little things; stranger things littlespace oneshots

♡ 1 - secret ♡

unoriginal title, i know :| but anyways, enjoy
cg!mike
little!will (3-4)

Mike noticed the small things about Will. The way he got excited like a little kid, the way a childish lisp would escape every once in awhile- the way he generally seemed to grow up a little slower than everyone around him.
It was cute. Everyone else took it as a part of will's personality, with the trauma of the upside-down, but Mike wondered, just maybe, if it was something else.
He knew a little about age regression already, so he wondered, "Could he be..?"
Nah. That's ridiculous! What are the chances? That's just how he is, stupid." Mike thought to himself.
"But on the other hand, it doesn't seem so far-fetched." Mike began to think.
"How am I supposed to find out?" Mike hopped onto the phone and dialed Will.
"One of these days I will."

"See you later! I'm heading out with Argyle." Jonathan yelled to Will from the doorframe before running out and slamming it shut.
"Great, he's going out to get high again. wouldn't mom be proud." he mumbled to himself, smiling slightly. "Well, it's only one afternoon, and if I've got hours to myself.." he thought.

With that, Will jumped up and ran to his bedroom, still locking the door behind him even though he was home alone. You can never be too safe! He put on a gray sweater, just a little too big so that it covered his hands. He opened his nightstand drawer and reached into the back, grabbing a light blue pacifier. He stuck it into his mouth and an instant wave of comfort washed over him. He climbed onto his bed and grabbed his favorite plushie, a stuffed dog Mike had won for him as a joke some months ago. The group laughed, but little did they know, Will had held onto it the entire time. He snuggled into the plush and his blanket, feeling his head become light and fuzzy. He began to relax until a shrill ring interrupted him- he jumped up, startled by the sudden noise. The pacifier dropped out of his mouth, landing on the bed with a soft click. He set aside the plush and rushed to the phone, picking it up.

"Hey, Will?" Mike asked.

"Hi, y-yeah, it's Will," Will sputtered, having been suddenly interrupted. "What's up?"

"I'm bored today, we should hang. Are ya free?" Mike offered.

"..." Will was silent for a moment, thinking. On one hand, it would be somewhat risky, as he was stuck on the verge of littlespace. On the other hand, he does get pretty bored at home alone all the time, and it would be nice to be with a friend. Not wanting to turn down Mike, he answered to him.

"Will? Will? Helloo? You there?" Mike nagged.

"What? Oh- oh, uh, yeah, okay. You can come over now, I'll be home alone for awhile anyways." answered Will.

"Okay! See ya soon!" Mike responded, before the line went dead.

Will set the phone down and exhaled as he sat down onto the couch, waiting for Mike to arrive.

After roughly ten minutes, Mike rode his bike up Will's driveway, tossing it onto the ground next to Will's neatly parked bicycle. He headed to the door and knocked a couple times.

"So, what do you wanna do?" Will asked Mike as he pulled the door open, stepping aside as an invitation for Mike to come inside.

"Huh, I don't know. I didn't think that far, I just thought being bored together would be better than being bored alone." Mike laughed. "Hey, we can watch a movie!" he suggested.

Will smiled. "Yeah, sure! The discs are next to the TV, you can pick." He responded sweetly, heading to his bedroom to grab blankets for the both of them. "Hm. Lost Boys, Heathers, Batman.." Mike mumbled, rummaging through the films, until one caught his eye.

Will walked back to the living room, setting the blankets onto the couch. A dark blue blanket for Mike and a light orange one for himself. "What'd you pick?" he asked, watching Mike stick a disc into the player.
"Pff, The Shining! We can watch one of these crappy horror flicks and scare our asses off." he thrilled, looking up at the other boy. Will's eyes widened and he froze. Noticing this, Mike asked him, "Is that alright? What, don't tell me you're scared. Aww, is someone scared?" Mike teased.

Will felt himself beginning to slip at Mike's infantile teasing, but forced it away. "Not now," He thought to himself. "Don't do this now."
"Tch, no way. You're the one that's gonna be crying." Will quickly replied, plopping onto the couch. Despite his casual reply, his stomach turned as he tried to play it cool.
"Oh alright, we'll see about that." Mike giggled, sitting down and starting up the film.

An hour into the movie, the boys couldn't have reacted more differently. Mike was watching intently, getting fired up at the scenes of blood and axe-chasing. Meanwhile, Will was huddled into the corner of the couch, hiding in his blanket, only watching the movie slightly peeking out from behind it and flinching at the smallest things. He felt himself becoming little even more this time. He subconsciously rubbed his thumb against his lips, tempted to put it in his mouth. He caught himself beforehand and put it down, trying harder to fight it off.

Only a little while later, a scene played where an axe busted through a door with a loud crash. Will flinched at the sudden noise.
"Go away asshole! Run! Run!" Mike cheered. He stopped when he heard something strange. Will felt a small whimper escape his lips.
"Will! You okay?" Mike asked concernedly, pausing the movie. He looked over and saw Will staring off with small tears in his eyes, cuddled into his blanket. Will didn't answer. He knew he had fully slipped into littlespace now, and was doing his best to hide it. He turned away, hoping Mike wouldn't see his sobs. Mike scooted closer, wrapping his arm around Will and rubbing his shoulder.

"Hey, it's okay, you're okay." Mike reassured him, looking at Will in his vulnerable state. He honestly thought it was adorable. "It's not real. It's okay, right?" he asked.
"scawy.." Will whispered quietly, looking down. It was so quiet that Mike almost couldn't hear it.

Almost.

"Did he just say what I think he said..?" Mike thought.

"I know, bub. Do you wanna watch something less scary? Uh, uh, cartoons? You like those, right?" Mike asked, testing the waters.
"pwease.." Will said just above a whisper, calming down a little. Mike changed the channel to Winnie the Pooh, and this time, Will seemed much more invested. He leaned into Mike, laying his head onto his shoulder as he watched the show intently, giggling at it every so often. Honestly, Mike was hardly paying attention to the episodes, but more so to the smaller boy. He smiled, running his fingers through Will's hair. Will leaned into his touch ever so slightly, a small sign that he was really comfortable with Mike. Mike's heart warmed as he took in the situation. Now he was almost sure that Will was a little!

He looked to him again and noticed he had a thumb in his mouth. He reached to Will's hand and gently removed it, hearing a whine from him. "I know buddy, I'm sorry. But it's not good for you, you can get sick. Do you have a paci? Hm? Can ya show me where it is?" he asked sweetly, picking up the boy and placing him on his hip. Will nodded and pointed to his bedroom. They headed into the room and Mike picked up a small blue object off of the bed.
"Is this it bud? Do you want it?" Mike asked him. "Yes pwease.." Will answered shyly, burying his face into Mike's shoulder. His voice was tiny and higher pitched, Mike could tell he was regressed.

"Well I can't give you a paci if I can't see your face!" Mike gasped. "Where'd he go?!" he teased. Will looked up and giggled quietly, accepting the pacifier from Mike into his mouth. As he began to leave, Will whined and made a grabby hand towards the bed.
"Huh? Did I miss something?" Mike questioned, turning around. He noticed that the boy was eyeing the cute plush dog on the bed. "Ohh, you want your stuffie?" Mike asked, picking it up. Will nodded, taking the plush and hugging it to his chest.

"Alright, all good!" Mike smiled, bringing Will back into the living room and sitting them both down on the couch. Will once again laid himself on Mike's chest, wrapped in a blanket, only this time with his plush and pacifier. The warmth of Mike's chest and the soothing feeling of the pacifier made him sleepy. His eyes began to flutter shut, and soon, there were light snores coming from the boy. Mike caressed him, admiring him in his sleeping state.

Mike couldn't move without the risk of disrupting the little's nap, so he accepted his fate and laid back. He closed his eyes and soon drifted off to sleep with a little Will in his arms.

- 1549 words
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