He sighed, bouncing the sobbing four year old, poor kid woke up from a nightmare..
Unfortunately, he wouldn't even be able to know what it was about, Branch still wouldn't speak!
Not that he was complaining, the poor boy has serious trauma going on!
He wouldn't judge the poor little guy because of something he couldn't control!
He sighed, maybe speaking would help?
"Hey, hey, Branch, calm down, it's gonna be okay! I have good news, buddy! Tomorrow, we escape! Viva will help you out, you like Viva, right? She adores you already, even if she barely knows you. Though, from Clay's stories, you're quite the little sweetheart."
Branch hiccuped, cuddling closer to the king.
He feels comforted and safe.
King Peppy smiled, hugging Branch a bit tighter, "There we go, sweetie.."
Once Branch was fully calm, King Peppy layed him down and kissed his forehead, "Go back to sleep now, everything will be alright, I promise."
In the back of Branch's regressed mind, he heard a male voice repeatedly saying, 'I promise'.
Something deep inside told him that the promise had been broken.
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Regressor/Childish Branch
FanfictionTrauma can make someone act younger then they are, Branch is traumatized and I feel like this is how he would act had they made him cope with involuntary regression.
