jnpr is god

basically this is an AU type of thing i’m messing around with, in which at some point (probably due to a child losing control of their semblance or something like that), ren’s age is regressed to be about 2 or 3 years old. 

A few bits about this AU:

As an infant (with no memories of anything past that age) he’d likely be most comfortable with Jaune, because he probably has experience with young children (i imagine he has quite a few cousins). Nora might actually be a little scary for him tbh, cause she’s pretty loud and excitable, and even at that age i don’t think Ren would particularly be all about that. Pyrrha has experience with young fans, but not children on a personal level, so she wouldn’t really know how to interact with Ren. So until the two of them work out how the hell to act, Ren would cling to Jaune a little bit (he’s pretty stoked that he’s finally the best at something).

I’m willing to bet Ren was pretty quiet as a kid, and he’s not old enough to be talking that much anyway, so he’s mostly silent. 

He’s a little smaller than the average 2-3 year old. 

Ren. loves. cuddles. Baby mans is literally always clinging to someone. He has fallen asleep on Jaune’s chest so many times. He slots himself against the team’s sides while they’re sitting, and they don’t even notice he’s there until they try to get up and he starts whining. 

Pyrrha’s really good at telling stories. Like fantastical stories about magic and all that jazz, all off the top of her head. She’ll tell Ren a story before he goes to sleep, and he listens to every word and gets invested in it every time. He’ll be out like a light straight after.

Nora’s got play time handled. Like Pyrrha, she’s good at coming up with an interesting narrative that’s easy for a 3 year old to follow. She’s learned to tone down her exciteability at this point, so their playtime adventures are pretty chill.

Sometimes when Ren’s asleep or in her lap, Nora just watches him, and imagines him with his family at this age. Some days, being with Ren in his current condition just reminds her of all they went through when they were young. And what could’ve been if the bad things never happened. But then Ren will snap her out of it by putting his hands to her cheeks and giving her a concerned look, and it’ll be like nothing ever happened.

Pyrrha is obsessed with his tiny little baby hands,,,, they small

Jaune is perfect for cuddles. If he lies on his side, Ren can literally just curl up against his stomach, and Jaune will wrap is arms around him and it’s like a really big heated blanket. Ren is literally miniscule in comparison to Jaune’s height so i will reiterate,,,,, ren tiny

Ren can fall asleep anywhere. Legit anywhere. Jaune once found him squished between the wall and a bed before, and he was dead to the world.