new AU my friends!
after eat practically all the shadowpeach fanfics in Ao3, of all the Hcs they used, the Hc ''Macaque is alive thanks to LBD's magic'' stuck with me the most, so i decided to make a Au 'bout that, with a slow burn shadowpeach (and others ships in between).
more info of the Au here:
You see, after the defeat of LBD, her magic starts to fade away slowly, starting with the mayor, that end up become dust 'cause, you know, he was actually a centuries old dead body that LBD keep alive using his magic, so at the end that's what was gonna happen.
But, what about Macaque? Well, he wasn't a dead body, he was a soul trapped in the Naraka/Diyu, specifically in the Hell of Oil Cauldrons (for his disrespect of the original JTTW team). Then LBD take his soul and make a body with magic to put him back in the mortal realm.
But that's mean just one thing; Macaque's body is also starting to fade away.
the first who catch this anomality was MK: after see how good Red Son was doing being a hero, the succesor of SWK get in the process to befriend all his ''bad but truly no bad'' enemies, being Macaque in this list.
Macaque tries to hide his problems with the ''i'm cool'' mask he always use, but the now not so naive MK see this was something to worry about, and grow more worry after talking with Red Son and hear from him 'bout the fact that every demon believe Macaque was dead before all this (all the demons know that SWK give end to the life of his old comrade, but Red Son can't find in himself the ability to telk Mk that detail).
After connect the dots with that happen to the Mayor shorty after LBD defeat, MK go to SWK in panics with the believe that Macaque is going to die soon.
SWK is skeptical of this, thinking that Macaque is just trying to give more emotional problems to poor MK, but to give the kid a breath he promised him to take a look to see what is happening.
He found more that he would want to...
Now, after think a lot about all of this, SWK get to the results that he can't let Macaque die, even when the shadow was a bad guy before and a ally to LBD, he know that if he let the other monkie die MK would probably get a mental breakdown for this, the kid have too much hope in Macaque, specially after this one give him back the power he take in their first battle, he knows the warrior have a future in the good side.
So, the mental image of MK seeing a Macaque slowy dying without make it to that future is enough to make SWK ready to help his past comrade in this, he want it or not.
His first point in the plan is to give Macaque what he need to stay alive: Magic. But if he give him all the magic he need at the moment the other would see what he's doing, and probably react badly (he know if he ask him the shadow would denied everything, and not accept his magic), so, the only way to work here is by giving him little portions so the shadow wouldn't notice the new energy in him, but how do you excuse that? Easy; being friendly.
A hug here, a ''accidental'' bouncy tackle during a conversation, a friendly take in his tail. All while distracting Macaque with his comments and jokes so the other don't notice the new energy running in his body. By the end of the day, the warrior ends feeling weirdly more energized that before his arrive, and the King end really proud of himself for another day where his plan of keep MK sanity in place is going perfectly fine.
MK and the rest of the team knows about this plan (MK just not knowing that SWK is doing it so he don't end hurt, just thinking his mentor is doing it in the name of their past friendship), and tries to keep Macaque's worries down, since this one is obviously confused of the change in SWK's attitude with him.
'course, SWK can repeat his real intentions with this plan to himself all he want to, and Macaque can denied all of his emotions and feelings, but inside, both are enjoying this new ''friendly'' air in their interactions, is like something long forgotten in the sand of life get to grown again, full of life and hopes.
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I know time loop stories are often about characters going on an emotional journey and/or learning a lesson but if I was stuck in a time loop I would very quickly stop caring about consequences
Who cares if I spend all my money if the purchase wouldn't have even happened the next day? Who cares if I finally flip someone at work off? If I got angry and wanted to throw my phone at the wall, I could without needing to buy a new one.
Coming out of a time loop must be incredibly difficult. You'd have to relearn small petty consequences the way an astronaut relearns gravity after returning to earth. You have to relearn how to live like the next day actually matters.
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