Can We Fix It?
fic • caregiver J'onn J'onzz, regressor John Stewart
still on my John kick. Might write more for these two!
John was feeling under the weather. He hated to admit it, but he was. He was stubborn when it came to taking breaks from hero work - but this flu had progressed to the point he could barely stand. He laid face down on his bed, groaning through the tight pain in his stomach. His groan melted into a whine as his stomach rolled. Ugh, not this again, he found himself thinking. This flu would not make him regress, he promised himself that. Though, when he reached for the water bottle on his night stand, it spilled. He hated messes. This day just went from bad to worse.
He took a deep breath and prepared himself to roll out of bed, preferably into a standing position. That didn’t happen though, as when he rolled over he rolled clean off the bed, into the puddle of water. John’s face twisted into a pout and he hit the ground with his fist. Ugh! Now he was all wet too? How was he gonna change his shirt if he couldn’t even get up? It was all too much. He hit the ground more and more. His mom’s voice rang through his head, John Marshall Stewart, you better fix your attitude. He stopped his flailing. His mom. He wanted his mom so bad, and the way he was acting? His mom would probably be disappointed. He covered his face with his hands, trying to hide the tears from an imaginary audience. He hated regression. Hate, hate, hated it!
“John?”
A rumbling voice cut through John’s loud thoughts.
“J’onn?’ He replied.
Said martian was hovering right above him, looking worried at his spot on the floor. Everything’s fine, John thought, act casual.
“H-hey man,” John’s voice cracked. Seriously?
“Are you alright?” J’onn asked, his voice painfully gentle, “Your tracker sent an alert that your heart rate was elevated, and I know you’re not well,”
John grimaced at the pain blooming in his back, “I’m fine. Just rolled off the bed is all.”
“Let me help you,”
Before John could protest, he was being lifted by his friend. J’onn set him back in bed, and laid the back of his hand on John’s forehead.
“Getting anything from that?”
J’onn shrugged,“... No, but Clark did it to me when I was sick.”
They shared a laugh.
“Thanks for checking in on me, Big J,”
“Of course. It wasn’t just the sensor that sent me,”
John quirked a brow.
“Your mother wanted me to check in on you,”
John hid his face in embarrassment, mama! He grumbled.
“Think nothing of it, my friend. I’ll be staying with you to make sure you recover,”
“Oh, J’onn, you don’t have to do that.”
“Are you suggesting I disobey a direct order from Shirley Stewart?”
“Oh, yeah, you better stay.”
They laughed again.
J’onn examined John’s face closer, finding the tear stains. He reached up a hand to wipe the still-wet tracks away.
“Little one…”
John flinched.
“Nope, nope, none of that,” John pouted. He crossed his arms and looked away.
“John, I don’t mean to assume, but if this illness is making you regress -”
“It’s not.” he huffed. J’onn retracted his hand.
“Alright, if you say so.”
John perked up at the success. Ha! He was not regressed. Even J’onn thought so.
"Will you at least let me help you out of your wet shirt?
John had already forgotten about the shirt.
"I can do it by myself, thanks,"
With great struggle (and perhaps a hand from J'onn) the shirt was discarded and replaced with a soft Howard University sweatshirt.
“Is it okay if I put something on TV?” J'onn asked.
“Of course, I’ve got some DVDs on the shelf.”
J’onn walked over and thumbed through the shelf. A smirk crossed his face, but was quickly covered with his usual neutral expression. He popped the DVD in the player, and an animated selection screen flicked on. A familiar song started to play.
“J’onn. I know what you’re doing.”
“What am I doing?”
“Bob the Builder? This is a kid’s show.”
“Oh? I wasn’t aware. You’re the one with the DVD.”
John huffed. “Touche.”
The theme song played on. Once the episode proper began, John propped himself up to see.
“What is that?” J’onn asked, pointing at the contraption on screen.
“You’ve never seen a steam roller?”
“I don’t get out much.”
“Well, now you have,” John said, “his name is Roley.”
“Do all steam rollers have names?”
“No! Just this one!” John giggled.
…giggled?
“What are the other creatures' names?”
“They’re not really creatures, J, they’re machines,”
“Then why do they have eyes?”
“I dunno!” John was laughing now.
“Well, what are their names?”
“Okay okay… can you… can you look in that bottom drawer?”
J’onn opened the drawer, finding little plastic figures inside.
“Oh! It’s Roley!” J’onn held up the green steamroller.
“Bring ‘em all over!”
John was sitting up in bed now, trying to curb his growing smile. J’onn spread out the toys on the bed.
“Okay so this is Scoop, he’s a backhoe loader, and Muck is a dump truck - dump trucks are my favorite - and Dizzy, a cement mixer! And Bob, obviously.”
“Bob is the only human among them? How did he come to know these sentient machines?”
John laughed, “I dunno!”
“Maybe if we watch, we’ll find out.”
“Sit here, J!” John beamed, patting the spot next to him.
“Of course, little one.”
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personally, I would LOOVE love love to hear any john agere headcannons! or anything about him at all. He's one of my favorite JL members.
My special guy!! Okay okay here's a few
Usually regresses to either 3 or 8, very specifically
He's a little self conscious about his regression, and only trusts a few people to look after him
Pretty much his main cg is J'onn. They are super close and John knows he will understand what he's going through
It also happened in accident at first. Once, John had a bad flashback and regressed. J'onn wanted to help him, so he entered his mind - where he found a scared child.
He promised kid John that he was safe with him, and he would never judge his mental state
J'onn doesn't do too many pet names, but he does call John the equivalent of "little brother" in martian. He also calls him little one, brave boy, and star.
John can be kinda fussy when he regresses, mostly when it's involuntary due to a trigger. It's difficult to calm him down, but J'onn is good at it
John loves to draw! He's very talented. He likes to draw cars and buildings the most - one of his favorite items is his special ruler/protractor
He also loves blocks!! He's just a little architect
John is also really good at classic video games, like NES
He also loves to pay battleship! He has an old set from when he was a kid.
Sometimes he takes off his ring while regressing, sometimes he plays with it. He loves making little robots that fight!!
He's afraid of the dark when small. He won't admit it, but he is. He has a special nightlight J'onn gave him.
That's all I have for now - I'm hoping to write a fic for him soon!!
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🥞・Caregiver Clark Kent headcanons
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- Loves baking you treats. He uses his Ma's recipes and it's always delicious.
- Extremely EXTREMELY gentle with you. He'd never let anything happen to you.
- A little too lenient sometimes and has a hard time sticking to rules. He just wants to get you everything you want all the time for you to be happy. But he knows that isn't always the best. He's trying to be more strict but you're just too cute sometimes! When it comes down to your health or safety though, he's real serious.
- Heavily values routine, but everythings adjusted to your ability.
- He loves all nick- and pet names you give him. Just don't call him supes/superman in public hehe.
- He loves calling you nick- and petnames too of course!His favorites being buddy, prince(ss), sweetpea, kid/kiddo, sunshine and love. But he's up to call you anything you'd like!
- Always asks questions to make sure your comfortable. "Do you like it when I call you this?", "Do you want me to hug you, love?", "Is it okay when I tease you? Always tell me if I'm being too harsh, okay prince(ss)?", etc...
- Carries you everywhere you want and in anyway you want. On his shoulders, in his arms, on his back, in one hand even!
- Good at taking care of all kiddos, from infant to teen regressors. One of the best at taking care of rowdy littles as well.
- Praise, praise, praise!!! "Amazing, good job!", "Wow! You're so smart buddy!", "Thanks so much sweetpea, couldn't have done it without you!", "You're such a good kid"
- Loves going places with you. Mostly his parents farm where you get to help feed the animals and collect eggs while he's helping with the big work. But you guys also go to parks, malls, aquariums and fairs whenever you can. You're always on an adventure.
- Speaking of his parents. Both Mrs. and Mr. Kent love you. Their house is so cozy and friendly. They babysit you every once in a while when Clark's busy.
- The absolute best at comforting you. After you'd had a bad day, when your sick, after/during meltdowns. He's calm and collected in these situations and he just always seem to know what you need.
- He's the type who wakes up early on weekends to make you a yummy breakfast. He'd greet you with a "Good morning sunshine!" and a "I made your favorite!"
- Good night stories every night. You often visit the library to find what you'll read this week. He also likes showing you books he liked as a kid.
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