Dr Stone Agere headcanons part four
~Tsukasa was 100% Senku's caregiver for the longest time.
~Right when he first was revived, even if neither of them really had a name for the dynamic a promise of safety and the ability to rest after years was enough.
~When he finds out that Senku still regresses he's stricken by grief, like he hurt his little one and cares in a way he can not express fully and feels like he will never be able to express again.
~For the longest time whenever Senku was small it reminded Tsukasa so much of his baby sister that it physically hurt.
~Still watches over Senku but definitely had to win over the little's trust once more, and now Gen's who's very wary of his one main little he watches who already struggles with letting himself take a break get hurt again.
~The best person to get Senku to sleep when he’s overtired and fussy because he promises to stay awake to keep an eye out and that he won’t let the regressor sleep forever (I could go on and on about the amount of sleep issues I think Senku would have but that’s for a different post)
~Tsukasa is 100% facing caregiver burnout.
~He loves looking after others but he's been doing it for so many years and had to grow up so quickly himself that there is no way that he doesn't regress.
~Probably feels super guilty over it and is mostly small in secret/ forces himself to never regress.
~Kohaku's the one to find out and the little lion regressor is thrilled to have a playmate and a 'baby brother’ that Tsukasa genuinely forgets that he was trying to hide the fact he regressed in the first place.
~A fine line between wanting to be coddled and treated like something small and lovable, and hating the idea of having others dote over and take care of him because he never was as a child, always the vigilante and mature one growing up.
~Probably why he falls in line with pet regression as seeing himself as a child feels impossible and like asking to be brought back into a life and a past full of pain. A tiny cub though? Perfect. You can't hurt a wild thing, they don’t need to be watched over, and he really doesn't have to feel pressured over roles and responsibilites he had as an actual child.
~Besides the added bonus of having another little who understands and being able to play with her.
~Sometimes his caregiver mode will reflect this and he will 100% scruff Senku or any other little he is watching over like a mama lion would do to her cub and ‘groom’ their hair and snuggle with them till he deems them well rested and cared for.
~Baby regressor! Why? Because he's my favorite :3
~Gets very overwhelmed by noises and just deals with general sensory issues due to his hearing.
~Back in the old world he had noise canceling headphones for this exact reason.
~Now though a lot of times he simply gets triggered into a meltdown if he was already feeling small to begin with.
~Definitely clings to others when small. I like to think that he follows around Tsukasa like a baby duckling follows it’s mama. It confused the warrior at first, now he’s just come to accept it and sometimes scoops up the stray ‘duckling.’
~As a caregiver he's the first to know when someone is upset no matter how much they are trying to hide the fact.
~Has certainly heard people crying at night but never really confronts them. Perhaps he will in the morning, but never finds the right time to do so.
~Genuinely very sweet and understanding about feeling overwhelmed about anything and everything
~Does not understand regression at all and isn't willing to learn. A hundred million reasons like ‘it’s a weakness. It’s irrelevant. In this sort of world doing that makes you a target.’
~Despite this he’s rather protective over his allies if they ever are small around him
~I wouldn't say he's rude or anything outright but he's certainly not coddling anyone. Possibly he becomes more protective.
~More of, it’s a fact of life and he must deal with it.
~Though I will say it would be cute for him to babysit the two lion pet regressors, Kohaku and Tsukasa. His hands are absolutly full with the two little cubs play fighting with each other and running around or trying to sneak up on him to pounce and tackle him.
~He will absolutely get pinned down by the two and used as a human pillow as they nap and is forced to not move for around an hour </3
