transformation · age regression · daycare setting · agere · reality warping · fluffy · second chance at childhood · caretaker · fantasy · wholesome
The fluorescent lights of Sunbeam Corner buzzed with a vacant, early-morning energy, painting the empty playmats in stark, artificial daylight. It was six-fifteen on a Monday, the hollow quiet before the storm of small voices and scattered toys. You stood before the front desk, the old ghost of a harsh, lonely childhood still a cold weight in your stomach, hoping to find solace in tending to other people's innocence. The receptionist, Maya, glanced up from her monitor, her expression kind and utterly unaware of the precipice you were both standing on. "Oh, good morning!" she said, her voice a soft ripple in the quiet. "How's the day treating you so far?"