Caregiver: Akaashi/Daichi
Regressor: Bokuto

Akaashi rolled his eyes to himself as Kuroo noted the fact that Bokuto was still sleeping when it was two in the afternoon. He had come over to their dorm earlier that day to study with Bokuto for an upcoming biology test and was still here, much to Akaashi's displeasure.

"So is he sick or...?"

"I don't know Kuroo. Why don't you ask him?" Akaashi slammed down his pen.

Kuroo shrugged and got up. He lightly shook Bokuto's shoulder, waking him. "Good morning sleepy head!"

Bokuto whined softly and burrowed into his blankets. "Leave me alone." Akaashi got up and stretched. Bokuto turned slightly and reached up. "Kashi."

Akaashi waved and picked up his books, putting them away. Kuroo stood fully. "I gotta get going."

"Alright bye." Akaashi opened the curtains and Bokuto whined. "You're not fourteen anymore. Your week to buy groceries, let's go."

Kuroo left and Bokuto sat up. "Don't wanna go get thems..."

Akaashi eyed him. "Why are you talking like that? Do you not feel good?"

Bokuto shook his head, rubbing his eyes. "Tummy hurts..."

Akaashi felt of his forehead. "Just because you don't feel well doesn't mean you have to talk like a little kid. You feel like you have a fever."

Bokuto held onto Akaashi's sleeve. "Mm so small Kashi... tummy hurts so bad..."

"You feel small? Babe I don't get it. What's wrong?"

"Feels small!" Bokuto cried out.

"Does anyone know about you feeling small? Is this something that happens when you get sick?"

"Bubba knows..."

"And who is bubba? What is his real name?"

Bokuto got his phone and pulled up a picture of him with Kenma. "Bubba. I has a Papa kinda."

"Yeah? And who is that Kotarou?"

Bokuto scrolled for a bit and showed a picture to Akaashi of him and Daichi curled up. He had a pacifier in his mouth and was sleeping. He could see that him and Daichi were closer and pulled up his number on his phone.

"Hang on just a second, okay? I'll call your Papa really quick."

"Tummy hurts tho Kashi! And my brain!"

"I see that. Do you want some medicine?"

"Eww."

Akaashi put his phone to his ear. "I'm calling Papa, okay? I've never seen you like this and I want to make sure to be careful."

Bokuto nodded. "I says hi?"

"If you want." Daichi answered the phone and Akaashi put it on speaker. "Hey Daichi. Bokuto says he feels small?"

"Small? Is he there with you?"

"Hi Papa!" Bokuto stated, excited.

"Oh hello buddy! How old are you?"

"Four!"

"Yeah?"

"Mhmm!"

"What's going on?"

"He said his stomach hurts and so does his head," Akaashi explained. "I don't know what he means by small?"

"Well I thought he would have told you since you two are dating. But Bokuto is an age Regressor. Sometimes if he gets too upset or stressed he regresses to a much younger state of mind to cope. Since he woke up with a headache and stomachache he regressed and has the mental state of a four year old."

"Oh! Okay I can handle that I think. Thank you for telling me. I'll get to having him feel better now. Again thank you. Bye." Akaashi hung up. "Alright sweetheart. How about you just relax? I can get you anything you want."

"My box! Need my box!" Bokuto rolled out of bed onto the floor and rummaged under his bed. He found a blue box.

"Oh honey. What's in there?"

"I got four paccies! An two nubbies! And stuffy bunny!"

Akaashi's heart melted. He leaned down and kissed Bokuto's temple. "How about you grab a paccy and I get some good milk?"

"And stuffy bunny? Her has a tummy that heats up to help tummy."

"Yeah?"

"Papa has to put her in the microwave! Then her tummy is warm and helps my tummy."

"That is so nice of her." Akaashi texted Daichi to check with him on how long the stuffed animal went into the microwave and went into the  kitchen with it and one of the bottles.

"Kashi!"

"What's wrong buddy?"

"I have a candy?"

"No, no that's why it hurts right now." Akaashi filled the bottle with milk and heat it up with the bunny. He got Bokuto into bed and handed him his bunny and bottle. Akaashi sat next to Bokuto, running his fingers through his hair. "How does your tummy feel?"

"Little better." Bokuto giggled softly. "I gotta daddy?!"

"If you want me to be, yeah."

"Okay!" Bokuto cringed. "Ouches."

"Yeah? Where is the ouch honey?"

"My head," he whined softly. 

Akaashi closed the curtains and turned off the light. "All better?"

"Kinda betters."

Akaashi kissed his forehead. "Just relax little guy. Daddy's got you. Do you want to go back to sleep?"

Bokuto squirmed. "Gotta poop!"

Akaashi helped him up and hurried him to the bathroom. Bokuto made it and held Akaashi's hand through the doorway. His stomach rumbled and it certainly sounded painful.

"Daddy! Ow! Hurts!"

"I know your tummy hurts honey. That's why we don't eat so much candy. It'll be okay, I promise. Do you want me to make you some tea downstairs?"

"Don't wan my friends to see me! They gonna think I'm weird an make funna me!"

"Oh honey no. Just lay up here, Daddy's got it. What shows do you like when you feel small?"

"Likes um... ow! More poop!"

Akaashi sighed softly. "Do you want some tummy medicine too honey?"

"Yes!"

"Are you done?"

"Almost done!"

Akaashi rubbed his thumb tenderly until he was done. Bokuto managed wiping himself and getting his hands washed before getting back in bed. Akaashi got his laptop out and set it up. "What would you like to watch?"

"The bananas!"

"Hm?"

"And blueberries. They make a shake. Or salad. Can't remember though."

Akaashi texted Daichi, who simply told him Bokuto was asking for baby sensory videos. Akaashi put one on and put headphones on Bokuto. "Hey honey I'll be back soon, okay? I'm going to go make you some tea."

"Thank you Daddy." Bokuto smiled at Akaashi. "Much appreciamatated."

Akaashi kissed his forehead. "So sweet."

Bokuto giggled. Akaashi went to the common area and started on the tea. He could hear Bokuto's friends a while away. A slur slipped past someone's lips and he sighed. He hated Bokuto's friends. Bokuto had never in his life said something like they did and had never done anything bad to women. He had never even thought about doing something under the influence.

"Oh look it's the fag bag's girlfriend!"

Akaashi rolled his eyes and pushed up his glasses. He yawned softly and poured the tea into the mug he'd grabbed from his room. He went for the sugar and his hand was grabbed.

"Hey there miss!"

"You don't need to call me miss. I'm a man." Akaashi glanced over as the mug was grabbed. It was poured out and he glared at the other male. "Hey! What is wrong with you?!"

"What? Is this for your little boyfriend?"

"Yes. He has a cold." Akaashi turned to get another tea bag.

"Now, now you know better. Only one bag per person."

Akaashi sighed. Bokuto was incredibly lactose intolerant so no hot chocolate. He'd even used oat milk earlier and it was the last of it. "You poured that one down."

"And you used it."

Akaashi sighed. He grabbed his mug and looked up only to see Bokuto coming down the steps. The boys around him looked up and grinned. "Kotarou to the rescue."

Bokuto walked over and went straight past his friends to Akaashi. He wrapped his arms around Akaashi's waist. "What's takin so long?"

"They poured the tea out. Can you grab another packet?"

Bokuto grabbed the tea and hung onto Akaashi as he made him another mug of tea. Akaashi rubbed his back slowly and let him sip at the tea while they stood there.

"Do you feel okay?"

"Trying to act normal. Got bored."

"I see. Let's get you back to bed, okay?"

Bokuto nodded. He held his cup close and shuffled up the stairs. As soon as he got to their room he curled up on his bed. Akaashi sat next to him, worried.

"Hey honey what just happened?"

"Just need Daddy." Bokuto yawned. His lip trembled. "Tummy hurts."

"Oh baby you need some medicine." Akaashi got the bag of medicine from his side of the room. He pulled out Rolaids and gave Bokuto a full roll.

"You gotta squishy ones?"

"Soft chews?"

"Mhmm!"

"I have vanilla ones. Here." He gave Bokuto four of them, not so sure of the effects of these. "Here you go."

"Thanks!" He gently grabbed at Akaashi's shirt. "Lay with me?"

"Of course honey." Akaashi laid down with him and turned on an actual movie. Bokuto fell asleep hours later, still very regressed but now his stomach didn't hurt. Another plus was the fact that his boyfriend now knew and now he had a new caregiver.