#psp au

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Is Obi scared of people helping him to bathe or brush his hair? I reckon he probably had bad experiences around that or maybe associates that with "special" bad things happening

definitely. regressed Obanai is always on edge and in survival mode when it comes to baths and his hair being done. i think when he's in his normal headspace he's still wary and on edge and adamant he can do it himself, but regressed Obanai is just a scared little kid who wants to push everyone away

in my mind he's usually paired up with Giyuu and Sanemi in these things, so it works out because Sanemi will take care of his bestie's hair whether either of them are normal or baby mode and lecture Obanai for his poor hygiene

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Has there been an occasion in which every pillar is regressed at once? Like one starts, and then another is next, and then another, and another, and they all end up like fallen dominoes of adult mentality.

i dont have a specific example but this 100% happens all the time

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Do any of the pillars have the urge to be lil mischief makers, even Gyomei, Obanai or Giyu?

they get mischievous sometimes, but Gyomei and Mitsuri always feel fairly guilty afterwards! Obanai takes things really seriously, but an example of him being mischevious might be him doing something like sneaking up on someone then jumpscaring them. Giyuu is only mischevious with Shinobu, and even then he doesn't really do anything. he's just kind of there

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TENNY AND OBI QUESTIONS TRUST

With Obani going to Tengen to seek comfort when he has nightmares regressed (pretty positive it was mentioned somewhere they'll share a futon when Obani has nightmares.) if Tengen ever has a nightmare about his siblings with obani in the futon does he ever get panicky?

With Tengen liking to dress up the younger hashira what does he usually dress Obani in?

i think there's definitely times one of the two has woken with a nightmare, but theyr'e in the same futon, so they accidentally whack the other or scare the other because they're moving around or yelling or something like that. However. it also grounds Tengen in a way. if he wakes up from a nightmare about his siblings, then has that close contact with someone, it brings him back to reality and reminds himself he's with other people that he loves like family, whether that be his wives or the Hashira

he usually tries to "spoil" Obanai by putting him in something "flashy" and "cool," but it quickly became apparent Obanai hates being dressed up and coddled, so Tengen leaves him alone as to not make him uncomfortable. he usually requests Hinatsuru, Suma, and Makio to make Obanai something baggy, soft, and long, and then he'll help Obanai dress up in that. it's simple, and the fashion choices make Tengen gag, but it's what Obanai needs!

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Does Gyomei know about the teddy bear version of him?

he does-- he of course doesnt know what it looks like, but given he's surrounded by small children who can't keep a secret, it didn't take very long for Gyomei to learn that one of the prized stuffed animals Muichiro sleeps with and carries around time to time is based off of him

the kids refer to it was "Gyobear," but Shinobu and Muichiro have been caught calling it something along the lines of "Dad" when they're baby brained. they don't fully recognize the bear and teen Gyomei are the same person, seeing instead the adult Stone Hashira who took them in. so they might show Gyomei and say "Mei-Mei, look, it's my Dad!"

of course, Gyomei's heart melts, and he bawls his eyes out each time

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Might be a bit of an odd question, but who made / gave each of the caterpillars their clothes? Just bcs those obviously aren't their normal haoris and uniforms, since they're babies now.

i think i answered this in the past (before revamping the au) so apologies if information doesnt line up!

but as of now, i like to think the kakushi helped make them, but it was makio, hinatsuru, and suma who really carried, as they wanted to help as soon as they learned what happened. lady amane and her own children also assisted where they could, and senjuro had a hand here and there. it was a group effort overall... they had to quickly sew everything together after making sure the children all approved of the colors, textures, and design, and of course tengen had a say in a lot of it!

there's some instances like with giyuu, shinobu, and kyojuro where the outfits they were given were hand-me downs, so they were some of the first to get all dressed up

the outfits in their refs are the ones i draw them in the most, but they can honestly be put in anything (i imagine the uzui family and etc got carried away making them outfits, so theres just a ton of options for them to wear these days)

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Bite! Can we please get more Gyomei facts pls🥺 he's my absolute favorite and I love him so much in your art style. Please give my underrated king some love

i will ALWAYYYS wanna talk more about gyomei! im sorry this took a while, i wanted to think on the prompt a bit!

Gyomei Fun Facts:

he’s 13 years old and VERY tall and lanky, but he has a baby face. if it weren’t for his height, he probably would be mistaken as being a few years younger

his voice cracks when he talks sometimes. it always embarrasses him, and he’ll politely mumble “Excuse me” before correcting himself and continuing

he loves getting to hold people! it’s his absolute favorite thing. he loves carrying the other kids so much!

on that note, he’s a little surprised whenever people hold him, since he’s never really been held before. one time genya picked him up mid-game and gyomei teared up from how warm and soft and frazzled and etc he felt

since then it’s become a contest to see which kid can pick him up first. tengen and sanemi both are able to lift him up, but cant carry him

he’s never had a maternal or paternal figure, so amane and kagaya being around sometimes does fuzzy things to his brain and often triggers him to regress

i like to think if kanae was around (and wasnt part of the shrinking) she would act like a maternal figure. it’d be her way of giving back to him after he raised her and Shinobu, and ofc she’s very happy to see her old mentor/father figure so sweet and little

he gets along with Tengen’s wives very well, and usually aligns with Hinatsuru. Tengen likes to joke that they like Gyomei more than they like him

he has never fallen asleep first. The other kids always have to be asleep before he even gets close to it. likewise, he always has to be the first one up. he worries what could happen if someone snuck away and pays attention to every single one of them

he’s accidentally called the others the orphan’s names out of habit. he one time called a regressed Shinobu “Suma,” who was VERY offended by the mistake, and made him repeat “Shinobu” over and over again until she knew he wouldn’t forget

he sits with Obanai and Muichiro whenever the kids rough house, since neither of the two can get involved. (technically Shinobu too, but she likes to be the “Doctor”, or the boys will just let her win by default)

he may regress younger sometimes. it’s hard to notice but it happens!

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Mui is verry small and usualy regressed but is there ever a time when he isnt? And can antone tell when hes not

(i love all the babies so so so so much the make me smile and giggle they're so sweet)

he isn’t regressed a good bit! it can be pretty obvious because he’s usually looking bored and irritated about his situation, and he’s more sassy and grumpy. sometimes people assume he’s just fussy and will baby talk him and coo at him, resulting in Muichiro spitting on them or throwing something at them

he can be very sweet even when he’s not regressed though— its usually just in more private moments. for example he’ll snuggle with Gyomei if either of the two show any sign of distress, and he’ll smile and babble at Obanai and Kyojuro a lot. he also likes to sit with people and try to talk with them— some people can make out what he’s saying, but Gyomei is the only one who can basically read his mind, and he’s always happy to translate for the boy