora?"

The pain flashed through Lesso's eyes and you instantly felt guilty bringing a hand to rub at your aching head, "I'm sorry Nora I didn't mean to snap" you whimpered tearing up, "I'm sorry Nora, I really appreciate your thoughtfulness darling." You whimpered at the end of your apology and instantly she was up and holding you in her arms, "I know dove you're in pain I know love let me help you" she whispered swaying you slightly before guiding you to the sofa in your office. She laid you down and started to rub slow firm circles into your stomach as she knew those soothed your cramps, she kissed your forehead knowing your head was sore and all in all did everything possible to make you comfortable. All while reassuring you she wasn't mad and that she still very much loved you.

Her kind actions brought tears into your eyes. You truly felt so cared for and loved that it was overwhelming. Everyone says your lover is cold and evil yet here and now she was anything but those words.

Word count~ 956