You were exhausted. Back to back deployments, long ones that kept you away from base for weeks. Paperwork stacked up endlessly no matter how hard you tried to defeat it, and to make matters worse, you had run out of your favorite snacks.
Everything piled up so quickly it wasn't a surprise you were careening towards a breakdown. Simon didn't want to overstep. You weren't under the effects of the gas. You were grown again. You didn't need babying.
But you did need to get some food and some sleep, or you'd be useless to them. "Hey, rook, get up." Simon orders as he enters your office. He didn't call you kid, not since the incident. Instead, you graduated to rookie.
"I have two more files to take care of, I'm fine." You mumble as you shuffle through a set of papers. "Could use some coffee."
"You're going to sleep." He places a hand on your shoulder and gives it a soft squeeze. "Come on. Up."
"I'm not gonna!" You slap your palms down on the desk angrily, glaring up at Simon furiously. "Go away and leave me alone!" Simon stares down at you, but he doesn't glare. He just holds your gaze steady, gently kneading your shoulder.
You feel tears building in your eyes, a whine catching in your throat as you fight the weird fuzzy feeling brewing in the back of your mind. "It's time for bed, love. Does Papa need to carry you?" It was a bold choice to call himself that after all this time. You'd shown no signs of regression for the last six months until now. Your bottom lip juts out, eyes wide and nervous as they searched his masked face.
"Papa, carry." You slowly reach out one shaking hand, chest hitching as the floodgates open. "Papa!!!" You wail as he scoops you up, settling you onto his chest.
"Hey, shhh, little leech. Papa has you, don't cry..." He whispers as he sways you. "Poor thing... My poor baby." His chest feels warm as he holds you, bundling you against his chest like you were truly a wee babe. He was so selfish. Such an awful man for taking advantage of you like this. For wanting you to be so vulnerable that you need him.
But when you tangle your fingers in his shirt, mouthing at his collar with a hungry grunt, he couldn't feel bad. You were his hungry, sleepy, baby, and he was your Papa. For tonight, life could be simple again.
Hands shaking, crowbar clattering to the floor, he scrambles to pull out his phone, dialling Angel, gasping out as soon as the call connects, "Angel… I fucked up"
There's a long pause, before, "… Shit"
OR
Plot hole ending au in which you're an age regressor and you don't call the cops!
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Burnout be doing great things for my writing as it turns out ToT
Anyway! pls lmk if you find any errors! :P I fear i never beta read until after my things are posted
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p.s. guess who wrote a good bit of this on the scriptorium in the demo for expanded edition :3
Tags: Age Regressor Reader, Age regression, caregiver Ronin Beaufort, Angel & Ronin, Ronin/Reader, Ronin & Reader, Fluff, Fluff and comfort, Hurt and Comfort, Soft Ronin Beaufort
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You're panicking, gasping, mind fogging as panic keeps triggering your regression, just spurring on from your video call with Ronin-
Ronin. Something about- bout Ron'n.
Mad? Is mad an- an you dunno why- an- an-
You whine, standing to get out of your chair, but your knees buckle and you're sent tumbling to the floor, tears pour down your cheeks as your hands find their way into your mouth to comfort you. Sucking on your fingers as you sob. Something's wrong, and you can't pick what it is.
Something is off.
You should have called the cops by now.
Should have done something.
And yet…
You've been 'online' since he hung up. And no one has shown up at his doorstep.
Shit.
He might have to make good on his threat.
Shit shit shit shit.
Reluctanly, he gathers his crowbar and a knife, tossing a mask into his pocket, shoving his feet into boots and trudging out the door.
He plots your address into his phone, follows the map, climbs up and into your room through the window. He lands softly, stands, and takes everything in.
Crowbar in hand, Ronin freezes when he hears sobbing.
Glancing around your room, he spots you, curled up with a hand in your mouth, eyes wide and bleary, not reckognising him, not really… seeing. You're sobbing and whimpering, cheeks red from tears, drool coating your hands and you flail, gasping and hiccupping.
And this is not-
He-
You're teetering, tipping over, and Ronin's on you in a second, catching you and laying you down gently on the ground, and then he's out, through the door, back pressed up against it the second it's shut.
Hands shaking, crowbar clattering to the floor, he scrambles to pull out his phone, dialling Angel, gasping out as soon as the call connects, "Angel… I fucked up"
There's a long pause, before, "… Shit… Text me your details, I'll give an alibi"
"No- no. it's- it's not the cops… not yet at least…" Ronin trails off, how would he have coped if you had called the cops?
"The fuck is it then??" Angel's huffing, he can hear her scowl.
"Remember when I told you I was going to play a game, I found a new toy?"
"Ronin…" She trails off, Angel can already see where he's going and he knows it.
"And then I let them onto the server…"
"Ronin what the fuck did you do?" Oh she's angry now, he's going to get eaten alive the second she gets her hands on him.
He winces, "… They're not a serial killer…"
"RONIN WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK" He has to pull the phone away from his ear as Angel shouts.
"No! No they're- they're a writer! a crime writer! And it was all fun and games and I didn't care how it ended…" Ronin's quick to defend himself, hissing out justifications that sound wrong to even his own ears.
"But?"
Shit, Angel knows him all too well, "But they didn't work it out, so I told them that was it. Game over. They should have called the cops."
"… Ronin I swear to any higher power that may or may not exist…"
"They didn't! So I thought… why not make good on my threats, what's the point if I don't, they'll start thinking I've got a soft spot!" He hates how he feels sick at the idea of killing you now, a feeling he refuses to admit that he was shoving down earlier.
"I'm not seeing the fucking up."
"They're… shit what did you call it? Uh…"
"Ronin I say many things, I cannot read minds."
"A baby." Ronin summarises.
"Now I certainly haven't said anything like that to you…."
"…"
"… Ah, fuck. an age regressor." Angel's voice softens, not for him, but for you.
"Angel they're sobbing, I was prepared for grovelling, for fighting, for anything, but a baby??"
Angel groans, "What are you going to do."
"I don't know how to take care of kids!? Why are you asking me?!"
"Well I assumed you'd kill them anyway, but they certainly aren't your usual victim, I don't think they've actually done anything cruel in their life." Angel sounds… worried… quietly annoyed at him.
"Shit Angel, you're not making this any easier." He knows he's not going to kill you, but…
"Hey, don't pin this on me, this whole thing? all you…"
He's silent, until Angel snaps.
"... Fuck Ronin! I genuinely liked them! they were so lovely! I didn't know we were picking on innocents now!"
"I know I know but I was bored and they were just begging for it! Asking all the right things in places that were far too public! If they had just picked up on my fucking name-" His excuses sound pathetic to his own ears, he hates how you seem to already have his aorta in your clutches.
"Ronin did you ever stop to think that maybe they had already started to regress? The fuck man! They were already under so much stress, and all of a sudden you spring that on them, of course they couldn't work out your fucking name!"
There's a long pause, you're still sobbing, screaming, he can hear your limbs hitting the floor and he winces, resolve hardening.
"I'll call you back."
"Ronin what are you-"
He takes off his jacket, his weapons are placed outside your room before he opens your door again.
Your eyes are wide and unrecognising as Ronin pads back into your room.
You lie on the floor now, just where you were when he left you, still sobbing, hands still shoved in your mouth as you drool all over yourself.
Ronin hesitates, almost walks back out... but you look so... vulnerable... and he hates to admit how fond of you he is.
So he crouches down beside you, brushing your hair from your face even when you flinch ever so slightly. Ronin freezes, and then you seem to recognise that someone else is there, one hand gets pulled from your mouth to reach up to him, still not fullly aware of who he is.
"Alright, alright darlin'," Ronin folds your legs up and gently scoops you up, carrying you to your bed, despite how you kick out at him, drool and tears soaking through his shirt - not the usual bodily fluids he has staining his shirt, but he'll forgive you for the change - "The Devil's got ya, and he's not going to let anyone hurt you."
You're still sobbing in his arms, whimpering little sounds and gasping for breath when you forget you need it, so he adjusts his hold to rock you gently, bouncing you ever so slightly, smiling when your tears slow and you begin to quiet.
"Shh, shh, you're okay little one, you're safe."
Safe... In the arms of a renown serial killer... Ronin almost laughs at the irony of him telling someone that they're safe. And yet... It seems he's making a lot of exceptions for you.
Slowly but steadily, you quiet, bar the occasional hiccupping breath, you relax into Ronin's arms, curling into him as something warm and soft swells and cements itself in his chest.
He would kill for you.
No. No, for him, that doesn't mean too much.
Somewhere deep inside him, he knows that he wasn't going to be able to take your life no matter how this day turned out
He would die for you. But more importantly...
He would live for you.
He will live for you.
Ronin hums quietly as he rocks you, soft kisses pressed to the crown of your head, gentle words cooed into your hair.
Eventually your breaths even out, and he places you on your bed, atop a blanket that he thinks is large enough for an attempt at a swaddle, something he thought he had forgotten how to do long ago, but is it so egregious if that knowledge comes in handy for you?
You're quickly wrapped in the soft material, occasionally babbling quietly, cooing and giggling when Ronin responds all too seriously.
It's easier than he expected to find a pacifier for you, one you happily accept when presented with it, having started crying again when he extracted your fingers from your mouth.
"There, isn't that much better than your fingers, bug?" Ronin coos, feeling the warmth in his chest grow at your sleepy blinking, fully aware that you haven't processed a thing he's said to you, "Sleep, bug. I'll be here when you wake up."
It would have been threatening.
It should have been threatening.
But he'd just spent the last hour rocking and caring for you, and the thought of you being afraid of him is suddenly horrifying.
When you're fully asleep, he leaves the room to grab his jacket, phone, and lay his weapons by your shoe rack.
He almost leaves, but the soft thing nearly shatters at the thought, surprisingly, he's grown soft for you.
And even more surpisingly?
He finds he doesn't seem to mind.
hehehehe he seems to have me in a chokehold (but like… in a soft way… unlike my darling sofia)
someone convince me not to buy overkill pls pls pls
logically ik i should just wait until the expanded editition comes out and buy the new ver of the dlc with thatl…. but…..
again, my adhd meds are fading cause i'm tired but eh.
WISH ME LUCK ON EXAMS
(i'll need it :3 )
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A friendly hello to my favourite person on tumblr! Im not sure if you write reader x character but if you do…could you please write litte reader x cg pouges,and its the pouges always trying to get reader outside,like just to the beach or playing in the garden cause they never goes outside and fresh air is good for them but reader is always like nah and just walks inside again cause theyre not a very much an out door person. That would be so amazing and might make me leave my house lol. Have a great day <3
awefvdbtb thank you :( <3 i’m down to write some x reader! i'm always inside too so i can definitely relate (sorry this took so long) also reader is gender neutral!
blue skies | little!reader + cg!pogues
There was no doubt that it was a beautiful day in the Outer Banks. The sun shined brightly over the town, paired with a clear blue sky and a nice breeze. A day this nice could not be wasted, and the Pogues undoubtedly had plans to take advantage of the nice weather. Plans that were interrupted by one minor obstacle: getting you out of the house.
Since they'd met you, you'd never been much of an outdoor-person, much more content to spending your time inside watching movies or playing games. A stark contrast to the rest of the Pogues, who practically live outside. As much as they want to respect your wishes, they also think you might be developing a vitamin D deficiency.
"Come on, kid! The weather outside is amazing," Cleo says, opening up the curtains in the living room to let in the sunlight.
You wince at the light, cuddling more into the couch where you lay. “Nooo.”
Pope stands with hands on his hips. “You cannot stay in here all day.”
You stick your tongue out at him before hiding under the blanket with your favorite plush, causing the group to laugh.
"As cute as you look, I think it'd be a good idea for you to get some sun," Sarah says, coming over and sitting with you. You scoot closer to her, leaning your head on her shoulder with a pout, although they couldn’t see it due to the blanket covering your head. Sarah pets your head through the fabric.
"Wanna stay inside," you whine. Sarah rubs your back, giving the others a look that says help me out here?
It's JJ's turn now, so he sits on the floor in front of you and Sarah. He slowly pulls the blanket off your head, much to your reluctance, but you allow it. You’re met with a familiar wide smile and bright blue eyes.
“How about this,” JJ starts. “If you come out with us, we’ll take you to eat at your favorite place,” he propositions. "Wherever you wanna go."
The look on your face told them that you weren’t convinced, so John B steps in. “And we’ll get you a new toy on the way home. How does that sound?” he holds out a pinkie to you, elbowing JJ so that he does the same.
You stare at their fingers for a few seconds, contemplating whether or not you should agree. "Can we get a treat too?"
They laugh, nodding. "Yes, we can get however many treats you’d like. Now?" John B and JJ reach their pinky fingers out, grinning when you hook your pinkies with theirs. Everyone lets out a victory cheer, Kiara muttering something about how he shouldn't bribe a baby, but nevertheless is happy to get you out the house.
They take you to the beach, where JJ, John B, and Pope go surfing and teaching you how to use a boogie board. The girls cheer you on when John B finally manages to get you to stand on his surfboard.
“You got this, baby!” he cheers, helping to catch you whenever you fall and holding you tight so you don’t get pulled too far into the waves.
You spend hours in the water and running through the sand, and the day goes by faster than you think. Soon enough the sun is beginning to set and before you know it, your caregivers are packing your belongings and telling you that it's time to leave. Even though you hadn't wanted to go before, you find yourself feeling a bit sad at the idea of the fun ending. But your caregivers reassure you that they'd take you to the beach everyday if you wanted them to.
not fully proofread like most things i write, so my apologies for any mistakes <3
✿ I think Howdy would definitely take on the role of caregiver whether you were together or not, he just gives me those vibes (◡‿◡✿)
✿ If you were little at the shop, he would let you sit at the counter with some paper and a box of crayons
✿ If you like juice he’d make sure you have a snack with your favorite juice or if you don’t like juice, whatever you like !
✿ He’d of course make sure you drink water as well, can’t have you drinking juice juice/milk/soda. he’d give you what you like but in strict moderation
✿ It’s the bodega , so of course he’d occasionally have books for sale. to keep you entertained he’d had kiddie books for you to go through, and if it’s slow enough, he’d sit with you and read you a story
✿ I’m not sure how big the interior of the bodega is but I imagine it at least has a employee break room, despite Howdy being the only employee there. I like to think it’s like a townhouse situation, house upstairs, shop downstairs
✿ Anyways, for nap time he’d keep a nice little pull out couch in the break room for you whenever you get sleepy or need to lay down for a minute
✿ He’d keep spares of your favorite comfort items there as well, extra blankets, pillows, your favorite type of stuffie, pacies and bottles (if you use them of course) and teether toys as well !
✿ Since Howdy is the only employee at the bodega, I’d imagine he’d had those “out for lunch, be back soon!” signs on the front door. He would either pack you a lunch or make a simple one in the employee break room. He’d eat with you, and if you needed help eating, he’d gladly hold your food up to your mouth and make airplane noises
✿ Howdy would definitely color with you when he can as well! If hes done cleaning the store and stocking up he’d sit with you and help color in coloring books or make little doodles for you and your fellow neighbors
✿ If it was nap time and you wanted to cuddle I think he would definitely join you in a nap session, especially with how hard he works
✿ Check ins ! He would check in every so often to make sure you’re doing good , he’s always worried you mightn’t be doin to well and he doesn’t know (╯︵╰,)
✿ He would totally organize play dates if you’re comfortable with other neighbors ! I think having a play date with Julie or Sally would be so much fun
Request: I was thinking about a Lost Boys x little!reader (they/them) where y/n wants to go hang out with the guys and Star during their nightly trips to the boardwalk, but once they saw all the carnival rides and games, they regressed and can’t partake in an rambunctious activity.
It can include all the lost boys, but maybe be mostly Marko that y/n is gravitating to for comfort 🌟
Little Me, Big World !
Polyam! Lost Boys x Little! GN! Reader With Vampire! Star ( Mostly Marko x Little! GN! Reader )
⚠️ DO NOT READ THIS IF UR 18+ BLOG,INTO AGEPLAY !! THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT AND Y'ALL MAKE ME UNCOMFY ASF !! ⚠️
warnings: lil bit of violence but its not detailed described
a/n: im sorry it took me so long to post this, i had such awful writers block and i had to study for my final exams :']
It was another warm night in cave and I was very much bored. I was in my nest, trying to entertain myself with so much stuff in there but they all failed. I went to the main cave where most of them were. I wondered if they were there or they went on a hunt. When I got there I only founded Star
“Hey, where are boys?”
I questioned confused,
“They went on a hunt” she replied.
“What about you? Did you go?” I questioned her again,
“Yes I did, don't worry” she replied,
“Okay” I said, I went to sit by her side as I watched her sewing one of boys shirts. After a while boys came back, I looked at them and smiled,
“Hey little one” Marko said as he went to me and I ran into his arms and pretty much tried to ignore the fresh blood on him. I felt another pair of hands hug me and I looked up to see Paul.
“Hey” I said softly,
“Hey sugar” Paul replied with grin,
“Can we go to the boardwalk?” I asked while looking at all of them,
“We'll go when we clean ourselves up” David stated to me,
“Okey” I replied, Marko and Paul let go of me and went to the other side of cave with others. After a short time they came back and we went to the boardwalk. Star rode with Dwayne this time and I rode with Marko. When we arrived they parked their bikes in usual spot. When I saw so many carnival rides and games, I felt so little and everything seemed big. I didn't realise I held onto Marko a bit tight,
“Hey, are you okay?” He asked me and I nodded a bit. I let go of him and kept my hands to myself.
“You feeling little baby?” Dwayne asked me and I nodded to that.
“Oh amore, we can still do fun stuff, we'll keep you safe okay?” Marko stated to me and held my hand.
“Okay” I replied to him softly, after that we went on rides and played games. I was getting something to drink because I was getting really thirsty. As I was on my way to boys bikes I accidentally bumped into someone, it was nothing surprising to bump into someone as everything was filled with so many people,
“Hey! Watch where you're going!” The man said with an angry tone,
“Im so sorry sir, I didn't mean to do that” I replied to him but he didn't like that either, for some reason, he was going on a rant on how he could've spilled his drink on himself and stuff. I was still trying to apologize and go away but he didn't let me go. When I tried to leave, he grabbed me by my arms and started yelling at me. Which caused me to feel panicked, my heart racing, fear and similar feelings and yelling was making me cry, so I had started forming tears in my eyes.
“Oh now you're crying, are you a little–” He got cut off by someone punching him and his grip loosen which I had my chance to escape and I did. I went into Marko's arms sobbing and I felt him wrapping his arms around me,
“Hey, hey, its okay, you're safe now love” He said comforting me and blocking my view to whats happening. Marko went with me to their bikes and he looked me,
“Im sorry little one, I should've went with you to get that drink and not let you go on your own when in your in this state of mind” He apologized to me and held his hands on my cheeks,
“You didn't know that was gonna happen M” I said to him confused by his apology and Marko looked worried.
“Did he hurt you love?” He asked,
“No, he just held my arms really hard and tight” I said to him which made him worry more,
“Amore, then he hurt you” He explained to me,
“Oh” I replied to him,
“May I?” He asked and I nodded. He took of my jacket to see how bad I was hurt and it left kind of visible hand print and Marko felt so much anger. I put my jacket back on as others came. Marko looked at them and honestly I guess they talked with each other with their mind thingys or whatever it is called. David came to my side as I watched Marko leaving us and I went with him but I got stopped by David.
“I want M” I said to them,
“We know love, he just has something to take care of” Dwayne explained to me, he knew I didn't like that answer and he looked at me being angry and starting to have tears in my eyes again. Star pulled me into her arms and she was trying to comfort me as Marko was coming back.
Community event ˗ˏˋ Halloween submission contest ´ˎ˗
Hello people! Halloween is coming up and things are getting spookier by the minute so why not amp that up a little?! (pun intended)
Here at the Regression Library, we've decided to host a little contest, submissions closing on the 31st of October and the winners being announced on November 1st, the day after Halloween. Short notice, I know- time has escaped us!
Anyone can enter! All forms of media are accepted, all types of regression are accepted and not all submissions have to be child safe. If you're itching for some heavy angst or are dealing with dark themes that's perfectly acceptable (though some warnings would be great and very thoughtful) but keep in mind that the point of this event is having fun.
Unfortunately, there's not much we can offer for prizes apart from a special spot on our pinned post, boosting of your work, community togetherness and bragging rights lolol but we hope that people will get involved!
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