I will never finish this, but I liked the beginning concept well enough
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“Oi. Storm’s coming.” Is all the warning Kaeya gets. Three words that break him out his concentration.
He glances up, away from piles of paperwork and up towards Rosaria. He know exactly what he should say, not sure why he snaps at her instead. “What do you want me to do about that?”
Rosaria only lifts and eyebrow. “You’re the one who…” she huffs. “Whatever. I don’t care.” She does. More than either one will admit, taking a seat besides him, glass of wine swirling in her hand.
“Whenever you’re ready to get out of here...” He won’t be. Not for awhile. Not if a storm is coming.
He’s going to stay in the tavern until Diluc kicks him out.
They both know this.
He should order Rosaria another glass of wine just for sitting with him and putting up with his stubbornness.
Thunder crashes outside. Kaeya flinches.
Ink runs across the table without him noticing. Staining the wood black before Kaeya can do anything about it other than hiss. He can hear Diluc curse. Already imagining the annoyance that will be held in the other's gaze.
"He's little, give him a break." Rosaria says calmly, bored almost in tone. As though this was normal. It was normal, though Kaeya hated to admit it.
idk bout yall but im an age regressor due to extreme trauma etc yada yada so imma talk abt the LADS boys rq. i also dont interact with other age regressors or talk abt my age regression very often because im embarrassed of it but its a coping mechanism for me and im stressed as shit right now but cant let myself go to that headspace so anyways!!
completely SFW post, some slight angst but it turns into fluff so dont worry, mentions of some self loathing with caleb and sylus but thats about it
talking about age regression and what the LADS men would be like as caregivers!
zayne
is def a soft but strict caregiver, the cool calm and collected doctor
he doesnt want his little to get hurt and his time with pediatric patients makes him quite a skilled caregiver. he has quite a few rules and some soft rules for his little, and doesnt want them to have a babysitter because he loves being attentive and caring for his little when they regress.
he has heard of age regression as a coping mechanism for trauma, and did some research on it when he did a psychiatric rotation at the hospital, and after hearing more about the community he had some interest in it but its not something he ever actively sought out.
it fulfills a part of him he didnt know he had, it gives him the space to be less serious, and brings out a more playful side in him. but he has strong protective instincts once he reaches caregiver space, and it shows.
he has a hard time not giving in when his little is upset when he says they cant have more sugar, or need to go to bed, or that they need to take their meds. he doesnt like seeing his little upset no matter what, and his heart melts even though he knows that to much candy would make your stomach hurt, or that without your meds and treatment you would be sicker, he knows how scary it can feel when your like this and you need treatment, and he knows how to help soothe you and get you to trust him.
he doesnt do timeouts, maybe less than five minutes but he has so much expeireince with kids that he is able to apply it when your in littlespace, and get you to follow the rules.
he makes sure to discuss everything with you before you are in little space, learns your favorite shows, what might trigger you, every small detail he needs in order to be a good caregiver is talked about in detail beforehand.
your little space soon becomes something he looks forward to every day. a different way for him to relax, a different way to have fun. its his favorite and he loves it dearly.
Caleb
caleb is an energetic, slightly strict, but matches your chaotic energy type of caregiver.
caleb has known you your whole life. while in your teenage years and a bit into your adulthood you didnt quite understand why you would act the way you did, caleb adapted.
he wanted to adapt.
its only when hes gone do you realize you age regress, and his absence makes it harder to do so, and makes it harder for you to escape the things going on. you didnt feel safe enough, even though your mind would teeter on the age of little space you couldnt bring yourself to fall into it. beforehand you simply labeled it as feeling ‘silly’, never stopping to actually think about what was happening, not thinking about the fact that it happened whenever caleb was around and you got triggered by something. not always an upsetting trigger, sometimes just a kids show or being sureounded by your stuffies was enough to tip you into littlespace, a blissful headspace that felt akin to a warm blanket laying over you. where you let yourself rely more on caleb, where you didnt see the awful shit that was going on. it wasnt ignorance, it was a way to cope and heal.
Caleb didnt need you to tell him what you needed. he can recognize the signs that your regressing before you can, and it makes his heart melt in a littlle puddle of love to see it. even when you were teenagers and he was unknowingly babysitting you, he loved every moment of it. you get so playful, a bit mischevious, playing small childish tricks on him, and yes you became a bit more vulnerable to bad people so he became even more fiercely protective of you.
caleb has soft rules. he isnt very strict unless it comes to your safety. want to eat a bag of candy? of course! stay up all night with him? whatever youd like pip-squeak! he can almost never say no to you, unless he feels like it might endanger you. if he tells you no and you pout and cross your arms his heart will do jumping jacks and he will cave within a few minutes. the only time he puts you in timeout is if your throwing a particularly rough tantrum, or you do something that could hurt you. even then, its usually only a little less candy that day, and possibly going to bed a little earlier because he knows how worn out you must get over such big feelings, despite your protest that your never sleepy.
caleb never evereverevereverever uses the Colonel personality with his little. his eyes are always soft and his voice is sweet and gentle. he compromises a lot, and just how littlespace is freeing for you, its freeing for him.
he doesnt have to rough and cruel. he doesnt have to lead with an iron fist. his violent actions during the day are forgotten during these times. hes able to relax, to be protective, and on the days when his actions weigh heavily on him, when his guilt and self-hatred reaches a boiling point, when the pain of his own memories is dragging down his soul, feeling you hug him in your soft pajamas, your favorite stuffy being pressed against his face as your babbling about your day in that cute voice, its like a switch flips in his brain.
even in little space you help him to. if you notice hes looking a little down you always know how to cheer him up.
within the hour he no longer feels that weight in his chest. hes taking care of you, helping you, holding your hand and showing you how to build a pillow fort, as his own worries are swept away from the cuteness overload and sweet feelings that swell in his heart for his Little. just like zayne, your age regression heals a part of him that he didnt know needed healing aswell
Sylus
sylus is the definition of a spoiling caregiver. so sweet itd give you a tootchache. although nervous at first, he is ecstatic to be so close that youd trust him with this.
my man sylus. the cruel, cold leader of Onychinus, master of the N109 zone…
Cannot tell you no.
stickers on his face? absolutely little one. terribly ‘doing his hair’ before meetings with some of the cruelest men on earth? anything for you sweetie, such a cutie. makeup time? his favorite color is red can you show him which color is red sweet-pea?
Sylus absolutely cannot maintain any rules for his beloved little. outside of what might get you hurt, Sylus is a bit like caleb in the sense he cannot say no. except he doesnt even try to tell you no. caleb will put up a little fight, but Sylus? oh hes just a damn teddy bear.
shopping sprees, meetings with your favorite cartoon character voice actors, signed merch from each of them, unlimited stickers, unlimited hide and seek games, unlimited everything.
and its perfect.
his days at work are spent being ruthless, cruel, his heart guarded like a fortress, all for him to be able to come home and let it all leave as soon as he sees you clutching your favorite stuffy and begging him to read to you.
he enjoys story time the most. youll bring one of the many books he has bought for you, disregard whatever he is doing at the time, make him sit so you can curl up in his arms, put your head on his chest and listen to him read you a story.
but how did the cunning man get into this situation?
You brought it up. after a particularly horrible day, you were neck deep in age regression. kieran and luke had gotten a call from you crying so terribly that they responded without notifying sylus first. the mess they came in on wasnt one that was gorey, but one of you throwing a tantrum because the pillow fort you had tried to make wasnt big enough for you and all your stuffies.
hell they didnt even know you had this many plushies. and it was quite confusing to see you sobbing as if the entire world had gone up in smoke. they were just as panicked as you were, frantically trying to figure out the solution to your problem, you were hardly coherent, and it took a few frantic calls for sylus to already be on his way home, only knowing that you were a mess right now, crying so loudly sylus didnt even bother listening to the twins, cut his meeting off immediatley and sped home.
he didnt know what age regression was.
but he is a very quick study and he would never do something he didnt enjoy doing.
sylus is nervous though. the two of you have a lot of conversations about your regression, and he has a lot of questions. but he is nervous. maybe scared might be the right word.
hes scared that cold person he pretends to be is really him sometimes and hes scared you might be able to see it. that youll look at him youll see a monstrous thing, a wolf in sheeps clothing, because sylus sees himself like that sometimes.
it takes him a while to fully relax. its not because he doesnt enjoy this side of you. Gods no Sylus loves it. its the highlight of his day. seeing you smile so much, seeing you so excited your very atoms shake, the way you come to him for help, you come to him for anything and his heart melts. every little thing he wants to do it for you. open every peice of candy, change your shows around for you, get you more juice, every little thing you want and need of him he craves to do for you. all he wants is to take care of you. on his hardest days his solace is coming home to you. taking you to a park without anyone there so you can play on the swing, snuggling up with you and reading a book, letting you jingle out broken melodies on his instruments, humming a lullaby to you so youll sleep, every second of it fills his heart with a great joy he never knew he would be able to get. but part of him cannot fathom that youd place so much trust in him. that youd let him care and nurture the most vulnerable side of yourself.
but eventually, he relaxes. he becomes less of a quiet caregiver who smiles softly and encourages you. he becomes more active, soon enough the two of you are playing hide and seek around the house. hes chasing after you in a game of tag, hes laughing louder, hes less passive in his caregiving.
its also healing for him. a reminder that he is not what everyone says he is. yes he is ruthless but thats not all he is. he is not a cruel dragon, not a ruthless arms dealer, not a gang lord, none of it, not when he is with you. He is Sylus, his hands and words were not meant to only cause pain, but to heal.
he is open to only two other people babysitting you. luke and kieran become big brothers to you. when sylus is away he puts the two of them in charge when you regress. and yes just like real siblings the three of you get up to quite a bit of bullshit together, but nothing dangerous.
at the end of the day Sylus loves caring for you. it takes him some time to catch his footing, but once he finds it, he flourishes. he loves you so deeply, and it shows in every action.
”Block don’t report 🥺” says the nsfw account posting in sfw spaces.
I’m gonna keep reporting you until you learn to keep it to yourself.
Agere has, is, and always will be sfw. It’s a Coping Mechanism.
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Big Brother Cg!Tartaglia agere moodboard☆彡 i wanna hug from him :P
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Something something, caregiver Diluc being used as a personal heater for his little ones to cuddle up to. Sits down for one second and has his arms are instantly full of sleepy little ones who just want to be held. It’s not their fault the pyro users runs warm. Good luck trying to get anything done besides maybe reading a story out loud.
biggest pet peeve with fandom agere is when people drastically change the character so they are more “ cute “ . no !!!! give that character a pacifier and stubble !!! that character is fat !!!! that character has wrinkles !!!! and they are the most perfect little angel ever !! cowards …. everyone …
// imagine a day at the library with your cg (mama ver.) // ˚ʚ♡ɞ˚
"remember to use your inside voice, love."
"lets hold mama's hand when we go up the steps baby, don't want you tripping now, would we?"
holding hands while your cg asks for additional information at the front desk.
"you're too tiny to be walking around on your own honey, but we can look for any book you like together."
your cg helps to pick out your book(s) based on your favorite interests.
"do you like that book sweetheart? well, let's go find a spot to sit and read it together."
cuddling in your cg's arms while their voice, alongside a good story, soothes you into your headspace.
coloring or drawing at the kids station and playing with the second hand toys.
your cg helping you carry your new stack of books to the counter and checking them out for you.
"alright baby, remember, your new books are due by x."
"you've been so good today, how about a little treat before we head home."
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🌻🪶 diluc agere moodboard ⋆ ˚。୨୧˚ > can be read as cg or regressor ^^)
kaeya here ❄🦭 :3
ⓘ dni : nsfw / 18+, gore, proship, pro-ed/sh, non-child-safe things, ddlg (etc.).
itty bitty kitty regression ^_^
(Agere Adora headcanons, agere Glimmer headcanons)
Mainly regressor!Catra + caregiver!Adora
Content warnings: self harm mention, Shadow Weaver‘s manipulation being mentioned, Catra’s negative feelings towards age regression, negative emotions while regressed; SPOP spoilers
Catra is a flip heavily leaning towards a regressor. She’d like to be a caregiver more but most of the time when it comes to agere she ends up in a regressed state instead.
She tends to regress when overwhelmed, scared, stressed out or when she gets triggered.
She tends to feel very vulnerable and sensitive in her regressed state and prefers to hide from others. Wouldn’t let anyone approach her unless she’s real close with that person.
May cry a lot and hurt herself but also lash out at others.
But inside she just wants to feel safe and be comforted, hugged, soothed…
Her regression is one of her biggest secrets that she guards heavily. Catra tends to think of this as a weakness that she has to eliminate, and yet she just can’t. That frustrates her a lot and oftentimes she hates herself for this. It’s especially true when she’s still in the Horde. She tries hard to repress it all.
Despite this being a secret, it’s likely that Adora and Shadow Weaver know about it.
Shadow Weaver simply knows her well enough to figure it out. SW keeps this a secret and doesn’t reveal it to others simply because SW doesn’t really care. For her it’s just another aspect of Catra’s personality that may or may not be useful to her. SW doesn’t speak of any of this to Catra either. But it’s possible that SW uses this knowledge to manipulate Catra at some point.
Adora also finds out about Catra’s regression. It happens on accident one day when she runs into a regressed Catra who lashes out then cries and apologizes.
Adora may be taken aback by Catra’s actions and hurt at first but she reassures Catra that it’s okay, that happens, no need to cry. Adora doesn’t hold it against Catra, she understands that everyone has bad days and may lash out sometimes and she can see that Catra is sorry.
She hugs Catra tightly while Catra can’t stop talking, a mix of venting and trying to explain what’s happening to her.
When Catra calms down she feels pretty embarrassed and ashamed about the whole thing but she does her best to properly explain her regression to Adora.
This is something new to Adora but she listens and does her best to understand. She thinks it’s nothing to be ashamed about. Catra’s secret is also safe with her and Adora doesn’t tell anyone about this.
Though it still takes a while for Catra to fully trust Adora with this, eventually she starts including Adora in her regression.
Adora starts helping with Catra’s regression, helps her figure out her triggers, find ways to make her comfortable and safe while regressed.
With Adora’s help, over time Catra’s regression becomes more comfortable, it becomes more fun and pleasant, starts feeling like something safe rather than something too vulnerable and shameful for Catra to do.
While it still often happens as a reaction to strong emotions and Catra has to deal with that when that happens, she starts regressing during other times too.
Basically Adora’s help allows Catra to actually explore her regression, learn more about it and herself, just like Adora is learning more about Catra through this.
For example, Catra realizes that she likes chewy things, sometimes she chews her own tail or hands. Pacifiers get chewed up pretty fast!
She likes to play with anything shiny and things that make light noise like small keys.
She also likes to indulge her cat side: running on all fours and having the zoomies, playing with cat toys, rolling around with a toy, meowing.
After Melog enters her life, they often play together like this! Just both of them being two big cats together!
When very regressed and comfortable, Catra lets her guard down and doesn’t talk much if at all, mostly responds in noises, meows, etc.
She also purrs. A lot and loudly.
She lets Adora play with her as if Catra was just a cat, feed her, cuddle her, and read her stories to help her sleep.
Over time Catra figures out that she has caregiver qualities too and realizes she’s a flip even if she still remains mainly a regressor.
Adora isn’t much of a regressor herself, but she allows Catra to take care of her and baby her a little when Catra is in the caregiver mindset. To be honest, Adora finds that pretty enjoyable and she likes that side of Catra. But Adora really likes regressed baby Catra as well, she’s just too cute!