Some of the Izaya Alternates as Caregivers!
Sakuraya would be a very calm and sensitive type of caregiver. His style is all natural, as he enjoys letting his little one play and explore in a tactile way. In that way, he might be the most parental of the alternates when it comes to caregiving. He is a kimono designer, and sometimes when he’s busy with work, he lets his regressor touch and feel the fabrics he works with, admiring the patterns and embroidery. Other times he’ll take them out to the garden to enjoy nature while he cares for his bonsai. He’s always so calm and collected, that just being around him has a soothing presence as if time slows down…
Hibiya is a very busy man with many appointments, but that doesn’t necessarily mean he’s neglectful as a caregiver. He would prefer to bring his little one along with him so he can keep a watchful eye on them while speaking with his clients. Afterwards, he leaps at the chance to spoil them rotten with a shopping trip full of gifts, toys, and outfits, stopping at every stall for snacks that catches his regressor’s fancy along the way…
Virus-138 isn’t quite as attuned to caregiving as the others, but shows he cares in more protective ways. He’ll go along with whatever his little one likes, and lacks direction in a more go-with-the-flow style. However, if there is even a hint of upset in his regressor, he is on them in an instant to protect them from whatever disrupted their happiness. A fight with another regressor? A feeling of anxiety from other adults around? He’s the first to act, removing his little one from the situation and even going toe-to-toe with the threat himself if necessary…
Izaya is like V138 in his lackadaisical approach to caregiving. He finds regression interesting as a form of coping, and he’s intrigued to see what his little one does on their own from moment to moment with little input from himself. However, as much as he loves the novelty, he gets easily frustrated at the actual care part of caregiving, especially when he’s busy with work. He isn’t intentionally neglectful, and does his best to meet his regressor halfway and handle their needs to the best of his ability, but sometimes a babysitter may be in order if he has a lot of clients on his hands that day…
Hachimenroppi might seem like the least suited for the job at first glance, and he struggles a lot when it comes to his depression and nihilistic views to take on caregiving in a direct way. However, that isn’t to say he doesn’t care for his little one in his own, very Roppi way. There’s just something about the innocence behind regression—a reset to zero, if you will—that touches his heart in a way that most humans can’t hope to achieve. So, he’ll let his regressor cuddle and nap with him, on depressed days where he can’t bring himself to get out of bed. He’ll watch and engage in the things they do in a passive way, and maybe, just maybe, he’ll feel a little more hope in the prospect of healing for himself, too…
Psyche is a very bubbly sort of caregiver that seems to feel more like a fellow regressor acting as an older sibling to his little one than anything else. He’s happy playing whatever childish games he might think of, and dragging his regressor along for the ride. However, he is very possessive, and doesn’t mesh well with the idea of sharing, preferring to be the one and only caregiver in his little one’s life. Even when it comes to his regressor playing with other regressors, he can easily get very jealous and it’s not long before he’s scooping them up for a cuddle session where he can have them all to himself again…
Let me know if there are other alternates you would like to hear headcanons for, or if you want to hear more about these alternates in particular!
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