Ok but have we considered heatwave dragging kai into a sleep pile because wyldfyre was to scared to ask him herself. Just the two dad's and their daughter.
[DESCR- Heatwave starts to treat Lloyd like a little hatchling, and Wyldfire notices that something is up.]
Lloyd tried to ignore Heatwave watching him as he brushed the leaves off of the courtyard. Arin, Sora, and Wyldfire were done training for the day, and while Zane, Kai, and Nya were inside with them, Lloyd was tasked with cleaning the courtyard. This wouldn't be a problem, if not for Lloyd fighting regressing.
He wanted - no, he HAD to be big today. Sure, he hadn't regressed in...a while, but that didn't give him any excuse now!
He was snapped out of his thoughts by the realization that he was finished, and he let out a tired sigh. "There. All done." He said to particularly nobody in particular. He then heard a curious chirp from behind him, and he saw Heatwave carefully walk over and pick up Lloyd like a mother dragon would to its baby.
"Hey, hey! Heatwave, put me down!" Lloyd tried to squirm out of the dragon's hold, but he failed and groaned. Heatwave walked to the other side of the courtyard and curled up like a cat, then set Lloyd down in the middle of the little circle he had made. Lloyd was surprised, yet his little headspace started to take over as he looked at Heatwave curiously.
"Hea'wave? Why'd you do tha'?" He asked, tilting his head. Heatwave responded by letting out a purr and nuzzling his head against Lloyd. Lloyd giggled, not noticing that someone else was watching them.
Wyldfire watched the two, a smile on her face as she walked closer. "Hey, Lloyd! Can I hang out with you two?" She asked, then didn't wait for an answer as she joined the dragon and the sensei-in-training, surprising Lloyd halfway out of his regression.
"Oh, yeah!" He said, stumbling over his words. He faked a smile as Wyldfire laid her back against Heatwave and looked up at the sky. Lloyd nervously watched her, his eyes darting to her and Heatwave. After a while, Wyldfire pulled Lloyd back so that he laid down too, his head and back resting against Heatwave. He relaxed, feeling the dragon's warm scales calming him.
"Feels nice, right? Heatwave spends a lot of time sunbathing, so his scales are usually always cozy." Wyldfire said, not noticing Lloyd slowly regress further. "Mhm..." Lloyd nodded, his eyes closing as a smile formed on his face. Heatwave trilled and gently pushed his head against Lloyd, something adult dragons usually did with hatchlings. 'Hm. That isn't normal.' Wyldfire thought. Then again, what was normal after the Merge? She only shrugged her shoulders and nestled closer to the two.
"Hey, leave some love for me!" She jokingly said, pushing Lloyd away and making him giggle. Lloyd pushed her back, resulting in the two playfighting while Heatwave watched.
After half an hour of the playfighting, Wyldfire pushed Lloyd to the ground and laughed. "Yes! I have won! Now all the realms will feel my flaming wrath!" She faked being a villain, smirking as Lloyd giggled and pretended to be shocked!
"Noo!" He laughed, regressed to around five years old.
"Yeeaah!" She yelled back, matching his excitement.
Their playing was soon interrupted by somebody. "You two; what's going on here, huh?" Nya walked over. Heatwave growled, but then stopped once Lloyd excitedly jumped over to her. "We were playin'!" Lloyd told her, giving Nya a clear indicator that he was regressed. She chuckled and easily picked him up, carrying him on her back. "Well, Zane and Arin made some pies, so if you want to join us, you two are free to do so."
"Yay! Pies!" Lloyd ran inside while Wyldfire walked over to Nya.
"Hey, does Lloyd always act...uhm..." She tried to find the words she wanted to say without it coming off as judging. "Child-like? Sometimes. It's just...something he does to cope with some stuff. Now come on, let's eat those pies before he does."
