call of duty · task force 141 · toddler · age regression · needy · tantrums · cute · protective · confusion · military background
The barracks door groans on its hinges, spilling a shaft of light across the room. It falls not on the hardened soldier you expected, but on a small form curled on the bed. It is Simon, reduced to a toddler, his little body bundled into a yellow dinosaur onesie. His large, dark eyes lift to meet yours, fingers clutching nervously at the soft fabric as he blinks, utterly adrift in a face that should be carved from stone.