okay but if we’re comparing this to periods you need to listen to me
i have been on birth control for YEARS. it does not change much. there are three weeks’ worth of pink pills in neat little rows. there is one week of placeholder white pills. without fail, i get my period on the third or fourth day of the white pills.
let me tell you what happens every month: I FORGET THAT SHARK WEEK IS UPON ME.
why am i so hungry? i muse to myself. why am i craving steak? why, even when i deny myself heavy stuff like steak and dairy, is my stomach so upset? why does my whole body ache? why is it so hard to sleep? why am i so much more tired than i’d expect even given how poorly i’m sleeping? where did these zits come from?
OH WAIT, i exclaim, probably caught out in the wilderness all alone wearing all white over my favorite pricey underwear, with no tampons for miles. IT’S THAT THING THAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO ME. EVERY MONTH. FOR THE LAST FIFTEEN YEARS.
what i am trying to communicate is i get where the op of this post is coming from but I AM THAT WEREWOLF
they have calendars with the lunar cycle mapped out there’s literally no excuse
Even with a handy little full moon widget on my phone, I lose track of it.
I mean, I’m not a werewolf. But it happens even with help like that.
It’s not even about “they forget it’s the full moon” in this analogy. It’s more like:
“Why do I feel like shit and why am I covered in hair?”
“Bro, it’s the full moon”
“Yeah, but like why do I wanna eat sheep and bite people?”
“FULL MOON”
“Yeah but… I mean…?”
“WERE. WOLF.”
“Yeah, nah… I think I’ve got bird flu.”And I am 100% behind this AU.