freak

...and then using this against them, to make them feel trapped. and in a lot of ways, they are, even if they're not held at gunpoint or anything. whumper putting down whumpee, then letting them do what they were going to do, only with no help and the watchful eye of whumper clearly holding back a laugh. until they inevitably mess it up, and whumper uses this as a reason for why they just aren't allowed to do anything

they can't even celebrate it. it just... continues to weigh on their mind, and in a way, the pain was distracting. whumper continues this pattern of uncertainty, taunting whumpee with their preprogrammed fear of abuse. maybe abusing them unexpectedly, once, for no particular reason. just to get them spiralling. taking delight in this fear, in the control they have over whumpee...

on the caretaker's side I also think it's a delicate balance to strike. on one hand, whumpee does deserve to live out a childhood they never had, it's good that they're warming up, but whumpee is almost regressing. it's not particularly good for a healing journey, especially with separation anxiety in the mix. the older they get, the more interesting I find it to be, though I also really enjoy a younger whumpee who doesn't really want to put themselves back into a "Child" position since they equate it with powerlessness and abuse. I think a slow acceptance of it is also great...

do they even like the clothes? is it something they would usually wear? how do they feel about having to wear them in the first place? does whumper give them any choice in it? does whumpee simply lay limp and accept it or do they fight back? to what extent?