#I love how he thought he was strong enough to face Wukong

[toonymoon-doodles]

Okay, I've realized that Ne Zha is my favorite character from LMK. He's so pink and elegant qwq

Here's some things for this-

Without shading and the image that inspired this piece uwu

[miltonbarbie]

Wukong, Mk, and Macaque with a very hyperactive + bubbly crush </3

[Mentions of NSFW]

🍑 Wukong 🍑

He always loved how talkative and straightforward you were, he's never seen someone as confident as you before.

When you first met, his first thought was literally just: WOW. This person is A LOT.

Would honestly listen to you for hours even considering that he can get impatient with other people sometimes.

Greet him with a hug, he'll try playing it off all cool and stuff but he lays awake at night thinking about it.

You two go out to the amusement park a lot. And your always dragging him to roller coasters or REALLY fast rides. He's 100% gonna excuse himself to go to the washroom and then throw up. But he loves you too much to ask you to leave.

He notices every little thing you do, like when your sitting down and you start kicking your feet. He's gonna die and come back to life.

As much as an amazing, strong, powerful and supercool (his words, not yours!) Diety he is, when he thinks about you he legit starts twirling around and jumping up and down squealing like he's your biggest fan.

I feel like he's really good at art, so he's gonna ask if he can draw you once in a while. Tell him you love it, and he's just gonna fall for you again. Even better if you hang it up in your house.

When you start dating, you'll feel more comfortable enough to get more relaxed around him, but it still shocks him how behaved you can be if you want to. He's definitely still used to you being all Impulsive and whatnot.

You two are literally the embodiment of eccentric reckless cutie x chill enabler and it works so well for you two.

This immortal fucking GOD is simping over a hyperactive human dumbass and he feels absolutely no shame for it.

Also let's be real, Wukong is the biggest whore known to mankind. So we all know damn well he's had fantasies of pounding that little mortal pvssy until you screamed.

🍜 Mk 🍜

Oh boy oh boy..

YOU TWO ARE LITERALLY MEANT FOR EACH OTHER. PERIOD.

You two gush over everything together, doesn't matter whether it's a show you love or some random shit Mk keeps rambling about like some bootleg illegal ripoff of a Monkey king inspired video game called "MONKE KANG: Asskicker 3D"!!!!!!!!

You both are stupid but you love each other justtt the same <3

In between shifts he'll get caught by Pigsy trying to text you and he'll do it again. And again. And aga-

So much ADHD.. You two get overstimulated being around the other so as much as you don't want, you have to take breaks from seeing him sometimes.

But even with all that energy he has, you still can't get enough of lil' ol' Mk.

He once tried to secretly replace himself with a clone because he wanted to hang out with you but got busy.. You found out right away and yapped about it for 4 hours.

Mk is emotionally unavailable most of the time, so when you two get some alone time, it takes all the strength in him not to confess flat-out because he missed you so so much.

Sometimes he wishes he wasn't the Monkie Kid because it takes time away from being near you. But it's okay, you plan stuff every once in a while.

You got really jumpy and happy when he showed you his Monkey form, and he let you brush his fur for the rest of the day. Now he's like that most of the time because one, he can't really control it. And two, you love his monkey form anyway!

He's definitely thought of fucking you animal-style in that form too.

Have fun being idiots together, the rest of the gang are on literal MISSIONS to keep you two apart.

🎭 Macaque 🎭

Ohhoo he loves seeing that stupidly pretty face of yours whenever you get all excited..

But to be honest, he thought you were REALLY FUCKING ANNOYING at the beginning when he first met you.

He only began to soften up a few weeks or maybe a month or two after realizing how much of a sweetheart you were, and that your hyperactive traits were just a part of what makes you, you.

Sometimes when you're in your room and you're on a call with someone, he'll send one of his shadow clones to listen to your voice for him so he can jerk off to it.

You go to all of his plays, and he's usually a confident guy. But one look at YOU? He's so close to accidentally stuttering on the stage he has to mentally slap himself to make sure not to.

His biggest turn-on is when you wear skirts and you're jumping around all giggly n stuff while he gets the perfect view of your ass.. That's why he prefers to walk beside you or slightly behind you to get that 4k quality.

You two definitely have that Yapper + Listener vibe. You can talk about some absolute bullshit and hell, he'll still be listening to you. But half the time he zones out imagining what that mouth of yours would look like on his cock.

He wanted to buy you roses but got embarrassed (surprisingly) and shoved them up Wukong's ass.

He's a biter. He's such a biter and even while keeping that "friendly" attitude with you, he always finds a way to put his teeth on you. Whether you're fighting over a snack or play fighting. Even during a regular conversation he just bites your shoulder?? Kinky much??? (Yes, he is.)

You found him sleeping on top of your ceiling so you threw a rock at him to wake him up and he started borderline hissing at you like he had rabies. He then realized it was you and didn't speak to you for a whole week.

You make him do things he wouldn't regularly do and it pisses him off.

[absurd-ash]

Sun Wukong and macaque x reader that can manhandle them?

Manhandling

{Wukong & Macaque x Reader}

To say he finds it attractive is somewhat of an understatement

The fact that you, a mortal, can make him, the great sage equal to heaven, question his own strength? Oh boy

Although, lets be honest, if you two were actually fighting physically fighting each other and he actually wanted to hurt you, he could 100% win, he's the Monkey King, what did you expect?

But that doesn't change the fact that you can absolutely give him a few bruises here and there

He definitely uses your strength as an excuse to train with you, aka, hang out with you

Whenever your working out or training, you can bet your life on the fact that this man is checking you out

respectfully of course

Even though your strength makes him question his own, he has a big enough ego to tell himself he's just as strong as ever

Although, some nights he lays awake worrying that he's growing more weak, but luckily he soon realizes that thats not the case and your just oddly super strong

he also uses your strength as an excuse to make you train Mk instead

Obviously not with the Monkey King and staff powers, but more with just plain old strength

Dont blame him! He needs a break once in a while, at least thats what he says

But in all reality, he just loves watching his two favorite people bond, even though its over fighting/training with each other

If you ever just decide that you just want to pick him up, feel free to do so, he won't fight against it, he'll just smugly smirk

This especially works if you want to cuddle or spend time with him, who was he to say no to you?

Besides, it doesnt look like he has a choice, you know, with being thrown over your shoulder and everything

Does he find it attractive? Absolutely, 100%. Will he ever tell you that? Hell no!

Although, it does make him question his won strength and worry that he's growing weak...

Can you blame him? Almost his whole life he's been comparing himself to Wukong, so the fact that you, can easily hold your own in a fight with him, makes him worry that he's growing weak, weaker than Wukong...

But all you need to do to dispose of these thoughts is to ask him to train with you

Why would you ask him if he was an easy fight to you, right?

At least this means he's a challenging fight to you, challenging enough to want to train with him

He trains a lot, so having you there, training with him makes it 100% better

He can also gives you a few tips and tricks if you ever workout with him or in front of him, he just wants you to be able to protect yourself

If you ever pick him up, either it be for cuddles, quality time, to put him to bed, or because he's in trouble, his whole face will be red

He'll sputter out shit like "I can walk on my own you know", but in all reality, he really does find it attractive

So if you make it a habit, just carrying him around almost everywhere you go, he'll just quickly become quiet, not trusting his own words to not expose him on how much he actually likes being carried by you

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Hi! Sorry this is so short! I didn't really know what to do with this prompt so I was just trying my best! Hope you enjoy! :D

[kissedloveletters]

LOVE IS A GENTLE THING . ۫ ꣑ৎ . things they love about you.

(˶ ˘ ³˘)ˆᵕ ˆ˶) warnings. fluff、angst、hurt/comfort、gn!reader、overthinking、insecurities、suggestive if you squint on wukongs、mild ooc!wukong、ao lie is a bit short、established relationship、fell-hard boys ໒ ᩧ꒱characters. macaque, aolie, nezha, wukong. 1.2k wc

MACAQUE loves your loyalty.

now, Macaque genuinely loves every quality of you. There is no words nor anything to express how eternally grateful he is for you, how you gave him a try, giving the spark in his eyes back. Without a doubt his feelings run deep.

to be precise, if he has to be specific about one; LOYALTY is the first things on his mind.

Because of his rough history and past, Macaque has developed many barriers mentally. He faced a betrayal from a certain someone that still left a scar on him, It would be an understatement to say he does have trust issues and even to say he doesn’t see himself in a relationship, having something so… vulnerable, with someone.

That was before he met you, at least. he had years to build those walls up only for you to bypass them, and he allows it. he allows it.

He enjoyed it even, he felt so free and feather-light, the overthinking and doubtful thoughts all vanished. Because he trusts you. The unwavering loyalty you are giving him brings him a tingly feeling in his stomach, adoration.

The disloyalty and betrayals from the past left his heart in a racing conflict. Your determination of your character to assure him that you’ll never leave or choose anyone over him, and it never faltering brings him to believe he thinks he’s dreaming. That you’re dreamy.

at first, it took awhile to have him open to you, if he catches himself doing it, he honestly feels so heavy in his chest he would probably do anything to just get away from you before he thinks he’ll get more hurt than he already is. he has a feeling to just, cry. he’s just so tired.

It’s not often he would usually admit this, or ever, but there’s a glint in his eyes (if you look close enough) and blush clustered on his cheeks when you voice being faithful with him; even in small moments.

you being communicative is a plus too, he really needs communication, even if he’s shit at it himself. The relationship would really cease if you both are bad at communicating so.

by thus, you’re a really significant person in his life. he wouldn’t dare have anyone or anything take you away from him, and you reciprocated this too.

AO LIE loves your patience and energy

Ao lie is overly clumsy with things, so if your PATIENT with him, he’s relieved honestly.

not canon but i imagine him having somewhat of a harsh and bitter past so he gets pressured a lot. so, you being patient with him gets a weight lift off his chest basically.

also you being ENERGETIC kinda gives him a boost and like encouragement, you know? and then gets all motivated with you which you think is cute

also you both are literally that one meme “HE SAID NO PICKLES!” and he’s all like melting himself on the chair beside you looking down in humiliation

he gets flustered easily when around you, because he gets scared that he’s gonna embarrass himself in front of you ( Despite him already doing that in multiple occasions. ) and you really don’t care if he falls over in front of you or maybe you laugh at him idk

NEZHA loves your kindness

either you’re kind to him or others, even in small or major situations; he admires it, he admires you. something simple as that can make him have that fuzzy feeling. the way you gently tend his wounds while sweetly saying praises for his work and efforts or softly scolding him for being more careless of his safety, putting his duty above his safety.

it’s honestly the simple thing such as KINDNESS can bring nezha to be lovesick. actions or words he’s astonished how genuinely kind someone can be.

whether you can fight for yourself or not, he has a strong vow to protect you. he knows how cruel the world and how twisted people can really be, he has a fear that they’ll target you somehow.

he developed a protective nature, he’s not possessive per say, he just wants you protected. not extremely protective either, he knows limits and when to step in.

though if you can fight for yourself, surely, he lets his guard down only a little. he doesn’t want you to think he doesn’t think you can defend yourself or you’re weak.

is a little unsettled if you’re friends with wukong, it’s obvious he isn’t sure what to feel about the guy. wukong betrayed nezha before, and is cautious if he’ll do the same to you. if you’d reassure him; he’ll feel better and mentally slaps himself.

(wukong defiantly noticed and mocks nezha about this)

but he truly treasures you and your kind soul, seeing how strong-hearted you are made him impossibly more in-love with you. the little gestures you do on autopilot that others wouldn’t consider doing, or the kind words you speak thats soft-spoken and feel like they run deeper than anything.

WUKONG loves your matching energy and empathy

theres obviously a majority of people who get annoyed and agitated at wukong, he’s slightly off-put when you MATCH HIS ENERGY or surprised even, but that goes a second it comes.

before you two were even together, he may not act or look like it but he still has his guard high, despite for his attitude he keeps a lot of people at arm length. wukong seeing you match his energy and even having that same mischief in your eyes too get you both along well.

most weren’t even surprised at the outcome with your relationship, at-most it’s certainly expected to happen. maybe some even thought you were together before. even so, you two were like two peas in a pod, a match made in heaven.

you two were certainly a power couple, much to some people’s dismay and unimpressed-ness. you both were practically inseparable.

I expect you to be strong in some way, if you are, wukong lives for seeing you fight; it makes him feel a type of way, you can decipher what that would mean.

he feels blessed honestly, there’s a small chance of you not catching up with him in a relationship or getting tired or bored of him, which he’s secretly insecure of and wouldn’t admit it, soberly.

if your attentive, you catch on sooner or later about this and he hates it. wukong usually runs away from his problems than face them and if he crumbles too much in front of you, he feels like he’ll make a rash decision and he’ll make you leave like others have also.

there’s only so little people that can make out wukong and that side of him, you can may or may not EMPATHIZE with him. assuring him, that you will not leave him and no matter how tempting to leave or difficult he gets, that promise will always linger within you both.

wukong makes many mistakes, but he sure as hell wouldn’t make one that would loose you, maybe you’ve seen too much of him, but you have empathy. empathy for wukong is something he never really felt before, being understood despite his history and action, how easily you decipher because you emphasize with him. it warms him like no other fire that would keep him warm, how how he cherishes the feeling. how his heavy heart always having conflicts finally feel calm, calm even for a moment of being understood.

[mehiwilldoitlater]

Hi I don’t know the difference between imagine or hcs ; I was wondering can I hear your thoughts on yandere monkey king x reader who’s the white bone lady please ; love to hear your thoughts (sorry if my English isn’t good 💗)

My thoughts, uh?

My thoughts... well, my thoughts are...

Before being the Lady Bone Demon, Reader was a mere, small, iey kind of spirit, like a fairy. She wasn't anything big, just a small creature that lived in the cold, turned to water during the hotter seasons, and waited until the cold came back and snow gave her her true form.

My thought is that she once met a small monkey, an intelligent one, and they became friends. 

Every winter, he liked to pass it with her, playing and learning about the fun and the joy that even winter can bring. And he learned the pain that spring brings and the longing for her return in summer.

Years pass, and he changes. He became a dangerous demon, his name now Sun Wukong, and he had learned a new trick: how to make an ice spirit never wither.

My thoughts are that, at first, you found it quite nice to enjoy the hotter season, the flowers of spring, the fruits of the summer, and the fire-colored leaves of autumn, but as time passed, you wondered how long this thing would last... You miss the waters, your sisters, and your brothers... You would like to go back.

"Back?" He snarls, "Don't you like my gift?! Is this how you treat me?! YOUR KING?!"

But he wasn't your king, and you didn't like his way of acting.

And he didn't like your defiance, so he hurt you badly.

He cured you, using water and ice, but you remembered... and you started to wonder what was happening with him. Since when did he want to control you and keep you close to him? Since when have his eyes become dark? Since when did the small and friendly monkey become the demon that declared to love you like life itself?

You didn't want to give in; you were proud enough to not fall for threats and aggression. No matter any time he hurt you and rebuilt you, you didn't lose a single grain of hope to being free.

So, when the diamond ring came to capture him, you secretly asked for your father, the cold wind of the north, to guide it against him. Your father responded, and not only him.

When the celestials founded you, the ice fairy that the great Sage cherished as his own Queen, they found someone that was overjoyed by his fall and asked nothing but for your freedom!

But the damage was too deep now. He had fed you those damn pills and peaches; now not even the sacred fire could melt you... You felt helpless, near to giving up on your hope...

But the Mother of the West gave you another chance.

"There's a mountain, not far from the gate of the west," she spoke. "Go there and act in my name. Protect people, help them, and act as a guardian. Once your work is done, you'll find your immortality revoked."

History is written by the winners. Your name wasn't about death and bones; it was one about keeping company men in their last moment, helping them pass the threshold, and being there when the Black and White Impermanence came. You were there, guiding children in their home when they were lost, fending them from the dangers of the night. You were there to take away the tears from the face of the young lady.

You saved women that wanted to take away their lives; you were a saint.

Your name was Lady of White Reverance.

But he had to come back, did he? He had to meet your gaze when you kindly offered to help his master by bringing him food and water, remembering then all the years of torture, of imprisonment, and of seclusion by him. And he was fast to attack you, claiming you were a demon that wanted to eat his master. a lie, a dirty lie; he even tried to take you away again, bring you back to Mount Huaguo, promising to finish his journey and come back for you, to his wife. But you refused, and that angered him again.

Only this time, you were strong enough to fend him off.

In the story, he had killed you, but the truth was that you got away, and he is still alive, now searching for you.

[sp00kcanwrite]

Hear me out- i'm cooking here some idea! Like- what if Sun wukong, Macaque (separatedly) met an Reader who is an Goddess of the Moon, like, not like Chang'e but mostly THE Protector! One of the elements, like, they met her when she was humming a tune while sitting on a little moon shape floaty thing (The Design might be inspired of Moonlight Cookie From Cookie run Ovenbreak/Kingdom! So you get an idea of how to do it <33) Some Headcanons??? I'll gladly love to read it! It can be Some fluff or something about them both having a crush on The Reader (bro's gonna go wild if they found out Reader is lesbi-) (jk,jk, just an nerd joke from the moonlight x sea fairy story)

Just an fan of Moonlight Cookie here! Love your fics <33

Stay healthy and keep yourself all good

-This dumb nerd

I LOVE COOKIE RUN TO!

This is my first,and (probably will always be) my favorite request ♡♡♡

MACAQUE X MOON GODDESS! READER

Maybe a bit OOC

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MEETING!

Macaque never thought he'd stumble into a moon goddess but here he is!

After a fight with wukong, in wich macaque barely got away, he fled to a usually empty lake surrounded by woods .

He didn't expect the isolated area to be occupied by a women with almost glowing skin and a ethereal dress to be sitting elegantly on a Cresent moon like platform that floated 5 inches away from the water of the lake and gave off a white glow.

The woman hummed a soft tune that would put thousands of children to sleep. Though it was very quiet macaque would've been able to hear it from a mile away, he almost fell asleep as he felt the insomnia he's been plagued with for years slip away.

His black claws gripped onto the bark of a tree as he watched the lady for, he doesn't even know how long at this point.

Maybe his grip was to strong as the wood eventually let out a booming Crack and fell forward, right into the lake. The water splashed over the woman sitting in a Cresent moon.

HEADCANONS!!

I won't lie that man fled as soon as the wood gave out, faster then sonic i swear. Yet he found himself coming back to the same lake, to hear the same humming tune that you sung.

After awhile, I'd say 4 weeks, you'd finally introduce yourself. And boy did that shock the raven haired monkey as he thought he was being rather sneaky.

It takes a while for him to warm up to you but patience is perfection! And trust me eventually he did, and soon that friendship blossomed into something else.

He thought of you every night, everything about you intoxicated the guy. Your humming, your face, your eyes, and even how quiet you spoke.

He knew he had it bad but couldn't convince himself to confess, so what does he do? He ghosts you

For a pretty long times (cough 8 days) until you finally take actiona and burst into his dojo, your moon staff in hand, and demanded a explanation on why he was avoiding you.

After a long while of bickering he accidentally slips out a confession, you paused completely when you heard the words come out your mouth.

Oddly enough..you didn't mind it

MEETING!

Ya'll know how in the books he was described to be a light weight drinker? Yeah it was true. And he's a man of bad luck to run into the same moon goddess that he treated so rudely in the past.

He was stumbling threw a forest, god knows how he got there, and ran into a glowing woman that sat sleepily on a Cresent moon. And when I say ran in I mean it, he ran full force into you by accident of course.

By the time you got up and held him by his collar the man was knocked out, he wanted to smack him over the skull buttt that wouldn't be very "elegant" for you (definitely not because you knew he was THE sun wukong)

So you dragged him to FFF mountain, all the way into the shame shack and threw him on his bed. But sadly this powerful demon had, in his sleep, gripped onto your flowing gown and pulled you onto the bed with him.

No matter how hard you wiggled or squirmed you were stuck being wukongs brand new stuffed toy for the night.

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He was out like a rock, you had to summon your staff and hit him a couple of times before he even opened a eye.

But oh boy when he did you screamed louder then any siren could in all 7 seas. Not from fear, but from hangover shock.

You scoffed at his girlish scream and turned your nose up to his lazy apology. As you went to the door the great sage folded over on the ground, and started breathing heavy? Was he gagging? Why- OH CRAP

I don't think I need to say what happened next, it ended with him bent over a toilet and you helping him up. You don't know how or why but you stayed for a good 6 hours just listening to the obviously touch deprived monkey, you could tell by how he clinged on your arm, ramble on and laugh at his antics in the past. Tha antics that caused alot of trouble to the moon you protected.

Turns out the great sage has some overpowering charm as you found yourself showing up to his house again

And again

And again

Until you memorized flower fruit mountain like it was the back of your hand.

The lonely great sage found himself growing fonder and fonder of you each day, he wondered why his heart beat so much, why his palm went sweaty or why he felt hot around you.

Until it hit him the day you cooked him a peach pie.

He had hearts in his eyes as he held your wrist, catching the steaming pie with his tail he looked you in the eye and said with much confidence.

"I love you!"

"I like woman-"

(JK)

(JK)

You stared with shock as the monkey man confessed his feelings, and as hard as a asteroid hitting the moon your lips crashed with his.

[scaredcrab]

Coffee Shop II (drabble)

Character: ☾ Macaque x Reader ☽

✐ Summary: You work at this café. Suddenly, there's a monkey there!

✐ Category: Cute. Romantic. Funny.

Since you guys loved the Wukong one, I thought the other monkey man also deserved his own coffee shop text. ★ ☆

Link to Wukong version: Here.

-✐-☾-✐-☾-✐-☾-✐-☾-✐-☾-✐-☾-✐-☾-

☆ That's how it all started: Sun no longer visible, everything covered with shadows, courtesy of the dark gray clouds that embraced the horizon with their humidity, a sky ready to cry.

☆ A ring it's heard coming from the front door, revealing him in a wet cloak. Macaque walks in his human form towards you, leaving a dripping trail as he approaches.

☆ "May I have a warm drink, please?"

You looked at him and waited,

And waited,

Waited until the warrior himself got annoyed and gave you an irritated look.

"Did you have an issue with me, you-…?" - You raise one finger to his mouth to shut him.

"Which warm drink? You need to be more specific than that."

☆ He slaps the finger from his mouth, and gritted his teeth, all of this while slamming one of his hands in the counter you were standing.

☆ A sigh followed by a roll of your eyes was all you had to him. Soon you turned your back to the simian, leaving the cashier area.

☆ "Wha... What about my drink?"

"Ask for something specific and I will get it. If you're here just for shelter from the rain, you can just stay, but I'm not going to guess your order."

☆ Oh, of course, he would be specific. He would be the most specific as possible, a special treatment just for you. As you got back, he had a giant grin in his face...

...

☆ Different from what he expected, you continued unbothered while writing a super complicated order.

"A large cup with half soy milk and half goat milk, a bit of decaf coffee, 6 pumps of vanilla, 6 pumps of classic syrup, and 69 pumps of sugar free caramel syrup. All with hot milk, warm decaf coffee, cinnamon sprinkled on top, whipped cream and purple sprinkles. May I offer something to eat alongside the drink?"

How did you even understand all of this when he said as fast as he could?

☆ The warrior felt challenged. It was the dumbest task he could ever accept, but he wanted said mission.

☆ Showing up at your workplace to try to annoy you with the craziest requests became routine for the monkey.

☆ You never seemed to mind (actually enjoying the daily share of laughs when the order ended up being a shit for all the originality of different ingredients combined), and had an amazing ability to always understand these orders.

☆ Even with you always getting the orders right, your never got his name right. It would always be spelled wrong in the cups, creating a new funny nickname with each visit.

"Here is your drink and your mango mousse, mister Mah-cake."

☆ He never got to earn a good reaction, no matter how insane his requests would be. It was always you laughing at him drinking a new special combination, never him getting the fun.

This until he learned a trick.

☆ "Here's your order." - It was quickly placed on the table, practically slapped there, you turned away, without caring who you were serving.

Instead of getting mad at this, Macaque just lazily teased you, "Are you nervous, sweetie?~ Want me to hold your hands in mine?"

☆ While you shifted in place to go away, he didn't catch the vision of your face fast enough, but he could hear what he has done to you.

A little squeak of surprise, so subtle that no mortal hearing would catch it, and the heartbeat accelerating. That changed the whole dynamic.

☆ From that day on he started to dedicate himself to saying things that made you blush instead of trying to exaggerate the requests.

☆ Shameless flirting, compliments on appearance, the occasional gentle touch on your hand as you slid the order across the table for him. Each gesture accompanied by the most velvety voice he could muster.

☆ "Uh... Could you repeat the order, please?" - A blush so strong filled your head to the point that even your ears turned red.

"Pardon me, what did you just say now?"

☆ Of course, the Six Eared Macaque heard what you said, but he wanted to hear again. You finally didn't understand an order, and it wasn't because of how hard it was to get it, it was for the fact that he managed to make you unable to concentrate.

☆ His eyes got wrapped in the satisfying view of you shaking lightly, with eyes that darted from the ground to his lips while weakly mumbling "I got distracted".

☆ As the days passed he felt more pleasure in seeing you like this, and with all that passing of time he felt more and more the desire to always see you. It was fact that he caught some feelings.

☆ Despite your insecurities, you started to flirt back, in your own way. His favorite table was always reserved for him, sometimes his order would come with extra desserts, and occasionally a napkin would appear in his stuff with a written question asking his favorites musics, the answer would define the soundtrack for the café on that day.

☆ "Look, I'm really liking all those special favors, but when are you going to make a move on me?"

The face hid behind a tray, pretending not to hear as you left, "H-Have a nice day!"

☆ One day a customer started bothering you. Your service wasn't fast enough in his opinion, and because of that he made sure to mistreat you in public.

☆ To avoid things from getting out of hand, you listened to all with your head down in hope that he would go away after saying everything he wanted to.

But he only left after throwing a cup in your direction, luckily he didn't hurt you much.

☆ Macaque couldn't control himself. Once the man got out of the place, the monkey dragged him to an alley and beat the shit out of him.

"Never bother them again, did you hear me?"

☆ He just didn't count on the fact that the back doors of the cafeteria led to that alley, that you would open the door to throw out the garbage and end up watching the whole fight without him noticing.

☆ "Well, I guess you saw all of that, huh? Are you scared of me now? Are you afraid of demons?" - Macaque pulled his theatrics to make his lil dramatic phrase.

"... Thank you for defending me, Macaque." - You quickly leave a peck at his cheek and run back to the café.

He is left with the sweet sensation of victory.

☆ Macaque's regular visits continue, and after gathering your courage, you finally call the demon to go out and soon after you two starts dating.

[nekohime19]

Mini Mac #7 : When you're emotionally allergic brother have a crush

Let's go for some brotherhood shenanigans! I like writing in Azure pov, it's fun to see them struggling to understand SWK!

“Brothers, what would you do if you wanted to court someone?”

Azure spat his wine and coughed, strangled by his own drink. He saw, from the corner of his eyes, the rest of the brotherhood have similar reactions. Bull King was leaning on the table, folded on himself, his coughs shaking the table itself. Peng threw his glass at the Monkey King, persuaded he was some sort of evil spirit stealing his skin (of course Sun Wukong evaded it easily). Yellow-Tusk dropped his glass on his lap, mouth hanging in shock.

“You're alright, brother?” Asked Azure once he regained a semblance of calm.

“Yeah, why are you asking?” Chuckled the great sage as he stuffed his face with fruits, mainly peaches.

“Because you just asked for advice on courting!?” Answered Peng, indignation strong in his tone.

“What's weird about that?” Questioned the sage with a raised eyebrow.

“Everything!” Shouted the demonic bird.

“Brother, you're interested in someone?” Asked Yellow-Tusk, and this was what they were all curious about. Sun Wukong, the most emotional allergic monkey in the world, the one obsessed with peaches and warfare, the one who never bothered with common demonic traditions before, was interested in someone? It sounded unreal, Azure couldn't even fathom how his brother would be when in love. In all honesty, he thought his brother was the kind who couldn't feel this sort of thing, the kind to not have any sexual or romantic desire in their life.

“Why are you all so shocked? I talk about him all the time! Maybe your old ages are catching up with you, brothers.” Azure ignored the comment about his age (and how it was quite hypocritical of the centuries-old monkey to make jokes about one age) and focused on what was truly important : Sun Wukong had talked about the person he was interested in and said person was a him.

“You did mention someone while drunk, is this it ?” Asked Yellow-Tusk with furrowed eyes. Now that he thought of it, Azure remembered his brother gushing about someone in his drunken hours, but he never took it seriously. Sun Wukong was the type to gush about anything, really. He gushed about a particular shiny rock last week.

“Yeah! Maybe, I don't really remember. But I'm sure I talked about him!” Laughed the great sage with a beaming smile.

“And so you wish to court this person? How long did you two even know each other?” Asked Bull King while serving himself another glass of wine.

“A few months.” Nonchalantly answered Sun Wukong.

“Isn't it soon for initiating courtship then?” Questioned the lion with an indulgent smile, he knew his brother wasn't used to the ways of courtship, so he probably didn't know demons waited for at least a year of acquaintance before initiating any romantic advances. “Are you even sure of your feelings?” In all honesty, if his brother was really serious about this affair, Azure would gladly encourage him. But courtship was no light matter, and the lion wouldn't want his brother to embarrass himself or this mystery person to be hurt if the sage's feelings changed in the middle of the courtship. The brotherhood knew their littlest brother well-enough by now, his interest was usually a fickle thing, never staying in one place, always wandering.

Sun Wukong put down the peaches he was eating, something he rarely did, and narrowed his eyes in thought.

“What do you mean by that?” Asked the golden-furred monkey as he tilted his head.

“What Azure Lion means is that courtship is no laughing matter, brother.” Explained the Bull King. “We never saw you being interested in anyone before, so it is surprising news. You have to make sure you are indeed in love before initiating any sort of courtship.”

“Well then how do I make sure I'm in love?” Questioned the great sage, Azure winced at this question. Love was a rather difficult topic for war-driven beasts like them, he threw a glance at Yellow-Tusk (the most emotionally sensitive of them) and hoped he would have some kind of answer to offer.

“Love can be different depending on the person, it comes in all kinds of forms. You have to question yourself. Do you feel excited around him? Do you wish to see him often? What kind of thoughts do you have about him? Are you attracted to him? You have to sort out your feelings.” Answered Yellow-Tusk, as always the wisest among them.

“Just ask yourself if you like him like any shiny pebbles you always brag about or if you want to fuck him.” Added Peng while he took a new glass of wine.

“Does it really have to be sexual?” Sighed the sage with narrowed eyes, unbothered by the bird's rather crude words.

“Like I said, love can come in many different forms, it doesn't have to be sexual, but it is good to ask yourself if it is.” Replied the elephant.

“Okay, I get it. I mean I don't even know if we could have any intercourse, it wouldn't even fit.” Chuckled the great sage, Azure Lion raised an eyebrow at that, he knew his brother was shameless but this was rather crude compared to his usual humor.

“What, you think you're too big or something?” Snorted Peng, obviously mocking the golden-furred monkey for his outrageous confidence.

“Obviously I am.” Huffed Sun Wukong with the utmost seriousness, Peng choked on his glass and barked a laugh. “Do you even see me, Peng? I'm obviously too big for this.”

“I would prefer if we do not see how big you are, brother.” Winced Azure, not wanting this fest to turn into some dick-measuring contest. “How about you just make sure you're in love?”

“Yeah, I'll do that.” Shrugged the golden-furred monkey as he sat up and stretched. “In fact I'm gonna head back and see if he's still awake, maybe he'll want to see the moon again tonight.”

“Alright, stay safe, brother.” Called Azure as he watched the sage jump on his cloud.

“Who knew the Monkey King could be interested in courtship.” Huffed Peng once Sun Wukong disappeared from view.

“Truly surprising news.” Agreed the Bull King.

“I hope the person he's interested in will share his feelings.” Sighed the lion.

“Don't be such a worrywart, Azure. Even if he's a fool , I can admit this guy didn't gain his title of Handsome Monkey King for nothing, the man he's pining for will be at least intrigued by his good looks.” Replied the demonic bird as he rolled his eyes.

“That is true, in fact weren't you the one who was a bit infatuated with the simian when you first met?” Lightly teased the Bull King with a knowing smirk.

“We promised to never talk about this.” Groaned the lion. “I was young and easily swayed.”

“Fooled by appearances.” Snorted the bird. “I'm more intrigued about what this madman would do for courtship, and if it ends well, what kind of person could even love this chaotic mess.”

“It'll certainly be interesting to see.” Chuckled Yellow-Tusk.

+ memes

++ cut scenes

SWK *at one brotherhood fest* : and I found this gray rock who reflected the light in such a way it made it look as if a rainbow was dancing on its surface! 🤩

Azure *with a tired smile* : That is impressive, brother. 😀

Bull King *at Yellow-Tusk* : how many rocks did he mention in the last hour? I lost count around five. 😑

Yellow-Tusk *at Bull King* : 45. 😐

Peng *after noticing there wasn't any wine left* : Just kill me already. 😩

Young Azure *looking at SWK playing with his monkeys* : He's such a benevolent King, truly responsible, and very handsome too. 🥰

Now Azure *looking at SWK throws up after drinking three sort of alcohol at the same time* : we will never talk about my crush on him ever again. 😩😐

SWK *after considering Peng suggestion of inrercourse a bit more* : But I think that if I used magic I could somehow make it work. I mean magic can do a lot of things, so I'm sure I could shrink myself to the size of a doll to do it. 🤔

DBK *baffled* : Why would anyone want to be the size of a doll during intercourse? 😳🤨

SWK : why wouldn't you be the size of a doll with someone like Macaque? You are weird if you keep your actual size during sexual endeavors. 🤨🙄

Peng : You're the weird one here, what the actual fuck? 😶😨

Azure : I don't even want to imagine what you would do with such a tiny size during sex. 😰

Yellow-Tusk : How about we change subjects? 😩😬

Azure : I didn't know you were gay, brother 🤔

SWK *thinking gay only means cheerful* : of course I'm gay, I'm always the life of the party! 😆

DBK : how is being the life of the party related to you being gay? 🤨

SWK : What are you saying? Of course you're gay if you're the life of the party, that's obvious. 😉

Yellow-Tusk : I wasn't aware of this rule... 😅

Peng : You're homosexuality aside- 🙄

SWK *Who has never felt like this for anyone beside Macaque and thus doesn't thinks himself as an homosexual* : I'm not homosexual. 😀

Azure :?? 🙃

DBK :?? 😐

Peng :??😩

Yellow-Tusk :??😑

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[centuryberry]

Hey, Berry.

I realized I forgot to ask you in my last question, regarding the idea of Yue being left on FFM as a newborn, how does Macaque react upon seeing her? While he ends up taking her in, was he hesitant at first? Does his initial feelings change once he gets to know her better? I can easily imagine him slowly but steadily growing to love her as he watches over her, especially if she clings to him while she sleeps. Or when she's old enough to stay awake and alert, she enjoys staring up him, touching his face and ears and he lets her, maybe start a tickle fight/kiss bath to get her to laugh.

Also, just for laughs and giggles, given how dramatic he is over Yue, how incapacitated would Wukong be if baby Yue has a cute, big ol' baby sneeze? Or when Yue is old enough to start talking, what would his reaction be if she says 'Baba'? Or would she call Macaque that first?

I had this funny thought that when she was old enough to say a variety of easy words, Yue's favorite word to repeat was 'stop' no matter what's going on, which tickles Red Son to no end.

Macaque's first emotion when seeing her was a mix of disbelief and wonder. There's also an instant feeling of kinship since they shared the same six-eared trait. While he definitely has some reservations and fears about being a single father (and there's no hesitation about that part - he's this baby's guardian and parent now), Macaque knows that he has a strong support system within FFM and countless monkey mothers to guide him.

He feels responsibility towards baby Yue at first. As someone who grew up with six ears, Macaque felt like he owed it to this child and his younger self to protect and prepare her for the world. The softer feelings came in after he got the hang of childrearing. Yue's complete and utter trust in him humbles him and her curious exploration of his face and ears once she opens her eyes has him completely enthralled.

As for Wukong, he's internally exploding from all the cuteness that baby Yue displays by simply breathing. If she sneezes, he's deceased. Yue would say "Ma" as her first word, but once she calls Wukong "Ba" for the first time? He's over the moon. He's overjoyed. There's a party thrown just for that. He immediately tries to get her to say it again.

(Lol, Yue's favorite word being "stop" in your headcanon. It's a funny thought considering the connotations. Personally, I think her favorite word would be "why?" She's a curious little tot, so I'm sure she's bound to babble out a constant stream of questions once she can string together full sentences.)

[phoenixeclipse-lmkau]

the fact that teenager mk willingly joinged the brotherhood Makes me think that reuniting with His mom is going to look like that: XIAOXIAN : but ma! i don't Wanna go home, please this is life i wanna become a great pirate like u 😭😩

PHOENIX:no!! Pirates are dangerous and selfish bastards Who Do Nothing but harm to other, you are going back wether u like or not young Boy😡😡🔥

WUKONG/MACAQUE WHO HAVE BEEN THERE THE WHOLE TIME: were here too btw😶😑

Okay I love this! Though that's not exactly how I had planned for it to go. Instead the Brotherhood had decided to stop in a town which is how Phoenix is able to catch up to them. Phoenix runs into Xiaotian alone in the market place and Wukong and Macaque arrive halfway through the conversation a little bit shocked.

"Mom!?" Xiaotain was both shocked and excited to see his mother when she arrived.

"Xiaotain! Oh my gosh honey are you okay? I saw the wanted posters, what is going on?" Phoenix had run up to him and gripped his forearms tightly, her son being stronger than her for the last few years meant it didn't hurt at all.

"You saw the wanted posters? Am I that famous!? Awesome!!" He jumped at the news, his eyes sparkling with delight.

"Awesome?" Silence sat between them for a moment, "What do you mean awesome?"

"It means I'm pretty good at this pirate business, obviously," He explained as a matter of factually completely calm about the ordeal.

He gently pried her hands off of his arms to pull her into a big hug, his eyes looked up to scan the area as his ears twitched. He had to make sure no one was watching. He was a famous wanted pirate, he didn't want people hunting down his mother too. He had no idea that his mother had been a pirate once too and had a larger bounty than him right now.

"Don't tell me... you want to be a pirate..." She hoped he would say no, she had tried to raise him so he wouldn't act like her... like at all.

"YES!! IT'S AWESOME! They are teaching me so much like how to properly steer a ship, Captain Wukong is really laid back about it too. He let me steer it! It was so fun! Of course Mac had made sure that nothing was around to crash into first but it's a start!" He grinned happily gently pulling away to jump up and down for a moment.

Phoenix's heart pounded in her chest. Why was her son so much like her younger self? Why did she have the excitement about pirates like his dad, why did he have to get involved with them. As Xiaotain kept rambling on and on she had to stop herself from yelling.

"Enough!" His words stopped as he flinched back from his mother's anger, she never got angry like every. Frustrated? Sure a lot with how rambunctious he and Mei were especially.

"I cannot let you be a pirate, especially not with them," She was barely holding back her anger, not only did they have to haunt her sleep but now they were actively trying to put her son in direct danger.

"W-with them?" Xaiotain asked slowly as he processed her words. What was she talking about, what would she know about the captain and his mate? Was it because they were also really famous?

"Yes with them. They are selfish, arrogant, and highly dangerous bastards. I will not have you associate with them," She crossed her arms over her chest as she started shaking.

At first Xaiotain thought it was from anger making him angry too but then figured out it was something else. Something else entirely, when he looked into her eyes she looked truly terrified. He hated the expression that graced her face.

"Mom- I'm not in danger, I'm really strong remember. Besides they have also been training me other ways too! Mac has been teaching me how to use shadow magic and I can lift the Captain's staff! Still not sure why, but it's awesome! He said I couldn't have it but he'd show me how to use it. I'll be fine," He tried to console her unintentionally causing her more fear and sadness.

"They know...?" Her words were barely a whisper but her son heard none the less. Her incredibly dense son heard with his six beautiful ears that he got from who she had deemed is Baba.

"They know what?" Her whole body froze when she heard the next voice, that was not the voice of her son. Slowly she turned her head as she came face to face with The Six Eared Macaque was had his face mere inches from hers.

She blinked a few times but when she found that it wasn't an illusion she did the only thing she could think of. She clocked him in the face with her fist, his head snapped back more from shock than anything else. Grabbing Xiaotain's hand she didn't have time to run when arms wrapped around her waist.

"What do we have here?" Captain Sun Wukong asked a sigh escaping his lips as he rested his chin on her head. He was using transformation magic to be taller than her. It sent a chill up her spine.

"Hey! Let her go," Xaiotain growled. He liked his Captain he really did, but he didn't trust anyone with his mom. Not a single person. With narrowed eyes he cocked his head to the side when he saw his expression.

"Yeah, I'm not going to do that. It's been 19 years of pure torture without her, I am not letting our love slip away a second time," Sun Wukong said tightening his grip ever so slightly on the woman frozen in fear.

Love? The fuck was he talking about? They had talked about killing her and how she was so weak and pathetic. Why the hell should she trust anything that he said? No she didn't trust what he said, not a single bit.

"Love? What do you mean love? And how do you know my mother?" Xaiotain's eyes flashed with protectiveness, she same protectiveness that was a nightmare for anyone that hated or threatened his mother.

"Mother? She really is your mother?" Macaque asked slowly, shadows covered most of his face as he tried to hide the psychotic smile that graced his face. "I see there is much to talk about between the three of us."

"What is there to talk about?" Xaiotain asked whipping his head looking between the two quickly. He was so confused.

"Of course we know your mother bud~ How else would you exist? Come on you have to had realized it by now," Wukong began with a chuckle nuzzling Phoenix's dark brown hair.

"Don't you dare," Phoenix snapped trying to get out of his grip but his grip didn't budge at all.

"Fine, why don't you tell him? I mean it's kind of hypocritical of you really darling. You were one of the best pirates that there ever was and yet you don't want OUR son to be a pirate? He does such a good job at it though, and we keep him safe. Not that he need it," Macaque said his eyes twinkling as he gently cupped her face in his palms.

She was really here standing in front of him, trapped in his mate's grasp. A single thought passed through both his and Wukong's head in that moment. She wasn't going anywhere. Not this time. His heart swelled with joy, she was resisting but she had sealed her fate way before Xaiotain was even thought of.

"W-What?" Xaiotain's grip on his Captain's arm loosened from his shock. What was he talking about?

"Come on now, you have to have realized by now. You said it yourself you can pick up Wukong's staff, you have his gold vision, you have even transformed like him, you're six ears are a clear indication, you can use shadow portals, and have even summoned a shadow clone. You'll learn even more as we train you but come on you have to have realized by now," Macaque said calmly as he explained, his eyes turning from Xaiotain to Phoenix. Her face was full of fear as she started shaking with tears in her eyes. Something happened, and he would figure out what, but in the meantime.

"You are our son, and that is obvious," Wukong added giving Phoenix an ever so slight tug closer to him, he was careful not to have a painful grip but he wasn't going to let her go at all.

Honestly that should have been the most shocking part of the situation. However Xaiotain's brain locked onto a different piece of information. "YOU USED TO BE A PIRATE!?"

TADA!! This is how the convo kinda goes! Hope you like it! Thank you so much for the ask!!

[silverredtail]

Magnus bullshit-mangus monkey bullshit. Feel free to talk it out with me!

-Mk and mac both are so vuntable to the lonely it's devastating

-Mk is many episodes is shown to being afraid of being left behind and gets depressed when he feels isolated. Season 2(?) Highlights this especially after meetings lbd.l, and wukong doesn't help. He needs to be useful and the lonely can easily give him a cold embrace.(Notes added cause wife is clever: mk hates the cold and reacts big so that would work against the lonely. Mk is quick to fall prey to the isolation but he's just as quick to perk up with others around or has a goal he can focus on) He's also vulnerable to the stranger mainly shown in the calabash episode, he doesn't like it when things wear his friends faces and the stranger can abuse that easy since mk forgets to check things with his gold vision.

- lonely is the same with Mac but it's one he has had to wrap himself in. Hell he'd probably be so deep in the lonelys grasp that he might be close to becoming an avatar..or at least a tool of the entity. The end also might like to play with mac's memories to remind him that Mac is dead and already belongs to it. Compared to the cold isolation the lonely carried the solid embrace of the end would probably feel like a friend.

-red. This may be a dumb one but fuck it, the vast. Spacifically the fear of being insignificant. With his mother's powers I doubt he'd fear the ozone, wind or the sky(eat shit you crusty avatar) but stick that boy somewhere where he is a spec among an endless existence and lost to a lack of control and I think that boy will break. Also maybe desolation but only in that small subsection of the fear of loosing all that's precious to him and watch those he cared about being in so much pain. Like his mother grieving his father when he was locked away.

-mei. Again, could be desolation because of that special brand of cruelty Jane does(same as red)..her biggest fear came from the samadi fire and not being enough for her family. The fire burning everything she loved to nothing but ash. The desolation would eat that up, remind her just how much of a powder keg she is and what destruction she can bring to the world. But others also fit like the dark for the same kind of thought. The unknown, being left in that questionable state(looking at you wukong, could've told them something) was enough to make her loose her cool.

-Wukong. End, eye, web and the buried. He's a mess, he gets a mess with so many entities that claw at him. Let's start strong. His whole hunt for imortallity began because he feared growing old, weak and eventually dying. The end is constantly on Wukongs mind and he thought he ran hard enough..but it took his subject, Mac, his brothers, his master. The end always wins..now he's got mk and the rencarnations of his brothers and master, mortals..the end is back in his mind. The eye, heaven constantly watching him and judging his every action. That has to create some paranoia..make him second guess just how to proceed even if he plays and acts stupid. Same with the web..this monkey hates and fears being puppeted around. Heaven, the many demons that are shits, lbd..he's a weapon and he doesn't want anyone to handle him..and then the buried. Many creatures, demons and celestials have found that the best way to shut him up and make him stop moving is to bury him deep deep down in the earth, chain him, put him in a pot or frying pan, restrain him in so many ways..and he hates it every time and freaks out. Bitch fits so many of the 14 but god damn it ya know?

-pigsy. This one also may seem obvious or stupid depending on who gets to see this bullshit. curruption and the flesh seem to fit him in my opinion. Curruption naturally comes from the need to keep the shop clean so he can stay in business and rot, disease, and the such would shut him down..but in jttw bajie always ended up eating magots and rotten food that wukong never warned him about cause of demons and I think that would pass down..beyond that depending on how his mother and grandmother passed can also make him weaker to curruptions effect. Flesh and the hunt also could kind of comes from his primal nature but also time in the war. Fear of being butchered and being hunted because he's a pig but also just because he's no doubt felt a lot of hatred for being a demon and probably has seen awful things..but curruption seems the strongest for him, idk. I'll come back to him

-sandy. The man who technically started this shit. Slaughter feels the most right for him, from the sheer bloodshed from the war he fought in that caused him to change his very being. He doesn't even raise a hand in anything more then defense because of the mindless carnage that gave him PTSD. (Notes added cause wife is clever: the hunt would also be a good fit because he was the hunter before and now he would fear his sins coming back to haunt him. After all he harmed so many that something would naturally come back and karma's a bitch) The cats help make him feel more himself sure but with that can bring in the stranger or the spiral..those entities that remind him and fill those corners of his eyes with red and bodies.

[angstandhappiness]

INTERESTING to consider

@istopaskingmemate: #this is so true#stop hating on sun wukong#he is doing a good job#bro achelly being the world protecter isn't even his job it would more of Nezhu's job then wukong's he doing this out of the good of his#haert. and he still gets yelled at. you see ao gaun being yelled at for not doing or Master puti or Nezhu or any of the other powerful bein#that could be helping it's just sun wukong.#TBH i think the reason he didn't explain his plan is that given it envoles him putting the only thing powerful enough to kill inside of#himself he wasn't sure whether it would kill him or not and didn't say that which fair

@ladybonedemon: #oh my god this is like the exact same argument us wu ninjago fans gotta give all the time#bc ppl be acting like somehow he was supposed to KNOW all these old threats he dealt with AGES ago were gonna come back#like what the fuck#anyways i love swk i will defend him forever like I defend wu ninajgo !!!

@imbeccablee: #THANK YOU#absolutely tired of ppl misinterpreting him#like i might make jokes or whatever about him being lazy#but at the end of the day he generally knows how to get a job done and has learnes to do it HIMSELF#should he have told mk about lbd? perhaps but it wouldnt be inline with his character to do so#should he have told mei about the fourth ring? dubiously perhaps but as op has outlined it would have turned out just as poorly#like swk is a flawed character guys thats the POINT#he makes mistakes but he isnt a bad guy who cant do anything right#hes an old man trying to retire while someone he couldnt have forseen centuries ago is undoing all his hard work#anyway im also a sun wukong apologist til the day i die

@monkie-brainriot: #half his communication issues are trauma#THAT PEOPLE SEEMINGLY REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE#it’s literally never been in Wukong’s character to purposefully make things harder for his friends#and I know that she show shows the villains perspective bc technically jttw was swk’s perspective#like i might make jokes or whatever about him being lazy#but at the end of the day he generally knows how to get a job done and has learnes to do it HIMSELF#hes an old man trying to retire while someone he couldnt have forseen centuries ago is undoing all his hard work#bc ppl be acting like somehow he was supposed to KNOW all these old threats he dealt with AGES ago were gonna come back

@4filen0tfound4: #FR#I love hating on Wukong in like a silly way but whenever the fandom hates on him for this it just feels. stupid#it’s literally never been in Wukong’s character to purposefully make things harder for his friends#and I know that she show shows the villains perspective bc technically jttw was swk’s perspective#and unreliable narrators are fun to work with#but HGRGGH he gets too much hate for the stuff he did as if he didn’t state in s4 he regrets a lot of the stuff he did#even tho he’s seen as a hero#he’s a complex guy ok !!

@the1trueanon: #AGREEEEEEE#STOP MAKING HIM THE BAD GUY#HES LITERALLY DONE EVERYTHING HE CAN#AND ALSO#its in literally every living things NATURE to learn and adapt!!#the villians theyre all facing after swk has royally beaten their asses hundreds or thousands of years ago?#THEYVE LEARNED FROM THAT#THEYVE ADAPTED#and that's in no way swk's fault#ESPECIALLY when he has no way to even predict that theyd come back#tbh when you think about it#the only people wukong would ever have thought for mk to have to face while he was training him would've been the dbk family#and seeing how easily mk handled them in the pilot he wouldve known that mk was strong enough and capable enough to handle them#even while still in training#literally everyone else? he had no clue about#MK WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO HAVE TO FACE THEM BECAUSE THEY WERE ALREADY DEALT WITH#if you PAY ATTENTION#throughout the show you can see that most of the time#WUKONG IS WITH MK IN SOME FORM#not a lot of attention is drawn to him#and most of the time mk doesnt notice or realize#BUT HES THERE#JUST IN CASE HE NEEDS TO STEP IN AND HELP HIM#there are obvious exceptions to this BUT STILL

@luescris: #YEAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH#*YEAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA!!!!!!!!*#*SAY IT FUCKING LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK!!!!!!!*#HOLY SHIT. HOLY SHIT!!!!!!#OP EVEN MADE ME REALIZE THAT HE LEGIT *DID* DEAL WITH THESE BAD GUYS ALREADY. THEY JUST KEEP COMING BACK#AND ITS CLEAR WUKONG BLAMES HIMSELF ALREADY THINKING THAT HE DIDNT TAKE CARE IF THEM#BUT HOW WOULD HE HAVE KNOWN????#LEGIT FUCKING HELL HE LITERALLY *IS DOING HIS BEST*. I SWEAR TO GOD#I WILL DIE ON THE WUKONG APPRECIATION TRAIN#nahmahstuff

@porthatrack: #no i am also very passionate about this#lbd in particular bc it's literally said that he would have killed her if it hadn't been for tang#and the macaque thing got more complicated by season 4 but still#if he was attacking the jttw gang then killing him did deal with him#and telling mei would have made things a lot more complicated

@six-earedshadowmonkey: "Wukong has done a lot of bad in his life. He's hurt a lot of people." *frowns and looks at the ground, remembering something personal and painful* "But..." *sucks in a long breath through his nose and sighs* "...he's also done a lot of good." *looks at OP* "And you're right. That has to be acknowledged. Punish the bad without rewarding the good and you create a villian." *smiles crookedly* "But if you also reward the good, you create a hero."

"every major baddie problem in the lmk universe is caused by SWK not dealing with his shit properly"

expect he dealt with all the shit and i'm tired of people ignoring it to paint him as an ignorant, uncaring bastard.

(very very minor s4 spoilers, so the cut)

Demon Bull King? Got his ass whooped and was sealed away for however long years it took for an entire ass megapolis to be built literally on top of him, causing absolutely no trouble to anyone whatsoever. Oh, and what sealed DBK? The staff. And if you'd care to know SWK outside of the LEGOverse, you'd realize how strong was SWK's resolve to seal DBK - keep him relatively safe, one might say - by using his trusty staff. The guy would literally die seven times over than let go of this thing.

Also people like, ignore the fact that canonically SWK stuck around the area (for the most part to stalk MK, but still), so he was literally there to deal with the DBK family if something went southwards? He didn't, because MK was able to hold the staff and the legend of the Monkie Kid then began.

(also zero antagonistic feelings towards DBK from SWK, like, whatsoever. i bet the dude actually wanted DBK to be free, cuz he felt bad abt it)

Macaque? In a morally gray manner, still very dealt with. SWK killed the dude. He was literally as dealt with as it can be. Or what, should SWK have predicted that after thousand upon thousand of years later a spirit (he dealt with too) would pull Mac out of Diyu? Yeah, I'd like to see that thought process.

SWK isn't omnipotent, he isn't even that far-thinking. Never was, actually. So holding that against him is like, very stupid. Especially because you don't do it to any other character in the show. 

Spider Queen? Wouldja look at that, also pretty much dealt with. We don't really know how exactly, but we know that she lost literally every ounce of power she had and had to resort to living in the sewers, prolly never to cause troubles ever again because, well, we never even heard of her until the special. SQ was pulled onto the scene by the Lady Bone Demon.

Which is, again, something SWK couldn't predict even if he tried.

And now into the fun part.

Lady Bone Demon? Was sealed away by Tripitaka and also didn't cause any trouble until DBK decided to use this freaky coffin he knew literally zero things about for his plans.

"But he should've killed LBD!!!"

He tried. Believe him he tried. This decision just wasn't his, and if you hold it against him and not Tripitaka, shame on you.

"He should have told the crew about LBD!"

He really couldn't have.

And people thinking that are blatantly ignoring SWK's character. Not that obnoxious fan favorite uncaring bastard one.

SWK deals with things on his own. That is just how he is, how he always was and he never learned to do it the other way around. If that's a fight, he'll do it, because he's damn strong. If it's to scout the mountain, he'll do it, because Bajie is a lazy ass motherfucker. If it's to find food for Trip, he'll do it, cuz he's fast and his eyes are awesome.

Same applies here.

LBD? Tried to kill her and Trip didn't let me -> Basically I didn't do the job right -> WTF I always do my job right, I am Sun Wukong hello???

It was, dare I say, a question to his pride, and SWK will forever be prideful. And when he acts on his pride, he does it with style and flare, in the most stupid way possible.

Hence all of the s2 off-screen investigation arc.

"Well, he should've told about the Samadhi rings!"

It would've endangered Mei, questioned his at this point in time very shaky authority and ability to handle shit, and prolly would've fucked Mei up a very whole lot.

You don't go and say to a person that they are a part of the most dangerous seal in the world and could die and destroy everything they love because you fucked up long time ago (again, very much jabbing at his mentality of 'Sun Wukong can do no bad job, and if he does he'll better fucking die trying to make it right').

Was his plan a shitty one? Obviously. Like, no question asked, it was a shit show of a plan. Very in character, though (SWK handles all the shit because he thinks he can).

And this little character arc of SWK not learning a damn thing results in him, oh golly you would not believe it, running off to do things on his own because he thinks he can handle it, because he's THE Sun Wukong who already handled this in the past.

Who woulda thought.

MINOR S4 SPOILERS HERE

And the new addition to the baddie group, Azure Lion. Won't be addressing all 'SWK is a betraying bitch' because the show refuses to give us SWK's perspective and I hate it.

But you already know what I will say, because you know the truth. He was dealt with. Got his ass whooped and sealed away in the inky scroll. To be pulled back onto the scene by a third party that Wukong literally couldn't have known about.

See a pattern?

SWK deals with the shit, some unknown variable meddles in it, suddenly SWK is an incapable asshole who left the problems for the poor lmk crew to deal with.

Wukong did his job. Someone fucked him over by undoing his job. He tried to deal with it again the only way he knows how, but the solo play doesn't fly anymore, so he made it kinda worse.

He's not an unbearable, incapable asshole because of it.

And I'm tired of people not seeing this.

Thank you for coming to my TED talk, I am Sun Wukong Apologist till the day I die.

Have a nice day!

[platinumrosetail]

Yandere platonic shadowpeach dbk free noddles and sandy and Mei x wooloo sytr toddler child reader

Like she's really really fluffy but that's not all she's a pokehumajn

And she gets lost and confused looking for Mary) Mary had a little lamb little lamb the fleece was white as snow 😆)

Mary was her trainer

If she has her little bow her little red bow around her neck that keeps a lot of her long fluffy hair away from her hoofs

She looks around doing her little sheep calls for Mary but instead of getting married she gets new family

She acts top for a second knowing stranger danger and does little little intimidation Baaas

But you see this cute little kid that's literally a kid have kid half human ( baby sheep are called kids I thought that was adorable)

Trying to scare you warn you off with her little Baaas

They show her that mean no harm and take her home

Oh I’m so going to love to do this, especially the baaaas part 😆😍😁🤩

Also I adore wooloo’s!! It’s funny how strong their wool actually is, cause if they fall down a high cliff or something similar their wool would protect them, isn’t that fascinating plus it would make a great reader story idea.

Warning: noob author, dark theme, yandere platonic characters, female!reader, cuteness overload, and others.

Characters: shadowpeach(sun wukong x macaque), freenoodles(tang x pigsy), sandy, mei, dbk family.

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Freenoodles:

You had lost your trainer when going to next city for the other part of your vacation and now walking around trying to find her but as you’ve seem to never really been anywhere.

You were a wooloo before entering it but now you’re a human with features of a wooloo. You had walked in front of Mary so as to not worry her if you were behind her, you marched in a tune you remembered hearing back at home on Mary’s tv and so you became distracted not noticing that Mary is no longer behind you anymore before walking into the city, transforming into a little girl.

And since you had never been human before, you had walked wobbling every second, though you remembered watching Mary walk all the time it was harder than you thought so it took you many tries as you would fall done every so often; it had taken until noon rolled around to at least stay up for a while without falling down.

Now it’s time to find Mary!

You let out a ‘baaa!’ While throwing your hands up in the air in excitement though that set you off balance and made you tip over with how fast you threw your hands in the air.

You prepared for the fall but it never came, when you opened you eyes you see a man with glasses along with clothes that a johto citizen would wear as you’ve in some magazines.

He checked for if you had any injuries before hand, smiling to reassure you; you had let out a small ‘baa?’ all the while tilting your head to the side.

Tang; the man who saved you from scrapes and pain silently ‘aww’ed and felt a nonexistent arrow hit is heart at the cuteness in front of him.

You thought he didn’t look like trouble but still wary and hesitant to do anything but at least you can use your bite if anything should happen.

He noticed the little nubs for horns and sheep ears on the sides along with two puffy braids going down from the sides of your face and in front of your ears, you also had big puffy (white/brown) hair being held by a single red ribbon.

He decided to bring you to his husband to show how adorable and cute you’re and that he had found you all alone so it’s not considered kidnapping, he also wanted to convince him of adopting you.

When tang brought you to the noodle shop his husband that he owns and had explained how he had found you all alone.

The pig demon known as pigsy scolded his husband and offered some of his famous noodles as compensation and fee of charge as he knew you wouldn’t have enough money on you for it unless your caretakers is with you.

They soon didn’t won’t to let you go to your caretaker and since neither them or anybody else understand you you just have to stay with them, forever…

But don’t worry you’ll have amazing friends who’ll protect, like mk, mei, sandy, and your new parents, all you have to do is stay with them!!

Shadowpeach:

You had appeared on a mountain after going into a cave that had crystals worrying Mary and having to scold you as you went further and further away.

You hadn’t noticed you had begun changing into a human as you started following a monkey Pokémon that you’ve never seen before.

As you chase after it not wanting to be alone anymore while calling out with the usual wooloo ‘baaa’s just in case Mary hears it and finds you.

You were picked up at some point in the chase after the companion you wanted as you didn’t want to be alone. You thrash around while letting out distress ‘baaa’s before deciding to use your only option that you could think of.

By biting the culprits as it was close to you to be in biting range.

Sadly since you’re a wooloo and they’re herbivores your teeth aren’t that sharp enough to break loose as it only made the culprit flinch.

Soon after you felt a weight lifting and going back down in a stroking pattern.

You can very well hear the cooing from the culprit making you start to naw on their arm though you came to soon realize that there’s hair on the arm so you let out a ‘baaa’ in disapproval.

The next thing you knew is that you’re in a house sitting on the lap of the one who kidnapped you.

You notice the culprit has a male voice to them as they started hugging you and saying how soft, cuddly and adorable you are and that this ‘macaque’ would love you as much as he does, whoever these two is.

When you finally met this macaque it was when you you used headbutt on the who captured you who soon told you his name but that you may also call him dad.

Macaque saw the weirdest sight ever but got over it quickly as he knows it’s just sun’s natural weirdness that mk as well.

What he saw was a child with nub like horns head first going to his mate in a attempt to headbutt sun, and he was accepting it!! Sun hugged you as soon as you got close and rocked you in his arms with you grumblingly went with it.

They decided to adopt you as they figured you’re abandoned; which you ‘baaa’ed in anger for not accepting it at all, and even if you weren’t you’re already theirs now, the caretaker shouldn’t have left you out of their sites but how fortunate for them that sun and macaque will be taking care of the child now and forever.

And with how little you’re and how caring they are to you, you start to love them as your parents like they wanted.

It was all part of the plan; macaque had stole a serum to make you start to forget about your caretaker and have to rely on them to parent you more.

But don’t worry macaque and his mate will cherish you forever no matter how many people they have to kill even mk is starting to pick up a few things from the to make sure you’re safe.

Sandy:

You had followed a cat Pokémon when you lost Mary, or at least you thought it was a cat Pokémon as it seems to have blue fur and orange Mohawk like hair on his head.

Your now surrounded by many cats with you trying to pet them all and them wanting a turn even if they had already went.

When sandy can back to ship/home he wasn’t expecting to see a little girl who had long fluffy hair tied in a red ribbon and noticing the nubs of horns along with the sheep ears to match; he worries that something tragic had happened.

He tried to see if you know what happened but all he gets is cute little ‘baaa’s but it can work with it as he explained that you could tell him by drawing.

When you were finished and help him understand the situation of what happened and now understand that you can’t get home as it’s not from here but a different world entirely.

So he decided to take care of you, you were of course hesitant about it as it would feel like you were replacing your trainer Mary.

And as a stress reliever, he had given you tea that he especially made for the stress of any kind and you can even pet the cats some more to help!

The tea is a special blend of herbs that would make you sleepy and groggy but relaxed as well so you soon never thought of your past trainer and started thinking sandy as your new caretaker.

When you spend time together it’s usually sandy brunch and styling your hair in styles that you had found in a magazine while you pet the cat relaxed as ever.

He makes sure to be as careful with you as he is with his cats even if you’re bigger than them you’re still fragile and precious to him, I mean look how small you are compared to him!!

As long as you’re with him you’ll be safe and sound plus have a healthy diet, so please stay with him….

(A/n: ok! So something happened when I posted this, I had thought I clicked saved then post but I didn’t which deleted a lot of the work I had already done, so I had lost dbk family, mei’s and some of Sandy’s last bit so I’m going to make a part two so I can make it as if I would edit this post and try to edit the missing thing that had been deleted plus new bits I would feel sad and unmotivated to do it, but thankfully @monkeyking-and-liuer-mate gave me the advise to make a part two so I don’t feel overwhelmed so to @monkeyking-and-liuer-mate thank you so much this helps as I didn’t want to have to not do all of your characters you had)

(This will be where part two is)

[winterpower98]

Horse and Langur

Me and @wolfcamellias were talking about the other two immortal monkeys (Horse and Langur) and there are a few things we've discussed that I thought deserved to be shared (bare with me, 80% of this is Rhy talking and me nodding along)

Langur is a transmasc and Horse is nonbinary, and they are a couple. Why? Because we said so, next question

Rhy found out that in a red-buttocked horse monkey and a tongbei gibbon each suggested to Wukong where he could find a strong weapon and the other where he could find immortality. These two monkeys could be just two of the four that later become generals but it is fun to think that Horse and Langur were pretending to be normal monkeys and tried to help Wukong.

My headcanon is that all 4 immortal monkeys were born from different types of stones, while Rhy's is that they were born as normal monkeys. Honestly, I don't know which one I like the most but the bottom line is: They cultivated enough to be considered on par with gods and deities without the whole, y'know, toppling over Heaven and everything.

Horse was the type of person who was really smug and gave off the strongest “fake confident” vibes possible. They got better with time but they are still pretty smug and sassy, just imagine Terk from Tarzan but they can and will swear in front of children. Langur was more reserved and genuinely just wanted to be near Horse because he found them cool. He's not as silent anymore and speaks quite often but he is the opposite of his partner and he's generally the calmest out of the two.

Horse smugly and confidently asked Langur if he loved them or something and when Langur said “yes” without pause Horse just blinked at the other and turned around with a red face.

When they were kids Horse gave a flower to Langur and told him they were married now (he looked sad and they wanted to help alright). It didn't stay a joke for long.

Baby Horse: We’re married now  Baby Langur: Ok :0

Horse forgets, Langur doesn't.

One day Horse does actually propose or at least does something akin to that. And Langur just stares at them confused because “we’re already married?” And Horse just stares at him even more confused because ”no we are not” Then Langur tells them about when they were kids and got “married” and Horse just wants to shove him because oh my gods

“ACCEPT IT!”  “oh-okay - I ACCEPT!”  “FUCK! GREAT! WE’RE SPOUSES NOW!”  “I love you.”  “YOU—”

When Langur and Horse met Wukong when he "hatched" they had the most opposite reaction to him

“Is that our new king?”  “Oh... oh he is so young... Oh blossom, we should—“  “He's so fucking tiny”  “Love, do not—“  “ITS TRUE”

Anyway, these two have fun switching between playing the parents and playing the grandparents. It's great and Wukong hates it.

Wukong: Get off of me Horse, pulling his ear: How dare you treat your elders this way  Wukong: YOU'RE A WITCH A FUCKING HORNY ASS W—LANGUR GET THEM OFF  Langur: I cannot  Wukong: LANGUR

Regardless of how Macaque/Liu Er gets added to the group of monkeys, the idea of Langur being the one to introduce him to Horse and then the other monkeys is as cute as it is funny.

Langur: So  Horse: Yes?  Langur: Don't get mad  Horse: Why-  Langur holding Macaque:  Horse: FOR FUCK SAKE WHERE DO YOU KEEP FINDING THESE

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Langur: Be nice to the new cub  Wukong: Never  -  Langur:  Wukong, holding Macaque gently: Fuck off  Langur: *smirks*  Wukong: LANGUR.

When they first stumble on FFM, Horse and Langur were old enough to be at that age where they just wanted to sit, feed the birds, and look after the kids in the kingdom (they are peak old people energy).

But then Wukong appeared and they were like: Ah. He. Shoots lasers. From his eyes. Okay. Ok. This is f- why is he immortal now oh gods

Being so old compared to Wukong, they probably tried to warn him that godhood is a heavy thing to go through, which is why they retired and all. But Wukong was so impulsive and curious and... well they... couldn’t quite stop him but they did prepare for when he’d be punished. Didn’t think it’d be so painful though.

“What are they doing to him..?”  “..stay back.”  “No — LET ME GO — WHAT ARE THEY DOING TO WUKONG?!”  “PLEASE — WE CAN’T HELP HIM—“  “THAT’S MY SON! THAT’S MY FUCKING SON! LET ME GO!”

Langur is Wukong's lawyer in the show because that is the funniest thing we came up with!

Wukong: You retired? Langur: Yes, I can finally be at peace—  Wukong: Do you know the law  Langur:  Wukong: I need a lawyer

Wukong did try to make sure Langur and Horse wouldn't find out he had a successor because he know they would be annoying. He wasn't successful.

MK when he goes to FFM just asks Wukong if he ever felt sad not having parents as Langur and Horse are in the background tending to the other baby monkeys, and Wukong just smiles and says “A demon like me was never meant to have parents.” He doesn't have to turn around to know that Horse is holding back tears.

[archer300pr]

This is something I thought about of a cool and angst AU.

I call it

Bone Servant Au

I loved how the art ended up!! Hope y’all enjoy it!!

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It starts long ago during Wukong’s journey to the west, Liu’er leaves Flower Fruit Mountain to find Wukong. He was worried something might have happened since he didn’t let him nor the generals know about what he was doing. When he meets Wukong again they talk and Wukong asked him to go home or to head to PIF, since they were really close, Liu’er agrees and they both apologize for their actions.

On his way back to home, he was stopped by a young lady and a soldier wanting him to come with, Liu’er denies their requests and starts battling against the thrall. Ultimately, the young monkey was not strong enough to beat the soldier and was taken.

Time pass, Wukong asked his companions to help search for his younger brother, agreeing of course. Each town they visited speak ill of the Great Sage. Accuse him of things he never did. They all came to the conclusion, a demon has taken his form.

After a while of search they return to their Master beaten and hurt looking up at the same figure as his student. Using his gold vision, Wukong was shocked to see Liu’er, unharmed and alive but fist painted in blood and a venomous glare was shot at the pilgrims. Reluctantly, both Brothers fight with the winner being the monkey king. The king stood pleading with his little brother to face him and demanded what he was doing. His face went white when he saw the young monkey’s eyes. This isn’t Liu’er, He’s been used as a puppet.

Liu’er yelled at his brother saying that he abandoned him and that he never cared for him. Wukong knew it was a lie but it still stung. Wukong let Liu’er yell until his voice couldn’t anymore. Wukong walked up slowly and told him that he loves him and will always come back for him, he told Liu’er that he was under a spell but that they’ll help him, save him. He told him things about home and what they’ll do when they’re back home. Liu’er only froze, of course he believes Wukong, he would never hurt him…right? Or is it like that Bone Demoness said? Wukong could see the golden shine coming back, over taking the icy blue.

Before Liu’er could say anything to Wukong, chains capture and drag Liu’er into a circle under him. Terrified, he screams for Wukong and in turn, the golden simian grabs his hand. Pulling greatly the young terrified monkey as he’s being pulled into the circle, Wukong yells for his brothers to help him. He could break these chains easily but he was only thinking of holding his brother. Seeing that his brother’s body is completely crossed the circle, leaving only his head and arm visible to him, Wukong cries and gives a reassuring smile at Liu’er.

“Liu’er, I’ll save you! Don’t fear! I will find you and bring you home! I promise, little brother!!”

And with that Liu’er and the portal disappears leaving the broken king alone.

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TW:mention of Gaslighting, torture, and mind control, if you wanna skip go right ahead!

After years and years of Liu’er’s kidnapping, he would be beaten and tortured by the Lady Bone Demon’s thrall. After words she would come by him and tell him it was necessary, he was being taught a lesson, Sun Wukong lied about him coming back for the small monkey. Foolish of him to think about it. He apologizes and stays near her hearing that she’s the only one who cares about him. She saved him from Sun Wukong’s uncontrollable wrath. She revived him after his fight. With her magic, she manipulated his memory of the fight as he slept. She would ask about his eye, he would answer that the Chief did it, after the 5th time he would say it was Sun Wukong.

Excellent

End of tw

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The time came when she was sealed away by the monk and his disciples. Wukong glared at her she knew where his brother was, she did something to him he could feel it but all he got from her was a frozen chill down his spine. Of course she would never tell. As she was sealed away you could hear her sinister laugh. Everything is set in motion to complete destiny! She sealed the poor child away until the thrall frees him and become their lady’s warrior.

[chaozsilhouette]

A Revealing Performance

My rendition for the Shadow Play in @winterpower98's Swap Au.

It was supposed to be a simple thing, then it sort of spiraled into this whole deal. For the effects of the Shadow Lantern, I drew some inspiration from her Cursed Au as I never thought simply using her friends was cruel enough for the Monkey Tyrant.

It serves to show just how far Macaque has grown, but also to highlight just how monstrous he was.

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Mei refrained from downing her bubble tea as she waited for the play to start. It had been a rough couple of weeks with Spider Queen and that creepy girl. And failing to find where Xiaotian had run off to after the misunderstanding. When Macaque sent her tickets to the local theatre, she was ashamed to think it was a trap.

Pigsy and Sandy were right. After everything that happened, she needed some serious me time. She had been too stressed.

Besides, everyone knew Macaque was a total theatre nerd. Few people knew that the star puppeteer was actually the Six-Eared Macaque himself. He would totally send her tickets from his stomping grounds as a way to unwind.

It was a shame that Tang couldn’t join them. Apparently, he finally managed to schedule a meeting with the Celestial Realm and was Taking the demon brothers to figure out a new way of sealing the Monkey Tyrant. It was also his chance to explain their little break-in during New Years. He encouraged her to have fun and if it was good, he’d join them for the next showing.

So here they were waiting for the performance to start. Although she wondered what the fake mayor was doing here. They hadn't seen him since he gave her the skeleton key. Still wasn't sure why he had it or why he gave it to her? Supposedly she was only supposed to have it for a day, but he never stopped by to pick it up.

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Sun Wukong was a monkey of many talents, but even he had to admit Macaque was a far better storyteller and his mastery of shadows was sheer perfection. But that just made this plan all the more perfect. What better way to teach his wayward beloved’s little flower a lesson than through a trusted medium.

Obtaining a spot in the local theatre was child’s play, a little magic and they were all but begging him to take center stage. Apparently, they had been scrambling to find a new performer after their star puppeteer had to leave for a family emergency (three guesses as to who that was). And with a little glamor, a set of tickets was left at the little flower's doorstep. As far as she knew, Macaque was proud of her progress and believed she had deserved a reward for all her hard work. She was so desperate for something to go right she hardly questioned how her mentor, who was in parts unknown, managed to secure tickets for a new performer.

In his personal dressing room, Wukong delicately touched up his human disguise. Even if he was going to be hidden in his hanfu and cloak, it wouldn’t do to spoil the surprise. Applying his eye shadow with artful flair, the Monkey King took time to appreciate just how handsome he truly was no matter what form he took. Honestly, who would have thought such perfection existed?

A pulse of dark magic drew his attention to his latest partner in crime.

The Shadow Lantern gently floated before him. Its dark magic practically purring at the thought of being used. Wukong could almost laugh at his beloved’s foolishness. He was there when his darling created the lantern, when he infused his own shadows into its very foundation. Did he honestly think such a masterpiece would tolerate being left to collect dust in a cave?

Normally a magical artifact would never consider turning on its master, but after centuries of abandonment, all Wukong had to do was whisper his intentions to return Macaque to his former self to secure its loyalty. The second he first made contact, he could sense a twisted hunger writhing within and with each performance granting it the chance to feed on the life essence of the viewers…. hehe, he almost couldn’t contain himself.

Looking up at the clock, he saw it was just about time for his next performance. His clones had reported the girl’s presence along with the pig and the water demon. Strangely the one with glasses and the little matchstick was absent. No matter, he could make do with two hostages just fine.

After all, the show must go on.

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The overhead lights dimmed, signaling the start of the play. Smoke slowly poured from beneath the floorboards, generating an air of mystery. In a flash of golden light, a tall man wearing a beautiful cloak manifested on center stage. The crowd silenced themselves at the display.

“Welcome viewers to a performance you shall never forget!” From the folds of his sleeves, an exquisite lantern floated in front of him. A mesmerizing yet familiar purple glow emanating from the center.

“Our tale tonight is one of love, companionship, and how even the strongest of bonds can be severed through the trickery of the wicked.”

In the background, the shadows twisted and grew in the lantern’s light. Carefully they formed a beautiful scene of a mountain covered in flowers and trees. Attention was gradually guided to the top, where a round stone basked in the sun.

“It all began with the birth of a King.”

The round stone broke, revealing a figure that resembled a monkey. But no, this was a monkey demon, a monkie if you would. The King journeyed down the mountain until he found a tribe of normal monkeys. The group frolicked for a while as the King established himself as the undisputed ruler of the tribe.

A large figure with an ax appeared. The monster brought down his ax upon a small collection of monkeys only to be stopped at the last second by the King. The King used his superior strength to steal the demon’s ax and used it to decapitate the intruder in a single stroke. The monkeys jumped around the King and praised his strength, but the King did not appear satisfied.

“The young King was born with great power and strength, but he sought out more to protect his people.”

The King crafted a raft and set out on a dangerous sea. The King was shown to face off against mountain gods, human warriors, and demonic sorcerers always to reign victorious but never satisfied.

“In his travels, he learned much and faced many enemies, in time his efforts were handsomely rewarded.”

The King climbed a fleet of stairs carved into a mountain to reach a humble monastery. At the top, a stern human stood, but behind him was another monkie. This one however possessed six ears.

“His quest for power led him to a Warrior of potential equaling his own. At first, neither was sure how to react to their mirror, but they quickly forged a comradery that took them far.”

The two monkies trained together, mastering new powers as they sparred.

“Their time together increased their power exponentially and as they grew stronger their feelings blossomed into something beautiful.”

The two were on a cliff overlooking the stars, slowly leaning closer to one another. Eventually, the two faced their opposite and leaned in close.

“Their fates had become intertwined. Their power was unmatched. It was then the King realized what he had been searching for all this time.”

The two shadows merged together in a complex dance until they separated into two beings once again, but not as they began. The two monkeys were now garbed in elaborate, yet practical armor and silks. The King wielded a staff and the Warrior took up a spear.

“Slowly their strength grew to where nothing could challenge them, whether in the Celestial Realm or on Earth.”

The King and Warrior were shown battling heavenly armies and powerful demons with confident smirks. Each battle resoundingly won through their combination of speed, strength, and cunning.

“But it was not enough. The King wished to ensure that he and the Warrior would be able to fight together forever and sought the power and respect needed to secure their future.”

The King took to the Heavens, where he stood before an Emperor in the most extravagant outfit, surrounded by massive guards in magical armor. The Emperor was clearly afraid as the King effortlessly toppled one guard after another, slowly approaching the throne at a steady pace.

“The King’s noble actions were viewed negatively by those who feared his ever-growing power. Eventually, a prison was crafted that could restrain the King, one that not even his beloved Warrior could destroy.”

Just before the King’s latest attack could reach the Emperor, chains wrapped around his limbs and dragged him down to Earth. With a quick flex, the chains shattered, but the King was doomed as a mountain landed on him with a seal placed at the top. The Warrior tried to pry off the seal or find some way to weaken the mountain, his acts growing more desperate with time, yet nothing worked.

“Cruelly, the King was forced to wait until he could be freed, forced to watch his precious Warrior defend their Kingdom on his own.”

With a heavy expression, the Warrior abandoned his efforts to return to the original mountain as dozens of terrifying figures surrounded the monkey inhabitants.

“Centuries passed and their love still burned strong. Soon their patience was rewarded, the King was freed but he was soon trapped in a new prison.”

A monk approached the mountain and removed the seal. The King swiftly destroyed the mountain. The monk humbly bowed to the King and offered fresh clothing and a fillet. The King garbed himself in the gifts only to collapse in agony when the monk prayed.

“Enraged the King played along until the time was right. The King and the Warrior reunited in secret and crafted a plan that would allow them to take their revenge on those that dared to separate them.”

The two monkies hugged and nuzzled each other in appreciation. A quick conversation later, the Warrior changed to resemble the King and joined the monk as the King headed into unknown lands.

“Decades later the King was ready to retrieve his love, confident in his regained strength. But when he arrived the Warrior had changed. It was as if the warrior had lost a crucial part of himself. The Warrior tried to dissuade the King from killing the monk and his companions. He even tried to convince him to give up his rage at the Celestial Realm, believing the war that would ensue wasn't worth it.”

The disguised Warrior was traveling with four colorful characters. The King dropped from the sky in front of the group, a massive crater forming around him. The Warrior regained his true form, but instead of returning to his rightful place, he blocked the King’s view of the monk.

“The King could not believe his ears. This could not be his Warrior. His love always understood his goals and knew why heaven had to pay. The King knew this change was the monk’s fault. The King moved to silence the deceiver in one quick strike only to find it blocked by the Warrior.”

The King and Warrior exchanged blows that tore mountains asunder, split the heavens, and burned down forests. The other demons following the monk tried to aid the warrior, but nothing they did seemed to slow down the King, if anything their attacks only served to further enrage him.

“The two clashed until the Warrior fled with the jailers. Time and time again they clashed, but never could the King reach the Warrior he held in his heart.”

The group fled from the battle, but time and time again the King tracked them down. The locations may have changed, but the carnage after each battle remained as world-shattering as the first. In the end, the Group managed to truly escape, and the Warrior vanished into the shadows he wielded, leaving the King alone with nothing but his memories.

“Even now the King yearns for the companionship of his beloved Warrior, knowing that at his core the Warrior craves the same.”

With the final line sending shivers down the spines of the viewers, the puppeteer vanished in a flash of light.

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As Mei waited for her family to walk out, she couldn’t help but think about the play. It almost sounded like they were telling the tale of the Monkey King. But that was ridiculous. No one knew the Monkey King’s origins aside from minor details from the Journey to the West. Besides the narrator seemed to view the Monkey Tryant as a hero and victim. Clearly, that guy needed a reality check.

“Hello, young one.” Nearly choking on the remainder of her tea, Mei turned to see the puppeteer standing behind her with a knowing smile.

His cloak shrouding the top of his face in shadow. For a second, Mei envisioned her father Macaque. He would adore that look. Actually, didn’t she see a similar outfit in his closet on Flower Fruit Mountain? Doesn’t he wear that outfit when he’s hosting a shadow play?

Wait. How did he sneak up on her like that? Was she that out of it?

How long has she been quiet? Crap! Say something! “Oh. Ah-hello. C-can I help you with something?”

“I was about to ask the same. You do know the theatre is going to close soon right?”

“What?” Mei grabbed her phone. The digital clock flashed that it was past nine. That couldn’t be right. That meant she had been waiting for nearly an hour. But where were the others? Surely, they wouldn’t have left without telling her. Were they in trouble?

“Is everything alright?”

“Ah- yeah, everything’s fine.” It’s cool. It’s cool. She could handle this. She just needed to stay calm. “No need to worry about me. I just ah-I have a few questions about your play.”

“Yes.”

“How did you could up with the concept? I mean, no offense, but your premise could be taken the wrong way.” Maybe it was the panic over where her family had disappeared to, but she couldn’t shake the feeling that she was being sized up.

“Hm. Have you ever heard the expression ‘History is written by the winners’?”

“Yes. It’s pretty common.” Like one of the most used sayings in the world.

“The tale was designed to show that love is one of the most cherished feelings of all and that in order to protect it, one must be willing to do anything to keep their loved ones safe. The King only wished to keep his beloved by his side, but the Warrior was misled and forced to battle against his love. That story may belong to only two, but similar tales can be experienced in anyone’s life. Tell me, can you think of a time you fought with those you cared about due to a misunderstanding?”

Without even considering it, horrible memories resurfaced. Mei arguing with MK as she tried to stop him from leaving with the newly released Monkey King. Mei forced to battle Red Son as his mind was slowly consumed by the True Fire of Samadhi. Tang lying to them about his true identity. Macaque leaving when they needed him most without saying why.

“I see you can.” The puppeteer gently guided her back into the main hall, where she took a seat on an empty bench.

“It’s nothing. I just-” She honestly didn’t know why she was pouring out her heart to stranger. Maybe she really was that exhausted. “-there’s so much going on and I’m supposed to be strong no matter what. But sometimes it hurts, just thinking about all my mistakes. Sometimes I wonder if I truly am strong. What if bringing me into this was a mistake?”

“What if it was?” That voice!

Mei turned to see Macaque garbed in a strange outfit, one that honestly reminded her of the Monkey King’s. She was confused. She had never seen him wear anything like that, he looked like the Monkey King’s twisted shadow.

And that expression! Her father Macaque had never made that face before. It looked as though he was reveling in her suffering.

“What’s the matter, little jade? Don’t worry, I won’t leave you alone.” He extended a hand slowly with the intent to cradle her face. A normal gesture he would use to comfort her, but her every instinct was screaming at her to get away.

Mei jumped to her feet and pulled out her spear, aiming it right between the imposter’s eyes. “Enough games!”

Macaque stared at the spear for a second, his fiendish expression only growing more vicious. He threw his head back with a full-bodied laugh, showing how little he thought of her threat. “Ha. Ha. Ha.”

In a flash of light, the Monkey Tyrant was standing before her, still wearing his puppeteer disguise. “Wow. About time. For a while, I was wondering if you’d ever figure out it was me.” His red and gold eyes carefully roved over her body, taking in every shake and fearful twitch. “Put down the spear, kid. We both know you’re not nearly good enough to scratch me with such a pitiful copy of the Dragon Blade.”

That may have been true, but she’d sooner make out with DBP in full view of Queen Iron Fan than leave herself completely open before this tyrant. “So the play was from your perspective. I always figured you were delusional, but this is a new low. Where is my family?” She all but growled, unknowingly her canines had slightly elongated in response to her rage.

“They never left. I’m surprised you didn’t recognize this.” The Monkey King took out the lantern, once more bathing the room in that familiar glow.

“What’s the big deal about a lantern?”

The stone monkie found her ignorance all the more entertaining. To think he hadn’t warned her of his own past.

“The big deal is that my dear warrior crafted this lantern long ago. It was his finest work and like everything he made it has multiple uses.” With a simple hand gesture, the silhouettes of Pigsy and Sandy appeared on the walls. “The Shadow Lantern can do more than enhance one’s skills in shadow magic, it can trap the bodies and souls of its targets. So long as the targets are trapped, the lantern can steal the shadows of its victims so its master can use them as a personal army until there is nothing left.”

“You expect me to believe Macaque made something so disgusting?” Even as Mei said it, she couldn’t help but recognize how similar the lantern’s magic was to her teacher’s. It was cool and soothing, but on the edge, there was an unmistakable edge of malice. “Even if he did, I doubt he made it without you whispering in his ears.”

“Oh child, you have no idea how many secrets he keeps from you. Let me share one with you.” The lantern grew brighter, and the silhouettes of her family members gained more substance as they peeled away from the walls.

Mei adjusted herself so all opponents were in her sight, but nothing could stop the sweat collecting on her forehead.

She sensed something powerful appear behind her. Jumping out of the way as a spear nearly severed her arm. She faced her new opponent. Only to almost drop her weapon.

Standing before her was another copy of Macaque only this one was even more disturbing. Its eyes burned with purple light, the shadows loving curled around it, but worst of all was the sneer filled with razor-tipped teeth.

“Did you honestly think my love was always so nice?”