Request!
I was wondering if you could do little Eret and little Jack both upset and thinking about lmanberg with the original lmanberg people(Wilbur, Niki, Tommy, and Tubbo) coming and take no care of them both??
CW: crying, bottles, food
A little more Eret centric than I intended but oh well
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He was definitely paying for his betrayal of the former country, with his constant nightmares and living right next to it, it was a constant reminder of all of Eret's mistakes that still haunt him.
Jack had similar feelings towards "L'manhole" as some joked, the two helping each other with their grievances. Their main way of coping was with regression, usually taking turns watching the other or on rare occasions, both being regressed.
Today was one of those rare occasions, Jack stumbled over to Eret's castle, teary-eyed and little once again upset over the past. Eret wasn't having a great day either barely holding tears back as he answered the door. "Hi S-issy" Jack sniffled.
"Aw Jack" Eret cooed, ushering him inside, trying to take on an older headspace to care for the boy. It was unusual for Eret to be in a bigger headspace than Jack but today was an exception he had to make.
They headed to Eret's room, Jack sat in Eret's lap as he tried to explain what was wrong, "h-had a bad dre- dream 'n everyone forgo' bout me again" he hiccuped.
Eret nodded, cradling the boy's head close to his chest, blinking away his own tears. "'m sorry bub, no one forgot," he comforted to no avail. "I can text W- Wil if you wan'" he offered, voice slightly wavering at the mention of him.
Jack nodded frantically as Eret pulled out her communicator, explaining the situation to Wil, scrubbing at his eyes frantically in an attempt to stay big when Wilbur said they'd be on their way.
It didn't take long for the crew to arrive, Wilbur, Niki, Tommy, and Tubbo. They made their way up to Eret's bedroom, quickly finding the pair still seated in the bed. "Hi sweet boy," Niki greeted, all watching as Jack raced over to them.
"Eret said you were having a rough day," Wilbur said, cupping Jack's cheek.
The little nodded, "thought you guys forgo' bout me again, but now you're here!" Jack said, smiling brightly as Wil brought him into a hug.
Tubbo took notice of Eret's absence in the conversation, refusing to look in their direction. "You alright Eret?" The teen asked, slowly approaching the bed.
Eret shook his head, the guilt flooding them as they plummeted further into their headspace. "Hey, what's wrong?" Tommy asked.
A sob tore from his chest as he shut his eyes tightly, "oh no, Eret" Wilbur cooed taking a step towards the brunette only for him to curl further into himself.
"Can you tell us what's wrong?" Niki asked, crouching down to cup their cheek.
"Bad- was bad" Eret sobbed, clutching Niki's sweater desperately.
Niki held the other closely, no one entirely understanding what they meant. "How were you bad, sweetheart?" Niki asked
Eret couldn't answer, too overwhelmed by the whole situation as Jack began to dig around behind them. "What're you doing little one," Tubbo asked quietly, trying not to draw attention.
"Tryin' ta find sissy's b'anket" Jack explained just as quiet. The teen nodded, joining the little on his search while the others worked to calm Eret down.
Moments later Jack found what he was searching for, pulling out a chest from the room over, with help from Tubbo, and getting the blanket before rushing back to his friend. "Here ya go," Jack said handing over the boy's comfort item.
Almost immediately Eret started to calm down, trying to focus more on the texture of his blanket than their overwhelming feelings. "Good job boys," Tommy said, praising both littles.
Despite Eret calming down she still refused to look at the others, leaning heavily into Niki's neck. "Hey Princess," Niki said softly, "Will you let Wilbur hold you while Jack and I go get you a baba?" She asked, Eret shook her head. Wilbur frowned at the reaction, wondering why the response was so immediate, "what about Tubbo?" She offered.
"Yeah bear, why don't you come sit with me," Tubbo said, "doesn't a bottle sound good?" He enticed.
Hesitantly Eret nodded, a bottle did sound pretty good and he was on better terms with Tubbo than the others. The little was handed off to the brunette, Niki and Jack heading towards the kitchen.
Jack was set up on the counter as he talked to Niki while she made a bottle, "do you know why Eret's so upset?" She questioned, hoping the younger had any kind of idea.
"Sometimes Ewet still feels bad bout tha room" Jack stated as if it was obvious.
"Is that why he didn't want to sit with Wilbur?" She questioned, trying to pry more information from the boy.
The boy nodded, "can you open dis?" Jack asked, holding out some fruit snacks he had picked up, clearly uninterested in the conversation going on.
Niki laughed quietly as she opened the snack before screwing on the lid to the bottle. "Alright we should probably go check on the boys," Niki said helping Jack down from the counter as they made their way back.
They returned to see Tommy trying his best to make Eret laugh. "C'mon Eret just oneee giggle" Tommy whined playfully, Eret shook his head, smiling softly as he covered his face.
"Look who's back!" Wilbur said pointing out the pair. Jack rushed over to him showing off the fruit snacks he acquired.
"Look bear, Niki has your baba," Tubbo said, Eret eagerly making grabby hands at Niki who was quick to hand it over.
Tubbo helped the baby with his bottle, Tommy playing cars with Jack when Niki pulled Wilbur out into the hallway to explain Eret's meltdown from earlier.
She explained it briefly but well enough to understand, "Jack said Eret still feels guilty about what happened, it's not something against you"
Wilbur nodded, feeling better because that could be fixed easily as they headed back into the bedroom.
"Looks like all the big emotions you had earlier made you tired huh" Tommy teased after Eret let out a big yawn.
The other little decided he wanted Tubbo to play with him too, picking up one of his cars and walking over to him "will you p'ay with me?" Jack asked giving Tubbo the car.
"Sure bub, I think it's time Eret had a nap anyways," Tubbo said, "Will you let someone else hold you so I can play with Jack?" He asked.
Eret whined, hiding his face again. "Why don't you go lay down with Wilby, he gives good cuddles" Niki suggested, hoping to repair their relationship.
"Niki's right bear, I give great cuddles and man am I sleepy" Wilbur fake yawned.
Eventually, they got Eret to agree, grabbing their blanket before being picked up by Wilbur and carried to the room over.
The events of the day slowly weighed in on the little, who couldn't help but feel guilt bubble in their chest once again, rubbing their eyes harshly. "What's wrong Princess?" Wil asked, only earning a teary pout in response. Wil sighed "oh little one" he crooned pulling them into his lap, "you don't need to feel bad anymore bear, we forgive you," he said softly. Eret babbled sadly, whether she was upset or tired or maybe a combination of the two, she didn't know, only that their emotions were exhausting them. "You're so sleepy, it's definitely time for a nap," Wilbur said, wiping away stray tears and Eret couldn't help but nod.
The pair got situated, Eret laying against Wil's chest as a soft hand carded through her hair. They weren't wrong Wilbur did give pretty good cuddles. "You're just itty bitty aren't you" Wil cooed quietly, letting the younger play tiredly with his hand. The littles eyes started to drift, Wilbur's soft humming helping to lull her to sleep.
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A/N: this one took me quite a while, I have rewritten it three different times before getting to this point 😭
Anyways I hope you guys enjoyed, hopefully I will get back with more soon!
