#voidmultimuse | {Macaque}

[siixkiing]

 “Yeah, yeah. You’re cute. Just stop smiling at me like that.” [From Mac to Wukong]

☯ GRUMPY AFFECTIONATE STARTERS ☯

"Oh, worried I'm up to something~?"

His grin only spreading more at the shadow's words, mischief bubbling just below the surface. Honestly, it was cute that a simple smile was the cause of such reaction from his fellow celestial monkey. Only stirring him to see how much he could tease him now in response — what buttons he could push to get even more out of him.

The sage began leaning closer, invading Macaque's personal bubble JUST enough. Though he was mindful for now not to get too close or touch him — he wanted to tease him sure, but there was still those personal boundaries he kept in mind for now. Their relationship was still very rocky right now and he didn't want to do anything to push that divide that was already there.

"I'm not allowed to smile now~?"

"Cause you can't handle the cute, is that it~?"

[siixkiing]

"Sorry sorry, I just couldn't help myself."

Removing his presence from Macaque's personal space and giving him some room back, his smile bright and playful in the moment. A mirthful chuckle leaving him as he did.

Sure, he was teasing him ever so slightly in the moment for the compliment about him being 'cute', but there was some sincerity too in his actions. After all, it had been so long since he had heard a genuine compliment from Macaque — one that wasn't filled with snark and sass or dripping with venomous hatred towards him. It had been nice and might've caused his heart flutter in the moment.

He usually took compliments about himself with a grain of salt — after all, some were just to get on his good side and use flattery to distract him in the moment. With his shadow however? He cherished those compliments and hung onto them like a precious trinket, always believing them more than most others thrown at him. Macaque wasn't one to use needless flattery after all, when he spoke it was with purpose behind his words.

"Just — "

" — didn't think you still liked my smile that much after all this time."

Sure, it might give him a bit of an ego-boost — something many would argue he didn't need. He had enough of one as it was, the size no doubt rivaling the universe with how massive it was. Still, he didn't think the six-eared simian liked his smile like that after everything, making him feel happy that he had been wrong.

"Still, I think your's is way cuter than mine any day — the cutest in fact."

@siixkiing from here!

"...this guy..." Macaque grumbles under his breath.

Though, he should have seen this coming. Wukong takes any compliment way too far and adds it to his ego, even backhanded ones. Why he even bothered, he doesn't know. It just kind of slipped out when Wukong flashed a smile in his direction.

When Wukong leans closer, Macaque leans back to try and keep some distance between them. The proverbial bridge is still very much a burned and tattered mess, but he finds he's not entirely opposed to attempting to rebuild it... somewhat.

Come to think of it, when was the last time Wukong gave him a smile that wasn't full of snark and self-serving pride? Hundreds and hundreds of years of arguing and fighting, plotting vengeance against each other for their harsh words, festering negativity, scheming-

And one genuine smile has him back-tracking to their youth on Flower Fruit Mountain, before all the animosity.

"...don't get used to it," He finally settles on saying, turning his eyes away from Wukong.

[siixkiing]

@void-multimuse​ { ☯ }

MK wants a cuddle from his shady lesser mentor

“Alright alright alright, just this ONCE since someone really needs it.”

[siixkiing]

🥡(From MK to Wukong or Macaque, you pick ^^)

☯ 𝓓𝓮𝓵𝓲𝓿𝓮𝓻𝔂 — send 🥡 for our muses to enjoy take-out together. ☯

"Well well well, if it isn't my favorite delivery boy."

Peeling himself out of the young man's shadows without much effort, a soft mirth leaving him as he spoke. Only adding to his amusement at the light startling jolt that briefly overtook the other. Hee, that would never get old to him — startling MK would always be amusing to him, unintentionally or not.

His shadows working quick to relief him of one of the take-out bags. Only sparing a quick glance inside to make sure everything was there, not that he had any doubts. That boar was thorough in making sure the order was to the letter — even ones that were overly complex and insane. Luckily, the six-eared simian's taste were simple enough and he never ordered anything too complex from the noodle shop.

"Why don't you take a load off for a moment? Join me for lunch?"

"You look like you got something on your mind, I'm all ears kiddo."

It wasn't like he was busy at the moment either — it was a lazy day after all. Plus, he looked like the young protégé could use a small break right now.

[siixkiing]

void-multimuse​:

“This is gonna be sooo good!” MK grins widely, before jumping onto Macaque’s shoulders to get a better view of the phone screen. He also likes impromptu piggy-back rides.

Though jumping on Macaque’s shoulders being a good idea has yet to be seen.

“Oh, so that’s why Monkey King was talking about hard boiled eggs!” MK snaps his fingers. “Reminds me of that one story Mr. Tang told me where he took a bath in hot oil to prove how immortal he was to a bunch of hack sages that turned out to be demons.”

“Mhm, the Test of Immortality...definitely an interesting chapter there. Still can’t believe they tried to test how immortal he was there BUT least he seemed to have fun messing with them.”

An amused chuckle escaping the ebony simian in response at the mention of those events. How anyone doubted how much immortality the Monkey King possessed was beyond him. Reaching to grip at MK’s legs when the boy settled onto his shoulders — didn’t need the kid falling off after all.

“ — shockingly, not the first time Nezha’s threatened to turn him into a hardboiled egg. Probably not the last either.”

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“Yes! I just realized you’ve got to have so much blackmail on both of them! Gimmie the deets!”

“Oh, you have no idea just how much I have on them.”

Pulling out his phone and scrolling through various videos he had recorded. From the most recent ‘Nezha vs Wukong Wrestle’ to a few older videos such as ‘Wukong Glittered by Troop’ and ‘Wukong Shaved Bald’ to name a few.

“Let’s start with the recent and work from there, shall we?”