So, I've read about the night comforts you made. So,, I'mma ask the opposite one (the reader comforts them back)
Also a gn!reader and seperately!
night comforts, 2
— wukong & macaque, gn!reader
original: night comforts
this was sent back in september, im so sorry omg ;;
i've been excited to write this since it came in, though LOL they deserve to be comforted, god knows they need it.
;; fluff, comfort & slight angst ?? cuddles make it better, though <3
MACAQUE
- has nightmares a lot more often than Wukong, this man has had like no closure for anything in his life <//3
- he'd be having flashbacks to the fight with Wukong that ended in his death, working under LBD, arguing with Wukong, Wukong in general...... etc etc
- as much as he somewhat does need sleep, he avoids it like the plague.
- 'too much to do, not enough time' mindset, and not wanting to face his past through his dreams.
- it's going to be a WHILE before you catch him sleeping around you, his 'can't be vulnerable around others' mindset is worse than Wukong's, and that's saying something.
- he'd have to be SUPER comfortable and extra tired to doze off with you around.
- it'd probably be after a long day, possibly where he's been in a fight, or got annoyed with someone, and he's found himself laying down in your arms while you quietly talk to/at him about your day.
- at first, you think it's sweet that he's fallen asleep with you, knowing that he was tired.
- his glamour is gone, with all six ears on display, along with his scarring.
- you're almost too busy admiring him to notice it, but quiet whimpers catch your attention to his face, a deep frown with scrunched eyebrows.
- it doesn't take you long to wake him up, to which he almost immediately flinches away from you (if he falls off the couch/bed and onto the floor, just pretend he didn't).
- he's obviously upset after the nightmare, so you coax him into calming down enough to talk about it.
- you just lay there, listening to him and occasionally nodding along to make a relevant comment/insult to Wukong while giving him a little space, holding his hand.
- his tail unconsciously brushes against your leg every minute or so, he finds it grounding.
- all that emotional garbage gets him tired again, so after cuddling up to him again, and moving onto a lighter conversation (after making him promise to talk more about it, to find better solutions to his nightmares, in the morning) you both find your way back to sleep in each others arms.
- he definitely feels like a bit of weight is off his chest, and trusts you a lot more afterwards.
- suddenly, you're his lucky charm!! he jokes that he only gets a good nights sleep if you're with him (lowkey believes it too).
- next morning though, talk it through with him to at least TRY to talk to Wukong, and figure things out between them some more >:(
- he'll be reluctant, but pinkie promise him you'll be there to back him up and he might just consider it (but he wouldn't mind going back to old times with his best friend).
WUKONG
- like i'd stated in the previous headcanons (link above for those that haven't read it ^^) he doesn't have constant nightmares, but he's been THROUGH IT; so it's safe to say that he still gets his fair share of them.
- his nightmares would probably include memories of fighting Macaque, being in the mountain or the furnace, being unable to protect Tripitaka, the Brotherhood, etc etc.
- being immortal and all, he doesn't actually need to sleep as often as most people, much less AROUND others (the great sage can't be so vulnerable around just anyone!).
- this doesn't mean he avoids constant cuddles from you, however.
- unfortunately, one of the first times he found himself accidentally falling asleep around you, had him as prey to a nightmare.
- you had found yourself drifting off to sleep on the couch while watching some corny Monkey King movie with the mentioned demon himself.
- however, you were pulled from unconsciousness by a strong grip on your shirt, and a limb thumping against your leg..?
- the monkey man that'd fallen asleep beside you was barring his teeth in his sleep, his tail moving erratically.
- waking him up, depending on his dream, he may lash out on you; but he comes to his senses before he actually does any damage.
- he's very apologetic about that, but will immediately try to brush everything off and get you back to sleep.
- nuh-uh, you aren't taking ANY of that.
- he doesn't like talking about his feelings, much less ones that come from bad memories.
- whether you pester him until he spills or not, is up to you; but he should probably talk to someone about his nightmares at some point !
- he'd be stubborn about falling back asleep, afraid that he'd just have another nightmare and disrupt your sleep again.
- honestly, just cuddle up to him and give him head scratches, it'll knock him out in minutes.
- he's a sucker for being held in moments like this, wrapping his tail around you to pull you closer despite there being no space between you two anyways, your arms wrapped around his neck and your fingers carding through his hair ...
- next morning though, he's happily laying there, waiting for you to wake up – only to immediately be forced into a therapy session the minute you open your eyes.
- okay, okay; maybe you aren't THAT confrontational about it.
- he's pretty quick to break and let it all out under your caring stare and gentle touches, though.
- just ground him through it, rubbing your fingers over his hands, and listen to his awkward rambles – he'll appreciate it :)
- afterwards though, he finds himself wanting to fall asleep around you more, feeling safe and comfortable to an extent that his nightmares aren't as often, and; if he does have one, he knows you'll be right there to ground him <3
i know there’s a lot of this same prompt on this app but i love your writing and i would love to see it from you <33
OK!! Macaque and Wukong with a gender natural reader which simply LOVES their fur and gets really clingy on their tail and ear(s for macaque :3), treating them like a literal plushie
monkie plush!
— wukong & macaque, gn!reader
i feel the need to personally apologise for how many months it took for me to post this <//3 i've been SO SLOW recently,, i can't guarantee i'll be getting any faster, either
heheuwudhhey!! none of u should worry about sending me an ask with a 'common' prompt—just because someone else has done it before, doesn't mean i won't want to write it!!! i like giving ppl my own opinion on these sorts of headcanons LOL
;; fluff, fluff, and more fluff!! (+mention of something more spicy, but nothing explicit)...
WUKONG
- he RELISHES in any affection you give him, and he isn't afraid to show it.
- you'll come up behind him, embrace him while rubbing your face in his fur, and he will MELT.
- leans back into your arms, wrapping his tail around you to pull you even closer; and, if you're listening closely, you might hear quiet purring.
- honestly, he'll do the same to you — compared to monkey hair, human hair is VERY soft and feels very nice :3
- cuddles between you two are just constantly rubbing your faces in each others hair.
- i can also imagine that his tail would be sensitive, as most monkey's tails are...
- be careful, though, because certain areas of his tail are more sensitive than others — you may run into a situation you didn't mean to...
- ...ANYWAYS
- while i can imagine him being the big spoon a majority of the time, he could TOTALLY be a little spoon.
- he enjoys being able to hold YOU, since he likes feeling in control, and as if he's protecting you, but he'll happily sit back and let you cuddle him.
- play with his hair, twirl his tail, brush him...
- tbh, the other monkeys would probably join you a lot, interpreting it as a grooming session.
- me and the boys [monkeys], grooming each other on a sunday morning.
- he will complain, though, if you don't let him cuddle YOU sometimes.
- you two are almost sickening with the amount of PDA you show; cue MK pretending to puke in the background, but Wukong does have SOME decency, and will get a little embarrassed if you take it too far.
- if you're both out in public, chilling in Megapolis or something, and you start rubbing your face in his fur and cooing at him? he'll go red pretty quickly, and shyly respond with small affections in an attempt to sate your clinginess for now.
- this especially goes for being around people he feels the need to keep a reputation up with — like, the brotherhood, although most of them would laugh it off, they'll tease him for it at some point, or anyone from the celestial realm.
- he'll make it up to you later with plenty of cuddles, but for now? he's gotta look cool and tough in front of lil' old Nezha /j
MACAQUE
- hes touch starved as hell (we all know it).
- BUT he gets shy when it comes to affection, but he's hypocritical about it...
- constantly drapes himself over your shoulders, resting his head on top of your own when he gets the chance, etc etc.
- however, if you DARE even try to hug him, he's gonna get real nervous.
- doesn't know how to properly relax at your touch; he may not exactly move away from you, but he won't lean into it (at first).
- this especially goes for PDA – he loves you, but not now; he's gotta look cool and mysterious at all times.
- if you're with people that he lets his guard down around, he'll be a bit more playful with you.
- he notices you attempting to sneak behind him for a cuddle attack? next thing you know, theres a familiar cape-covered arm thrown over your shoulder, blocking your affection with his own with a teasing smile.
- he IS different when in private, though !!
- more willing to give in to your touches, but it is clear that he's unsure how to feel about it.
- after a while, though, i feel that he would learn to find a lot of comfort in your hands ?
- like, if he's had a rough day, he'll probably seek you out to be showered in affection,, in a way, it makes him feel very loved and worthy.
- he's such a little spoon too, i'm sorry LOL
- but he has his confident days, just ask and he'll be happy to be the one holding you instead.
- it took a while for him to be comfortable with normal affection, yeah? well, it's gonna take even LONGER for him to be comfortable with touching his ears, let alone losing the glamour on them.
- the day he lets his glamour down around you, is the day he's decided that you're stuck with him forever, sorry to break it to you...
- his ears are VERY sensitive, so please be careful, he's very cautious with you touching them.
- but he'll never admit how nice it feels for you to massages his ears, especially with how much stress they give him from the loud noises in the city (not that you can't tell, he's practically melted into your lap and would ABSOLUTELY be purring if he could).
- overall, it takes time, and he won't ever be fully comfortable with PDA, but he's a big softie in private <3
would you,, mayhaps consider a lil platonic thing between macaque and a gn!reader where they're just absolutely Showering the shadow monkey with affection?
stress cuddles
— macaque & gn!reader
this is so cute, he deserves the affection :(
this is kind of shitty, and i'm sorry for being absent for so long <//3 i wanted to finish this asap when i got the motivation back
;; platonic, a little angst at the start?, almost entirely fluff, swearing (mac has a potty mouth smh)
You weren't entirely certain of the events that led up to this moment—one moment, you were on your way to your favourite shadow monkey for a surprise visit. Next moment, you were standing in front of a moping mess of a scarred demon.
Macaque, with his usual attire discarded and now donning a casual outfit that included black sweatpants and a purple sweater, was sitting in a lonely corner on a bench in his dojo. The sight was pitiful, really; his clawed hands held his glum face, seemingly lost in his thoughts and in another world as he failed to register your appearance despite his exceeding sense of hearing.
With careful movements, you stepped towards his corner. At less than a few feet away, he finally snapped out of his trance as you noticed his ears twitching. His eyes darted to your form, alarmed, almost prepared to attack out of fear from his vulnerability, as the natural shadows surrounding the two of you began to grow larger, and more intimidating.
"H-Hey, Macaque—It's just me. Are you... Alright?"
His tail lashed nervously behind him, his pupils dilating as he comprehended the lack of threat. The monkey seemed to mull over the possible responses for a moment.
"Sorry, kid... I, uh, was lost in my head, then." Macaque brushed off, despite the distant look in his avoiding eyes, "What brings you 'round to my humble abode, anyways?"
You frowned at the forced grin upon his face, "You know you can talk to me, right? I can tell that something is bothering you, Mac."
He grumbled, reluctant to open up and lay out his problems on your shoulders. However, one glance into your caring eyes broke through his thin walls.
The expression on his face dropped, the corners of his mouth dropping and his brows furrowed, "Ah, geez. You're so stubborn —"
You gave a light, playful smack to his shoulder at his remark, receiving a short, yet genuine, laugh in response.
"I'm kidding, I'm kidding!" His grin dropped, "But, uh... I was just thinking about the past. Back with Wukong, y'know?"
That was all you needed to hear, really — those few words held a lot of baggage behind them. And, although you weren't overly knowledgeable on the details of the friendship between the two simians, it didn't take a scholar to understand that they had separated on sour terms.
Despite the pain that he had caused towards the Monkey King, you did know that, in his heart, Macaque wished that nothing had changed between them.
You had opened your mouth to offer comfort after a moment of silence had passed, but you were interrupted before a single sound left, "And all this... Lady Bone Demon shit, and the Brotherhood, recently — it's stressing me out!"
His teeth were barred as his hand clenched at his head. Fortunately, you knew it wasn't aimed at you.
With a sigh, immediately catching his attention by the flickering of an ear, you opened your arms, offering your physical affections to him. With nothing but a peep, the mystic monkey pushed himself into your embrace.
His tail found itself wrapping around your leg, his claws unconsciously digging into your shirt, attempts to ground himself. He buried his face lightly into your hair, breathing in the comfort of your scent; the scent that told him that, in this moment, he wasn't alone.
While ensuring that he remained in your embrace, you manoeuvred your bodies downwards, lowering to the floor and against one of the sturdy dojo walls. It definitely wasn't one of the most comfortable places you've ever sat before; hardwood floorboards and sturdy pillars weren't exactly made with comfort in mind. However, the furry equivalent of a hot-water bottle that didn't show any signs of releasing his hold from you had taken all of your focus at the moment.
You sat in silence, a dark simian curled into your body between your legs and clutching onto your clothing with clawed hands and a tail, yet still careful enough to not damage the fabric, while you lifted a hand to gently scratch around the fur on his head. You could feel Macaque's body begin to lose its tension at your ministrations, slumping further into you.
A low sigh, barely audible, left the monkey, followed by quiet purring — you doubted that he was conscious of the noises he was making, there had been plenty of times in the past where he had shown clear embarrassment at any slip-ups he had made.
With the understanding that you may be stuck here for a while, you allowed yourself to relax a bit more. At your slight movement, furred arms pulled tighter around you before you rested your head a top of his own. With a smile on your face, you held the troubled simian in your arms as he lost his worries in your embrace.
. . .
a few hours later – bonus scene ;D
You were reluctant to open your eyes, feeling crustier than usual, following the movement you had felt practically on top of you. With barely any recollection of when, or where, you had seemingly fallen asleep, you pushed yourself to consciousness to survey your surroundings.
Immediately, you were met with a face-full of dark, messed hair. It tickled your nose, causing you to lift your head away before any sneezing escalated — you didn't want to snot-rocket into someone else's hair, after all — and tilted your head to get a better angle at the person in front of you.
Your movement, however, lead to the being's stirring and eventual awakening as your mind began registering the warm limbs wrapped around your body. It seemed that your snuggle-r was just as groggy as you were, though.
Rough murmurs left the monkey, who had begun loosening his grip on you, before he lifted his head upwards. Clear redness grew upon his face in embarrassment.
"Shit, kid — ugh, didn't mean for this to, uh —"
You rubbed at your face, tiredly smiling at him through a yawn, "It's alright, Mac. We were both tired — what time is it, anyways?"
"Uh, it's..." Macaque cleared his throat, glancing across the dojo towards a clock, "5AM, jeez..."
"And I'm still tired, it's too early to be up..."
Your eyes closed, once again, and the darkness covering your sight was met with an agreeing sigh. In a short moment, you felt your body lose the solid surface you had been connected to as the air went still, before coming into contact with a much softer one as you opened your eyes in surprise.
Macaque read the emotions displayed wildly on your face as he chuckled, "I don't want you developing back issues because you slept on the floor — now go back to sleep, kid."
A quick glance around your new surroundings showed that you had been moved to your own bedroom — using Macaque's shadow abilities, clearly. You weren't going to deny his command, though, willingly tucking yourself in under the familiar covers. The absence of a certain monkey joining you caught your attention, however.
"C'mon, Mac. You've gotta be tired too, and there's enough room in here for both of us!" You dramatically, albeit childishly, patted the empty space beside you.
"Well, can't deny that, for sure," The simian mischievously grinned at you, as you began to realise your mistakes as he crept closer to you.
You had barely been able to argue against him, before he had thrown his body beside your own, reaching his limbs across your body. Snickers left your own mouth, as you attempted to push his arm off of you, "Mac, no!"
"Kid, are you sure there's enough room in this bed for the two of us? It feels a little squishy in here..." He playfully teased you, allowing his arm to flop over onto his own chest and dragging his limbs back beside himself.
"You're purposefully taking up all the room! Move over, you monkey." You lightly pushed against him, ignoring his joking gasp of offence, before calming yourself down to fall asleep.
Macaque softly grinned at you, "Alright, alright, it's bed time."
You leaned over to lazily wrap your arms around him, practically copying his earlier position, as you nestled your head against his chest. As you almost fell immediately back to sleep, you missed the quiet purring emitting from the monkey again, and his quiet expression of gratitude as he rested his chin atop your head.
Could you do platonic headcanons for Mei with a female reader? I love the monkie kid team but Mei deserves to have girl friends!!
dragon girl besties
— mei & fem!reader
u are actually so right!!! mei deserves more love from ALL of us, and away from those stinky boys /j
serious for a moment tho—it makes me sad to see quite a lot of the fanbase don't like her? which, i sort of get to some degree, but c'mon!! its silly dragon girl!! shes so cool!!!
;; platonic, just besties being besties, girl moment with no warnings.
MEI
- she would be SO EXCITED to have another gal in the group.
- as much as she loves her friends, hang outs with only girls hit different, and she's never really gotten the chance to experience those 'girl only' sleepovers or (platonic) dates.
- so, she's deciding a time and place the MOMENT you're free to hang out.
- would definitely take you to the arcade, and doesn't let MK come despite his complaints.
- eventually, though, you and Mei would be besties with MK and Red Son.
- just.... let Mei make up for lost time, first, yeah?
- she'd be dragging you around, showing you all of the best arcade machines, encouraging you to play them with her, whilst getting your ass handed to you every time.
- very determined to make you her friend, so she's pulling out ALL the stops.
- taking you to the coolest hangout spots, buying you snacks, showing you her favourite songs.
- and sleepovers? ARGH
- she is doing ALL the classic 'mean girls' sleepover tropes.
- at one point, MK tries to sneak in when the two of you were gossiping while painting each others nails.
- when noticed, he got a face full of pillow-attacks. it was safe to say, he wouldn't try to join in the 'super secret girls-only sleepover' ever again.
- then you go back to giggling, whilst pointing out attractive actors in the movie playing on screen.
- i feel as if her parents would be glad that she's got a girl friend, too—like, hanging out with men constantly is fine, but the friendship between two girls can be more healing and relaxing.
- plus, she's able to be less boyish around you, able to let her inner teenage-self out.
- i feel like shes actually really good at styling your hair,, she'll happily sit behind you and braid it, or put it in cute buns, whatever you want!!
- she becomes lowkey protective of you?
- not in the possessive or too-far sorta way, but in the girls-gotta-stick-together sorta way.
- just always looks out for you, and is probably to first to come to your aid, or realise if you're missing/something is wrong with you.
- and, of course, you'd do the same for her!
- if you had become friends BEFORE the Samadhi Fire events, you definitely would've had a helping hand in calming Mei down, and getting her to control the fire within.
- she definitely seeks comfort from you if MK isn't around, or if it's specifically not for his ears.
- she'd tell you a lot that she wouldn't feel comfortable confiding in MK for, which tends to strengthen the bond between you two quite a lot.
- ABSOLUTELY becomes your wingman wingwoman if she finds out about any possible crushes/love interests.
- she is, surprisingly, really good at keeping secrets sometimes.
- but, if you want to be really good friends with her, you've gotta get along with MK, too.
- she'll be so happy if the two of you get along REALLY well—now, she has two bestfriends!! (not including Red Son, but hes there too ;)) )
- overall, Mei as a bestie would be so fun!! and it'd make her so happy!! to have a good female friend—even if she is a tad overwhelming with it, at first; she's just excited at the opportunity :(
i've got quite a few requests in the inbox (but requests are still open, don' worry!), and i've been going through them rather slowly—i don't wanna half-ass anything, its all gotta be top notch :D
i'm getting through them, slowly but surely, and expect a oneshot in the coming days, and a few headcanons !
Hii can I request headcanons for LMK wukong and macaque (either separately or poly with gn!reader, up to you) where reader is a celestial monkey like them? Like reader has been with them since before the journey to the west and everything. Thx!
the hero and the warrior's heart
— macaque & wukong x gn!reader
ngl i'm a sucker for poly relationships, and i've only had one poly request prior to this, so im putting macaque and wukong together :D
also, this is really messy LOL,, its kind of a word vomit.....
;; romantic, poly, fluff, and light angst.
POLY!MACAQUE AND WUKONG
- you'd be the balance between the two of them, able to compromise in situations to please both of them, and to calm them down from petty arguments.
- they'd do anything for you—including losing an argument because you told them to knock it off—especially since they've known you for so long; you have an unbreakable bond with them, you would protect them with your life, and them, you.
- they're also very in-tune with your emotions, all those microexpressions you have? they can pick them all up, and know exactly which emotion is behind them, even if you try to hide it.
- they care about you a LOT, so if they can tell that you're upset, they'll try to help.
- Wukong is the type to shower you with gifts, or to spend time with you, to take your mind off of it, while Macaque would want to sit down and talk it out with you, offering advice or a shoulder to cry on.
- but they are both very physically affectionate; Wukong moreso, since he has no shame, and Macaque gets a little flustered with PDA.
- behind closed doors, though? they are so CLINGY.
- cuddle piles anyone? of course, it wouldn't just be the three of you—cuddle piles are open to ANY of the monkeys on Flower-Fruit Mountain.
- but there are times where it is just the three of you, embracing each other, quietly enjoying each others' presence.
- this may be an unpopular opinion, but i've always thought of Macaque as a little spoon; he deserves to be held :(
- they would curl their tails around yours and each others, holding each other as close as physically possible, unconsciously purring.
- ..they aren't the best at sharing, though...
- most days start with one of them getting close to you, and the other getting jealous and trying to one-up them by getting even CLOSER to you.
- and if you give one of them a compliment? the other is batting their eyelashes like, "me too, right? i'm better than him anyways, right?"
- this happens, like, everyday, and it always ends with you like, "boys, pls—please, you're both pretty—".
- it may escalate into rough-housing, and you'll get dragged into it, too.
- if it's while you guys are still kids, one of the elder monkeys is gonna drag you each by your ears while scolding you before anything gets destroyed.
- the three of you don't exactly have the 'normal' strength of a monkey..... if you aren't careful, one of you will be thrown into the mountain and cause it to COLLAPSE.
- lets hope that never happens, yeah?
- in modern times, though, you have to be more cautious; especially since there won't be anyone willing to get between the lot of you.
- MK may get dragged into it at some point LOL
- the boy will be minding his own business, when he's suddenly getting HAULED across Flower-Fruit Mountain, with laughter in the distance behind him.
- speaking of the successor, you'd totally end up as a lowkey parental figure to the guy—knowing that he's been dragged through a LOT between the other two mystic monkey's, and feeling somewhat bad about it.
- he's just a lil' guy :(
- back to the past, when Macaque died? you were, obviously, heartbroken, and had to distance yourself from Wukong for a while.
- you couldn't bare to face him after coming across the aftermath of their fight,, and this would make Wukong second guess his life decisions leading up to this moment; not only suffering the loss of killing Macaque, but the loss of YOU in his life.
- after a few centuries, you come back, willing to connect with him again—to which, he is SO grateful, and swears to make it up to you, and to never upset you again, afraid of ever losing you again.
- as happy as you two are together, now, it isn't the same without the third piece to your hearts.
- you're still lowkey mourning Macaque, since you never doubted your love for him, unlike Wukong, who was willing to fight him for threatening Tripitaka.
- but when he's revived? OH boy...
- you weren't happy with his little scheme on MK, but you were willing to put that aside for the moment, overtaken by the overwhelming joy you felt seeing the dark simian alive.
- while Wukong is busy with MK after the fight, you sneak off to find Macaque, concerned.
- by the time you went after him, though, he'd already left through his shadows.
- Macaque has definitely checked up on you, though—through his shadows, just to make sure that you're doing okay.
- he can't lie, he feels upset/betrayed that you're still with Wukong, despite his past actions, but he forgives you after learning that you'd practically ghosted him for a few centuries (and he knew you were too kind to leave him forever, after everything you and Wukong have been through together).
- at some point, you're going to try convincing him to move back to Flower-Fruit Mountain with you and Wukong (even if you have to fight the latter on it), but he'll probably reject the offer until AFTER the Lady Bone Demon has been defeated.
- even then, he won't live directly in the mountain with you, still not being on good terms with Wukong, and will move to a seperate area of the island (which you accept, since it's better than nothing, but you just wish things could go back to the way they used to be with the monkeys you love <//3).
- SPEAKING OF THE LADY BONE DEMON, it hurts you so deeply to see Macaque working for her; neither of you want to fight each other, but obviously you're going to put your trust in Wukong and follow along with his 'plan'.
- Macaque will straight up refuse to genuinely fight with you, going as far to hold you down with shadow clones, or straight up CHUCKING you as far away as possible from the battle, so by the time you've made your way back to everyone, it's over.
- you are totally upset with Wukong when you realised that he didn't really have a solid plan, and THEN you're freaking out over the enemy literally taking control of him.
- first Macaque, now Wukong? can she leave your monkeys alone, please?
- despite the tension between those two, you are DEFINITELY forcing a three-monkey cuddle pile after all is finished.
- they are very passive-aggressive at times; Macaque being flirtatious with you? Wukong's sprinting over, chucking an arm over your shoulder, and raising an eyebrow, "don't you have some scheming to be doing, Macaque?"
- tell Wukong to shut his jealousy hole.
- okay, but after having only you and Wukong for ages, you probably smell PURELY of him; so Macaque is gonna be all over you, trying to even out the scent with his own, since we can't have people assuming that you're ONLY Wukong's, smh.
- but everything goes to shit again after Wukong is pulled into the scroll, and as MK goes to his friends for help, you're running to Macaque in tears, afraid that you're about to lose Wukong after everything.
- and as you're doing that, without your supervision, MK has gone and released Azure Lion while losing all his friends to the scroll, too.
- whoop, whoop! great job, kid.
- obviously you're joining the 'Wukong Rescue Mission', although you are a little suspicious of Azure Lion.
- whether you were a part of the Brotherhood or not—you were still friends with them via your monkeys.
- your heart drops when you see Tang as Tripitaka; you may not have taken part in the journey, but you still knew the guy and made conversation with him time-to-time.
- when Yellowtusk and Peng are released, you have to try not to LOSE YOUR MIND.
- they point you out, like, "ayo? what're you doing here, lover of those monkeys?"
- "ha ha, uh, i gotta go—"
- and when you go through the memories with Macaque and MK :(
- obviously you're in some of them, but it hurts your heart SO MUCH, you stick close to Macaque for comfort; you're secretly wrapping your tails together for support, since you know he isn't great with PDA and MK is right mf'ing there—
- give lots of love to Wukong when everything's said and done, these events would have had a large emotional toll on all three of you, especially with watching the downfall of three people you used to be close friends with, and the trauma Wukong had to witness again.
- okay, but pretending that everything is okay and you all still love each other, and nothing bad ever happened—
- PICNIC DATES at the most scenic spots on the island.
- with a picnic blanket (probably Monkey King branded merch), a basket full of the freshest fruit found on the island, and a jug of peach juice, the three of you set off to the highest point on the mountain; with a full view of the forestry below and the fading sun.
- by the end of it, you're all cuddling under the stars, cockblocked by the monkeys that wanted to join the cuddle pile.
But the two hate each other at first, the reader is kind of a neat freak and is totally opposite from Wukong, but then they both develop feelings?
Thank you <3
cleaning conflicts
— wukong x fem!reader
i'm not sure if i really nailed the requests plot,, its less 'opposites' and more just plain ol' enemies. This is kind of bad, but i hope you like it, anyways!!
also—if you've got a depression room, i am not shitting on you in anyway (because i currently live in a room where i cannot see the floor), i'm just overdramatising it for the plot ^^
;; romantic, enemies to lovers, fluff.
You held tightly onto the claws gripping your shoulders. The wind pushed harshly against your opposing force, whipping your hair behind you as you sputtered to keep strands of it out of your mouth.
Unable to open your eyes wider than a squint, you narrowed your eyes at the colourful falcon carrying you, "MK, are we almost there? I'm not sure how much longer I can take this..."
Your voice was barely audible above the noisy gales, despite the cracking in your tone from the loud volumes you spoke at. The bird-transformed boy grinned down at you.
"You bet! In fact, Flower-Fruit Mountain is below us."
True to his words, a wary glance downwards was filled with forestry galore. A tall mountain came into view, decorated with a waterfall off the side, falling into a lake at the base. The sight of your destination brought a relieved sigh out of you.
With careful movements, MK drifted you both closer to the ground, making a safe landing adjacent to the supposed entrance to the mountain. You crouched on the ground, still gaining balance from the recent flight.
Whilst you inwardly expressed your gratitude to the sweet, sweet dirt floor, several monkeys caught an interest in your presence. They wandered over, a few stopping by MK and messing with him, as the others continued towards you. A soft smile grew on your face.
"Ah, hi, there—what're you doing, hm?" You cooed at them, reaching a hand out.
One of them latched onto your finger with two grabby hands, sniffing it slightly before lifting it onto their head. Taking the cue, you gave the monkey light scratches, cherishing the way they happily chirped at your attention.
The clearing of a throat caught your attention.
"Monkey King is probably waiting for us; c'mon, I'll let us in." MK, who had seemingly gotten the pesky monkeys off of him, offered you his hand in standing up, which you gratefully accepted.
With nervous steps, you each hopped onto each stone that lead to the waterfall across the lake, watching in awe as the younger boy led the way. The curtain of water magically gave way to him, splitting ways to refrain the successor from getting soaked; not a single drop of water hitting him.
Snapping yourself out of your wonder, you continued through as he kept the entrance open for you. Without the mystic monkey powers that he has, you weren't sure that you'd have the ability to get through at all.
As you entered, your eyes drifted along the faded murals lined along the cave walls; artistic depictions of the pilgrimage that you'd been forcefully educated on by MK's rants and Tang's 'words of wisdom'. You wished to admire them further, but a certain successor was strolling further into the mountain, and getting lost was the last thing you wanted, at the moment.
"Monkey King... Hey, Monkey King! I'm here for my lesson... And I brought a friend!" MK called out, receiving a lack of response.
"Uh... Perhaps he's... Busy?"
"It's alright, MK. He's probably—" You were cut off with a muffled sound of surprise.
A butterfly had found itself on your nose, seemingly appearing out of nowhere, as MK whipped his head around to you in concern.
After a moment of needless staring, the boy began to laugh, "M-Monkey King—get off of h-her!"
You stood in confusion at the insect that he had dubbed 'Monkey King', knowing that it was not a monkey, and nor did it look like his supposed mentor. That was, until it fluttered away from your face and began glowing.
The butterfly morphed into an array of shapes and sizes, before appearing in front of you in true form. The Monkey King wore a playful smirk, matching the mischievous glint in his eyes, his tail lashing out beside him as he stood in a cocky stance.
You instantly didn't like this guy, one bit.
"Dude, seriously? What the hell was that for?" You dangerously narrowed your eyes at the monkey.
"Hey, lighten up, buttercup! I was just playing around." He rolled his eyes, before MK promptly rushed between you two.
"Uh, hey—cut it out!" The younger boy scolded both of you, before turning towards the monkey, "So, uh, Monkey King. This is the friend I was telling you about... She's willing to help clean up with your... Uh, 'hoarding' problem."
"Ah, great! C'mon, I'll show you the place."
He led the two of you into the main living area of the mountain. Even ignoring the old furniture and decaying decorations, the place was practically trashed! Empty chip packets and dirty takeout containers were lazily thrown onto tables or floors, rotting fruit were smushed against walls, and the rambunctious monkeys roaming around the place continued their endeavours to mess with anything they could grab onto.
You paused in disgust and shock, the wafting stink, that you somehow couldn't smell earlier, now attacking your nose. Turning to the owner of it all, you frowned.
"How... How did it get this bad?" You asked, clearly disgruntled.
"Psh, I'm the Monkey King, I don't have time for cleaning!" He brushed off.
"Exactly, you're immortal! You've got all the time in the world—but I guess that you're just too lazy."
He stammered, eyebrows furrowed at your dissonance. Too lazy? Well, that wasn't exactly wrong, but you didn't have to say it like that! Who were you, to be talking to the Monkey King; Great Sage, Equal to Heaven?
MK felt panicked at the growing tension in the room and the obvious scowl on his mentors face. In a moment of pure anxiety, he stood between the two of you, separating and cutting off the strain.
"Hey-Hey! We've gotta get to that training, right, Monkey King? We can leave her to it—"
"No, it's okay, bud. You go on ahead; keep practicing those stances we've been going through, I'll catch up in a minute." The agitated glint in the Monkey King's eye dissipated all of MK's will to argue back, scurrying back the way they came.
"So, Monkey King—" You began after the young boy disappeared from your view, only to be cut off.
"Just call me 'Wukong'." He grinned at you, humour in his voice that he lacked in any other manner, an obvious facade; whether it was to keep his own calm, or to mock you, you were unsure.
"Alright, Monkey King," You practically growled at him, "So, want to help me get started? Or are you too egotistical to do such 'mortal' work?"
A grimace overtook his features as his tail continued to lash out angrily, nose twitching. He wordlessly walked past you, into the open-kitchen.
He was avoiding your stare, allowing you to judgementally wander around the area, noting the spots and stains that you'd have to work harder on cleaning. It took all but a minute for the monkey to return to you, shoving a plastic bag and a bucket holding a couple rags inside into your arms.
You simply nodded at him, refusing to give him a proper 'thanks', and turned your back. His footsteps grew faint, following the path that MK took, clearly having had enough of you and going back to their training.
You didn't mind; you were glad that Wukong and his attitude were out of your hair. Now, you could finally begin on your work of his musty living space.
…
It had been a couple weeks since Wukong had seen you. He couldn't lie—the mountain was the cleanest it'd been on centuries!
Every stain had been scrubbed out, the pieces of trash that littered the place had been picked up, and that putrid smell that even he was getting sick of was gone—replaced with the scent of peaches and flowers.
Another thought he couldn't lie about... Was that he missed you. At first, he believed that feeling was pure agitation from the way you spoke him; he swore that you almost brought back his truculent attitude that he'd lost after his journey to the West. And that was not a good thing.
But, since you'd retreated from Flower-Fruit Mountain with MK after his training, without any farewell, might be add, he realised this feeling was a lot more... Sad.
Yes, your gall had annoyed him to no end, but it had been so long since he'd had another person stand up to him. The last person he'd been able to banter with like that, were the pilgrims he travelled with.
Thusly, Wukong found himself with MK during his lesson, "Uh, by the way, bud... Your friend, um..."
With a raised brow, the younger boy offered your name with suspicion. Wukong clicked his fingers, acting as if he'd just remembered it, despite you having been on his mind the entire week.
"Yes, yeah! That's the one—uh, are they able to... Come back next lesson?" He forced out, hastily backing up when his mentee gave a weird expression, "B-Because! The, uh, the mountains gotten real dirty again—you know how the monkeys are, right, bud?"
His nervous laughter caught the mentioned boy off-guard. Despite his concerns at Wukong's odd behaviour, he nodded, before pausing.
"I'm not sure if she'll agree to it, though... She seemed to hold a bit of a grudge against you, I won't lie."
The mentioned monkey visibly deflated at this, before humming to himself, "That's alright, bud. Still, try asking for me, please?"
Against his better judgements, this led MK to your front door. Of course—the boy ensured that you would be alright with him turning up, he'd sent you a message earlier in the day asking whether he could drop by, or not. Thankfully, you had confirmed with him that he could.
With a swift knocking and you ushering him inside, offering refreshments, he built himself up to ask you. MK was unsure of your possible reactions to Wukong's request for you; the boy hadn't mentioned the monkey since you were last there, and he easily remembered the tension brewing between the two of you in the mere moments you spent together.
He inhaled, "Monkey King wants you to clean his mountain again next training lesson, which is tomorrow, but you totally don't have to go if you don't want to, I know how much you disliked him last tim—"
"Woah, woah! MK, calm down a little and speak slower, yeah?" You moved to place a hand on his shoulder.
"O-Oh, yeah, hah. Sorry, sorry." He took a moment to steel his nerves, "Okay, so... Monkey King. He wants you to come back to the mountain, to... Clean again, or something."
You deadpanned at him, causing a bead of sweat to run down his neck, "C'mon, he's not that bad! You two just got off on the wrong foot—and! If you really can't bear to be there, I'll take you home straight away."
You frowned at his begging, pondering the offer.
You... Could've been a lot nicer during your meeting with him. Whilst he did seem egotistical, you didn't exactly know anything else about him. Perhaps you should give him another chance..?
With a sigh, and one last glance at MK to see him pulling his best puppy-eyes on you, you agreed.
"Your next training lesson is tomorrow, correct?"
"Yes, yes! I can meet you here, but we'll need to leave around 10am. I-Is that all good with you?" The grin on the boys face was wide, and if you didn't know any better, you'd assume he'd been given a gift from the Jade Emperor himself.
You nodded in response, tossing him a thumbs up only to be met with dust particles. In his excitement, MK had rushed out the door with nothing but a farewell yelled over his shoulder. You laughed quietly to yourself at his antics.
It seemed that you would be seeing Wukong again.
...
Per his request, Wukong was greeted by the sight of not only one, but two people for his successor's lesson. His attention immediately drifted to you.
Despite your withdrawn posture, you seemed... Less peeved, than the last time he saw you. That was good! Hopefully that meant he wouldn't be bombarded with insults and sass, this time.
With hasty instructions, Wukong sent off MK to their usual training grounds, claiming that he would catch up later, once again.
This left the two of you alone as the mystic monkey anxiously led you upstairs, giving you a sense of deja vu. Although, you were glad that the place had kept its scent of the soap you had used, and not that horrid stench that had nearly choked you the first time you were here.
As you stepped into the main living-quarters, a glance throughout the area left you feeling confused, "Wukong, this... It doesn't look like anything needs cleaning?"
The mentioned demon felt his heart flutter at the use of his real name. He had nearly forgotten that he gave it to you.
Wukong shrugged, lifting a hand to nervously rub at his neck, "A-About that... Uh, how do I put this?"
As he stuttered around his words, he allowed himself to properly look into your eyes. The monkey paused, breath hitching in his throat as blood rushed to his cheeks.
In his flustered state, you took over the conversation, "Before you say anything else, I really ought to apologise for the way I acted a few weeks ago... I didn't really mean the things I said, I guess I was just... Caught in the moment?"
This snapped Wukong out of it, "No, no. Peaches, I—I should apologise too, I wasn't exactly any better."
"Then, I guess we're both sorry." You smiled at him, a sight that had Wukong's heart clenching.
The two of you were left, awkwardly facing towards each other with a tension that was, thankfully, more positive than the last. With nothing left to do, you let yourself take in Wukong's appearance without the prior dislike you had towards him.
You hadn't noticed the brightness of his eyes, shining like the golden colour that they were. This thought had you flustering a little, eyes glancing down to his lips before looking away.
Unfortunately, the monkey caught your moment of panic, smirking to himself as he gained his sense of pride back. He took a step closer to you, and slightly leaned down to peer at your face, leaving you no choice but to connect your eyes with his.
"So, peaches," You blushed further at the nickname, having been able to brush it off earlier, "Mind letting me treat you to a date?"
Saw the thing of the monkie trio with reader who falls asleep in random places and.... can I ask for the same but with Red Son?
Platonic is fine but..... maybe also a lil bit romantic? :3
sleepier findings
— red son x gn!reader
ofc ofc ;P
i'm actually happy you requested red boy for this, this'll be fun hehe
;; romantic, fluff, no warnings.
RED SON
- the first time he finds you sleeping in some weird location, he sputters and his brain short circuits.
- what... what are you doing, sleeping in a GUTTER?
- he is IMMEDIATELY picking you up and taking you to either his house, or yours.
- don't worry, if yours is closer, he has a spare key ;))
- he's very concerned about your wellbeing, though; similarly to MK, he'll be worried that you aren't sleeping properly, or that you lack the proper vitamins that you need.
- prepare to be bombarded with questioning when you wake up.
- listen,, he just wants to be certain that you're okay <//3
- will scold you if you're sleeping somewhere public,, like if he ACTUALLY found you in a mf'ing gutter, he'd lose his temper a little, "You could've fallen into the Spider Queen's lair! And you're clothes are all dirty—you don't know what's touched the gutter!"
- after a while, he'll start keeping a closer eye on you, and checking up on you in case you've put yourself in danger.
- if you fall asleep in bad places a little too many times, he'll make you promise to be more careful.
- but, the times he finds you in safer places, like in Pigsy's Noodles or in his own house, and he's a lot calmer about it.
- call him weird for it, but he likes to stare at you as you sleep; you look so peaceful, and he adores the little expressions you unconsciously make.
- if he's been in his workshop all day, where you've kept him company off to the side, and he turns around about to call it quits for the evening and you're asleep?
- he might give in to the possibility of cuddles.
- ONLY at times like these, though; he's got a reputation to keep up as the Demon Bull King's son, and he can't be caught slacking like that ❌❌
- either way, he'll sneak a kiss on your head, though.
- if anyone catches him doing it and points it out, he'll fluster SO BADLY and nearly drop you.
- cue him yelling, causing you to stir, and shutting himself up in fear of waking you.
- he will go off at anyone who dares to even threaten waking you up, you need your sleep? you're GETTING your sleep >:(
- he'd be a great cuddle buddy, though.
- but he's reluctant to—Red Son hesitates with PDA in general, he's going to be very unsure about any sort of cuddling.
- it's easier to convince him if he's been busy all day, or if he was particularly annoyed about something/someone.
- he's very warm, given that he's a fire demon, and it is WONDERFUL for winter, horrible for summer.
- you'll wake up hot and sweaty in the worst ways, but you'll fall asleep like a baby.
With a sigh and a wipe to his forehead to rid it of a buildup of sweat, Red Son admired his work. He had spent all day tinkering in his workshop, busy on producing a vehicle to counter the Monkey King's little successor.
As much as he cherished inventing as a hobby and a skill, without you to keep him company, he'd definitely be far from completing it; easily growing bored when working on the same part for hours. Your wilful chattering and teases were keeping him sane, albeit that he constantly comments that it 'distracts' him.
Speaking of you, he realised that you hadn't spoken a word for the past ten minutes. Whilst you may have simply gotten distracted by another of his creations, he knew you well-enough to be doubting the chances of him turning around to you being anything but conscious.
And, as expected, he whipped his head around from where his back was facing you, attention caught on closed eyes and light breaths.
Lo and behold, your body—on the floor, curled up around the leg of a chair that he kept down here on the, not unusual, occasions that you would join him. The position didn't seem particularly... Uncomfortable, as your head was supported by the cushioned seat of the chair, but Red Son couldn't imagine that the concrete floor would be as soft.
Whilst tutting at your state, he stepped towards you. Leaning down, Red Son wrapped his arms under your legs and across your back, supporting your head in the crook of his neck. He couldn't lie; he loved carrying you, it boosted his ego to hold you like the innocent mortal you were.
He briefly gave a light kiss to your forehead, smiling down at your peaceful expression and holding back coos at the quiet snores you let out. He continued to the door, pushing in open with his foot and electing to finish up and close it later on. He had more pressing matters to attend to, at the moment: you.
You, who had softened his heart enough to lead to him carrying you towards his own bedroom with the intent of sneaking a cuddle in with you. A light blush dusted his cheeks, somewhat embarrassed at the prospect of snuggling to you whilst you were already asleep.
It wasn't as if you hadn't consented to it; countless times had you awoken, playfully scolding Red Son for not cuddling up to you to 'keep you warm', or to 'protect you from the bed bugs'.
Therefore, as he gently placed you atop his mattress, stealing another kiss from your forehead, he moved to the opposite side and pushed himself close to you. Red Son pulled the blanket up, ensuring the both of you were equally covered and that you seemed comfortable enough.
His face only grew hotter; carefully gathering you in his arms. Unconsciously, you grasped his shirt in your sleep, shortening the distance between your bodies until he was pressed up against you. He barely held himself back from stuttering at you.
Accepting his fate, albeit never planning on rejecting it, Red Son wrapped his arm over your side and felt you nuzzle your face into his chest. The exhaustion he felt from his hard work, matched with the peacefulness you seemed to radiate, he, too, found himself drifting to sleep. With red cheeks and a genuine lift of his lips, Red Son slipped out of consciousness with you in his arms.
Hello I just found your account and read some the x reader posts (specifically wukong and macaque) and like your work and wanna request something
I barely see any azure x reader or peng x reader
So could you do a poly azure and peng x reader romantically of course I don’t really know what it should be about but I hope it won’t be to much of a problem
Please and thank you and have a good day! 👍
reservations
— azure lion & peng x gn!reader
thanku!!! tbh, i dislike azure and peng djdhjdbf so i wasn't sure how to write them—my bad if they're ooc, but i wanted to write this anyways ^^
y'all need to be fed tbh, i've noticed that no one writes for these two—so i wrote headcanons and a scenario <3
;; romantic, polyamorous relationship, fluff.
POLY!AZURE LION & PENG
- the dynamic between these two is calm, unbothered dog versus feisty, hot-headed cat.
- you'll be chilling on the couch, and Azure will be letting you cuddle up to him while watching the television and Peng will be starting up a playful banter with you, or complaining about someone.
- honestly, they balance each other out REAL well.
- Azure definitely knows how to make Peng calm down, in order to avoid a street fight on what was SUPPOSED to be a nice night out in the town.
- but, the minute that a stranger makes a comment about you, the both of them are jumping the person.
- and there is quite literally no way for you to stop them.
- ..anyways......
- threeway spooning, anyone?
- just between you and me; Peng is totally a little spoon. Azure would be the big spoon though, and you'd be snuggled up between the two of them <3
- don't you dare tease Peng for it, you'll never hear the end of it, and you won't be getting cuddles for a WEEK.
- they probably wouldn't even last a week, to be honest; a few days in, and they'd be crawling back to you, asking for cuddles despite their pride.
- Peng teases you a lot, and as much as it is meant to be playful, they take it too far sometimes—Azure has to sit down and talk with them, and force Peng to apologise to you.
- after a while, though, they learn where the line is, and not to cross it.
- now, according to their wiki page, Peng likes wine and violence (im not joking, those are his two 'likes'—me too, dude).
- and as it was seen in flashbacks to the brotherhood in the show, the two of them often relax with a glass of wine and talk; so i can imagine they'd do the same with you.
- evenings after a gruelling day of work, the three of you come home, pop open a bottle of wine, and revel in each others presence.
- personally, to me, Azure seems like the type to enjoy philosophical conversations, leading to the two of you getting into a deep talk on various moral topics.
- otherwise, he and Peng would probably recall the adventures they've gone on in their lifetime as the brotherhood.
- they'd focus on the happy times, for the most part, laughing at the antics they'd get up to with Macaque, Wukong, and Yellow Tusk.
- but sometimes, particularly when they've had a little too much to drink, or if they've had a bad day, they'd open up a bit more on the sadder times they've shared; reminiscing on their losses and failures.
- you're always there to pick them up again, though—reminding them of the present times, where they've got you, and you've got them.
- Azure's love language is probably words of affirmation and quality time, cherishing his time with you (especially as a mortal and immortal).
- Peng's love language would be acts of service, and perhaps gift giving? hence their willingness to kill a man for you.
- take this as you will, but they'd cherish any form of love you'd show them, unbiased to a particular way.
- dates with them would be a little over-the-top, they'd feel the need to take you to some 'fancy, high-end' restaurant that you don't even wanna GLANCE at the prices of.
- rest assured, they'd pay the bill in full. you've got no clue where they get the money, but they sure as hell have it.
- they want only the best for their loved one <3
Staring into the full-length mirror delicately hung on the wall inside your bedroom, you gave a once-over of your outfit. Patting down the minimal creases left on it, you hastily adjusted your hair one last time and nodded to yourself.
Azure and Peng had, yet again, reserved a date between the three of you at a newly-opened buffet down the road. Despite the establishment being public for no more than a month, countless reviews had surfaced online with various praises and 5-star ratings. This, of course, grabbed both the demon's attention, leading to tonight's scheduled dinner.
You entered the lounge room, meeting the gazes of two waiting members of the Brotherhood.
"Ready to go, love?" Azure called out, a smile lifting his cheeks.
You responded with your confirmation, only to be immediately interrupted by Peng, "Took you long enough!"
They stalked over to you and, despite the negativity of their previous comment that received your eye roll, lifted your hand to their beak to imitate a kiss to your hand, "But you look... Lovely, tonight."
The redness that bloomed on your cheeks was almost instant, furrowing your eyebrows with a shy grin. The two demons cherished your bashful expression, enjoying your flustered state whenever they slipped in a compliment towards you.
Not wishing to waste any more time, though, Peng kept their grip on your hand and followed Azure out the door. The restaurant was all but a few blocks away, an acceptable distance for walking. And walk you did; drifting into conversation and lighthearted banter as your freehand slipped into Azure's.
"And before he could get another word out, the man slipped in front of the Jade Emperor himself!" Peng exclaimed, earning a guffaw from Azure as he, too, recalled the memory fondly.
"If I remember correctly, he was too ashamed to show his face to the Celestial Realm ever again..." The lion demon added, earning a chuckle from you.
At this, you began to slow your pace, sighting your destination a few feet ahead. You relaxed your arms, having unconsciously begun to slightly swing your hands in the grasps of the demons beside.
Azure gave your fingers a soft squeeze as Peng nudged your shoulder playfully, both releasing their holds. The former turned to you, "I believe that we're a few minutes early... Would you be alright waiting here? We won't be but a moment."
At this promise, you nodded and they disappeared into the restaurant, cutting past the line due to their waiting reservation. Taking a step off to the side, away from the main pathway, you glanced up towards the sky.
Orange hues blurred together in the sky, a few stars littered amongst the clouds before the sun had fully set. A breeze drifted by, lifting a shiver from your body. You inhaled.
Hopefully they wouldn't take too long, whilst it wasn't winter, yet, the time was bordering on night, meaning the temperature would shortly drop. You weren't exactly dressed for such conditions, expecting to have been in the restaurant by now, surrounded by classy waiters with indoor heating.
A low whistle caught your attention.
"Looking pretty good tonight, babe," a gruff voice spoke out, belonging to a stranger with tousled hair, "You're seem pretty cold at the moment..."
Not wanting to assume the worst in people, you gave the man a strained smile and offered him small talk, "Uh, yeah—I am a little, but it'll be quite warm in the building, I presume."
"Psh, with a line like that? Sweets, you're gonna freeze out here!" He motioned to the queue of at least 30 people (you vaguely recalled the few online reviews that complained about the horrible lines—well, now you knew why...), "Wha'ddya say, I help you warm up, hey?"
Your heart dropped at the strangers flirtatious tone, fully comprehending that this was not just small talk, "O-Oh! Uh, actually, I'm just... Uhm, w-waiting for my partners..."
In a flash, his face dropped to a scowl. The emotions stirring on his face proved that he absolutely didn't believe that; you took a step back.
"Oh, yeah, sure," He took a step forward, "Reject the guy trying to be nice with some half-assed excuse. I'll never understand assholes like you."
That escalated... to quickly. A sense of fear stabbed through your chest, attempting to further move backwards, but instead hitting the brick wall of the restaurant behind you with a huff.
"H-Hey, chill! I just wasn't interested, man—" You attempted to neutralise the situation, unwilling to let your night take a turn for the worst, before you were interrupted.
"Don't tell me to chill." He sneered, "Bitches like you need to learn your place."
A whimper escaped you, eyes widening as the stranger in front of you raised a hand, palm flat as to hit you. A violent flinch left you bracing yourself.
"What's happening here?"
The familiar voice brought you more relief than it ever had before. Standing between you and your conflict was Azure, posture tall and threatening as Peng waited behind the stranger, having caught his hand in their grasp mid-air.
A visible gulp travelled down the strangers throat, "L-Listen, man; it was all them! You gotta learn to control your partner—."
His nervous laughter was cut off as Peng landed a swift kick to the back of his knees, landing him on the dirty ground and rendering him unable to fight back. Azure glanced back at you.
"Dear, our reservation is ready. You can go inside, we won't take long."
You meekly nodded, kissing him on the cheek before scurrying past the ever-growing queue, following a waitress that guided you to a free table. You weren't certain on the consequences that stranger was earning, but you knew Azure and Peng wouldn't let him leave peacefully. It warmed your heart to know they cared.
are you still receiving requests? if yes, can i ask for the monkey boys (separately) with a tsundere s/o?
like, their love language is acts of service and gifts so they often cleans the boys’ things and buy them things that they heard they would like to have? and they just look away and shrugs like telling they had nothing better to do or ‘whatever’... also touch starved! they get hyper flustered and cute when receiving touch or affection in general but secretly wants more.
uh, whatever...
— macaque & wukong x gn!reader
wasn't sure if 'monkey boys' included MK or not—if it does!! feel free to send in another ask and i'll do another for him, too :))
;; romantic, fluff, no warnings? tsundere behaviour.
MACAQUE
- he would find this behaviour very cute.
- likes to tease you a lot for it, revelling in your flustered state and whines, trying and failing to deny his flirtatious words.
- he's lowkey glad that you struggle with handling physical affection, because it distracts you from the fact that he can't handle it, either.
- people around you two, staring with deadpan expressions as you whine and fluster at Macaque placing an arm over you shoulder, pulling you close to himself as a bright red blush covers his face, unable to make eye contact with anyone.
- you'll both be awkwardly reaching for each others touches and attention, touch-starved but struggling to handle the feeling.
- eventually, you both work it out, though—he gets a lot more confident and cockier with his advances and flirts, and you get a little more used to it, while still flustering.
- honestly, Macaque is quite lazy in nature, and with the occasional depressive episode he puts himself through because of his past, his places tend to get a little... messy, to put it lightly.
- although he may not show it, you cleaning up after him REALLY helps his mental health, and he appreciates it more than he can possibly admit.
- genuinely, though, if he comes home after a long day to find that you've cleaned his belongings and furniture, he won't be able to stop himself from falling in love even more.
- depending on his mood, he'll either kiss you on the spot and force you to relax on the couch with him, or he'll discreetly show his gratitude through an expensive gift somehow turning up amongst your things, or that one restaurant you've been craving arriving at your front door.
- but, if you get him a gift in return, he'll feel bad.
- Macaque isn't used to people buying stuff for him, especially as often as you do, so he's constantly trying to convince you to not waste your money/time on him, or is getting you a gift of similar expenses in return.
- keep it up and keep insisting that he deserves it, he'll eventually get used to it and won't feel as bad or undeserving of it all.
- he honestly adores your stubborn nature.
- Macaque loves that you usually have a response to his witty comebacks, or that you at least try to fight him on it.
- he likes the fire inside you, and is constantly adding to it with the intention to purposefully rile you up.
- sometimes, he may take it too far, though.
- once he realises he upset you, he'll feel really bad about it and will do just about anything to gain your forgiveness.
- in all honesty, he fucking sucks at apologies.
- but he'll try his best, stuttering over his words and giving you a peace offering in the form of a cute plushie or a sugar snack that he knows you like.
- "a-ah, i'm... sugarplum, i'm sorry—i didn't mean it. could you, uh, can you forgive me?"
- just tell him you do and give him a big ol' smooch and his tail will be wagging happily.
- he'll still tease you, though, just for the fun of it; but, he learns your limits and boundaries, and makes sure not to cross them again.
WUKONG
- this man is also guilty of teasing you a lot.
- it's practically his love language, other than physical touch.
- he can't get enough of the look on your face when he flusters you, making himself blush in the process due to the extent of his love for you.
- it's not too difficult to fluster him back, though.
- he'll take any of your physical affections in stride, but isn't as used to someone flirting back at him, or pulling any... 'spicy' gestures on him.
- be warned, though, if you even TRY to do this, whether you succeed or not, he'll reverse it back onto you later, when you least expect it, to get his revenge.
- he's really good at seeing past your exterior personality, and understanding the true way you genuinely feel about things.
- he's thanking you for something, and you say, "whatever... i didn't do it for you, anyways."
- in reality, he knows the micro-expressions you make show that you're happy he appreciates your work, and the blush on your face solidifies this for him :))
- when he first met you, your reaction to his physical touches and affection made him back off a bit, assuming you genuinely didn't like it.
- but, later on, he realises that you lean closer to him whenever he's nearby, and that your hand trails after his when passing an object to each other.
- it makes his heart flutter to recognise that you do want his affections, you're just stand-offish and reserved in your own way.
- he's a lot more physical with you after that, cherishing his moments with you and finding your nervous reactions fun.
- he appreciates your acts of service and gifts, but he'd much rather spend time with you and enjoy the smaller things.
- he's Sun Wukong! the man already has plenty of objects and presents, its a problem, if anything.
- although, he won't leave your gifts in his hoarding piles, no, no—they've got their own place, where he won't lose them and the monkeys won't find them and destroy anything.
- as a compromise, though, he'll simply do these things with you!
- if you're getting him a gift, he'll go shopping with you! or will keep you company/offer help if its something that you make yourself.
- if you're cleaning around the mountain (good luck getting through the hoarding piles), he'll do it with you! helping sort things into piles, or taking out the trash—he just wants to spend time with you :(
- you'll probably yell at him for it... if he can help you clean, why can't he clean it HIMSELF???
- this is lowkey hypocritical of him, though, he likes buying you gifts a lot, especially if its Monkey King themed; he'll buy anything that reminds him of you (which is a lot, considering you're almost constantly on his mind).
Can I request general hcs for Wukong and Red Son crushing on a reader who uses a female reader?
little crushes
— wukong & red son x fem!reader
yessir, yesSIR !! apologies if red son is ooc, still not confident in writing his character <//3
;; romantic, no warnings.
WUKONG
- he is in DENIAL at first.
- he's found people attractive before, sure, but he's never had a crush on someone.
- doesn't know how to act, and may distance himself in an act of rash panic—he's scared of losing you as a friend, or getting too close and dealing with the loss of a mortal loved one.
- once he starts coming to terms with the fact that he likes you, he's scared.
- scared that getting too close to you will have you in danger of people that he regrets messing with, scared of eventually losing you and dealing with that pain, scared that you don't like him back.
- thankfully, he only really gets lost in these thoughts when he's alone.
- around you, he'll be a lot more touchy than he already is.
- loves wrapping an arm around your shoulders, or picking you up on his somersault cloud.
- if you're around when the Spider Queen attacks, or the Demon Bull King goes on a rampage, he's hauling your ass to safety.
- but when its more calm, and he has nothing else to do, theres a good chance that he'll drop by your house to freeload off of your snacks—definitely not because he desperately wants to spend more time with you.
- we all know that this monkey is LAZY, so he will be laying across your couch, packet of chips in hand, watching a movie based off his self, and living his best life while you're sitting there like,,, 'man? don't you have humanity-saving to do?'
- MK will absolutely notice how clingy his mentor is to you, and will not be ashamed to bring it up during one of his training lessons.
- Wukong will deny everything he says with an obvious blush across his face.
- but the young successor will try his best to play wingman, but he's not exactly subtle about it.
- cue him slyly walking up to you, like, "so, uh... what're your thoughts on Monkey King? brave, cool, handsome guy, right?"
- he will probably be the reason you two ever get to together, he'll accidentally end up confessing FOR Wukong.
- this monkey is so obvious, no one understands how you DON'T realise his crush on you.
- the way his face turns red when you wear a dress for a fancy occasion, or when he tells a joke and that harmonious laugh you have captures his heart.
- he will do ANYTHING to keep a smile on your face.
- unintentionally uses pet names on you, "hey, peaches—" "what did you call me?" "uh, n-nothing, nothing."
- if you let him, he'll love playing with your hair and styling it.
- human hair feels so different to monkey hair, it feels more fragile and delicate, soft and silky—plus, it smells nice.
- you get bonus points if your shampoo/conditioner is fruit scented, you'll catch him sniffing your hair and holding himself back from rubbing his face in it.
- please brush his hair, too, he'll fall more in love with you since its common for monkey's to show affection by picking through each others hair.
- he gets a little protective sometimes, as once certain demons realise his feelings for you, you'll become a target of kidnapping and being used as bait for their attempts at attacking the Monkey King.
- but, since you two haven't acknowledged your feelings for each other, you aren't as protected as you would be if you were his outright girlfriend.
- so enemies like the Spider Queen or the Lady Bone Demon, possibly even Macaque at one point, would definitely take their chances in taking you in their grasps to get a one-up on Wukong.
- and its probably during one of these moments, after he saves you, that he'll properly confess how he doesn't want to lose you because he loves you :))
RED SON
- this spicy boy—oh my goddd.
- immediately assumes he doesn't like you.
- thinks his crush on you is a feeling of annoyance, it will take him a while to realise its quite the opposite.
- since he thinks he 'hates' you, he'll spend a lot of time bickering back and forth with you, uselessly throwing insults around.
- its not until he doesn't see you for a while, whether its because he's busy with a project, or you've taken some sort of vacation, that he realises he misses his interactions with you, that he misses you.
- he'll be a lot nicer to you afterwards, which gives you a bit of whiplash.
- i feel like he'd be the type to buy you gifts and nice things, like he'd anonymously drop a pretty red dress off at your doorstep, or he'd give you a necklace claiming he just "happened to find it, and thought that it complimented your eyes".
- way to not be obvious, red boy.
- but he'd still playfully argue with you, he just wouldn't outright insult you as much.
- if you're friends with MK and go on his adventures with him, whenever Red Son goes to insult that group as a whole, he'll be like, "you guys are all insolent peasants... except you".
- i reckon he'd be reluctant to tell his parents about his feelings, and probably has a hard time on himself, thinking that he should've fallen in love with another demon, powerful enough to assist his family.
- but he forgets about those worries when he's around you <3
- when neither of you are busy, he just 'so happens to be in the same place as you, at the same time', an excuse he uses too many times for it to be a coincidence.
- you're out in the markets, just wandering around? he was in the middle of shopping there, himself!
- taking a stroll in the park? oh, he had just taken a step outside to clear his mind!
- at Pigsy's Noodles? he was on his way to conduct an 'evil plan' on Monkey King's successor!
- during the Spider Queen's attack, when the Demon Bull King was possessed by the Lady Bone Demon, he might come to you for comfort at first.
- definitely focuses on keeping you safe, though—no way in hell is he letting you be turned into a spider.
- you're definitely one of the very few people who help him with his temper.
- he doesn't lose it as quickly around you, instead, finding you rather calming, and often seeks you out when MK has gotten him particularly annoyed, or if his parents have upset him.
- will shy away from your physical touch, but deep down he does kind of crave it.
- is the type to blush if you brush hands walking past each other, or if your fingers touch when passing him an object.
- and my god—if anyone dared to flirt with you or look at you a little too non-platonically... he'd go off at them, yelling at them to respect a lady such as yourself, calling them a peasant for their advances on you, etc.
- and you're standing there like,, 'all he did was compliment my dress and wink at me'.
- if anything, you'll probably have to be the one to confess to him that you love him, but i can see him confessing his love after some pushing from other people ahem, MK, ahem...
- he'd act like it was a proposal, getting down on one knee or something <//3
- i said it before and i'll say it again, his love languages are gift giving and acts of service!!!
- expect plenty of gifts (probably more expensive ones, too), and inventions that will either, 1.) look really cool, or 2.) protect you in some way.
So basically I was thinking of a platonic thingy with monkie trio with gn!reader who can just fall asleep literally anywhere
sleepy findings
— macaque, wukong & mk, gn!reader
tbh, i'm not the smartest, so i wasn't sure if you meant the traffic light trio or like swk, mac, and mk? i went with the latter, but if you meant redson, mei, and mk, let me know and i'll happily do them, too <3
i really liked this prompt, so i wrote more than i thought i would by accident LOL
;; platonic, fluff, no warnings.
MACAQUE
- he may get a lil concerned at first, not understanding why you would fall asleep anywhere that isn't necessarily comfortable.
- after a while, he won't bat an eye, simply moving around you and continuing with his business, or making sure you're comfortable.
- if he turns around and you're just sleeping on the floor, he'll chuck a blanket on you, maybe a pillow or two (or even moving you completely if the position looked like it'd ache later).
- as much as he'll refuse to admit it, sometimes he'll hop into the shadows just to check up on you (he can't lie, he's terrified of losing you after making a new friend after so long).
- and if he finds you passed out somewhere that you probably shouldn't be, he'll carefully pick you up and move you somewhere else nearby.
- if you've decided to take a nap on a bench in the park, you'll mysteriously wake up inside Pigsy's restaurant, assuming that you must've started sleep walking.
- will definitely join you whenever and wherever you decide to conk out, if he's able to, though.
- depending on the strength of ur relationship/how long you've known each other, he'll lay down close to you.
- probably won't snuggle with you, but will move as close to you as he can, having some part of his body touching yours; like his tail laid over your midsection, or his arm against yours.
- he's most likely touch-starved in some way—monkey's are very social and affectionate creatures, and since his resurrection, he hasn't had the chance to cuddle up to, or rough house, with anyone, much less the other monkey's on Flower-Fruit Mountain.
- but he'd be reluctant to start anything, and wouldn't want to outright ask for cuddles, either.
- if you insist on it, though, he'll happily wrap himself around you in a warm embrace, reminiscing on the cuddle piles he and Wukong used to take part in.
The dark-shaded monkey dipped himself into the familiar darkness, joining the bitter shadows lingering in the cracks and crevices of buildings and people alike. He travelled away from the dojo, his usual place of hiding, and onwards to the theatre.
Macaque had planned to perform his usual shadow play, a sort of practice for the eventual time that the Monkey King's little successor would be lured there. However, he'd be lying by saying he wasn't enjoying himself—putting on a show for the local theatre had almost turned into a hobby for him.
As he emerged from the void he often travelled through, stepping into an alleyway next to his destination, Macaque felt one of his ears twitch. He picked up a noise he had grown familiar with, following the quiet snores after adjusting his cloak to ensure his identity was hidden from the public.
The anthropomorphic monkey rounded the corner, taking all but a few steps until he was stood in front of an occupied wooden-bench. He silently sighed, holding back a smile at the scenario he had been through all too many times.
You were seated, chest moving rhythmically with your calm breaths. Your head was uncomfortably leaned backwards at an angle, eyes closed, and mouth slightly agape.
You were clearly asleep; although, Macaque didn't know how.
He felt his heart swell at the peacefulness and innocence displayed on your face. He already knew that he'd do anything to protect you from the kindness you had shown him, but this just further encased that thought in his mind.
It took all but seconds for him to decide. The shadow play could wait and be performed later; for now, he'd focus on taking you home and ensuring your safety and comfortability.
He gathered you in his arms, positioning your head to lean into the crook of his neck and holding underneath your legs and upper back.
Macaque promptly fell into the shadows after a quick glance confirming that no one important would see. He held you tightly, understanding that these 'voids' of his were often too cold for most lifeforms, not wanting you to catch a sickness.
In less than a minute he felt himself 'pop!' back into existence, the familiar interior welcoming him back. Your house had always felt warm to him; not in the sense that you kept the heater on, but rather that it radiated a friendliness that drew people in. It felt very... Homely.
He navigated himself to your bedroom, which was practically muscle memory at this point. After gently placing you amongst the fluffy pillows and heavy blankets, he shed himself of the cloak he wore and lazily tossed it on the floor.
With conversant movement, Macaque took his place beside you in the bed, worming his way under the covers and wrapping it over you. He hesitantly lifted his arm, laying it over your midsection and pausing, listening for any hitches in your breath or signals of disturbance.
Once he was certain you weren't going to wake up any time soon, he relaxed into the position, unconsciously curling his tail over your leg under the blankets.
Macaque may have had plans today, but none of which were as important as taking a lazy day and napping with you.
WUKONG
- he totally gets it tbh
- if he could, he would be falling asleep anywhere and everywhere.
- he isn't too concerned about it, he figures that if you aren't worried about it, he shouldn't be either.
- refuses to ever wake you up, unless you are in immediate danger or if he desperately needs you for something.
- if you fall asleep anywhere on Flower-Fruit Mountain, you WILL wake up in a non-consenting cuddle pile with like, 20 monkey's.
- wukong may or may not also be in that pile (he totally is, out of jealousy).
- any time he finds you sleeping, no matter where it is, he'll join you.
- asleep in a tree? he's jumped up there and is already wrapping his arms around you.
- taken a nap in Pigsy's restaurant? well, looks like he'll surprise MK with a quick visit (where he's cuddling up to you).
- sleeping on a public bench? okay, maybe he's a little more reluctant to be that public about it, he is the Monkey King after all—he'll just move you both to a more private location.
- that may sound saucy, but it isn't, i promise <//3 he's just nervous of someone taking advantage of him in a vulnerable state and attacking you both.
- he LOVES his lazy days, and if you even entertain the idea of sleeping in, he will immediately be dragging you back under the covers to get some more shut-eye.
- honestly, you'll have to drag him out by his tail if you want to get up any time after, like, 10am.
- and, if he gets you too wrapped up in his arms, you aren't seeing the outside world until MK comes knocking at his door, asking about his lesson that was supposed to start 10 mins ago.
- this monkey is VERY cuddly.
- you don't even have to ask, and he'll be (NON-SEXUALLY!!!) touching every part of your body with his own.
- he loves feeling you against him, it really grounds him and confirms that his loved one is safe within his arms, and hasn't abandoned him.
Wukong was growing nervous.
You had told him you'd only be gone for a few minutes, planning on grabbing a few snacks for the movie marathon that you two had set up. Yet, it had been nearly an hour and there was no sign of your return.
When he realised his tail was unconsciously tapping against the arm of the couch, Wukong decided to investigate. Despite his comfortable position amongst the pillows, he lifted himself onto his feet and wandered towards the kitchen. If you were supposed to be collecting snacks, that's where you should be, right?
As he glanced around his familiar abode, he felt his heart drop at the lack of your presence. However, before he was able to begin panicking about your whereabouts and a possible kidnapping, one of his monkey's pulled on his pant leg to gain his attention.
With a few chirps and hand motions, Wukong realised that the smaller of the two wanted to lead him somewhere. If he knew his monkey's well enough, which he did, he'd know that this one must've picked up on his anxious behaviour and was trying to help. With this knowledge alone, the mystic monkey was willingly led to, hopefully, you.
It took all but a few minutes to come across a, rather large might he add, cuddle pile. And, in the midst of it all, was you, smothered by several monkey's clinging onto your form.
Despite the swelling of his heart to seeing his family and you getting along so well, he felt somewhat... irked. This was where you were the entire time? Without him?
Wukong was able to shake the feeling away, before stepping closer to the pile with the intention to join everyone. His entrance had woken most of the monkey's up, causing them to move further away from you to allow their King to take his place next to you in the middle.
From the appearance of it, he was left to assume that you had entered the kitchen and gotten distracted by the cuddle pile that had begun to form, unable to resist the temptation of sleeping. He wasn't surprised; there wasn't a week that had gone by where he hadn't found you asleep in some odd place.
He lowered himself next to you, gently wrapping your body close to his and folding his arms around you. His tail was moved around your leg. Gradually, he felt more monkey's placing themselves around him, further enticed by their King joining the cuddle pile.
It wasn't long before Wukong felt himself drifting out of consciousness. Your rhythmic breathing and the reassurance of your body pressed up against his created a calm atmosphere in his mind, surrounded by his loved ones. He had a feeling that he would need to cancel that lesson with MK, later, though.
MK
- he is SERIOUSLY concerned when he finds you falling asleep one too many times.
- asks if you've been sleeping alright, how many hours you're getting each night, etc.
- poor boy thinks you must be stressed and lacking sleep, from prior experience of his own.
- when you tell him that you just... fall asleep for no reason, sometimes, he's... surprised, to say the least. you can tell he doesn't immediately believe you.
- gets even MORE concerned when he finds you in these weird locations and positions, some of which do not look comfortable in the slightest.
- might even ask Sandy for help, only to be told the same thing that you already told him.
- listen,,, he's just worried for his friend's wellbeing :(
- if you fall asleep in Pigsy's restaurant, he'll rush upstairs to grab you a pillow and some blankets.
- and he'll act as your guard dog, making sure no one disturbs your sleep by being too loud or by moving you.
- although, if anything, he'll be the one to wake you up—he can't exactly control his volume very well.
- If he finds you asleep somewhere outside, he'll probably take you to Pigsy's restaurant, but if it's closed, he'll just take you to his house instead :)
- honestly, i doubt he'd cuddle you at all, unless you were like, ultimate besties and asked him to cuddle.
- he'd be MEGA awkward about it too, but once he got comfortable, he would realise that he's a lil touch-starved and would revel in the feeling of his arms around you/your arms around him.
- if Mei walked in on you two cuddling, she would join you IMMEDIATELY join you, and you'd be stuck in a cuddle pile with them both for the next couple hours.
Before he's even found you, MK knows you've probably fallen asleep in some obscure place that will concern him. Despite his dislike of this habit you've gotten, when he finds you asleep in Pigsy's, he's somewhat glad, because at least he knows where you are.
It's days like these that he can feel himself getting older by the minute. The stress you put on him is undeniable, he hates not knowing whether his friends are safe or not.
Fortunately, his searching does not take long until he finds you.
At first glance, he assumes that you're a child, collecting sticks or playing hide-n-seek in the park, before realising it's you; sleeping underneath a tree. MK wastes little time in rushing over to you, giving you a once-over to ensure that you haven't brought injury unto yourself.
He sighs in relief after noticing that you're in good physical shape. That was one less thing to worry about; now, onto the next...
He wormed his arms underneath your body, being as careful as possible to not disturb your slumber, and lifting you up against his chest. You might complain at him later, feeling embarrassed to be picked up and moved by him, but he's fine with it as long as you're safe and in his sight while sleeping.
With the strength he's gained from his newfound abilities and Monkey King's training, he barely breaks a sweat in his endeavours to relocate you. The familiar scent of Pigsy's restaurant calms him, and clearly you, as well, if the unconscious smile on your face after entering was anything to go by.
MK makes a beeline for one of the booth seats, gently placing you down and ensuring that you won't take a tumble off the edge, before rushing back outside to enter his own apartment above the restaurant. Despite knowing that you're a heavy sleeper and unlikely to wake anytime soon, he hurried to grab the necessary items that he kept stashed in a seperate cupboard for your unexpected naps.
With a pillow and blanket now in his grasp, the young successor retraced his steps to the building below.
Both his boss and Tang ignored his behaviour, used to the odd interaction that happened between you two every week or so. As MK carefully wrapped the blanket over your shoulders, he quietly shushed Tang after a particularly loud slurp from the scholar.
Once he was certain that you were the comfiest you could be, he sat down in the seat opposite you and relaxed. Pigsy had let him out on a break earlier, and he still had 10 minutes left to enjoy it.
That was, until he was startled by the yelling of a young girl entering the building.
MK, in response, stammered out a warning that you were sleeping, putting a finger to his mouth and shushing her. He glanced over to you through Mei's apologies, thankful to notice that you hadn't woken from the disturbance.
He really had no clue how you were able to sleep the way you did.
So uh, can I get a SWK and Mac (seperately) x FEM!reader who has a trauma every night and gets nightmares from them?
Comfort and fluff!
night comforts
— macaque & wukong x fem!reader
thanku for the request!! <3 im ASSUMING you wanted it to be romantic, but it can be read as a very-friendly platonic relationship LOL
not sure how good these are, but i hope its what you asked for!!
;; romantic, comfort and fluff !!
MACAQUE
- honestly, he probably deals with nightmares, too, considering everything he's been through with Wukong and Lady Bone Demon...
- now, the first time that he stayed the night and slept with you, he kind of brushed it off when you told him that you suffer from nightmares nearly EVERY night, assuming that they were just those silly types of dreams that you'd be scared of in the moment, but would look back at laugh at in the morning.
- BUT, when he's awoken by restlessness beside him in the middle of the night, he realises how wrong he was.
- if he catches you while you're still asleep, he'll try to wake you up softly by saying your name.
- he knows that if he's too rough, you may wake up thinking you're in danger, so he wants to limit your fear as much as possible.
- when you do wake up, or if you're already awake when he wakes up, he'll immediately try to ground you and get you to focus on the present.
- he'll give you space, not wanting to overwhelm you even further, but if you ask for it or reach for him, he'll immediately have you in his arms, leaning against the bed frame/wall and wrapping his tail around you while leaving a kiss on your head.
- he won't ask about the nightmares, or what caused them, preferring to wait for you to tell him yourself when you're ready.
- comforting you and making sure you get back to sleep is his first and foremost priority.
- "c'mon, sugarplum. shh, it's okay, you're safe—i'm here, let's go back to sleep, hey?"
- he'll gently wipe your tears and softly whisper sweet words to you until your breathing evens out into a rhythm and you're quietly snoring <3
- next morning, he won't say anything or ask about it, acting as if it never happened, but will intently listen to you if you do bring it up to him.
- if you confide in him about your nightmares / trauma, he'll sit there and listen patiently, perhaps even adding a joking remark or two to cheer you up if it seems appropriate.
- he'll help you in any way possible if he's able.
- whether thats helping you overcome some sort of phobia, or encouraging you to see a therapist (or Sandy lol)
- if there's nothing he can truly do, he'll feel a bit lost and upset with himself that he can't help you long-term.
- meanwhile, he'll do whatever it takes to be there for you when you wake up with terrible stress.
- if he's physically unable to be there with you at night for whatever reason, he'll leave a clone with you at night—sure, it's not the same as the real deal, and he may feel very a little jealous when he walks in to you and the clone snuggled up, but if it helps you, he's happy.
- and, if you've had a particularly rough night with barely any sleep, he'll stay in bed with you the next morning for as long as it takes for you to be fully rested.
- not that he's complaining, anyways; he'd be lying if he said he wouldn't be happy lazing around in bed with you all day.
- overall, he puts comforting you as his first priority, and will do whatever it takes to protect you, both physically and emotionally <3
WUKONG
- unlike Macaque, this mystic monkey doesn't suffer nightmares as much.
- not to say he never gets them, he does sometimes, but he has his other monkeys there to cheer him up whenever he wakes up in terror at night.
- so, when he's woken up by you, having a nightmare, he's not as confident as Macaque in knowing how to help.
- if you're still asleep, he'll try to wake you up as quickly as possible, unable to watch you struggling for any longer than necessary.
- he's a very touchy-feely person, so he'd immediately have his hands wrapped around your shoulders.
- without realising it, his tail is wrapped around your waist and pulling you as close as possible.
- if the two of you are on Flower-Fruit Mountain, there'll no doubt be at least a couple of monkeys in the room with you, who waste no time in chirping concernedly at you.
- you'll find a monkey climbing and perching on your shoulders, grooming and picking through your hair, while another tries to snuggle up between you and Wukong.
- sensing your stress and unsure what to do, you may find that one of the monkey's attempts to give you a piece of fruit (which Wukong takes and discreetly discards, because it's midnight and he'd prefer you to go to sleep first, and eat in the morning).
- he'll ask you what the nightmare was about, and if you want to talk about it.
- if you don't want to, he'll accept the answer but will probably pester you in the morning, wanting to help you, worried that you're hiding your stress from him.
- if you do tell him about it, he'll keep you in his arms and comfort you all the while.
- "everything's okay, peaches. it was just a dream, nothing bad'll happen to you or anyone else while i'm here..."
- when you're ready to go to bed again, he'll keep you close as you fall asleep, protectively snuggling into you and the monkey's that won't leave out of concern.
- he will, also, do whatever he can to help you with these nightmares, going as far as preparing to confront Heaven for some sort of 'cure', until you tell him to stop, lest he cause trouble.
- if you agree to it, he'll ask MK to set you up with Sandy and his therapy cats in hopes that will help.
- although, if all else fails, he may just end up in the Celestial Realm, desperately searching for something more to help.
- ultimately, he's still willing to stay up with you as long as necessary to ensure you get sleep, although it can't be promised that he won't fall asleep again before you (he doesn't mean to, though, and will feel guilty if you bring it up).
- he'll definitely stay in bed with you for longer in the mornings if you've had a particularly rough night, going as far as to cancel a lesson with MK if need be.
- just like Macaque, he'll give you a clone or two if he can't stay for the night, but he knows the monkey's will be there, too, so he isn't too worried.
- he's a little upset if he can't be there to comfort you at night, though, so he'll make up for it with lots of cuddles when he can <3
- cuddle piles with like half the monkey's on Flower-Fruit Mountain is a definite at some point !!
- overall, seeing you sad will always cause his old heart to ache, and will do ANYTHING to cease your pain, even if it causes trouble in the future—he just wants you to be happy :(
mk's mystic monkey business had his weekly schedule almost always filled out—but when mei finds out he has a free day, she drags the two of you out to the arcade.
;; platonic, pure fluff, no warnings.
On the coffee table laid a phone; secured in a white case decorated with horns poking out of the top and wings imprinted on the back, mimicking the appearance of a white dragon that matched its owner. Through the speaker of the device played a familiar tune, one that had been popular on countless radio stations recently, loud enough to be clearly heard by those in the apartment but not for the neighbouring tenants to complain.
Nearby, on the leather couch that had been located in your lounge room since you moved in, sat a certain dark-haired dragon girl whose hands were busy in the hair on your head. You sat on the ground in front of her, neatly placed upon a cushion as you hummed along to the playlist that Mei had selected. For as long as you've known her, the girl always had a swell taste in music, and an oddly specific playlist for every occasion.
She had found herself in your house this morning, thankfully after you'd already gotten out of bed, arriving particularly early for the day the two of you, plus MK, had planned. You didn't mind, as it allowed for moments like this; relaxed while in the company of a close friend.
After offering breakfast and perhaps tea, Mei had insisted on styling your hair for you. You, of course, agreed, since there was nothing else to do at the moment and the feeling of someone running their fingers through your hair was not something to miss out on. Therefore, you patiently relished in the dragon girl's company as she twisted and brushed your hair.
You could almost feel your eyes beginning to droop, willing yourself to stay awake by listening intently to the lyrics being sung and the occasional conversation that Mei began.
"—the cutest video, it was this wittle puppy on a slide, and every time he went down it, he'd walk back around to do it again!" She rambled on, as you internally questioned if she was even paying attention to her hands in your hair anymore.
You gave an amused huff in response, "I think I've seen that one. Was it the dachshund in a little raincoat?"
The two of you continued on, switching topics every few minutes from trending videos to MK's recent adventures, to the latest gossip on some niche celebrity you'd never heard of before. Despite her hyperactive personality, you never had trouble talking with her. Any discussion she was a part of never had an awkward silence, as Mei would always have a statement to make in response—it was a trait of hers you really admired.
For a moment, a tranquil silence drifted between you, aside from the queued song that dawdled in. You sighed, content to focus on the present, before it was interrupted by energetic knocking on your door that refused to cease after a few seconds. Mei leaned back, giving you the necessary room to stand up as you stretched your back out with a satisfying crunch. You rushed over to the door, ignoring your friend's laughter behind you as the culprit continued to knock at your door.
You practically ripped the wooden structure off its hinges, playfully glaring at the offender on the opposite side. Monkey King's famous successor stood with his fist raised in the air, mid-action of rapping against your poor door as you reached forward to drag him inside your abode.
"Dude, my neighbours are gonna complain about you!" You lightheartedly scolded him, receiving a bashful grin in return.
"Psh, I wasn't being that annoying—"
"Is that my favourite monkey guy?" Mei interjected across the apartment.
You gleefully snorted, leading MK over to your lounge room as the dark-haired girl made room for the both of you on the couch. You threw yourself down next to her, the older boy following suit next to you.
"I'm afraid you're late, MK." You began, holding back a smile at the mentioned individuals face dropping, "Mei was here two hours early."
He stammered in surprise, before the girl leaned over your lap, "Suck it, monkey boy! We've had so much fun without you—"
"We've literally just been sitting here, listening to music."
You received a light smack on the back of your head for ruining her bragging, cheekily grinning back.
"Man, I would've been here sooner—but Pigsy wanted me to finish a few deliveries first because, apparently, I, 'never get any work done, and only get him bad reviews from customers'." MK groaned out with a crude impression of his boss, sliding down the couch lazily.
"Y'know, he's not exactly wrong. Didn't Monkey King literally make you train because you got distracted too easily?" You pointed out, receiving a mess of grumbles from him.
Before the three of you were able to fall into silence, the tunes that had been playing from Mei's phone were put on pause, pulling your attention to the girl. She bounced off the couch with the energy that could easily counter the energy of a hundred duplicates of yourself, shoving her device into the back pocket of her crisp white jeans as she stood in front of you expectantly.
She forcefully sighed, "Come on, the day isn't getting any longer. We've got places to be, arcade machines to play!"
Your heart warmed at her antics, mumbling about needing to grab your stuff as you wandered further into your apartment. You made sure to grab your jacket off the rack in your room, picking your phone off your bed and shoving it in your pocket alongside your wallet. Before you returned to your friends, you back pedalled to the mirror next to your bedroom door, once-overing yourself and ruffling your hair slightly to appreciate the way that Mei styled it. It sat nicely around your face, you'd have to remember to compliment her for it later.
Not wishing to waste much time, you appeared back in front of your two guests, nodding towards the door as you joined in the casual conversation amongst yourselves.
. . .
After a hasty walk through the city, you found yourselves in front of an overly busy arcade, neon lights blinding you and illuminating the liminal space with flashes of red and blue. Despite the overwhelming experiences it brought, you always felt a sense of comfort from the building; it brightened your mood and you couldn't refrain from forgetting about the outside world as you were sucked into the pixelated screens and pumping music.
It didn't take long for Mei to challenge you to a round of Monkey Mech, as it was practically a tradition to play the specific machine at your every visit.
You sighed as you rested your hands on the controller, accepting your loss before it had even started. Neither you nor MK were ever able to best Mei at this game; or any game, for that matter. She was unbeatable.
Although, this wasn't surprising considering the amount of time she spent at the arcade. Yet, it didn't stop MK from getting riled up each time one of you were put up against Mei.
"C'mon, beat her up!" The boy began, placing his hands on your shoulders as he leaned over you to watch the screen.
"Y'know I'm not going to win this—Mei's too good!" You retorted, "No one has ever beaten her at Monkey Mech."
The pixelated screen popped up a countdown, emitting annoying sound effects as the number lowered from 3. . . 2. . . 1. . .
You swiftly got to mashing the buttons of the controller as fast as you could—and as hard as you could, unintentionally. You stuck your tongue out of your tongue, biting down as your eyes were glued to the screen; refusing to look away as you attempted to hit combo after combo without such as a glance downwards. Despite your efforts, you noticed your mechanical characters health bar lowering at almost twice the rate your opponents was.
"Argh, mash more! Faster!" MK egged you on, although you could tell he was losing hope just as quickly.
It was a matter of seconds before your character crumbled to it's knees, a short, disappointing tune playing in time. The words, 'Game Over, Player 1 Wins!' flashed upon the screen, before returning to the title screen.
Mei pealed into victorious laughter, and you could feel her ego growing inch by inch. She wrapped her arm around your shoulder, promptly shoving MK off as he crossed his arms.
"It's like you said, I'm unbeatable! I'm just too good."
The monkey boy grumbled at her boasting, playfully pushing in between the two of you to take over your side of the machine, "Nuh-uh, I'm totally gonna kick your butt!"
You snorted at his gloating, highly doubting his statement. Unfortunately for the Monkey King's successor, he was the worst person you'd ever met at video games—he refused to learn any strategies or pay attention to the tutorials, and went head-first into everything with the solid belief that spamming as many buttons as possible at once was the solution.
Your two older friends continued bickering, with you swapping to MK's original place [behind his shoulders] to eagerly watch the game. The countdown started once again, and you could feel the tension rising in the air. As the final noise sounded the start of the match, MK began to, as expected, repeatedly smash the controller's buttons in a way that had you concerned of him damaging the object. Wasn't he, like, stronger now? After getting the Monkey King's powers and training—
Static filled the screen, and steam began rising over the main compartment of the arcade machine. You silently gasped, bouncing backwards at the sparks of electricity that threatened to reach you.
One glance at MK had you realising he had, quite literally, smashed the controller. It was broken. Pieces of plastic had sunken in where the buttons were, MK's fingers poking through the holes mid-button press.
Mei's boisterous laughter directed your attention off of the broken device, causing you to lightly smack the culprit on the shoulder, "Dude, drop it! You'll hurt yourself—"
He followed your direction immediately, before panicking and grabbing your arm before hightailing it further into the arcade with Mei in tow.
You couldn't hold yourself back from joining in the dragon girl's snickering, the situation sinking in fully. The three of you paused, surrounded by various other arcade machines before making eye contact that started the fit of contagious laughter amongst you.
"I-I can't believe you broke it! Because I w-was beating you!" Mei all but yelled in amusement through her laughter.
MK shoved a hand over her mouth, barely able to keep it there through his giggles, "Shut up! I don't need them hearing you and getting me in trouble."
You grinned up at the two goofballs, peering over at the abandoned, and broken, Monkey Mech machine to notice it forming a confused crowd. You covered your face as you followed your friends to the next game that caught your attention. They may be stupid, but they were loveably stupid.
