#mac talks about writing

[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!!!

[izuke-the-zombie]

This is a little head cannon/What if Macaque had more original powers, a little more Starry Night dreamlike powers leaning into the more nurturing kind, you know, the moon and sun kind of powers? 🌙☀️

 

Maybe in the past, he was like a therapy friend to Wukong, someone he could really be himself with, vent, and tell his secrets without being judged in the safety of his own dreams. Someone he can truly trust, and that was Macaque.

Skip to Redemption Ark for Mac

Now he's a therapy friend to the whole MK team! (Against his will) They cuddle, pet, and vent to him with their problems. He's like one of Sandy's therapy cats, just bigger and grumpier.😾💕✨ he just has this way with people I guess

Okay, this is how it starts: Macaque and Wukong's first encounter was in a dream.

Wukong would not shut up about the pretty demon in his crazy dreams, often to his sworn brothers; he talked about all the fun and crazy adventures he'd have, the long meaningful conversations and jokes, and the occasionally moving pictures of otherworldly strong magical humans with sparkly eyes and spiky hair who wield giant weapons that shoots Fire called anime, and that this had been going on for a few months now.

This annoyed and concerned them; they think it's a demon trying to take over the Monkey King's mind or trying to brainwash him somehow, so Azure Lion and the Sworn Brothers all brainstormed together to devise a plan to somehow confront this tricky dream demon. Wukong doesn't want the fun dreams to end or scare off this other celestial monkey, so he decides to talk to his friend in his dreams. Wukong casually brings up the idea that the macaque should visit Flower Fruit and meet his sworn brothers! Macaque of course hesitates, not sure of the idea of traveling to an unknown island and meeting The Monkey King's questionable choice of sworn brothers, but of course, Wukong, sad and a bit offended, but he doesn't give up.

He decides to bring upon the Ultimate Weapon, begging and whining until Macaque crumbles and gives in, which eventually does. Mac reluctantly agrees to travel over to FFM in disguise, just to be safe he tells Wukong he'll be there. Within a month, Wukong couldn't be more excited; he was like a little kid waiting for Christmas day!

So this is what kinds of powers I think he should have.

😴 the first pic is crossing over to other people's dreams and making their experience life-like he has illusion magic so this makes sense to me. Wukong and macaque would prank the Brotherhood or play tags and hide and seek in their brother's dreams. 🌸The second pic is the soothing ability to calm one's nerves if they pet or cuddle him like a therapy cat,🐈 Wukong would groom him for hours to calm his nerves. now come copes with food🍑🍔🍭

🌸🎶I saved the best one for last the cute/sad little head Cannon I have

At the end of every dream Mac visits they would end it by dancing to music Mac would bring from the future laughing and stumbling while wukong slowly wakes up, wukong has always gone to bed early But now he goes even earlier to bed. Wukong always thought he was the luckiest monkey in the world he gets to have two Adventure and one of them is with his prettiest best friend Macaque 😚✨the monkey of his dreams.

🌸 Wukong couldn't truly dream of a world without his bestest friend🥰✨

[charmac]

can you talk a little more about how each of their reactions to finding out they were sexually assaulted by that monkey fits with their history of trauma? i always love your interpretations and sunny meta

For sure. Just to preface this, though, I don't think I have anything too crazy deep here, I think if anything it's mostly the idea that RCG all definitely sat down and thought about how their characters would react in this situation that gets me. Like yeah, they wrote their history and they acted it all, but it still makes me spiral to see that even in the smallest ways it continues through their performances. Especially any time their characters face sex and/or assault, their minds clearly being deep in their lore gets me.

Finding out they were ostensibly raped by a monkey, Charlie and Dennis are both disgusted while Mac is a dichotomy between them, somewhat enthralled by the idea:

Charlie's disgust is an immediate, bodily reaction. His CSA was his first exposure to sex, resulting in his sex repulsion that is very physical in nature (obviously there's a lot of mental stuff there as well, but that's coupled with more complexities). Puking the moment he learns he was raped exemplifies the fact that his body physically reacts ahead of (or regardless of) mentally processing what happened (then and now).

Dennis' disgust, while still immediate, is more processed. He grapples with the idea and causes himself to spit out the taste in his mouth, dropping low and then paralleling Charlie:

Further, Dennis is then the one to engage with Frank about the monkey, unhappily and in disbelief as he learns Frank was well aware of the situation he was putting them in (while Charlie sits there silently until he pushes the conversation past it). While maybe not indicative of his CSA to the extent Charlie's reaction is (bc honestly anyone could/would react similar to Dennis if this happened to them), there's clear remnants in Dennis' reaction and an obvious parallel of the two of them, divided by Mac's freak.

So, Mac. Finding out the taste in his mouth is the result of a monkey fucking his face while he was blackout drunk leaves him chuffed, happily reserved with that knowledge. While Mac doesn't necessarily have a history of CSA, he does have a heap of childhood trauma in the form of physical abuse and neglect, which has clearly resulted in his desperate need for affection and attention. Latching to Dennis, Mac's obsession with him growing more heightened as the years go on then being met with neglect and physical abuse, all while their relationship hovers an extremely sexual line, has resulted in him getting off on being used and abused. Waking up with scratches and bite marks and finding out he's been used like a sex toy by anyonething is a fantasy for Mac.

[chickpea0]

Everyone put your most out of left field regression headcanon 3 2 1 GO!

[ruvviks]

All That's Left follows two journalists and their friends in post-apocalyptic United States as they travel from the fallen east coast megalopolis Opportunity back to Los Angeles, crossing through a harsh wasteland overrun with zombies— only to find out that there is a lot more life left than what the protected cities want them to believe. On their journey they meet dozens of people living their lives as peaceful as possible away from military forces, corporations, and corrupt governments; and they learn that the same mutated ghouls that took down Opportunity are spreading rapidly through the country, destroying everything in their path. Will this finally be the end of the world as we know it?

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[absolutely-not-my-main-blog]

I sincerely think if Dennis Reynolds and Jeff Winger were to makeout, it would benefit them both immensely, in fact, it’d be good for their health

[carpetbug]

WHAT DO YOU MEAAAAAANNNN I have to actually WRITE feline blue for people to know about it and be interested in it :/ guys read my brain already! can’t you see all of my incredibly coherent thoughts about bug boy and cat girl! sad face!

[aanalytic]

chapter 1 of I Stand Corrected is out now :) i’m really stoked about this one and i hope you love it!! <3

[bronze-and-silver-keys]

Your post about the alternative traitor and chapter 5 ending (I've been calling it the Shadow Mac and Cheese post in my head) has been bouncing around in my brain rent free ever since I read it. It's giving me ideas. Do you mind if people take your general idea and run with it? With credit of course

Dude fucking GO for it. Run free with the idea. That's why i posted it to let other people hyperfixate on it (I do appreciate credit tho). Im already in the process of writing my own rendition of it but go crazy! Make fan art! Make fics! Expand on the idea (and include me in the conversation because i would love to bounce ideas)

Also that's a perfect name for it

[oh-surprise-its-me]

Lil' headcanon of mine, Ron is fluent in several different languages (sure, Tom is too, as compacflt he has to, but there had been cases when Ron had to stop him before he accidentally said the wrong thing. In good faith, but still wrong, Tom please you've almost insulted that Chinese commander holy fuck please shut up). Chris is very much surprised when he hears him teaching baby Jake. He's surprised when he hears Tom and Ron switch languages. (Mav is confused too.) Now they both stare at their boyfriends and one son speaks different languages. (Bradley finds out during that faithful mission. He's not entirely sure of what it does to him... well, it does something indeed!)

Oh my god Aki you’re brilliant. (I don’t speak anything besides English and some American Sign Language sooo there won’t be any actual different language spoken.)

Tom can speak Polish, Spanish, and Russian bits of Mandarin and some sign language because him and Mav like to talk shit across rooms.

Ron can speak Polish, Spanish Russian, Mandarin, French and bits and pieces of others. He loves learning new ones.

They were in the backyard. Chris and Ron have been dating for about a year. Tom is staying with them until they’ve gotta go back. Ron started speaking fluent Polish to Tom, Chris thought he was going to pass out. He’s always known Ron is hot but lord.

Three weeks later they were in a restaurant on a date, a guy started speaking Spanish to the waitress she kept shaking her head until Ron leaned over and translated. Chris threw cash on the table and dragged Ron out of there and into a bed so fast.

Chris didn’t know how hot he’d find Ron switching through languages but goddamn. It’s hot.

—

When Jake started talking it was incredible. They had taught him some sign to say when he was hungry or thirsty or cold but him talking? Adorable. They cried when he first called Chris daddy.

Chris loved watching their kid learn what different things were.

When Jake one day suddenly asked for something in Polish he got a bit confused.

He blinked down at the little three year old. “Baby what?” Jake said it again and pointed. Chris had no idea what he’s saying. “Come on let’s go find papa he’s clearly been speaking Polish around you”

They go into the office that Ron uses when he’s at home. Chris bounces Jake. “Say it again baby.”

Ron looks up when Jake starts talking. “He’s doing it! Chris oh my god he’s doing it!”

“Hon. Love you and how excited you are. Did you not think about the fact that I can’t speak Polish.”

Ron looks confused. God bless this man. Somehow he’s got navy secrets up in that head of his. “Baby maybe wait until he’s a bit older and understands he needs to speak English at me and Polish at you.”

Ron goes a bit pink. He stands up and goes over to them. He kisses Chris, “and French.”

Chris blinks. “French.” “Maybe Tommy and I have been thinking about teaching him Russian also.”

Ron takes Jake from Chris. “Our son can’t save you from stupidity.” Ron lifts him onto his shoulder “yeah he can.”

Chris smiles, he leans closer and kisses Ron again. “Yeah you’re right he can.”

-

The first time Bradley sees Jake speaking a different language it’s Spanish with Javy on the ship after they landed. He didn’t know it at the time but Jake was talking about how he just wanted to kiss Bradley.

Two weeks after the mission they’re all together at Tom and Mav’s house. Jake is sitting up on the counter in the kitchen, he’s watching Tom and Ron cook like he always used to. He didn’t know how much he missed it.

Bradley is leaning next to Jake’s hip. Tom starts speaking to Ron. Bradley blinks, he’s not heard Tom speak Polish in years.

Jake chimes in. In Polish.

Bradley knows he’s staring. He can’t help it. “You speak Polish?”

Chris laughs from the doorway, he comes into the kitchen, he’s covered in grease. Chris goes up on his toes and kisses Ron. “He spoke polish more then English when he was four. Forced me to get a goddamn Polish to English dictionary.” Jake goes a bit pink. “Dad cut it out.”

Chris gets that look on his face that Bradley used to see on Mav sometimes.

It’s the ‘I could be more of a dick but I’m choosing to be nice today’ face.

Tom laughs and says something else. Jake goes redder. Ron slaps Tom, Chris snorts and loops an arm around Tom. Jake shakes his head, “Y’all are horrible to me I’m gonna find Mav.” He hops off the counter but drags his hand across Bradley’s stomach as he passes.

-

“Never thought I’d find you speaking a different language so not.” - “baby you think everything I do is hot.” - “shut up Jake come here and ride me.” - “yeehaw cowboy.”

[impossiblepluto]

For the WIP ask… uuummm, all of them?! Just kidding (not really)!

holding baby Mac the image of a baby Mac is just 🥰

oh my goodness, friend, I am all atwitter about the image of baby Mac. This was one of the first ideas I had for a "Dalton Ranch" story, featuring Mac's first visit to the ranch, fresh from the Army and both of them figuring out each other and how to be civilians. After a nightmare wakes Mac, for the second night in a row, he heads outside to clear his head, not wanting to disturb the rest of the house, especially as he's a stranger to most of them, leading Jack to pilfer the tagline of an American-Italian eatery known for their breadsticks "the Dalton Ranch, when you're here, you're family."

Deciding they both need some fresh air and wide open spaces, Jack takes Mac on a trail ride when an unexpected storm blows up, causing them to seek shelter in an old line shack, and later revealing that perhaps this was not the first time they waited out a storm here. Here's a section of the first little tiny bit of cabin foreshadowing:

“A few years back some lady from outta town got turned around and ended up on that dirt road. We had a real big storm that year, kind of like this.”

As if on cue, thunder rumbles across the sky. 

“‘Cept it was snowin’ which was weird for that late in the season. I remember because I was on spring break.”

“So, it was more than a few years ago,” Mac mumbles loud enough to ensure he’s heard.

“Oh, yeah, funny.”

Mac smirks.

“Yeah, it was…” Jack’s brow furrows as he thinks. “Must have been about twenty years ago now.” 

“Twenty years ago I would have been one.” Mac reminds innocently. 

“Oh, you’re on a roll aren’t ya? Well, jokes on you, I think I mighta been about fourteen or fifteen so you might not have even been born yet.” 

“I guess your memory starts fading when you get to be as old as you are, if you can’t remember if you were fourteen or fifteen.” 

“Fine,” Jack shrugs. “Maybe I won’t share my story.”

“Seems unlikely.” 

“Nope. And it was a good one too, but now you’ll never hear it.” 

“Oh, no, Jack, please share your story,” Mac deadpans. 

“Well, if you insist.”

Mac snorts.

“Hush. Now, like I said, it was spring break-”

“What year was it?”

Jack makes a face, wagging his finger at Mac. “Don’t you start that up again.” 

~~~

[st4rstudent]

Giant cornplate post here but I'll get my thoughts out anyways. I really like how even visually Mac and Winn are contrasting yet similar. Winn's main color is yellow and Mac's is purple, which are contrasting colors. Yet, they both wear green. And then both of them having glasses but they're different shapes (circle vs square). and ouuughhoguhgh. theyre good friends. i like them.

[fearowkenya]

this is another wip from the fic im working on where yuffie accidentally concusses herself on a zipline. for context, aerith has just come to the realization that maybe it was a bad idea to talk about babysitting the concussed teenager in front of the concussed teenager. jeez aerith dont you know thats embarrassing!!! anyway listen as good with people as aerith is, sometimes you fuck up and forget that the walls of johnnys seaside inn are not even a little bit soundproof.

it was fun writing aerith doing some damage control/de-escalation. she does it in a way that is sneaky and lighthearted without veering into being like... mean-spirited or disrespectful, y'know?

god knows when this fic is gonna see the light of day so im thinking i'll still post a wip every so often to give myself SOME sense of progress

[ruvviks]

ABIGAIL TRAN // GABRIELLA VILLAREAL JOSHUA BAEK // KEVIN HOOVER LAYLA FISHER // MAC CHAVEZ

main characters of my original story all that's left :^) | [x]

[dennisboobs]

blacked out and came to with a document full of macden

[stuck-in-the-ghost-zone]

man. it's just. dp is so charming.