#They do not understand SWK

[nekohime19]

Mini Mac #7 : When you're emotionally allergic brother have a crush

Let's go for some brotherhood shenanigans! I like writing in Azure pov, it's fun to see them struggling to understand SWK!

“Brothers, what would you do if you wanted to court someone?”

Azure spat his wine and coughed, strangled by his own drink. He saw, from the corner of his eyes, the rest of the brotherhood have similar reactions. Bull King was leaning on the table, folded on himself, his coughs shaking the table itself. Peng threw his glass at the Monkey King, persuaded he was some sort of evil spirit stealing his skin (of course Sun Wukong evaded it easily). Yellow-Tusk dropped his glass on his lap, mouth hanging in shock.

“You're alright, brother?” Asked Azure once he regained a semblance of calm.

“Yeah, why are you asking?” Chuckled the great sage as he stuffed his face with fruits, mainly peaches.

“Because you just asked for advice on courting!?” Answered Peng, indignation strong in his tone.

“What's weird about that?” Questioned the sage with a raised eyebrow.

“Everything!” Shouted the demonic bird.

“Brother, you're interested in someone?” Asked Yellow-Tusk, and this was what they were all curious about. Sun Wukong, the most emotional allergic monkey in the world, the one obsessed with peaches and warfare, the one who never bothered with common demonic traditions before, was interested in someone? It sounded unreal, Azure couldn't even fathom how his brother would be when in love. In all honesty, he thought his brother was the kind who couldn't feel this sort of thing, the kind to not have any sexual or romantic desire in their life.

“Why are you all so shocked? I talk about him all the time! Maybe your old ages are catching up with you, brothers.” Azure ignored the comment about his age (and how it was quite hypocritical of the centuries-old monkey to make jokes about one age) and focused on what was truly important : Sun Wukong had talked about the person he was interested in and said person was a him.

“You did mention someone while drunk, is this it ?” Asked Yellow-Tusk with furrowed eyes. Now that he thought of it, Azure remembered his brother gushing about someone in his drunken hours, but he never took it seriously. Sun Wukong was the type to gush about anything, really. He gushed about a particular shiny rock last week.

“Yeah! Maybe, I don't really remember. But I'm sure I talked about him!” Laughed the great sage with a beaming smile.

“And so you wish to court this person? How long did you two even know each other?” Asked Bull King while serving himself another glass of wine.

“A few months.” Nonchalantly answered Sun Wukong.

“Isn't it soon for initiating courtship then?” Questioned the lion with an indulgent smile, he knew his brother wasn't used to the ways of courtship, so he probably didn't know demons waited for at least a year of acquaintance before initiating any romantic advances. “Are you even sure of your feelings?” In all honesty, if his brother was really serious about this affair, Azure would gladly encourage him. But courtship was no light matter, and the lion wouldn't want his brother to embarrass himself or this mystery person to be hurt if the sage's feelings changed in the middle of the courtship. The brotherhood knew their littlest brother well-enough by now, his interest was usually a fickle thing, never staying in one place, always wandering.

Sun Wukong put down the peaches he was eating, something he rarely did, and narrowed his eyes in thought.

“What do you mean by that?” Asked the golden-furred monkey as he tilted his head.

“What Azure Lion means is that courtship is no laughing matter, brother.” Explained the Bull King. “We never saw you being interested in anyone before, so it is surprising news. You have to make sure you are indeed in love before initiating any sort of courtship.”

“Well then how do I make sure I'm in love?” Questioned the great sage, Azure winced at this question. Love was a rather difficult topic for war-driven beasts like them, he threw a glance at Yellow-Tusk (the most emotionally sensitive of them) and hoped he would have some kind of answer to offer.

“Love can be different depending on the person, it comes in all kinds of forms. You have to question yourself. Do you feel excited around him? Do you wish to see him often? What kind of thoughts do you have about him? Are you attracted to him? You have to sort out your feelings.” Answered Yellow-Tusk, as always the wisest among them.

“Just ask yourself if you like him like any shiny pebbles you always brag about or if you want to fuck him.” Added Peng while he took a new glass of wine.

“Does it really have to be sexual?” Sighed the sage with narrowed eyes, unbothered by the bird's rather crude words.

“Like I said, love can come in many different forms, it doesn't have to be sexual, but it is good to ask yourself if it is.” Replied the elephant.

“Okay, I get it. I mean I don't even know if we could have any intercourse, it wouldn't even fit.” Chuckled the great sage, Azure Lion raised an eyebrow at that, he knew his brother was shameless but this was rather crude compared to his usual humor.

“What, you think you're too big or something?” Snorted Peng, obviously mocking the golden-furred monkey for his outrageous confidence.

“Obviously I am.” Huffed Sun Wukong with the utmost seriousness, Peng choked on his glass and barked a laugh. “Do you even see me, Peng? I'm obviously too big for this.”

“I would prefer if we do not see how big you are, brother.” Winced Azure, not wanting this fest to turn into some dick-measuring contest. “How about you just make sure you're in love?”

“Yeah, I'll do that.” Shrugged the golden-furred monkey as he sat up and stretched. “In fact I'm gonna head back and see if he's still awake, maybe he'll want to see the moon again tonight.”

“Alright, stay safe, brother.” Called Azure as he watched the sage jump on his cloud.

“Who knew the Monkey King could be interested in courtship.” Huffed Peng once Sun Wukong disappeared from view.

“Truly surprising news.” Agreed the Bull King.

“I hope the person he's interested in will share his feelings.” Sighed the lion.

“Don't be such a worrywart, Azure. Even if he's a fool , I can admit this guy didn't gain his title of Handsome Monkey King for nothing, the man he's pining for will be at least intrigued by his good looks.” Replied the demonic bird as he rolled his eyes.

“That is true, in fact weren't you the one who was a bit infatuated with the simian when you first met?” Lightly teased the Bull King with a knowing smirk.

“We promised to never talk about this.” Groaned the lion. “I was young and easily swayed.”

“Fooled by appearances.” Snorted the bird. “I'm more intrigued about what this madman would do for courtship, and if it ends well, what kind of person could even love this chaotic mess.”

“It'll certainly be interesting to see.” Chuckled Yellow-Tusk.

+ memes

++ cut scenes

SWK *at one brotherhood fest* : and I found this gray rock who reflected the light in such a way it made it look as if a rainbow was dancing on its surface! 🤩

Azure *with a tired smile* : That is impressive, brother. 😀

Bull King *at Yellow-Tusk* : how many rocks did he mention in the last hour? I lost count around five. 😑

Yellow-Tusk *at Bull King* : 45. 😐

Peng *after noticing there wasn't any wine left* : Just kill me already. 😩

Young Azure *looking at SWK playing with his monkeys* : He's such a benevolent King, truly responsible, and very handsome too. 🥰

Now Azure *looking at SWK throws up after drinking three sort of alcohol at the same time* : we will never talk about my crush on him ever again. 😩😐

SWK *after considering Peng suggestion of inrercourse a bit more* : But I think that if I used magic I could somehow make it work. I mean magic can do a lot of things, so I'm sure I could shrink myself to the size of a doll to do it. 🤔

DBK *baffled* : Why would anyone want to be the size of a doll during intercourse? 😳🤨

SWK : why wouldn't you be the size of a doll with someone like Macaque? You are weird if you keep your actual size during sexual endeavors. 🤨🙄

Peng : You're the weird one here, what the actual fuck? 😶😨

Azure : I don't even want to imagine what you would do with such a tiny size during sex. 😰

Yellow-Tusk : How about we change subjects? 😩😬

Azure : I didn't know you were gay, brother 🤔

SWK *thinking gay only means cheerful* : of course I'm gay, I'm always the life of the party! 😆

DBK : how is being the life of the party related to you being gay? 🤨

SWK : What are you saying? Of course you're gay if you're the life of the party, that's obvious. 😉

Yellow-Tusk : I wasn't aware of this rule... 😅

Peng : You're homosexuality aside- 🙄

SWK *Who has never felt like this for anyone beside Macaque and thus doesn't thinks himself as an homosexual* : I'm not homosexual. 😀

Azure :?? 🙃

DBK :?? 😐

Peng :??😩

Yellow-Tusk :??😑

#shadowpeach #lmk #mini mac au #shadowpeach fanfic #The brotherhood being confused but supportive again #They do not understand SWK #A lot of people don't tbh #He's unpredictable #SWK dropping bomb like that

[itafushin]

Mac probably does have some hatred for swk since he did try to kill him so i guess it's like a love-hate relationship

anon..... imagine me putting a hand on your shoulder right now as i say this..... wukong didnt kill macaque.

their relationship isnt a love-hate one at all, theres no genuine hatred between the two. a lot of macaques "hatred" towards wukong was anger that was fed into by a third party. wukongs "hatred" wasnt even real hatred, most of it was silly hahas ya know. you can have whatever headcanon you want for them but understand none of this is canon

#🏮 #shadow talks #lego monkie kid #lmk macaque #shadowpeach #lmk wukong #respectfully anon you dont understand them like i do sorry sorry sorry #AND AS A BORDERLINE MYSELF #AND AS THEE MACAQUE FICTIVE EVER #i genuinely believe macaque does not hate wukong at all #its hard to hate people....in my opinion as a pwbpd and autism and its even harder to hate a fp #macaque is very emotionally driven so. i feel like its hard for him to replace centuries worth of romantic pos feelings towards swk #esp with neg ones

[imminent-danger-came]

i think writing on the wall by will stetson is an mk coded song lol. something something 'this road that we share doesn't lead anywhere, but there's nothing an artist can do, when you swing your brush you have to follow through' and lbd & mk's to pain scene + i think a lot of the song fits mk's and swk's parallels and also mk's creation in general (ie: 'within every building made with pride/the architect is trapped inside' and 'sculpting dreams out of clay') i have more to say here but this is getting kind of long lol

Bleeding paint, a shattered heart That’s what makes a work of art I’ll fight for control But the “right way” takes a toll And still, at the end of it all, I can’t escape my fate The writing’s on the wall

Okay so this song is literally just "No matter what I do it's going to lead to pain—it's just like the Lady Bone Demon said, it doesn't matter whether I want to help people or not! Everything I do just- it just makes things worse!" so thank you for that.

But I also think it really speaks to LBD who...all things considered, did try to do everything the "right way" the first time. She tried to guide someone with real power, an Emperor, hoping that she could use him to make a "true difference in the world". But after she failed, after she realized those who reigned didn't care about those they ruled, she decided it was best to just start over, to do away with the system entirely. And so it's like, both the "right way" and the "wrong way" to make a better world leads to pain—if you care then you hurt. With the next antagonist trying to bring about chaos, I'm thinking it's going to go the "there's no pain if you don't care! just cause chaos!" route, which would be VERY interesting for MK.

#also I love long asks! #lmk music recs #lmk #lego monkie kid #lmk theme: hurt #asks #lmk MK #lmk LBD #NOBODY understand LBD like I do. I get her #And I also get the 3 way foil between her MK and Azure #because they are so fucking awesome oh my GODDD #easily one of my favorite foils in the show #along with the SWK and MK foil #SWK and Mei are up there too

[sketching-shark]

I feel ya on the whole "falling out of love with the show" thing. When it first released, I LOVED Monkie Kid. Liked really loved it. I would talk about it all the time. But four seasons in, you could say I've been disillusioned. I don't hate the show or anything and still find enjoyment from it, but I'm just very much aware of it's shortcomings in terms of storytelling and characterizations (looking at you Wukong) and just see that there's much to be desired. When there's a hiatus, my feeling isn't "No, I'm upset it's over." My feelings have turned into "thank goodness because I need a break from this show." Kinda sad because I thought this show was the greatest, and it's not.

Initially, I thought going in a more narrative direction was the best decision the writers made. Now I can't help but question if sticking with the slice of life format would've been better, instead of trying (and kinda failing) to be this dramatic, angsty story. I think Season 2 had the best balance between the two formats.

Lol, I think I can sum it up by saying that I thought LMK would be ATLA level of great, and it's far from it.

Monkie Kid spoilers & some complaining below the read more

bigh sigh but yeah anon. i found Monkie Kid so fun in its first few seasons because besides the neat characters and good animation most of the stories revolved around silly adventures and issues that could in fact be wrapped up in a pretty satisfying manner within 10 minutes. And oh yeah there was also that little detail of the Monkey King being presented as at least a somewhat competent mentor. So yeah need to note as usual that i lean towards pessimism but ugh you can only go through so many instances of Qi Xiaotian getting relentlessly traumatized & a significant amount of that trauma being the result of things SWK did or failed to do all while one character after another yells at the Monkey King for being a thoughtless jerk who ruins literally everything & all of that while the plot then repeatedly trips over itself to kind of confirm this sentiment before you go from "Oh boy! I can't wait to see what goofy fun times we'll have next!" to "Oh boy. I wonder how Qi Xiaotian's going to get traumatized and SWK's going to be made even worse. Again."

#anon answered #monkey critical #also been kind of weird seeing large sections of the fandom go from doing a lot to paint swk in the worst light possible #to saying that because we have no idea what swk's take on his past is that we can't draw any conclusions #like very understandable sentiment on one hand #but on the other #besties his own terrible decisions already resulted even if inadvertently in the near destruction of all reality #in light of that idk if any measure of a tragedy filled backstory matters in comparison to his colossal screw-ups in the show's present :( #also can't be forgotten that the one(1) time we see his view of things from the past #was screwing up the fire of samadhi ritual and getting yelled at for it #so you know #that's super awesome & sets a great precedent

[spotsupstuff]

so in Fruit Twins we have this thing going on where we imagine that Six Ear's voice is the mandarin one while Sun Wukong's is the english one (per grollow's request) (with the mandarin mannerisms tho) so i tried editin one of their interactions so i could hear how the voices play off each other n just...

idk why but hearin ONLY Sun Wukong speaking english while everybody around him talks in mandarin tickles my funny bone a teeny bitsy

#Spot says stuff #lmk #fruit twins au #swk is so smart that he knows multiple languages n decided to go with english while speakin @ six cuz english is the worst language ever #-swk voice speakin in mandarin- HEY DIPSHIT TRY THIS -starts speaking in tongues- #EVERYBODY understands him but its still a very minor inconveniece n That Is Enough #im gon do this with their s3 special brother bicker moment..... thats gon be Great if it will work

[fansids]

*Tosses Redd Kid AU art*

Ft. A style test (cause how do ppl work) & a casual wear redesign of Red Son that I'm like 10% happier with.

#redd kid au #lego monkie kid #monkie kid #lmk #red son #jin and yin #lmk art #myart #I never knew my lack of fashion knowledge would be so debilitating when making aus #I don't understand clothes #Red Son in lmk wears red and purple which are two colors you're not supposed to wear together. #And he's not supposed to reflect his parents here so like what am I supposed to do with that #in this au he's supposed to reflect SWK which gives me orange and yellow to work with I guess??? I don't think he's wear blue... #And Mk and him have a style change but like what would he wear MMMM #He needs like accessories #Then again he has several style changes...so maybe it gets mroe personality as it goes on? #I'm suffering if you hadn't noticed

[fluffypotatey]

Hi hi! Made more sketches of Júhua and the cast! Some fun times 🙂, and some very not 🙃

1. Top left, Júhua and the little suns, vs Monkey Cop (guess who won). Can you spot the smug smiler?

2. Top right, Júhua and Pigsy, the ups and downs of their relationship. S3 is where they start to hit the rocks. Notice someone sneaking out behind those three? Lady reaper is not happy with local monkey man.

3. Bottom left, SWK fills in his final appointment. Júhua feels melancholic for him.

4. Bottom right, what those two are feeling on the inside. Nobody is happy about the plan but both know the other too well.

I hope you enjoy them! Also your latest meta about the Sunburst duo really broke my heart. What do you mean by that? Will we get what Macaque thinks of Júhua? Will she play a role in s4, seeing as the scroll was a part of Diyu? Eat your fruits and vegetables!

Oh goodness you spoil me 🤧 these drawings!!!! So good!!!

“just one movie,” Júhua says ignorant to what she allowed the little monkeys to drag her into 😂 you depicted it wonderfully

and yes! Pigsy and Júhua were pretty chill during s2 but his trust for her declines at s3 since both her and swk are being secretive and not revealing everything that’s going on

and omfg WUKONG LOOKING TIRED AS HE HANDS HER THE SCROLL 😭 it’s one thing to write it but to see it visualized???? Ough 🫠 and then the one after that 🫠🫠🫠🫠 bro you are shooting me in the heart (I know wrote it first, I know but I and distraught)

I’m enjoying these so much 💖💖💖💖💖 sorry not sorry for the sunburst duo spiral i went into. I just have too many thoughts and feelings involving them and there are plotlines in the show that could lead to a possible fight between them and I can’t wait >:3

it will probably be awhile until we really know mac’s opinions on Júhua and why she’s even here. what I can tell you is that he was definitely annoyed about her appearance when he first found out about her being in Magepolis city. they had never met until the show but Júhua was aware of him since she was around swk enough for him to tell her

as for her role in s4……ya gotta wait a little longer :)

#lmk #lego monkie kid #lmk oc #my oc #huáng júhua (黄菊花) #tbh Júhua and Mac don’t really have a lot of moments to talk and when they do it’s not fun lol #post s3 is when they finally come to some understanding #I’m still mapping out the plot for s4 since with Júhua’s involvement in the Diyu it changes a lot #(although I do like s4 so imma see how close I can get with canon without it feeling weird) #tbh Júhua in s4 will be on her own investigation for…..reasons and stuff #swk & the reaper fic series

[malikselfindulgence]

Worsties of all time I need them grinded to fine dust and then inhaled by a whale

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#durianshipping #malik'll makenone 4 him and mei when she's like fronting #oc: Morshid lmk #u dont know how long i stared at the selfishness vs selflessness for a good or bad cause box for swk #almost all of this is them being unreliable narrators btw . theyre so stupid #they gain respect for each other later on after morshid sees swk put himself in danger for MK but it starts out garbage #the thing is morshid's feelings for swk change before swk's except he doesnt reallh say anything that could signify this #so theres a period of time where morshid like . DOESNT hate swk and doesnt understand why swk hates him #meanwhile swk is getting the MOST bizarre signals thrown at him he thought they had a dynamic going and suddenly that's Not Happening #and he doesnt know what to do w it #and swk like TRIES to match the spirit but it just makes Morshid mean again [Morshid doesn't expect kindness and Therefore nice gestures are #false and violent in nature. he is being kind to give me false hope and make it hurt worse] so theyre like . back at square zero #and they dont really want to fight anymore but what else do they have . screaming doesn't feel good anymore. hurting you just hurts me too #now . but how can they stray out of this and into something new and unfamiliar and terrifying?? #kings of zero communication despite preaching communication . ♡ I love them i want them dead #self shipping #self ship #oc x canon

[jestiamy]

I don't know if I've ever mentioned this before, but Venera's name actually means venus. which, while not seeming overtly necessary information at first glance, actually is something I was losing my mind over yesterday because. the three brightest objects in the sky, in order, are the sun, the moon, and venus.

#venus as a planet does not symbolize love to me it symbolizes conflict and subtle deviations from the 'norm' and change and and #(venus is the closest planet to earth's size and conditions ; yet it reminds incredibly hostile because of overheating.) #it also has been suggested that while life COULD have existed on venus at some point #it heated so much it's not plausible as of now #venus actually informed a lot about our knowledge of what global warming would do in the like. 1970s. #venus. also spins clockwise on it's axis. and while we don't know the exact reason for this a long held theory is that - #- venus had been hit by a planet sized object ; and that irreversibly changed it's direction of rotation forever. #and all of this is something I tell to you to finally explain how mitski's #“venus; planet of love; was destroyed by global warming. did it's people want too much too? did it's people want too much?” #is something that hasn't left my mind for antag!venera since I remembered it exists. #I feel like I talk about antag!v more then normal!v but you need to understand #v is like. happy. and normal. antag v has been living in a cave for one thousand years. one of these are just more fun to explore. #saying stuff #oc things #fallout: canon aligned venera #also yeah if you don't get the caption swk is the brightest thing and then macaque is in his shadow and stuff. #but at least he gets mentioned. it's “the sun and moon” not. “the sun; moon; and. venus.' #despite venus. being one of the brightest objects in the sky. and also being considered incredibly important across many cultures for that. #I think thoughts

[falsementor]

i have so many thoughts about macaque and the feeling of ‘hopelessness’ that follows him everywhere he goes... 

#✘ — *twangs lute mysteriously* ( ooc. ) #✘ — forget everything you used to know. ( study / rambles. ) #my thoughts arent coherent enough right now to make a proper post so i'm just gonna gush in the tags for a bit #but yeah ive been slOWly getting an understanding for his backstory & what direction i wanna go with for it #it'll take some notes from mhw 2009 & j/ttw #do you ever just get latched onto by a demon in your youth and slowly lose your sanity because nobody believes you? #mac HATES feeling powerless. he HATES feeling invisible and being ignored #he's had his own suffering dismissed so many times that he just does NOT trust people anymore to be there to help #not to mention that resentment @ the people who overlooked him back then #its built up a lot of mistrust and he's gotten to a point where he genuinely believes he can't count on anyone else but himself #'did you JUST notice they were missing?' ;-; ugh that line hurts so much more with the context i have now #i also think about how he just fell right back into the clutches of another demon - aka lbd #after he was driven to his breaking point and lashed out at swk #yet again feeling this great sense of hopelessness that... nobody is going to listen to him or believe him #he's already dug his own grave - even though he was manipulated and pushed to do it #it's macaque. of COURSE he's evil and just out for himself #cries gently #i have so many thoughts i just rotate them in my microwave brain

[duckwithablog]

Okay! So um, can I request a headcanon for SWK, Macaque and Nezha with a s/o who often loves to suprise them by giving Eskimo kisses or just straight up kiss their noses all of the time. Sometimes they even forget they are in public places while doing so too!

Reader is a she/her

/romantic

I hope this isn't too much! This is kind of my first time requesting, =.=

Don't worry! This is a pretty simple request, you did good!

I'm pretty sure the term 'eskimo kisses' are sort of offensive? Not dissing you, ofc, I doubt you had any bad intentions! So I'll just refer to calling it 'nose kisses' for this request :]]

Nose Kisses! (Wukong, Macaque and Nezha)

Sun Wukong

Bro loves your kisses so much

He is obsessed, you dont understand-

He thinks it's because of his monkey genes, but whenever you give him a kiss on the nose he just gets instant heart eyes

Automatically goes "aww" whenever you kiss him on the nose

You sometimes get him caught off guard with the kisses, but he recovers fast

Always pulls you in for a quick cuddle whenever you kiss his nose, or at least a quick hug

Most times, Wukong just (gently) grabs your face and then pulls you in so he can kiss you on the nose too

Other times he just full on gives you a smooch on the lips

VERY insistent on kissing you back, it's like his own personal code or something

DO NOT try to run away after giving him a kiss on the nose, HE WILL chase after you!

Will pepper your face in kisses if you ever tried

Overall, he is so happy whenever you kiss him on the nose. Or kiss him anywhere, really

Mans is touch starved, what did we expect-

Macaque

Won't admit it, but he secretly just waits for you to kiss him on the nose

Literally will set up an entire scene where there's an obvious opportunity for you to do it

He lays on the couch, pretending to be asleep? He's waiting for you to come up and give him a kiss

He somehow gets into a fight that got his face (particularly his nose) hurt? Says that you have to kiss him better for the pain to go away

Putting his face super close to yours whenever you're cuddling? Damn, his nose is looking pretty kissable don't you think-

He thinks he's being slick when he's doing this

He is not slick at all, you figured it out a long time ago

Why can't you just ask for kisses like a normal person bro, damn

Macaque is like, on the other side of the spectrum as Wukong

He obviously enjoys your kisses, but also... Doesn't want to show how much he loves it??

At least, not visibly. His wagging tail always gives him away though

He shows how much he appreciates your kiss by giving you a surprise nose kiss! He's a bastard like that

This guy is also really touch starved, he just has a harder time trying to show how much he loves it

Nezha

Is somehow always caught off guard whenever you kiss him on the nose

You'd think he'd get used to it over time, but nah. He's always somehow a bit surprised whenever you give him a nose kiss

Incredibly flustered when you first give him nose kisses. Especially when in front of other people

Not that he doesn't mind! He just isn't used to such affection

After you kiss his nose, he'd politely ask if he can kiss you back

He's a gentleman like that

Please don't bring up the blush on his face, he will refuse to acknowledge it

Nezha feels like he has to pay you back somehow with all the kisses you give him

Like, it's an entire urge he gets whenever you kiss him that he has to do something for you

(feel free to abuse this fact to get free stuff from him lmao)

Instead of kissing you on the nose, he'd just kiss you on the forehead or cheek

Sometimes, he'd kiss your hand like some sort of prince

Overall, not as touch starved as the other two, but definitely treasures your kisses.... Even if he does get jumpscared by them

#duckiswriting #lego monkie kid x reader #lmk x reader #sun wukong x reader #lmk macaque x reader #lmk sun wukong x reader #macaque x reader #lmk nezha x reader #lego monkie kid #lmk monkey king x reader #monkey king x reader #lego monkie kid nezha x reader #six eared macaque x reader #fem reader

[acoraxia]

What are your thoughts on shadowpeach?

Fandom wise? I do not care for it.

Canon wise? I believe in men committing crimes while forming the most toxic, unhealthy attachments to one person could lead to such a dysfunctional relationship that it, eventually, turns into a functional one. And also they’re trans and aspec.

Disclaimer: this is all my opinion and people can do whatever they want, i simply have my gripes with some of the fandom stuff. this is just me explaining what i like and dislike about shadowpeach.

I think the most common thing people fall into when it comes to ships—or shipping in general—is how to domesticate these two characters without fully addressing their flaws, personalities, behavior, and their overall choices throughout the original media/show they come from. 

Macaque and SWK both suffer equally through this mischaracterization: Macaque is often painted as this shy or “edgy” character with little to no ties to his actual character in canon and, more often than not, he is perceived as this “dad” type of character when, in fact, he should not be allowed near children for I fear he will bully them nonstop until they sit there in the corner feeling disheartened and miserable about themselves; Sun Wukong is often portrayed as this dumb himbo with little-to-no means of understanding social cues, not understanding emotions in a way that’s very frustrating, and be this yearning, pining idiot who’s still longing for his childhood crush when he did not hesitate to punch this guy in the face multiple times throughout the show. So when they are paired up together it’s this weird mash of people believing Macaque is the better dad with more understanding of human behavior and Wukong is his dumb, doting husband who’s doing his best and cannot stand up for himself when confronted about things.

The amount of times people choose to make Macaque sympathetic by having Sun Wukong’s family side with Macaque when it comes to Wukong’s actions/choices is so vast I could not count them all on one hand. The common trope of having Princess Iron Fan (Sun Wukong’s sister-in-law) become Macaque’s sworn sister is so disheartening to see for someone who read through Journey To The West and thought of how silly the overall family dynamic of the Demon Bull Family and Sun Wukong’s troops was. Removing Iron Fan as Sun Wukong’s literal sister just to have someone backup Macaque and sympathize with him is funny and a bit silly. 

That being said… the canon version of Shadowpeach and its possibilities are, in fact, very delicious.

Canon wise this is what we know about Sun Wukong and Macaque’s history together: 

Sun Wukong and Macaque meet

The brotherhood is formed after Azure meets Sun Wukong, Macaque tags along with Wukong (note: Macaque is not addressed as “brother” by the characters, only Wukong is)

Macaque tries to warn Wukong about how dealing with Heaven might be a bad idea

They share a peach under a tree; Wukong reassures Macaque this plan will work

Wukong carries on with Azure’s plan anyway (yes, azure lion’s plan, not wukong’s)

The brotherhood is defeated and Wukong gets trapped under a mountain

Presumably no one comes to visit Wukong, only Macaque

During his final visit, Wukong is angry that Macaque is free and can’t see the fact that Wukong was trying to do everything for them and his kingdom

Macaque snaps back at Wukong and calls him an obsessive demon before leaving

They have another fallout and fight

Wukong ends up killing Macaque in the aftermath

500~ years later, Macaque and Wukong fight again with Wukong being more apathetic towards their reunion than Macaque is

Macaque obsesses over Wukong continuously (coughs)

Macaque is biased in his retellings of his and Wukong’s relationship (see: all of shadowplay and the scrolls memories)

They fight (again) throughout S3

They somewhat reconcile by the end of S4

We will address the fact Sun Wukong was groomed into going to war by this former celestial warrior instead of having it be because of his own want to protect his family and friends after Heaven refused to pay him the respect he wanted when he first joined their ranks later. Right now we focus on the fact that Sun Wukong is canonically a person people easily fall in love with (platonically) and have a tendency to want to stay close to regardless of what his future actions will be like and Macaque is sequentially obsessed with him throughout the show.

“The hero and the warrior were like the Sun and the Moon. Their light, a protective glow, shining upon the world. Together, there was nothing that could stop the two of them. Either in the Celestial Realms or on Earth. As time went on, the hero attained power beyond comprehension. As the hero's light grew, so too did his shadow. And soon, the warrior was cast in that shadow. In the darkness, the warrior was forgotten by the hero.”

Fun fact: Macaque is never going to be on par with Sun Wukong’s power and he works best as support than he does a duo-attacker along side Wukong. Wukong is on his own power level and Macaque, while being able of holding his own against enemies, could be stomped to death by Xiaoijiao is he crossed the line.

Macaque’s obsession with Sun Wukong comes from the inability to move on from the past; Macaque wanting things to go back as they were is a subtle theme going through the show — he keeps latching on to biased memories and avoiding the actual problems that caused their relationship to fall apart and it isn’t until Season 3’s big confrontation with Long Xiaojiao’s Samadhi Fire ritual. He realizes he abandoned Wukong during a time of need and proceeds to flee, abandoning him again. 

Macaque has issues. More often than not people call out on Sun Wukong for abandoning Xiaotian or the Monkie Kid Crew all while ignoring the fact Sun Wukong does not purposefully leave Qi Xiaotian, he tries his hardest to make it back in time and is visibly scared/horrified when LBD attacks in his absence. Sun Wukong tries his hardest to comfort Xiaotian while Macaque tries to torment him. 

Regardless, Sun Wukong and Macaque’s relationship is unique to most media’s portrayal of friends turned enemies. Because Wukong does not see Macaque as a threat up until he teams up with Lady Bone Demon — he is only scary by association, not by anything he has done up until that point. You can tell with the way Wukong mocks him and calls him something akin to a puppet during their interaction in Season 3 when Macaque trapped him and Nezha in the ice. 

And even then Macaque doesn’t even bother trying to engage with Wukong in a friendly manner because kindness is for losers HA i’m not apologizing for anything, bye Sun Wukong, you big old LOSER [proceeds to possibly live on the streets and stay homeless until wukong allows him to return to ffm under certain house rules]

You’ll notice that Sun Wukong barely has any opinions on Macaque.

This is because Macaque is favored by the narrative more than Sun Wukong is so we have very little context as to how Sun Wukong genuinely feels towards Macaque. 

Sun Wukong sees Macaque as an annoyance, a bother, a threat, a coward, an imposter and then, finally, an ally. 

But all we get from that is Wukong handing Macaque a peach-flavored ice cream pop as a parallel to him sharing a peach with his old friend back when they were young monkeys before he was trapped under a mountain for 500 years as a result of his abuser’s power hold on him that forced him to fight heaven as a way to “make the world a better place”. 

We love to see it.

Macaque and Wukong’s relationship goes from mutual interest and a supportive friendship established years prior to the original building of the brotherhood to a very weird, uncategorized type of dynamic. The only way to characterize Sun Wukong’s “affection” towards Macaque is, possibly, the same way most people would characterize Macaque to be towards Wukong. Y’know the slightly judgmental actions and eye rolls and scoffs of affection most people write about Macaque when Wukong does something stupid? Yeah.

“But Macaque said “this guy” when Wukong was presenting his plan to defeat Azure—“ yeah have you considered Wukong does a lot of masking in the presence of the entire Monkie Kid Crew and Macaque has a tendency to present himself as this cool persona when in fact he’s just a homeless monkey who’s been crashing on his ex’s couch for the past weeks since the ending of Season 3? 

“OK…. but why QPR Shadowpeach?”

Sun Wukong throughout the course of Journey to the West and all its past and future iterations have always had him be uninterested in both men and women. There are multiple instances where he’s capable of courting women and he instead backs away or does not pay it any mind; aside from this he’s heavily implied to only care about familial love and friendships. He does not see his pilgrim brothers as anything more than family and he views Tripitaka as a mentor rather than someone whom he was chained to. And Azure was his idol and he was groomed by him, and everyone else was viewed to him as a troop — or, y’know, a family.

This and the fact that— both Sun Wukong and Macaque are over a thousand years old. Why on earth would they have a normal type of relationship? Giving them a checklist of what passes on as romantic and platonic when to them the line is so blurred it’s barely existent to them is amusing. 

Sun Wukong and Macaque having their own weird relationship where it changes from frustrated best friends to partners to angry middle aged demons to the tired traumatized immortals who sometimes cuddle while still beating each other up is so deliciously interesting and unhealthy to the point where it is healthy. 

Also Celestial bodies are not the same as mortal bodies; canonically Sun Wukong has transformed into women before and people have addressed him with female-leaning pronouns before. my personal headcanon of sun wukong being genderfluid lves on and now we can have sapphic shadowpeach with transfem macaque.

also im still feverish so if this doesnt make sense then too bad damn im sorry

#analysis #lego monkie kid #monkie kid #six eared macaque #lmk six eared macaque #lmk sun wukong #sun wukong #shadowpeach #qpr shadowpeach #ok im tired #goodbye forever now im going to get a haircut #and then maybe go to the movies ig #lmao

[lmkwritings]

Hi! I hope your ok, I hope you’ve had something to eat.

I was hoping I could request SWK, Macaque and Nezha with an s/o who is blind but has a sort of sense to feel around them, like toph from atla. In headcan form please!!!

If you are uncomfortable writing this u can ignore/delete this!

im do glad you said hc because i was gonna do that anyway 😊

will not underestimate you

constantly coming down to visit you

he wears a special bell that rings a certain way to let you know he’s near

loves taking care of your hair and/or helping you with colors

will read books and ancient tomes to you

he has special stitchings put in a discreet position on your clothes so you know; the color, type of shirt, and pattern.

it’s adorable

you can smell when he’s near- he’ strongly smells of flowers and sometimes of rain

it’s nice

he loves it when you “feel him” by tracing his face

touch starved. will cuddle you for hours

he understands your fear of heights and flying

starts napping on rocks and the roots of trees so you can always find him

shows you how to fight even when blind

makes special pathways for you through his mountain

creates a tunnel system under the ocean and too the city so you can find and reach him always

he understands the blindness

is absolutely fascinated with your ability to “see” via the earth

shows you how to fight blind

helps you train your hearing until it’s really good

can and will read to you

poetry, ancient history, stories and his own past included

regales you with everything

loves attempting to describe colors and shapes

will hold you hand to “guide” you

he will never underestimate you, constantly rolling his eyes or glaring at people who do

#lmk #lego monkie kid #monkie kid #lmk drabbles #lmk nezha #lmk sun wukong #lmk nezha x reader #lmk y/n #lmk wukong #lmk sun wukong x reader #lmk macaque #lmk macaque x reader

[crypticjackal13]

How about a prompt (one shot or head canon, your choice) for wukong and Macaque with a S/O (platonic) who is an introverted pacifist (most of the time) but if provoked can show a display of power rivaling the monkey king.

Funky!

SWK and Macaque x Introverted but scary!GN!reader (Platonic Headcanons!)

SWK - At first he's like "aw sweet person who likes hanging out with me :)" and he's absolutely adoring how nice you are. He's convinced you can do no wrong! But then you get provoked and it's a whole different story. He sees your abilities and he can't help but be a bit intimidated. He hesitates to ask you about it. If you talk to him about it first, he'll be more calm and probably more openly curious. But if he has to come to you, he'll be a little more cautious. He doesn't want another Macaque situation in any capacity, so he treats you as well as he's able to....he still thinks you're fun to be around though!

Macaque - he likes hanging out with you! You just get it. He's introverted too, but even on days where he's a little low on energy he's happy to make some time for you. He likes enjoying some quiet time with you, reading or listening to music. He's generally much nicer to you than others since he feels you two understand each other. When he has an opportunity to see what you're like when provoked, he can't help being a little fearful. After all he thought you were relatively harmless. This new side is a bit intriguing to him, but he knows now to keep himself in your good graces.

#lego monkie kid #lmk #lmk headcanon #lmk x reader #lego monkie kid headcanons #gender neutral y/n #macaque lmk #monkie kid macaque #monkie kid six eared macaque #six eared macaque x reader #lmk six eared macaque #monkie kid swk #lmk sun wukong #sun wukong lmk #monkie kid wukong #wukong x reader #macaque x reader #platonic headcanons

[sketching-shark]

Imagine if wukong (in a retelling) morphed into a giant lava monster out of anger after he escaped the furnace of eight trigrams, kinda like how banner turns into the hulk from pure rage, like imagine how cool that’ll be.

aaaaaaaAAAAAAAAA I would LOVE a retelling where that happened, but I will admit that as far as this scenario goes I feel like it would be even more fascinating if Sun Wukong's intelligence was at the forefront of this instead of it being a case of "rage smash!" or "chaos monkey!" I've spoken at length about one of the things I particularly enjoy about the Monkey King's character in Wu Cheng'en's classic is he's a LOT more ruthless, intelligent, and even honest than most retellings give him credit for, and as such I think the Eight Trigram Furnace part of his story could deal in a fascinating way with multiple aspects of Sun Wukong's personality if he had subtly goaded the deities to put him in the furnace so that he could "refine" himself into an even more powerful immortal than before & gain the power he needed to wage his one-monkey war against the entirety of heaven. It really can't be forgotten that the Monkey King is very clear & explicit about his aims in waging his havoc against heaven, and I do feel like that contrast of him literally quoting famous saying to describe his motives & being in the form of a gigantic six-armed & three headed lava monster while doing so could be an amazingly terrifying example of how intelligent beings will back up all kinds of violence with all kinds of poetry and art.

#ask answered #lightningeringeopal #sun wukong #monkey king #it is pretty neat how multiple recent retellings of jttw have translated 'stone monkey' as 'lava monkey' #but i think there should be more emphasis on the 'intelligent' part of 'intelligent stone monkey' too #and YEAH of course it makes SWK scarier than the uwu chaos understanding! #he's know's exactly what he's doing and why he's doing it! that can be really scary when the thing he's doing is ultra violence! #but i think it's a much more important part of his character than just pure impulsiveness #it makes his potential to grow & change over the course of the journey just that more genuine as well

[fangirlingpuggle]

Very dumb Spicynoodles or Chimerashipping AU/ fic prompt where DBK figures out Red is in love way before anyone else.

DBK seeing MK or Mei and MK beat Red Son, and gets flashbacks to attacking heaven and getting his ass kicked by PIF and is just like ‘Oh FUCK where going to SWK as an in law oh god’

Just like Red going through crisis of betraying family for love and that his parents will be so angry, all the while DBK is just wondering ‘what’s taking Red so long to make a move? If his son gets rejected he is going to fucking destroy that entire city’

Bonus: PIF finding out

PIF: How can you be ok with him falling in love with those peasants marrying that simians successor?

DBK: I suppose because I can understand

PIF:...what?

DBK: Getting defeated and realizing that the person who has defeated you has stolen your heart, is not only the most powerful force you ever seen physically but has emotionally won the war in your heart in a single blow.

PIF:...

PIF: flattery will get you everywhere my love

PIF: I really did kick the shit out of you didn’t I

DBK: Oh gods you destroyed me pretty sure you were still doing it even when the battle was over.... how could I not fall hopelessly in love with you

Bonus Bonus:

RS: Mother Father I am in love.

DBK:...Yes we know

RS:...what?

PIF: your the last one to know darling by the way we have all the wedding preparations done so kidnap them quickly will you i don’t want Sun Wukong have time to try meddling with my seating chart.

RS:...

RS: what?

#lmk #lego monkie kid #monkie kid #spicynoodleshipping #chimerashipping #au #fic prompt #lmk spoilers #lmk season 4 spoilers #lego monkie kid season 4 spoilers #lego monkie kid spoilers #monkie kid spoilers #monkie kid season 4 spoilers #pif x dbk #lmk dbk #lmk pif #lmk demon bull king #lmk princess iron fan #spicynoodles #lmk spicynoodles #lmk chimera #lmk red son #humor #ironbull