ANY OPINIONS/HEADCANNONS ON LITTLE! BAILEY??
Hmmm, let me think!!
Bailey hates leaving home without his leather jacket because it’s his secret safety item. It works just like a blanket or similar security item without being obvious.
He has a worry stone in his pocket in case he’s a little too high energy. He doesn’t really get anxious, but his impatient attitude and impulsive behaviors can sometimes lead to him feeling small.
Shapiro knows he regresses, and she’s usually the first one to notice out of the two. Bailey’s too emotions based to even realize he’s regressed until he’s either 2 steps away from a tantrum or he finally has a moment to think rather than just feel what’s going on.
Bailey usually regresses to about the ages of 5-8.
He’s good at keeping his cool at work, but when it’s towards the end of his shift or he and Shapiro aren’t doing important investigations, such as having an office day with just paperwork needing to be done, he tends to regress.
The only times he’s regressed at work is after a very tense and terrifying swat he was a part of and another time being where he related far too closely to a case. Shapiro was easily able to get him off work early, but overall? He’ll hold on until he’s home before he breaks down.
I hope these are good anon!! Thank you for your ask!!