Hello, could I request headcanons for CG!Dark Cacao with baby!Dark Choco, please? I'm... a huge sucker for the "parent caring for their regressed child" troupe... but it's okay, if not! Thank you, if you decide to do it!
Cg! Dark Cacao & Baby reg! Dark Choco Headcanons ☆
- [ ] Dark Choco regresses involuntarily due to trauma. His bad past and his complicated relationship with his dad, has a lot to do with his regression. As well as his experience working briefly for the Cookies of Darkness.
- [ ] So, when Dark Choco mends his relationship with his dad, and he finds himself back in the home he once knew, but thought that he would never get to see again. He suddenly feels very small. A strangely nostalgic, yet sad feeling in his chest.
- [ ] It first happened one night, when Dark Choco woke up from a very particular nightmare. Face full of tears, he leaves his room to seek out comfort. His fuzzy mind didn’t even comprehend what was happening, all he knew was that he wanted ‘Papa’, so he found himself at the king’s door.
- [ ] Dark Cacao did not know what was happening. All he knew was that his son’s face was full of tears at his door and trembling. And all reservations went out of the window, his parental instincts kicking in to immediately bring his son into his room and hold him to his chest while wrapping them both in blankets, his hands gently combing through his son’s hair.
- [ ] Just like he would do when Dark Choco was a child and would have a nightmare.
- [ ] And then it turned into more occurrences, when his son would sometimes go quiet and wide eyed. And Dark Cacao would see glimpses of the little boy he raised, and would immediately place a gentle hand on his shoulder and soften his voice without even thinking about it. And it seemed to work, his son would immediately cling to him, that panicked expression going calmer, while maintaining that innocent look. So, Dark Cacao would keep an eye out, just in case his son needed him.
- [ ] It was later, much later, when he and his son would have a chat, that they would both realize it was age regression.
- [ ] For Dark Choco, it is a second chance at a childhood that was cut short. And for Dark Cacao, it was a chance to right the hurt he and his son had caused each other. So, to both, it was both healing and comforting.
- [ ] Dark Choco’s regression varies of age depending on the day, sometimes he would be a teen, a kid or toddler. But his most common one is regressing to a baby dough, especially on days where his stress would take a toll on him.
- [ ] Dark Cacao would take out a box of old toys from Dark Choco’s childhood and have him play with it, especially his old teethers and baby items. He had kept each and every item, even after their initial falling out.
- [ ] Sadly, his old pacifier is a little too small for him now, so he went and had a custom paci made just for when Dark Choco was regressed.
- [ ] On particularly bad nights, Dark Cacao will hold his baby dough while feeding him bottles of milk. Dark Cacao will tell Dark Choco stories, and the little one will listen until falling asleep. Each one less or more complex, depending on how old his son is feeling at the moment.
- [ ] They both keep Dark Choco’s regression private, it is as simple as Dark Choco seeking out his dad silently by the door, and the king would immediately understand. He would excuse himself from whatever he was doing, and go care for his son.
- [ ] For once, they do not focus on sword training, like much of Dark Choco’s childhood was based on. But rather, take the time to actually spend quality time together.
- [ ] He also takes a chance at explaining ‘why’ he must wield the sword. Since, that had been his greatest regret at what Dark Cacao felt he had failed to teach his son.
- [ ] He lets his son play. He did not do that when he was younger, but he encourages it now, and sometimes even joins him. Dark Cacao rarely lets himself feel comfort, especially as a leader and king. But he will make an exception for his little one.
- [ ] And their father and son relationship has grown better because of the regression. Even while his son is big, they are able to speak to each other with a lot more ease and fondness.
- [ ] The guards and other castle staff seem to notice something going on, but no one ever questions it. They are simply happy that their king and his son seem to be doing better.
((I love this trope so much you don’t even know,, especially these two,, I love seeing father and son content of them. I hope these hcs were to your liking and I’m sorry that this took so long to make! I’m currently catching up on all of my requests. Thank you for requesting!!))
