MFM (Mid-Fight Masses) and PIT (Partners in Time) one shots

Ruv's secret (Ruv and family)

A/N: This is requested by wolfytheoverlord and set in Handzy's Marriage AU. Hope you like it!

To those who age regress and are reading this, pls correct me if I do anything inaccurately, as I do not age regress nor do I know anyone who does and I don't want to offend anyone by getting something incorrectly. Thank you!

Ruv and Selever were in the latter's bedroom.

"Tell them." Selever said.

"[Heck] no." Ruv said.

"Why the [funk] not?"

"What if they end up hating me?"

"They're your sperm-giver and female creator. They'll love you no matter what."

"Not risking it."

"C'mon, Ruvyz[bish]! It'll be fine!"

"Just because you, your sister, and your mother accept it doesn't mean they will."

"That or you're overthinking [crap]."

"I'm not telling them."

"Just tell them, dumb[a-word]! It ain't that bad."

"Нет (No)."

***

Ruv may have looked emotionless, but he was DY!NG on the inside, as he and the rest of his family cleaned the church after Sarv's latest mass.

'You can do this, Ruv.' Ruv reassured in his mind. 'You can do this. Just calm down, approach your parents, go to the bedroom with them, and tell them you regress. It'll be okay, and even if they end up hating you for this, at least you'll still have your wife and children.'

He walked over to his father, who was busy belting his heart out to Euphoria (the song by Loreen that won ESC 2012, not the TV show) whilst sweeping the floor, and reached out to poke him on the shoulder, but chickened out and turned away.

However, his father had noticed his son walking over to him, looking as if he had something to say to him, before turning away, from his peripheral vision. He walked over to his son, who had gotten back to wiping the pews, before gently grabbing his wrist.

"Was there something you wanted to say, son?" Krus asked as Ruv turned to him.

"I...was, but I forgot what I was going to say." Ruv lied, mentally begging whatever god was up there that his father would buy his lie.

"Alright." Ruv sighed in relief at his father believing him and dropping it. "I'm sorry if I potentially startled you."

"Don't worry about it. Also, do you need to pee? I could sweep the floors for you until you get back if that's so."

'WHAT THE [FUNK] IS WRONG WITH YOU, RUVYZVAT?!' The inner voice in Ruv's head questioned. 'WHY THE [HECK] WOULD YOU ASK THAT TO YOUR FATHER AND IN FRONT OF YOUR FAMILY! YOU OUGHT'A GET SLAPPED FOR THAT!'

"I do, actually. How did you know?"

"I...had a feeling."

"Alright. I know you said you'd be willing to do it, but..." He held out his broom for his son to take. "Would you mind-"

"I don't mind." Ruv said, cutting his father and grabbing the broom. He wanted nothing more than for this to be over with.

Krus thanked his son before walking off to go to the washroom. Selever gave his father a "Wtf" look, which Ruv responded to with a glare before tossing the wet towel he used to wipe the pews in a bucket and sweeping the floor.

***

Later, after Ruv had finished his dinner, he had gained confidence to ask his parents to go to his room after they finished their dinner as well and was currently waiting for them.

Selever, sensing his father's anxiousness, put a hand on his shoulder. "It's okay. This won't change how they feel about you."

"You wanted to see us?" Krus asked as he and Rsch, who was now his wife of two years, walked in the room.

"I'm gonna leave you three alone to talk now. Good luck, dad!" Selever teleported himself out of the room.

"Wha- SELEVER!" Ruv groaned in annoyance.

"What did you want to tell us?" Rsch asked in an attempt to calm her son down.

Ruv took a deep breath before speaking. "Do you know what age regression is?'

"It's when someone reverts to a younger state of mind, correct?"

"Yes."

"Why do you ask?"

"Well..." Ruv looked down, too nervous to spill the beans to his parents.

Sensing her son's nervousness, she put two and two together and concluded that...

"Ruvvy, do you age regress?"

"Yes." Ruv finally managed to answer. "And I understand if you hate me for it now."

"Why would we hate you for that?" Krus asked. "Me and your mother may not fully understand age regression, but you're still you and this doesn't stop us from loving you."

"I agree with your father, and I feel the same way." Rsch said.

Ruv hugged his parents and let himself regress in front of them. "Thank you, mamachka and papachka."

Rsch chuckled and stroked her son's hair. "Feeling small, sweetheart?"

Ruv nodded before curling up into a ball in his parents.

Krus smiled. "Do you want to take a nap?"

Ruv yawned. "Yeah."

***

"Where's Ruv?" Sarv asked when her parents-in-law went back downstairs.

"Sleeping." Rsch answered.

"Did he finally tell you 'bout his age regression?" Selever asked.

"Yes, he did." Krus answered.

"FINALLY!" Selever said, pumping his fist up in elation.

"Dad/Ruv is sleeping!" Everyone else in the room said after shushing Selever.

He sheepishly giggled. "Sorry."