#regressor!tommy

https://archiveofourown.org/works/39223491

This fic specifically is crimeduo focused, they travel together to a witch town called Autmile, where they will eventually meet the rest of SBI!! please lmk what you think of it once you check it out! 

He can and will sing to his little(s), sometimes even play guitar for them if they want him too.

He caregives primarily for Tommy, but also frequently babysits for Tubbo, Techno, and any of his other friends who may need someone to look after them.

Since he doesn't really live near anyone who he caregives for, he's become a bit of a master at digital/distance caregiving.

He uses a lot pretty common and sugary nicknames. 'Sweetheart,' 'love,' and 'darling' are all in frequent rotation.

He calls Tommy 'sunshine' when he's being sweet with him and continues to call him 'gremlin' when they're being playful.

He tends to be very soft and lenient with regressors, much preferring to encourage/reinforce good behavior than to punish or be stern with bad behavior.

Even when he does end up having to put his foot down, he's still as gentle as he can be while still being effective. On the rare occasion that he does have to scold or give a punishment, he feels really bad and afterwards he reiterates over and over again how much he loves them and how he's not mad at them.

He'll mail them all sorts of gifts. Tommy has an entire drawer's worth of trinkets from Wilbur, plus some stuffed animals. Most of his actual agere gear was ordered to his house by Wilbur. He's absolutely more than rich enough to get his own, but it makes Wilbur feel happy and having the surprise is nice.

When Wilbur DOES have the opportunity to caregive in person, he's SO cuddly and physically affectionate and doting.

Tommy (regressor): does his best to help him smuggle sand into his pockets to take home without Phil noticing and stepping in

Techno (regressor): fretting and trying to decide whether or not he should tell Phil

Phil (caregiver): extremely exasperated and threatens to cut the beach day short if he keeps putting sand in his mouth and in his pockets

Niki (babysitter): tries to sweet talk him into not eating sand

Tubbo (regressor): tries a mouthful of sand as well, just in case he's onto something. he is not.

Ranboo (regressor): fretting with techno and feeling betrayed when Tubbo starts eating sand too

Quackity (babysitter): attempts to bribe him into stopping with ice cream

Karl (regressor): follows him around and watches and asks him what it tastes like

Sapnap (regressor): laughs and cheers him on

George (regressor): quietly watches it all happen from a ways away for a while. everyone thinks that he either doesn't care or disapproves, until he walks over to Wilbur with a handful of sand from the other side of the beach and asks him if it tastes any different.

Dream (babysitter): laughs a bit before gently but firmly telling him that he needs to stop

Skeppy (regressor): immediately starts yelling and tattles on him to Bad, not because he thinks it's a bad idea, just because he feels like causing problems and wants to see what'll happen

Bad (babysitter): kind of shocked because he isn't used to Wilbur's chaos mode yet, and very worriedly tells him that he should stop

Eret (babysitter): genuinely asks Wilbur why he's eating sand and then tries to help him understand why it's not a good idea

Regresses to around 3-5 and 8-10.

Involuntary and voluntary regressor.

Spends a LOT of time regressed, more so than anyone else on the SMP. He basically regresses any time that it's safe to do so and he doesn't have to stay big for something else.

Since he's regressed so much of the time, he has quite a few caregivers. The ones that look after him the most often are Wilbur, Phil, and Sam. Aside from that, almost everyone has babysat and/or been a playmate for him at some point.

He can look after himself in a pinch, especially if he's in his older range, but he REALLY does not like to. He has trauma and attachment/abandonment issues, and he gets stressed out and upset if he's left alone, especially while regressed.

He's prone to dysregulation, including tantrums, anxiety attacks, flashbacks, and crying.

Tubbo is a regressor as well, and he's Tommy's very favorite person to play with. His favorite caregiver is Wilbur, but his connection with Tubbo is very profound and special. Tubbo will caregive for him if it's necessary, but usually they're just playmates.

When Tommy is in his younger range, he's a lot quieter and calmer than Big Tommy is. When he's in his older range, he has about the same energy level, sometimes a bit more.

He REALLY likes being read to and being told stories, especially from Phil and Techno and other people who have been on lots of adventures.

I like the way you think, anon. Hopefully these are okay!!

Tommy is resistant to the idea of regressing in front of Techno because he doesn’t like showing that kind of vulnerability to him and he thinks that he won’t get it. 

But surprise, Techno is a regressor himself (albeit a pretty different one than Tommy, but still), and picks up on Tommy trying to keep himself from slipping pretty quick. 

When he approaches Tommy about it, he tries his best to be gentle about it and not to scare him off, but still comes off a bit awkward and stiff on account of him having poor social skills in general. 

Tommy gets defensive at first because he’d gotten so used to the idea of Techno Finding Out = Bad Bad Things, but he cools down about it after Techno doesn’t push it and just says that there’s a standing offer to take care of him if he ever needs it and he has some time to process. 

When he eventually does let himself slip in front of Techno, he doesn’t announce it. He just waits for a quiet moment where they aren’t very busy and waits for him to notice. 

When he does notice, Techno doesn’t really make a huge deal about it, just shifts in demeanor so he’s softer and more protective/caring. 

Tommy is significantly more subdued than he is when he regresses around Wilbur or Tubbo or his other friends and family.

Phil stops by for a bit while Tommy is regressed, and takes it extremely in stride, because he’s pretty used to Techno regressing and is thusly already familiar with the concept and knows how to act. 

Techno takes Tommy to the turtle farm because he gets kind of antsy and he likes the turtles and likes having something to do.