#she's a capuchin monkey

[the-art-crow-blog]

mmmm, monke,,,,,,

[smellroy]

Sewing is a Christian pleasure, right?

[civetcider]

what do you guys think about generic speciesless monkey? you know, this guy

[willow-doodles]

MY LITTLE BABY OFF TO MURDER PEOPLE <3

[orbiting-star]

god can people please stop taking pictures with wildlife please for the love of god just fucking stop taking pictures with wild animals i am going to scream

all those people (with maybe 1 or 2 exceptions) with "rescues" in the US on tiktok are fucking awful people and they're directly contributing to the exotic pet trade

[galactic-rhea]

I read some post about how female capuchin monkeys flirt by throwing rocks because they don't have other means (or experience) to socially demostrate it.

So I just jokingly told my partner that because Padmé is extremely unsocialized outside of being royalty/senator, she would flirt by throwing rocks at Anakin.

And, I didn't expect my partner response which was "If Padmé threw rocks at Anakin, he would save every one single of them"

NKJDNSJ HELP????.... HE WOULD

No one would ever suspect they're having something because as far as the public is concerned, Senator Amidala must certainly hate Jedi Skywalker, like she throws things at him and everything, she can't stand him.

[vyoongi]

"Dondus, Caesar's Companion"

In Caracalla's fifteenth summer, when the sun was setting like liquid gold on the streets of Rome, the young Caesar, still without a crown or lead in his soul, found something that would forever change the course of his life. The fair of exoticisms brimming with exotic treasures from distant lands beyond the Mare Nostrum, was alive with the sounds of joyous shouts, the thrum of drums, and the roars of caged beasts. Majestic elephants, brilliantly colored peacocks, and serpents coiled like living jewels entertained the crowd. Yet, amid this symphony of wonders, Caracalla's keen, steely blue eyes were drawn to a small creature with dark fur and a spirited glint in its gaze.

"What is this creature? " Caracalla inquired, his voice resonating with authority and a hint of burgeoning command.

"A capuchin monkey, my lord" the merchant replied, bowing deeply, his tone laced with the nervousness of one addressing the future emperor. "A female monkey that hails from the jungles of the Africa Province. "

"Did you ride with the elephants, little creature? " he whispered, his Latin awkward yet soft.

The diminutive monkey, small enough to nestle in the palm of Caracalla's hand, met his gaze with an intensity that dismantled his defenses. In that moment, the young Caesar sensed an uncommon connection, as if the creature had seen through the barriers he meticulously erected in the presence of his twin brother, Geta, who was his constant shadow.

"Look at how she observes me, Geta!" Caracalla exclaimed, turning to his brother. "It’s as though she possesses more wisdom about this world than the two of us combined. "

Pragmatic as ever, Geta crossed his arms and countered, "What purpose does she serve, brother? If she cannot fight or obey, she is merely a distraction. "Yet Caracalla was undeterred. His heart, more guided by impulse than reason, had made its choice.

He named her 'Dondus', deriving the name from a term he had overheard from a numidian slave.

From that day forward, Dondus became his steadfast companion. They crafted tailored tunics for her, tiny garments adorned with intricate golden embroidery, and adorned her with a necklace of gems that rivaled the treasures of Jupiter's temple. But Dondus wasn't destined for a cage or for performances meant to amuse the Senate. Instead, she resided in Caracalla's chambers, sleeping on his marble bed and sharing meals from the same plates as the young Caesar.

To Caracalla, Dondus was more than a pet. She was a refuge,a sanctuary. On nights when the weight of his lineage crushed him, when he remembered his father's cold stares and the unjust punishments he received for his disobedience, he found comfort in the soft purr of her little companion. Sometimes, in the quiet hours when Rome lay in slumber, he would confide in her softly, as if she were his most trusted confidant.

"Dondus, do you not see it? At times, I am as the gladiator, ensnared within an amphitheater without exits, the eyes of all upon me, yet none perceiving the weight I bear. Geta, in his way, strives to grasp it, but even he falters, as all men do. Yet you, in your silence, gaze upon me without reproach. Is it that you cannot fathom war or dominion? Or is it, in your smallness, you have already gleaned the truth—that such things are but shadows, fleeting and without substance?"

Over time, the bond between them grew stronger. During lavish banquets, while senators adebated about territories and conquests, Dondus would sit on Caracalla's shoulder, drawing nervous laughter from those present. "A monkey dressed better than a proconsul'' they would whisper under their breath. Yet Caracalla remained unfazed by their remarks.

At the amphitheater, when blood stained the arena and the people roared for more, Dondus stood by his side, still, as if she understood that her master found a strange pleasure in chaos. Yet even in those moments, Caracalla was more docile to her than to any other human being.

"It amuses me'' Geta once said, his voice edged with irony. ''You would command the deaths of a thousand souls without so much as a blink, yet when Dondus casts a cluster of grapes to the ground, you hasten after her like a slave chasing his dominus.'' Caracalla inclined his head, a wry smile upon his lips. ''Perhaps'' he replied, ''it is because she asks nothing of me—save that I remain as I am."

As Caracalla grew into his imperial duties, Dondus remained by his side. She was dressed in miniature tunics crafted by the palace seamstresses, a spectacle that delighted the court but sometimes enraged Geta.

“You make a mockery of the empire” Geta spat one evening, finding Caracalla feeding Dondus at the dinner table.

“And you make a mockery of life, brother, with all your brooding” Caracalla retorted, his smile sharp. “She loves me as no one else does.”

In truth, there was a part of Caracalla that knew he was difficult to love. His temper, his hedonism, his love of blood and spectacle—it set him apart from Geta, who charmed the Senate and the plebeians alike. Yet Dondus never turned from him, even in his darkest moods.

Maybe it was because she, too, was a creature out of place. Just as Caracalla felt alienated in a world that demanded his perfection, Dondus had been torn from her jungle home, a shadow lost in the brilliance of Rome’s marble halls.

Years later, when the throne of Rome became a pool of blood, when Caracalla's hands were stained with the red of his own family, Dondus was still there. During his ascension as sole emperor, the little capuchin was named his first consul, a mockery of both the Senate and the gods.

In those darkest hours, when Rome burned from within and conspiracies were the order of the day, Caracalla took refuge in the company of Dondus, seeing in her black gaze the echo of the days when everything was simpler. He didn't remember, or didn't want to remember, that his own hands had brought about his brother's end. In his broken mind, Geta continued to care for him, as he always had.

As the empire faltered, Caracalla stroked Dondus's soft fur and murmured, ''You and I, Dondus, are all that remains of Rome. Let Jupiter cast his judgment, if he wills it. I have all I need."

And in the little capuchin, with her bright eyes and silent loyalty, he found the only fragment of peace his lost soul could hold. She didn't understand his words but she stayed.

Always, she stayed.

[starrclown]

SunBurst duo headcannons that I have but can't explain why I have them but it's special to me.

(Look at them yall <3<3<3)

Before Wukong got comfortable with Pigsy, he was really shy about asking Pigsy to keep his food cool because he can't eat hot food. Mk started to ask for cooler noodles for Wukong.

They switched hair colors once. Wukong had dark brown hair and Mk was ginger. Wukong didn't like it but Mk really liked his. Pigsy made him dye it back because no one got used to ginger Mk.

Mk doesn't like peaches. At all. Wukong tells him it's alright and that he doesn't have to eat them but Mk forces himself to out of respect.

Mk has seen half of Wukong's glamors off. Wukong is still too afraid to let them all drop.

Mk has absolutely dressed up as Wukong for Halloween.

Mk didn't know what grooming was so when Wukong kept trying to mess with his hair, he kept swatting him off. Wukong eventually stopped and didn't attempt again. Mk then later found out monkies groom to show love and he cried. (This actually happened to me! My cousin has a capuchin monkey named Debbie and she did this to me when I was like 8. I didn't get what she was doing so I kept swatting her off. I got SO upset when I found out what she was going.)

Mk is Wukongs emergency contact number in his phone.

Mk knows some of the baby monkies by name. He even got to name a newborn.

Mk and Wukong like to color together. They even made a coloring book together!

Wukong sometimes turns into a small bird or cat and hides in Mks gold cart so he can go on Mk's noodle runs.

Mk just hops on Wukong when he wants a piggy back ride. Wukong started doing I too so now they just piggy back ride on each other.

Mk sometimes has nightmares about Wukong getting possesed or Wukong being trapped in the scrolls. Wukong usually has to comfort him.

Mk gave Wukong his own headband. Wukong uses it as a ponytail holder when his hair gets to long.

Wukong bites everyone as a love language. Not hard, just a little nibble. He first did this to Mk during midway through season 2 and season 3. Mk was confused but kinda rolled with it.

Wukong wakes up and attempts to take care of himself. Brushing his hair, teeth, and getting his clothes. Mk wakes up, puts his headband on and just goes. No thoughts.

Those two watch cartoons for HOURS on end. They have little movie nights :)

Mk was caught so off guard when he found out Redson was Wukong's nephew.

Mk before he knew about glamors, wondered why Wukong didn't look like how he was described (4 foot, red eyes.) but he was to scared to ask.

Mk stills feel bad that he didn't have faith in Wukong when he met Macaque. Wukong doenst hold it against him, he gets it.

Mk sometimes wears gold eyeshadow to match Wukong's blue eyeshadow. Sometimes they switch it up and change colors. (Bai He, Mei, and Redson sometimes join.)

I found this in my drafts and wanted to post it. Live laugh love SunBurst Duo.

(If you like Soysause duo more then GET OUT 😡

/J.) (Kidding)

- ⭐️StarClown⭐️

[quitealotofsodapop]

When MK tells them Macaque is re-courting Wukong, he MEANS re-courting him! In every instance with every au where Macaque and Wukong are broken up and get back together again, whether it be during the journey or after, Macaque goes through the courting process all over again. From the beginning.

In post Jttw, even though they are already married and mates, he goes through it again simply as a show of his affection and love for Wukong, to try to show him he still loves him and never regretted or stopped loving him! It's like this series of smaller gestures that come together as this big grand gesture of love and adoration to soothe Wukong's insecurities caused by Macaque's disappearance.

In Slow Boiled, he does so because he knows he wants to be in Wukong's life again and to be there for Yuebei and this is the best way to show him that. And to appease a certain overprotective student who really didn't like the idea of the relationship at first because of the history both himself and Wukon had with Macaque. He hurt Wukong really, really bad and tried to hurt him on multiple occasions, Macaque will need to prove himself to earn MK's approval!

In Century Egg au, it's moreso to appease Wukong's new found family and the oddly protective Queen Mother (once she learns Macaque had technically never properly courted Wukong she blew a fasket) and to show him he wasn't going to hurt him, a lingering gear Wukong had when he first began sensing Macaque stalking him.

In TMKATI it's Wukong courting Macaque!

yess

sappy monkey wooing!

Adorably I learned that some monkey species (like capuchins) will dance to woo their mate, seemingly for no reason other than to flirt.

A lot of Shadowpeach fics tend to have Wukong be the one doing the heavy lifting emotionally, and Macaque needs to tag in to make it work.

Since they hurt each other so badly, they feel like they need to start all over romantically. And that means all the blushing and awkward dancing and the flowers, and trying to get the approval of the other's family members that come with the early courting period.

DBK is the biggest obstacle for Macaque, followed closely by the Queen Mother herself, and the Noodle Gang.

On the flip side, Wukong's biggest critic is Iron Fan and Macaque himself.

And of course there's their shared friend group that just want them to shut tf up and get back together already.

[aulostheremin]

hey guys I'm free from college work! (but still stuck here for assessments ugh) so I took a chance to rework Fantastic Mr Fox AU Vegeta and Bulma's monkey designs. and also drew Trunks and Goku

believe me I have a hard time drawing Vegeta with a different face besides angry as Mr Fox is relatively a chill dude until he acts like a wild animal. I almost give up entirely. this will have to do for now.

I change Bulma's fur colour as capuchins have such confusing fur colour placements. Since Trunks is a hybrid, it's a simple mix between dad and mom. also red and blue makes purple!

sidenote; the red markings on Vegeta and Bulma's faces are red paint. I add my own thing to this AU, where instead of wedding rings/bands, monkey married couples paint their faces red to show their sign of commitment.

And Goku is a red ruffed lemur! tbh I'm not satisfied with his design. maybe with clothes, Goku looks better. also can you tell this is my first time drawing Goku? gotta bring his spiky hair justice

also a little bonus of Bulla! She won't be in this AU much obviously but I thought I give her a monkey design too.

I'm really an amateur of drawing anthro animals especially primates. I have a lot to learn especially their faces. cus that's the main part I'm always trying to fix it when drawing them as it never look 'right' to me. is it cus I blend it with DB style or I just suck? nah I shouldn't doubt myself over this silly thing.

[theamityelf]

I don't think you've said anything about this, I may be wrong. But what patronus would the Dr thh cast have? I'd love to hear your takes on this, because I adore alot of your Dr posts, they're so interesting and we'll thought out. I could never

Thanks so much! I try not to engage with Harry Potter right now, but I think the Daemons AU actually works for this question nicely, since either way it's an animal to kind of represent the person.

So far, re:the THH class, the Daemons AU has only established that Makoto's daemon is a rabbit. So, let's see.

Makoto: His daemon is a rabbit. As explained/described in this post.

Kyoko: Fox or owl are the obvious ones. That said, I'm really feeling peregrine falcon, for her. It can survive in many climates and conditions, it gets its name from its tendency to migrate, and its prey includes smaller birds and, you guessed it, rabbits. I like Kyoko having a daemon that could eat Makoto's daemon, if they were regular animals. While Kyoko is wandering, interacting, or investigating, her daemon will be perched somewhere up high, unmoving and silent. When she leaves a room, her daemon swoops out after her, very dramatically. In dangerous situations, if Makoto is in trouble, she can grab Makoto and her daemon can grab his. She and her daemon pretty much never interact in front of people. Makoto is probably the first in the class to hear his voice.

Byakuya: Okay, his daemon has to be one of those deceptively "scary" animals; it can't be a conventionally cute daemon to indicate his inner depths or anything like that; it would undermine others' reactions to him, if that were the case. Makoto deciding to talk to him despite what he's like would seem like less of an act of faith if his daemon were something cute. My first thought was, his daemon is a scarlet king snake that gets mistaken for a coral snake. There's a rhyme to help one not get those confused, because a coral snake is very venomous and a scarlet king snake isn't. The idea here is, his daemon is a colorful snake that looks like it'll kill you, but it won't. Drawbacks here are that both snakes are very America-specific and also the red, black, and yellow coloring of both snakes would clash with Byakuya's outfits. He either gets a snake daemon that slithers around under his sleeves or a tarantula daemon that crawls around his shoulders and chest. I'm going with snake.

Aoi: Hummingbird or otter, definitely. Hummingbird could fly overhead as she swims, otter could swim with her. Otter for her playfulness, hummingbird for her hyperactivity. I'm leaning hummingbird on this one.

Hiro: Oh boy, I want to think of something other than groundhog. Groundhog just works, is the thing! He would look cute holding one, and there's the whole "clairvoyant" thing; groundhogs supposedly know when winter is coming. Also, apparently they're very socially intelligent animals! Screw it, he gets groundhog. It works too well.

Junko: Again, fox would work, or some kind of monkey could be both cute and cool. (A small one, like a capuchin.) I actually really like the monkey idea. That said, she gets some kind of stoat or mink. Both are known to engage in surplus killing, but they're conventionally cute, which works really well for her Ultimate Fashionista persona. (This line of thinking also justifies giving her a cat daemon, a fox again, or a honey badger. But cat feels a little too plain and fox feels a little too obvious about her wily nature.) The reason I'm thinking specifically mink or stoat is because I like the idea of her wearing mink fur/stoat fur a lot. So it's like, she has a mink daemon but she also uses the skin of minks in her outfits, as kind of a fatalistic despair thing.

Toko: She gets a spider or tarantula, but not a black widow spider because that feels mean. But yeah, she weaves stories, so she gets a creature that weaves. A creature that is bound to be disliked by some. It usually stays on the back of her hand (and she talks to it frequently), but it crawls under her clothes when she feels threatened. It's never visible when Syo is fronting.

Sayaka: Seems like she'd get a songbird daemon, but I kind of like giving her something disproportionately big. Her whole thing is that she'll do whatever it takes to achieve her dreams. Right off the bat, I'm thinking snow leopard. It goes well with her colors. She's either getting a tiger, leopard, lion, jaguar, or cheetah. Something aesthetically striking and physically imposing. Lions and cheetahs are the more social of the big cats, so it has to be one of those. And while Sayaka affectionately stroking a lion's mane would be cool, it feels maybe a little too big for the plot to still happen. She gets a cheetah. I love her with an animal that has a pattern to it, and it gives her Josephine Baker vibes. (Plus, when she dies, her daemon disappears. If everyone is used to seeing her with her big cheetah daemon, then its absence will be eerie.) Her daemon is very vocal and friendly. He likes to nuzzle and play with Makoto's daemon (and those of all her other friends). Sayaka does the normal celebrity thing of regularly (and very publicly) donating to conservation efforts for the animal her daemon settled as. Most celebs will incorporate their daemon into their brand that way, which is why Junko wearing mink fur is so weird and (pre-Tragedy) comes across as funny and edgy and ironic.

Mukuro: She gets a weasel, because for the switcheroo to work, her daemon has to be similar enough to Junko's that she only has to dye it or something. Also, the fact that weasels have kitsune associations could factor into (or just symbolically represent) how she is understood to be Ultimate Despair but Junko isn't. Also, according to Wikipedia, "The Japanese weasel has been used by the governments of both Russia and Japan as an aid for vermin control." Being used by a government to "control" a population of any kind feels thematically fitting for an Ultimate Soldier.

Leon: He gives me goose vibes. Or porcupine! Or hedgehog? Eh, I'll give him porcupine. Lot of ways for that to be relevant, but mainly it just helps explain why he survived the Sayaka encounter when her daemon is a cheetah. (In that it explains why Sayaka's daemon didn't just fatally bite his right away and he had time to ward it off with the sword.)

Chihiro: Ooh, Chihiro might be the one who gets the fox. I'm feeling either fox or squirrel. I do like the idea of a squirrel scurrying after them everywhere they go, climbing swiftly up their body when they're scared. But I also like the idea of a fennec fox. I think Chihiro gets fennec fox, and I might give the squirrel to Kazuichi or Mikan or someone later.

Mondo: I want to give him some kind of livestock guardian dog, but those are all pretty big and he's still a biker. I don't want to foist a sidecar upon him unless I have to. Instead, I'll go with a watchdog: some kind of terrier. That works because it's small enough that he could secure it to his bike proper, one way or another. Maybe he's wearing a baby sling or something. Plus, it means that Taka can say that he's "all bark and no bite".

Taka: Right away I'm feeling Border Collie. Definitely some kind of herding dog, and Border Collies have the right color scheme. Actually, looking at a list, Smooth Collies look tidier, so I'm going with that.

Hifumi: He gets a parakeet. He calls her Inko-chan. I knew I wanted to give him a bird, so I just looked up "anime birds", and this worked out perfectly because I was already thinking somewhere in the realm of parakeet, parrot, or canary.

Celeste: I considered giving her a pigeon so she can call it a dove and everyone else can call it a pigeon, but once again that feels mean (and also it would only be for that interaction; there's no other real reason). I'm really feeling chameleon for her. I'm thinking her daemon wasn't settled before she arrived at Hope's Peak, but it was settled by the start of the killing game. She doesn't bring this up to anyone, but she notices it.

Sakura: I'm really feeling badger for her. I can't justify it. I think it might just be that the badger in Narnia (Prince Caspian) seemed so wise and chill. Listen, I'm allowed to base some of these on just vibes, and this one will be just vibes. Also, maybe she assumes a certain position when she's holding her daemon instead of letting it walk (like when they were running back and forth during chapter 3, she held her badger daemon to her chest), and when they find her body, her daemon is of course gone because she's dead, but she's in that pose, suggesting she was holding him to her chest when she died.

Sorry for answering a different question than you asked, but at least I took a very long time doing it.

[peachy-puddin-cup]

Suki Reference Sheet

Name: Suki

Age: 25+

Gender: Female (She/Her)

Species: Monkey (Based on Brown Capuchin)

Background:

Suki is a friendly monkey, who lives on the outskirts of Megapolis. She is friends with the monkey crew and has a connection to Macaque and the monkey king. She is a reincarnation of a monkey maiden that lived on FFM. In her past life she was a close friend to Macaque, and died during an attack on the mountain while Wukong was away on his journey. She has a shadow demon form similar to Macaque.

Her personality is gentle and sweet, she can sometimes be a lil clueless, a lil clumsy but she means well. She likes to read and bake. She’s a lil bit anxious meeting new people but she comes around to them slowly.

(Ref & Lore up to date: August 2024)

[adoriels-tears-if]

Happy Birthday Telio! Let's say MC had some help in making a plushie for you, too. What animal would you like? Or are you already too old for plushies and cuddles? Also, Telio's input on the well situation. Nostril or some other hole, what's your take? With love and affection, wishing you to stay alive throughout the whole narrative!

“…Thank you” He replies, avoiding your gaze. “I don't know if I'm too old to have a stuffed animal. I've never had one before.” He blushes. “I like monkeys. The girl with me in my room there had a little capuchin as a familiar.” His face darkened and he swallowed. “She's dead now.”

He cleared his throat. “And as for hugs, I'll never be too old, nobody is! “ He frowns, his face determined. “We all need love and affection.”

“As for your last question, Mc hasn't taken me into his garden yet, but…” He smiles tenderly. “'Whatever, the hole in this well, will be what they want.”

[dailyunsolvedmysteries]

A Colombian woman named Marina Chapman was raised by Capuchin monkeys for 5 years after being kidnapped and then abandoned in the jungle as a child. She learned to scale trees, catch birds and rabbits with her bare hands. She lived as a monkey until she was discovered by hunters.

[happygirl2oo2]

Every reference I could find to Fitz's love of monkeys in Marvel's Agents of Shield, organized by episode numbers

According to this article, Fitz's love for monkeys comes from Iain de Caestecker's love for monkeys. The actor joked in season one about wanting a monkey sidekick for Fitz and it made it into the show's story. Fitz even has monkey figurines on his desk in early seasons.

season 1 episode 2:

FITZ: “I would love to see a capuchin in the wild. Maybe even a yellow-tailed woolly monkey. You know, um, Peru has 32 different species of monkey.”

season 1 episode 3:

FITZ: “If we had a monkey, we could get in.” SIMMONS: “Ugh, Fitz!” FITZ: “If we had a small monkey, he could slip through the sensors and disable the fence's power source with his adorable little hands.”

and

FITZ: “Did you hear the deadly lasers part? Without a brave monkey—”

season 1 episode 8: 

FITZ: “Still, this is definitely the type of work a monkey could easily do.” WARD: “You're our little monkey.”

season 1 episode 16:

MAY: “What's this?" FITZ: "Um, say you need to tag a fleeing vehicle... or a wild monkey, if it was to get away from you.”

season 1 episode 22:

SIMMONS: “That means that every bit of energy inside us, every particle" *breathes deeply* "will go on to be a part of something else, maybe live as a dragonfish, a microbe, maybe burn in a supernova 10 billion years from now. And every part of us now was once a part of some other thing ... a moon, a storm cloud, a mammoth.” FITZ, softly: “A monkey.” SIMMONS, also softly, accepting: “A monkey.”

season 2 episode 14:

Daisy: "Okay. But why am I suddenly feeling like old yeller right now?" Coulson: "Kind of surprised you know the reference." Daisy: "I've had a lot of downtime lately. That and Fitz really wants a dog." Coulson: "Thought he wanted a monkey." Daisy: "Guess he readjusted his expectations."

season 2 episode 16:

*When Fitz is packing up his stuff to leave, his three-monkeys statue is the first thing he's seen grabbing*

season 3 episode 21:

*When Fitz is getting ready for the broadcast with Talbot, he's making monkey noises as his vocals warm-up*

season 4 episode 3:

FITZ (counting his breath): “One chimpanzee, two chimpanzee. One chimpanzee, two chimpanzee.”

season 5 episode 5:

*Fitz is shown drawing monkeys on his cell's wall as a way to mark the passing of time while being there, instead of the regular line-markings that are usually used for that*

season 5 episode 16 (as Bobo is a common monkey name):

Jemma: "I was hoping you could tell me more about our future." Deke: "I mean, you saw it... It sucked." Jemma: "No, I mean Fitz and me. Do you recall any evidence of major injury, any noticeable scarring, perhaps?" Deke: "I don't remember you guys at all. I didn't even know your real names. Everyone in S.H.I.E.L.D. changed them when they were getting hunted down. I just knew you as Nana and Bobo."

season 5 episode 21:

*when Simmons is packing up Fitz's things into the suitcase, his monkey statue from the earlier seasons can be seen among the things already in the suitcase*

season 6 episode 3:

SIMMONS: “Expecto Patronum! [a small hallucination of Fitz in a monkey suit appears on her straw] Hello, little monkey Fitz.”

season 6 episode 6:

*while in the memory of the night they first became friends, after Simmons tells Fitz she also remembers "how manic you were and thinking that genius is just a tick away from madness", the wall is seen suddenly covered in drawings of monkeys in the same way Fitz did to the wall in his cell in season 5 episode 5*

season 6 episode 8:

SIMMONS (about the events of s6ep3): "I saw you in a monkey outfit dancing." FITZ: "No, no, reverse on that bit, what do you mean you saw me in a monkey outfit dancing?"

season 7 episode 13:

*When Alya gets up from her bed in the pod to hug her mom, a few monkey dolls can be seen at the edge of her bed*

and

FITZ (about Alya): “This little monkey is punching me as hard as she can in the leg.”

[gorjee-art]

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(Haven't been following you for very long, so I don't know many of your characters - tell me about the ones you just haven't had the opportunity to talk about! Or just whoever you want to talk about! Have fun with it!👀)

I don't talk about Claire very often so...so be it!

I like to call Claire a mutt (in a very endearing way mind you) because she's from mixed origins! Growing up in a large circus/carnie family that found their loves from all over the globe, you tend to lose sight of your "original" heritage. To the point of knowing far too many languages just to talk with all your cousins...

Second fun fact, Claire was based on the "ugly duckling" story, I feel awful for not talking about it so often but I've been meaning to explore it. She hasn't always been so prim, proper, and perfect and at times if you catch her at the right moments of time, those times of being a sad little clown will float up to the surface.

Lastly, Claire has an ODD ability to charm any animal she wishes. (Might be why Charles has such a strong attraction towards her lol) Animals just seem to be drawn to her for no particular reason. Chester's capuchin monkey wants her attention 24/7, Gators never really bother to threaten her, and Tigers chuff in her presence. It started all the way back at a really young age when she worked with circus animals all day long. Feeling empathetic to their lethargy and tiredness from performing all day, not particularly enjoying the heavy amounts of "training" and "rehearsing"