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* ''Literature/KushielsLegacy'': In ''Kushiel's Dart'', young prostitute Phèdre's virginity is auctioned off. The top bidder, Childric d'Essoms, half-jokes that he intends to show off the white silk cloth she bled on by making it into a new coat of arms.
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* ''Literature/KushielsLegacy'': In ''Kushiel's Dart'', young prostitute Phèdre's virginity is auctioned off. The top bidder, Childric d'Essoms, half-jokes that he intends to show off the white silk cloth she bled on by making it into a new coat of arms.
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* ''Literature/KushielsLegacy'': In ''Kushiel's Dart'', young prostitute Phèdre's virginity is auctioned off. The top bidder, Childric d'Essoms, half-jokes ''Literature/MushokuTenseiJoblessReincarnation'': After [[spoiler: Rudeus and Sylphiette]] have TheirFirstTime, he finds her bloodstain on the sheets the next morning. Both of them had taken a strong aphrodisiac right before [[spoiler: in order to cure his erectile dysfunction and for her as a means of liquid courage to get over her nervousness]] and they ended up going at it for quite a while that he intends to show off the white silk cloth she bled on by making it into a new coat of arms.night without much restraint.
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* Occurs in ''Literature/MushokuTenseiJoblessReincarnation'' when Rudeus and Sylphiette have TheirFirstTime. He adds the square where the telltale stain is to his "holy relic" shrine. It was particularly important to him because he'd come off a year-plus psychosomatic [[TheLoinsSleepTonight "illness"]] that Sylphie "cured".
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* Happens in the "Fate" book of the ''Literature/IncarnationsOfImmortality'' series, ''With A Tangled Skein''. Niobe and her husband Cedric have sex for the first time at his college after having been married for quite a while (it was an arranged marriage; she didn't love him until recently, and he refused to even pressure her, much less force her). When she sees the small stain, she cleans it up herself, as she doesn't want the college laundry to see it, betraying not only what they were doing, but that it was the first time. A little silly, as even at the time the novel is set (somewhere around the 1910's-20's), most people would ''expect'' that part of the reason a young newlywed would visit her husband would be to make love, and a small bloodstain would be assumed to be menstrual blood.
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In recent years, much ink has been spilt deriding the trope as ArtisticLicenceAnatomy: the hymen is not a considered by medical professionals to be a reliable indicator of virginity, since, if it's even present, it's more likely to stretch than tear, and it can be affected by normal physical activity. Yet while not ''all'' women bleed or feel pain the first time they have sex, ''some'' [[TruthInTelevision do]]--though it's still more likely to be a result of insufficient lubrication or a muscle spasm ("vaginismus") than the hymen. This has left the trope in a weird position: it's [[UndeadHorseTrope real, but much less common than popularly believed]], but [[AluminumChristmasTrees still not completely unrealistic]]. It gets the most straight-played mileage in HistoricalFiction and {{Romance Novel}}s, though it's also seen fairly frequently in adult-oriented Japanese media (mainly {{eroge}} and {{hentai}}, but sometimes {{seinen}} and {{josei}}).
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In recent years, much ink has been spilt deriding the trope as ArtisticLicenceAnatomy: the hymen is not a considered by medical professionals to be a reliable indicator of virginity, since, if it's even present, it's more likely to stretch than tear, and it can be affected by normal physical activity. Yet while not ''all'' women bleed or feel pain the first time they have sex, ''some'' [[TruthInTelevision do]]--though do]] -- though it's still more likely to be a result of insufficient lubrication or a muscle spasm ("vaginismus") than the hymen. This has left the trope in a weird position: it's [[UndeadHorseTrope real, but much less common than popularly believed]], but [[AluminumChristmasTrees still not completely unrealistic]]. It gets the most straight-played mileage in HistoricalFiction and {{Romance Novel}}s, though it's also seen fairly frequently in adult-oriented Japanese media (mainly {{eroge}} and {{hentai}}, but sometimes {{seinen}} and {{josei}}).
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This is most associated with an {{Exploited|Trope}} variation where a third party asks to see the sheet as evidence of virginity and the consummation of a marriage, occurring in AltarDiplomacy or cultures where in-laws are very involved. However, that's just one of many possible handlings. It can be found in private examples where no outside parties are informed. If the couple isn't supposed to be having sex, the sheet can be evidence that must be disposed of.
The prevalence of this trope has given rise to an {{Invoked|Trope}} variation, ConsummationCounterfeit, where a female fakes the bleeding, either because she already lost her hymen or because the relationship wasn't actually consumated.
In recent years, much ink has been spilt deriding the trope as ArtisticLicenceAnatomy: the hymen as a reliable indicator of virginity has been discredited. Yet while not ''all'' women bleed the first time they have sex, ''some'' [[TruthInTelevision do]]. This has left the trope in multiple [[RealityIsUnrealistic weird]] [[AluminumChristmasTrees positions]]. It gets the most mileage in HistoricalFiction and {{Romance Novel}}s, though it's also seen fairly frequently in adult-oriented Japanese media (mainly {{eroge}} and {{hentai}}, but sometimes {{seinen}} and {{josei}}).
The prevalence of this trope has given rise to an {{Invoked|Trope}} variation, ConsummationCounterfeit, where a female fakes the bleeding, either because she already lost her hymen or because the relationship wasn't actually consumated.
In recent years, much ink has been spilt deriding the trope as ArtisticLicenceAnatomy: the hymen as a reliable indicator of virginity has been discredited. Yet while not ''all'' women bleed the first time they have sex, ''some'' [[TruthInTelevision do]]. This has left the trope in multiple [[RealityIsUnrealistic weird]] [[AluminumChristmasTrees positions]]. It gets the most mileage in HistoricalFiction and {{Romance Novel}}s, though it's also seen fairly frequently in adult-oriented Japanese media (mainly {{eroge}} and {{hentai}}, but sometimes {{seinen}} and {{josei}}).
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This is most associated with an {{Exploited|Trope}} variation where a third party asks to see the sheet as evidence of virginity and the consummation of a marriage, occurring in AltarDiplomacy or cultures where in-laws are very involved. However, that's just one of many possible handlings.executions. It can be found in private examples where no outside parties are informed. If the couple isn't supposed to be having sex, the sheet can be evidence that must be disposed of.
The prevalence of this trope has given rise to an {{Invoked|Trope}} variation, ConsummationCounterfeit, where a female fakes the bleeding, either because she already lost her hymen or because the relationship wasn't actuallyconsumated.
consummated.
In recent years, much ink has been spilt deriding the trope as ArtisticLicenceAnatomy: the hymenas is not a considered by medical professionals to be a reliable indicator of virginity has been discredited. virginity, since, if it's even present, it's more likely to stretch than tear, and it can be affected by normal physical activity. Yet while not ''all'' women bleed or feel pain the first time they have sex, ''some'' [[TruthInTelevision do]]. do]]--though it's still more likely to be a result of insufficient lubrication or a muscle spasm ("vaginismus") than the hymen. This has left the trope in multiple [[RealityIsUnrealistic weird]] a weird position: it's [[UndeadHorseTrope real, but much less common than popularly believed]], but [[AluminumChristmasTrees positions]]. still not completely unrealistic]]. It gets the most straight-played mileage in HistoricalFiction and {{Romance Novel}}s, though it's also seen fairly frequently in adult-oriented Japanese media (mainly {{eroge}} and {{hentai}}, but sometimes {{seinen}} and {{josei}}).
The prevalence of this trope has given rise to an {{Invoked|Trope}} variation, ConsummationCounterfeit, where a female fakes the bleeding, either because she already lost her hymen or because the relationship wasn't actually
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* {{Implied}} in ''Manga/TalesOfWeddingRings'' when Hime and Satou [[TheirFirstTime finally consummate]]. Hime mentions losing her virginity was easier than she thought it would be, but doesn't directly address whether she bled.
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** Zigzagged throughout the series, which is set in a MedievalEuropeanFantasy world. While it is rumored that lowborn girls bleed a lot on their wedding nights, an actual bloody bedsheet is almost never demanded as proof of consummation of a marriage between nobles, because it is well-known that a highborn girl's maidenhead is more likely to be broken by horseback riding.
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The prevalence of this trope has given rise to an {{Invoked|Trope}} variation, ConsummationCounterfeit, where a female who fakes the bleeding, either because she already lost her hymen fakes or because the bleeding.
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* Discussed in the title story of ''Literature/TheBloodyChamber''. The Marquis tells the protagonist, after consummating their marriage, that the blood-stained sheets won't be hung from his window to prove the bride's virginity like in the old days -- though she is the first bride he's had who's been able to produce such a proof. This is another sign of his obsession with sex and blood [[spoiler:suitably, since he is TheBluebeard.]]
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** In ''Literature/ADanceWithDragons'', Barbrey Ryswell Dustin tells a wildly out-of-pocket story about how she had an affair with Brandon Stark in her youth, including way TooMuchInformation.
--->'''Barbrey:''' "A bloody sword is a beautiful thing," he told me once. I am old now, a dried-up thing, too long a widow but I still remember the look of my maiden's blood on his cock the night he claimed me. I think Brandon liked the sight as well. A bloody sword is a beautiful thing, yes. It hurt but it was a sweet pain.
--->'''Barbrey:''' "A bloody sword is a beautiful thing," he told me once. I am old now, a dried-up thing, too long a widow but I still remember the look of my maiden's blood on his cock the night he claimed me. I think Brandon liked the sight as well. A bloody sword is a beautiful thing, yes. It hurt but it was a sweet pain.
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** In ''Literature/ADanceWithDragons'', ''Literature/ADanceWithDragons'':
*** Barbrey Ryswell Dustin tells a wildly out-of-pocket story about how she had an affair with Brandon Stark in her youth, including way TooMuchInformation.
--->'''Barbrey:''' ---->'''Barbrey:''' "A bloody sword is a beautiful thing," he told me once. I am old now, a dried-up thing, too long a widow but I still remember the look of my maiden's blood on his cock the night he claimed me. I think Brandon liked the sight as well. A bloody sword is a beautiful thing, yes. It hurt but it was a sweet pain.pain.
*** As Ramsay Bolton and Jeyne Poole (forced to pose as "Arya Stark") are about to consummate their marriage, Skinner boasts that Ramsay has promised him a piece of the bloody bedsheet from their wedding night.
*** Barbrey Ryswell Dustin tells a wildly out-of-pocket story about how she had an affair with Brandon Stark in her youth, including way TooMuchInformation.
*** As Ramsay Bolton and Jeyne Poole (forced to pose as "Arya Stark") are about to consummate their marriage, Skinner boasts that Ramsay has promised him a piece of the bloody bedsheet from their wedding night.
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* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' is set in a MedievalEuropeanFantasy world. In ''Literature/ADanceWithDragons'', Barbrey Ryswell Dustin tells a wildly out-of-pocket story about how she had an affair with Brandon Stark in her youth, including way TooMuchInformation.
-->'''Barbrey:''' "A bloody sword is a beautiful thing," he told me once. I am old now, a dried-up thing, too long a widow but I still remember the look of my maiden's blood on his cock the night he claimed me. I think Brandon liked the sight as well. A bloody sword is a beautiful thing, yes. It hurt but it was a sweet pain.
-->'''Barbrey:''' "A bloody sword is a beautiful thing," he told me once. I am old now, a dried-up thing, too long a widow but I still remember the look of my maiden's blood on his cock the night he claimed me. I think Brandon liked the sight as well. A bloody sword is a beautiful thing, yes. It hurt but it was a sweet pain.
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** Zigzagged throughout the series, which is set in a MedievalEuropeanFantasy world. While it is rumored that lowborn girls bleed a lot on their wedding nights, an actual bloody bedsheet is almost never demanded as proof of consummation of a marriage between nobles, because it is well-known that a highborn girl's maidenhead is more likely to be broken by horseback riding.
** In ''Literature/ADanceWithDragons'', Barbrey Ryswell Dustin tells a wildly out-of-pocket story about how she had an affair with Brandon Stark in her youth, including way TooMuchInformation.
-->'''Barbrey:''' --->'''Barbrey:''' "A bloody sword is a beautiful thing," he told me once. I am old now, a dried-up thing, too long a widow but I still remember the look of my maiden's blood on his cock the night he claimed me. I think Brandon liked the sight as well. A bloody sword is a beautiful thing, yes. It hurt but it was a sweet pain.
** Zigzagged throughout the series, which is set in a MedievalEuropeanFantasy world. While it is rumored that lowborn girls bleed a lot on their wedding nights, an actual bloody bedsheet is almost never demanded as proof of consummation of a marriage between nobles, because it is well-known that a highborn girl's maidenhead is more likely to be broken by horseback riding.
** In ''Literature/ADanceWithDragons'', Barbrey Ryswell Dustin tells a wildly out-of-pocket story about how she had an affair with Brandon Stark in her youth, including way TooMuchInformation.
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* The ''Book of Passion'', a third-party rulebook for ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'' First Edition, cites the blood from a female virgin's [[SexMagic ritual deflowerment]] as a possible material component for spells.
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* The ''Book of Passion'', a third-party rulebook for ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'' First Edition, cites the blood from a female virgin's [[SexMagic ritual deflowerment]] as a possible material component for spells.
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* ''Manga/BladeOfTheImmortal'': Briefly [[DiscussedTrope alluded to]] when Anotsu Kagehisa marries Ibane Hisoka to [[AltarDiplomacy seal a political deal]] with her adoptive father Kensui. He's concerned for her on their wedding night due to her poor health, but she replies that she'd be a poor {{samurai}}'s daughter if she couldn't handle the pain of losing her virginity.
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In recent years, much ink has been spilt deriding the trope as ArtisticLicenceAnatomy -- the hymen as a reliable indicator of virginity has been discredited. Yet while not ''all'' women bleed the first time they have sex, ''some'' [[TruthInTelevision do]]. This has left the trope multiple [[RealityIsUnrealistic weird]] [[AluminumChristmasTrees positions]]. It gets the most mileage in HistoricalFiction.
There is a SubTrope about falsifying it: ConsummationCounterfeit. Its more visible SisterTrope is VirginityFlag.
There is a SubTrope about falsifying it: ConsummationCounterfeit. Its more visible SisterTrope is VirginityFlag.
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Similarly, the prevalence of this trope has also given rise to an {{Invoked|Trope}} variation, ConsummationCounterfeit, where a female who already lost her hymen fakes the bleeding.
In recent years, much ink has been spilt deriding the trope asArtisticLicenceAnatomy -- ArtisticLicenceAnatomy: the hymen as a reliable indicator of virginity has been discredited. Yet while not ''all'' women bleed the first time they have sex, ''some'' [[TruthInTelevision do]]. This has left the trope in multiple [[RealityIsUnrealistic weird]] [[AluminumChristmasTrees positions]]. It gets the most mileage in HistoricalFiction.
There is a SubTrope about falsifying it: ConsummationCounterfeit.HistoricalFiction and {{Romance Novel}}s, though it's also seen fairly frequently in adult-oriented Japanese media (mainly {{eroge}} and {{hentai}}, but sometimes {{seinen}} and {{josei}}).
Its more visible SisterTrope is VirginityFlag.
In recent years, much ink has been spilt deriding the trope as
There is a SubTrope about falsifying it: ConsummationCounterfeit.
Its more visible SisterTrope is VirginityFlag.
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* ''Manga/DanceInTheVampireBund'': Mina Tepes, the on-paper Queen of the Vampires, is being fought over as a bride by the three vampire lords Rozenmann, Li, and Ivanovic, who are {{Jailbait Wait}}ing for the {{Vampire Lolita|Archetype}} actually to become pubescent so one of them can make her their consort. In the chapter where they're introduced, Mina is subjected to a humiliating virginity test at their behest (it's treated much like a sexual assault), implied to be a check to see if she still has her hymen.
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* ''Manga/DanceInTheVampireBund'': Mina Tepes, the on-paper Queen of the Vampires, is being fought over as a bride by the three vampire lords Rozenmann, Li, and Ivanovic, who are {{Jailbait Wait}}ing for the {{Vampire Lolita|Archetype}} to actually to become pubescent so one of them can make her their consort. In the chapter where they're introduced, Mina is subjected to a humiliating virginity test at their behest (it's treated much like a sexual assault), implied to be a check to see if she still has her hymen.
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In recent years, much ink has been spilt deriding the trope as politically incorrect ArtisticLicenceAnatomy -- the hymen as a reliable indicator of virginity has been discredited. Yet while not ''all'' women bleed the first time they have sex, ''some'' [[TruthInTelevision do]]. This has left the trope multiple [[RealityIsUnrealistic weird]] [[AluminumChristmasTrees positions]]. It gets the most mileage in HistoricalFiction.
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In recent years, much ink has been spilt deriding the trope as politically incorrect ArtisticLicenceAnatomy -- the hymen as a reliable indicator of virginity has been discredited. Yet while not ''all'' women bleed the first time they have sex, ''some'' [[TruthInTelevision do]]. This has left the trope multiple [[RealityIsUnrealistic weird]] [[AluminumChristmasTrees positions]]. It gets the most mileage in HistoricalFiction.
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In recent years, much ink has been spilt deriding the trope as politically incorrect ArtisticLicenceAnatomy -- the hymen as a reliable indicator of virginity has been discredited. Yet while not ''all'' women bleed the first time they have sex, ''some'' [[TruthInTelevision do]]. This has left the trope in a multiple [[RealityIsUnrealistic weird]] [[AluminumChristmasTrees weird position]].positions]]. It gets the most mileage in HistoricalFiction.
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** In the ''Anime/Berserk1997'' anime, the King of Midland sees the blood on Princess Charlotte's bedsheets, and is horrified as he realizes that Griffith has had sex with her.
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** In the ''Anime/Berserk1997'' anime, the King of Midland sees the blood on Princess Charlotte's bedsheets, bedsheets and is horrified as he realizes that Griffith has had sex with her.
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** When Jun has her first time with her boyfriend, she bleeds. It's also played in a strange {{Gender Inverted|Trope}} way for said boyfriend: their first attempt at TheirFirstTime goes badly because he has a medical condition called phimosis which actually makes it painful for '''him''' to be erect. It necessitates a surgery and healing before they can actually have their first time.
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** When Jun has her first time with her boyfriend, she bleeds. It's also played in a strange {{Gender Inverted|Trope}} way for said boyfriend: their first attempt at TheirFirstTime goes badly because he has a medical condition called phimosis which actually makes it painful for '''him''' to be erect. It necessitates a surgery and healing before they can actually have their first time.
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* ''Fanfic/{{After}}'': Tessa bleeds onto Hardin's bedsheets after losing her virginity with him. This later becomes a plot point [[spoiler:as it's revealed Hardin kept the bloodstained sheets and the condom they used to prove to his friends he took Tessa's virginity, as part of a bet as to who could sleep with her first. Tessa is less than thrilled when she finds out.]]
* ''Fanfic/AsFateWouldHaveIt'': During TheirFirstTime in Chapter 13, Nate immediately notices Yancy bleeding and in pain just as they start making love, with some of her blood spilling on the bedsheet in the process. Concerned for her wellbeing, he asks her if they should stop, to which she replies with a request for him to continue.
* ''Fanfic/AsFateWouldHaveIt'': During TheirFirstTime in Chapter 13, Nate immediately notices Yancy bleeding and in pain just as they start making love, with some of her blood spilling on the bedsheet in the process. Concerned for her wellbeing, he asks her if they should stop, to which she replies with a request for him to continue.
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* ''Fanfic/{{After}}'': Tessa bleeds onto Hardin's bedsheets after losing her virginity with to him. This later becomes a plot point [[spoiler:as it's revealed Hardin kept the bloodstained sheets and the condom they used to prove to his friends he took Tessa's virginity, as part of a bet as to who could sleep with her first. Tessa is less than thrilled when she finds out.]]
* ''Fanfic/AsFateWouldHaveIt'': During TheirFirstTime in Chapter 13, Nate immediately notices Yancy bleeding and in pain just as they start making love, with some of her blood spilling on the bedsheet in the process. Concerned for herwellbeing, well-being, he asks her if they should stop, to which she replies with a request for him to continue.
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* ''Literature/TheDarkTower'': In book IV, ''Literature/WizardAndGlass'' -- which serves as a WholeEpisodeFlashback -- Rhea of the Coos is charged with inspecting Susan to make sure she's still a virgin before she's sold off as a "gilly" (i.e. broodmare) to a local politician who has a barren wife. [[DepravedBisexual Rhea]] attempts to seduce Susan at the same time, suggesting there were things the two of them could do that wouldn't give the man any clue she'd done anything sexual. Susan is repulsed by her and ardently refuses. Rhea ends up observing Susan and Roland have TheirFirstTime through the Wizard's Glass, and knows Susan will be caught when the man who was purchasing the use of her womb doesn't see blood on the sheets the next morning. She does note that there are [[ConsummationCounterfeit ways to fake it]], like pig's blood in a thimble, but is smug in the knowledge that Susan, who rebuffed her, would be too innocent to know of such things.
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* ''Literature/TheDarkTower'': In book IV, ''Literature/WizardAndGlass'' -- which serves as a WholeEpisodeFlashback -- Rhea of the Coos is charged with inspecting Susan to make sure she's still a virgin before she's sold off as a "gilly" (i.e. broodmare) to a local politician who has a barren wife. [[DepravedBisexual Rhea]] attempts to seduce Susan at the same time, suggesting there were things the two of them could do that wouldn't give the man any clue she'd done anything sexual. Susan is repulsed by her and ardently refuses. Rhea ends up observing Susan and Roland have TheirFirstTime through the Wizard's Glass, Glass and knows Susan will be caught when the man who was purchasing the use of her womb doesn't see blood on the sheets the next morning. She does note that there are [[ConsummationCounterfeit ways to fake it]], like pig's blood in a thimble, but is smug in the knowledge that Susan, who rebuffed her, would be too innocent to know of such things.
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* ''Literature/JudgeDee'': Mentioned in a roundabout way, in the context of ''not'' being a thing. Ma Jong mentions that Mongol women aren't required to be (demonstrable) virgins on marriage, as they spend most of their childhood riding horses (which would naturally tear their maidenhead).
* ''Literature/LancelotTheKnightOfTheCart'' (written in TheHighMiddleAges) has a very old {{Gender Inverted|Trope}} take on the imagery. Lancelot and Guinevere consummate their adulterous affair and by the end there's blood on the sheets. But Guinevere isn't a virgin--she's married to Arthur--and Lancelot is the one bleeding. Lancelot [[EnterStageWindow climbed through Guinevere's bedroom window]] to come to her, and removed the iron bars over the window to do this. In the process he injured his finger and started bleeding. Both he and Guinevere were so excited and horny by this point that neither one noticed. They had sex, and he left a little blood on her sheets.
* ''Literature/LancelotTheKnightOfTheCart'' (written in TheHighMiddleAges) has a very old {{Gender Inverted|Trope}} take on the imagery. Lancelot and Guinevere consummate their adulterous affair and by the end there's blood on the sheets. But Guinevere isn't a virgin--she's married to Arthur--and Lancelot is the one bleeding. Lancelot [[EnterStageWindow climbed through Guinevere's bedroom window]] to come to her, and removed the iron bars over the window to do this. In the process he injured his finger and started bleeding. Both he and Guinevere were so excited and horny by this point that neither one noticed. They had sex, and he left a little blood on her sheets.
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* ''Literature/JudgeDee'': Mentioned in a roundabout way, in the context of ''not'' being a thing. Ma Jong mentions that Mongol women aren't required to be (demonstrable) virgins on upon marriage, as they spend most of their childhood riding horses (which would naturally tear their maidenhead).
* ''Literature/LancelotTheKnightOfTheCart'' (written in TheHighMiddleAges) has a very old {{Gender Inverted|Trope}} take on the imagery. Lancelot and Guinevere consummate their adulterous affair and by theend end, there's blood on the sheets. But Guinevere isn't a virgin--she's married to Arthur--and Lancelot is the one bleeding. Lancelot [[EnterStageWindow climbed through Guinevere's bedroom window]] to come to her, and removed the iron bars over the window to do this. In the process process, he injured his finger and started bleeding. Both he and Guinevere were so excited and horny by this point that neither one noticed. They had sex, and he left a little blood on her sheets.
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-->'''Barbrey:''' "A bloody sword is a beautiful thing," he told me once. I am old now, a dried up thing, too long a widow but I still remember the look of my maiden's blood on his cock the night he claimed me. I think Brandon liked the sight as well. A bloody sword is a beautiful thing, yes. It hurt but it was a sweet pain.
-->'''Barbrey:''' "A bloody sword is a beautiful thing," he told me once. I am old now, a dried up thing, too long a widow but I still remember the look of my maiden's blood on his cock the night he claimed me. I think Brandon liked the sight as well. A bloody sword is a beautiful thing, yes. It hurt but it was a sweet pain.
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* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' is set in a MedievalEuropeanFantasy world. In ''Literature/ADanceWithDragons'', Barbrey Ryswell Dustin tells a wildly out of pocket out-of-pocket story about how she had an affair with Brandon Stark in her youth, including way TooMuchInformation.
-->'''Barbrey:''' "A bloody sword is a beautiful thing," he told me once. I am old now, adried up dried-up thing, too long a widow but I still remember the look of my maiden's blood on his cock the night he claimed me. I think Brandon liked the sight as well. A bloody sword is a beautiful thing, yes. It hurt but it was a sweet pain.
-->'''Barbrey:''' "A bloody sword is a beautiful thing," he told me once. I am old now, a
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* ''Literature/TheBible'': In the ''Literature/BookOfExodus'', this is not routine practice--normally there is assumed trust--but becomes a thing if a bride is accused of not having been a virgin. A woman must be able to produce "evidence" that she was a virgin on her wedding night if her husband (or in-laws) demand. If she cannot, she is to be [[HonorRelatedAbuse stoned to death by the men of her community right on her father's doorstep]] (or left on her father's doorstep after the fact). This is the same punishment she'd face if she'd had an affair ''after'' the wedding. However, if she (or rather, her parents) ''were'' able to produce a bloodied sheet or garment to show her accessor, then the accessor was to receive ATasteOfTheLash. (And if it ''was'' the groom that made the accusation in that case, then he [[AwfulWeddedLife was never allowed to divorce her]].) It should be noted that the Jewish explanation in the Oral law treats showing a bloodied sheet as an expression, and takes into account other reasons for lack of blood.
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* ''Literature/TheBible'': In the ''Literature/BookOfExodus'', this is not routine practice--normally there is assumed trust--but becomes a thing if a bride is accused of not having been a virgin. A woman must be able to produce "evidence" that she was a virgin on her wedding night if her husband (or in-laws) demand.demands. If she cannot, she is to be [[HonorRelatedAbuse stoned to death by the men of her community right on her father's doorstep]] (or left on her father's doorstep after the fact). This is the same punishment she'd face if she'd had an affair ''after'' the wedding. However, if she (or rather, her parents) ''were'' able to produce a bloodied sheet or garment to show her accessor, then the accessor was to receive ATasteOfTheLash. (And if it ''was'' the groom that made the accusation in that case, then he [[AwfulWeddedLife was never allowed to divorce her]].) It should be noted that the Jewish explanation in the Oral law treats showing a bloodied sheet as an expression, and takes into account other reasons for lack of blood.
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'''Basic Trope:''' A virgin woman's first time having sex results in mild bleeding.
* '''Straight:''' Alice has sex for the first time, and it results in a small bloodstain on the bedsheets.
* '''Exaggerated:''' ???
* '''Downplayed:''' By way of RuleOfSymbolism or VisualInnuendo, the imagery of bleeding is used to denote the loss of virginity without directly referencing a sexual act.
* '''Justified:'''
** The hymen ''does'' sometimes bleed.
** Alice is anxious and tense, not turned on enough, and she gets slightly hurt.
* '''Inverted:''' Alice does not bleed the first time she has sex, but does bleed subsequent times.
* '''Gender-Inverted:''' Alice and Bob have sex for the first time, and Bob bleeds.
* '''Subverted:''' Alice and Bob are about to have sex together for the first time. There's a SexyDiscretionShot, and in the next scene Alice is stripping a blood-stained sheet off the bed. Then Bob comes in, hands Alice a tampon, and the two have a brief dialogue about how her period just started, mid-coitus.
* '''Double Subverted:''' Alice leaves the laundry to Bob and goes to the bathroom to clean herself up. She throws the tampon away, takes a painkiller from the medicine cabinet, then pulls out her phone to google "how long does the bleeding after your first time last?" She actually ''was'' a virgin, but she lied to Bob about it due to VirginShaming.
* '''Parodied:'''
** Alice starts bleeding after her FirstKiss.
** Alice bleeds a [[OverdrawnAtTheBloodBank ridiculous, implausible amount]], and this is played as BloodyHilarious.
* '''Zig-Zagged:''' Some women bleed their first time, while others don't.
* '''Averted:'''
** It's a [[NoHuggingNoKissing very chaste work]] and sex is never a topic.
** The sex is all IdealizedSex, free of any blood or pain.
* '''Implied:''' Alice and Bob have their first time via [[ShowerOfLove shower sex]]. There's a moment where Alice says it hurts, but if there ever was any blood, it was washed away before either party could get a good look.
* '''Enforced:''' ???
* '''Lampshaded:''' ???
* '''Invoked:''' ConsummationCounterfeit
* '''Exploited:''' Alice and Bob are royals in an AltarDiplomacy marriage. When Alice bleeds on the sheet on their wedding night, the sheet is presented to the court so that everyone knows Alice was a virgin up until now, and that the marriage has been consummated. This puts antagonistic whispering to rest: Alice is above reproach. Now that the marriage has been consummated, before too long there should be a baby to strengthen the alliance even further.
* '''Defied:''' Alice is nervous about her first time and decides bleeding is an additional complication she doesn't want to worry about. Through masturbating, she makes sure any bleeding that ''will'' happen has already happened.
* '''Discussed:''' Alice is anticipating her first time and trying to gauge what to expect. She talks to her more sexually experienced friend Charlotte.
-->'''Alice:''' Do you really bleed your first time?
-->'''Charlotte:''' What, like in anime? No.
* '''Conversed:''' Dina goes on a diatribe disparaging the trope -- which she calls a {{Romance Novel Trope|s}} -- as inaccurate.
* '''Played for Horror:''' Alice is a hemophiliac. She and Bob have sex for the first time and she bleeds -- and the bleeding won't stop. Bob is horrified that he hurt her like this, and guilt-stricken that he didn't have the foresight to realize this might happen, given her condition.
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'''Basic Trope:''' A virgin woman's first time having sex results in mild bleeding.
* '''Straight:''' Alice has sex for the first time, and it results in a small bloodstain on the bedsheets.
* '''Exaggerated:''' ???
* '''Downplayed:''' By way of RuleOfSymbolism or VisualInnuendo, the imagery of bleeding is used to denote the loss of virginity without directly referencing a sexual act.
* '''Justified:'''
** The hymen ''does'' sometimes bleed.
** Alice is anxious and tense, not turned on enough, and she gets slightly hurt.
* '''Inverted:''' Alice does not bleed the first time she has sex, but does bleed subsequent times.
* '''Gender-Inverted:''' Alice and Bob have sex for the first time, and Bob bleeds.
* '''Subverted:''' Alice and Bob are about to have sex together for the first time. There's a SexyDiscretionShot, and in the next scene Alice is stripping a blood-stained sheet off the bed. Then Bob comes in, hands Alice a tampon, and the two have a brief dialogue about how her period just started, mid-coitus.
* '''Double Subverted:''' Alice leaves the laundry to Bob and goes to the bathroom to clean herself up. She throws the tampon away, takes a painkiller from the medicine cabinet, then pulls out her phone to google "how long does the bleeding after your first time last?" She actually ''was'' a virgin, but she lied to Bob about it due to VirginShaming.
* '''Parodied:'''
** Alice starts bleeding after her FirstKiss.
** Alice bleeds a [[OverdrawnAtTheBloodBank ridiculous, implausible amount]], and this is played as BloodyHilarious.
* '''Zig-Zagged:''' Some women bleed their first time, while others don't.
* '''Averted:'''
** It's a [[NoHuggingNoKissing very chaste work]] and sex is never a topic.
** The sex is all IdealizedSex, free of any blood or pain.
* '''Implied:''' Alice and Bob have their first time via [[ShowerOfLove shower sex]]. There's a moment where Alice says it hurts, but if there ever was any blood, it was washed away before either party could get a good look.
* '''Enforced:''' ???
* '''Lampshaded:''' ???
* '''Invoked:''' ConsummationCounterfeit
* '''Exploited:''' Alice and Bob are royals in an AltarDiplomacy marriage. When Alice bleeds on the sheet on their wedding night, the sheet is presented to the court so that everyone knows Alice was a virgin up until now, and that the marriage has been consummated. This puts antagonistic whispering to rest: Alice is above reproach. Now that the marriage has been consummated, before too long there should be a baby to strengthen the alliance even further.
* '''Defied:''' Alice is nervous about her first time and decides bleeding is an additional complication she doesn't want to worry about. Through masturbating, she makes sure any bleeding that ''will'' happen has already happened.
* '''Discussed:''' Alice is anticipating her first time and trying to gauge what to expect. She talks to her more sexually experienced friend Charlotte.
-->'''Alice:''' Do you really bleed your first time?
-->'''Charlotte:''' What, like in anime? No.
* '''Conversed:''' Dina goes on a diatribe disparaging the trope -- which she calls a {{Romance Novel Trope|s}} -- as inaccurate.
* '''Played for Horror:''' Alice is a hemophiliac. She and Bob have sex for the first time and she bleeds -- and the bleeding won't stop. Bob is horrified that he hurt her like this, and guilt-stricken that he didn't have the foresight to realize this might happen, given her condition.
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'''Basic Trope:''' A virgin woman's first time having sex results in mild bleeding.
* '''Straight:''' Alice has sex for the first time, and it results in a small bloodstain on the bedsheets.
* '''Exaggerated:''' ???
* '''Downplayed:''' By way of RuleOfSymbolism or VisualInnuendo, the imagery of bleeding is used to denote the loss of virginity without directly referencing a sexual act.
* '''Justified:'''
** The hymen ''does'' sometimes bleed.
** Alice is anxious and tense, not turned on enough, and she gets slightly hurt.
* '''Inverted:''' Alice does not bleed the first time she has sex, but does bleed subsequent times.
* '''Gender-Inverted:''' Alice and Bob have sex for the first time, and Bob bleeds.
* '''Subverted:''' Alice and Bob are about to have sex together for the first time. There's a SexyDiscretionShot, and in the next scene Alice is stripping a blood-stained sheet off the bed. Then Bob comes in, hands Alice a tampon, and the two have a brief dialogue about how her period just started, mid-coitus.
* '''Double Subverted:''' Alice leaves the laundry to Bob and goes to the bathroom to clean herself up. She throws the tampon away, takes a painkiller from the medicine cabinet, then pulls out her phone to google "how long does the bleeding after your first time last?" She actually ''was'' a virgin, but she lied to Bob about it due to VirginShaming.
* '''Parodied:'''
** Alice starts bleeding after her FirstKiss.
** Alice bleeds a [[OverdrawnAtTheBloodBank ridiculous, implausible amount]], and this is played as BloodyHilarious.
* '''Zig-Zagged:''' Some women bleed their first time, while others don't.
* '''Averted:'''
** It's a [[NoHuggingNoKissing very chaste work]] and sex is never a topic.
** The sex is all IdealizedSex, free of any blood or pain.
* '''Implied:''' Alice and Bob have their first time via [[ShowerOfLove shower sex]]. There's a moment where Alice says it hurts, but if there ever was any blood, it was washed away before either party could get a good look.
* '''Enforced:''' ???
* '''Lampshaded:''' ???
* '''Invoked:''' ConsummationCounterfeit
* '''Exploited:''' Alice and Bob are royals in an AltarDiplomacy marriage. When Alice bleeds on the sheet on their wedding night, the sheet is presented to the court so that everyone knows Alice was a virgin up until now, and that the marriage has been consummated. This puts antagonistic whispering to rest: Alice is above reproach. Now that the marriage has been consummated, before too long there should be a baby to strengthen the alliance even further.
* '''Defied:''' Alice is nervous about her first time and decides bleeding is an additional complication she doesn't want to worry about. Through masturbating, she makes sure any bleeding that ''will'' happen has already happened.
* '''Discussed:''' Alice is anticipating her first time and trying to gauge what to expect. She talks to her more sexually experienced friend Charlotte.
-->'''Alice:''' Do you really bleed your first time?
-->'''Charlotte:''' What, like in anime? No.
* '''Conversed:''' Dina goes on a diatribe disparaging the trope -- which she calls a {{Romance Novel Trope|s}} -- as inaccurate.
* '''Played for Horror:''' Alice is a hemophiliac. She and Bob have sex for the first time and she bleeds -- and the bleeding won't stop. Bob is horrified that he hurt her like this, and guilt-stricken that he didn't have the foresight to realize this might happen, given her condition.
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%% * '''Reconstructed:''' ???
%% * '''Played for Laughs:''' ???
%% * '''Played for Drama:''' ???
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Alice and Bob have TheirFirstTime. It's Alice's first time ever. She bleeds a little bit vaginally, usually attributed to a torn hymen. The blood marks the bedsheets, usually white sheets for ideal [[WhiteShirtOfDeath visual]] [[BloodSplatteredWeddingDress contrast]]. (Though if they're MakingLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces, it may be on something else.)
This is most associated with an {{Exploited|Trope}} variation where a third party asks to see the sheet as evidence of virginity and the consummation of a marriage, occurring in AltarDiplomacy or cultures where in-laws are very involved. However, that's just one of many possible handlings. It can be found in private examples where no outside parties are informed. If the couple isn't supposed to be having sex, the sheet can be evidence that must be disposed of.
In recent years, much ink has been spilt deriding the trope as politically incorrect ArtisticLicenceAnatomy -- the hymen as a reliable indicator of virginity has been discredited. Yet while not ''all'' women bleed the first time they have sex, ''some'' do. This has left the trope in a weird position. It gets the most mileage in HistoricalFiction.
There is a SubTrope about falsifying it: ConsummationCounterfeit. Its more visible SisterTrope is VirginityFlag.
RustproofBlood is often in play here. See MenstruationTropes for other reasons a woman might bleed down there. For more sinister bleeding, see TrailOfBlood.
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* ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'':
** In chapters 37-38, while distraught after Guts leaves the Band of the Hawk, Griffith breaks into Princess Charlotte's bedroom and seduces her. She's embarrassed to find a couple droplets of blood on her bedsheets when she wakes up the next morning, then after Griffith is arrested the next morning due to them being seen in the act by a court lady, the King finds the blood spots on her sheets and takes it as proof of Griffith's guilt.
** When Guts and Casca have TheirFirstTime in chapter 46, Casca is shown bleeding in one panel during the act. She's also indicated to still be sore down there a couple chapters later ([[DidYouJustHaveSex to the evident amusement of another Band of the Hawk soldier]]), though this is probably more due to the inexperienced Guts not knowing his own strength (he also briefly had a [[FlashbackEcho PTSD flashback]] to his RapeAsBackstory during their first round).
** In the ''Anime/Berserk1997'' anime, the King of Midland sees the blood on Princess Charlotte's bedsheets, and is horrified as he realizes that Griffith has had sex with her.
* ''Manga/DanceInTheVampireBund'': Mina Tepes, the on-paper Queen of the Vampires, is being fought over as a bride by the three vampire lords Rozenmann, Li, and Ivanovic, who are {{Jailbait Wait}}ing for the {{Vampire Lolita|Archetype}} actually to become pubescent so one of them can make her their consort. In the chapter where they're introduced, Mina is subjected to a humiliating virginity test at their behest (it's treated much like a sexual assault), implied to be a check to see if she still has her hymen.
* ''Manga/FutariEcchi'', aka ''Manga Sutra'', is an educational exploration of sex through the eyes of an inexperienced newlywed couple, as well as some of the people around them. The first volume discusses various types of wear and tear that could eliminate the hymen before sex, as well as the fact that it could still be present.
** In Yura's case, her hymen is still very much intact and so the first time '''''is''''' painful.
** When Jun has her first time with her boyfriend, she bleeds. It's also played in a strange {{Gender Inverted|Trope}} way for said boyfriend: their first attempt at TheirFirstTime goes badly because he has a medical condition called phimosis which actually makes it painful for '''him''' to be erect. It necessitates a surgery and healing before they can actually have their first time.
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* ''Fanfic/{{After}}'': Tessa bleeds onto Hardin's bedsheets after losing her virginity with him. This later becomes a plot point [[spoiler:as it's revealed Hardin kept the bloodstained sheets and the condom they used to prove to his friends he took Tessa's virginity, as part of a bet as to who could sleep with her first. Tessa is less than thrilled when she finds out.]]
* ''Fanfic/AsFateWouldHaveIt'': During TheirFirstTime in Chapter 13, Nate immediately notices Yancy bleeding and in pain just as they start making love, with some of her blood spilling on the bedsheet in the process. Concerned for her wellbeing, he asks her if they should stop, to which she replies with a request for him to continue.
* ''Fanfic/InterNos'': When Shizuru and Natsuki have TheirFirstTime, Shizuru discovers that Natsuki is "intact", and cautions her that the initial act may hurt. Natsuki, who was raised in ignorance of sex, is concerned and confused. There is blood, but it's easily dealt with since they're [[TwoPersonPoolParty in the bath]] for this interlude.
-->''She saw some of the blood still streaked over her fingernails when she brought her hand out of the water and washed it off. Then she stroked Natsuki's head and waited for her to recover, murmuring praise and encouragement.''
* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/38790249/chapters/96995097 Push a Little Further on the Edge]]'' has a {{Defied|Trope}} take. Mirabel made herself bleed while masturbating. Now facing her first time with someone else, she explains:
-->'''Mirabel:''' You know the physical part of being a virgin as a girl? Well, I kind of, um, already took care of that bit myself when I was, um, experimenting. If we, you know, have sex, you won't need to worry as much about hurting me. We could just-- be together without as much first time pressure.
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* ''Film/BreakingTheWaves'': After their FourthDateMarriage, Bess and Jan have [[WallBangHer sex standing up]] in the bathroom where they've been celebrating their wedding. Blood is shown on Bess's white wedding dress, to contrast with [[spoiler:her decision to become a prostitute after Jan's injury.]]
* ''Film/ChasingAmy'': {{Discussed|Trope}} and disparaged. Alyssa tells Holden that his definition of loss of virginity -- breaking the hymen -- means she lost her virginity at a very early age to her bicycle seat.
* ''Film/TheDreamers'': After having sex with Isabelle, Matthew is surprised to find out she was an UnexpectedVirgin, as shown by the blood on his hand.
* ''Film/{{Mustang}}'': On Selma and Osman's wedding night, her in-laws check the bedsheets to prove that Selma was a virgin before the wedding. Because there isn't any blood on the sheets, they take her to a hospital for a test.
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* ''Literature/TheBellJar'': Esther bleeds after losing her virginity. Her partner tells her that it's nothing to worry about, but the bleeding won't stop and she eventually has to go to the hospital. The doctor tells her "it's one in a million it happens to like this."
* ''Literature/TheDarkTower'': In book IV, ''Literature/WizardAndGlass'' -- which serves as a WholeEpisodeFlashback -- Rhea of the Coos is charged with inspecting Susan to make sure she's still a virgin before she's sold off as a "gilly" (i.e. broodmare) to a local politician who has a barren wife. [[DepravedBisexual Rhea]] attempts to seduce Susan at the same time, suggesting there were things the two of them could do that wouldn't give the man any clue she'd done anything sexual. Susan is repulsed by her and ardently refuses. Rhea ends up observing Susan and Roland have TheirFirstTime through the Wizard's Glass, and knows Susan will be caught when the man who was purchasing the use of her womb doesn't see blood on the sheets the next morning. She does note that there are [[ConsummationCounterfeit ways to fake it]], like pig's blood in a thimble, but is smug in the knowledge that Susan, who rebuffed her, would be too innocent to know of such things.
* ''Literature/EarthsChildren'' is set in the Stone Age, so the characters' understanding of biology is pretty limited.
** It's a common belief amongst Cro-Magnon that a girl usually bleeds the first time she has sex. When Noria has sex for the first time, she bleeds a bit on her bed furs. Haduma collects the furs as it's believed the blood from a girl's first time contains special magic and could potentially be used to harm her if it fell into the wrong hands.
** Ayla's first sexual experience involved rape and she only bled because it was violent and non-consensual. Her official first time is something she genuinely wants with a partner who is gentle and does foreplay. When it happens, Ayla ''doesn't'' bleed or experience any pain, though Jondalar still views her as [[TechnicalVirgin a virgin]] and treats her accordingly.
* ''Literature/TheFangsOfKaath'': Raschid and Sandhri lose their virginity to each other just before the Shah's guards come in and drag Sandhri away, with her hymen blood staining the sheets adding to the tension.
* ''Literature/TheFlameAndTheFlower'': Brandon believes Heather is a prostitute sent to service him. After forcing himself on her, he realises she isn't a prostitute because she's bleeding, this being her first time. He's later forced to marry Heather to preserve her honour, especially as she ends up pregnant.
* ''Literature/JudgeDee'': Mentioned in a roundabout way, in the context of ''not'' being a thing. Ma Jong mentions that Mongol women aren't required to be (demonstrable) virgins on marriage, as they spend most of their childhood riding horses (which would naturally tear their maidenhead).
* ''Literature/LancelotTheKnightOfTheCart'' (written in TheHighMiddleAges) has a very old {{Gender Inverted|Trope}} take on the imagery. Lancelot and Guinevere consummate their adulterous affair and by the end there's blood on the sheets. But Guinevere isn't a virgin--she's married to Arthur--and Lancelot is the one bleeding. Lancelot [[EnterStageWindow climbed through Guinevere's bedroom window]] to come to her, and removed the iron bars over the window to do this. In the process he injured his finger and started bleeding. Both he and Guinevere were so excited and horny by this point that neither one noticed. They had sex, and he left a little blood on her sheets.
* ''Literature/KushielsLegacy'': In ''Kushiel's Dart'', young prostitute Phèdre's virginity is auctioned off. The top bidder, Childric d'Essoms, half-jokes that he intends to show off the white silk cloth she bled on by making it into a new coat of arms.
* ''Literature/TheRedTent'' is set in the Bronze Age. The women of Canaan are expected to show bloodied bedsheets to their in-laws following their wedding nights, to prove they were virgins when they got married. They're shocked to learn the women of Padan-Aram don't do this; instead, when a girl experiences menarche and becomes a woman in their eyes, she participates in the Ritual of Opening, where she breaks her hymen herself by masturbating with a carved figurine of a goddess and offers her virgin blood to the mother goddess Inanna, with the other women witnessing and cheering her on.
* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' is set in a MedievalEuropeanFantasy world. In ''Literature/ADanceWithDragons'', Barbrey Ryswell Dustin tells a wildly out of pocket story about how she had an affair with Brandon Stark in her youth, including way TooMuchInformation.
-->'''Barbrey:''' "A bloody sword is a beautiful thing," he told me once. I am old now, a dried up thing, too long a widow but I still remember the look of my maiden's blood on his cock the night he claimed me. I think Brandon liked the sight as well. A bloody sword is a beautiful thing, yes. It hurt but it was a sweet pain.
* ''Literature/{{Stardoc}}'': When Cherijo and Kao Torin have TheirFirstTime, he's concerned afterwards that he's accidentally injured her. She informs him it "always" hurts the first time human women have sex, before demanding seconds.
* ''Literature/AThousandSplendidSuns'': Laila bleeds a bit onto the carpet the first time she has sex. She hopes her parents won't notice the blood drops and ask her about them. In this case, it's because Laila and Tariq are inexperienced teenagers who rushed into sex without much preparation (as they were soon to be separated).
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* ''Series/AdamRuinsEverything'': {{Convers|ationalTroping}}ed and disparaged, with Emily Axford saying that female physical virginity is effectively non-existent, as the hymen can be torn any number of ways, and it is not uncommon for it to heal.
* ''Series/MastersOfSex'': Vivian Scully seduces Ethan Haas at a bar with the notion of some casual sex with him. She realizes afterwards she's bleeding a little, and Ethan is horrified to realize he just deflowered his boss's daughter.
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* Music/BillyIdol's music video for "White Wedding" shows a woman having a wedding ring forcibly pushed up her finger, resulting in her finger bleeding. It's {{Downplayed|Trope}} to just the [[RuleOfSymbolism symbolism]] -- loss of virginity (and innocence) as a consequence of the marriage.
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* ''Literature/TheBible'': In the ''Literature/BookOfExodus'', this is not routine practice--normally there is assumed trust--but becomes a thing if a bride is accused of not having been a virgin. A woman must be able to produce "evidence" that she was a virgin on her wedding night if her husband (or in-laws) demand. If she cannot, she is to be [[HonorRelatedAbuse stoned to death by the men of her community right on her father's doorstep]] (or left on her father's doorstep after the fact). This is the same punishment she'd face if she'd had an affair ''after'' the wedding. However, if she (or rather, her parents) ''were'' able to produce a bloodied sheet or garment to show her accessor, then the accessor was to receive ATasteOfTheLash. (And if it ''was'' the groom that made the accusation in that case, then he [[AwfulWeddedLife was never allowed to divorce her]].) It should be noted that the Jewish explanation in the Oral law treats showing a bloodied sheet as an expression, and takes into account other reasons for lack of blood.
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[[folder:Visual Novels]]
* ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'': The original uncensored release shows Saber and Rin each bleeding when they lose their virginities. In Saber's case, it's when she has sex with Shirou to restore her expended mana in order to defeat Hercules on the "Fate" route.
* ''VisualNovel/KatawaShoujo'': Lilly bleeds in her first sex scene with Hisao in her path.
* ''VisualNovel/PrincessEvangile'': All of the first time sex scenes between Hisao and his respective love interest in each route have the girls end up bleeding and in pain. For the scenes that take place in bed, there are notable small bloodstains shown.
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[[folder:Playing With]]
'''Basic Trope:''' A virgin woman's first time having sex results in mild bleeding.
* '''Straight:''' Alice has sex for the first time, and it results in a small bloodstain on the bedsheets.
* '''Exaggerated:''' ???
* '''Downplayed:''' By way of RuleOfSymbolism or VisualInnuendo, the imagery of bleeding is used to denote the loss of virginity without directly referencing a sexual act.
* '''Justified:'''
** The hymen ''does'' sometimes bleed.
** Alice is anxious and tense, not turned on enough, and she gets slightly hurt.
* '''Inverted:''' Alice does not bleed the first time she has sex, but does bleed subsequent times.
* '''Gender-Inverted:''' Alice and Bob have sex for the first time, and Bob bleeds.
* '''Subverted:''' Alice and Bob are about to have sex together for the first time. There's a SexyDiscretionShot, and in the next scene Alice is stripping a blood-stained sheet off the bed. Then Bob comes in, hands Alice a tampon, and the two have a brief dialogue about how her period just started, mid-coitus.
* '''Double Subverted:''' Alice leaves the laundry to Bob and goes to the bathroom to clean herself up. She throws the tampon away, takes a painkiller from the medicine cabinet, then pulls out her phone to google "how long does the bleeding after your first time last?" She actually ''was'' a virgin, but she lied to Bob about it due to VirginShaming.
* '''Parodied:'''
** Alice starts bleeding after her FirstKiss.
** Alice bleeds a [[OverdrawnAtTheBloodBank ridiculous, implausible amount]], and this is played as BloodyHilarious.
* '''Zig-Zagged:''' Some women bleed their first time, while others don't.
* '''Averted:'''
** It's a [[NoHuggingNoKissing very chaste work]] and sex is never a topic.
** The sex is all IdealizedSex, free of any blood or pain.
* '''Implied:''' Alice and Bob have their first time via [[ShowerOfLove shower sex]]. There's a moment where Alice says it hurts, but if there ever was any blood, it was washed away before either party could get a good look.
* '''Enforced:''' ???
* '''Lampshaded:''' ???
* '''Invoked:''' ConsummationCounterfeit
* '''Exploited:''' Alice and Bob are royals in an AltarDiplomacy marriage. When Alice bleeds on the sheet on their wedding night, the sheet is presented to the court so that everyone knows Alice was a virgin up until now, and that the marriage has been consummated. This puts antagonistic whispering to rest: Alice is above reproach. Now that the marriage has been consummated, before too long there should be a baby to strengthen the alliance even further.
* '''Defied:''' Alice is nervous about her first time and decides bleeding is an additional complication she doesn't want to worry about. Through masturbating, she makes sure any bleeding that ''will'' happen has already happened.
* '''Discussed:''' Alice is anticipating her first time and trying to gauge what to expect. She talks to her more sexually experienced friend Charlotte.
-->'''Alice:''' Do you really bleed your first time?
-->'''Charlotte:''' What, like in anime? No.
* '''Conversed:''' Dina goes on a diatribe disparaging the trope -- which she calls a {{Romance Novel Trope|s}} -- as inaccurate.
* '''Played for Horror:''' Alice is a hemophiliac. She and Bob have sex for the first time and she bleeds -- and the bleeding won't stop. Bob is horrified that he hurt her like this, and guilt-stricken that he didn't have the foresight to realize this might happen, given her condition.
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! Indecies: VirginityTropes, SexTropes, BloodyTropes, OlderThanFeudalism, ArtisticLicenseBiology, UndeadHorseTrope
This is most associated with an {{Exploited|Trope}} variation where a third party asks to see the sheet as evidence of virginity and the consummation of a marriage, occurring in AltarDiplomacy or cultures where in-laws are very involved. However, that's just one of many possible handlings. It can be found in private examples where no outside parties are informed. If the couple isn't supposed to be having sex, the sheet can be evidence that must be disposed of.
In recent years, much ink has been spilt deriding the trope as politically incorrect ArtisticLicenceAnatomy -- the hymen as a reliable indicator of virginity has been discredited. Yet while not ''all'' women bleed the first time they have sex, ''some'' do. This has left the trope in a weird position. It gets the most mileage in HistoricalFiction.
There is a SubTrope about falsifying it: ConsummationCounterfeit. Its more visible SisterTrope is VirginityFlag.
RustproofBlood is often in play here. See MenstruationTropes for other reasons a woman might bleed down there. For more sinister bleeding, see TrailOfBlood.
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!! Examples
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[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
* ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'':
** In chapters 37-38, while distraught after Guts leaves the Band of the Hawk, Griffith breaks into Princess Charlotte's bedroom and seduces her. She's embarrassed to find a couple droplets of blood on her bedsheets when she wakes up the next morning, then after Griffith is arrested the next morning due to them being seen in the act by a court lady, the King finds the blood spots on her sheets and takes it as proof of Griffith's guilt.
** When Guts and Casca have TheirFirstTime in chapter 46, Casca is shown bleeding in one panel during the act. She's also indicated to still be sore down there a couple chapters later ([[DidYouJustHaveSex to the evident amusement of another Band of the Hawk soldier]]), though this is probably more due to the inexperienced Guts not knowing his own strength (he also briefly had a [[FlashbackEcho PTSD flashback]] to his RapeAsBackstory during their first round).
** In the ''Anime/Berserk1997'' anime, the King of Midland sees the blood on Princess Charlotte's bedsheets, and is horrified as he realizes that Griffith has had sex with her.
* ''Manga/DanceInTheVampireBund'': Mina Tepes, the on-paper Queen of the Vampires, is being fought over as a bride by the three vampire lords Rozenmann, Li, and Ivanovic, who are {{Jailbait Wait}}ing for the {{Vampire Lolita|Archetype}} actually to become pubescent so one of them can make her their consort. In the chapter where they're introduced, Mina is subjected to a humiliating virginity test at their behest (it's treated much like a sexual assault), implied to be a check to see if she still has her hymen.
* ''Manga/FutariEcchi'', aka ''Manga Sutra'', is an educational exploration of sex through the eyes of an inexperienced newlywed couple, as well as some of the people around them. The first volume discusses various types of wear and tear that could eliminate the hymen before sex, as well as the fact that it could still be present.
** In Yura's case, her hymen is still very much intact and so the first time '''''is''''' painful.
** When Jun has her first time with her boyfriend, she bleeds. It's also played in a strange {{Gender Inverted|Trope}} way for said boyfriend: their first attempt at TheirFirstTime goes badly because he has a medical condition called phimosis which actually makes it painful for '''him''' to be erect. It necessitates a surgery and healing before they can actually have their first time.
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[[folder:Fan Works]]
* ''Fanfic/{{After}}'': Tessa bleeds onto Hardin's bedsheets after losing her virginity with him. This later becomes a plot point [[spoiler:as it's revealed Hardin kept the bloodstained sheets and the condom they used to prove to his friends he took Tessa's virginity, as part of a bet as to who could sleep with her first. Tessa is less than thrilled when she finds out.]]
* ''Fanfic/AsFateWouldHaveIt'': During TheirFirstTime in Chapter 13, Nate immediately notices Yancy bleeding and in pain just as they start making love, with some of her blood spilling on the bedsheet in the process. Concerned for her wellbeing, he asks her if they should stop, to which she replies with a request for him to continue.
* ''Fanfic/InterNos'': When Shizuru and Natsuki have TheirFirstTime, Shizuru discovers that Natsuki is "intact", and cautions her that the initial act may hurt. Natsuki, who was raised in ignorance of sex, is concerned and confused. There is blood, but it's easily dealt with since they're [[TwoPersonPoolParty in the bath]] for this interlude.
-->''She saw some of the blood still streaked over her fingernails when she brought her hand out of the water and washed it off. Then she stroked Natsuki's head and waited for her to recover, murmuring praise and encouragement.''
* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/38790249/chapters/96995097 Push a Little Further on the Edge]]'' has a {{Defied|Trope}} take. Mirabel made herself bleed while masturbating. Now facing her first time with someone else, she explains:
-->'''Mirabel:''' You know the physical part of being a virgin as a girl? Well, I kind of, um, already took care of that bit myself when I was, um, experimenting. If we, you know, have sex, you won't need to worry as much about hurting me. We could just-- be together without as much first time pressure.
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[[folder:Film -- Live Action]]
* ''Film/BreakingTheWaves'': After their FourthDateMarriage, Bess and Jan have [[WallBangHer sex standing up]] in the bathroom where they've been celebrating their wedding. Blood is shown on Bess's white wedding dress, to contrast with [[spoiler:her decision to become a prostitute after Jan's injury.]]
* ''Film/ChasingAmy'': {{Discussed|Trope}} and disparaged. Alyssa tells Holden that his definition of loss of virginity -- breaking the hymen -- means she lost her virginity at a very early age to her bicycle seat.
* ''Film/TheDreamers'': After having sex with Isabelle, Matthew is surprised to find out she was an UnexpectedVirgin, as shown by the blood on his hand.
* ''Film/{{Mustang}}'': On Selma and Osman's wedding night, her in-laws check the bedsheets to prove that Selma was a virgin before the wedding. Because there isn't any blood on the sheets, they take her to a hospital for a test.
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[[folder:Literature]]
* ''Literature/TheBellJar'': Esther bleeds after losing her virginity. Her partner tells her that it's nothing to worry about, but the bleeding won't stop and she eventually has to go to the hospital. The doctor tells her "it's one in a million it happens to like this."
* ''Literature/TheDarkTower'': In book IV, ''Literature/WizardAndGlass'' -- which serves as a WholeEpisodeFlashback -- Rhea of the Coos is charged with inspecting Susan to make sure she's still a virgin before she's sold off as a "gilly" (i.e. broodmare) to a local politician who has a barren wife. [[DepravedBisexual Rhea]] attempts to seduce Susan at the same time, suggesting there were things the two of them could do that wouldn't give the man any clue she'd done anything sexual. Susan is repulsed by her and ardently refuses. Rhea ends up observing Susan and Roland have TheirFirstTime through the Wizard's Glass, and knows Susan will be caught when the man who was purchasing the use of her womb doesn't see blood on the sheets the next morning. She does note that there are [[ConsummationCounterfeit ways to fake it]], like pig's blood in a thimble, but is smug in the knowledge that Susan, who rebuffed her, would be too innocent to know of such things.
* ''Literature/EarthsChildren'' is set in the Stone Age, so the characters' understanding of biology is pretty limited.
** It's a common belief amongst Cro-Magnon that a girl usually bleeds the first time she has sex. When Noria has sex for the first time, she bleeds a bit on her bed furs. Haduma collects the furs as it's believed the blood from a girl's first time contains special magic and could potentially be used to harm her if it fell into the wrong hands.
** Ayla's first sexual experience involved rape and she only bled because it was violent and non-consensual. Her official first time is something she genuinely wants with a partner who is gentle and does foreplay. When it happens, Ayla ''doesn't'' bleed or experience any pain, though Jondalar still views her as [[TechnicalVirgin a virgin]] and treats her accordingly.
* ''Literature/TheFangsOfKaath'': Raschid and Sandhri lose their virginity to each other just before the Shah's guards come in and drag Sandhri away, with her hymen blood staining the sheets adding to the tension.
* ''Literature/TheFlameAndTheFlower'': Brandon believes Heather is a prostitute sent to service him. After forcing himself on her, he realises she isn't a prostitute because she's bleeding, this being her first time. He's later forced to marry Heather to preserve her honour, especially as she ends up pregnant.
* ''Literature/JudgeDee'': Mentioned in a roundabout way, in the context of ''not'' being a thing. Ma Jong mentions that Mongol women aren't required to be (demonstrable) virgins on marriage, as they spend most of their childhood riding horses (which would naturally tear their maidenhead).
* ''Literature/LancelotTheKnightOfTheCart'' (written in TheHighMiddleAges) has a very old {{Gender Inverted|Trope}} take on the imagery. Lancelot and Guinevere consummate their adulterous affair and by the end there's blood on the sheets. But Guinevere isn't a virgin--she's married to Arthur--and Lancelot is the one bleeding. Lancelot [[EnterStageWindow climbed through Guinevere's bedroom window]] to come to her, and removed the iron bars over the window to do this. In the process he injured his finger and started bleeding. Both he and Guinevere were so excited and horny by this point that neither one noticed. They had sex, and he left a little blood on her sheets.
* ''Literature/KushielsLegacy'': In ''Kushiel's Dart'', young prostitute Phèdre's virginity is auctioned off. The top bidder, Childric d'Essoms, half-jokes that he intends to show off the white silk cloth she bled on by making it into a new coat of arms.
* ''Literature/TheRedTent'' is set in the Bronze Age. The women of Canaan are expected to show bloodied bedsheets to their in-laws following their wedding nights, to prove they were virgins when they got married. They're shocked to learn the women of Padan-Aram don't do this; instead, when a girl experiences menarche and becomes a woman in their eyes, she participates in the Ritual of Opening, where she breaks her hymen herself by masturbating with a carved figurine of a goddess and offers her virgin blood to the mother goddess Inanna, with the other women witnessing and cheering her on.
* ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'' is set in a MedievalEuropeanFantasy world. In ''Literature/ADanceWithDragons'', Barbrey Ryswell Dustin tells a wildly out of pocket story about how she had an affair with Brandon Stark in her youth, including way TooMuchInformation.
-->'''Barbrey:''' "A bloody sword is a beautiful thing," he told me once. I am old now, a dried up thing, too long a widow but I still remember the look of my maiden's blood on his cock the night he claimed me. I think Brandon liked the sight as well. A bloody sword is a beautiful thing, yes. It hurt but it was a sweet pain.
* ''Literature/{{Stardoc}}'': When Cherijo and Kao Torin have TheirFirstTime, he's concerned afterwards that he's accidentally injured her. She informs him it "always" hurts the first time human women have sex, before demanding seconds.
* ''Literature/AThousandSplendidSuns'': Laila bleeds a bit onto the carpet the first time she has sex. She hopes her parents won't notice the blood drops and ask her about them. In this case, it's because Laila and Tariq are inexperienced teenagers who rushed into sex without much preparation (as they were soon to be separated).
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[[folder:Live Action -- TV]]
* ''Series/AdamRuinsEverything'': {{Convers|ationalTroping}}ed and disparaged, with Emily Axford saying that female physical virginity is effectively non-existent, as the hymen can be torn any number of ways, and it is not uncommon for it to heal.
* ''Series/MastersOfSex'': Vivian Scully seduces Ethan Haas at a bar with the notion of some casual sex with him. She realizes afterwards she's bleeding a little, and Ethan is horrified to realize he just deflowered his boss's daughter.
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[[folder:Music]]
* Music/BillyIdol's music video for "White Wedding" shows a woman having a wedding ring forcibly pushed up her finger, resulting in her finger bleeding. It's {{Downplayed|Trope}} to just the [[RuleOfSymbolism symbolism]] -- loss of virginity (and innocence) as a consequence of the marriage.
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[[folder:Religion & Mythology]]
* ''Literature/TheBible'': In the ''Literature/BookOfExodus'', this is not routine practice--normally there is assumed trust--but becomes a thing if a bride is accused of not having been a virgin. A woman must be able to produce "evidence" that she was a virgin on her wedding night if her husband (or in-laws) demand. If she cannot, she is to be [[HonorRelatedAbuse stoned to death by the men of her community right on her father's doorstep]] (or left on her father's doorstep after the fact). This is the same punishment she'd face if she'd had an affair ''after'' the wedding. However, if she (or rather, her parents) ''were'' able to produce a bloodied sheet or garment to show her accessor, then the accessor was to receive ATasteOfTheLash. (And if it ''was'' the groom that made the accusation in that case, then he [[AwfulWeddedLife was never allowed to divorce her]].) It should be noted that the Jewish explanation in the Oral law treats showing a bloodied sheet as an expression, and takes into account other reasons for lack of blood.
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[[folder:Visual Novels]]
* ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'': The original uncensored release shows Saber and Rin each bleeding when they lose their virginities. In Saber's case, it's when she has sex with Shirou to restore her expended mana in order to defeat Hercules on the "Fate" route.
* ''VisualNovel/KatawaShoujo'': Lilly bleeds in her first sex scene with Hisao in her path.
* ''VisualNovel/PrincessEvangile'': All of the first time sex scenes between Hisao and his respective love interest in each route have the girls end up bleeding and in pain. For the scenes that take place in bed, there are notable small bloodstains shown.
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! Playing With
[[folder:Playing With]]
'''Basic Trope:''' A virgin woman's first time having sex results in mild bleeding.
* '''Straight:''' Alice has sex for the first time, and it results in a small bloodstain on the bedsheets.
* '''Exaggerated:''' ???
* '''Downplayed:''' By way of RuleOfSymbolism or VisualInnuendo, the imagery of bleeding is used to denote the loss of virginity without directly referencing a sexual act.
* '''Justified:'''
** The hymen ''does'' sometimes bleed.
** Alice is anxious and tense, not turned on enough, and she gets slightly hurt.
* '''Inverted:''' Alice does not bleed the first time she has sex, but does bleed subsequent times.
* '''Gender-Inverted:''' Alice and Bob have sex for the first time, and Bob bleeds.
* '''Subverted:''' Alice and Bob are about to have sex together for the first time. There's a SexyDiscretionShot, and in the next scene Alice is stripping a blood-stained sheet off the bed. Then Bob comes in, hands Alice a tampon, and the two have a brief dialogue about how her period just started, mid-coitus.
* '''Double Subverted:''' Alice leaves the laundry to Bob and goes to the bathroom to clean herself up. She throws the tampon away, takes a painkiller from the medicine cabinet, then pulls out her phone to google "how long does the bleeding after your first time last?" She actually ''was'' a virgin, but she lied to Bob about it due to VirginShaming.
* '''Parodied:'''
** Alice starts bleeding after her FirstKiss.
** Alice bleeds a [[OverdrawnAtTheBloodBank ridiculous, implausible amount]], and this is played as BloodyHilarious.
* '''Zig-Zagged:''' Some women bleed their first time, while others don't.
* '''Averted:'''
** It's a [[NoHuggingNoKissing very chaste work]] and sex is never a topic.
** The sex is all IdealizedSex, free of any blood or pain.
* '''Implied:''' Alice and Bob have their first time via [[ShowerOfLove shower sex]]. There's a moment where Alice says it hurts, but if there ever was any blood, it was washed away before either party could get a good look.
* '''Enforced:''' ???
* '''Lampshaded:''' ???
* '''Invoked:''' ConsummationCounterfeit
* '''Exploited:''' Alice and Bob are royals in an AltarDiplomacy marriage. When Alice bleeds on the sheet on their wedding night, the sheet is presented to the court so that everyone knows Alice was a virgin up until now, and that the marriage has been consummated. This puts antagonistic whispering to rest: Alice is above reproach. Now that the marriage has been consummated, before too long there should be a baby to strengthen the alliance even further.
* '''Defied:''' Alice is nervous about her first time and decides bleeding is an additional complication she doesn't want to worry about. Through masturbating, she makes sure any bleeding that ''will'' happen has already happened.
* '''Discussed:''' Alice is anticipating her first time and trying to gauge what to expect. She talks to her more sexually experienced friend Charlotte.
-->'''Alice:''' Do you really bleed your first time?
-->'''Charlotte:''' What, like in anime? No.
* '''Conversed:''' Dina goes on a diatribe disparaging the trope -- which she calls a {{Romance Novel Trope|s}} -- as inaccurate.
* '''Played for Horror:''' Alice is a hemophiliac. She and Bob have sex for the first time and she bleeds -- and the bleeding won't stop. Bob is horrified that he hurt her like this, and guilt-stricken that he didn't have the foresight to realize this might happen, given her condition.
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%% * '''Reconstructed:''' ???
%% * '''Played for Laughs:''' ???
%% * '''Played for Drama:''' ???
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! Indecies: VirginityTropes, SexTropes, BloodyTropes, OlderThanFeudalism, ArtisticLicenseBiology, UndeadHorseTrope
