#Macaque being in denial

[nekohime19]

It took mini Macaque a while to befriend Wukong so of course it'll be the same in a relationship.

That's so true! Macaque didn't have any friends before Wukong so, really, he has zero experience when it comes to romance and picking up on social cues.

Wukong is in for a long courtship period.

[cubbyhole-for-flea-bee]

Once the theatre monkey discovers angsty broadway musicals its all over y'all

or: I got a new personal project I'm workin' on! I'm at the first pass on the animatic rn! I forgot that 'generate matte' is a thing you can do in SB Pro for a whole hour!! I'm suffering!!!

[askblueandviolet]

Macaque...

Didn't you feel something different to mayor?

How your heart was beating in a different way...hmm???????

Don't you think it might be a....sign of...being more deep relationship with mayor?

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[cloud-somersault]

Macaque Moodboard for When He Hears Wukong's Tantrum From Miles Away and Still Decides Not to Visit Him

[monkie-brainriot]

The subtle but increasingly annoyed expressions on MK & SWK's faces #father and son trying to bond with an unwanted tag-along that wont leave them alone and wont shut up about wukong

Macaque: I don’t really talk about my problems

Also Macaque: *truama dumps on Mk* *truama dumps on Mk* *trauma dumps on Mk* *trauma dumps vaguely on Tang*

Mac: I am mysterious and no one knows anything about me. I’m closed book, a riddle-

Mk: i asked for none of this 

[fanged-fanfics]

Heyy! If you have any spare time, I was wondering if I could request some Macaque x GN Reader headcanons about the crush stage? Like would he start acting differently, etc, etc.

☆ Once Hidden, Twice Shy — Macaque x GN Reader Crushing HCs ☆

Genre: Fluff || they/them pronouns for reader || No warnings needed

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ᯓᡣ𐭩 Macaque didn't realize that he had feelings for you until he was already deep into it. He'd felt little flickers of feelings here and there, but kept himself in stubborn denial for months

ᯓᡣ𐭩 The realization was sudden, almost random, but once it hit he couldn't find it in himself to ignore it anymore. You filled his mind at any given time, and he always found himself wondering about you

ᯓᡣ𐭩 You slowly began noticing behavior shifts in the shadow simian. He was less prone to snarking at you, and if anything he became defensive if he thought you were being talked down to

ᯓᡣ𐭩 He'd give you little trinkets here and there as gifts, or do favors for you if he thought you needed the help. It baffled you as well as the Monkey Crew to see Macaque put in extra effort to keep you safe

ᯓᡣ𐭩 If anyone he didn't trust so much as stepped up to you, Macaque would come to your defense, standing in between and intimidating off whoever it was. It was cheesy, yes, and definitely cliché... but it was also interesting behavior coming from someone who claimed to only think of himself

ᯓᡣ𐭩 It only grew from there. He'd check in on you after missions, look you over for injuries, scold anyone who was too hard on you, the list kept growing. You obviously began suspecting something well into this stage, but Macaque was as elusive as ever

ᯓᡣ𐭩 As always, the six-eared monkey tended to dance around the subject, subverting the conversation or brushing it off at any opportunity. But the way he'd look at you with almost a sense of awe, and seem almost hesitant when asking you to a hangout definitely wasn't 'nothing'

ᯓᡣ𐭩 Even still, you decided to be patient. Macaque was someone who processed such big information slowly, and he was working through his own feelings by your side. Even if you realized it LONG before he did, all you could do is patiently accept his little trinkets and invitations. He'd get there soon, but for now, an awkward half-handhold would have to do

[emelinstriker]

☆ More ESAU Headcanons ☆

Happy New Year! :D

And since my recent art burnout's been a bitch, I decided to at least cook up something by writing down headcanons. Soooo here's some mostly trivial headcanons about the Champions. :)

☆ ~ Headcanons ~ ☆

☆ Wukong

>Did you know he has a collection of snacks hidden on his side of the bedroom? No? Now you do. Macaque already knew that since the start because Wukong isn't subtle about grabbing bags of peach chips from his hiding place. The bags are loud enough that Macaque's intense hearing isn't even required.

>He's also still a hoarder at heart. So don't be surprised if you find out that his closet is filled with items you can tell he doesn't need at all. The only reason the room itself isn't messy is because otherwise Macaque would forcefully shadow-portal his items away to keep things as presentable as possible.

>Not hard to figure out based on his design, but he's not really a fan of shirts. His cape and shoulder guard are fine, but an actual shirt or something else fully covering his torso feels like it's too much. He can get a bit annoyed when dressing up more as a form of disguise, but he also won't openly complain about it.

☆ Macaque

>Definitely holds the record for the highest kill count in the palace. Sure, he has a head start with how long him and Wukong had been servants before the others, but he still has more kills than his brother regardless.

>Him and Ao Lie aren't just besties in regards to them being both concerningly out of their minds, but they also both enjoy reading and gushing about fiction. You could find Macaque often hang around the library even before Ao Lie joined. Though, their tastes in the genres are a bit different. Macaque leans more towards overdramatic romantic books. Or just drama in general. They give him inspiration.

>He accidentally spilled just a tiny bit wine on the carpet once while trying to seduce a Master, and he never forgave himself for that ever since. He was so convinced that single mistake ruined his chances.

☆ Mink

>Despite the way he acts around the other Champions, he actually does care about them... somewhat. He certainly wouldn't be all that opposed to the idea of some of them suddenly disappearing. However, much like a previous point I talked about regarding him being physically unable to have a crush, the same principle applies to true hatred.

>He doesn't hate the others, contrary to popular belief. He just manages to annoy them to the point of some certain Champions wanting to fight and beat him up whenever possible. His blunt way of speaking and casual demeanor, no matter the regular emotion one would have in situations, only adds to why he's not well-liked in the group. That's him pretty much mirroring the Guardian.

>Deliberately leaves tiny pieces of his ink around the palace. The others believe it's just Mink being an asshole and refusing to fully retract his ink. But it's just him doing his job. They have no idea about the lost souls that walked into his small puddles.

☆ Nezha

>Daddy issues. Only really internally though since he can barely remember much of his family. But he does get a bit jealous whenever he sees one of his Masters have a happy relationship with their father. He can't explain why either, but he also would never admit to it. He's in denial.

>Secretly helps out Red Son in subtle ways. Like placing items he was supposed to find for their Master in an easier spot.

>His bed and its surroundings have so much pink and red going on, it looks like he's ready for Valentine's Day all year long.

☆ MK

>You know how his memory is absolutely the worst out of all of them? Oddly enough, he's a fast learner despite that. He may even retain certain parts of what he learned, especially if it involves muscle memory.

>Sleeps with plushies, of which some may be gifts from previous Masters.

>Gets this really odd feeling of familiarity whenever he see the people from that one noodle shop his Master sometimes sends him to. But he also doesn't like sticking around for too long because they've been trying to convince him to stay. That doesn't sit right with him. Their scents also made him suspicious. The green girl smells a lot like Ao Lie, so he doesn't trust her.

☆ Red Son

>Great at cooking and crafting, but horrible at gardening. Nezha can vouch. He once tried teaching Red Son a bit of gardening in case he couldn't tend to the courtyard for a while. It ended up in Nezha's soul nearly leaving his body at the sight of some plants catching on fire.

>If there's something like a broken toilet, he unfortunately is the one being asked to fix it. He's never been given any direct orders about it, but he ended up fixing such matters regardless to get a bit more recognition amongst the servants.

>He owns cute little cookie cutters in the shape of the Champions. One Master formed those for him, and he's enjoyed using those whenever he could.

☆ Azure

>"He asked for no pickles"-energy when out with the other Champions just to relax and hangout in the city.

>Unironically once put a leashed harness on MK after he managed to get lost too many times while the two of them, plus Nezha, were on a mission.

>Gentle giant with a heart of gold... But he also won't hesitate to swiftly crush someone if they were to go against any rules he himself follows. Of course, he would never willingly harm any of the other Champions, even if they sometimes do get on his nerves by breaking rules... We're going to ignore the fact that he has disposed of a few unruly low-ranked servants that spoke badly of his Master and their legacy.

☆ Ao Lie

>The wholesome persona he puts up is more fake than Macaque's glamor. They're both pretty much close to equally unhinged and psychotic, but Macaque is a lot better at hiding it.

>He's surprisingly skilled at crochet. It's actually something he started doing because Azure was trying to get him to open up a bit more, so he showed him how to make some lil crochet animals that Azure had learned from a previous Master.

>Bookworm who has dissected a Celestial Hunter out of curiosity before, as if it were a fun school project.

☆ Jin

>Without his brother around, he is actually extremely calm and laid back. Not that he isn't with Yin around, but it's a lot more prominent when his brother isn't hyping him up with more of his own energy.

>Really likes putting together puzzles and organizing things. Which is why he tends to help Ao Lie organize books that weren't properly put back. He's also really good at playing Jenga with how he also enjoys stacking.

>Gives off a calm dad-vibe similar to Azure, but a lot more nonchalant in the way he reacts to things. Unlike Azure, he's not really a fan of upholding certain rules.

☆ Yin

>Without his brother around, he tends to act more cold and somewhat more easily aggressive. Usually Jin would hold him back and balance him out with his calmer energy.

>He had a run-in with a Karen one time while him and his brother were on a mission in Megapolis, and now he really does not like socializing with the humans in the city. As in, you know those annoying moments where your parent meets a friend at a store at random and they start to small-talk, and you just want to go home? That's how he feels whenever his brother is being all laid back about socializing with the humans they have to interact with.

>Actually more experienced in close-combat than Jin. He used to rub that fact in just to tease him, until he lost in a sparring match to Wukong shortly after having joined the ranks of the Champions... No, the match wasn't required for anything, nor did Wukong even want to do anything at all that day. But Yin kept on boasting so much about his close-combat skills towards Jin that Wukong felt a bit annoyed and asked for a match to let Yin prove himself. Unsurprisingly, Yin lost the match fairly quickly, but it only made him respect the Blue Champion... Oh, and he shut up about his close-combat skills, which Jin was silently thanking the older Champion for.

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[fellow-fandom-fruitifier]

Also, fic idea 4 this is that 6EM would b so relieved 2 know that it’s false, he’d b shook ofc & he’d prolly feel guilty bcz of his whole revenge thing, but he’d also b relieved 2 know that SWK didn’t actually kill him. So he doesn’t see this as a problem in the way of their relationship n e more, bcz it didn’t happen. But SWK absolutely thinks this is a ✨Problem✨™️, bcz What The Actual FUCK Macaque??

So, new problem: 6EM has had centuries to cope (cough master being in the river of Egypt cough cough) w/ SWK “killing him”, & SWK has had, like, 3 minutes💀. So ofc 6EM just wants 2 skim past this & continue pretending that everything is Fine™️, but SWK has finally remembered his ✨Enlightenment✨ & desperately wants 2 talk 2 6EM abt this v real issue.

Bcz this isn’t healthy 4 either of them. SWK has been violently made aware that as long as 6EM has a chance 2 have their friendship back he’s willing 2 4get/put up w/ anything. (Which honestly wrecks SWK & makes him wonder how much he’s alr done wrong, what unknown boundaries he’s crossed.) & 6EM is, well, he’s refusing 2 face his issues & shit cause he just wants 2 have SWK back.

The fic would basically b like:

SWK: “Macaque… we need to talk.”

6EM: “Look man, if this is about the peach chips I swear it wasn’t me! The-“

SWK: “Macaque. I’m serious.”

6EM: “Oooo, he’s serious! Careful there, wouldn’t want you to pull something!”

SWK: *Obviously frustrated but choosing to ignore him, knowing they won’t get anything done if he engages.*

SWK: “We need to talk about what happened the other day! I mean, did you really think that I would-“

6EM: “Psshh, that? Don’t even worry about it peach! It’s in the past, been debunked, remedied, coped with, I’m 100 and 10 percent over it- all that good stuff!”

SWK: “‘Over it’?! This isn’t something you can just be ‘over’!”

6EM: “Yeah? Well, I am so over it, looks like a speck- an ant!- from this height. Soooo! It doesn’t matter! Can we just move on? It’s fi-“

SWK: “Plum.”

6EM: “It’s fine! It doesn’t matter. It wasn’t even real and-“

SWK: “LIU’ER!”

6EM: “…”

SWK: *Heavy sigh, taking deep breaths to calm down.*

SWK: “Look, Macaque. I-“

6EM: “I have to go, um. Scheming business, you know?” *He’s cracking a, albeit horrible, joke btw. Not taking a dig @ SWK.*

& then he’d bail. Not 100% sure how’d they’d eventually get thru 2 him, prolly either SWK or himself breaking down abt it.

If SWK broke down it’d prolly b abt being a failure, that he can’t even prove himself 2 b safe enough 2 talk. 6EM would calm him down, 1 emotional talk l8r & 6EM reveals the real reason he didn’t want 2 talk abt it. If 6EM broke down it’d prolly b abt how there’s no reason 2 b so upset, that it’s not real, ect. SWK would do the same, calm him down, & he’d say that it’s valid 2 b upset & that it doesn’t matter if it was “real” or not bcz it is real to Macaque.

I’m leaning more towards 6EM breaking down abt it bcz I feel like SWK, after everything, would feel comfortable enough talking 2 MK or Sandy. Meanwhile 6EM is only rlly close 2 SWK, MK, & Mei, but he can’t talk abt it w/ SWK, can’t w/ MK (cause y’know), & certainly not Mei (bcz Y’KNOW).

They eventually talk abt it, boundaries get set up, safe words 4 when sums going on they don’t like but aren’t 100% comfy outright saying or don’t wanna explain. (Let’s say it’s pears 4 now, shout out if u know what fic that’s from. If u don’t it’s “Buy One, Get One Free” by MondaysMushroom, pls read it, it’s so good.)

These were mainly made 4 6EM but SWK def uses them 2. (After a talk w/ Sandy abt how him using them would prolly help 6EM open up 2 using them, also bcz it’d help SWK 2 & pls stop being stubborn and let others help u u stupid monkey-)

If u want extra hurt/comfort I’d make the 1st safe word used b abt SWK’s staff. Like SWK just trying 2 show off, MK asks 2 see him & 6EM spar. They do, but SWK pulls out his staff & 6EM panics so badly, & he just blurts out “Pear!”, & once he’s calmed down he’d prolly b v embarrassed over it. Pulling the classical move of “lmao how embarrassing haha, let’s crack a joke and 4get this ever happened”, but SWK has enlightenment (and Sandy) on his side. So eventually 6EM spills that he remembers SWK killing him w/ it (whether or not SWK actually gave 6EM his eye injury or not is up 2 u) & SWK instantly agrees 2 never use it against him again.

The 1st time SWK used it would prolly b 4 sum a lot more nuanced? Like it’s p obv y 6EM wouldn’t want his murder weapon in the general vicinity of his TKO spot💀. But w/ SWK I think it’d b more, like, 6EM w8ing 4 him. I feel like it’d b hard 4 him 2 explain/put in2 words, cause may b he doesn’t even know what’s scratching at his brain every time 6EM says “I’ll w8 4 u, dw” or sum. Eventually it’d get out & 6EM would agree 2 do sum else while w8ing so it feels less like he’s w8ing 4 SWK.

Does any1 else just casually wonder wtf it’d b like if SWK didn’t actually kill 6EM & it was all a plot by the big bad? Like imagine he & 6EM start healing

(I REFUSE 2 BELIEVE THESE DUMBASSES WOULD TALK ABT IT, THEY WOULD SHOVE IT DOWN LIKE “PAST IS PAST LMAO” REGARDLESS OF IF THATS HEALTHY😭)

& sumhow sumway it gets revealed that 6EM fully believes SWK killed him. Remember what Pengshit said abt how SWK can’t do anything 2 break his hold over 6EM? Right, well imagine how SWK would feel knowing that his most loyal friend is so loyal he’d stay even if he thought SWK did, like, The Worst Thing Ever™️ to him.

Like I feel like that’d fuck him up soooo bad. Cause now he’s gotta clarify that, no, I didn’t kill u. And, also, Why The Fuck r u still here??? Bcz now bro has 2 cope w/ the idea that 6EM genuinely thinks SWK has it in himself 2 literally murder his oldest friend, but also has 2 cope w/ the fact that 6EM loves him sm he’s just willing 2 try & 4get abt his literal DEATH 4 him

ALSO CAN I PLS TALK ABT HOW IF SWK DID ACTUALLY KILL 6EM HOW PENGSHIT IS SO FUCKED UP FOR THAT LINE⁉️

Also I think it’s 4shadowing 4 s5. Like obv if SWK & 6EM r gonna heal they gotta b near eachother/work 2gether. But Pengshit’s last word is gonna instill even more doubt. Bcz now that the question of “is there anything SWK can do to me that’ll make me any less loyal to him??” has actually been spoken aloud, it’s a tangible thing. It’d also b worse if it was a private thought 6EM had, bcz then he knows he’s not the only 1 thinking abt it.

So now 6EM is caught in wanting 2 fix their relationship & not sure if he should. Which is just gonna do absolute wonders 4 their A-grade communication I’m sure (WHY CANT THEY JUST FUCKING TALK LIKE NORMAL PEOPLE-)

[aleiiii]

Hello again back with another angsty thought roaming about. Don't know if it's been brought up yet but if Na is mortal or not but if she is a mortal , how does Wukong (and Mac) cope with the thoughts of him outliving her ( like he did with all of his old friends)?

Or does he try to figure a way to extend her life?

FROSTED 🫵🏼

These angst asks are so yummy, thank you 🤭

Holy moly,,,,, yknow I can see Wukong being in huge denial, especially after going through losing his previous companions, probably encountering other mortals come and go. He’s really reminded about Nà’s mortality after the Lady Bone Demon encounter, she’s tired and worn out from the venture. Probably a little injured (from Wukong no less uh oh). He fights the internal battle of either going behind her back and giving her an elixir or a peach from the gardens, or just straight up asking her,,,, BUT that runs the risk of her rejecting Wukong’s wish to make her immortal, and that’s really not an option in Wukong’s eyes.

Macaque tries to be a point of reason. Maybe she does want to live a normal human lifespan, and that would be her choice…. But he’s also grown extremely attached to her. He wouldn’t want to lose something so dear to him again. As much as he tries to allow Nà to have her own will, Wukong can be a bit of a barrier.

[enka-antix]

I'm just imagining the Camel Ridge Trio being very confused when Sunny is released because that's Sun Wukong, but not? Things get even more confusing when Sunny doubles down on his refusal to believe he's Wukong-

"You look like him."

"NO I DON'T!"

"You specifically look like him when he's in human form."

"NO I DON'T!"

"You- Azure, stop looking at him like that-"

The conquest of Heaven is delayed for at least an hour because there's so much confusion and denial of reality.

xDDD sadly Sunny isn't released with the others cause he's all glitchy making Azure clearly see that he's Wukong and leaving him trapped like in the og- (they also try and trap macaque but Sunny follows instinct and pushes Macaque into the portal beam thingy with one of the others)

tho this sorta is what it's like during the big battle.

Azure: Sun Wukong! Finally i-

Sunny: uhhh it's Sunny.

Azure: what?

Sunny: also like I for real barely know who you are so um if you could be so kind as to tell me what "I" did to piss you off that would be splendid!

Azure: wha????

Sunny: Oh and you're rating is like 2/10!

Azure: ...???????

[lenoralmk]

What does Mac want in this "relationship" with Wukong? With how he saw Wukong struggle in the beginner with their son and raising him to how he blame himself for killing Mac. Does it make Mac happy knowing he suffered or sad and wants to comfort Wukong. Is Mac satisfied just being a somewhat co-parent situation to their adult son?

When he first resurrects he's filled with anger and betrayal and just want's to hurt Wukong the way he's hurting. After reuniting with Xiaochen, his priorities shift and he want's to focus on his kid so he wants nothing to do with Wukong but the hurt and anger are still there. He keeps his distance after LBD. Xiaochen is an adult who can see his dad when he wants to and Macaque won't try to stop it. The anger is starting to ease, but the hurt is still staying strong.

He isn't exactly happy to know that Wukong mourned him, but it is a relief. Some days he manages to convince himself that Wukong never actually cared and that his death meant nothing to him. It was reassuring to see how Wukong fell apart, grieved, and couldn't move on from him. He just wishes it didn't effect Xiaochen too.

What Macaque deeply, truly wants is something he thinks he can't ever have so he's gonna bury it, go deep into denial, and make the best of what he will allow himself to have, which is a co-parent/ally when shit hits the fan.

[itsabouttimex2]

Just dropping in your inbox to say that I enjoy in your writing and also in reading the criticism you have about the show. It's a nice feeling to see someone else's insights on some writing choices in LMK (ex: Pigsy's denial of being father figure to MK never made sense to me personally). I'm looking forward to seeing more of your future stories and takes and I hope you have a wonderful day.

Yeah, I am not a fan of that decision either. At absolute best I think the show is planning to go down the “Pigsy has daddy issues”, given that none of his photos feature a parental male figure, in spite of having both his mother and grandmother portrayed very positively. It might be that his father walked out, died early, disowned him, was racist against humans, etc, but clearly there either isn’t currently a father figure in Pigsy’s life or he never had one, at least not that he’s fond of.

Especially since, given how incredibly important heritage and tradition are to Pigsy, I doubt he simply “forgot” to put something up.

But, even if we do get a retroactive explanation for the absolutely insane “You’re not my son” -> “Okay never mind, you totally are!” we would also need flashbacks to his character growth between those two points, because as it stands his “Dad Arc” is basically just an extremely truncated version of the “Redeemed Iron Fan and Bull King” or the ongoing “Sun Wukong and Macaque Reconciliation Arc”, which already are not good. It can’t just be that a character changes, you know?

We should be able to watch how they grow and change, not have them come onscreen with a radically different personality or dynamic in play that got jerry-rigged onto them offscreen!

As it stands, Pigsy literally does not develop or grow as a character at all in terms to his relationship with MK- he simply goes from “I’m not exactly your dad.” to “Good job… son.” without actually bridging the gap between those two halves.

Which is… not great. So either the show cuts into an already very small running time (100-140 minutes, minus the intro and outro lengths!) to have his growth portrayed purely through flashbacks, or it simply gives us a reason why he reacted the first way without actual depicting his growth from Perspective 1# to Perspective 2#.

I can hope, but I don’t think we’ll get anything too satisfying in regards to that.

[googleitlol]

Okay, so really interested in the False Hero AU, but... with the events that go down in the show, Macaque's version of events really isn't sustainable.

It's probably sheer luck that the Buddha didn't call him out at the end of the journey. But eventually, the truth is going to get out, whether Nezha asks WTF Macaque is or the Camel Ridge Trio call Macaque out or even Lady Bone Demon.

How is Macaque going to react when the truth gets out? How is MK going to react when he learns that he's doomed to inherit a false legacy?

I should have made it clearer in the summary, but Macaque didn't just go around saying one thing was true. He acted as Wukong for a little while, the pilgrims never complete the journey in this au because Macaque replaces him and doesn't exactly care all that much if the pilgrims die. When he goes back to being himself and begins to enjoy being the 'hero', he enacts his big battle with a clone (we all know how dramatic he can be).

As for people calling him out, nobody knows that Wukong got sealed away and replaced, just that Macaque beat him after he went off on a rampage when the pilgrimage failed. The only person that could tell the two apart when Macaque was impersonating Wukong in the book was The Buddha himself, and unless he gets called on or something worse than the world-ending stuff in the show happens, I don't see him interfering with all of this. Hell, Macaque is even helping people now. There might be some that argue he was doing a better job than Wukong ever could!

As for what Macaque would do if the truth got out? His first step would be damage control. Someone is saying that he's a liar? Well, he'll just have to sit down and chat with this person to iron out any 'misunderstandings' between them. What's being said about Wukong being a hero? Those are just rumours. Besides, look at all the things he's done to help the world! How could anyone think he wasn't telling the truth?

Macaque will fight with every tooth and nail he has to ensure his version of events is the real one. Deep down, it's how he sees it all, anyway. Wukong is the one who betrayed him. He's the one that pushed for more sources of power and immortality, he picked a fight with heaven. It was Wukong who left him for those pilgrims and stupid journey! Once his little 'show' on the journey was over, he was the one that decided to become the world's protector.

If the world he fought so hard to mold and protect ever turned against him? He might just snap.

As for MK… hoo, there'd be so many emotions if the truth ever got out. MK looks up to Macaque in the same way he does to Wukong in the show, that's his hero, his idol! If you tried to straight up tell him Macaque has been lying, he just wouldn't believe you. There'd be tons of denial unless he could see proof himself of the truth. Even then he can't believe it. The person he's spent his whole life looking up to isn't who he thought he was?? How can that be true?! And if MK's mentor isn't the person he thought he was… what does that make him?

"This isn't true, right? Monkey King? You saved the world from Sun Wukong, right?" "…"

The tension between him and Macaque would be palpable. The world turning on him would be one thing, but MK? The people lining his home in those photos? He cares more about them than anything, they're his family– MK is his family!

If he lost them all… there would be nobody else to blame but Wukong.

[cloud-somersault]

Soul anon here!

Let me at the dissenters with weapons and the power of incredible violence.

I, for one, am looking forward to some Mac centric fic for you.

THIS ASK MADE ME CRY????? LMFAIODJA THANK YOU no violence needed, though. i'm just gonna get drunk i think.

glad you're looking forward to it! i don't know how to tell people that macaque's curse also won't be fixed in the epilogue. 😊

[swkbiggestdefender]

I'm bored so this is my take/headcannon on shadowpeach feelings and relationship

In the past:

macaque was in love but kept it to himself because wukong is his best friend and he doesn't want to ruin that

wukong was also in love but do to him not understand social cue and romance he just put it as macaque being his favourite person and best friend

during jttw:

macaque was heartbroken after their argument but still loved wukong deep down but was too afraid to talk to him after all that time so decided to just go with whatever the brotherhood did

Wukong after a while understood that his feelings for macaque was romantic and he wanted to fix things more than anything and tell him his feelings

(they both got fucked by the narratives)

in the present:

macaque in season 1/2/3 was in denial he wanted to hurt wukong because he thought wukong wasn't hurt but in s4 after seeing that wukong was tormented by the past too he decided despite everything to be on his side

wukong in season 1/2/3 have mixed feelings but mostly anger at macaque he tries to ignore it and not think about him (it doesn't work) in s4 after after macaque came with mk to rescue him he accepted that he still wants macaque to be a part of his life despite evreytime

season 5:

macaque just heard the word trust from wukong and was never the same because that's what he always wanted wukong to trust him that's why he did everything he could to insure that wukong trust doesn't fade again because he wants to be someone wukong can relay on because he still love him

wukong trust that macaque is on his side and try not to think about anything else he wants macaque around but at a safe distance deep down he knows he still love him but rather keep that to himself he'll settle for macaque being his friend even his allay at most not wanting to crack their already fragile relationship

[quitealotofsodapop]

DBK: Oh, you should have seen Macaque when Azure first showed up at our doorstep. Had Wukong not been right there and clear that we had needed the alliance at the time, he probably would have ripped that lion to shreds the moment laid a claw on Wukong's shoulder in greeting!

Macaque: I did not- You know as well as I did, that Wukong can handle himself just fine when it comes to courtship!

Tieshan, cackling: Doesn't stop you from being jealous about your precious 'Sunshine' having so many suitors, my dear brother!

DBK: You still get that way as well, or do we need to remind you of just how you decided to introduce yourself to young MK here? And he hadn't even been a suitor, merely someone spending for too much time with Wukong for your taste until you realized the nature of their bond!

MK: Wait... the reason you attacked me was because you were jealous of me!? Because I was close to Monkey King? Who, need I remind you, is your ex??

Macaque: Look, you were a strange mortal who Wukong just randomly picked as his successor after years of isolation, and I was freshly revived. What the hell else was I supposed to think!?

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YUP! Simp Macaque behaviour! XD

He was so aggro towards MK at the start because this shadow monkey is a yandere in denial.

HIs feral brain was firing off thoughts like; "Who's this? Why are they occupying my mate's time? Angry!" which after some time developed into "Oh nvm. It's a cub. Our cub now." :3

Wukong isn't any better. If he saw how many admirers Macaque had before and after they broke up - he'd turn into a snarling jealous monkey in an instant.

Random Demon, slides up to Macaque: "Hey handsome, can I get your numb-" Wukong, jumps between them:

Random Demon: "Oh damn! My bad!" (*leaves*) Macaque: (*smugly preens over Wukong's shoulder*)