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[everybodyshusband]

let the tides carry you back to me

dewdrop & rain (the band ghost)

general audiences | gen. | 3.8k | age regression, little!dew, caregiver!rain, hurt/comfort, NON-SEXUAL heat, baths, reading aloud

snippet and ao3 link under the cut !!

quick little disclaimer: this is written as a completely sfw fic, and nothing is explicitly mentioned or described, but given that it is about someone going through a heat, there are a couple mentions of things in here that mightn't be super comfy for littles or regressors !!

and before i forget: a massive thank you to @royalchachi and @strangeferrum for bouncing a few ideas around with me about this wip way back at the start of june <3

“Can– can we do the bubbles? Please?” Dew twists his hands in his shirt as he speaks. “I– I like the bubbles…”

Rain smiles at him, forever in awe of just how sweet Dew is. “Of course you can have a bubble bath, baby.” They press another kiss to the fire ghoul’s face—his overly warm forehead this time—and rub a thumb over each of Dew’s cheeks lovingly. “Well done for remembering your manners, too. You’re so polite, little one!”

They don’t mention to Dew that they were planning on running a bubble bath anyway; partly because the little ghoul adores bubble baths, and he deserves something that makes him happy right now, but mostly so Dew won’t catch a glimpse of himself underneath the water and get even more uncomfortable than he already is.

“I like saying please,” Dew states simply, struggling to wrap his tongue around the L sound of the word. “I’s nice.”

At that, Rain wants nothing more than to wrap the little ghoul in a tight hug, but they know if they move him in the wrong direction he’ll feel even worse, and they can’t have that. Instead, they help Dew climb off of their lap and stand up, holding a hand out for the fire ghoul to hold. “Let’s get a bath running for you, alright, darling?”

“Uh huh…” Dew stands up from the bed on shaky legs and takes a few small, uncertain steps forward, grippingly tightly onto Rain’s hand.

“Yeah, that’s it, Dew. C’mon, we’ll walk slowly, it’s okay.” Rain guides Dew slowly towards the bathroom, pausing every time the fire ghoul’s legs get too wobbly and he has to stop. “You’re doing such a good job, darling,” they tell him. “You’re being very brave, I’m so proud of you.”

Dew smiles at the praise, but his face doesn’t light up like it usually does, which prompts Rain to gently nudge him along and seat him on the floor next to the bath.

“Can you wait nice and patiently while I get the bath ready, Dew?”

“Mhmm,” he nods. “Can be… pay-tent for you, Rainy.”

Rain praises him for being so well-behaved and busies themselves with filling the bath, making sure to pour Dew’s favourite bubble bath in as they do so. They help the fire ghoul step out of his clothes as they wait for the bath to fill up, taking in the sheen of sweat covering Dew’s body and making mental note of the other places they’ll have to wipe down with a washcloth. Once Dew is undressed, Rain runs a reassuring hand up and down the fire ghoul’s arm as he shivers in the cold bathroom. “I know, darling, I know,” they soothe. “The bath still needs to fill up a bit more, but if you’re too cold I can help you in now. Is that what you want?”

“Yeah, p’ease. ‘M cold…”

“Alright, sundew. Let’s get you nice and clean, darling.” They take Dew’s hand and help him step into the bath, making sure he doesn’t slip on the wet porcelain of the tub as he takes a seat. 

The fire ghoul giggles as soon as he feels the bubbles tickling his skin, a wide grin spreading over his face as he seemingly forgets the predicament he’s found himself in. Rain smiles too, listening to Dew mess around with the bubbles as they open the bathroom cabinets to find soap and a cloth. They turn back around to see Dew scooping up the bubbles in his hands, using the still-running tap to rinse them off and giggling as the bubbles dissolve and run down his arms.

[read the rest on ao3 !!]