The day after (Y/n's) first trip to the space mall she woke up when she felt a stabbing pain in her abdomen and something wet in between her legs, two things she hadn't felt in a while. Since it was her first period after being rescued she remembered that she didn't have any pads/tampons with her, silently cursing at herself for being so stupid for forgetting to get period products from the mall. She got up as quickly as she could and grabbed a change of clothes before she went to her bathroom, hoping that by some miracle someone put pads/tampons in one of the drawers. (Y/n) looked everywhere and couldn't find any pads/tampons, she felt stupid for thinking someone knew about her monthly dilemma; apparently Ulaz must not have been able to find what she needed during the previous day's shopping trip. She decided to wash up, though, before wobbling to the infirmary where she could get some painkillers.

After (Y/n) washed the blood off of her skin she got a wad of the strange alien toilet paper and put it in the change of underwear that she had grabbed from her closet, thankful that she had new clothes. Walking around while experiencing period cramps was the worst, all she wanted to do by that point was curl up somewhere warm and take a nap. Before leaving her habsuite (Y/n) put her bloody bedding, pajama pants and panties down the laundry chute so they could get washed. Once she was dressed she went to go to the infirmary, but when her front door slid open she saw Antok standing in front of the door, his right hand raised as though he was about to knock. When Antok looked down at (Y/n) he smelled the thick scent of blood coming from her; he already wasn't expecting her door to open before he knocked, he briefly wondered if she expected him to be there.

"You're bleeding." Antok stated obviously after he confirmed that the blood scent was coming from her, concerned as to what could have happened to her during his absence.

"Um…. Yeah, I am." (Y/n) said as she blushed, feeling a little embarrassed despite how much pain she was in; she wished that she hadn't of run into Antok since she didn't think he would understand about her condition.

Antok was worried that something bad happened to (Y/n) and knew that he needed to get her to Ulaz as soon as he could, especially since she looked like she was in a lot of pain while she stood in front of him. (Y/n) was surprised when Antok suddenly knelt down and picked her up bridal style before carrying her in the direction of the infirmary, gripping onto his chest armor to the best of her ability even though he wouldn't drop her. She felt a little scared that her makeshift pad wouldn't stay put, so she maneuvered her legs so that it wouldn't budge from its position. The door to her habsuite slid shut after Antok began carrying her away, a feature she really liked because she would never have to worry about accidentally leaving it open. Getting a free ride to the infirmary was nice an all, although (Y/n) wasn't expecting it nor had she been expecting to find Antok standing in front of her door in the first place.

"Where did you hurt yourself?" Antok asked (Y/n) on the way to the infirmary, his voice muffled by his mask since he didn't feel comfortable showing his face to her yet.

"I didn't hurt myself." (Y/n) answered as he started to walk a little faster while trying his best not to make her hurt worse.

"Then who hurt you?" Antok questioned firmly, thinking that someone had hurt her since she didn't hurt herself.

"No one hurt me, it's natural." (Y/n) replied nervously, hoping that he wouldn't be angry for some reason.

Antok didn't understand how bleeding could be natural, it just didn't make any sense to him because in his experience bleeding was a bad thing. He wondered exactly how long (Y/n) had been bleeding for; she put new clothes on which meant she most likely bled through her pajamas, he didn't even know where she was bleeding from. (Y/n) felt so tiny compared to Antok while he carried her through the base, she never thought he would be so gentle despite his size, she'd come to think of him as a gentle giant. Once Antok reached the infirmary he put her on the examination table, grateful that Ulaz wasn't busy during that moment. Ulaz, however, wasn't expecting Antok to walk in and lay (Y/n) on the examination table.

"Someone hurt (Y/n)." Antok spoke firmly when he made eye contact with Ulaz, his tail swishing angrily behind him because he still thought someone hurt her.

Ulaz's eyes widened as he rushed over to the examination table where (Y/n) was laying, or rather partially sitting up since she didn't look injured, just in pain. He could smell the blood that was coming out of her, but he couldn't see any wounds; that's when he remembered something important, (Y/n) had gotten her period, he remembered her telling him about it. As much as (Y/n) appreciated Antok making her journey to the infirmary faster she also still felt kind of embarrassed, she didn't want everyone fussing over her because of her period. Right as Ulaz was about to start asking her a few questions Regris burst into the infirmary, carrying the bloody laundry she'd tossed down her laundry chute; he'd been on laundry duty that day, so as soon as he saw the blood on the items (Y/n) sent his way he panicked. (Y/n) hoped that no one else would spontaneously rush into the infirmary for something related to her period, she was already embarrassed enough.

"Some of (Y/n's) laundry is practically covered in blood! Someone tried to murder her!" Regris panicked frantically, nearly out of breath after running all the way from the laundry room to the infirmary, warning Ulaz of something he already knew about.

"No one tried to murder me, I'm just on my period." (Y/n) corrected Regris as she rolled her eyes, wincing when she felt another wave of pain in her lower abdomen.

Ulaz was thankful that (Y/n) wasn't dying, although he certainly wasn't her period to start so soon after her arrival. Ever since Antok brought her to the base he looked up a few things about human women after what the young woman told him during her checkup, so he had been preparing for it to begin. Back when he lived in galra central command Ulaz did a little research about how much pain medication humans could handle and figured out how much of the liquid painkiller he could give (Y/n), hoping that it wouldn't harm her since he'd used the exact same amount for Shiro. Ulaz wasn't used to helping a woman with her period; he was used to supplying galran women with new bottles of the effective liquid painkiller, although galran women didn't bleed after their heat ended and they didn't get pregnant. From what he understood from his research (Y/n) would become fertile again sometime after her period ended which could be a dangerous thing in a base mostly full of single men who were looking for a mate, he was glad that he already had his eyes on a special lady of his own.

"Here, this is safe for humans. I also found some menstrual products yesterday, I apologize for not giving them to you sooner." Ulaz said as he gave (Y/n) the small cup with the clear liquid in it, measured out to what he hoped would be the right dosage, then gave her the bag with pads and tampons in it.

"Thank you." (Y/n) shyly thanked him as she sat up, took the small cup and drank the medicine, not minding the taste since it didn't taste too nasty.

Ulaz took the cup back after she finished drinking the liquid painkiller and helped her off of the large metal table, letting (Y/n) go to the back room where she could have the privacy she needed in order to make use of one of the pads/tampons he found for her. She truly appreciated Ulaz for remembering to get her some period products, he really was one of the best doctors in the universe. While (Y/n) was busy putting a pad/tampon on/in, Ulaz took it upon himself to tell Antok and Regris what a period was and why she was having it, he knew it would be important for both of them to know what she had to go through. By the time he finished explaining what a period was Regris looked like he was going to get sick, never did he ever think someone could bleed for about a week and not die. No one could see it because of his mask, but Antok was blushing; (Y/n) was only bleeding because she didn't get pregnant and she had to go through it every month.

"My innocence is gone forever." Was all Regris said before he turned around and left the infirmary, deciding to wash the bloody items as quickly as possible so (Y/n) could have them back.

Ulaz and Antok looked at each other for a moment and Ulaz fought the urge to wrinkle his nose, Antok smelled of confusion and a hint of arousal after he learned (Y/n) ovulated every month, any unattached male would feel that way. When (Y/n) came out of the back room they looked at her and she hesitantly asked Antok to carry her back to her habsuite since she still felt some pain. Antok nodded and carefully picked her up bridal style again, both of them thanking Ulaz for his help; he honestly felt a little embarrassed for overreacting earlier, luckily (Y/n) didn't seem bothered by it. He couldn't get his mind off of what Ulaz had told him about her period, she would have to bleed and experience a number of other unpleasant symptoms every month until she grew old. Being the gentleman he was, Antok took (Y/n) back to her habsuite so he could put her to bed, but before he could leave her bedroom she grabbed one of his fingers because she didn't want to be alone.

“Is there something else you need?” Antok questioned after he placed the bag of pads and tampons on her nightstand, looking at her when she suddenly grabbed one of his fingers.

“C-can you stay? You know, just for a little while? I- I just need to cuddle with someone right now.” (Y/n) mumbled shyly, averting her gaze a little because she thought he would think she was weak or clingy for wanting to cuddle with him.

“I'll stay; Thace is training the new recruits today, he won't need my help.” Antok replied with a quiet tone; he couldn't fully explain it, but seeing (Y/n) so vulnerable made him want to protect her.

(Y/n) felt oddly happy and let go of his finger, allowing the tall man to remove his shoes and chest armor before he carefully joined her on the bed. She desperately wished that she could see his face and that he would take his shirt off; his tail looked furry, so she wondered if the rest of him was furry too. Cuddling was normal for galra who were close and, despite only being half galra, Antok enjoyed cuddling and snuggling with those he was close with because no one liked being touch starved; his body nearly engulfed (Y/n's) as he spooned her, although she seemed to enjoy it. (Y/n) felt a lot better as soon as he spooned her and she loved it, she'd never had anyone cuddle with her before the way he did, Antok genuinely cared about her even though he didn't show it very much. Antok would end up spending the rest of the week taking care of the little human he'd become fond of because of his instincts, he knew she enjoyed being around him and he liked spending time with her.