• He's only a regressor, and though he will try incredibly hard to be a good carer for other littles, it makes him incredibly anxious and akward

• Tim was originally only an involuntary regressor and he was not a very big fan of the fact that he was a regressor at all*

• Despite that, his family noticed that he was in a better mood after spending time regressed and so they put in a lot of work in order to get him to accept his regression

• Eventually he started engaging in voluntary regression as well, although he can still be reluctant and usually needs convincing

• He cannot (voluntarily) regress unless he is with someone he trusts, and is constantly reassured that it's ok for him to do this

• Cass, Jason, and himself are the only regressors in the family and he is by far the youngest (Cass is a kid regressor and Jason is a middle/teen regressor)**

• Regresses between ~2-6

• This can be difficult to gage because of his intelligence. He might gravitate towards both toys that are more complex than that of his headspace  (puzzles in particular) and toys that are intended for ages younger than his headspace (sensory toys etc...). His behaviours, emotional regulation, and interactions all point towards a young headspace though.

• He partially regresses/ get caught in between headspaces very, very often

• This is sometimes because he is trying to deny/prevent his regression and it is Not Working Out For Him

• Or sometimes he doesn't notice at all

• When it's not denial, usually it is when he's focused working on a case. When actually drawn into the research of the case he is intellectually functioning completely normally, however once someone tries to talk to him (or heaven forbid-- tell him to go to bed) it becomes very clear that he is not completely big at the moment

• HUGE oral fixation. This extend to both his  little headspace and his normal/big headspace. There is ALWAYS something in his mouth, most common items include:

• Pens

• His pacifier

• HIS FINGERS

• Chew necklaces

• Bruce eventually also gets those baby teething keys that you put in the freezer and Tim LOVES them. He really likes the stimulation the temperature change provides

• These also come in handy whenever Tim is having a panic attack because he tends to start biting himself, so giving him the keys both redirects the action and the coldness provides a little shock to the system (like how some people use ice in their hands to ground themselves)

• Before his regression was discovered Tim was a huge thumbsucker, in and out of headspace. Whenever he was trying to sleep, trying to calm down, focusing on something, sick, bored, or just under the impression that he was alone his thumb would always find a way into his mouth. This is part of the reason that his family found out about his regression (although he doesn't know this)

• His family now tries to redirect him using the previously mentioned pacis/toys, but often times he might secretly spit them out to switch back to his tried and true thumb. He can't explain it, but there's something about thumbsucking that just can't be recreated.

• He has a very difficult time making decisions when little, and many of times this has reduced him to tears.

• He has to make so many important decisions when he's big, decisions that could change/save someone's life or effect the biggest corporation in Gotham, that he's always anxious about making the wrong decision. Or even worse- not making a decision at all!

• This of course amplifies ten-fold when he's little, and after a lot of trial and error his family figured out the best thing to do was usually given Tim 2 or maybe 3 (but that's pushing it) options, making it clear there is no wrong/right choice, and letting him decide between those.

• Other times they might tell him they're going to do/get something, but make it clear that he can say no or ask for something else.

• He's a little shadow, ESPECIALLY with Dick --who is annoyingly proud of that fact-- and Bruce, he will follow today's person of his choosing everywhere, leading to Bruce calling him "(my) little Ducky". Something Tim pretends to be offended about ("Daddy! That's already Ducky's name") but nobody can miss the pleased smile that creeps on his face. ("My Ducky's Ducky" is what Bruce will typically call the stuffie)

*I'll make a separate post about Tim's involuntary regression and how the family found out about it

** Cass is a voluntary regressor and Jason is both involuntary and voluntary and they're both flips-- with Cass leaning more towards the regressor side and Jason leaning more towards the CG side.

• For a very long time the only little items he owned were stuffed animals, 3 to be exact.

• His favorite was a toy he had when he was an infant. A small, handsized duck aptly named "ducky", because it's (she's) a baby toy she has sewn black eyes instead of beads, and after years of Tim sleeping with her she has gotten a little gray and worn, but Tim is always gentle with her (and if she ever does get hurt, it's not like they're short on people who know how to stitch things up)

• Because of how long he has had her, Tim can get anxious about losing or misplacing her-- so when he is little she will always be in his hand, or sitting in his line of sight (unless he is out of the house, in that case someone -usually Alfred- will take a photo of her to soothe Tim's worries)

• Very few people are allowed to hold her (Dick, Alfred, Cass, maybe Bruce), and typically that is reserved for when he cannot do it himself. Preferably when this happens she is still in his line of sight.

• His second stuffie is an off-white bunny somewhat larger than ducky, with bead black eyes, who is named "Bunny" (are we sensing a pattern here?).

• He got Bunny when he was about 4 years old from his Mom; although she never spent much time with him, he has a vivid memory of going out with her to a summer market in Gotham. It was there when, after spending a good five minutes staring longingly at a toy stall that his Mom brought him over and let him pick one plushie, which was Bunny. He remembers his Mom asking what he was planning on calling him and her loud sparkling laughter that followed after he answered (although, at the time he couldn't figure out what was so funny). It was one of the few good memories he had with her.

• Typically Bunny resides on his bed, but whenever he's thinking about his Mom, Bunny will inevitably begin accompanying Ducky in his hands.

• His final toy was a dark brown bear with bead black eyes, that is the largest of the three. His fur is long enough to run your fingers through (which Tim does religously) and has a reddish hue to it.

• Dick was the one who gave him to Tim, all the way back at his 13th birthday, when he was freshly starting out as Robin

• His Mom and Dad couldn't make it to celebrate, something that Tim mentioned off-hand after patrol one night. Tim honestly was fairly apathetic to the whole ordeal, his birthday was never a big deal so it wasn't like he was disappointed.

• Bruce was out of town that week (as he was incredibly often during Tim's Robin era!??) and so Tim didn't have patrol, so he was just planning on playing some videogames after school, maybe ordering a pizza.

• Colour him shocked when he opened his door and had to promptly defend himself from the flying grayson as Dick jumped to hug him. It was a small get-together of just Babs, Dick, Alfred, and of course Tim but it was probably the best birthday Tim ever had. In which Dick gifted him both the new addition of W&Ws and the teddy bear (which was partially a gag gift to poke fun of how young Tim was, and partially genuine)

• For a long time everyone was under the impression that the teddy bear's name was, in fact, Teddy (as one would guess), but one day little Tim lets it slip that his name is actually "Robin". Something that almost made Dick cry in the moment, and yet a fact that he also uses to tease (big) Tim ruthlessly about.

• Because of his size Robin doesn't typically join Tim's entourage, but Tim will usually run and grab him when he's playing.

• Eventually, Tim starts getting more stuffed animals, including (but not limited to!) A bat from Cass, another teddy (who's name is actually Teddy) and a jellyfish from Steph, a kitten from Babs, and even a lamb from Alfred, to name a few. All following Tim's original naming conventions (Bat, Teddy, Kitty, Jelly, Lamb, etc)

• The only time a stuffie isn't named after it's animal (other than Robin) is when someone else names it for Tim -- something he will typically ask once he receives it*

• He actually has weird rules involving what makes a stuffie (has a soul) and a plushie (glorified pillow) which involves things like:

• Has to be an animal

• Has to be vaugly animal shaped (he's not a fan of squishmallows)

• Usually, no whites in the eyes (only black) but he might make exceptions

• No forced smiles/odd expressions

• He has to feel the soul

• ... it's complicated

• That being said, he does like plushies, but they aren't alive like stuffies are to him

* everytime Tim was given a stuffed animal (big or little), when he was asked "What are you going to name it?"

He would always respond with "I don't know what do you think I should name him/her/them?" (He will have already given them a gender in his head --if they pass the stuffie/plushie test).