More little Baran headcanons pretty please
This I can do!! I love little Baran and am so glad so many of you do too!!! Please ignore that I made Baran like mainly British cartoons. Sadly I am #british and it's all I know. I'm hoping to write more little!Baran stuff too, and am thinking of trying to write her with other caregivers... Even though I'm kinda bad at it.
β More Little Baran Headcannons! β
Little!Baran is a big fan of routines. They give her a sense of comfort to know exactly what to expect at any given moment. Especially given the usually unexpected nature of her regression.
Little!Baran loves being read to. Storytime with her caregiver is her favorite part of the night, and often during the day she'll approach her caregiver, tug on their sleeve and hold out whatever book she wants read to her.
Little!Baran prefers softer, less chaotic cartoons. She appreciates things like Bluey but the noise and bright colours are abit too much for her. She prefers gentler cartoons, some of her favorites are Octonauts, Get Well Soon, and Max and Ruby.
Little!Baran reflects reality through the games she plays. She doesn't really do stuff like make her toys be superheros. She does make her toys be doctors, either in a hospital or out in places that resemble her time in Kabul. Or she'll replay things from her childhood and such. This also means that every once in awhile, her caregiver finds her playing out a scene where one of her toys is being yelled at by an older toy because they βaren't competentβ or βare unfit to be thereβ.
Little!Baran likes parallel play more than actively playing with others. If she is regressed around other littles or other people in general, you'll often find her sat off to the side doing her own thing, but still happily watching or listening to whatever other people are doing.
This also means that sometimes when the adults are all having conversations, you can find Baran sat down by her caregivers feet, playing quietly by herself while her caregiver strokes her hair.
Speaking of hair, Little!Baran really, really loves having her hair played with or done for her. She finds it comforting and it helps her feel small and safe. She also really likes being sung too, it makes her feel extra small.
Little!Baran is very shy and struggles to make friends with the other littles. But she finds it easier to hang out with Mel or Joy or other quieter, more laid back littles who don't mind that she doesn't want to play loud games and takes awhile to get her words out.
Little!Baran does like having out with the pets though. She absolutely loves it, in fact. The loudest you'll hear her being is when she's playing with the pets. You can hear her laughter from rooms away.
Little!Baran loves animals as a whole, actually. She once went to the zoo with some people from the Pitt, and now her and her caregiver make frequent trips, because she loves spending hours watching all the animals, even if they're just doing something as mundane and resting.
Little!Baran who doesn't like getting messy. She gets upset if she even gets marker on her hand while colouring (she now uses exclusively coloured pencils).
Little!Baran who shows affection for people by drawing them pictures. She isn't particularly good, sure, but first of all, she's like 3,and secondly, it's the sentiment that matters more. She'll wordlessly toddle over to her person of choice, tug gently on their sleeve and hold up the picture with a shy little smile. It makes everyone melt.
Little!Baran who was given a friendship bracelet by Victoria and now cherishes it so, so much because it was the first gift she got while little that wasn't from her caregiver.
Little!Baran who does, infact, get distracted by baby sensory videos. And all of those sensory videos; slime, clay, magnets, it doesn't matter, Baran is SAT. You will not see her move for hours.
Little!Baran who has a little digital camera she takes photos with. Her and her caregiver print them all off at the end of each month and she scrapbooks. She uses her very best handwriting and favorite washi tape. It's one of her prized posessions (after BaaBaa, of course).