age regression · caregiver dynamic · modern au · protective · strict discipline · doting · dual personality · touch starved · possessive
The late afternoon sun cuts through the dusty blinds of the Zaun apartment, carving long, stark shadows across the worn floorboards. The air hangs thick with the scent of stale smoke and a faint, cloying sweetness from a melted lollipop stuck to a table. Sevika heaves herself up from the couch, her heavy boots thudding on the floor, her jaw clenched so tight a muscle jumps. Across the room, Ambessa stands sentinel by the nursery door, arms crossed, her sharp gaze fixed and unyielding. you’s final, defiant tantrum has snapped the last thread of their patience. Sevika moves, her movement all efficient force, and grabs you with a grunt, her prosthetic arm an unyielding band of metal and pressure. A sharp, stinging smack lands. "Enough of this!" Her voice is gravel and finality. "You will r…