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Cg!Camila Dunne Moodboard

A little Mother’s Day post for my mama <3 i have a fic in the works but I’ve been in and out of wifi all weekend so it’s a bit delayed !

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Little!Daisy x Cg!Karen Moodboard

I missed them </3

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stood on glass and am not a happy camper rn :(

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my mamas and my papa !! honorable mention: edel kavanagh from the boys of tommen books but i fear no one has read it and it’s too niche 🫡 either way, she is quite litterally my mama??!!!

rb this post with your fictional caregiver(s)!!!!

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hi hi hi adi i *loooove* the new blog!! was wondering if i could perchance be assigned a stuffie? lots of love <3 — aspen :)))

hiya aspen!! thank you <33 I would absolutely love to assign you a stuffie!! Ok so I picked this little guy cause she’s purple like the heart you always use and every time i see that heart I’m like ‘ASPEN :0’. Also, it’s a dragon so it reminds me of Ren and when we first started talking!!

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mkay so m missing m fictional cgs sooo much lately nd i’ve got a long car trip tonight so maybe expect a mama!camila, papa!finnick and/or mama!lottie fic at some point in the next week <33

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hi hi hi’s! it’s been a while, m sorry for dropping off the planet, got suuuuuper busy but m gonna work on some more requests in the morning— inbox is open and m gonna work on one’s already in m inbox toos!! mwah <3

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100 AgeRe Questions

Credit: pickledratinajar

1🐝 What Age(s) Do You Regress To ~

2🍯 Do You Pet Regress As Well / What Animal ~

3🥮 How Long Have You Been Regressing ~

4🐌 Is Your Regression Voluntary, Involuntary, Or A Mixture ~

5🐻 What's Your Personality Like When Regressed ~

6🐴 How Often Do You Regress ~

7☕ What Helps You Get Into Headspace ~

8📜 Are You A Baby, Toddler, Or Big Kid Regressor ~

9🦇 Do Your Likes Change When Regressed ~

10⏳ Do You Have A Baby Voice In Headspace ~

11🍪 What Makes You Instantly Small ~

12🧋Why Do You Regress ~

13🌙 Pink Or Blue ~

14⭐ Dragons, Unicorns Or Fairies ~

15☁️ Dinos, Princesses, Space Or Safari Theme ~

16💫 Neon, Pastel, Neutral Or Dark Pallets ~

17🐮 Favorite Regression Clothes ~

18🌸 Favorite Color ~

19🐭 Do You Collect Stickers ~

20🧁 Coloring Book Or Paint By Numbers ~

21🍧 Playdoh, Legos Or Slime ~

22🦄 Finger Paint Or Brushes ~

23🧼 Crayons, Colored Pencils Or Markers ~

24☀️ Do You Have A CG / Name For CG ~

25🌻 Do You Have A Baby Sitter ~

26✨ Do You Have Any Sibbies ~

27🧺 Do Your Parents Know About Your Regression ~

28🧋 Favorite Nicknames / Pet Names ~

29🍕 Ideal Playdate ~

30🐱 Sleep In Crib Or With CG ~

31🍼 Favorite Snack ~

32🧸 Favorite Juice ~

33🍪 Favorite Icecream Flavor ~

34🩹 Favorite Type Of Milk ~

35🐶 Sweet, Sour, Spicy, Bitter Or Savory ~

36🍰 Favorite Dessert ~

37🍦 Favorite Type Of Chocolate ~

38⏳ Mac & Cheese Or Nuggets ~

39🎒 Favorite Movie ~

40🍬 Favorite Cartoon ~

41🚀 Favorite Game ~

42🎀 Favorite Disney Princess ~

43⚾ If You Could Have Any 1 Superpower What Would It Be ~

44🍄 Anime Or Cartoons ~

45🍓 Favorite Carebear ~

46✏️ Shows Or Movies ~

47🐛 Do You Believe In Fairies ~

48🐸 Do You Have A Comfort Character ~

49🌱 Do You Like Rain At Night ~

50🦕 Are You Easily Scared ~

51🧃 Are You Also A Carer ~

52🌵 Are You Independent Or Dependent ~

53🍃 What Pulls You Out Of Headspace ~

54🍏 Are You Scared Of Bugs ~

55🦝 Favorite Toy Series ~

56🚛 Do You Use Pacis ~

57��� Do You Use Diaps ~

58🦈 Gear Wishlist ~

59🍵 Favorite Regression Item ~

60🐾 Sippy Cup Or Bottle ~

61🦊 Oldest Stuffie ~

62🎃 Do You Sleep With A Stuffie ~

63🔥 How Many Stuffies Do You Have ~

64🍂 Newest Favorite Stuffie ~

65🏵️ Build A Bear, Amusement Park, Or Disney Store ~

66🥧 Stuffed Animals Or Dolls ~

67👽 Do You Have A Bedtime ~ 

68🍭 Do You Keep An AgeRe Journal ~

69⚡️ Do You Have Rules ~

70🍥 Blankie Or Paci ~

71🌈 Night Light Or Glow-In-The-Dark Stars ~

72🌿 Bedtime Stories Or Lullabies ~

73🎩 Favorite Thing To Do Outside While Small ~

74🐵 Favorite Thing To Do Inside While Small ~

75🦋 Blanket Fort Or Bouncy House ~

76🐯 Stroller Or Walk ~

77🔮 Dress Up Or Tea Party ~

78🦜 Do You Like The Playground ~

79💖 Early Bird Or Night Owl ~

80📝 Indoors Or Outdoors ~

81💕 Warm Or Cold Weather ~

82🦢 Dogs Or Cats ~

83☎️ Do You Have Any Pets ~

84💌 Favorite Animal ~

85🍒 Favorite Holiday ~

86🐇 Favorite Season ~

87❤️ What’s Your Big Age ~

88🌼 What’s A Nostalgic Place For You ~

89🐳 Playdoh, Legos Or Slime ~

90🐙 Do You Collect Anything ~

91🐠 Bubble Baths Or Bath Toys ~

92🍑 Are Your Agere Interests More Fem Or Masc ~

93☔️ Do You Stim More While Regressed ~

94🎨 Favorite Place To Regress ~

95🧵 Favorite Regression Youtuber ~

96🌈 Favorite Site/App For Regression Community ~

97💐 What Do You Wanna Be When You Grow Up ~

98📒 What’s The Most Nostalgic Electronic For You ~

99📀 A Toy You Always Wanted But Never Got As A Kid ~

100🪐 What Is Your Favorite Thing To Learn About In Headspace ~

ASK ME! :D <3

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Little!Melissa Hat Hcs

Teen Mel only, teen Mel only, teen Mel only, teen Mel only. Ok, am I safe now?

Cw: mentions of wilderness baby

- Regresses from about 5-8, loves being called Champ, Buddy or Mel.

- Has a toy frog called Gregory !! She also LOVES to catch froggies (at least she tries)

- She really can’t stay still, always wanting to climb something or chase someone.

- She loves to play dinosaurs !! Stomping her feet and roaring, she gets very excited when Van lets her play with her toy dinosaurs.

- so many big feelings and emotions !! She’s known to get quite teary when any small thing happens ,, which is very frustrating for her especially because she most likes to play with Van and Shauna who don’t cry super often.

- little Mel can be quite anxious, and nervous to play with the other littles because she sometimes struggles to get her words out, but she usually eases into it and has a lot of fun in the end.

- Loves playing sword fights with sticks, skipping rocks, and finding little bugs to watch and play with

- very prone to accidents,, usually if she gets stressed, is too anxious to ask to go to the bathroom, or is too focused on what she’s doing. She would absolutely refuse padding though, especially because she doesn’t regress very young and the other yjs who regress around her age don’t. It doesn’t happen often enough for it to be a big problem, but when it does happen she only lets Van help (wow I bet you can’t guess where this idea came from)

- Hat girl through and through even when she’s small !! She chews on her hat, and hides her face behind it when she’s nervous.

- Gen, Van & Shauna are her favourites when regressed.

- Gen is mama, Mel is her most vulnerable around her. She’ll cuddle up to Gen when she’s overwhelmed and crying and Gen is the best at calming her down.

- Shauna is Jackie’s Mama but she’s always very gentle with Mel and when they are both regressed they love to play together. In a more canon accurate rendition of this (I scream in agony because what even is going on in canon rn?) they have a much more complicated dynamic… which I’m gonna try explain: Shauna obviously is very sensitive to people regressing around her after losing her baby. Mel isn’t stupid, she understands this. She tries to hide her regression from Shauna for a while, it doesn’t last long though because Shauna hates to think Mel is keeping something from her. Look, she has a bad track record with secrets ok? Eventually Mel lets it out, and Shauna can’t ignore the very strong maternal ache in her. It’s a bit healing for her to take care of Melissa, though some days it’s impossibly hard and she palms the little off to Van to watch. She’s quiet: beckoning Mel over in the morning to plait her hair for her, or taking her hat to wash it whenever it gets a bit too dirty.

- And then there is Van!! Bubby!! Mel thinks Van is so cool, and this is only more intense when she’s regressed. Mel loves to follow Van around and copy everything they do. She loves story time and is always the most eager to make story suggestions. When Van is regressed it’s usually a bit older than Mel and in that case Van is the coolest big brother ever.

- Mel loves to climb trees!! In the wilderness she has a favourite tree which she hides in whenever she gets super overwhelmed.

- Always has scraped knees, bumps, and bruises from running around and tripping over everything.

- Hungry bub,, she definitely has like an insane appetite. She wants fries and milkshakes and burgers or however that quote goes…

- She always wants to be on her best behaviour, not putting up a fight when she’s told it’s bed time or that she needs to come inside for a bath.

- She likes to go down to the creak with Shauna. Shauna will sit on her log and journal while Mel splashes in the water, skips rocks, climbs trees and watches bugs.

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idk man, the adult yellowjackets imagine themselves as their teen selves a bit too often for me not to think they’re all regressors

Like…. I know what you are

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little!nat scatorccio headcanons ! (teen)

notes: requested by @spinnydino !! I don’t really dabble in the teen timeline and more of a taivan and misty gal but i hope i did you justice :3

#1 involuntary age regressor. most times she ends up regressing after crying. But after a Big cry!

Tiny age is around 4-7, although she tends to stay at 4. There’s moments where she’s around 6-7 but usually that’s after a fight with her teammates

She really enjoys feeling grounded when she’s small. She’ll grab tons of coats and jackets and wraps herself in them

I don’t think she’d ever feel comfortable letting anyone take care of her. She’s like an injured dog who hides until it feels better or… dies

I do believe she tends to hurt herself when she’s small, banging her head with her hands, scratching at her forearms. poor baby. It’s never intentional! She just feels so much when she’s small that her tiny little brain needs to take it out on something

Before Shauna & Nat came to dislike each other, Shauna ripped out a few blank pages (with a pencil included) for Nat to use for her doodles, so when she finds herself small— she tends to draw out her frustrations :’)

Although no one knows of her regression, Misty has sorta caught on .. and Nat is okay with that. As she knows Misty keeps others secrets safe with her.

Loves to go out to the lake in the early mornings before others have awoken to catch tadpoles! Also loves to throw rocks and see how far they’ll go.

She is in fact a thumb sucker… she always sleeps with her thumb in her mouth and also why she likes to be up early before the others. (Would be mortified if anyone saw her sleeping like that.)

Oh gosh, she loves making mud cakes!! “Nat, why did hunting take so long if you only brought back one animal?” “Uh, fuck— I got lost.” (Was running back and forth from the lake to the forest to create mud and make them into cakes.)

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pairings: cg!van palmer x little!tai turner

summary: as van & tai prepare to leave the hospital, tai is overwhelmed with the condition of her papa (set in ep 9)

tags: caregiver van, tinie tai, medical talk, van has cancer, hurt/comfort, crying, papa van, butch papa van !!!!!, this is real tai! van’s pronouns are she/he

notes: small ficlet inspired by this scene from the lastest ep :’) no spoilers

Tai shoved Van’s medical supplies down into a hospital duffle bag. Given to them considering that they hadn’t expected a hospital visit.

Van was still weak. She laid still, with an oxygen mask planted on her face. He looked tired and worn down. It scared Tai. Van was getting sicker and sicker by the day. Her skin was pale and fragile. Tai felt useless.

Van was awake but hadn’t said a word yet. Even talking for long periods of time exhausted Van. Tai continued packing their things as Van watched with half lidded eyes.

Van lifts up his oxygen mask, takes a big breath out. “Hey, what’s with the face?” He places the mask back on soon after.

Van didn’t understand how much it scared Tai. Seeing her childhood lover— her papa, wrapped in so many wires. Surrounded by huge medical devices, beeping loudly at times. Her papa in a hospital gown, so different looking.

She felt guilty. Focusing on her feelings rather than Van’s.

“Tai.” Van held the oxygen mask above her mouth, hovering for the next time he needed a break.

His tone was no different, though. He was still Tai’s papa, even in a silly hospital gown.

“Close the door, sweet girl.”

Tai abandons the duffle bag, closes the door with little force. And walks slowly to Van’s hospital bed. She fiddles with her fingers.

Van’s smiling, looking up at Tai with so much care and love.

“C’mere. Lay with papa.”

Van uses all her energy to slide over to the left of the hospital bed. Patting the empty space.

Tai slides in with care not to mess with any of Van’s wires and oxygen tank lying beside his bed.

When she’s finally comfortable, she whines. She doesn’t understand why this was happening to her papa. She wants to be rocked in Van’s lap, to be gently lifted and put to bed. She wants Van to be okay.

But she knew better. She bursts into tears.

Van is quick to wrap his hand around her shoulder, bringing her closer to her chest.

“Oh, Tai. Shh shh. It’s okay, sweetheart.”

Van moves his oxygen mask back into place, holding her head close to his chest. His other hand wrapped around her, rubbing her shoulder gently.

Tai continues to cry, hiccuping and sniffling. She grabs a hold of Van’s gown and balls the material in her fist.

Again— he lifts his mask up, “papa is right here, honey. I’m right here.”

Van moves his hand down, patting Tai’s bottom.

Twenty minutes later and Van had finally managed to settle her down, somewhat. She still had a tight grip on Van’s gown and tears were still running down her cheeks but she felt better, close to her papa.

“How about we have Misty to get a couple of snacks for the trip back, mmh?”

Tai nods, nuzzling closer to Van.

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  🍼  babyre ! shauna shipman with caregiver ! jackie taylor        headcanons  .ᐟ      requested by  anon      an: i don't typically see shauna as such a tiny regressor or jackie as a      caregiver (baby ! jackie truthers rise) so this was a nice challenge for me.

a baby ! shauna is perhaps the fussiest little thing ever. she's prone to wailing whenever jackie leaves her sight, though she'll also throw tantrums over any and everything, whether it's her bottle not being warm enough, her not liking what's on tv, or not receiving enough attention from jackie who tends to spend the entire time shauna's regressed fawning over her.

despite shauna being a difficult baby, jackie wouldn't trade her for the world. she knows how much shauna has been through and doesn't hold her fussiness against her. a big ! shauna refuses to talk about her regression as much as jackie assures her it's okay for her to be small and that she loves her baby more than anything.

shauna is a bit of a naughty baby, oftentimes shoving things in her mouth that she knows don't belong, brattily bursting into tears when jackie accuses her of something she very much did. she's the kind of baby to fling her food when she's not satisfied with it, giggling when both the kitchen and her mama are covered in messy baby food.

although shauna is too small to form real words, she's a very vocal baby. she'll coo and clap when she's interested in something, often blowing raspberries at jackie and babbling at her mama. jackie is very responsive to shauna's babbling, something that pleases the girl more than anything else.

shauna is the clingiest little baby, and on top of that gets very jealous very easily. it's not uncommon for shauna to throw tantrums if jackie's to give another one of her friends, or god forbid another regressor attention. she'll screech and kick, wailing and flailing until jackie's attention is fully back on her. as soon as jackie's sympathetically cooing with an, "oh my goodness, my poor shaunie - what's the matter?" shauna will calm down as jackie scoops her up into her arms.

shauna is big on skin to skin contact, something jackie is all too happy to provide. shauna will innocently explore both jackie's and her own body with curious little hands, or latch onto jackie's collar bone or neck with her little mouth, suckling contentedly on the spot until it's tender.

shauna is very particular about her bottles, not trusting anybody other than jackie to make them. she prefers cold milk with a spoonful of sugar and a dollop of honey. she'll refuse to drink her bottle if it's too warm or missing one of her ingredients, turning her head and refusing to open her mouth, even pushing it out of her carer's hand if she's feeling bold enough.

an itty bitty shauna loves her naps. she's not the best sleeper during the night, oftentimes waking jackie up with giggles as she mischievously plays with the toys in her crib, or wails signifying another nightmare. during the day however, shauna can conk out at any time as long as she's cradled in jackie's arms. were she a bit older, she'd refuse a nap, no matter how much she needed or wanted it, but at her infantile age she doesn't fuss.

a baby ! shauna is often clad in jackie's clothes or an adorable bear onesie that jackie picked out for her. a telltale sign that shauna is regressed is if she's snuggled up in one of jackie's sweater vests which she'll normally poke fun at for being too "twinkish".

she absolutely loves being read to, cooing and giggling at the pictures in her books and the way jackie will try and fail to create voices for the characters. her favorite story is "the very hungry caterpillar" - she could listen to jackie read it for hours, often squalling when jackie offers a new story or tells shauna it's bedtime until jackie caves and reads it just one more time.

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anything about little van w mama tai? maybe playing and being silly :3

Little!Van x Cg!Tai - hiding

This is set after whichever episode the wolf attack is ,, im too tired to remember when that is

Little Van is feeling shy about her new scars but Mama Tai is there to help !!

Word count: 668

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“I thought I’d find you here,” Tai cooed softly, kneeling down in front of Van. The red haired girl frowned, pulling her hood down over her face and turning away from her Mama. Tai sighed, putting her hand out to gently lift Van’s hood away from her face. When Van whined and tried to pull away Tai gave in, letting her hand drop to Van’s knee. “Where’s my little Van?” Tai questioned, poking the little playfully in the side. Van couldn’t help but giggle at this, though she quickly tried to cover it up with a scowl. “Oh no! Has my Van gone missing? I can’t seem to find her!” Tai gasped, this got another giggle out of Van.

She pulled her hood away, “I’m here Mama!” She giggled, a glimmer Tai hadn’t seen since before the wolf attack returning to her face. Tai’s face filled dramatically with shock.

“Oh Van! I thought I’d lost you!” Van giggled, pulling her hood back down over her face. “Uh oh!”

“Peekaboo!” Van squealed, pulling her hood away again. Tai laughed, pulling Van into her arms.

“I’m not letting you get away again,” she exclaimed, tickling Van’s sides.

“Mama no!” Van squirmed, trying to get away from her Mama’s tickles. Tai relented after a while, giving in to just hold Van.

“I’ve missed hearing your laugh,” she whispered, gently stroking Van’s hair. Van nuzzled her face into Tai’s shoulder.

“Missed Mama,” Van whispered, reaching up to play with the collar of Tai’s shirt.

“You don’t have to hide from me,” Tai whispered, rocking her baby.

“But it’s a game,” Van pouted, looking up at her Mama.

Tai sighed softly, “Peekaboo is a game, yes. But I mean you don’t have to come hide out here when you’re feeling little,” she explained. Van frowned at this but nodded. “And you don’t need this,” Tai added, gently tugging on Van’s hood. “I think I have the most handsome kiddo in the world, you don’t need to hide.” Van blushed, pressing her face into Tai’s shoulder. “I love you, silly bug,” Tai whispered, kissing the top of Van’s head.

“Love Mama,” Van whispered back. Tai smiled, kissing the top of Van’s head.

“What do you say we go find some of your dinos back in the cabin?” Despite her fear of being around the others at the moment, Van’s face lit up at the idea of her dino toys.

“I’m gonna race you,” Van decided, squirming off Tai’s lap and running towards the cabin. Tai laughed, chasing after the little.

Under the eyes of the group members in the cabin, Van couldn’t help but felt self conscious of her scars, pulling her hood back up and chewing on her sleeve as she waited for her Mama to catch up. When Tai noticed Van’s nerves, she placed a firm hand on the little’s back. “Come on, let’s go upstairs,” she guided.

Upstairs, Tai fished out Van’s collection of small plastic dinosaurs - she only had a few that she’d brought with her on the plane but it was enough to play with. “My dinos don’t bite,” Van mumbled, picking out which one she wanted to play as and handing Tai hers. “They are nice dinos.” Tai nodded in understanding, guilt bubbling in her chest.

“What do your dinos do?” She asked gently.

“Play hide n’ seek?” Van suggested, unsure how to play with Dinosaurs without making them bite eachother.

“Sounds like lots of fun,” Tai smiled softly, ruffling Van’s hair.

Van nodded, before frowning. “D’ you think Nat will still wanna play with me if my Dinos don’t bite anymore?” She asked nervously.

Tai’s chest aches for her kiddo, “of course she will,” she promised.

Seemingly not too fazed by her fears, Van quickly began playing - having her dinosaurs play an elaborate game which ended up being a mix between tag and peekaboo. Van giggled and roared, the light of her old self coming back instantly once she was playing with her Mama and her Dinos.

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So you have me obsessed with the way you write little Shauna. But little Shauna and caregiver Taivan literally will take anything for this dynamic they just scratch my brain.- @rios-bug (ALSO THANKS FOR DOING MY REQUEST EARLIER LOVED IT)

Little!Shauna x Cg!Taivan

Set S2 E7, you can guess from that the level of angst… also can we take a moment to acknowledge how I could only find 1 photo with Van and Shauna in it :,(

Cw: the angst in this one is off the walls, mentions of childloss, mentions of Jackie loss, mentions of blood, lots of crying

Word count: 1045

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“She needs space,” Van whispered urgently, putting up her hand to stop Tai entering the meat shed. Tai’s eyes hardened on her girlfriend - they’d given Shauna space, days of it, she wasn’t going to let her best friend freeze out in the meat shed after giving birth.

“I need to make sure she’s ok.” Tai pushed Van’s arm down gently. “You can come with me and help or you can go back to shoveling snow, it doesn’t matter.” Van sighed, moving out of the way so Tai could get to the door.

“Fine.” Tai stepped forward, prying open the door which was jammed shut with snow and ice. It creaked, allerting Shauna to the intrusion.

Shauna was huddled up in the corner of the shed, curled into the tightest ball possible. Her face was red - from the cold and the tears which had dampened the front of her shirt. Tai’s face fell, lowering to her knees beside Shauna. “S-stop,” Shauna whimpered, trying to push herself away from Taissa but only ending up pushing herself into the wall.

Tai held her hand out, as if approaching a wild dog that could lash out at any second. “I’m not going to hurt you,” Tai promised. Hot tears welled up in Shauna’s eyes, she shoved her thumb into her mouth to stop them. “You’re small, hey? It’ll be more comfortable inside,” she tried to reason, but the acknowledgment of Shauna’s regression just sent her into a fit of sobs. She couldn’t help but fall into Tai’s arms, her body trembling. “There you go, I’ve got you,” Tai cooed.

Van couldn’t help but come closer, kneeling down beside Tai and Shauna. She didn’t really expect Shauna to react positively to her approaching but the girl’s small hand slithered out from against Ta’s chest and grasped a handful of Tai’s jumper in her fist. “Oh, Shauna,” Van whispered, holding her own hand over Shauna’s. “Let’s get you inside.” Van stood up, carefully lifting Shauna from Tai’s arms and resting the girl against her chest as if she truly was a small child. Shauna whined instinctively, tensing at the movement, but she eased quickly into the warmth of Van’s arms.

Tai walked ahead of them, ordering everyone out of the cabin to go help shovel snow or look for Crystal. She knew Shauna wouldn’t want anyone watching her now, after already being her most vulnerable in front of the entire group. “Here we go,” Van whispered, lowering Shauna onto her own bed - or pile of blankets. Shauna couldn’t help herself from reaching up at the loss of contact. “Oh. Ok.” Van wasn’t really used to littles reaching out for her, especially Shauna. She took Shauna in her arms, holding her gently. Tai joined them on the floor, gently caressing Shauna’s red and swollen cheeks.

“Hey pretty girl,” She cooed. Shauna’s fingers found their way into her mouth, chewing softly for comfort. Shauna whimpered, tears bubbling in her eyes. It was only seconds before the waterworks began, heavy tears and shaking sobs filling the cabin. “Oh… kid…” Shauna whined, her face scrunching up. “What’s the matter?” Obviously, Tai could name a few things that were the matter, but specifically in the moment she wanted to know the specific issue to tackle.

“Hurts,” Shauna babbled, lowering a hand to her stomach. Relief did wash over Tai at this, at realising there was probably something practical she could do to help the little one.

“Why don’t we get you in a bath, hm?” Tai offered gently. Shauna didn’t respond, simply nuzzling into Van and mouthing her fingers. “We could make it nice and warm, does that sound good?” Still, Shauna offered no reply.

Tai went ahead and set up the bath, painstakingly taking the water from over the fire and pouring it into the tub to make sure it would be warm for Shauna. Once the tub was full, Van gently helped the girl undress. Shauna didn’t care - not really, they’d already seen her give birth and right now the only thing she could find it in herself to care about was that taking her shirt off meant taking her thumb out of her mouth. Tai sucked in a deep breath, seeing the blood that stained Shauna’s thighs. The sound sent panic to Shauna’s little face. “No, no, it’s ok,” Tai promised, making sure Shauna didn’t look down. “We’re gonna get you cleaned up, ok?” Shauna nodded, too little to do anything but trust Tai.

The two older girls helped Shauna into the tub, placing rags at the bottom and on the metal rim so it wouldn’t hurt to lean against it. “There you go,” Tai soothed, guiding Shauna’s head down. Shauna eased into the water, her bloodshot eyes beginning to flutter.

Van’s heart broke at the sight of Shauna’s shaking little body in the water, at the exhaustion and pain which seemed to fill every crevice of it. She knelt down beside her, stroking the girl’s forehead. “There once was a little girl,” Van whispered, stroking Shauna’s hair. “And her name was…” Van paused, “what’s her name, Shauna?”

Shauna’s eyes peered open a little, never one to shy away from a story, “Callie,” She whispered.

Van hummed in approval. “There once was a little girl called Callie, and she loved to… what do you think, did she have a favourite game?”

“Tag,” Shauna murmured, easing further into her regression as she got to help Van build the story. It was easy and safe and it gave her little mind something to focus on other than the looming shadows which lurked in her brain.

“Good choice, Shauna,” Tai whispered, gently using a rag to smooth warm water over Shauna’s skin. They continued like this for a while, Shauna and Van building a silly little story and Tai gently massaging her aching body. Once the water cooled down Van carried Shauna from the bath and held her in front of the fire. They eased her into a pair of Van’s pyjamas that hung loose on Shauna and made her feel like a small child. She found her stuffed dog, buried beneath her clothes and tucked him against her chest before curling into the two caregivers arms. She managed to fall asleep before anyone else returned.

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baby regressor lottie matthews. baby regressor lottie matthews.

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call me crazy but i can not stop thinking about how good graham would be as a caregiver to karen :(( need to make headcanons on this asap