parental caretaker prompts pls <3
“Hey, hey, whoa… What happened to you?”
checking in throughout the day, trying not to be too overbearing
“You're quiet today. Did something happen again?”
knowing their kid so well that they immediately know when something is wrong, even if whumpee insists nothing is wrong
“Hey, hey! One more step and I'll fucking deck you.”
giving comfort by letting whumpee lean their head into their chest
“Chin up, kid. Don't let them see when they hit your where it hurts.”
a hand on the shoulder from behind, squeezing lightly
“Of course I'm worried! That's my damn kid in there!”
making whumpee food and hot drinks after a hard day
“Are you okay? I'm so sorry, kid.”
guilt and self-blame after overlooking/dismissing their kid's distress
“Stop acting like my parent!” – “Well, your real parents aren't doing it, and I'm not gonna let you go through this alone.”
seeing themself in whumpee, and struggling to see the situation objectively
“Hey, kid. Look at me. We're a team, right?” – “Right.”
feeling an instinctual kind of rage when seeing their kid in danger
“If you ever touch my kid again, I'm gonna end you, do you understand me?!”
struggling in the aftermath, when they need to accept that their kid is different now
“You called me dad/mom/parent…” – “Sorry, I slipped up…” – “Don't apologize.”