#these monkeys need THERAPY AND COMMUNICATION

[bilbo12]

Wukong cares about people. Macaque isn't a saint.

Alright, I've wanted to write this for a while, so here I go. English isn't my first language, so sorry for any typos.

I've been watching so many fananimations of LEGO Monkie Kid. They're all gorgeous, top of the top, excellent, chef kiss and I'm glad the fandom seems to be growing every day.

But I HATE how so many people have portrayed Wukong as an asshole who doesn't care about anyone. Love the animations, they're great but I don't think Wukong is the villain people make him out to be.

Now don't get me wrong, Wukong has made many, many, many, mistakes throughout his life. The thing is, people don't seem to realize that while he messed up, his intentions were good! "Yeah, right, then how is he such a bad mentor?" I'm gonna shut you up right there.

When MK first got the staff, he didn't know how to use it, I agree with you. But Wukong is a milennia old stone monkey who has gone through a lot on his life, getting stronger and stronger with each fight.

"Pfft, what about DBK? You can handle it! Consider it a trial"

That's what he tells MK when said boy asks him what to do with DBK, because for Wukong that fight is easy. He then reassures him that with enough confidence in himself he could take him on. He trusted MK since the first moment and even told him to consider it as a trial. He was evaluating MK during his fight to make sure he had picked the right successor.

And just in case and most probably noticing how nervous he was on his first fight, he kept an eye out on him to make sure to intervene in case MK needed help. Wukong already knew that MK was invincible before locking away some of his powers in the second episode, therefore he was confident that he would succeed. And even if he already knew he was going to defeat DBK, he still watched over him to make sure he wouldn't get hurt.

Following this battle, in the first episode "Bad Weather", MK doesn't call for Wukong's help. He's confronting Red Son when suddenly the staff acts on its own and takes him down to the ground and who appears afterwards? The Monkey King himself! Almost as if he had sensed that MK needed some help with defeating Red Son. Almost as if he had been the one to call for the staff so he could talk with his student. Again, he showed up on his own because he cares.

"Then what about that time he abandoned him?"

He didn't abandon him. To abandon someone is to stop supporting them, to give up completely in someone. Monkey King knew that LBD was coming back but he didn't want either MK or his friends to get hurt.

He's used to doing things on his own! I mean, on JTTW Wukong was always sent ahead to see if there were any demons that would kidnap Tripitaka. And even though he warned his companions numerous times that there were demons under the disguise of innocent people, they wouldn't believe him. So why should he tell MK and his friends that there's an enemy approaching? Every time he had warned other people of other threats, they had never believed him, so why should MK be any different?

I think that's one of the reasons why he didn't even try to defend himself when Pigsy snapped at him. Because he's used to taking the blame. What's the point in trying to do something right if you're going to be blamed for everything going wrong, regardless of how much you try to make it okay? He even tries to keep helping MK through his training with the astral projection throughout the whole season!

So, he searched for the map that would lead him to the rings of the Samadhi Fire, knowing full well that he could end up dying.

"This wasn't supposed to happen! I thought if I could somehow get the Samadhi Fire out of you, without hurting you of course, then I could put it inside myself. Then, I don't know, use it to burn up the Lady Bone Demon or something?"

Let's remember that while it's difficult to hurt Wukong, the Samadhi Fire is one of the powers that could actually kill him. He was willing to risk his life so he'd be able to save not only the whole world, but his friends as well. Do you realize how crazy that sounds? To be willing to give up his own life to save the Earth?

He even says that he wanted try to get the ring out of Mei without hurting her.

Would someone who didn't care about anyone try to make something as painless as possible for the victim? I don't think so.

Alright, let's focus on Macaque now for a bit.

My biggest beef with this guy is that some people seem to paint him as the misunderstood character who never did anything wrong because "Oh, my best friend abandoned me and woe is me!". Yuck.

While Macaque has many good reasons to be angry at Monkey King, that still doesn't give him the right to kidnap and trick MK. It doesn't give him the right to taunt him and make him feel like shit, nor the right to manipulate him and make him think that he's not a good successor.

"Well, you know what that means! There really isn't anything special about you. You're just some kid with a heavy stick!"

Macaque knew that if he hurt MK, eventually Wukong would come out to save him, because he knows that he'll protect him. This is a little theory of mine, but Macaque manipulates shadows, right? Who knows how many times he's watched MK from them? Because I don't think his plan to steal MK's powers was something he thought of in just one minute. No, I'm pretty sure that plan took a while to be thought of.

"Ah, MK. You really are dense, aren't you? You saw a story about a hero who got handed everything? Who didn't have to work for anything? And you thought you were the other guy? The second the hero got real power, he couldn't care less about his friends. That's you, bud."

He tricked him into sharing his insecurities, knowing full well that MK was vulnerable and stressed out about the whole LBD situation, then blamed him for not caring about his friends. He made him doubt whether he truly cares about his friends or not or whether he was even a good person.

And we all know how hard MK's worked to try to get control of his powers, especially after he lost them when LBD took away his staff. MK can be a lot of things: optimistic, a bit smug at times, a bit forgetful... But if there's one thing I'm sure of is that he worked hard to control his powers. He even asked Wukong to limit them so he could control them better, knowing that it'd be harder but he still did it.

And let's take into account that Wukong apologized to MK for how he acted towards him. Macaque, still to this day, hasn't apologized at all. And yet, he keeps mocking Wukong and saying he's the same old Wukong, while he himself is still stuck in the past.

I get that Macaque is angry at Wukong, I really do. But if he were really so angry against him, maybe he should've brought it to Wukong himself instead of using MK. He isn't a saint. He's made mistakes as well. These two are very complicated characters who have gone through a lot, but neither of them are blameless. Macaque isn't a saint, but he does care about some people. And although Wukong has made many mistakes, that doesn't mean that he doesn't care about other people.

Anyways, to finish it off, as MK once said:

"Uh, you know you two are the same, right?"

[vivian-devoid]

WHEN WILL SHADOWPEACH KNOW PEACE😭😭😭

[wlwgang]

Ugh

[tikitakatia]

Good night everyone, I´m Art (estoy harta) | she/her | 18+ | woso writer.

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Masterlist is below the cut :)

One-Shot Imagines / Blurbs

Swapsies

Louvre

Wrong Chat Capi!

Multi-Chaps

🎮 Barça: Player Mode— “Built different. Literally.”

Game. Set. Start!

Initial Calibration

Rendering Errors

Unauthorized Access

Session Flagged

Compliance Breach

Manual Export

🍹Escape — "I was getting tired of my lady, we´ve been together too long."

Like a Worn Out Recording

Getting Caught In the Rain

If You Have Half a Brain

The Taste Of Champagne

Write to Me and Escape

You’re the Love That I’ve Looked For

If You Like Making Love at Midnight (Smut)

🛠️ Fixer Upper — "She makes chaos look like foreplay."

Not My Circus, Still My Monkey

Headcanons Pt. 1

Couples Therapy

Kicked Out of Pilates

🍵 No Credentials — "Unlicensed. Unbothered. Unexpectedly Yours."

A Soft Place to Crash and Burn

Everybody Wants a Piece

🛡️Under Watch — "Assigned to Protect. Doomed to Fall."

You´re Late

New Neighbor, New Problems

[five-thousand-loaves-of-bread]

asking in good faith, i remembered you once posted about having nuance about ABA and i want to understand what you mean by that because i know you post from a non-western disabled perspective.

is ABA something other than operant conditioning in other places? if not, shouldn't we be listening to the ABA survivors who call ABA abusive and dehumanizing? if something is abusive to some but happened to help others, isn't it irresponsible to say that ABA is good for anyone just because it helps some people and has hurt others, like the psychiatric system?

asking because i want to understand what nuance there is, because the only people i know who have had to endure ABA therapy in their life have survived really horrific, dehumanizing abuse like being treated as a dog by their ABA therapists. is there nuance to this?

hornet nest. don’t really love talk about ABA but will answer this one. so

1) when talk about ABA, from western perspective. ABA here (<certain non-western country) even worse lol (would say newly introduced compare to say US… plus there not much of neurodivergent acceptance movement here & eugenics rampant people on social media proudly say classic eugenics stuff n admit eugenics good. like admit eugenics by exact word.)

2) important correction that never said ABA good for anyone everyone. never said ABA not abusive never abusive. because ABA often is abusive. would say such vast majority abusive. some more subtle and or not all encompassing in practice than others but vast vast majority use harmful ideology or methods in some way (90%? higher?not scientific number by any mean, throwing it out there based on observation, more illustrate point of how high than Actual Accurate Number). if any time you (general you) got from my post about ABA think am arguing ABA never abusive then you definitely understand something wrong, or am didn’t communicate right. despite what may seem like on this blog, anytime hear “ABA” alarm bell go off. anytime see “am ABA therapist” immediate distrust & avoid & rarely earn back.

with that out of way:

fortunately with neurodivergent activists & ABA survivors advocating, n neurodiversity affirming become more of a “good thing to describe self as”, some ABA clinics trying/say they trying change. try more natural learning, try more strength based techniques, less drills, less DTT, less force eye contact, less force mask, less punishment but more reward, less food motivators, less planned withholding… we at very very beginning of this

unfortunately “neurodiversity affirming” becoming buzzword. can slap it on anything. include “at first glance look all good person have fun smiling but if know what look for, harmful practice glaring at you” ABA. people can say they do nonabusive ABA n do harmful practices. n sometimes it people genuinely trying take abusive part out of ABA but not realize some aspects still… harmful. still coercive. still take away autonomy. (ETA n of course there many places where unchanged)

operant conditioning… hard one because. n this maybe out of topic or nit pick. give self shiny gold star sticker for monkey brain (reward) whenever finish task (goal behavior) technically operant conditioning. not abusive. but ABA abusive because… “only look at behavior ignore internal, smile mean happy eye contact mean better milder” operant conditioning. “‘tantrum’ undesirable behavior attention seeking so not reward behavior need extinguish behavior by planned ignore (who care why they meltdown)” operant conditioning. “food rewards you earn eat only when you good, you earn comfort only when you good” operant conditioning. “stop elopement by physically block them from leave n once they learn stop elope they better (actually just replaced physical flight with dissociation freeze)” operant conditioning

& sometimes it not that “ABA not abusive”… but more not believe ABA more abusive than say. police that kill visibly autistic people especially visibly autistic Black people. or more serious than “put your autistic child in therapy or we take them away. n by therapy we mean ABA.” or “am single parent work multiple jobs child keep get sent home mid day bc behaviors which mean interrupt work less pay more likely get fired. struggle pay bills cant afford childcare but insurance cover 40 hour ABA idk what to do.” or “get kicked out of 7th school 937473th SLP OT because behaviors” ETA (forgot to retype when draft got deleted so add back in) this not saying “ABA abuse okay bc other abuse exist.” but more of ABA not exist alone & ABA exist because other things exist & cannot get rid of ABA alone without get rid of system that produce it

know people who went through ABA as child n not feel traumatized n actually found it help (n some of them may be traumatized just not realize it but there people who thought about it a lot & still conclude not traumatized). know people who went thru ABA found it both help n abuse. know ABA survivors who “maybe did help but abused by it don’t want the help if mean abuse.” know ABA survivors who just. abused. of course ABA survivors who abused by it should be prioritized. people who went thru ABA who not traumatized very minority & at least huge bit of luck. n often times also with some mix of privilege (location eg state with better healthcare more up to date healthcare cities at blue states etc, financial, etc.). hence why never say “ABA never abusive.” n why don’t feel comfortable call self ABA “survivor” because. well. not traumatized by it. don’t feel right

all of this (n tbh anything am saying abt ABA) more said towards non ABA survivor audience (specifically those who hear like third hand fourth hand fifteenth hand information n never actually read anything official about ABA & can’t tell you what it does beyond “promote masking” (often true… but how?) & when asked for more, no clue. am firmly believe you need know enemy to criticize & defeat enemy.). it more of way ask them talk about ABA with more nuance n more knowledge. no interest “educating” ABA survivors on what ABA is & how it work. not my place. they not need it.

^ because right now “anti-ABA crowd” turned kind of into joke in some people eyes because some people who say “ABA abusive” keep saying same thing as eachother n can’t tell you what ABA actually is beyond “masking & eye contact.” n also poorly done studies (that ABA PTSD study that anyone can just say they went thru ABA & no verify… there difference between letting survivors exist online without interrogate & demand for proof papers, versus published scientific papers). yes many most ABA abusive harmful yes no doubt ABA survivors gotten PTSD from it etc. but if in role of advocacy, neeeeeed be able talk about it with knowledge & nuance (ETA & good evidence). because most impacted are gonna be ABA survivors & them not be taken seriously (already happening).

would love world where. autistic people with serious behaviors that danger to self or others get help they need. without be kicked out of multiple services. without be abused. be treat as human. be treat compassionately. for help be freely available. n their caregivers have respite. n not need work 9 million jobs just to pay bills n not have time be around child. unfortunately we not there yet. n take long time get there. n people struggling now. so need something for now. need harm reduction. so will try take as much harmful stuff out of ABA as possible while we work on new thing.

very bad TL;DR: are there any nuance? ..yes? but when say that people tend think mean “ABA never abusive.” so also no… not in that way

sorry kind of went off tangent. but no short way talk about ABA nuance

potential context for other people? one two three four

though PLEASE. DON’T reblog these ^ posts. don’t want them get revived n have to Deal With That.

[pinkcreamypeach]

Sonic x shadow Generations Takeover

My thoughts/Feelings

Huge ahh word dump

1. Shadow and Amy going to Hot Honey and Sabrina concerts just makes perfect sense. I like to headcanon him as someone who enjoys heavy metal, but also has a soft spot for pop music. Maybe he even listens to blonde singers with blue eyes because they remind him of Maria? Shadow might be a gothic hedgehog, but deep down, he’s a softie. It’s adorable when he hangs out with Amy; no wonder people ship them! And him actually agreeing to go shopping with Sonic? That’s too precious. The race to the shoe store is just hilarious. Also, Shadow being weirded out by monkeys not wearing pants is an amusing little detail.

2. Shadow actually enjoys spending time with Big the Cat, which is such a surprise! I can totally picture Shadow smiling on their fishing trips together. Black Doom sending Shadow to Radical Highway to hurt him makes sense for the character, but of course, Shadow is stronger. Shadow and Sonic’s horrible drawing skills are hilarious, too. I like to think Silver is the best artist out of the three, and I love how Shadow respects both Silver and Tails, even though he’d probably dropkick an 8-year-old if they were in the wrong place at the wrong time.

3. Did Maria train with Shadow too? I wonder if she was working on physical therapy or strengthening her immune system. I’m curious. The two of them playing chess together is such a wholesome thought, especially since Gerald taught Shadow how to play. The Ark family really holds a special place in my heart. Shadow being a bookworm makes sense as well—Maria and Shadow probably spent a lot of time reading on the Ark. Since Maria is a Robotnik, and so is Shadow technically, he had to stay sharp and always think strategically.

4. Sonic and Shadow’s first experience with becoming Super is a fun dynamic. Sonic had an easier time due to his hyperactivity, while Shadow found it easy to transform but needed to focus to keep it under control. It really reflects their personalities. Maria would be so happy seeing Shadow and Abraham actually communicate and get along. Even though their phone call was awkward, they don’t hate each other.

5. Shadow doesn’t mind Cubot, but he finds Orbot’s unnaturally spherical shape pretty irritating. Shadow is definitely a black coffee person, while Sonic is more of a latte guy—perfect match! Shadow acting like he doesn’t believe in ghosts, despite constantly dealing with the ghosts of his past, is kind of ironic. Sonic can never quite scare Shadow, no matter how hard he tries with his cheap jumpscares. Shadow’s love for Doom Morph and Sonic’s jealousy over it is just hilarious, especially when Shadow flexes.

6. Shadow finds lovely Mexico City and probably a special fondness for Latinas. He also values proper education and time management, which would make him a pretty strict parent if he ever had kids. Sonic actually gets a compliment from Shadow at one point, even if it’s about his blackhead—it’s adorable!

[lucifersresources]

stupid shit said in discord servers part four meme. ft special guests from my dnd party!

edit/alter/change pronouns etc as you see fit!  

i never wanna think a cop is funny.

flirty rat man was my nickname in college.

the moon sounds like a fun place to be.

thinking a cop is funny is a gateway drug to being a republican.

today i learned she would punch a seagull.

booty call via shared thoughts.

it's fallen angel math.

i want em gorgeous, awful and bloody.

the fuck did i just read.

i just didn't know what knotting was. i miss those times. i miss five minutes ago.

you're not an edgelord, you're just pathetic.

there will be no butt sniffing in my god fearing house!

wanna see how gay my kindle looks?

i saw a book review titled "unlikely travel companions fight their inner demons" and i just think that's all of us

come to america and we can lay down together with no spoons

sitting in vc with the two of you is probably a bit like couples therapy

i'm not a planner i'm a go with the flow-er

penguins are all non binary, confirmed

the world is a gay penguin waiting to fly

this is a win for the lgbtqa+ community, penguins are gay

new pride mascot just dropped: penguins

it'll be me shoving you in the PIT OF HELL

i'd push my friendguin off an iceberg for money ngl

penguins can accidentally end up in gay relationships

penguins are friends not food

they made weed legal in my state so now all the cop dogs are confused

they always stand there dick to dick

the giraffe wanted a pillow

have you smelt the grass?

like, sure, i am picking fights, but in an affectionate way

well now i'm contractually obligated to fight you

it's like a suburban mom's wet dream

NO ONE EVER TRUSTS WHAT I SAY. THATS LIKE GIVING ME THE NUCLEAR CODES

sure, i'm better than donald trump, BUT LIKE THAT ISNT SAYING MUCH

doe, a deer, a female deer. Die, a long long way to hell -

i know you're a bot but get a grip

the jerking off motion at you is flirting

i hate it when my upper body grippers don't grip.

have you tried the lower grippers?

having to explain my joke makes me want to murder you

don't take my inches away from me, i need all the ones i can get.

nevermind, I'm not an eldritch horror anymore

are you a pretty worm?

i'll airfry a ghost i'm not afraid

kinky. not into that though

gay stuff in the creepy basement causes swollen lips?

*eddie culz voice:* say it out loud.

my brain just imagined Edward Cullen in like a rap outfit

eddie culz before the beat drops: hold on tight spider monkey

but am i a pretty melon?

what is ur secret, thumb

you guys are both bullies, you dont count

i am a hole

not to be a hole about it, but me too.

i am become cheese

mm i'm so edible.

STOP THE LESBIANISM SHES TOO OLD FOR YOU

DON'T LICK MY ASS

i was eating my ass

sometimes it takes a dick to teach

when u don't get a regular boner but a fang boner

he fakes his death a lot

the threat is… unthreatening at best.

i imagined a finger waggle. it’s important.

the ghosts are still in *name* and *name's* head. fucking sick bro.

we see an exorcist fucking freak crawling along the ceiling...

Dora The Explorer: Madre, Pick Me Up I’m Scared Edition

Skel and the eTons make their debut into the world.

YOU GOT NOTHING IN YOUR BRAIN! HOLLOW MAN NO BRAIN!!!!

critique me, writing daddy

it's me and my guiding bolt against the world

humans can’t exactly lick their own assholes

[thewinchestah]

@markster666 opened pandora's box. i need to tell all my silly alastor is an old man headcanons

since we don't know how much of contemporary history Alastor actually knows, i love to imagine him being completely stunned and flabbergasted, sometimes offended with modernity

he hates modern kitchen appliances. Like he has pure hatred for tvs, this man has nothing but wrath inside his undead heart for air fryers.

Angel showing him the music video for WAP and the spark on Alastor's eyes slowly dwindling as he understand the lyrics and is introduced to twerking

veganism. Vegan meat. Someone handed him an air fryerd cooked soy nugget and he just lost it

explaining the space race to alastor. "they sent a monkey to space" "mankind walked on the moon"

just praking alastor in general with history facts that he didn't witness like running to the hotel lobby and screaming "SOME SINNER JUST SHOWED UP AND SAID THEY KILLED THE FUCKING PRESIDENT asdhjh and it's JFK

I>Really< like the idea of alastor being scared of communism

i know i also would be murdered on the spot i just wanna go to him and say "the soviets are coming, that's right Alastor, the Red Army just joined forces with heaven, the united states is now part of the USSR and they are coming for hell next"

there's a group of teenangers staying in the hotel, all of them got a terminal case of "regina george syndrome" and they drag Al through filth. He doesn't understand a thing and stays there "i'm a what now 😀​😀​😀​

he has been called "bootleg Mr. Darcy" or "ginger voldermot" and "great gatsby" at least once by younger sinners

alastor trying to understand the concept of emojis

just singing "radio gaga by queen" to him

someone using therapy speak on Alastor and his eyes start twitching

Everyone buys into the collective joke that the musical hamilton is actually cannonically united states history to drive him to insanity. Specially everything related to Lin Manuel Miranda

Now the hotel is crowded i think he needs to host an in-house radio show where ppl need insane modern headlines to him and he needs to guess if they are true or not. like "A Japanese man spends 2 Million Yen to become a dog"

. ALL THE FLORIDA MAN HEADLINES "Florida man once arrested for fighting drag queen with tiki torch runs for mayor" "Florida man insists syringes pulled from rectum aren’t his"

someone makes a deal with him so he's now contractually obligated to react to every episode of "keeping up with the kardashians" live on his radio shpw

AJSDHASJDHJSDH I HAVE SO MAY MORE. HE'S SO PETTY. He's totally that uncle that goes "we used to be a proper country"

[nekohime19]

Heart behind the lie # 33 : to flirt or not to flirt

Monkeys tries to navigate through jealousy

Sun Wukong, the Great sage equal to heaven, the victorious fighting Buddha, the Handsome Monkey King, had never felt more powerless in his entire life. As he stood dumbly before the remains of Macaque's once seat, he cursed his own mouth for being so loose. Not that he thought he said anything objectively wrong, he only said the truth : the huli jing wouldn't be able to seduce him, for already knew her ways (considering he used the same ways in his time to trick his enemies). But even so, he could have worded better. Perhaps, bragging about how he used to charm his foes wasn't his smartest move, especially since he called the huli jing cute (it was meant to be mocking, but it could have come off as an endearment for anyone not seeing the sneer on the edge of his lips). 

In any case, whatever the reason for Macaque's outburst, the sage knew he had to at least apologize and explain himself, in hope of clarifying that no one was able to catch his eyes when his gaze was already turned towards his moon. The solution was quite simple in itself, they just had to talk, yet Sun Wukong felt incredibly nervous. Even with all his experiences in seducing, the sage was still a novice when it came to actual relationships. He never loved anyone but Macaque, pushing away any other suitors chasing after him, as such he didn't really know how to approach this situation. Did he need to apologize on his knees? Or simply talking about it was enough? Did he need to bring offerings? How much could he act like a lover? 

Sun Wukong had never been one for apologies, he often preferred actions over words. It isn't as if he never apologized, he did say sorry to Macaque for their past (often with tears eating his face) but it was still difficult to word it right. The King was brought out of his fretting by his mentee's inquiries. 

“You're okay Monkey King? What happened?” Asked MK with a tilted head, throwing one or two worried glances to the seat's remains. 

“Y-yeah, I'm okay.” Awkwardly chuckled the sage, not really knowing how to explain what happened. Fortunately, or perhaps unfortunately, Cheng was more than happy to explain everything. 

“From what I gathered, one of the contestants flirted with my brother. Then my brother proceeded to tell me how he would not fall for it and how it was cute she was even trying because he is a master of seduction and seduced a lot of people in his time.” They all turned towards the sage with various degrees of disappointment or bewilderment, Sun Wukong felt a cold sweat run on his temples, he internally cursed Cheng. 

“This guy…” Sighed Mei as she face-palmed. 

“Okay… It’s not your smartest move Monkey King but it's not terrible! You didn't really flirted back.” Awkwardly chuckled his mentee, ever the optimistic. 

“You'd be dead if you really flirted back, immortalities be damned.” Snorted the peacock, the sage wanted oh so badly to smack him in the head. 

“How do I talk to him?” Asked the King, because this is what he truly wanted to know. He mainly looked at Sandy, knowing that the giant had the greatest advice when it came to communication.

 “I think you just have to ask him, Mister King. Say that you want to talk about what happened but don't pressure him either, if he doesn't feel like talking right now, don't force him.” Wisely replied the tea-lover, like always a fountain of wisdom when it came to those matters. Sun Wukong half-wanted to beg Sandy for a therapy session, knowing it would be easier to express himself in a more familiar setting. Yet there was a part of him who wished to resolve this without recurring to therapy. Until now, they both never really tried to talk about this sort of issue outside of Sandy's session, and while Wukong was grateful for the sessions (he ought to give Sandy something for putting up with them) he also wanted to be able to confront Macaque without needing someone to create a bridge between them. He was also very aware that this situation stemmed from their uncertain relationship and its newest romantic nature and Sun Wukong wasn't ready to tell anyone about the messy feelings he was navigating through with Macaque, at least not without Macaque explicit agreement on the matter. 

“Okay, yeah, sounds right.” Mumbled the sage, he was stopped by the kids before he could leap in the sky. 

“And invite him on a date!” Called MK without a speck of shame. The sage faltered, cheeks burning, and turned towards his mentee with a squeak on his lips. 

“Yeah! We planned something for you both!” Added the dragon girl with an excited smile. Sun Wukong stayed a few seconds dumbfounded, trying to process what he just heard. He strangled himself with his own spit and hid himself behind his palm once he fully realized what they were both proposing. 

“I-I'm not… what?” Mumbled the sage with flushed cheeks. 

“Don't even try to deny your feelings Monkey King.” Snorted the girl with a knowing look. 

“W-whatever, I'm going home.” Grumbled the King, he took flight without even waiting for the other's replies, already knowing the quips waiting on the kids’ lips, or the mocking word on the tip of his so-called brother's peak. 

He transformed back the moment he touched the palace ground. The sage hurried towards Macaque's room, not wanting to let this problem fester like an infected wound. He stopped once he caught sight of his room and hesitated a few seconds before rushing in it. The sage quickly brushed aside any stray strands, making sure he looked at least presentable, and then ran to the kitchen to steal a basket and fill it with only the freshest of mangoes. Once everything was ready, he took a deep breath to steady himself and walked towards Macaque's room, gently knocking on the door. He waited a few seconds, tail twisted nervously, and startled when the door opened. Macaque looked quite rough, eyes glistening with a thin veil of frustrated tears, lips slightly bitten by one of his fangs and tail lashing quietly at his feet, swishing angrily in-between his feet. The warrior's eyes widened when he noticed Wukong and his grip on the door handle tightened. The King pushed the basket in his face before he could close the door. 

“H-here!” Squeaked Sun Wukong, embarrassed by how his own voice wavered. Macaque blinked, probably caught off guard by the basket thrown in his face, and lowered Sun Wukong's hand, softly taking the basket form the sage. “Can we talk?” hopefully asked the sage, he tried to not sound too desperate, but the edge in his voice probably betrayed him, Macaque face softened when he heard it. The warrior looked back and forth between the basket filled with mangoes and Sun Wukong for a few seconds before stepping aside, allowing the sage to enter. 

Sun Wukong walked in stiff as a piece of wood, he awkwardly stood in the room's heart not knowing where to sit, or if he was even allowed to sit. Macaque closed the door and put the basket on the table by the window, the sun glided on the mangoes, embracing them lovingly. Then, Macaque turned towards him, arms crossed on his chest and gaze lowered on his feet. 

“What do you want to talk about?” Asked the warrior after a few minutes of excruciating silence. Sun Wukong put himself together and tied his tail to his ankle. 

“I… about the whole you destroying your seat thing…” Clarified the sage with fleeting eyes, Macaque flinched, tail swinging nervously at his feet.

“I…it’s nothing… just something I have to work on.” Sighed the warrior, obviously trying to brush the subject aside. Sun Wukong bit his lips, hesitating, wondering if pushing Macaque for an answer was the right thing to do. Sandy told him to not force Macaque and the sage knew he shouldn’t corner the other, yet he felt that if he let it go now, it would never be addressed again.

“I’m… I just wanna hear you. I-I know you’re upset, I think I know why but I… I don’t want to make any assumptions.” Because this is what tore them apart in the first place, putting words in the other mouth, not addressing anything as if ignoring the issues could make them disappear. They both decided to not do this again, to confront what festered between them before it could rot. Macaque flinched, he looked up at the sage, gaze softening ever so slightly.

“It’s… it’s dumb, really. Small.” Muttered the warrior.

“Still I want to hear it.” Replied the sage with an unwavering gaze. Macaque sighed, he sat on the edge of his bed and patted his left side, Sun Wukong immediately sat beside him, close enough to sense the other warmth but not to touch him. They both stayed quiet for a bit, not knowing where to begin. Sun Wukong thought of Sandy, of how the tea-lover would usually ease them in the talk. It often begins with a question, something small, that didn’t hold any accusations. He could do that, he could do small, harmless questions about Macaque’s feelings. Sun Wukong took a deep breath and stilled himself. “Were you jealous?” Macaque’s tail thumped angrily, leaving its mark on the sheets, and Sun Wukong berated himself, this wasn’t a small question. He immediately tried to backpedal. “I-I mean… nothing wrong there! Jealousy is a very… hm… natural thing that people do ? I get jealous all the time, no big deal…Not that you had any reason to be jealous, because, you know, I don’t care about that woman… like she can keep trying but I’m not… You’re my… actually I don’t really know what I can call you right now but, you know… you’re like the guy I kiss sometimes ?” Macaque tail lashed even more and he narrowed his eyes at him, Sun Wukong felt a cold sweat glide over his temples. “You’re more ! Obviously ! You’re more than the guy I kiss, like you’re above the kissing guy, if there is any hierarchy if I kissed other guys ??” Macaque growled at that, fangs brushing his lower lips. “I DON'T KISS OTHER PEOPLE !! You’re the only one I kiss…and I… should I just kill the woman ?” Asked the great sage in a desperate attempt to appease the fuming warrior beside him. 

“I’m gonna ignore that for now.” Sighed Macaque, tail still lashing behind him, Sun Wukong only nodded like a fool, not daring to talk anymore. “Concerning what happened, I guess… I was jealous.” The sage wanted to laugh at the “I guess”, because it was more of an evidence than a guess, but he wasn't brave enough to confront Macaque on that right now.

“Did I upset you?” Asked the sage. He could understand jealousy, he felt jealous plenty of times before, but what the warrior showed seemed more than just plain jealousy. Sun Wukong knew Macaque character. His moon wasn't the type to be consumed by his feelings, he was emotionally driven at times, of course, but he was usually more quiet, not one to destroy his seat in a jealousy fit. No. This was deeper. There was something more, something that has been festering inside of his warrior. 

“... It's just…I know you… flirted with your enemies before, I've read Journey to the west…but hearing you talk about it like that…” Macaque sighed, claws clutching his own arms, hiding himself from the world. “You… you never flirted with me like that.” Quietly admitted the warrior, voice at the edge of breaking apart. It pierced the King's chest, how frail the other sounded right now. He wanted nothing more than to scoop the shadow in his arms and curl around him forever, comforting him with every drop of softness still residing in his dried up heart. Macaque didn't need to say more, Sun Wukong heard enough to grasp what really bothered him. 

It was uncertainty. The doubts about their obscure relationship, the line they constantly towed without putting any words on it, not because they didn't want to, but because they decided to wait. Macaque heard him boast about his flirts, and doubted about the love the sage held for him, because the sage never flirted with him like that. It was perhaps selfish, but a part of him was elated that Macaque was bothered by the uncertainty, that he wasn't alone fretting about what they were, what they could do and couldn't as of now. Unfortunately, Sun Wukong didn't know what to do to ease both of their hearts while they were on this journey, the only thing he could do for now was to reassure the macaque and explain why he never tried flirting with him like that (as embarrassing as it was). 

“I… It’s not that I don’t want to be more bold with you… It's just… I can't.” Mumbled the King with heated cheeks. “I'm a mess around you… I can't be smooth… I just… I forgot everything when I look at you. And you're not like the others, I don't want to… play you like I play them.”

“O-oh…that's… I didn't think of it like that.”

“Yeah, embarrassing, I know.” Awkwardly chuckled the sage as he played with the tip of his claws. 

“Hey, I'm a mess around you too.” Replied Macaque as he bumped their shoulders together. Sun Wukong looked at him, breath held in his throat when he noticed his moon softened gaze. 

“Can't blame you, I'm irresistible.” Laughed the King, trying to hide his flushed cheeks with a cocky smile. Macaque rolled his eyes and pushed the sage away. 

“You can't be serious for two seconds.” Snorted the warrior. 

“I can be very serious!” Gasped the sage, greatly offended. “Look, this is my serious face.” Sun Wukong crossed his arms and lifted his chin, making a silly face on purpose. Macaque barked a laugh, bright and harsh, eyes crooked like moon crescents. 

“You look like a hamster!” Roared the warrior as he clutched his stomach. 

“I do not, lie and slander!” 

“Aw, the wittle hamster is angry!” Sun Wukong tried to cease the other's laughter, gently fighting him to stop his snickers from spilling outside of his lips. They eventually stumbled on the bed, tangled together, both still play fighting with each other. Sun Wukong was trying to silence the other very offending laughters with his paws, softly pawing the warrior's face to cover his mouth. Macaque, obviously, wasn't letting him do as he pleased and was pushing his hands away while still laughing to his heart content. The sage was pierced by a bout of nostalgia as he fighted with his moon, this was something they did a lot in their younger days. Stumbling in the sun-drenched grass together while trying to pounce on the other and claim victory. Of course, they were a lot gentler now, both afraid of hurting the other. Still, it warmed the sage's heart to be able to do this sort of thing again. Macaque emerged victorious from their play, landing on top of the sage with a smug smirk etched on his lips. 

“I let you win.” Huffed the sage with crossed arms. 

“Being a sore loser doesn't suit you, peaches.” The nickname stumbled on the warrior's lips with an aching familiarity, Sun Wukong stiffened when he heard it, heart leaping out of his chest. He also felt the warrior tense, probably realizing what he just said. 

“I-I'm not being a sore loser, it j-just the truth, m-mangoes.” It was incredibly awkward, but at least it appeased the warrior's stiff stance. Macaque left the sage's lap and sat beside him. 

“You think maybe we should talk to Sandy about this… relationship of ours?” Asked the King, partially because he needed to change the subject after Macaque's slip of tongue (“peaches” was still echoing in his ears, never leaving him) but also because he thought Sandy could help them with what they were navigating through. Sun Wukong was glad he managed to talk with Macaque without any help this time, but he knew very well his own limits, and he wasn't sure he could solve what was bothering them on his own. “I'm sure he wouldn't say anything to anyone if we told him to keep it a secret.”

“Yeah…maybe we could ask for advice.” Agreed the warrior. “It's been a long time since we did any therapy sessions together by the way.”

“Yeah… Actually I haven't had another solo session since the first, what about you ? You said you wanted to do one, no?”

“Yeah, I might do it after we leave this place.” They both stood in a peaceful silence, neither wanting to leave this moment. Sun Wukong looked up at Macaque, who was sitting beside his head, leaning on the bed head. He looked peaceful, no longer crushed by the weight of his anger, tail flickering lazily on the bed sheet. Sun Wukong shuddered when the ebony tail brushed against his ribs, he grazed it with his claws and, seeing that Macaque didn't didn't do anything to stop him, he began to groom it. It was nostalgic to feel Macaque's fur glide over his fingers. Macaque's tail had always been longer and slicker than his, while his own fur tended to curl in a tangled mess, Macaque's was straight and thinner, thus it didn't have nearly as many knots as his. Yet Sun Wukong didn't stop grooming it, enjoying the way the tip of the tail curled around his wrist in a show of quiet affection. 

They eventually rose from the bed when they heard the others came back, they both awkwardly coughed to hide the smiles biting their lips and left the room with the tip of their tails intertwined. The kids brightly smiled the second they spotted them, giggling at their intertwined tails, both monkeys flushed a bit and took a step back from each other. 

“Oh, oh, oh, you both made up!” Snorted the dragon girl. 

“Monkey King, did you invite Mac on a date like we told you!?” Eagerly asked his mentee. 

“What date–” Sun Wukong cut the warrior before he could end his sentence. 

“Nothing! Nothing! It's… late, isn't it?? You all must be angry!!” It was in fact not late at all, but he silenced the kids with a glare and dared the others to say anything about it with an angry flick of tail. 

The rest of the day was spent comfortably, both monkeys silently agreed that they would talk with Sandy another time, both already emotionally drained by the day's feelings. After a well-deserved dinner the sage returned to the ship with Sandy, not wanting to sleep without his lil bud (and Macaque's scar). 

“So how did this first trial go?” Asked one of his clones as the sage retreated to his room (and admittedly Macaque's). Sun Wukong hesitated a little, not wanting to cause a riot, he knew how intense his own clones could be. But he also knew they would learn what happened even if he tried to hide it from them, they had their ways. 

“Well…hm…there was a woman. A huli jing. She kinda flirted with me? Macaque didn't like that…” Awkwardly explained the sage as he changed clothes, slipping in his pajamas. 

“... So is Macaque angry at you?” Asked one of the clones while petting Sock, who was purring happily on said clone's lap. 

“Honestly, an angry Mac sounds hot.” Chimed another clone with a dreamy sigh, the third one hit the dreamy clone before he could say more. 

“We talked. It's fine now… We agreed to ask Sandy for advice.” Replied Sun Wukong, ignoring the dreamy clone input, even if it wasn't untrue. 

“Wise choice, Sandy has the best advice.” 

“True, nothing happened to Sock while I was gone?” Asked Sun Wukong with narrowed eyes, he crouched in front of his lil lady and cooed lovingly at her. 

“Nope! We protected her with our lives, boss!” 

“A seagull tried to bother her but we took care of it.” Added the clone with Sock on his lap, a proud look on his face. 

“Good.” Purred the sage as he scratched under his lil lady chin. 

“But Boss, I think you should keep your distance from the huli jing!” Chimed one clone with fire in his eyes. 

“Yeah, as hot as angry Mac sounds, it'll be bad if he's really mad. Plus, the huli jing probably flirted because she wanted to win your favor and win the festival.”

“Yeah, yeah, I know.” Sighed the King. “Also… Mac may have called me peaches…”

“Oh my Gods! Why didn't you begin with that!!” Squealed one clone. 

“Damn, that nickname really brought us back.”

“Good old days. Remember the first time he called us that? We pretended everything was fine in front of him, but then we were unable to hold our excitement and accidently broke several trees.” Cackled one of the clones, Sun Wukong chuckled at the fond memory, he took Sock and gently placed her on the bed, curling around her lovingly. 

“Mac looked good then, with his white fur and all!” Added another clone with a wagging tail. 

“Yeah! He looked like a lil moon rabbit, it was adorable!”Squealed a clone. 

“I think the back fur looks good too though. It's like the night sky, plus it looks very sex-” 

“Oh my Gods, is that all you're thinking about?” Complained Sun Wukong with flushed cheeks.

“I'm you, Boss, so it's on you. And it's not like we never thought about him this way. I remember a very embarrassing period in our younger days~”

“Gods, puberty was a mess. We're lucky Mac never noticed anything.” Agreed another clone. 

“OK, I don't want to talk about that. Let's call it a night, boys.” The clones whined but heeded his orders anyway, Sun Wukong didn't poof them (only because they swore they wouldn't cause any problems) and let them gossip about Macaque freely outside of his room. 

He left Sock in the clones’ care the morning after and rushed to the palace. The second trial took place rather early in the day, they all headed to the arena, now a little more familiar with the grounds, once again all clothed in black. The eagle explained the rules once the tribunes were filled, this time Sun Wukong spotted Macaque and the others, waving at them shyly from afar (he was elated to spot Macaque waving back). 

The second trial was rather simple, it was a test of wit, more precisely of military strategy. They prepared a war simulation on a screen elavated above the arena (a wonder of modern technology). Each contestant had to vocally control their own armies, moving them at their wills, to win they only had to crush the others armies. While Sun Wukong wasn't used to lead an army, he did have a good grasp of the battlefield, he wasn't worried about the outcome. 

“I hope you go easy on me, handsome~” Chuckled the huli jing while they all sat around a table, in the heart of the arena, where a more decent size screen was put (one more fitted for them). 

“My heart already belongs to another.” Replied the sage without an ounce of doubt, the other contestant (the red masked person) chuckled at his cutting reply while the huli jing eyebrows twitched angrily. Monkey King paid them no mind and glanced at Macaque, using his golden eyes to see his reaction, the Six-eared warrior was blushing, his tail swaying happily behind him. 

“Oh I don't worry about this sort of things, sweetheart. I'm a master when it comes to stealing hearts.” Snorted the woman, the sage gulped and glanced once more at his moon, Macaque was smiling (a hint of a fang on his lips). His eyes promised pain. 

Truly this woman was courting death. 

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[likeburningcoal]

The end is near! LMK season five episodes 9-10 spoilers below the cut!!

Oooh boy I’m gonna regret watching these right before I have to go be a functional human being with my family.

Mac stepping in last moment when even SWK was at a loss on what to do?!

Mac grabbing MK was a really cool sequence!

Mac’s fighting him to keep him away!!! Also it’s a little hypocritical considering he started this season with the self sacrificing.

“It doesn’t always need to be you!” Mac having some pre journey flashbacks but with a very different reason.

“Who’d you make a deal with?” “A deal?” I’m sensing more Mac backstory next season…

Bite him Mei!!

“If you’re sorry, then you know it’s the wrong thing to do, son!” Pigsy stop tearing my heart out challenge.

“Here goes nothing, make it count” what do you MEAN?!

Mac what did you do!!?

Nezha mech!!

Mei will mess you up!!

SWK tackling MK!!

Sick villain design

“Don’t make me do this” the parallels!!

“No kid, don’t make me” oooh! He’s not holding back now!!

The call backs to the first episode! MK and SWK fight but not like so many people theorized!! I’m screaming!

Is he binding MK to the mountain with the staff like he did DBK?!?!

Monkeys stop self sacrificing challenge

The fillet!!

The voice acting!!!

Everyone getting to be BA!!

“Wukong” Mac, as far as you know MK was the only option here, why are you more worried about SWK?

Lego stop having main characters being basically dead and talking to the most powerful being challenge.

“Did it…did it work?”

He’s so relieved!! MK!

‘I mean they’ll be reincarnated’ that was NOT the deal!!

Last episode here we go!!

“Cause he’s the monkie kid!!” Genuinely a great theme song!!

Chang’e! I was wondering when you’d show up for that shot!

Oh god, I paused on a shot of Pigsy crying. I am not okay.

SWK pleading!!

“There are none in the world strong enough to bear the stones” gestures to MK and his friends.

MK believes too much in his friends to let it end here!!

“It shouldn’t be up to you, and it definitely definitely shouldn’t be up to me!” Honestly I’d trust that choice to MK.

“Even if it all does ends in pain, that pain is ours!”

Hey has anyone read Stromlight Archives? Cause MK and Dalinar should talk.

I’m so proud of my boi!

“Na-uh, I’m the Monkie Kid!”

Monkey MK!!

Catch him!

“I got you!” The voice acting! I’m gonna cry!

Group hug!

Don’t cry MK!!

“Tang, it’s okay”

SWK reaching out to Mac!!!

Conveniently color coordinated stones for the conveniently color coordinated cast

*We’re all in this together from HSM starts playing in the background*

Bai He cameo!

Taking from she-ra’s book and solving everything with the power of rainbow

Mac is yellow from SWK, the shadowpeach shippers are screaming.

Flying bark reference!!

“I don’t wanna loose you”

I’m in tears

Mac with weird chaos powers now? Also Mac searching the underworld for answers??

Nezha helping rebuild Heaven!!

They made a party for MK

Chaos staff! And only Mac noticed?!

Tang speech!!

My only big complaint: Porty MK did not show up.

That was so good! Not sure it topped season 3 (my favorite season) but it was really good!! The Sandy episode is still my favorite just because I love the big blue guy, but it was all really enjoyable! I understand some peoples complaint about the animation, but we went from a S rank studio, there wasn’t any way it was gonna stay that good with a switch. And they kept with a lot of the style really well. (The rigging was a little rough sometimes but I’m sure with time it’ll get better, if not then I’ll be disappointed). Anyway, let MK rest, get him some therapy, tell Mac to communicate because I feel like that’ll be an issue next season, and get all three Monkey’s to stop self sacrificing please.

Now I can go unblock tags!!

[autism-autobot]

What is Macaque and Jing’s relationship like as it grows? Clearly they are partners, but Jing also acts like a caretaker for the cat? How does the system work for macaque?

This ended up being way longer than expected, so rant incoming:

Macaque and Jing are a comfortable but complicated duo (Macaque being the one who is more emotionally complicated). They've gotten used to each other and definitely love each other, but not like your standard romantic pairing or like Nezha and Wukong's queerplatonic relationship.

They're just as confused as everyone else is.

They have their arguments and misunderstandings as anyone does, but with Macaque being so emotionally volatile, things can get out of hand quickly. Screaming, crying, and shouting were a regular occurrence for a while. Macaque would sometimes walk out of the house or lock himself in a room if he'd had enough for the day.

Then came the day that Jing was the one to walk out on Macaque.

That was a rough day. It was also the day Macaque started taking his therapy and self-improvement seriously. He had been going to therapy for a few sessions at that point but wasn't really taking in anything the therapist said yet.

It kind of all came crashing down at once why every relationship Macaque had had beforehand had failed. He was the only common denominator in all of it, and some traits of his were still there even after semi-reincarnation and LBD's meddling.

Since then, they've been doing better. Macaque is hesitant to even raise his voice at Jing for fear he'll leave for good that time.

And thus began his "no one can touch Jing but me" phase.

Jing is a very tired man because of all the above. He loves Macaque, don't get him wrong, but he's an exhausting monkey to deal with.

After working on himself and starting his medication, Macaque discovered Frankie, his feline reincarnate. As stated previously, Macaque was very hesitant about Frankie and what his presence meant for his life going forward. No one had realized yet that there was someone else living in Macaque's body with him. Naturally, it was a terrifying thing at first, but Frankie, being a newborn kitten, didn't present any form of threat and was rather cute, so it didn't take long for Macaque to warm up to Frankie and later accept him as his counterpart.

Speaking of Frankie...

Frankie is super chill about his and Macaque's situation (even if he doesn't entirely comprehend it).

Since Jing was the first person Frankie saw after "being born" Jing's been assigned the role of 'Frankie's Mom'. Macaque doesn't mind one bit, seeing as his counterpart isn't trying to compete for Macaque's spot in Jing's life and is content with being the fur baby of the family.

As for how the actual system works for Macaque and Frankie?

They can't control who gets the body when or for how long. It usually ends up being anywhere between 3-8 hour long shifts. They can kind of sense how long they've got and when they're close to switching. Stress can shorten the amount of time between switches.

Whoever isn't using the body is essentially sleeping, like those naps you'd take on a school desk where you can hear everything going on around you but you're still asleep.

Only thing is, they can't control when they "wake up" or have their turn. It happens to them naturally.

The sleeping one can't feel pain and likely won't remember what the other did while they were under. This is both a blessing and a curse because they'll wake up in pain from how the other (usually Frankie) got hurt and have no explanation as to how it happened.

When the physical body is asleep, Macaque and Frankie can communicate with each other... kind of. Frankie's still a baby cat, so he can neither speak nor entirely comprehend anything Macaque says to him. But emotions need no words.

They can feel each other's emotions 24/7 and act accordingly. Oftentimes this leads to Macaque being comforted by Frankie's laid-back and calm nature, and Frankie trying to better understand who is friend and family to them.

They're not perfect, far from it really, but they're working things out.

~~~

Also, Macaque still goes for walks to stretch his legs, but he doesn't take as long as he used to so he can be home in time for Frankie's turn. The last time he didn't, Frankie fell off a cliff and broke his wrist.

Never again.

Macaque still takes pictures with the camera Jing bought for him but now keeps all photos and photography equipment locked in his room. Frankie is not allowed inside for fear of him trying to eat or scratch everything. Jing helps keep Frankie from entering Macaque's room.

Masterpost

[hufflepuffxmrdrs]

Modern Marauders Headcanons (boys version)

Remus:

needs glasses for reading (won't admit it tho)

phone in dark mode

extremely interested in politics

never goes anywhere without his phone

goes to climate demos with Lily

gives online study sessions

the type to text HAHAHAHA when sitting there like •_•

skater.

James:

wears contact lenses for important occasions

phone in light mode

always wears a watch

spams the groupchat with Sirius and Marlene

refuses to get tiktok but watches insta reels

secretly loves disney movies

makes playlists for Lily

collects patterned socks and wears them unirconically

Sirius:

phone in dark mode

lives at concerts/festivals (always drags the others along)

phone is always at 1%

no license, drives anyway

listens to artic monkeys

loves playing lasertag

communicates in memes

can't resist challenging Regulus in Mario kart even though he always loses

Peter:

is tiktok famous for always trying the newest food trends

never let's his phone battery drop under 20%

phone in light mode

always forgets where he put it tho

volunteers at the the local animal shelter

spends too much time on powerpoints

uses duolingo to learn the most random language

wins online chess against the ai

Frank:

makes Alice watch cute romance movies with him

let's his hair air dry after a shower

loves texting this face every chance he gets :D

was the first to have a driver's license out of the friendgroup and involuntarily became a personal chauffeur

phone in light mode

secretly a swiftie

prefers to walk most places if they're close enough

always carries sunscreen around

Regulus:

gamer.

phone in dark mode

probably joint a cult at some time because he got asked on the street and couldn't say no

has a locked folder in his notes app that is actually a journal, no one knows about it

drinks energy drinks like water

actually really tidy handwriting (uses goodnotes for studying)

writes poetry and posts it on tumblr

Barty:

plays electric guitar

has his own cinema room in his parents basement (they watch movies together there a lot)

is in therapy for anger issues

listens to punk

phone in dark mode

competes in undergound boxing as a hobby

junk food addict

calls everyone "bro" no matter who he's talking to

Evan:

tatoo artist

has to wear braces

is a natural dark-blonde but bleaches his hair to make it even lighter

the only one to know about Regs Journal

only uses over ear headphones because the others hurt his ears

creates digital art on his ipad and carries it around everywhere

phone in light mode

is secretly into skincare

[ihavethegrimoire]

since you wanted some questions about your faves: what do you like about geto the most? is there anything you think he could have done better? :3

Sorry it took me so long to get to this.

Suguru is always tough for me. I think it's because I kin him, and we kind of share some of my worst traits. It's rough seeing him severely mentally ill (imo) and crushed under the weight of his combined idealism and ego. I think what I like most about him is that he's shown to be very smart and capable of using his curses tactically rather than just brute forcing his way through battles the way Satoru does. I also see so much tenderness in how he interacts with Satoru. Really, Suguru is the only one who treats Satoru with any sort of gentleness or sensitivity and while Suguru can be kind of bitchy in the same way Satoru is, you can just tell by the way he talks that he cares so much and truly desires peace.

And to answer your next question I think that desire for peace is why he couldn't have done any better than he did. Not in the circumstances he was in. Not with the kind of person he is. I also think he was very mentally unwell before his defection. I disagree that he had PTSD and I see more of a schizophrenia spectrum disorder or I've also heard the headcanon that he has OCD. I could see that as well, but either way he was very mentally ill and he really needed a community of support in a way I just don't think he was capable of seeking out. Gojo was incredibly sweet noticing something was wrong and encouraging Suguru to come to him, but again with who Suguru is, it was just never going to happen. He needed people to be more insistent about it, and he needed to take some leave. The constant consumption of curses could have also been negatively effecting him since they are literally made of cursed energy. Simply taking a break and talking these things out, expressing with words all the turmoil and that it was breaking him apart, could have partially fixed him. Time and distance from those incidents he became obsessed with (the clapping monkeys) could have also done a lot. I think Gojo would have realized changes needed to be made from that alone and they could have worked through it together, but again, before that he really needed people to rally around him, force him to acknowledge things, force him to acknowledge he wasn't actually alone in his twisted thoughts and despair, and force him to take a damn break. I could go on and on about how people wrongfully blame Yuki or Yaga or even Shoko and Satoru for not stopping him, but really it's a systemic issue and a cultural one within Jujutsu society. Jujutsu society would have to be different in order to prevent situations like Suguru's, and so that's what Satoru did. Just as an addition, I think the "Suguru needed therapy" and "Suguru needed meds" arguments are bad and frustratingly bad even though I do acknowledge he's mentally ill. This could be a whole essay on its own. Suffice to say I think medicating and therapizing people whose magic is run off of negative energy and whose lack of sanity basically keeps them alive is ridiculous and a terrible idea. He just needed the pressure and stress and intake of negative energy let off a little or a lot until he could find a more healthy and balanced purpose. It would stabilize him enough without trying to cure the problem which cruel as it is is exactly what you don't want for a sorcerer. Plus, the implementation of a mental health professional in Jujutsu society would only ever be used abusively and no one from the outside world would ever understand. Also, this is just a minor personal headcanon, but I think because Suguru was born to non-sorcerer parents he has already been through the mental health system and likely had terrible experiences.

Sorry that was a long explanation lol, but I appreciate the question.

[l-lend]

Do you think that, perhaps, the reason you are not as popular or payed attention to as you'd like to be is because of your response to not getting what you want?

Do you think sending your friends to attack people who reject your requests fosters a loving community?

Do you think calling people out for the smallest mistakes without properly looking at all the facts or trying to properly solve conflict makes you a saint?

Do you think giving unsolicited writing and characterization advice makes you superior and that you're really teaching anyone anything?

Do you think that just because you've surrounded yourself with people just as toxic as you that you are somehow valid in attacking anyone who upsets you with intent to hurt them?

Do you truly think that pretending to be so kind and sweet while spreading poison with your actions planted in envy and hate is contributing anything more than a growing number of people who see you as nothing more than the fandom-wide bully?

Because I have some news for you, if you do.

Alright Anon, let's talk about this point by point.

My response to not getting what I want. You're gonna have to be a bit more specific. If you're referring to my spirals during depressive episodes then yeah that's shitty behavior and I'm in therapy for that. Oddly enough, they're a lot less severe.

In regards to 'sending my friends to fight for my honor', I don't dispatch my friends like flying monkeys. They have the mental faculties about them to make their own decisions. If they act out it's on their own accord and I do not and have not condoned such behavior.

So onto the writing and characterization advice. I don't think it makes me superior, but sometimes it helps to have fresh eyes on a project. In fact I welcome constructive criticism in my own works. In addition, my advice can always be disregarded. That's the great part about advice: you can take it or leave it. If a writer wants to just see my reblog as just a happy little reblog and not read anything further than that, who am I to tell them no?

And onto *check notes* being toxic and the "toxic" company I keep. Look, if you and I have issues, we can talk. I don't need nor ask anyone to be a mouthpiece for me. I speak pretty decently on my own. As for my homies, I don't think they're toxic. They're pretty nice, but it's an opinion. Just like you think your homies are pretty swell, Anon. While we're here let's talk on the "intent to hurt". Now, for everyone seeing this I have it narrowed down to two people. I'll black out names and I can release the screenshots of the DMs where I've been shitty. I'm also happy to apologize for my behavior and attempt to move forward if the individuals so choose. But as for my judgement, people can draw their own conclusions. If I'm the one in the wrong here so be it.

Finally, the master mind fandom-wide bully comment. Just as with the last statement above, I'll let people draw their conclusions about me. If I'm this bully, so be it. However, if it's been deemed that I am innocent in this, are you and your friends going to apologize Anon? Getting an idea of your identity, I believe you and your cohorts also disapprove of sending anon hate, am I correct in that statement? In conclusion, I welcome anyone to pass their judgement on me, but I ask you get to know me first. It's only fair right?

I never claim to be flawless. I have my bad days just like anyone else, so Anon I hope you're not living in a glass house with all these stones you're throwing my way. I'm free to talk it out if you need to vent it out some more. Bring your friends too; I'll pass over my Discord handle and you all can take turns spitting on me and telling me how awful I am.

I hope this can help you and your friends heal and forgive, Anon. I'm not saying forget because I have acted shitty in the past and I need to remember that so I can be better than those times. But I hope you and your friends can move on to bigger, brighter, and better things. It's my hope for you at least.

[lunapwrites]

Monthly Reading - June

I completely neglected to post my May reading, though admittedly that one got a little personal (yes more than this one), so probably for the best lol. Either way, we're back at it again with my reading for this month, which... is a bit interesting, to tell you the honest truth.

First thing that jumps out at me here is the tarot cards: three of the more "negative" cups cards bookended by two strong intellectual cards. We're dealing with emotional turmoil this month, folks! But the presence and position of the King and Emperor is heartening - this is manageable, and we're going to keep it together.

So, on to the reading proper...

Let's start from the top, shall we? The first rune is Sowilo - the sun. It's indicating joy, success, and good health: a very positive rune, particularly when the most imminent struggle on the horizon is Beansgiving.

The next rune, appropriately enough, is Hagalaz - hail. It's indicating chaos and sudden life-changing transformation, entirely out of my control. Particularly one in which I am being forced to alter my approach to it. [Gestures at Bean, who is still stubbornly slamming that snooze button.] Yeah, uh. Noted.

Finally we have Elhaz - the elk - in the reversed position. Not really the best one to see flipped like this, in context, but not the worst. Normally Elhaz is a rune of protection and good luck. Reversed, however, it's a warning to be on my guard for potential threats and negative influences, particularly from directions I would not normally expect.

The cards, as I mentioned, are telling a story of some inner turmoil on my part, which makes sense given the whole... you know... Bean thing. But going into this in more detail, I really can't separate the King of Swords from the Emperor here because they're kind of the same picture. They're calling for cool logic, and a general masc presence that's almost definitely pointing to my partner, who very much embodies this image entirely. But we're also going to be continuing therapy, which is by nature a compassionate but logical process, so there's a bit of that here too.

Speaking of anxiety, let's take a look at these cups, shall we? Five: we're so fixated on the negatives we can't see the good in front of us. This is in the present position, so... [stares in "past due"] yeah. I'm being the whiniest little bitch right now actually, and having a miserable time. Fight me. Four: this is the depression light card - we're withdrawing from things, we're lacking energy, we're not ready to accept the good in life because we just need some time to wallow and take a long nap, damnit. Being in the future position, yeah I can see why I might want all naps and no socialization. But it is important to remember that people do require basic things like social contact and touching grass, so... hopefully that works out for us lol. Seven: hey remember that time when you said you were going to play this all by ear and not have any expectations? Hahahaha you liar. We still have some wishful thinking to deal with here. Now, that said: this is also a shattering of negative illusions, too. It's a neat little trick we call "reality" and you're about to get checked. In this particular position, the card is indicating this will be a useful tool for me to use one way or the other, likely to help drag myself out of my emotional blergh and connect with my family and friends.

Finally, we have the oracle cards, which are pointing more in that positive direction again (and reinforcing the fact that the Bad is pretty much all in my head.)

Inspire/Wren - the healing power of music cannot and should not be underestimated. Additionally, there's going to be a lot of nonverbal communication and practice with our intuition - makes sense, given that Bean can't just tell us with words what they need/want/feel. We gotta figure that out together.

Play/Monkey - get in bitches, we're healing our childhood traumas. [Points at therapy noted above, and at the entire concept of cycle breaking.] And, pretty obviously, we're being advised to embrace the silly with Bean. Live a little. Play.

And that's all! Overall, not a bad month ahead despite the fully expected and reasonable emotional turmoil and general upheaval, which one way or another will begin this week lol. Fingers crossed everything goes well - wish us luck!