#little Johnny cage

[starsurface]

Regressor Johnny w/ CG Kenshi: Nightmares

WARNING: Mentions of abuse, bottle breaking, bad nightmares, child abuse

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Johnny gasped as he sat up in bed, feeling sweaty and cold.

Gosh he hated having bad dreams.

He hated having bad dreams about his Dad.

He hated his Dad.

He hated waking up regressed.

He hated waking up regressed because of his Dad.

He- Crap- He didn't know what to do.

It was dark, and all he could hear was screaming. Shouting. Glass breaking.

He blindly reached beside him, trying to find Kenshi. He was here tonight, he was sleeping beside him. 

His Dada could help him, Dada was there for him. Dada could protect him from the loud noises and the bad, bad memories.

"Kenshi!" Johnny whispered, lightly shaking Kenshi's shoulder.

"Hm?" Kenshi hummed, not at all awake.

"Dada? Dada wake up!" Johnny panicked, shaking Kenshi harshly. "Pease wake up!"

"What the-?!" Kenshi gasped, shooting up. He didn't get much time to understand what was happening before Johnny crawled onto his lap and hid in his neck. "Wait- What's going on? What happened?"

"Scary dream!" Johnny began to cry. "It had- Had my Dad and he was yelling and-"

Johnny continued to blubber as he clung onto Kenshi for dear life. Babbling about his nightmare.

There was only once when his Father ever broke a bottle. It was a sparkling cider bottle. Johnny had broken a dish by accident, dropping it when he was trying to put it away. 

It wasn't his fault, really. He was too short to actually reach the cabinets at the time. A struggle to even get a plate.

His Dad had gotten furious though, grabbing whatever he was drinking and smashing it against the table. Grabbing Johnny by the shirt collar and threatening him.

It was the first, and one of the only times, his Mom ever really stopped his Dad. Threatening to take him to jail then and there.

His Father never threatened him again with broken glass.

Fists were still mildly common though.

Johnny never really spoke about his family to Kenshi. He spoke poorly of them, hinted to what they did. But it wasn't until Johnny had accidentally dropped a plate one night that he went completely spiraling, begging them not to hurt him, sobbing in the corner as he held his injured hand.

"He's not here anymore, baby," Kenshi whispered, holding Johnny close. "Your okay, he's gone bye-bye now. You'll never see that man again if I can help it."

Johnny shook his head, clutching Kenshi's shirt so tightly his knuckles turned white. It wasn't the first time Kenshi had helped either of his lovers with nightmares. Nor the first time they woke up regressed because of it.

He held Johnny close, steadily getting out of bed. He began to pace around the room, bouncing him. He even was able to turn the lights on, which made Johnny a little bit better.

Kenshi continued to tell Johnny that everything was going to be alright. That Dada was here, and Dada would protect him.

He made sure to use a softer tone, needing Johnny to understand that he was going to be okay. There was no more yelling, no more mean words.

The tone difference from the memory vs his now life made Johnny sob harder.

But eventually, his sobs turns into soft cries and hiccups.

"'m sorry," Johnny sniffed. "'m so sorry, Kenny."

"What are you sorry about, Precious?" Kenshi asked. 

Johnny's breathing went ragged for a second, choking as if he were to cry again, "W-Woke you up, and ruin your sleep, a-and made you feel scared!"

"You didn't do anything wrong, Johnny," Kenshi said, sitting on the bed. "You were ten, sweetheart. You were put into a terrible situation. You're allowed to look back and feel scared."

"But it happened so long ago!" Johnny coughed, his throat hurt from his crying. "And we no no see him anymore!"

"Just because it happened a long time ago doesn't mean it can't come back as if it were yesterday," Kenshi gently shushed him. "You're allowed to feel scared and upset over scary memories. But you are safe now, Honey. The bad man is gone and he'll never be back here ever again. Do you understand?"

"Mhm," Johnny nodded shakingly.

"Good," Kenshi kissed his forehead. "Can you read the time for me, Precious?"

". . . One," Johnny tried to read the alarm. Numbers were hard, and his vision was slightly blurry from his tears. "One, three."

Kenshi held back a sigh. One? When had Johnny woken him up? 12 something? It was probably about 1:13 or 1:30. Either way, it was incredibly late.

Although he wouldn't force Johnny go to bed just yet if he wasn't able to.

"What'll help you get back to bed, sweetheart?" Kenshi asked, rocking the both of them while they sat.

"No seep!" Johnny shook his head. "No seep, wanna stay up."

"You wanna stay up?" Kenshi asked, feeling Johnny nod hastily. "Alright, we can stay up. Do you wanna cuddle?"

"And play IPad?" Johnny asked hopefully.

Screen time was not 1 something in the morning.

But Kenshi wasn't going to nag about the rules right now.

"Of course we can use the IPad," Kenshi agreed, grabbing the IPad from Johnny's side with the nearby charger.

Johnny went back under the covers, practically forcing Kenshi back into a hug. Kenshi struggled but grabbed the half empty glass of water he had, encouraging Johnny to have some. Kenshi usually had a glass before bedtime, but never really finished it.

Johnny wanted to watch Octonauts, which Kenshi agreed with. They kept the lights on too.

"Dada?" Johnny asked quietly. "Want my teddys."

"Which one?"

". . . All of them?" Johnny looked hopeful.

All of them?

Johnny had . . . a bunch of stuffed bears. It made sense, he owned a bunch of Mortal Kombat merch, quite literally made the franchise. Some of his favorite merch sets were the teddy bears, making one based on every. Single. One. Of. His. Friends.

So there were a ton of bears.

But goodness, Kenshi was willing to find them all if it made Johnny happy.

And so he did, with Johnny's help of course. The boy refused to leave his side anyhow. He wasn't as scared anymore . . but . . .

What if Dada left! Or if Dad came and took him away? Or if Kenshi came back and he started yelling?

Why wasn't he yelling over the fact that all his teddy bears were all over the mansion? Kenshi was always lecturing him about not picking up his toys. Where was the 'I told you so'?

"I think we have them all," Kenshi said, counting all the plushies. "Wait, where's Kenshi Bear?"

"Here," Johnny said, holding the bear tightly, sitting on the bed. "I waiting."

"Waiting for what, 'Hun?"

Johnny wished he hadn't opened his mouth.

". . . For-For you to start yelling 'cause my toys were everywhere and now it's two," Johnny frowned, looking at the bed in shame. "It's late and I woke you and up I so sorry, Dada-"

"Stop, sweetheart, you've gotta stop," Kenshi gently said, kneeling before Johnny and gently grabbing his hands. "You're exhausted, your feelings are everywhere right now. Right now, it's just you and I. No big bad feelings and no big bad yelling, I promise you."

"But Dada-!"

"Johnny baby, it's okay. One, I wanna be here to help you. And two, you're going to be alright. I'm not going to yell or lecture you, I'm not your Father. I'm your Dada," Kenshi reasoned. "It doesn't matter how late it is, or how tired one of us are, you did the right thing coming to Dada for help, okay? Dada wants to help. You've done nothing wrong, Precious."

Johnny tried not to begin crying again, he really did!!

But he did, he began to blubber again, nodding at he tried to pull Kenshi into a hug. Which Kenshi happily accepted, rubbing Johnny's back.

This cry ended sooner. Much, much sooner. Kenshi was right, he did feel incredibly sleepy and his head hurt and his emotions were all out of wack.

Kenshi carried Johnny to the bathroom, wiping his face and filling his cup with sink water. Any water was good right now, and Johnny was so thirsty after crying again and again.

The bed was flooded with plushies. Kenshi tried to push them more towards the end of the bed, but Johnny teared up and insisted that they all stayed near the pillows.

Except for one, Kenshi Bear. The bear that Johnny held incredibly close to him.

"Dada?" Johnny whispered as they were snuggled back in bed. "I wuv you."

"I love you too, Precious," Kenshi smiled, kissing Johnny's hair.

Johnny didn't make it past a full episode. With how tired he was, and Dada scratching his scalp, and rubbing his back, and feeling all warm, and cozy, and safe, how could he stay awake?

Kenshi shut off Johnny's tablet and put it back on Johnny's nightstand. He kissed Johnny's temple and hugged his sweetheart closely.

Tomorrow would be a big conversation.

But tonight? Just some cuddles and love.

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Hey guys!! This one and the 'Regressor Syzoth w/ CG Kitana: Broken Cookie Jar' were from my AO3 that I thought I'd put on here. <3

[finsontrains]

Hi!!! Could you do any sort of age regression doodle with Sonya Blade (any version is fine)? Whatever you want is up to you. Mayhe with Johnny or Jax or just her, but I'd be super duper happy of anything wjth Sonya!! :3

If not, I get it. Art is really hard. :( Love your work thoigh!! :D

Here you go!!! My boyfriend suggested they should be wearing onesies :3

And don't worry about doodle requests, I'll always try to find a time for them

[kalamariboy]

[inkskxtch]

mk1 chapter 2

[gerathewise]

my version of ponyfi mk1 characters ‧₊˚❀༉‧₊˚.

[velcromancyy]

Mwah

[fangsfrens]

Juuust some silly sketches of these two dumplings that are currently living in my brain and rotting my heart.

Also, don't worry about the second picture, Kenshi is.. fine.. I just wanted to show Johnny's reaction to that scene.

[turrondeluxe]

the takahashi carlton twins are so silly

[dubiousdisco]

LIU KANG LEGIT DYING AND JOHNNY AND SONYA LIKE THIS

[wombywoo]

SoapGhost doll update: I amuse myself by putting them in various locations around my house. Rest assured, they're being taken care of~

[starsurface]

Soooooo, it's going to sound a little strange lol, but could you make caregiver mk11 older johnny cage with regressor mk11 young johnny cage? It's been a while, but I had seen a comment on one of their videos and it said that Johnny was a father figure to himself lol, I thought it was really funny, but now it's stuck in my head

And also the order list is quite large, are you sure you want to keep the orders open? I don't want you to get too tired :/

It's not strange at all!! I actually really like the idea of Older Johnny being a father figure to his Younger self!! <3

And I promise you, I won't get too tired, 'Hun. I wanna keep my orders open, I'll just get to them when I get to them. But thank you for being concerned about me, Sugar. <3

Also, quick note, these are platonic hcs. Like, they weren't written with the intent of self shipping?? I dunno, I don't wanna confuse anyone by accident so I'm stating this now.

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CG Older Johnny w/ Regressor Younger Johnny Hcs

💫 Younger Johnny’s a bit of a big kid, about 4-5, maybe younger, maybe older, really depends on the situation or day

🎬 Older Johnny already has a small habit of making regressors feel small on accident

 💫Whether it’s tieing anyone shoes he sees untied, or praising anyone for the bare minimum, he enjoys making others feel good about themselves and doesn’t mind going out of his way to help someone (Older Johnny’s a gentleman, fr)

🎬 Younger Johnny scoffs a bit at this, until he does something that isn’t really that impressive and his Older self tells him he did a good job

💫 Older Johnny feels kinda bad afterwards, because it’s clear how badly Younger Johnny tries to get more praise, now suddeningly following orders and mildly freaking out if he screws them up

🎬 It doesn’t help that the small praise is pushing Younger Johnny between headspaces, and the entire scenario itself was already making him feel tiny to begin with

💫 He likes the praise to begin with, but being praised by himself? And by someone who he could totally see as a father figure that’s there for him, even if he doesn’t necessarily like him?

🎬 What made Younger Johnny fully regress was when Older Johnny ruffled his hair and called him Squirt, a thing he does with the Kombat Kids to make them all groan and complain

💫 Younger Johnny ends up hiding in the bathrooms to regress and cry, because he doesn’t really have anywhere else to go and it was the only place he could think of getting any personal space

🎬 He feels a little scared, feeling small in such a military place

💫 He was use to regressing alone, but here? In a place he barely knows anyone in and made some really bad first impressions? Nuh-uh, not happening, he’d very much like to be big now

🎬 Older Johnny eventually finds him, mostly since he doesn’t want his Younger self running around and getting lost (and he had to make sure he was on his best behavior, especially because of Younger Johnny’s first past actions)

💫 But he wasn’t expecting Johnny to be crying in a locked stall, telling him to go away, and that he was a big boy and he definitely wasn’t crying like a baby

🎬 Older Johnny knew this was about the time he started using age regression, and slide his phone under the stall before sitting down, waiting

💫 While Johnny doesn’t use age regression as much, he still has a few of his old favorite little apps just in case

🎬 Which was exactly what his Younger self needed, because he heard him giggling quietly at one of the games

💫 Eventually Younger Johnny sheepishly came out of the stall,a nd his Older self helped him wash up a bit, drying his tears and fixing his apperance before letting Younger Johnny regress in his room for a bit

🎬 Younger Johnny asked if they could watch cartoons (and maybe cuddle a bit, he praises the attention) and Older Johnny was more than happy to oblige

💫 Big Younger Johnny was really embarressed about the whole situation afterwards, but Older Johnny just patted his shoulder and offered to watch him at anytime

🎬 And for the small while Younger and Older Johnny exist at the same time, Younger Johnny has a CG for the first time . . . even it if is technically himself still

💫 Tiny Younger Johnny follows Older Johnny EVERYWHERE (an indication he’s tiny)

🎬 It doesn’t matter if Older Johnny has work to be doing, Younger Johnny will waddle behind him and explain the entire lore of his favorite cartoon

💫 Luckily, everyone around the base really likes regressed Younger Johnny, mostly because he’s not as much of a menace, and because they can threaten to get Older Johnny if he does something naughty (which usually stops his naughty actions)

🎬 Younger Johnny is a brat!!!

💫 What does his Olderself mean that he can’t have more candy? Uh, yes he can, he’s Johny Cage, and he has money to buy more!!! He doens’t have these silly rules back at home >:\

🎬 Que to Older Johnny finding out that Younger Johnny doesn’t have and rules when he’s regressed, and giving some list of suggestions (mostly for his health, like making sure he brushes his teeth, gets some snacks in, and have a propper bedtime)

💫 Younger Johnny doesn’t know about that whole bedtime situation . . . but maybe he’ll take the rest of the list

🎬 But he still doesn’t understand why he was to sit in timeout whenever he breaks a silly rule, Older Johnny’s just being mean >:(

💫 Younger Johnny also likes kicking his feet or using any kind of spinny chair they have (another indication he’s small, also kinda demands for Older Johnny to spin him)

🎬 Or chewing on his glasses!! He gets very fussy when his Older self takes them away >:\

💫 Half their interactions go:

🎬 YJ - “I want that”

💫 OJ - “What do we say?”

🎬 YJ - “Gimme >:3“

💫 OJ - “. . .”

🎬 YJ - “Gimme!! >:(”

💫 OJ - *Dad arm cross*

🎬 YJ -  “Please? :(“

💫 OJ - “Atta boy, thank you for using your words”

🎬 Older Johnny’s nicknames are mostly Dada and Old Man

💫 Younger Johnny only used Old Man to make fun of Older Johnny, but Older Johnny said that he was just making fun of himself and YOunger Johnny cried

🎬 ^ Younger Sonya, of all people, declared Older Johnny was at fault, and YOunger Johnny had the biggest smile and giggle when Older Johnny had to serve a time out >:) (She did scold him though . . . :\)

💫 Younger Johnny once called Older Johnny ‘Dad’, and Older Johnny had a very proud smile on his face, even when Younger Johnny whined and told him that he didn’t call him that!! He called him, um, bad, because Older Johnny was totally being naughty!! Yeah . . . super naughty

🎬 Younger Johnny gets many nicknames!! Squirt, Kiddo, Tough Guy, Princess, literally any nickname anyone could give him, and he’d giggle and nod his head

💫 He gets really happy when Older Johnny does any of the nicknames, since he sees so much of his actual Father in him

🎬 ^ That fact makes Older Johnny a bit sad, because he knows that Younger Johnny is probably still holding onto the small bit of hope that Dad loves him and didn’t mean anything he did to him as a kid, while Older Johnny has disowned that man years ago from his life

💫 But Younger Johnny also likes seeing Older Johnny as a father role himself, since Older Johnny’s really good at filling a cg role

🎬 When Younger Johnny has to leave, it’s really emotional becaue he doens’t want to loose his first cg

 💫But guys, wouldn’t it be crazy if we just, ignored canon and there was a way to transport betwen time?? :O

🎬 ^ That’d be crazy . . . 👀

💫 Tiny Younger Johnny is also super clingy, especially to Older Johnny

🎬 Hugs!! Cuddles!! Swinging on Older Johnny’s arm!! Piggy back rides!! :D (Older Johnny is more than happy to provide any of these things . . . As long as Younger Johnny doesn’t jump him again)

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I actually really like the idea of Older Johnny being Younger Johnny's CG, or him or Cassie helping Younger Sonya understand what age regression is!!

. . . Cassie would so make fun of her Dad for Younger Johnny's tantrums though. Really goes '. . . That you?', biggest smirk on her face. <3

[s0fter-sin]

soap's whole deal being sniper and demolitions gets me going bc on the surface they sound so different but when you get into it, you realise it's bc soap's smart

sniping is all math; calculating distances and wind interference and bullet drop. something i think people overlook is he was listed as a sniper first so it can be implied that he's better at it than demolitions. he does more sniping in both campaigns than demolitions work; in capture or kill, ghost specifically calls on him to take down the aq snipers

and demolitions is math with a hit of chemistry; knowing what mixes with what, knowing how much to use, recognising environmental factors and adjusting accordingly. it's not just about the boom; so much work goes into contained/ planned explosions. especially when having enough power for a breacher charge and not bringing down the whole building is the difference between mission success and failure

the chemical bombs he makes in alone can't just be any old cleaners, they have to have the correct reaction to each other; he just knew off the top of his head what would mix with what to create what reaction. he would also potentially have to recognise them by sight/smell bc they would’ve been written in spanish

soap would also have to know architecture; recognising structural integrity and weak points so he knows exactly where to plant a charge to bring it down and how it'll come down

he has an incredible soldier's mind people just forget that bc he's sociable which itself is a skill

we know he tends to buck against orders he doesn't agree with like when he pushes back against ghost in capture or kill and shepherd when he tells them to release hassan

he gets closer to people and sees if he can trust them and that's when he follows them without question. really think about how he talks to alejandro and rudy; he asks about their home and alejandro's family and rudy's relationship with him. those aren't questions you ask a stranger after a few hours of knowing them. that's not even touching on his relationship with ghost

he also deliberately brings people of higher ranks down to his level; talking informally with ghost and giving him a shoulder punch, addressing alejandro (a colonel!!) by his first name and rudy by his nickname despite literally just meeting them. he personalises all of them and it’s in direct opposition to the reason most characters do that; it’s not due to insubordination or lack of respect, the more he respects and trusts someone, the more casual he is with them

he digs into people; he wants to know what makes them tick and that determines if he can one, trust them and two, follow their orders. once he decides that, he's the ultimate soldier; he bleeds loyalty which makes him vicious when that loyalty is taken for granted

he isn't naive or bubbly or insecure; he's an incredibly smart and aware soldier. he's aggressive and bloodthirsty and loyal and intuitive and i love him so much

[mothercetrion]

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[junkanimate]

Ok, hear me out, Cage loses all of his charm and moves with Kenshi (because he actually likes him and he's scared he's going to fuck it up)

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[failyaoi]

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