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darlin

• darlin' regresses primarily due to stress, so when regressed they like to have lots of cuddles and tend to start out crying to let out their emotions

• they love playing games with sam, cuddling up into his chest and having him watch them play roblox or various other games. as long as sam is watching they have fun

• they don't talk much when little, preferring to express their emotions and wants via actions (puffing out cheeks, squinting eyes, pointing, etc.)

• whenever they cry when regressed they like holding sam's hand

• whenever they shift and they're little they don't realize how big they are, but sam is able to easily match them due to his vampiric strength and such so they get to still feel tiny

• they love tummy kisses so they'll burst into giggles if sam starts kissing their tummy or blowing gently onto it

• they have lots of stuffies and will make a whole story out of them as sam watches, acting like a shocked audience the whole time for them

sam

• the world's best caregiver for his princess

• refers to darlin as a bunch of cute kiddo names instead of their real name unless he's being stern (pumpkin, princess, baby girl, kiddo, pretty girl, etc)

• has just a kept supply of kraft mac n cheese, goldfish, and kinder eggs. he doesn't particularly like any of them, but he'll make them and eat them with his kiddo (tank holds up their fork and puts the food against sam's lips until he lets them feed him)

• if sam has to take a call or something while darlin' is little he'll constantly have his attention on them such as playing with their hair, giving them little kisses, or rubbing his thumb against their cheek/hand

• if he has to be stern with tank he's still very gentle, crouching to get on their level and such

• a lot of the stuff on his phone is either work stuff or stuff for his little guy. tank prefers his phone over theirs so he has games, music, videos saved, etc.