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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/AsleepAtTheWh3el on 2025-06-17 13:15:16+00:00.
This story is actual about my husband, not me.
My husband Jake comes from a family where if you don't look completely average, there must be something wrong with you. For example: when we were first dating, I was fond of covering half my face with my hair, only exposing one eye. For years, his siblings thought it might be because I had two different colored eyes, or was all together missing the other one, and was self-conscious.
That being said, Jake definitely isn't as bad about making assumptions as the rest of his family, however he couldn't help but think something was up, when a new guy was hired at their shop, we'll call him Ron.
Jake would notice Ron walking in every morning with a thick black hoodie, completely covering his face. He would call out to Ron, "You're not hot??" Ron would just shrug. We live in south Texas, and it was summer time, so even in the mornings it was already 80-85°F. The bay they worked in wasn't air conditioned either.
Once inside Ron would shed his hoodie, revealing a long sleeve black shirt, and skin so pale, you could see his veins in his face and hands. He also never ate lunch, instead, during his lunch break he'd just sit quietly until his break was over.
These are all things Jake would relay to me when he'd get home from work. "I swear he must be a vampire!"
I just told him to leave Ron alone. People are all different. Maybe he has a skin condition, maybe allergic to the sun, has a special diet, or just likes being pale. It doesn't matter and it's not Jake's place to assume something so aggressive toward someone he barely knows.
During the next month Jake and Ron did start being social. One Friday they ended up joking around between jobs. Stupidly, Jake took the leap and made a joke about Ron being a vampire. Ron stopped laughing and, if his face could go more pale, it would have. He had a look like he'd been caught or something. Jake realized he made Ron uncomfortable, so he apologized and changed the subject.
Jake thought all was good, but the next week when he went in, he was informed Ron had quit suddenly.
Now he's even more convinced that Ron really was a vampire.
TL;DR: husband made a joke about an employee and he was so upset he quit.
Add on: it was a daytime job