#Six Eared Macaque

[goldetrash]

it's complicated

[bismuthfool]

he is still a vocaloid fan

(and this art is a bit old)

and remember: any version of miku is canon

[nittoka]

*punches air*

MONKIES

[artepti]

Fanart for @notsofrozt's awesome Shadowpeach kid Zetian, which was a thank you for beta-reading my current Fanfic! :D

[alloanoff]

Macaque is the type of guy to say „Nothing personal” then makes it personal. Thank u for ur time

[sketching-shark]

Well maybe he wouldn't have hit you with said hammer if you didn't steal his identity and cannibalize his children. Did you think about that.

[kizsumi]

This is from a bit ago I’m never going to finish it LMAO

ALSO IM ALIVE!!

[hikarufau]

Past Shadowpeach. Part 2.

It's been about 20 years.

The pilgrimage was over. Wukong is free. He had finally returned to his mountain. To he's house. But he no longer felt the warmth and comfort as before. Despite his subjects who followed him everywhere, and the newfound friends he occasionally visited or invited to his place, none of this was the same. He's soul was still empty, lonely, and cold.

His friend wasn't there. And it never will be.

After all, the King betrayed his Warrior.

One evening.

For the trillionth time, he strolled through his mountain, drinking from a jug of wine that he bought on the continent (now he was buying, not stealing, as before), continuing to stroll through the places that his warrior loved to visit. A beach, a cliff top, a clearing deep in the forest where many beautiful flowers grew.

He would have gone through his entire route, ending it with his house, if he hadn't noticed the sound.

When he heard the rustle of leaves, he followed its source. It was one of the little monkeys that inhabited his mountain. He noticed how agitated she was. And it's strange that she wasn't looking for him. Why? If something happened, whether it was an enemy or some misfortune, they would always notify him. But not this case.

He followed her carefully. She would pick fruits in a small basket and carry it to a cave that Wukong had never known existed. Is there really an enemy on the mountain who harms his subjects? And they're afraid to tell him because they're being threatened? Wukong could not allow this atrocity.

But what was his surprise when he saw the owner of the cave.

It was a Macaque. His warrior. He was lying in the nest, all red and wet, delirious, surrounded by he's subjects. They washed the sweat off his fur and put cold, wet rags on it. They helped him to drink and eat.

Wukong's heart sank at the sight of what he saw. He had never seen his warrior so vulnerable. Even though he was injured after the battles, he continued to act cocky to show himself strong.

Upon noticing Wukong's presence, all the monkeys were terrified. They begged not to harm the Macaque (knowing about the past conflict between them).

Wukong couldn't believe that they had such an opinion of him. He swore that he would not harm the Macaque. That he wants to know what's wrong with him and how to help.

The monkeys were stunned and didn't know what to say because they had given their word to remain silent. So they decided to say that he was sick. And he just needs peace and that they can take care of him.

But Wukong did not fall for it, but decided that he would not interfere, but would stay close, just in case.

Hearing Wukong's voice and the beating of his heart, smelling his scent, the Macaque began to recover. He started calling out to Wukong, to which Wukong reacted instantly. During the considerable time that Wukong stayed there, he did not even notice how his consciousness began to cloud from the alcohol he had drunk, the smell of pheromones emanating from the Macaque. And all further events passed for him in a blur.

The only thing he remembered before falling into unconsciousness was how warm and soft the Macaque's lips were.

[wormedw00d]

hi shadowpeach nation

[goldetrash]

render practice

[lovingshadowpeaches]

Old man yaoi old man yaoi

[granolahbarbootygreen]

Whichever path Boa chooses, it will lead to the beautiful journey of parenthood. 🤷‍♀️ Doodle their bebehs (Rei) on the left and (Lumi) on the right

[artepti]

I love happy endings, but gosh am I a sucker for bittersweet/bad endings, too!

So here's some art for a potential bad ending for "How to Accidentally Seduce Your Ex-Nemesis"! :D

(Looks at LLR... I see a pattern--)

[huanted-dennys]

Praying, you're the devil in disguise

I'd be pleasantly surprised

So do your worst and make my day

So that I don't have to be cliché

So I don't have to say

That it's not you, it's me

i hope this doesn’t look worse on other devices, if it does please forgive me

I’ve been listening to “Pls cheat on me” by Precious Pepala on repeat and this is the result

[nekohime19]

The "problem" with Macaque's redemption arc

So I want to talk about something that is slightly bothering me regarding Macaque's redemption arc and see if others agree with me on those points. I genuinely like Macaque's redemption arc (you are free to disagree with me on that) and I indeed think it's not over yet and we will see more of it.

I really like how LMK handles Macaque's character in the first three seasons, and especially how they add depth to him in season 3. But I have a bit of a problem with season 4 and 5 and it is the lack of interactions between Macaque and the other members of the main cast.

In my opinion, when it comes to MK and Wukong, Macaque's redemption arc work well. We especially see how MK see Macaque as more than a common villain in season 2, how he offer a helping hand after realizing why he works with LBD in season 3, and how they work together in season 4. Same with Wukong, I think it's well built and their tentative allyship/réconciliation in season 5 makes sense.

BUT when it comes to other characters (Pigsy, Mei, Tang, Sandy) the interactions are... lacking.

I think, Pigsy, after seeing that Macaque hangs around MK in season 4, should come forward and have a confrontation with Macaque. Especially with how protective Pigsy is.

Mei should have a confrontation about the whole samadhi fire debacle. The two characters fight together in season 4 and there is no words exchanged regarding that incident.

Tang, who had a whole episode with Macaque in season 3 and is in a position to emphasize with him on certain points (being "benched" / left out) should, at least, try to have a conversation with Macaque.

Sandy, with his history of anger issues, could also have very interesting interactions with Macaque.

In my opinion, one of the reasons why his redemption can sometimes feel "rushed" or "plastic" is because he doesn't truly have any interactions with the rest of the group despite having serious issues that he needs to solve with some of them (Mei and the samadhi fire incident/ Pigsy and his protectiveness over MK / Tang and everything that happened in the "benched" episode...). So this feels as if those issues that Macaque has with the group are brushed aside in favor of Macaque's interactions with MK and Wukong.

Don't get me wrong, I love MK, but I think the show would gain more by shifting the focus from MK and highlighting the interactions between its side characters a bit more.

We have a lot of interactions between side characters when it comes to specific duo : Tang/Pigsy often interact with each other and share episodes, same with Mei/MK (or recently Mei/Red Son)... But we don't have a lot of interactions between, let's say, Mei/Pigsy or Tang/Sandy.

I like the MK/Sandy episode in season 5 very much because I don't see those two interact one-on-one very often and it was a nice change of pace. I kinda want to see more of that, I think a Mei/Pigsy episode would be so funny or even a Pigsy/Macaque episode. So many potential and interesting dynamics.

Besides MK and Wukong, Macaque has no true interactions with the rest of the group. And I get that Macaque is a reserved person, but I feel like those interactions (Mei/Macaque, Pigsy/Macaque, Sandy/Macaque...) needs to happen to make his redemption feels more genuine. In fact, I think the main cast needs to have a lot more interactions for them to feel more compact. Sometimes, it feels like the main cast itself is divided in specific duos (or trios) and characters don't interact with each other that much outside of that.

That being said, I'm waiting for season 6. I feel like Macaque character will be more central in season 6 considering how his powers were linked to the chaos at the end of season 5. I'm hoping that by being central to the season he will have more interactions outside of MK and Wukong and we'll get to see a resolution of his redemption arc! Of course I also hope both monkeys will come to terms with their fight and becomes sort of friends again. Crossing my fingers on that 🤞.

[six-eared-macaque]

Song: Peach by The Front Bottoms