Somewhere Over the Rainbow

Double checking my history because I was little and trying to remember timelines is fuzzy.

1987 was the introduction of the Western Blot test. It worked for clinical diagnosis and could be run overnight. (may or may not work with July, specifically, but probably close enough). Rough concept: Michael's dad doesn't just beat him, but has sexually assaulted him as well for years. Michael has thrown himself in front of his father to protect Sam from becoming a victim too. Michael's dad does either heroine, coke, or meth. Honestly, probably meth. He gets HIV from a shared needle. He ends up giving it to Michael. Michael ends up going to a clinic and asking for an HIV test after a few months. He knows his dad is doing worse shit than he admits to and he's scared. He comes up positive, but it's early detection and he's assured that there's a new drug that seems to slow things down. He can't afford it. Definitely can't tell anyone about it.

They end up in Santa Carla, Mike knows he's got a death sentence hanging over his head that he's keeping to himself. He doesn't care about school anymore, what does college matter if he might not live to get his diploma? So, ending up a half-vampire is a weird blessing in disguise. He doesn't know if it's stopped the progression, but it certainly won't kill him anymore. This doesn't mean he wants Sam or his mom to be turned into vampires by Max. If he has to give up being a half-vampire to save them, he will.

Maybe David survives and maybe Marko does to. They were very bad with their aim. Michael stays a half-vampire after Max is dead.

Grandpa calls a group of hunters in to help with clearing out the remaining vampires and puts Michael in a pen outside to keep him under control. Michael's dad was one of them. Grandpa isn't thrilled, but it's the only reason he had been okay with Lucy getting married to him 19 years prior. He assumed she would be safe with a fellow hunter. They intend to use Michael as bait to draw David out. David is ... kinda pissed and very injured, so he's not coming for a few days. Michael, half-vampire, is getting the shit kicked out of him by the hunters. But, when his dad rolls up, he's feral. He finally spills the beans about everything. Swears that the man will be his first kill, even if he ends up meeting the sun immediately after. He was already going to die because of the bastard, at least this way will be quick. Lucy is horrified. Sam is horrified. All the other humans: horrified. They don't believe him right away, but his dad's behavior makes them recoil from him. A string of hunters show up at the clinic to all get tested. They get a rapid test first for screening and come back negative. Except for Michael's dad. Not sure how Michael gets loose. I do know Lucy and Sam would be apologizing to him and would probably figure out something.