Taako and Lup Headcanons (Regressing Together)
You can find my previous Taako headcanons right here, but I haven’t written about the twins yet, so let’s go!
The twins are both flexible regressors: they’ve taken care of each other all their lives, and this is no exception.
Oftentimes, if one of them is small, the other is big. They move seamlessly through headspaces while supporting each other, even when no one else can keep up.
But sometimes they’ll set off each other’s regression in a chain reaction… they usually regress to a toddler age when they regress together, and it is a holy terror for anyone who comes across them.
I mentioned in my other headcanons that Taako is a hoarder, but Lup is even worse. She’s a bit of a kleptomaniac when she’s regressing, though she returns most of her spoils when she’s big again.
That said, the two of them have a veritable hoard of scarves and blankets and sweaters that they’ve stolen, a soft pile that they love to cuddle in.
Both twins have been regressors for as long as they can remember: that’s part of why they never chose adult Elven names, it would have just been more disorienting.
They tend to stick to themselves when they regress together, but highly trusted friends can be included in their games, if they want to be.
Taako and Lup are high energy regressors, chasing each other around like feral little elflings and then curling up on their blanket pile and napping until they’re ready to take off again.
Very protective of each other: they both forget about magic and use their teeth when they’re small if something scares them.
They also play-tousle with each other and it’s a little scary to watch: plenty of screeching and hair-pulling and general chaos, but they never really hurt each other.
Taako always loses the fights and then brushed down his clothes and hair before walking away with that cat-like air of ‘exactly according to plan…’
Sometimes they hide places and jump out to scare the living daylights of whatever unlucky person was trying to get some morning coffee from the kitchen.