okay listen I think I remember you saying in the notes of a fic that when mack regresses it's usually to a much smaller age if he's regressing on his own. the idea of mackmack sort of toddling around, a bit unsure on his long legs because they're bigger than he is ready for.... bambi mack my beloved
so... I have questions for you
who is his favourite caregiver?
is he easier to look after when he's more of a toddler or when he's a bit older?
oral fixation. how does he deal with that. is he a thumb sucker? does he have a paci? do his caregivers constantly have to tell him to get things out of his mouth? what's the sitch
how often does he drop that far down? is it triggered by anything specific usually?
anyway sorry for bombarding you ✌🏻
bambi mack oh im gonna sob...reminds me of this mack moment where he falls of sharkie's atv cart and doesn't get up T_T friend in msgs pointing out how he kinda just. stays on the floor like his legs aren't working crying. and then they gotta pull him around. bambi mack is very dear to me now omfggiodsfh
little!mack not being ready to walk around because he's adjusting to his body a bit oh im sobbing at him 'n his shaky fawn legs i am i am
QUESTIONS!!! and i have ANSWERS!! i hope!
tyler "smiley guy" toffoli i'm sorry he just beats everyone by miles. of course i'm referring to one of my favorite videos of all time where mack is soooo tiny and toff is soooo fond of him :( i think he'd run to the toffolis at any given moment if im being honest. i bring him up every time because i just love love Love their relationship with each other ueueueee. bonus to wenny (gwg jump against the ducks), reavo, and delly (as a big brother more than caregiver if im being honest. like "that fucking bird that i hate", said affectionately, is the nature of their relationship)
i honestly think both age ranges have their challenges. toddler/baby mack is whiny and extremely easy to set off because he's got no emotional regulation and can easily get fussy/frustrated, but if little!mack is in the older age range, he wont let go of trying to commit to responsibilities even when small...he'll always be wanting to help or try and practice on the ice or just do something to make himself feel useful even if he's regressed and that makes him dangerous to leave alone. ultimately i think older little!mack would be easier to look after because he's easier to reason with than toddler little!mack
yes oral fixation Big one. i think he would get a pacifier but it'd take a while for him to accept needing one because he doesn't believe he needs one (if anyone needs one, it's him and will). before that, he for sure is putting any and everything in his mouth--fingers 1000%, yes to thumb sucking, but they all just kinda hang out around his mouth if he doesn't have anything else near them. and also the collars/hems of his shirts, and messing with his mouth guard even when he's off the ice. caregivers tell him oh so many times before they make him at least try a paci. he does Not take that well, but when he does...it's nice. nicer than he was expecting. and everything in him is warring against it, but fuck it really is nice not to wake up with a wet thumb or have a soggy part of his shirt he hates or the soaked corner of his blanket touching his cheek.
i don't think he'd let himself regress that often if it was voluntary to keep himself healthy. to me, most of his regressions feel like they'd be involuntary due to stress, pressure, a bad game, literally any conglomerate of Shit Happening in his Life, and he doesn't realize it until it happens. most of his drops feel like they'd happen post-bad games, and it's depending on the Type of game they had. like, the one game vs. the sens where he breaks his stick is a Yeah. the one against the blues with that horrific interview is a Yeah. the one where they lost against the hawks (2nd to last game of the season) is a 5050. does this make sense? it kinda does to me. canada l*ss during the ol*mp*cs (i dont even wanna think about it) was Definitely a big drop for little!mack.
if we want to think of happier mack moments,, i think he'd drop involuntarily seeing other littles drop around him. like if will was regressed first, mack is like at least 60% sure to follow.
ack i hope these answers suffice!! very base very awesome questions!!! do not apologize about bombarding me please im so giddy to answer thank u thank u thank uuuuu for making me think about these things it's important to me! and you i hope!!! yay!!!
