Age Regressor!Hunter Headcanons
Heād always wished he could do more childish things back when he worked for Belos, and yearned for simple things like toys. It was only when he found a book about childhood trauma and itās psychological affects, did he find the coping mechanism.
He was embarrassed to try it out but it became (almost) easy to him, as it was what he was already doing but with extra steps.
He involuntarily and voluntarily regresses, and started doing it more often when he joined Luz and her friends.
When he involuntarily regresses itās rough. He has to be held and talk to for at least half an hour, sometimes up to two hours. He rocks back and forth and hugs his knees very tightly while trying to ground himself. Once heās decent, heāll still be sniffling for a long time.
When itās voluntary he loves to giggle and play with everything he can. Although he has a few comfort items, he loves to go explore as that was limited in his time with the Emperorās Coven.
He regresses to around 1-5 typically.
He absolutely loves to babble when he isnāt shy anymore; when heās completely comfortable heāll draw and show his picture to whoever is babysitting him.
His favorite activity is movie nights, even though he loves to babble he prefers to be quiet and be sleepy.
Hunter also loves praise and tries to help his cg/babysitter with whatever theyāre doing. Cooking? Heās putting water in the pot. Cleaning? Heās clumsily sweeping the floors.
He has a stuffed bird for when he misses flapjack. But while flapjack was alive? The bird would sit on his shoulder the entire time he was little, and would occasionally bring him small toys.
I think Willow would be his CG while they were in the human realm (along with Camila) but after they return Darius would be his full-time CG and Willow would be his secondary one.
Him and Amity didnāt connect well for a long time, but now they have little play dates together and trade stickers.
Hunter likes to paw at blankets as if heās a wolf, and curls up in forts he makes like his favorite animal.
