Regressor who grew up in an abusive home agere prompts
Tw: implied child neglect, child abuse, abandonment, and general angst
The first half will be fluff the second half after the break will be angst
~Regressor who goes shopping with their caregiver for the first time. Soft clothes that fit, hair products, soft smelling soaps, toys and books and comics and just everything (and hey lets be extra self indulgent, bonus points for having a rich caregiver who can literally spoil their little rotten and not bat an eye at it)
~Regressor who has clean clothes and a closet that smells nice when opening it. Blankets that are soft and warm from the dryer, stuffed animals that are soft and don’t smell of dust or mildew
~Regressor’s learning to leave their belongings out. Toys and stuffed animals, small things scattered around to prove that they live in the space, knowing that they won’t go missing or be taken from them
<- bonus points for angst where someone (on purpose or not) take/moves/breaks something and sends their little one into a meltdown
~Baby space regression around someone they trust. Grabby hands made towards hands and hair and faces, enjoying the presence of just being around someone
~Little one who follows their Caregiver/ Older Sibling like a small baby duck would. Latched on to their shirt and not letting go. Take me too!
~Caregiver who takes care of multiple littles at the same time and has a set way they handle such a group of little rascals, figuring out that Character A keeps getting left behind. Not on purpose, they aren’t trying to ignore them, but it seems they keep slipping into the background
<- Bonus points for additional confrontation where Character A says that they don’t want to burden or take away the attention of others
~Bubble baths and rubber duck toys and a gentle caregiver who washes their baby’s hair, brings them a warm towel and vanilla scented lotion for after the bath. Tucking them into a clean bed with a well loved stuffy and taking the time to read to them or brush their hair, sing a lullaby, or watch a cartoon or any other comfort routine
~Caregiver listening to their baby ramble for hours. Favorite show, favorite movie, favorite characters, book series, hobby, special interest anything and holding the conversation and not just nodding distractedly or telling them to be quiet
~Hide and seek as a game is banned. For what reason? Fear of hiding, fear of being alone, being abandoned, ignored, neglected, left behind. How about a game of tag instead? Or the floor is lava?
~Regressor who will never trust an adult again, never trust a caregiver again and still longs for the people around them to notice that they are small and suffering
~Perma regressed and never feeling like you truly grew out of that age of neglect, you will always be that scared little child and you hate it
~Little one who feels isolated, stuck in a room with people they can’t understand and can’t find a connection to
~Caregiver/ friends thinking Character A prefers to regress alone. Prefers to play by themselves and not interact too much. Perhaps this is true. Perhaps its not and they want to have friends little, want to be fussed over and have someone play pretend with them but don’t;t know how to ask, don’t know how to take up that space. Do they learn how to? Does someone teach them? Or do they find themselves to be a bother and isolate further
~Caregiver insisting their little make friends. So they try, but they can’t connect with the toys and games and things other regressor’s like and remind them of their childhood. Actually they wish they would never remember ever again
<-On that same note regressor who is still looked at weird and funny for their interests or the things they say or remember doing as an actual child
~Caregiver having a heart attack over their little one’s behavior. The regressor only looks confused, but I did this as an actual child
~Old self harm scars being shown with no explanation other than, I was a child and I needed to cope
~Regressors who flinch at loud noises, at fights breaking out, even small arguments. Do they freeze? Shut down? Regress smaller, force themselves to be big again and find a solution?
<- On the same note, regressor who pulls themselves out of their headspace every time they think they are in trouble or asking for too much or being too much of a burden
~Finding old stuffed animals, beaten and torn beyond measure. Unloved for years and still waiting. Maybe the regressor is allowed to keep them, lets them sit on a shelf on on their bed. Maybe Caregiver comes and helps clean them up, hand washed in the sink while their little one washes. Maybe Caregiver finds out and tells them to throw away the disgusting old thing. Far too broken and damaged to be made new again. Far to disgusting to be loved
