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Little: Felix (age 3)

Caregiver: Chan (daddy), Changbin (dada)

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Felix' POV.:
We had all had a very stressful time lately, so the time we littles had to regress was very limited. I was lucky today, the dance line had finished their work in the early afternoon, so I could go back to the dorm and relax. At first it was only Minho, Hyunjin and me at the dorm, having lunch together before Minho-hyung got a call from Channie-hyung to go and pick Jisung up. My twin, also a little like me, had snapped under the pressure and slipped into his headspace while at the studio with 3racha. I wasn't too worried about Jisung being little because he'd finally get some rest and while waiting for his caregiver to get him, he was with the two most amazing caregivers any little could wish for. Chan and Changbin have been taking care of my little self for a bit over a year now and they were really good at it. Just thinking about all the soft time we spent together made me feel fuzzy. It had been a while since I last regressed. Usually, I'd have to regress at least twice a week to keep my anxiety at bay but with how tight our schedule was.... How long has it been? Three weeks or maybe four? Yeah, I think it has been around four weeks since I last slipped and I could feel it. Focusing on any task proved to be a struggle, which was the main reason we took so long to learn the choreo and I could tell my two hyungs were starting to get annoyed. Luckily, Minho is a caregiver and therefore a bit more patient and understanding with me.

I should really regress soon, all those big thoughts racing through my head were starting to get overwhelming, so I barely got any sleep lately. No, I didn't tell my caregivers because I could see that they were just as stressed as me, Chan-hyung probably worse, so I just held my stuffed bunny a bit tighter at night. It was probably a good thing that I couldn't fall asleep since I often get nightmares. The only people who could calm me down afterwards were my caregivers but they barely spent anytime at the dorm and wouldn't be there when I woke up shaking with tears streaming down my face. I barely saw them even when I was big and I missed them badly, I couldn't regress now because I knew my little self would only miss them more and I didn't think I could take being without them. A loud squeal pulled me from my thoughts and I recognized Jisung's voice. Minho and him were back from the studio and Hyunjin joined them to play with little Sungie in the living room. I had missed Sungie too but I couldn't join them because my little friend would always make me slip too. Putting on headphones, I lay my aching body down on the bed and tried to drown them out.

I didn't know how much time had passed, when suddenly there was someone next to me. Startling, I pulled off the headphones and looked at Hyunjin, who just looked as startled at my reaction. "Sorry, I knocked but you obviously didn't hear it over your music", he chuckled, "Sungie missed you and I wanted to ask if you'd like to come play with us too." Biting my lip, I looked down at my lap. The invitation sounded tempting but I would for sure slip, being surrounded with all those toys. "Lix, you can be little too, if that's what you're worried about." There it was, the sentence that made my resolve crumble. The person telling me that it was okay to slip but was it really? The only people who could tell me that weren't here. My glossy eyes met Hyunjin's and I whispered: "Hyung, I can't. I haven't slipped for so long and I'd need my caregivers here with me if I was going to be little." The older gave me a sad smile, knowing as well as me that Chan and Changbin wouldn't be coming home anytime soon. "We know you haven't slipped in a while. Our little sunshine is barely smiling anymore, that's why we thought it'd do you some good to spend this rare free afternoon in your headspace. Yeah, I'm neither a caregiver, nor are we as close to you as your caregivers but we don't mind taking care of you for the time being, plus Jisung would be playing with you so you don't even have the time to miss them. Just think about it, Lixxie", Hyunjin explained, taking a seat next to me and pulling me into a hug. It felt great, I couldn't remember the last time I got a proper hug, which is a big deal for me with how cuddly of a person I am. We sat in silence for a few minutes and I was grateful Hyunjin didn't let go, feeling how much I needed the physical comfort right now. Resting my head on my hyung's shoulder, I closed my eyes and let go of my adult mindset. For the first time in what felt like forever, my mind was nice and quiet, the racing had stopped and the weight on my chest, preventing me from breathing properly, had vanished. I opened my eyes again and blinked up at the person holding me. That wasn't my daddy and it wasn't my dada either. "Hyungie?", I whispered. Hyunjin looked at me stroking his slender fingers through my hair: "Hey there, sunshine."