#lego monkie kid fanfic

[smilesatdawnmain]

This was his son. He was truly seeing his little boy for the first time.

His hair was a deep brown, cupping tan skin and starry eyes. His facial markings were Wukongs, shaping an adorable heart that had spots near the bottom- like freckles~

Macaque didn’t know what expression he had as he looked upon his baby for the first time. He was here- alive and beautiful. His hand was still clamped over his mouth, willing back the tears he felt might overwhelm him. 

Xiaotian’s eyes lifted, eyeing the peculiar simian standing in front of him. He stared at Macaque’s knobby knees first. Then his torso, carding up purple fabric, shoulders- they settled against fur as dark as the night sky.

Then, as MK looked upon Macaque's face, he felt he was seeing someone from a dream. Amber eyes stared back, glistening and wet like the fine rounded candy Sandy would sneak into MK’s hands when Wukong wasn’t looking. 

MK pressed himself closer to Wukong’s side quietly, feeling a wave of an unknown feeling overtaking him. He half hid his face, snuggling against his Father when he felt… shy. 

His heart pounded, admiring this man, his Baba.

“Xiaotian,” Wukong’s hand pressed to the top of MK’s head, bringing him in a little closer. “This is your Baba, Macaque.”

MK's eyes flickered back to Macaque’s face, his gaze lingering there for a moment before darting back to his Father’s side.

Macaque stood motionless, his chest heaving with emotion. He tried to form coherent thoughts in his mind, but the only thing that kept repeating over and over was, “My baby...”

From the fanfic :

[asavt]

random LMK doodles I've made while I try to survive exams+working on commisssions

[gillanfryingpan]

I MADE

A LEGO MONKIE KID THEMED OCTOBER ART PROMPT LIST !!!!!

LMKtober RAHHHHH

I won’t be using it myself bc I’m too busy, but feel free to use it and share it wherever !!!! use the tag #lmktober2023 if you do >:)

no rules or expectations, create any medium whether you write, doodle, paint, crochet, IDK man have fun w it !! do as many as you want, you don’t even have to make it LMK fanart - I’ve got a friend who’s gonna use the list n doesn’t even know LMK he just liked the words kekekewkj

HOPE YOU ENJOYYYYYYYY 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

[lgsx1ii]

I did it

Hypnotist MK/Knfe

Knfe and uh Him are the same person

Just that it's like a different ending for Knfe. Welp time to drop him some head cannons.

°Hypnotist/Mastermind

Knfe

(his still MK, Just that Knfe is my LMK Au)

He developed sort of dark magic, Like from Jin and Yin.

Founds a book of how to brainwash people? Sounds interesting.

Actually he just stole it from Jin and Yin's hideout, Cause he knows there's good stuff to theirs. Like good valuable items to use, To experiment. Etc

Thinking to brain wash others. I mean it's a good thing to use, Like use them as meat shields or bodyguards. And servants to make more things.

Actually a fast learner, Quick learning. Just you know speed running it.

Boom he uses his hypnotist skills to brainwash Yin, Jin, Macaque, Mayor.

Actually this is just like LBD. Except it's just the hero plays to be the villain role.

No more MK being the hero, Say goodbye to him. Like actually there's no ' MK ' in him anymore. As if he turns into a completely different person.

Absolutely goes crazy with his hypnotist skills.

Litterally just abuses it.

Oh is that Y/N he saw?

Welp rip them, Because Knfe ordered his minions to capture Y/N to bring them back to him.

Literally the twin demons, Macaque, and Mayor has no memories of themselves. Even if they try, It will result a major headache. They only serve their master's request.

Y/N now capture in his hands, With chains. Not ordinary chains but some sort of magic to block of their powers.

Say goodbye half of your memories.

Cause Knfe wants it half gone, Just half. He would feel upset if that 'you' would've not remember anything. Or a memory of who you are.

HeOnlyNeedsYouHeOnlyNeedsYouHeOnlyNeedsYouHeOnlyNeedsYouHeOnlyNeedsYou

See that amulet in his chest? That's the core of keeping half of Y/N's memories insides of it. And also controlling Y/N.

Like if you disobey him

Breathn't

He would crush the amulet in his hands, Hard. Causing your body to feel suffocating. As if your getting crushed by a heavy anvil on top of you. As a punishment that you disobey him.

Though he wouldn't like to see you in pain, It hurts him really. When his done with his punishment he did to you. He would then comfort you by hugging, Patting your back, Patting your head. Then apologize for what he did is awful.

Expect alot of pampering, Getting spoiled by him.

Alots of kisses and touching, Like holding your hand, Your waist, Your arm. Etc

He doesn't like to go far on touching, Like he understands you feel uncomfy by it.

Clingy. Hella clingy like a dog following you and giving you affection. ALOT of affections n stuff he gives you love like he loves you dearly.

Dude has a toy figure of you.

Lack of sleep, I mean his anxious and overthinking some intruder will steal you away. Or could be Heegan/Redson's sneaky unexpecting plans to grab you away without him noticing.

Dude learns how to levitate things.

About the legendary staff. Well he just store it away from his sight where he cannot have a flashback from his old self. Cmon he..feels uncomfy and upset about it. Really doesn't wanna remember it, As if he will cry in a second.

He doesn't live in metapolis anymore, He lives somewhere else. VERY FARTHER where no can reach him.

Man's living in a cottagecore life with his servants and you. . .

He will literally use the guilt trip trick on you whenever you try to leave and escape.

That actually effects you alot and decided to stay.

His slowly becoming smarter, Smarter to play someone's emotions and make them lose their guard down, and more guilt tripping.

Also he wears gloves how he doesn't like to touch other people that is not You.

Or he doesn't like to touch something dirty.

Where's his bandana? Well he had a fight with the others he known and..uses the bandana to make it as a bandage. It was on his arms, and yet he still wears it.

That's it for his head cannons, If you want more then uh..yeah just comment IG? Dunno, You can drop him more head cannons ideas.

[squidkid15]

THAT’S RIGHT

You guys have been asking for it, Hawk and I finally decided to do it. The Core RP is going public. :)

We’ll be trying for roughly weekly updates while we have a backlog (the google doc isn’t fully updated but its probably over 100k words by now) just publishing the RP. There’s an author’s note chapter 0 I’d recommend reading, and then of course the first chapter. We even went back and added some new stuff and beefed up the early posts. 

Happy Three Month Anniversary to the Core AU!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/42491856

[cherllyio]

MK goes apeshit - three four short stories of how MK goes Apeshit

Story 2 - Prolouge: Erlang vs MK

IMPORTANT: you dont need to read story 1 to understand this

Hundreds of years ago Erlang had fought a demon.

A demon which had brought chaos and destruction to the heavens.

A demon which had stolen their peaches, wine and hurt so many of their own, while everyone had helplessly watched.

Everyone, expect Erlang.

He had fought the demon and won, made It crawl beneath his feet until it enably had gotten trapped under a mountain by The Buddha himself.

Erlang had been praised, especially by his uncle, The Jade Emperor, and everything had seemed to be of order again.

Yet now… it was happening again, and of course by the same godamn demon’s successor…

 …

Erlang must say though, he was fooled too.

He had after all met the that same “successor”, the one they called “MK”.

The first time he had come across him was in The Celestial Realm.

Like everybody else there, Erlang was there because of the Jade Emperors recent passing, but more importantly, what they were to do with The Jade Emperors powers. Maybe the distractions from that were why he hadn’t seen what that a monster it truly was…

Sure, Erlang, had heard rumors about a supposed “Successor to The Monkey King”, but that’s all he thought it was, Rumors.

Yet, there he had been, standing and talking to his mentor.

It had taking him by surprise that the great sage would have a successor, based on past experiences with him. But the thing that shocked him the most was how “normal” the kid was. He just looked like any other hyperactive mortal fanboy; he hadn’t even bothered wearing something proper for this very serious event. He looked incredibly out of place and everyone there knew it.

Judging looks and quiet gossip would be spoken when he walked past, but would quickly die out again, when the great sage would quickly walk past right after.

Erlang did though have one conversation with him… and that sure was interesting…

It wasn’t because of what the “Kid” had said, but more about what he had “done”. He didn’t even know if “successor” was aware of it himself, but Erlang could feel the very fate of universe shifting and rotating as they were speaking.

And in the middle of it… “MK”.

Owing to that fact Erlang had tried to use hid third eye, yet it only gave him back something even more confusing.

Something… shifting. Like a clock that keeps ticking forward but will never show the same time again.

As mentioned earlier, it might had been because of the situation he had met “MK” in, that he hadn’t reacted sooner….

Because now, he was standing in front of that same “Kid”, sword in hand and with an army of celestial of warriors behind him.

Now they called him “The Harbinger of Chaos”, a much more fitting name if Erlang must say.

A thousand of meter tall monkey demon, whom “was able to change the very fate of the universe”, they said through quiet gossips filled with fear.

Erlang didn’t fear him though.

And oh, how he would regret that…

_______________________

Short Summary - "What the FUCK Wukong, you had a CHILD?!"

Story 1 - The Traitor

Story 2 - Prolouge: MK vs Erlang

Story 3(work in process) - Erlang VS The Harbinger of Chaos

I decided to change it into 4 short stories, instead of 3, since i realised that MK's and Erlangs dynamic is too interesting NOT to talk about.

[phantom-playdough]

Red Son x F!Reader: “Stop it now."

Basic summary: Red Son notices their partner drawing further and further away from them without any explanation or reason. Concerned, Red Son decides to confront them and insecurities end up being pulled up to the surface.

Red Son was sat at the dinner table they reserved, waiting for their loving girlfriend to show up for their date. Said girlfriend was Y/n L/n. But while Red Son was fiddling with their fork, their phone buzzed with a notification from their love.

They immediately clicked on the text, excited to know that Y/n was finally on her way over.

Except she wasn’t.

‘Hey hon, I can’t make it to dinner tonight. I’m not feeling well.’

Red Son immediately felt their smile fall flat and typed out, ‘Do you need anything? I can come over and help take care of you.’

...No response.

That only served to make Red Son so much more worried. So, they stood from their seat and raced to Y/n's apartment.

===

Y/n didn't have the heart to see Red Son's response to her cancelling plans; it probably was something about how rude it was for Y/n to cancel plans so suddenly and so soon before their date. At least, that's what Y/n thought.

However, the response Y/n was not expecting to receive was a knock at her door. She was confused, not expecting her takeout from Pigsy's to get here so suddenly. But, she wasn't about to complain. So, Y/n rose from the couch and went to answer the door.

But when she peeped through the peephole and saw her loving partner, Red Son, at her door-step. Y/n tried to back away slowly from her door, hoping if she was quiet enough that Red Son may think she was asleep or not home.

"Y/n, dearest. I'm no fool. I know you're there. Noodle-boy told me that you ordered takeout." Red Son drawled.

Y/n sighed, mentally noting to smack MK when they got here. She knew better to play dumb. Afterall, the more she stalled, the more likely it would become that Red Son would burn down her door.

So, despite her trepidations, Y/n unlocked her door and allowed Red Son to enter.

"If you wanted to eat at home, you could've just called me and I would've brought something of quality over."

"I just needed some time to myself." Y/n spoke softly, for fear of her calm exterior breaking down anymore than it already has.

Red Son immediately spun around, putting his hands on Y/n's shoulders. They looked her in the eyes, seeing through her. They looked at her expression for a long moment before speaking out in a serious tone. "Whatever it is that you are thinking, stop it. Now."

Y/n ignored the chills that got sent up and down her spine from Red Son's tone. Instead opting to play dumb. "I'm not thinking anything."

"Please, Y/n. I've noticed how you have been pulling away from me lately. It doesn't take much of my genius to see that you have been feeling negative about yourself." Red Son spoke as though it was obvious about what was happening. Because it was.

Red Son then took one of their hands and placed it gently on the side of Y/n's face, pulling some stray hairs out of her face. "Tell me what's wrong." Y/n felt her bottom lip quiver as she felt the tears building in the back of her eyes. A golf ball settled into her throat, but the facade she thought she would never let fall down in front of her partner all but crumbled with Red Son muttered out one last word:

"Please?"

As if on perfect cue, Y/n broke down and began crying into Red Son's jacket. She gripped them with such a strong hold that it felt like if she let them go, they would disappear. But they wouldn't. No matter what Y/n's thoughts told her, Red Son would never disappear on Y/n. And they told Y/n that much as she sobbed into their jacket.

"What has brought this on, Y/n?" Red Son asked as Y/n calmed down.

"...What are you doing with me?" She responded meekly.

"What?"

"What are you doing with me, Red Son?" Y/n repeated demandingly. "You're a powerful demon with such a powerful family. You're funny. You're smart. You're...perfect compared to someone like me. I'm just some bland girl who just got lucky to get you to look my way."

Red Son literally saw red when they took in Y/n's words. "Do you honestly think it was luck that brought me to you, love? Because that cannot be further from the truth. You drew me in. You were kind to me despite everything I and my family have done to your city. You were kind to me even through times when it would've probably been easier to leave me behind. But you never did. No matter what my mind has tried to tell me, you have stuck by me and have never left my side. That is why I am with you."

Y/n felt the tears return with a vengeance at that speech. She sobbed intensely, but Red Son did their best to remain calm and keep up a cool exterior to soothe Y/n.

But once Y/n had finally calmed back down, another voice spoke. "Uh...am I interrupting something?" MK asked curiously in Y/n's doorway.

"NOODLE-BOY!!!!" Red Son screamed, turning to MK with a fire in their hair. But MK got away before Red Son could catch up to them.

"Stupid peasant." They muttered to themself.

Y/n giggled, making Red Son turn back to Y/n, smiling softly at seeing their lover smile again.

Red Son kissed Y/n's forehead, then cheek, then nose, and then finally the lips.

"I love you, Red Son."

"I love you too, my princess."

[artemismoorea03]

“Found this kid on the beach today, I think I’ll keep him safe with me until we can find his parents.” - Nezha

Reference/Base by Sozaiya_Yogi

[lycorisketch]

Blurb: Following the fight against the Lady Bone Demon, MK seeks some time away from his friends and family. This leaves him to accidently stumble into the territory of a mysterious shadow monkey who doesn't seem keen on letting MK leave. ------------- I got so much support on the first fic that I made a continuation. Thank you so much to everyone who read "That Time Your Ex Ends Up Not Being Dead", now this will be a series of short one-shots or mini fics that contribute to the complete story. Special thanks to @rebeltigera for not only creating the Shadowlord AU, but also allowing me to write based on the AU. Once again, this AU is entirely her idea, I'm just writing my portrayal of it! For the full amazing AU, go watch her animatics and follow her on her page!

[onesaltybagel]

Spoilers for chapter 13 of “Who Are You, Who Am I To You? I Am The Antichrist To You.”

Wanted to post to animatic I also made for chapter 13! It was fun to do hee hee

[smilesatdawnmain]

Hello ! I adore your LMK AU‘s and your writing style. The stories are so captivating and make me excited for the next chapter.

I wanted to ask what your favorite AUs are :) I know you have great taste and I would be grateful if you could share some LMK au/comic/fanfic recommendations with us :))))

Hello! Oh my gosh thank you so so much! That makes me so happy to hear ;-; Thank you!

I got a lot of favorites out there, let me tell you :3 Alright alright~

AU'S:

The King and his Cub By: @theweepingegg : This au is so cute and I love little MK with his Papa~ It's adorable and the humor just has me rolling! Plus the wholesome Father and Son moments + an uncle Macaque?? It's amazing! Literally just melts my heart with every new update.

Cursed Au By: @winterpower98: This Au consumed my life and continues to do so. The drama, the redemption, the growing bond between Wukong Macaque and MK?? I love it alll~ The whole universal set up of this growing Au is so full and wonderful.

Literally, ANY AU that is made by @journey-to-the-au ! This artist just- STEALS all of my attention. They got a lot of different Au's, and so many amazing ideas. There is action and romance and betrayal and platonic love that is so wholesome and sweet and AHHHHH. Taking a long tour through their entire tumblr page is 100% WORTH IT

Very similarly, anything by @rebeltigera! They also have so many different au's that are all AMAZING. Something about their style also- ahhhhh <3 It's so good. I definitely suggest taking a dive into their tumblr too. Their Macaque is honestly probably my favorite version of Macaque!

Forged Faith by @swagginmun Gosh the anxiety but also the pure adoration I have for this particular Au?? Definitely follows a more canon storyline but has one HECK OF A TWIST. The expressions that are done are amazing and I really really can't wait for this one to continue as its current chapter just ended on something INTENSE.

Fan Comics!

Eclipsed Apprentice by @journeytomonkiekid : I've been following this one for a while. I LOVE IT. There are so many talented people in the LMK community and this comic takes an interesting turn to the canon of LMK. Has some great Oc's and the storyline has me hooked! Lots of drama, and redemption, and so far the character growth is *Chef kiss*

Even Rainfall Has Shadows By @linklefr : Another fancomic that takes it's own path and turn from the LMK canon. Oc's are so cute and I just wanna squeeze them! It's really growing to be its own thing! It's got a lot of talk about self-worth and toxic habits and overall overcoming those that the characters need to grow from, and I can't wait to see where it goes!

FANFICS: (I have way too many. My gosh. And honestly if folks have more recommendations, please put them in the comments! Or if you have a story you wrote yourself I would love to read it!) I would mark their Tumblr creators if I knew them, but I don't know all of them ;-; So I'll put the link to the fanfic instead

SunBreak : First LMK fanfic I ever read. It is the rabbit hole that dropped me into loving Macaque and parent Macaque to be more precise~ Goes way off canon and I'm LOVING IT

There May be no such thing as eternity: Possed Wukong- I cannot explain how much possessed Wukong still reaching out to the Macaque and the gang just makes my brain flip~

A Garden Across Our Collar Bone: THIS. Ahhhh- Just bury me with this fanfic in my hand. MK X Red Son and ahhh- Also, ANYTHING this author (PittiedPeaches) writes is GOLD.

Of Blood and Bones: A big inspiration to me and their story is SO GOOD. The angst but also fluff that is slipped in? It's an amazingly sad but wonderful read. And I really love the world-building

Peach Blossoms: I'm a sucker for any Hanahaki disease kind of story and this is everything I wanted and more. This was soooo good and it flowed really well.

Love Team: Ooooh boy this story took me on a roller coaster ride. MY GOSH I never knew what to expect and it always had me on the edge of my seat~

Is this A Monkey-Thing or Dad-Thing?: Any Dad wukong focused fic will just catch my feet and trip me into the pit of the story. Every time. This one is so cute~

Kiss Your Knuckles: This oneshot is soo sooo good! And also horribly tragic. Gosh it just destroyed me! I definitely suggest it!

-Okay this thing is getting long and I'm not even close to saying all the fanfics and such I have read XD There are so many good fanfics out there my gosh. If you have more than you think are amazing please put them in the comments!

[smilesthroughfandoms]

Sun Wukong wakes bound in chains in The Silken Web Cave, with no idea where MK, Mei, Poppy Blue, or Bai He are or how to get to them. With The Not-Mayor threatening him and his companions, will The Monkey King be able to outwit this dangerous psychopath, or will he end up like Macaque?

[mariposiel]

SO GIVE ME JUST ONE MORE CHANCE (ONE MORE GLANCE)

Posted on AO3! | COMPLETED | Part One of “A Second Destiny” series

FANDOM: LEGO Monkie Kid

GENRE/RATING: SFW — Mature (Rated for canon-typical violence, trauma/ptsd, and etc)

PAIRING: Qi Xiaotian | MK/GN!Reader (Gender neutral pronouns - they/them, second person perspective, use of Y/N), Strangers-to-Friends-to-Something More?

BOOK SUMMARY: After hearing the cries of suffering and pleadings for salvation from Lady Bone Demon’s tyranny, Bodhisattva Guanyin, the goddess of mercy and compassion, grants the reader one more chance, gifting them a miracle. She sends them back in time to the very first event that started everything: MK finding Monkey King’s staff. Now armed with the knowledge of a bleak future and some new powers, the reader must approach the first step in doing whatever it takes to save them all.

FIRST CHAPTER SUMMARY: In your last moments of being trapped in Lady Bone Demon’s ice corruption, you think back on what could’ve been, the friends and family you might’ve gained if you weren’t so shy. You think about MK and his family, about the delivery boy you found yourself admiring from afar. You think about how strong they all are, about how they’re fighting for their lives right now. Not wanting their efforts to go to waste, you pray, pleading for help. And you are faithfully answered in return.

A/N: This book depicts the events from LEGO Monkie Kid: A Hero Is Born!

[peony-flowerking7]

Revenge of the Spider Queen: Celestial Realm base

I found a biblically accurate butterfly wings and those designs WERE COOL AS FUDGE!! Decided to incorporate them in this piece, I am hoping to copy them when I draw them again.

just for future references like the full version of it

Yes, making backgrounds my citizens! Also because this is FOR THE LOOOORE now to eat my taquitos at 1 am I want to draw Duzhe in the outfit that she's wearing it pretty in my head. Hehehe had to smash two episodes together, the next one is fireworks. So exciting to do that one.

[infernothechaosgod]

Fighting the urge to write a 10k long lmk fanfiction about nezha and red son causing chaos at random parties while also slowly killing heaven on accident with a side of spicynoodles and queerplatonic friendship

OH GOD AM I FIGHTING THAT URGE

[ohnoanalien]

Garden

Hi hello! So @lunar-wandering's hiccup hijinks trope is hilarious and @princen-monkie had such a great idea to add to it. I mean, growing flowers when he hiccups? Adorable. It wasn't really asked for, more for lunar to write if anything, but I thought you guys might enjoy it! Soooo...leggo!

---

A silent, warm part of Macaque still wanted Wukong's sunlight. To spend cold nights bundled up between his arms, feeling the soft rock of purring against his un-glamored ears. But those memories and feelings were long gone by now-- or at least, they were supposed to be. It followed him like a curse. It followed him when he woke up. It followed him when MK and Mei showed up at his dojo. And it followed him all the way up Flower Fruit Mountain, tugged along by a favor he owed far, far too long ago to even care at this point.

MK knocked on the door until his fist was a blur. "Sleepoveeer!" 

"Psst! Mac." Mei nudged her elbow to his,  "Pour me the tea! Did you lose a bet? Save the Monkey King from a crazy immortality-killing demon? What gives?"

"...Crushed a peach." Was her old rival’s only reply.

"Crushed a what-now?" Her brow rose, confusion cut off when the door finally opened.

The Monkey King’s energy was a never-ending ball of light. Despite everything, the golden flame inside him never seemed to snuff out. Which made the nervous grin and ruffled fur a strange change of pace. He glanced at the kids beside him. Seems like the flame did shine a little too dimly today, even for the Monkey King's liking.

A large part of him relished at the view. A tiny, insignificant twinge of pain somehow rose above it. "Soooo…what Wukong-brand chaos do we have to deal with today?"

Wukong startled, "Wh-what? Where'd that come from?"

"I dunno," Mei piped up. "You look kinda jumpy.”

"Jumpy? Me? Psshhh!" Wukong waved a dismissive paw, "C'mooon, I'm immortal remember? I'm fi--" He quickly clamped his jaw shut, body jerking silently.

MK narrowed his eyes, crossing his arms tightly to his chest. He circled his mentor for injuries, not missing the way the stone monkey seemed to sweat under the spotlight. "Monkey King."

Sun Wukong winced, chided with all the energy of a disappointed parent. "L-let's just uh. Head inside, alright? I've got snacks."

MK stood silent, holding his ground as his pacing stopped.

"L-look, I'll explain everything. I'm just...I'm still getting used to…" A blush dusted peach-furred cheeks, "Give me a minute. I promise I'll tell--" Another jolt. A paw hovered over his mouth, and glowing pupils darted around the entrance.

Nothing to see here. Yet.

The cub’s concern was lifted with a small smile. "Alright Monkey King. I trust you." The grin immediately widened when a dirty sneaker passed the threshold, bolting inside with a loud whoop. Mei followed suit, energy intertwining in a chorus of cheering. Macaque stepped halfway through the door before slapping the stone monkey's back.

"...Thanks. For inviting me, or whatever." The shadow demon grumbled. Disappearing into the kitchen Wukong stood there, feeling the outline of his old friend's touch burn against his skin. A small hiccup broke the stunned silence and he quickly closed the door behind him, unaware of the patch of daisies that coated the handle.

"Dibs on the Monkey Mech!" Mei cackled, her shadow casting ominously against the light of the old TV. She pressed a button faster than MK could blink.

"Hey, no fair!"

"Excuse me?? You ALWAYS get to play Monkey Mech! You play him in real life!"

"Well! That's! True! But!" MK opened his mouth. Paused. Then heaved a defeated sigh, aiming his sights on Sha Wujing. The Monkey King stayed quiet, but between the jolt of the couch cushions and the claw that nervously tapped his thigh, Macaque felt something familiar brew in his chest.

"Hey." He muttered, "This is kinda against my better judgment but. You feeling alright?"

Wukong flashed nervous fangs, the beat on his thigh tapping ever-faster. "I said I'd tell you guys later and I meant it."

Macaque narrowed his eyes. A sweet, nostalgic scent brushed his nose. It was just on the tip of his tongue, he just needed to--

Oh.

Ohhhhhhh.

A newfound spark lit in Macaque's eyes, and the Monkey King froze on the spot. The idiot was absolutely not going to tell MK. He knew this. He knew Wukong knew this.

So, with all the grace and care of a long-dead advisor, he leaned forward, tails intertwining. "Look. I get it. It's embarrassing."

Aaand three.

Wukong's cheeks flared again, pouting. "I don't know what you're talking about."

Two.

"Oh c'mon, don't be like that." Despite his smirk, an ink black tail gave its ginger counterpart a small squeeze. "You gotta admit at some point  that you have friends now– no one’s gonna judge you. Diyu knows they’ll actually like you more if you let down your guard for like, what, five seconds?"

It was easy to spill his own guts like this. After all, your performance can be pretty believable when your script comes from the heart.

An old friend’s face practically blended with his face markings. "Nope, no way! I’m the Monkey King, I don’t have flaws!"

"Don’t have flaws? Or can’t have flaws? Oh my, is the great king worried the kids might not like it when you don't act like a god 24/7?"

One--

Wukong's eye twitched. "Stop trying to psychoanalyze me! I'm fi--hic!"

The Monkey King slapped a paw over his mouth just as MK paused the game, gasping at the flower crown that blossomed around his headband.

"Whoa!"

"Oooh." Mei felt a silky petal between her fingers, "Pretty!"

"Busted." Macaque sang, wheezing at a sharp smack to the ribs.

Worth it.

"Monkey King!" MK flapped his hands excitedly, "You can make flowers?!"

"'Course he can." Macaque cooed teasingly, pinching a still-burning cheek. He relished  the heat between his claws. "He's a perfect, all-powerful deity. Isn't that right, Wukong?"

"Oh, be qui-- hic!-- quiet." He squeaked mid-lecture, freezing up as a small daisy popped on Mei's jacket collar.

"Awww!" She gushed, "You make flowers when you hiccup? That's so cute!"

"I do n-- hic! not!" The flush spread to the stone monkey’s ears as a small arrangement peppered his coat.

"Yyyep." Macaque snickered, plucking a flower from Wukong's tail, earning a yelp. "Flustered or embarrassed and you get a whole garden. Especially for the people he cares abou-- mmph!" A tail wraps around his mouth, smugly meeting an angry glare. Bite completely defanged as he hiccuped again, flowers spreading across the carpet.

"Will you shut up-- ow! You bit me!" Wukong hissed, pulling away to rub at the offending bite mark.

"I dunno what you're so freaked out over. It looks like your little fanboy doesn't seem to mind." The raven-furred monkey hummed thoughtfully, gaze flicking to their audience.

MK stuck out his tongue in concentration as he braided a few into Mei's bushy pigtails. In return she started weaving a flower crown on her lap. "Two headbands are better than one, right?"

Wukong spluttered, eyes wide. He quickly stood up. "I-I. I'll be right back!" Footsteps padded into the kitchen. Macaque's ear twitched as a hiccup traveled through the thin walls, and Mei giggled as a bouquet filled her pockets.

Hearing the squeak of a faucet, Macaque rolled his eyes, hauling himself upwards. He strolled lazily into the kitchen, leaning against the frame. “Water won't help, dumbass. The only cure is telling MK and Mei why you've got ‘em."

Wukong simply stared his warped mirror down, chugging the drink like it was the last drop of water in a desert.

"It's your funeral." Macaque shrugged, earning a pained wince in return. "...Still too soon?"

All at once, the golden flame seemed to flicker and shrink again, and Sun Wukong stared tiredly into the half-empty cup.

Liu’er Mihou didn't like it when he was silent. He HATED when he was silent. The room suddenly felt a little colder, and a shiver ran up his spine. He pried the cup from a shaky grip, replacing it with a gentle paw. He wondered if it would break into pieces if he made any sudden moves.

"Peaches." Mihou took a breath. "I used to blame you for my death. Now I'm questioning...a lot. You don't have to forgive yourself right away. Buddha knows I would. But give me some credit. The wound's still healing, but if you're willing to be patient for once, let me sort my own shit out." He moved his free claws to his partner's fur, scratching gently at the scalp. "And while you wait, you can do me a favor too and stop putting so much pressure on yourself. Deal?"

Sun Wukong swallowed. He opened his mouth to reply-- interrupted by a squeaky hiccup. A flower crown wrapped around Macaque's head, looping over his ears. Hanging around four more that were invisibly fanned out, flicking at the warm sensation.

"Sorry! Sorry, I-I. I couldn't control-- hic! couldn't control it and-- hey! Stop-- hic! stop laughing!"