Welcome to literal sunshine and rainbows!✨ I probably won't write much angst cuz I'm a softie lol. I have this work posted on ao3 as well for anyone who is curious. Requests are also open~
-Appropriate trigger warnings will be added a...
Regressors: The Warriors of Hoep (I am in love with this concept like aA-)
~Only wholesome and platonic-yness cuz the WOH deserve proper childhoods and just happiness in general. I was inspired by how well @Kawaii_Hooman__ wrote them hhhhhh~
!I do include Monaca as well as vague mentions of the WOH's trauma so if those a trigger for you then please skip this chapter! Also possibly spoilers for UDG and spoilers for TTH
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I gave the little twerps different outfits to wear soooo- plz forgive my mediocore character design.
I wish I made Nagisa's shorts gray, and I forgot to color the stripes on Masaru's sleeves white😔
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~It has been about eleven months since the original events of UDG, and the Warriors of Hope have been taken into the custody of the Future Foundation. The psychotherapists they have been working with concluded that age regression might be a coping mechanism worth looking into. While most certaintly not an instant fix to all the suffering they all endured, it was worth a shot to at least soothe the pain some.
Komaru and the survivors of the first killing game took their advice; and one by one, coaxed them into a safe place in their mind away from their trauma and other stressers, and it seemed to help! Sometimes they would regress just for fun, and other times it was because everything was just a little too much at that time.
It's the first time all of the Warriors have regressed at the same time, and Komaru agrees to take them to an old boba shop she pointed out is finally back in business.
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"Jataro! Get out of the road!" Komaru pulled Jataro by the oversized paint-stained sleeve of his sweater back onto the sidewalk.
Jataro gave a small pout behind his mask. "But I wanna pet the puppy.." He whined as he pointed to across the road where a big beautiful husky was rolling in the grass.
"Yes, I see the puppy, but you can't go running into traffic with no warning! You're small, so they can't see you!" Komaru scolded. Jataro held his floppy sleeves to his face. "I'mm sorrryy.." Jataro apologized before attempting to catch up with the other former-warriors, who didn't seem to noctice him and Komaru even stopped.
"Wait, hold on!" Komaru darted after the bubbly crowd of small children that became even more bubbly as the sign for the boba shop became visible in the distance.
"You gotta slow down!" The tiny mob stopped in their tracks and Masaru turned around Nastuki-style to face Komaru, who was a panting mess.
"Wow, you can't even keep up with some kids? How old are you?" He berated. "That *huff* doesn't matter *pant* right now.. Just please don't go so fast!" Komaru heaved out. Masaru just pouted. "Okay fiiiinnne." He spun back around before gasping and dashing off once more.
"Alright, your order will be out shortly." Komaru waved to the waitress heading back inside the quaint little shop. "Thank you!"
"Komaru, how long is shortwy? I hope it isn't long cuz I hate waiting, almost as much as I hate unpeewed chestnuts. I also hate hot weather, and Jataro's face annoys me too." Kotoko pointed to Jataro who sat across the table from her.
"Hey, don't go insulting Jataro like that! Even tho you can't always see his face, I just know it's beautiful!" Komaru spapped at Kotoko, who just looked down at her lap in response to Komaru's scolding.
"You really think my face is beautiful, Komaru? You must just be trying to fwatter me, because I can't be thaaat cute." Jataro held his cheeks under his plastic bear mask, which was secured on his face by a thin white strap. His short blonde hair flapped around in the wind; unlike the other two boys' hair, which was styled with hairgel to some extent.
Komaru patted his head softly. "Of course I do! You have wonderful sparkling gray eyes, a cute lil' button nose with tiny freckles, and chubby cheeks that are squishy like mochi!"
"Mochi, hmm? I wonder if they would be as tasty as mochi if I took a big bite out of them.." Monaca thought out loud, resting her chin on her hand. Jataro cowered in response to her comment.
"Please don't eat me!.. I'd reeaaally hate to have to feel the skin and flesh being peel-" Kokoto shrieked as she covered her ears. "Jataro, that's really gwoss, and I don't like gwoss!!"
"Oh, I'm sooorrry I grossed you out.."
"..Wait a minute." Nagisa spoke.
"Hm?"
"Where did Masaru go? He was just here a second ago." He stated, making the group go completly silent as they scanned the area for their flaming flamboyant friend.
The thought finally hit Komaru, causing her to go into a full-fledged panic. "Ohmygod, you're right! Where is he?!"
"I'm up here!" A booming voice announced.
Everyone turned around to see Masaru sitting on three giant white rocks piled ontop of each other. "Since I'm the tallest now, that means I'm the king of the world, and you are all under my rule!"
"Masaru, get down from there right now! That rock looks very unstable, so you could fall at any time." Komaru begged whilst rushing over to his "throne," and as if on cue, the stones gave a big wobble, to which Masaru jumped off and landed on the stone pathway.
Masaru stood in a victorious stance with a wide smile. "Hah, I even sticked the landing!" Komaru ran over to him and dusted off his now-dirty shirt and shorts. "No, that was dangerous! What if you fell?!" She began to walk him back to their table as she scolded him.
"I always stick the landing, old lady." Komaru gasped as she sat down in the metal chair. "Hey, I'm only eighteen!"
"Yea, that's reaaally old." Jataro chimed in, only to be interupted by the waitress returning with their drinks. "Alright, I got 3 classic bobas, one mango, one mixed berry, one creme brulee, and one cloudy bunny special with extra whipped cream."
"Yup, that's us!" Komaru clapped her hands together as the woman set down the large plate with their beverages. "Now, what do you say, ya little munchkins?"
"Why did you buy seven dwinks if there is only six of us?"
"Oh, cuz I got one for Toki as well! She said she never had it before, so I wanted to get her some as a suprise. She works very hard, and deserves a treat every once in-a-while."
"She's reeaaaally never had it before?"
"She said she hasn't. I just got her the plain one because I wasn't too sure what she liked, haha.."
"She might like gwape cuz her hair is puwple!"
"I actually don't know, she might.."
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I'm alive guys!I'm alive!I have been working on this oneshot for several days cuz I wanted it to be really good for ya'll. I should be posting more often now this one's out of the way😅😅
