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"Oh Tails, it's so horrible!"
"It's so painful and so disgusting!!"
"Why do girls have to go through this!?"
The break of dawn shattered the peace even harder in the living room, sneaking through the window pane with blinding strength even though the curtains buried it underneath. Such brightness couldn't seem to be contained, and needed to shine to whoever was around to admire its beauty. It was light in colour due to its recent rise, the gold not having striken through the streaks bent across the carpet, and not having recovered from the conflict against the shadows of the night to slide up the horizon to begin with.
Tails accompanied the sofa, taking in every word with a fixed gaze that made him seem like he was under a spell. His vivid blue eyes didn't even dare to blink, only shifting downward when his tongue craved another mouthful of the toast balanced to the plate in his hand. Honey drooled from above the butter spread thinly atop the lightly cooked bread, thicker and at a champion shade of gold over the sunbeams varnishing the carpet. The sweet stuff pleased his throat, and its glow once lifted to meet Tails' ivory muzzle against those beams was an exact replica of his saffron fur.
He nodded slowly, not sure how to take this situation on board. He tried not to fall into the trap that honey was trying to draw him into, the sugar gleaming from each dribble making his tongue instantly want more, even if he had just swallowed the last dose. The fox needed this, the syrupiness acting like medication for the disrupted night he gladly threw into the trash of the past. Although he refused to blink in concentration, his eyes throbbed with a craving to do so. He could feel water ready to drip out, but ignoring it was the option he chose, even though it stang.
Tails wanted to be there for (Y/n), even if he had no personal experience alongside her for whatever this was that was troubling her. He couldn't empathise, only sympathise, and that didn't feel good enough. She plopped herself into the midst of the morning sun, interrupting the smooth strip conquering the curtains. Legs crossed and arms flailing in frustration, complaining about her pain - Tails felt like a therapist. Light made her face clearer, projecting over the tear stains to her cheeks flustered red underneath and fresh ones that hadn't fallen yet.
Her (e/c) eyes were shaded a horrible black beneath them, exhaustion glowing from her pale skin everywhere but those burning cheeks and moist lips. Her night's sleep hadn't gone so well, including waking up at least every hour to visit the bathroom due to this "period" business Tails still didn't understand. Nonetheless, he listened to her explanation, still recovering from his own disturbed sleep as he took the final nibble from the slice of toast. He didn't mind leaving some crumbs, but he made sure all that honey was long gone.
He wanted to be supportive, as (Y/n) was here to have an enjoyable stay at his place for once, but it was like Mother Nature was watching her from above and was one of those nasty people who sucked pleasure from seeing others suffer. At least that's how he saw it from her ramblings he felt were as holy as the bible. Tails left his plate to the side table and slid from the sofa cushions sculpted for his two tails to rest in place, arms ready to bring (Y/n) into the embrace he could see her drained (e/c) eyes wobbling uncontrollably wishing for the most.
Before he had even reached her, he was buried in her. Tails could feel her fingers softly yet tightly digging into the vivid yellow of his fur, gripping his shoulders to gently drag his body closer but with a hidden drive. He felt (Y/n)'s body tremble as his face was immersed into her shoulder, chilled lightly at the surface. He could sense the presence of a lump bulging in her throat, at a suitable distance to swallow but with no way to remove it unless she cried. He could feel her neck shivering, and the back of his head heated up.
Tails wrapped his arms around (Y/n)'s tense spine, rubbing from her shoulders down and retracing those steps. Her cheek rested to his head, blazing at the ghostly aura eliminated by the red flushed into her otherwise cold skin. He could feel the fire, and the merge of embarrassment and frustration through it. He could sense its origin, and brought his hand to her chest to feel the pounding of her panicked heart for himself. It throbbed to his palm, and sent a bolt through his own. Tails could taste her discomfort, even if he couldn't digest it himself. He wanted to be there for her, and he smiled softly with his head rested deeper into her neck in the middle of the lounge.
Eventually, their magnetic sensation broke, (Y/n) bringing a knuckle to her eyes to dry the tears before they soaked Tails' head any more. She caressed the back, feeling the regretful dampness, shepherding her fingertips around his fluffy cheek until she tickled his chin. Tails' ears blushed, and his cheeks roared harder. Their tips crouched in humiliation, yet a small smile couldn't keep quiet. He was like a pleased puppy, and (Y/n) found it utterly adorable, like it were a remedy towards her monthly agony. She giggled softly at the gentle rumbling escaping Tails as his closed eyes smiled, yet his cheeks darkened.
His ears drooped further until they were pinned to the sides of his head, and he brought his tails around to bury his face. It was like he was trying to fight away the enjoyment, which (Y/n) would be lying to say it wasn't the cutest thing she'd ever seen.
"S-stooop..." Tails quietly wined, a little overwhelmed by the affection he was willing to give to (Y/n) being donated back to himself.
(Y/n) shrugged. "But it's helping me!"
Tails peeked out from within the fluffy paradise beaming with yellow and tipped with white, raising an eyebrow above those slightly widened bright blue eyes.
"Really?"
(Y/n) nodded, rubbing her thumbs across his cheeks and feeling the sensation arising from the red against the creamy ivory underneath. She was being honest, the touch of his silky fur and warmth of his body seemed to cure the aches and pains and soothe the cold in her skin, and calm her nerves of the whole situation from his cute reactions. But if he didn't want it that way, she wasn't willing to be selfish.
"But if you don't want that, I know something else that will help me."
Tails emerged from his own tails. "Like what?"
(Y/n) leant closer, their eyes melting into one another from the extinction of distance. She explored his blue wonderlands for a moment before explaining, the strength of the colour playing with her attention. They were like two little oceans, the green darting under the surface adding a touch of turquoise into them. She could see Tails falling victim to her own (e/c) dreamworlds, but she could feel the pressure through his stare that he wanted an answer.
"Chocolate." She whispered, as if it were some sort of magical ingredient to some deadly potion.
Tails tilted his head, a little baffled, then nodded softly. He raised himself up via the movement of his tails, the two of them teaming up in his signature propellor motion. After quickly returning to the table neighbouring the couch to collect his used plate, he flew out of the living room and headed for the kitchen. (Y/n) heard his little feet meet the tiled flooring and the plate touch the counter. She could vision him rustling through the cabinets for his chocolate supply just by the sounds, and hope launched from her chest as soon as silence bellowed past the open door.
Soon enough, he flew back, standing up tall to hand (Y/n) her sugary request like a professional waiter. She giggled with gratitude, laying against the carpet left warm by the sunbeams that had sneaked further across the room with her aching body set straight. Tails flopped beside her, taking her tender offering of some sweet chunks from the bar, the crinkling wrapper smashing the silence. (Y/n) closed her eyes, the chocolate feeling like medication.
Pains stabbing into her stomach faded away, and she could still feel the softness of Tails' fur against her fingertips, even if now she let him be. She could sense the hormones being released down her throat from the chocolate melting in her mouth as soon as her next bite touched it, her heartbeat calming down and the chill to her skin burning back to normality. She smiled at Tails' gentle nibbles, his cheeks rising until they could burst from appreciation for the sweetened taste, slowly and gratefully thankful.
Magically, it all felt cured. In her first swallow the problem was solved, until a bolt of pain wrestled with her stomach deep inside. It was an odd twinge, one (Y/n) could sense was a part of what all her discomforts seemed to be coming from, but it was stronger than the others and took longer to leave. Others popped up as sudden stabs, but this was different. Her legs felt weird too, not adapting with the flat position she thought would work best for it. She felt strangely sick, and knew this wouldn't go away until she came to her last resort. Tails noticed her distraction, her (e/c) globes of life that seemed to be flowing back in lost.
Before he could ask she apologised, cutting off the endmost of the bar with a soft crinkle to the lightly silver wrapper.
"Sorry, I've gotta go for a minute."
Man, her voice even sounded astray. It was a light mumble, and her expression still seemed distracted. Tails observed as she slowly raised herself from the heated carpet and wandered out the room, breaking through the strip of sunlight that had travelled further by the minute as the day developed. He saw a glint of worry through her eyes as the beam glazed over them, the usually vibrant and energetic (e/c) left helpless in a saturated state. To say he was concerned would be an understatement, and this little fox wanted to find out more.
With determination freshly painted to his face, he scurried to the couch, crouching to search under the table for his laptop. His gloved fingers fished into the shade it left pouring into the carpet, dust nibbling at their tips and escaping from the disruption. More popped into the air, visible by the sun, as he slid the technology out. He took to the sofa and gave it a wipe, opening the lid with a wiggle for his body to fit perfectly and comfortably into the smooth furniture. His eyes squinted in concentration and his brain absorbed every word as he tapped "period" into Google.
His wish was granted with a click.
A period is the part of the menstrual cycle; a release of blood from a girl's uterus. For most women this happens every 28 days or so, and it is a sign that she is getting close to the end of puberty.
Tails shivered, the words still making little to no sense put together, but the appearance of "blood" made him more uncomfortable. But he still looked deeper into it, wanting to be able to support (Y/n) with an understanding. He browsed images, drawings from an interior view of the process, and it didn't look too pleasant. She ticked all the boxes for the symptoms, and research into hormones made everything clearer.
Then he typed in what he really wanted to know about-
How does chocolate help with periods?
It popped up instantly, no scrolling needed, as if good old Google knew this was what he wanted to discover most of all. Amazing, really. Mindblowing.
Chocolate may help ease menstrual cramps due to its high magnesium content that helps relax muscles and may stop the production of compounds that signal cramps.
He smiled, and it widened with a pace across his fuzzy white muzzle. Cheerfully, he closed the device and pushed it aside, heading back to the kitchen via his propellor tails. Every cupboard door was swept open, a big goofy grin greeting every item stacked inside. Whistling happily, Tails gathered all forms of chocolate he could lay his hands on, his heart pounding with enthusiasm to be as helpful as he could be. Full bars, cookies, other candies coated in the stuff, unfinished bars; everything! Hands overflowing, he stumbled back into the living room, too weighed down to fly, and organised them across the floor like a banquet.
He squeaked as he heard the staircase creak, and he spun on his heels to see (Y/n) as soon as she appeared in the doorway. Tails' face dropped a little, hers somehow seeming more exhausted. She looked even more drained, pale to the bone. The lively colour he always admired in her eyes was almost gone, and her frown felt permanent. Tails felt his own smile twitch with a hint of nerves to her reaction, but it was better than he could ever imagine.
(Y/n) laughed lightly. "I see you've been doing research."
Wow, not even a question, a statement! She really knew him that well. Tails felt his throat dry up like a plain of land experiencing drought, and he struggled to get the right words out. He rubbed the back of his head anxiously, and his ears slammed themselves down with a sprinkle of red to their tips. His cheeks felt the same, like his face was dangerously close to a candle.
"Well, uh- yeah. I wanted to- you know, understand more about what you were going through. So, I-I could be more supportive."
Tails glanced away, the embarrassment strangling him. (Y/n)'s frown lifted, and her gaze was so focused to Tails she seemed like she was trapped under a hypno spell. She leant down to his level so their eyes could connect for real, only a little, but it was enough. One more time, she explored the abyss of tranquil blue that sparkled through Tails' stare, while they were pinned into her own (e/c) utopia, before pulling him into a soft hug.
Her fingers traced the back of his neck, his honey gold fur pressed into hers. She felt his hands interlock around her spine, sending a shiver straight down, but with a stroke of tender care. Tails could sense a disruption returning deep in her throat, but he could sense it was for a different reason, and her voice croaked when she whispered lightly to his ear.
"Thank you..."
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Author's Note - hahaha!! I said no update this week, huh? Well here you go!! I finished Movie Sonic x Reader 2 a couple days earlier than I expected, so this one took the same path!! It was planned for next week but here you go!! I've wanted to do a period scenario for Tails for a while and I'm so happy it's finished!! Since Tails is canonically 8 years old, let's make the reader around 10-12 if that's okay!! As I said, Movie Sonic x Reader 2 is finished so go check it out if you haven't already, and my new oneshot book is slowly being planned, so stay tuned!! 😉
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