Y/n was in her room in the lair feeling a bit stressed out from the day , she takes a look at her phone to notice the turtles had texted her slightly worried since she had ran to her room and locked her door . She sighs and quickly texts them back that she's fine and just needs some time to herself to which they reply :
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Leo : are you sure your ok y/n ?
Y/n: ya I'm sure I just need a bit of time to myself ...
Mikey: ok dudette ... just know theirs some pizza down here still left if ya want some
Donnie : you know you can talk to us about anything, right y/n?
Y/n : .... I know Donnie , I just I wanna be alone for now
Raph: now don't you go hiding away y/n ! You better come out and talk with us later about this , it's not good to bottle things up
Y/n: I know and I'll speak to y'all about it later but I just need a bit of time to collect myself
Donnie: ok , just know well be in the living room when your ready to talk
Y/n : ....ok
She quickly gets off her phone and curls up in her bed as a tear slips down her cheek and feels her mind go a bit fuzzy so she grabs ( stuffies name) and holds it tight while wondering if she should tell them or not but decides to slip into her little space . So she gets up and grab her coloring book and gets into a cute fluffy unicorn onesie and puts ( favorite cartoon )on on her phone and starts to hum and smile as she colors while feeling herself slip into her younger mindset .
In the turtles minds in the living room : I hope she's ok
Leo then looks to his brothers , should we go check on y/n ?
*The others look at him with concern * I don't know bro *Mikey says as he looks down in his lap * she seemed like she really doesn't wanna be bothered right now* raph and Donnie nod in agreement though still worried and raph huffs a bit as he doesn't like that she's hiding * We should go to her room and drag her out here ! Raph says gruffly. *The others look at him in shock as he crosses his arms and say * raph that would be very rude of us and *then Mikey speaks up * um dudes what if one of us goes and checks on her instead of all of us ... so she doesn't get overwhelmed? * The others look at him and think about it as leo then speaks *
Actually that isn't a bad idea * he looks at the others seeing that their a bit hesitant on checking on her and sighs * I'll go check on her . Leo then heads over down the hall to y/ns room and knocks but doesn't get an answer except quiet giggling and it makes him tilt his head and he turns the doorknob surprised to see it open and slowly peaks into her room and his jaw drops at the scene ; seeing y/n in a unicorn onesie while coloring with ( favorite stuffie) beside her and ( favorite cartoon ) on her tv . He then clears his throat quietly so she doesn't hear and thinks to himself, we'll that explains why she didn't hear me knock but I wonder what she's doing , whatever it is it's kinda cute * Leo then smiles a little softly but curiously and slowly walks over and y/n finally notices him as her eyes widen and tear up as Leo looks at her with worry and shushes her softly * Hey it's ok y/n I'm not mad or anything* y/n then speaks softly with her words still slightly slurred* y-you won h-hate mwe ? *Leo looks at her softly and shakes his head *no I'm just a bit curious as to what's going on
* Y/n blushes a little nervously and speaks softly * d-do you know age regression l-Leo ? *Leo looks at her and shakes his head * sorry I don't really know what that is but I'm guessing it's part of why your like this correct ? He asks calmly *She nods and explains about how it's a coping mechanism of hers that helps her with trauma and depression, how her mindset goes into a space sort of like a child's or even younger depending on how far she slips *Leo nods his head with a look of understanding and a soft smile on his face as he tilts her chin up seeing y/n looking up at him with teary eyes and speaks softly to her *hey none of us would hate you for that y/n ever , it seems like a pretty healthy way to cope and I'm sure the others will think so to if you choose to explain to them * Y/n looks a bit nervous but nods her head and smiles a little shyly and speaks *Theirs um another part to it , their are caregivers who take care of the little when their um i-In that mindset. *She looks down a bit nervous as Leo smiles softly down at her and coos a bit *does that mean you want us to be your caregivers y/n ? * he says gently as he holds her chin back up to look at him and she nods nervously making him smile * well I may not know much about being a caregiver so you'll have to be a bit patient with me but I'll surely try my best * he says gently as he looks at her and she smiles back at him and then speaks nervously * I-if I go back to the living room with you could you um explain to the others , I-I'm a bit nervous * Leo nods with a gentle smile and he grabs her hand to which she looks down and sees she's still in her onesie and blushes * I I think I should change before we go *Leo then chuckles a bit * no need to worry y/n I think your onesie is adorable * he says sweetly making her blush shyly * he then tugs softly on her hand * let's go sweetie , you got this ok ? * y/n nods slowly as they walk to the living room and y/n hides behind Leo as soon as she sees the others as they look at her curiously * um Leo * Mikey says * why is y/n hiding behind you and wearing that ? I mean it's cute but * Donnie and raph nod agreeing with Mikey's question as they look to Leo * Leo then smiles a bit and starts explaining a bit about y/ns regression and why she does it and the others nod in understanding * y/n looks at them from behind Leo nervously and sees them slowly come up to her as Donnie bends down a bit and speaks softly * hey it's ok , we think it's a healthy coping mechanism too we don't hate you * the others nod as Leo smiles and turns around to look at her too and Mikey speaks up excited * hey dudette I may not know much about being a caregiver and neither do my bros but we'd be willing to try * he says with a smile as the others nod and raph speaks up a bit * I don't really understand but your our friend and friends help each other and if this is something that helps to keep a smile on that cute little face of yours then I'll try too * he says with a soft smirk as y/n blushes a bit and feels herself get picked up as she looks up to see Leo had picked her up with a gentle smile and sits down with her in his lap as he holds her she looks up at all of them as the others then sit on either side of them on the couch * so what kind of names do ya like to be called when your in that space y/n? * Donnie asks curiously * y/n looks down at her lap while playing with the bottom of her shirt * I I like names like l-Little one , baby girl , princess , angel , and s-sweetie * she says slightly embarrassed as the others smile * theirs no need to be embarrassed little princess none of us find this weird , in fact it's adorable * they all smile and nod as y/n blushes as she feels her mindset slip a bit and starts to go a bit nonverbal but quickly tries to explain before she goes to deep into her space * g-guys theirs another part * they nod and ask what it is gently as she explains about how she sometimes goes nonverbal if she slips further or is sleepy and they all nod in understanding as she finally lets herself slip as she lets out a soft yawn while looking at them with wide gentle eyes * and Leo smiles knowing the look * has our little baby girl slipped ? * the others watch closely and smile softly as they hear Leo's words and watch as y/n coos and plays with Leo's blue mask tails as she looks a bit sleepy but curious letting out another soft yawn * the others smile softly and look at her as Leo chuckles and speaks gently as he leans back getting comfy on the couch with her in his arms * why don't we all get some sleep ? * he looks to his brothers as they nod and get comfy on the couch as y/n snuggles into him with her ( fav stuffie) in her arms and slowly falls asleep as the others smile before following as they all cuddled together on the couch asleep *
