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Word count: 4,171

Rating: Mature

Warnings: Very brief mention of a graphic image, brief signs of animal aggression: baring teeth, growling, etc.

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A/N- Wanted to mention something real quick! Although reader is, well, you, I do mention her having grey eyes mostly because I have grey eyes, but also because it’s a good neutral color, in my opinion. Of course, feel free to insert a different color if you’d like! Other than that, I try not to mention any other noticeable features.

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~Chapter 2~

The drizzle didn’t seem to let up as the group made their way through the dense forest, passing the occasional man-made structure that had slowly been reintegrated back into nature with vines and leaves spreading along its surface, one of many indications of what the world was like before the sickness spread amongst the humans. I heard every human I came across call it the ‘Simian Flu,’ but I didn’t think it was fair to blame the apes for the pandemic that spread like wild-fire when they were locked up in small cages and being tested on, if what I heard whispers about before the world fell apart was correct. How could I blame them when they too were victims of this entire pandemic?

I refuse to blame them.

Tightly gripping the muddied fur of the ape I was pressed against as I felt the horse slip a touch before catching itself, I quickly apologized, scared that I had hurt the kind chimp. “I-I’m so sorry! I didn’t hurt you, d-did I?” The tone in my voice was obviously one of worry, but the ape merely huffed out a light laugh, seeming to look over at the serious chimp to translate what he signs, who came across as some kind of leader from what I had gathered during the trip so far. Said leader glanced over at the chimp, only for his emerald orbs to land on my grey pools.

“… No.” Was his quick response, not even bothering to translate the rest of what the muddied chimp had signed.

I heard him huff, feeling his chest force the air out of his lungs, the obvious fact he was slightly annoyed that the other didn’t translate the rest causing me to smile, a small and quiet giggle escaping my lips. The sound seemed to have gained both of their attention, as they sat up and glanced in my direction, the chimp I was riding with being more prominent. I mean, I was pressed up against his back and holding onto him like some koala, so any change in posture was quite obvious. Curious as to why they had reacted like that, but not curious enough to ask, I brushed it off as I looked back over at the leader, my eyes previously drawn to the apes effortlessly swinging through the trees above us, the sight almost captivating.

“So… Sorry if this comes off as rude, and if it does, I really don’t m-mean anything by it…” I started off awkwardly, stuttering slightly and trailing off a bit at the end from the look I was getting from the leader. Well, he wasn’t exactly giving me a look, but the expression that seemed to be his resting face was intimidating. “B-but um… Do you have… N-names?” Finishing with a higher pitched voice because of my nerves, the chimp took a moment to look at me, as if I had asked the most ridiculous and obvious question ever, my embarrassment flaring as the chimp I was holding onto let out a loud hoot of laughter, his chest and shoulders bouncing in amusement.

Not being able to take the stares I was getting from what I was sure to be every ape present, I winced and hid my burning face in the muddied ape’s back, wishing that I would disintegrate on the spot. Great, I was being laughed at, and most likely judged by, at least 9 or 10 apes.

“We… have names.”

Although the leader had spoken up— the sound of his deep and rough voice, albeit sounding slightly amused, causing me to listen intently to what he was saying— I didn’t dare move my head, not caring that my face was now smeared with slightly dry mud.

“With you… Ravi.” Perking up at finally being able to know the name of the kind and sunny chimp I was with, I lightly squeezed his torso in a sort of greeting, getting a light pat on my clasped hands with his warm and leathered hand, before I focused back on what the leader was saying.

“I… am Caesar.” Peaking an eye out a touch from Ravi’s back, I look over at Caesar, watching as he gestured to the other chimps riding their stallions. I had to admit, Caesar was a very fitting name for him.

“Rocket… Koba.”

My eyes landed on the balding chimp, Rocket, who glanced over at the sound of his name, barely even acknowledging me, which I didn’t mind, before I hesitantly glanced at the scarred chimp, Koba, who not long after, scowled and fell behind, trailing further behind Caesar so I wouldn’t be able to see him without turning my head. I could feel his eyes on my back, a cold chill running down my spine causing me to press more against Ravi.

Caesar then proceeded to name the other chimps in the trees and those walking on fours on the ground around us, but I doubted I would be able to remember all of them. Well, at the moment. I would have to ask for their names quite a few more times before they really stuck. It sometimes took me a while to retain information.

“It’s really nice to meet you all… And thank you. For getting me out of there… I know it wasn’t the plan, and I don’t expect to be liked by everyone, but I really appreciate you taking me in.” I said in a quiet and sheepish voice, providing my name as well, as it was only fair.

Feeling Ravi pat my hands once again, I shakily smiled, biting my lower lip to hold back from letting any tears escape, grateful for the small gesture. He acknowledged my words and made me feel like he understood me. I felt like I could become fast friends with him, if he’d let me.

Noticing Caesar’s eyes soften, his brows not as furrowed as before, he let out a low hum to show that he had heard what I said, and maybe even appreciated the words, silence not long after stretching between us. Not that I minded. In fact, I found it to be quite peaceful, closing my eyes and enjoying the sound of light rain dripping onto leaves and wood, soft hoots and grunts from the apes around me as they maneuvered through the brush or trees, the steady and muffled footsteps of the stallions making their way towards… wherever it was we were heading. It was the most peaceful experience I had felt in years.

Something I had not realized I craved, until now.

Feeling myself relax, I sunk deeper against Ravi, unaware of my hands slackening, even as the chimp placed a hand onto mine, keeping it there as my hold only slackened further. I hadn’t realized just how exhausted I was, the events that happened, I would assume not even thirty minutes ago, taking a toll on my mind and body. I couldn’t even force my eyes to open, falling asleep before I knew it, the last sound I was conscious enough to register being a gruff huff from Caesar.

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Jolting awake with a gasp, I tensed and grabbed at the hem of my shirt, the last image from my nightmare being the man, bloodied, bruised, and with a shattered skull and caved in chest, hovering over me. My breathing became unsteady, unaware of where I was as my eyes hadn’t taken in my surroundings, too delirious from my nightmare and upcoming panic attack as my vision blurred with tears. Shaking like a leaf and covering my mouth to silence a sob that bubbled out of my throat, I then flinched hard when I felt a warm and calloused hand touch the hand that was gripping the hem of my shirt, the touch feeling different from what I was slowly getting used to.

That had not felt like Ravi’s.

Before I could start panicking even more at the thought that I had been dropped off as I slept and taken by other humans, I felt a huff above me ruffle my hair, registering some fur alongside the hand that was placed on mine, if the ticklish feeling on my forearm was anything to go by.

“You… okay?” Came the gruff voice of Caesar, his tone oddly gentle and almost worried. When had I been moved onto Caesar’s horse? Wait… Was I sitting in front of him?

Taking a moment to calm myself, I was finally aware enough to take in the fact that I indeed was sitting in front of him, his hand moving away from mine to weave under my arm and circle his hairy arm around my waist to stabilize me. Moving my cold and shaky hand away from my mouth, I took deep breaths, hoping that the sobs that were still bubbling out of my mouth would cease. It took me a moment to fully calm down, and I was grateful that Caesar seemed to wait patiently for my response.

“Y-yeah… Just a n-nightmare.” Despite me trying so hard to steady my voice, it still came out shaky.

The chimp behind me was silent for a moment, my eyes trailing up the neck of his stallion to look forward, noticing a clearing up ahead and the sound of a waterfall in the distance, before he spoke up again, a low grunt accompanying his words. “About… man?”

Unable to voice my response this time, I merely nodded, my eyes flicking down to my hand, which was still gripping the hem of my shirt. Hearing him huff, he shifted slightly, but then settled, remaining silent. Not wanting to sleep anymore, as I was too scared to have another nightmare, I raised my eyes and looked around at the other chimps, noticing that everyone was still here— from what I could tell without having to lean over the side of the horse to see behind Caesar, to which I didn’t want to as I knew that scarred chimp, Koba, would be glaring at me as if wishing for my demise— except for one.

“… Where’s Ravi?” I questioned quietly, eyes searching for the muddied chimp and his horse, but they were nowhere to be found. Caesar seemed to hum lightly, which I felt the vibration of through his chest that was pressed against my back, providing support. It took that feeling for me to realize just how encircled I was by him, with his raised arm pressed against the side of mine, holding the reins to steer the stallion’s direction, while his other remained around my waist and his thighs bumped mine on occasion following the horse’s steps.

“Went ahead… to… tell others.” His voice once again seemed gentle, almost spoken in a light whisper, despite the rough nature of it.

Taking a moment to digest his words, I nodded slightly, glancing over at Rocket, who was riding just beside us, when he turned his head to Caesar to sign something. Waiting for their brief conversation to end, as I did not want to interrupt, I made sure both of their hands weren’t moving before I voiced my question, watching as Rocket suddenly broke off from the group to go in a different direction. “So… The others wouldn’t be surprised about you bringing a human in?” I asked just to clarify what he said, getting a huff in reply, which I assumed meant a yes.

He was a man of few words… Although he was a chimpanzee… Who shouldn’t even know how to talk, and yet did. It was still amazing that he was able to talk. And that he was so smart.

Curious if any of the other chimps could talk, I turned my head slightly to peek up at Caesar, not even surprised at the serious expression he held. After spending the brief time I had with him, and the fact he had decided to take me from Ravi at some point in my sleep, I couldn’t help but find his serious expression a tad amusing. He looked so serious, and yet he could be so kind and gentle.

“I was wondering…” I started, to get his attention, knowing when I had it as his emerald green eyes flicked down to mine for a moment, looking back up to keep his stallion from veering off of the invisible path. “Are you the only one who can speak? O-out loud I mean— I did notice that you seem to communicate through hand signs… Which is awesome— But a-anyways, does anyone else know how to?”

It was obvious that I did not want to offend anyone by the fact I fumbled and tried not to make my question sound demeaning, snapping my head forward to hide my warming cheeks from the ape. Gosh, I forgot just how awkward I was when I spoke. I feel like remaining silent all those few weeks had only worsened my ability to hold a normal conversation with others.

“Few. Still need… practice. Only… few words.” Hearing his response and lack of judgment in his tone, I relaxed with a relieved sigh, glad that I hadn’t unintentionally insulted him or the others.

Knowing that some of the other chimps knew how to speak made me feel better. I didn’t want to always rely on Caesar to translate everything for me. I even felt bad from the few times he’s had to translate already. If I was staying here, I would have to learn their hand signs. From what I can tell, it might’ve been ASL, if the very few signs I’ve seen deaf and mute people do was anything to go by. I never bothered to learn, but now I was wishing I had before the world fell apart.

“Would I… Would anyone be able to teach me how to speak through hand signs?” I questioned before I even realized I had opened my mouth. Although I hadn’t exactly planned to, I was glad I asked him, looking over my shoulder up at him to see him nod.

“Maurice.” Was the only word, or name, he said, but it made me smile, slightly giddy at the fact I would be learning how to communicate with the others, through another chimp. I only hoped this chimp was as nice as Ravi and Caesar were.

“Ravi… too. Seems to… like you.” There wasn’t a teasing tone to his voice, so I assumed he didn’t mean that Ravi liked me. Not that I was thinking he did, but would that even be accepted? A human and a chimp smart enough to seem human, together?

Why was I even thinking about this?

Smiling, I turned my head to look forward again, just missing Caesar’s eyes glance down at my lips with eyes softening. “I like him too. He’s really nice… And you may be on my ‘like’ list as well.” I couldn’t help but tease a touch, giggling quietly despite the absurd situation I was in, surrounded by chimps who could easily kill me, with probably the most intimidating— second to Koba— ape sitting right behind me, arm wrapped around my waist, which could end my life with a twitch of a muscle.

Maybe I was finally going insane after everything that has happened in these past two years. But, either way, I felt lighter than I’ve ever had.

Not offended by his silence, expecting him to not respond, I watched as we broke out of the tree line, Caesar’s stallion making its way up to a large opening cut into a large wall made of whole tree trunks, the ends shrinking into sharp, deadly points. The closer we got, the more I realized that there were many noises coming from inside the large and towering walls. Noises that didn’t seem too happy, based on the sounds of screeching and hollering.

Gut twisting in anxiety, I flinched hard when a particular loud noise was made atop the wall, a sort of alarming guttural bark that sounded deeper than any chimp I’ve heard. Before I could look up at what had made that noise, we were walking through the entrance, tree trunks blocking my view of the top. Noticing that the noises inside the walls quieted considerably following that bark of alarm, I pressed my back more against Caesar as we went up what seemed to be a corridor made of messily placed sharp logs, the sight of it unnerving and wild despite the fact that I knew I was safe with Caesar.

Feeling my heart start to pound in my chest, I didn’t notice that we were joined by others, until a particularly heavy thump sounded beside the horse, causing me to flinch away from the sound and swivel my head towards it with wide eyes while my hands shot up to my chest, freezing on the spot.

A gorilla.

There was a gorilla right beside me, at arms length.

My skin crawled at the possibility of it grabbing me, my leg flinching and raising slightly, as if hoping to move it away from the huge ape, who merely glanced at me with weary but curious hazel eyes. Please don’t tell me there were more. Gorillas are terrifying. Cool, but absolutely terrifying.

As if he sensed my fear, Caesar’s hold around my waist tightened a touch, enough to remind me that I was safe with him and that none of the others would lay a hand on me. Deciding to trust him, I breathed in deeply then slowly let it out, continuing with the motions quietly to calm my racing heart, shaky hands gripping the cloth against my chest.

Calm down.

I was with Caesar.

He was going to make sure the others wouldn’t hurt me. He was probably going to talk with whoever was in charge, and make sure that it was a rule that I was not to be harmed… I hope.

Before I could even prepare myself, Caesar led his horse back into the light, my eyes having to adjust before I took in the sight before me.

Hundreds of apes stared back.

It was so overwhelming, I wasn’t even sure if I was able to take everything in. There were hundreds of chimpanzees, with gorillas and orangutans being fewer but still enough to take note of, lips pulled back to show off sharp canines ready to tear me apart. Despite the reassurance I had gotten from Caesar not even moments before, a cold chill ran through my veins, my entire body trembling.

This was a lot more than I thought there were.

Then, as if a switch had been flipped, screams, screeching, guttural growls, and hollering erupted like thunder.

Sudden, extremely loud, and terrifying.

Recoiling at the deafening sounds, I let out a terrified cry, immediately raising my hands to cover my ears and shrinking in on myself, hoping to dampen the noise all the while tears started up in my tightly shut eyes.

Was I going to die?

Just as quick as it had started, I felt Caesar’s body shift before the noises that were still loud even through my hands ceased, leaving my ears ringing for a moment. Slowly opening my eyes, I glanced around to see every ape looking in my direction, but not at me. No, they were looking at the chimp behind me, who seemed to be holding up a loose fist, looking around at every ape to make sure they were fully paying attention.

What just happened?

“Human… will stay. Apes… will not… harm. Will deal with… me… if not… agree.”

Flinching at how loud Caesar spoke, not expecting his voice to easily carry across the entire colony, I turned my head and stared up at him in stunned silence, shocked at what he was saying and what it had implied, his last words spoken with a low growl.

Caesar, the chimp who had saved me from that man, who had seemed hesitant to take me in at first, and who had comforted me after my nightmare— without realizing— was the leader of the entire ape colony.

The King of the Apes.

Blinking up at him with tears that had been previously shed, I watched him look down at me, his brow set in a low line, yet eyes soft, before his hand lowered and gently wiped a tear away from my cheek with a wide thumb.

Okay, I was not expecting that.

Stunned once again into silence, I could only stare as he gestured for someone to come over, eyes leaving my face to look at who he had beckoned over. I didn’t even realize I was staring until I snapped out of my awe at the feeling of warm and leathery hands gripping my hips, flinching at first before I looked down to see a familiar face.

“Ravi!” I instantly smiled, my heart pounding happily as he grinned up at me, the mud on his fur starting to wash away from the drizzle that had now become a gentle rain, revealing the color of his fur below. From what I could tell, still slightly muddy and adorning leaves, it was a pale color, looking off-white with what seemed to be a slight pale gold in some angles. From what I can see of it so far, it was beautiful.

Was Ravi an albino chimp?

But, his skin was still dark like the others. Don’t albinos have pale skin?

So… a leucistic?

Shifting and swinging my leg over the back of the horse to help him get me down, I allowed him to pull me off, amazed at just how strong he was, stumbling a tad when my feet touched the ground, to which he steadied me. Not being able to hold back my happiness at seeing him again, I practically threw myself at him and wrapped my arms around him, already attached to this chimp that only seemed to shine like the sun. I couldn’t describe it, but something about him made me really happy and feel safe.

Getting a short hoot of laughter and a hug back— which I was happy that he seemed comfortable with the fact I was hugging him— I released him not long after, aware of all of the looks I was getting, and stepped back to give him space. I watched him step back as well, looking up at Caesar and signing something to him, to which I turned to see the leader still seated atop his stallion, back straight and shoulders pushed back, an air of authority and royalty around him.

No wonder he was always so imposing. He was their king. A leader who led every ape, to which it was obvious that every one of them respected and looked up to.

His calculating eyes took in what Ravi was communicating, translating not long after the muddied chimp finished. “Ravi will… show you where… you… will stay. He will… help you… settle.”

Nodding silently, I glance over my shoulder at Ravi with a grateful smile, looking back up at Caesar to smile up at him as well.

“Thank you so much. For everything you have done for me. You saved me, so I think it’s only fair that my life is now in your hands.” Wiping the corner of my eye of any tears with the ball of my thumb as I spoke, I then bowed my head towards him, so grateful to him that I had no idea what to do with what I was feeling, clenching the fabric over my chest before lifting my head.

His emerald green eyes took in my face as if for the first time, gaze taking in every feature with soft eyes, before he gave a gentle nod, brows relaxed from their serious expression.

As I turned around to follow Ravi, I glanced Caesar raising his hands, signing to the colony, who silently and attentively watched his hands, small grunts and huffs leaving his lips as he communicated with them. Despite not knowing what he was saying, I had a feeling he was explaining my situation, judging by the looks I got from a few chimps, gorillas, and orangutans as we walked past. They seemed almost sad, even a tad empathetic, familiar with being used for someone else’s gain. I didn’t expect them to welcome me instantly, but I was grateful that most seemed to understand my being here.

Letting out a shaky sigh, I picked up my pace a touch to trail just behind Ravi, moving closer to him as we passed a gorilla or two, a large orangutan catching my eye amongst the crowd of apes, the sight of his gentle eyes watching me from atop a large boulder making me feel warm. That one seemed nice, so I smiled shyly and raised my hand to hesitantly wave at it, watching as its eyes widened a touch, before it ducked its head slowly in a greeting, making my smile widen.

Maybe Caesar and Ravi aren’t the only ones who don’t mind me being here.

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Word count: 5,624

Rating: Mature

Warnings: Neglect, crude/inappropriate/derogative words, brief mention of rape, physical/emotional abuse, SA: inappropriate touching/groping/contact, brief violence, brief mention of gore

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A/N- The first chapter is probably the one with the most warnings so far, so the others won’t have as many, if you’re worried about that. Also, if you notice any typos/errors, it would be greatly appreciated if you pointed it out in the comments so I could fix it! And please be kind y’all, as this is the first time I am sharing a fanfic, so I am nervous about it 🩵 Thank you in advance, and hope you enjoy!

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~Chapter 1~

“Wake up you lazy pig.” Was the first thing I vaguely registered in my half asleep state, before my hip was kicked by a heavy boot, causing me to flinch away and curl up under the thin tarp over me from the sharp pain that rippled through my body. I held back a hiss of pain, knowing from the time I spent here that whatever I said or however I felt, nobody cared. Things would only get worse if I did.

“Everyone is already awake. Why the fuck aren’t our boots cleaned and our clothes not washed? Do you want us to run around butt-ass naked?” The voice continued without a care in the world at my expense, as I was trying to dull the pain with a cold hand placed on my hip.

Glancing up at the man through my long dirty hair, I watched as he sneered down at me, his cold eyes roaming my form unapologetically. “Or maybe you would enjoy seeing everyone’s dicks hanging out, you slut.”

Trying to ignore his words, knowing that he was just throwing words at me to get a reaction, I slowly pushed myself up, not bothering to move my hair away as it got in my face. Getting no response from me, the man huffed in barely concealed frustration, kicking at my tarp before turning around to leave my small shaggy tent, getting the last word before slipping out, not that I had even spoken in the first place.

“If you’re not out by five, I’ll drag you out myself.”

Taking a moment to carefully rub at my hip, expecting a bruise to appear as the day passes, I stood up with a wince, cold hands shaking as I quickly slipped off my sleeping shirt and pants to replace them with my worn-out day clothing, not bothering to change my underwear and bra as I didn’t have much time to. Before I could slip my ripped and worn sneakers on, the man from before barged in once again. And without another word, he grabbed my arm with a crushing grip and pulled me out of my safe haven.

Great, another bruise added to the list.

Stumbling after him as I glanced around at the other men getting ready, them staring back with sneers and lecherous smirks with some only half dressed, my breath got caught in my throat after I was harshly thrown onto the uneven ground, landing on my side beside a pile of dirty boots and a lightly rusted bucket filled with water. “Be grateful that we filled that bucket up for you.” He said before turning around and leaving, already getting into a casual conversation with one of the other men, as if he hadn’t just handled me so harshly.

Biting my lower lip to stop the tears from shedding, I shakily sat up, my bones aching at the constant abuse of being thrown around like some doll. Why did every human group I come across treat me so horribly? I have never seen this side of humanity personally, always hearing about it through other people or social media when the world wasn’t falling apart, and it was frightening.

I just wanted a group that could protect me from the harsh world we were living in now, but everyone I came across thought only about themselves.

Men were especially terrifying, always staring at me like I was a piece of meat and handling me like I was just some play-thing to them. Thankfully, I always got away before any of them could rape me, though I couldn’t avoid the inappropriate looks, comments, and groping hands that would feel like spiders crawling on my skin.

Trying to ignore my thoughts and the feeling of being watched, I looked at the work that was put before me, taking notice that there wasn’t a scrap of fabric in sight. Not wanting to risk getting up or asking for one, otherwise I would only get backlash and condescending comments, I struggled at tearing a piece of my shirt off with my cold and shaky hands, hearing some men snickering and not-so-secretly make fun of just how weak I was, managing to tear off a piece that was already hanging on by a few threads. Dunking the cloth into the freezing water, ignoring the bite of cold seeping through my skin and into my bones, I pull it out and get started on my task, shutting out the rest of the world so I could only focus on the mundane task of wiping off dirt, leaves, and whatever else was on these warn boots.

Time flew by without me realizing it, my stomach grumbling more frequently as time passed, before I wiped down the last boot, placing it beside its twin which was the only one present. The others must’ve been taken as I was working without my realizing.

“Fucking finally. God, you took your sweet time.” A gruff and annoyed voice sounded as heavy footsteps made their way over to me, a rough and calloused hand snatching the boots off the mossy dirt. Lifting my head slightly to look up at the man, not bothering to register who it was as all the men here were the same in my eyes, I ducked my head slightly in a silent apology, knowing that if I just ignored him, he would give me trouble.

Although, I was not the least bit sorry.

Seeing my silent apology, the man just scoffed and trudged along back to his pals, who seemed to be getting ready to head out in search of food and possible supplies. Dropping the dirty and wet cloth in the bucket, I felt my heart pound in anticipation at the fact everyone will be leaving in search of food, giving me hope that I would be able to run away, only for it to sink when one of them glanced towards me.

“I’ll stay and keep watch of the slut. Make sure she doesn’t run off while everyone’s gone.” I heard from where I was sitting, watching with ice running through my veins as he then whispered something to the others, who sneered and smirked like hungry dogs, playfully punching him on the shoulder while saying “you just want to be the first, asshole.”

No.

No no no.

I know that look. It was the look I was always given that pushed me to run away from most of the other groups.

The look of lust.

I have to escape. I have to run and never look back. Only the problem was, I was too weak, I wouldn’t be able to run far before I was caught. I haven’t eaten in days, my muscles feeling malnourished and feeble at the fact I haven’t done much movement lately.

Is this it? Will this be the day I will get defiled? That I will hate myself for the rest of my life for allowing this to happen, even if I can’t do anything in my weak state?

Feeling my face pale and the dread settle deep in my gut, I don’t notice the men leave until I was approached by the one who stayed behind, snapping out of my fog at the feeling of a rough and almost scalding hand gripping my upper arm, letting out a choked gasp.

“It’s just you and me, darling. Why don’t I give you a good time.” The sound of his voice and the feeling of his hot breath against my ear made my skin crawl, trying desperately to think of a way out of this. But, there isn’t, is there? From the grip on my arm and the feeling of my shaking knees as he pulled me up, I knew I couldn’t get away.

I couldn’t do anything.

Feeling my emotions drain from my body as if my very soul was being expelled, I stumbled behind him numbly as he eagerly pulled me towards one of the large tents beside the old jeep, impatiently pushing aside the opening as if desperate to have his way with me. Moving emotionlessly, as if my body knew what was coming and refused to feel it, I stumbled inside before I was thrown onto the floor, his body already moving over me before I could wince at my throbbing head for hitting the bumpy ground, wrists grabbed in a crushing grip and pulled over my head. Spiders erupted from my skin as his other rough and scalding hand ran down my chest, making its way down to my shirt as I bit my bottom lip, my eyes welling up with tears behind my dirty hair.

“Shit, I don’t remember the last time I fucked a woman. I’m already getting hard, even though you are a dirty and stanky bitch.” He sneered above me, chuckling darkly at his own words while using his knee to shove my legs aside so he could slot himself between them.

Before I could stop it, a sob broke through my lips as I shook like a leaf, trying and failing at slipping my wrists out of his hand. That only seemed to amuse him as he laughed loudly, a hand slipping under my shirt and bra to cup my left breast.

“Oh come on. You’re crying about a little bit of contact? Geez, who knew you were such a pussy. Not getting enough attention?” He mocked with a particularly harsh tone, his hand almost crushing my breast, making me let out a pained yelp. “Oh don’t worry, after I fuck you brainless you will get all the attention you want from the others, you dirty slut.”

Giving up on holding back my sobs, they wracked my whole body as I shut my eyes tight, feeling a sick searing heat lowering itself against my pelvis, only to hear the tarp at the entrance behind the man rustle harshly, as if someone had slapped it aside. Flinching at the sound, I then heard a muffled yet loud thud followed by the body above me being ripped away, the man grunting in pain by the impact of whatever or whoever barged in. Too afraid to see what was happening, I kept my eyes tightly shut and curled in on myself, my shaky sobs continuing despite how desperately I tried swallowing them up, listening as bare footsteps slowly made their way deeper into the tent, walking past me and towards the groaning mess behind me.

“Wh-what the hell-“ I heard before the man seemed to freeze, if the sound of his voice getting caught in his throat was anything to go by.

There was a moment of tense silence, the only sound being huffs and heavy breathing from the mysterious person, until the man shifted. I don’t know what he was doing, but by the sound of his shaky breathing and hesitant movement, he was scared.

“H-hey there buddy. I’m n-not going to hurt y-you. Were you j-just looking for food? I-I don’t have a-any bananas but-“ He was interrupted by the mysterious person, who made a noise that sounded awfully like a snarl. That made me flinch and shake even more.

Just what was in here with me?

“O-okay! O-o-okay! I-I’m sorry, w-we don’t have an-“ The man was interrupted again, except this time, the mysterious being seemed to have gotten a hold of him, hearing the struggling movements and pleas of the male as he was dragged out of the tent. I remained curled up in fear, my shaky sobs not showing any signs of slowing down as I heard meaty thuds and screams outside, the screaming turning into gurgles before not long being silenced by one last thud.

Silence stretched on once again as I strained my hearing in hopes of listening to where that being was, but my heavy and sporadic breathing, as well as my sobs and heart pounding in my ears, were the only things I could hear. Too afraid to move, I couldn’t bring myself to uncurl and run as far away as I could, even as I suddenly heard the tarp being shifted aside, a light huff sounding at the entrance. But, despite my fear, I slowly opened my eyes and peered through my dirty hair, first glancing at a furred and dark hand placed on its knuckles on the floor of the tent, before my eyes snapped up to the face of the being.

A chimpanzee.

A large, full-grown, adult chimpanzee.

I didn’t even get the chance to voice my fear before it slowly placed its hand down, cautiously moving forward on all fours towards me, as if to not frighten me, head lowered and eyes taking in my pathetic state. And despite my chilling fear, I noticed its eyes.

Eyes that were not the typical color of a chimp’s.

Green, like an emerald, with a hint of yellow speckles of gold. Eyes that were so gentle, despite the powerful being standing before me, brows furrowed as if not pleased by what it had just witnessed.

How could it look so… human.

As if slapped in the face, I flinched when I heard a low rumble, the unmistakable sound of words coming from the chimpanzee.

“Are you… hurt?”

Hearing those words coming from an ape reminded me of what I had seen on social media before the world fell apart. A hoard of apes, barreling through San Francisco and the Golden Gate Bridge, fighting to get into the dense woods on the other side. That had seemed like decades ago, even though it had been over two years.

Both fearing for my life and awestruck at the fact a chimp had talked, I sobbed once again, hugging my knees tighter against my chest even if the position had started to make me ache all over, unable to utter a word.

When was the last time I spoke?

Can I even speak anymore?

Keeping my eyes on the ape, I watched as his brows furrowed deeper, his nostrils flaring slightly as he took in a deep breath, before he turned his head over his shoulder at the sound of a huff behind him, another chimp popping its head into the tent. From what I can tell, it was covered in mud and leaves, its eyes glancing at me before looking at the one before me. It too had green eyes, but it looked to have a bit more yellow than the other, a ring of gold around its pupils.

The two seemed to be talking between themselves through huffs, light grunts, and facial expressions, noticing their hands moving along with the sounds they created, as if signing to each other, before the one who had appeared gave a short nod, glancing over at me with gentle and sad eyes then disappearing behind the tarp. Looking back at the chimp, he turned back towards me, taking a moment to look around the tent, before his eyes fell back onto my shaky form.

“Won’t… harm you.” He rumbled out once again, his voice rough as if on the cusp of a growl, but oddly gentle and slow. He remained on all fours, looking as if he was trying to come off as non-threatening, to which I figured that since the other ape was standing, he too could.

Trying to calm my breathing enough so I wasn’t sobbing uncontrollably, my arms slowly slackened around my knees, and little by little, I uncurled from my fetal position, my cold and shaky hands finding their way onto the hem of my shirt to hold onto and push down as far as possible.

I never want to experience that again.

It was odd that I wasn’t completely freaked out about a talking chimpanzee. Weary and surprised, sure, but I wasn’t feeling that bone chilling fear that I had when that man came onto me.

Shivering from the thought, I slowly sat up, acutely aware that he was staring like some unmoving statue, before I winced at the dull throb around my wrists from the tight grip they were in previously.

“You… are hurt.” His voice sounded with a firm tone, causing me to flinch.

Why was he here?

What was he going to do with me?

If I was not mistaken by the sounds outside, he had killed that man. I know he said that he wouldn’t harm me but, I can’t help but be weary of him.

As if sensing my fear, the ape sighed and slowly stood up, turning so his back was turned towards me, exposing his broad and dark furred shoulders.

“… You are… safe. Go… and find… others.” Came his slow and practiced words, as if he was finding the words as he spoke them.

A moment of silence stretched between us as I processed what he said, before he shifted, preparing to leave the tent, and in turn me, behind. Before I knew it, I fell forward onto a throbbing wrist, ignoring the pain to reach my hand out to him.

“W-wait!”

The sound of my desperate and fearful voice surprised him and me, as I hadn’t spoken in a while so my voice sounded broken and weak. The chimp paused mid step towards the exit of the tent, keeping his back towards me but waiting for what I had to say. Swallowing down a shaky breath and trying to steady my voice, my eyes remained on his back, desperate to not be surrounded by human men again.

“P-please… Don’t l-leave me. I… I don’t have anywhere else to go.” I pleaded in a quiet and unsteady voice, gripping the hem of my shirt when I dropped my hand from reaching out to him.

I don’t know how he would react if I touched him, so I didn’t risk it.

I heard him let out a quiet huff, his shoulders slackening a touch before he turned his head to glance over his shoulder, his brows furrowed once again. I haven’t known him for long, and yet I can already tell that he had quite the serious personality.

“E-everywhere I go, the groups I-I come across, they always u-used and a-a-abused me. Treated me like I was their s-slave and p-plaything. I don’t want to g-go through that anymore. I-I’m… I’m terrified…” Trailing off, I looked into his eyes in desperation, hoping that he would take pity on me and take me with him.

At this point, I was willing to go with him because people, humans, were starting to scare me. I had a feeling I would do better around his kind.

“… Don’t… trust humans… to live… with… ape.” He responded, emerald eyes watching my every move as I felt my heart drop, my cold hands shaking. I felt my eyes water as I bit my bottom lip, my gaze dropping to his feet.

“… I don’t blame you. We are horrible.” I whispered in a broken voice, before lifting my eyes again to see him fully turned towards me, his shoulders set back and eyes looking down at me passed his slightly protruded muzzle, as if looking at someone inferior.

Or maybe I was just thinking that because of his imposing presence.

“B-but I promise that I won’t do anything to harm you or the others. Not that I’d be able to. If I ever do, you can k-kill me if you want. It wouldn’t matter either way. I’d d-die out here by m-myself. Y-you can even pretend that I’m not th-there… I blend into the b-background really well.” It was obvious how desperate I was, hurrying to explain myself to the point my voice started to give out towards the end, exhausted at the fact it hadn’t been used in a while.

I wanted to say more, but my voice decided to stop working, the face he was making also contributing to my silence. He seemed slightly annoyed, yet thoughtful, observing me and my movements, as if to see if I was lying, that I was telling the truth about not harming anyone.

Once again, silence dragged on between us, my heart hammering in my chest as I waited for his response, before he suddenly scowled to himself and huffed through his nose, nostrils flaring. I expected him to snarl and tell me to leave before he killed me, flinching and leaning back slightly in fear, but he only rolled his shoulders then proceeded to turn and move the tarp of the exit aside, sounding out a noise that seemed to be a mix between a hoot and a grunt, as if to get someone’s attention.

I remained frozen in anticipation, glancing something passed him move, before I recognized the muddy chimp from earlier make its way over. I could only assume it too was a male by the way it carried itself when communicating with the other.

They proceeded to make hand gestures towards each other, the dirty chimp glancing over the other’s shoulder to look at me, before nodding at the other. I watched as the dirty chimp stepped aside to allow the other to leave the tent, thinking that he was leaving me behind as I jolted forward to call out to him again, before the muddy one looked over at me with gentle eyes, a hand waving at me to stand up and follow him.

Wait, is he letting me come with him? Did he decide to trust me and take me with him?

Feeling relief flood my veins, I let out a shaky breath then proceeded to try to stand up, only for my knees to buckle underneath me.

Before I could brace myself for the fall, I felt leathery and warm hands catch me by my arm, the hold gentle yet steady and firm. Looking up in surprise at the chimp, his lips merely upturned into a light smile before he helped me steady myself, letting go once I found my footing.

“… Th-thank you.” I breathed out, stunned at the small kind gesture. I couldn’t remember the last time someone had touched me in order to help me.

I had forgotten how nice it was.

The chimp merely waved his hand as if to say ‘no big deal,’ but I just shook my head, looking into his eyes to express that I really meant it. Watching him huff out a light laugh, I couldn’t help but smile a touch, watching him casually walk back over to the exit, waving once again for me to follow along, to which I complied, trailing behind him on shaky legs.

Blinking as I stepped into the light, it took a moment for my eyes to adjust, feeling a light drizzle of rain prickling my skin, before I stiffened at the sight before me.

There were at least ten apes in the clearing, searching through the camp only to huff and toss whatever it was that they were inspecting aside, some looking over to stare at me as if on guard, their eyes watching my every move.

They, just like the two chimpanzees I had just met, had green eyes.

Feeling self conscious, I tugged my shirt down and hunched my shoulders in hopes of appearing smaller, noticing one particular chimp with a nasty scar across a cloudy eye, staring me down as if I was the plague itself. Something about that chimp sent alarm bells ringing in my head, so I slowly made my way behind the chimp I was following, avoiding that scarred chimp’s gaze.

Glancing around the camp more, my eyes then landed on a crumpled form beside the tent I had just exited. It was the body of the man that had planned on having his way with me, the sight of his chest caved in and his head split open causing me to quickly turn away and cover my mouth with a muffled cry, hands shaking uncontrollably and breath coming out in sporadic gasps, tears pricking my eyes. It was a gruesome sight, the violence and nauseating amount of blood burning an image into my mind that I was sure I would have nightmares over.

Not realizing I had stopped walking, frozen in fear and nausea, I flinched away with a muffled yelp when a warm and gentle hand was placed on my shoulder, its hold reassuring and firm, as gentle hoots sounded beside me. Looking up at the muddy chimp, eyes filled with tears and fear, I noticed just how large they were, my eyes barely reaching his shoulders, and that only made my gut churn.

What was I thinking.

They were apes. They could easily kill me just as that chimp had done to that man. A brutal and painfully slow death. And I would be going with them, surrounded by who knows how many others.

Before I could spiral any more, I was carefully and slowly pulled into a chest, the mud sticking onto my shirt and skin as long arms wrapped around my back, gentle and firm in their hold of me.

Despite my initial fear and stiffening at the contact, my breathing slowly stabilized as I gradually relaxed, my forehead finding its way onto his shoulder as I felt his thumb rub at my back. Slowly, I came out of my panic attack, tears ceasing and mind clearing. I didn’t even mind the sticky feeling of the mud, enjoying the soothing hug, although I did start to wonder why exactly he was covered in mud.

It didn’t take much longer after I gathered myself before the chimp let go of me, stepping back and smiling at me with a light pat on my shoulder, before beckoning me once again to follow. Trying to ignore the stares, I followed after him, refusing to turn back, instead looking over to where he was walking, seeing four beautiful black stallions grazing, one of them bearing a strip of white along its forehead down to its muzzle.

Realizing that he was making his way over to leave the clearing, as I also just started to notice the other apes getting ready to leave— the ape that had saved me, the scarred ape, and an ape looking as if he was balding all over making their way over to the horses as well— I hesitated a touch, reaching a hand up to just barely graze his arm. His response was instant, his gait stopping as he looked over his shoulder with a slight confused look.

If I still wasn’t so nervous, I might’ve found the expression amusing.

“S-sorry. I just… Could I take some things with me? I don’t have much, but I would like a different change of clothes.” I hesitantly asked, still nervous to ask for things, as whenever I did I would always get backlash from the men.

The chimp seemed to think about it for a moment, glancing ahead at the ape who always seemed to have a serious expression, who took notice of the look and proceeded to give a single nod before mounting his horse, the muddy ape turning his head back to me to nod.

Letting out a silent breath of relief, I hurried over to my makeshift tent, which was just a tarp being held by large sticks and stones so it wouldn’t be blown away, before clambering inside, pushing aside the tarp I used as a blanket to reach for the backpack that contained all the things I owned. I always had to be prepared in the likelihood I would have to escape from the camp. Slinging the single strap over my shoulder, as the other had been ripped off long ago, I then hastily slipped my ripped and worn sneakers onto my feet and stumbled out of the tent, not even caring if my brisk movement caused the tarp to get ripped off of the sticks that were holding it up.

Heart hammering in my chest in anticipation, I jogged back over to the chimp on shaky legs, my eyes bright with hope that I would finally be somewhere I would be safe. I mean, sure, there is still a possibility that I wouldn’t be, but by the way the two apes I met acted, I felt like I wouldn’t be abused by the other chimps. I wouldn’t care if they didn’t pay much attention to me, as long as I was safe and had food and water.

“Okay. I’m ready.” I said as I stopped beside the dirty chimp, who seemed to have been watching me the whole time, his brows slightly downturned as if in concern by the condition I was living in. But I didn’t pay much attention to it, so he continued on making his way to the others, the last available horse being the one with the white strip along the top of its head.

Although I had never been close enough to a horse, and despite my slight fear of it as it was such a large animal that could easily stomp me into the ground, I couldn’t help but smile gently at it, my heart warming at the sight of the beautiful animal. Horses may not be my favorite animal, but I always did appreciate their beauty.

“He’s beautiful.” I whispered without realizing it, only noticing once the chimp glanced back at me with a smile and bright eyes, hooting and gesturing with his hands.

“He… says thank you.”

The sudden voice made me jump, turning my head up to look at the broad shouldered chimp sitting atop his pure black stallion, the sight almost breathtaking.

I had to admit, despite the intimidating factor, he was also quite handsome… For a chimpanzee.

“O-oh. Yes, of course…” I trailed off, choosing to ignore the thought that had popped up in my head regarding the chimp that had saved me.

Shaking my head slightly as if to clear my thoughts, I looked up at the horse, hesitant on even trying to climb up as I was sure I would slip and fall, it not having a saddle and being a little wet from the drizzle that was still going on, before warm leathery hands carefully gripped my hips. I could only yelp as I was raised up onto the stallion, instantly leaning forward and placing my hands on its neck in hopes of stabilizing myself, my heart pounding.

I heard a huff that sounded an awful lot like a laugh, glancing down at the muddy ape who looked up at me in amusement before signing something with his hands. I looked over at the serious chimp as he translated.

“Never… sat atop… a horse?”

If my eyes didn’t deceive me, it seemed like the serious chimp’s lips curled up a touch as well.

Feeling embarrassed as my face warmed, I looked down with a slight pout, only to quietly squeal as the horse shifted on its hooves. “Okay okay, yeah, I have never ridden a horse, let alone seen one up close. Now could you please get on before I fall off.” I said in a higher pitched voice than usual, my hands shaking slightly at the fear of the horse rearing back on its hind legs.

The only response I got were huffed laughter between the two, the serious one more tame than the muddy one, some other chimps joining in as if my reaction was amusing, before the muddy one patted my knee with a gentle hand, gesturing for me to scooch back a bit. Silently nodding, I scooted back and moved my hands away to allow him to hop onto the stallion, before my hands were once again searching for stability, grabbing onto his shoulders despite me wanting to hug his back for more stability.

He didn’t seem to mind my hands on his shoulders, even huffing out a laugh at how quickly my hands grabbed onto him, before I noticed his arms moving.

He must’ve been signing again, so I glanced over at the serious ape to see if he would translate again. To which he did, eyes briefly flicking to me before looking back at what the ape in front of me said.

“He says… okay… to hold… back.”

Having to think about what he meant, as it was obvious he was still learning how to speak, I looked back at the chimp in front of me who looked over his shoulder, eyes light when he gestured his head forward.

“You mean… It’s okay to… h-hug your back?” I asked hesitantly, watching him roll his eyes lightheartedly, which surprised me at just how human that was, before he nodded with a quiet hoot.

Still a tad hesitant, I scooted forward, being mindful not to get too close as I was still shaken by what had happened earlier, before I slowly wrapped my arms around his torso, feeling him breathing as his arms lowered from their slightly raised position. And before I knew it, we started moving, flinching and hugging myself closer to his muddy back, the cold mud seeping deep into my skin for a moment, only to be chased away by the heat underneath, his body warm and comforting.

Pressing the side of my face between his shoulder blades, not caring about the mud getting on my cheek and hair, as I was already dirty enough, I caught a glimpse of the scarred chimp riding behind the serious chimp, the milky white and dark forest eyes staring me down as if it was picking apart my soul and not liking what it was seeing. Stiffening, I felt my face pale a tad, a shiver running down my spine.

Something about that ape was really unsettling.

This was going to be a long trip, wasn’t it.

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Don’t know why this took me so long to continue the drawing after I had finished the sketch almost two weeks ago- But I had fun :D And couldn’t help including some info of this au’s Ravi ehehe. Which the fanfic I will slowly be posting will include more on this Ravi’s lore and personality, to those who would like to know more about him wink wink >:) Reader needed a friend 🙂‍↕️

Oh and speaking of my fanfic… Have a sneak peak of the first chapter, if you’re curious about it mwehehe 😌 Till next time y’all! Imma go play Black Myth: Wukong now >:D And hope the sneak peek gets some of y’all excited!

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I have gotten to chapter 4 and have 1k words written so far in that chapter, which I will be writing more today. So far, the average word count is 4.8k words per chapter.

I planned a few future events that I will work into the story, which should be easy, and I’m feeling like I may actually get farther than I thought I would. Honestly, I’m surprised I got to 4 chapters already, as I typically loose interest so quickly.

Anyways, I’m debating on if I should start posting each chapter at some point. I have a feeling not much, or if any, people would be interested in reading a Caesar (Planet of The Apes trilogy) x Reader, but thought I’d mention it and let y’all decide.

Is there anyone out there who likes Caesar? No? Just me? I’m not normal?

Okay q7q

They won.

I’ve already created the draft of the first chapter and am currently writing the second, and I only started today.

I’m having so much fun, even though I have a very vague idea with where I’m going with it. Just writing for the vibes >:D

I have a feeling it will be dropped, like every other story I’ve tried writing, but dangit I’m gonna write as much as I can and have fun with it before I burn out and/or lose interest 😤

I’m hoping to get farther into the second chapter before I head to bed, preferably 2k words, but wouldn’t be the end of the world if I don’t get that far. I have tomorrow to write as well >:)

Anyways, don’t mind me just randomly popping in and posting something without art.

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My goodness he’s changed quite a bit over the years. He’s more blue now PFFT. I’m so predictable when it comes to my oc’s aesthetics 💀 But yuh, he’s got a proper detailed ref now! Comparing to his old ref (last image), it’s kinda funny how slightly lazy I seemed to be back then with refs pfft. They are more detailed now ehehe >:)

I’m sure as the years go by (and more cosmetics drop in Sky) his outfit’s gonna change, but he will always have that Anubis mask 😤 Anyways, don’t wanna type anymore so byyyeeeee o7

And here are some close ups under the cut, as well as the old ref

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When you—

When you have monke constantly on the brain, and you just want to watch as much content about him as possible, but there isn’t as much content about him as you want, and you want to talk to someone about him or your own silly monke character to develop him more and gush about him, but you have no one to talk to about them, or you don’t want to bother your friends too much, so you just sit there, screaming in your head.

Y’all have no idea how much Wukong is just ingrained in my head right now, how much Ravi is ingrained in my head. I’ve literally watched “The Monkey King” (on Netflix) five times in like— 2 months-- I want to watch more content about Wukong, talk about him and Ravi, draw them, and maybe even write about them, but it’s so overwhelming I just sit there and silently freak out on the inside 💀 It doesn’t help that art motivation has kinda plummeted a bit cuz of work, so I haven’t been drawing Ravi as much as I want to and haven’t even been able to draw Wukong yet— 🫠 I need to draw the monke himself—

Anyways— little rant aside (sorry not sorry but I just had to express what I’m feeling somewhere)— Have a little doodle of Ravi I did real quick :D My man’s feeling what I’m feeling rn pfft

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I’ve been thinking, ever since I designed this sun monke, of giving him armor at some point in his (infinite) life. So, I did just that and I’m so happy with how his armor turned out qwq Oh and I also gave him a little cloud companion! I didn’t have too much space to give more info about him, but most of the time he’s invisible. But yuh, this is technically not a redesign, cuz this is Ravi 500+ years old while in his other ref he’s around 300. I’m gonna have to go back and change/add some info to his “younger” ref cuz I updated it a bit in my Google Docs from before. I won’t be reposting it tho just cuz I’m too lazy PFFT. Till next time y’all 🫡 Oof work life is kicking my art life’s butt-

And here are some close ups under the cut

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Howdy howdy! Doing something different today, which I hope y’all will like 😅

Feel free to skip my rambling below and move onto the story! It’ll start under the cut. And if you want a basic explanation on what it’s about, it’s a Lego Monkie Kid one-shot featuring MK meeting my monkey oc, Ravi, for the first time, with Wukong and Macaque tagging along to make the interactions more fun! The more monkeys the better, mwehehehe >:)

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So, a while back (I think it was a month ago… how did time fly by so fast wot ._.), I asked y’all if you’d be interested in reading a (not so little) one-shot/fanfic that I wrote, then I kinda just went silent after that… Sorry, time slipped through my fingers without realizing 💀 I was also planning to post this one-shot with a drawing, but if I did that, y’all would probably have to wait another month or two before I got around to posting it, because life has gotten too busy to draw much of anything at the moment. So, I made the decision to post this without a drawing, which I hope y’all are okay with. I don’t want to make anyone who was interested in reading wait any longer. I may still post a drawing of all 4 of them someday tho!

To be honest, I’m really nervous to post this because I’ve never shared any of my stories online, but oddly enough, I really wanted to share this one. Maybe I want y’all to get to know Ravi through my writing, pfft. I’m actually pretty happy with how it turned out (tho MK, Wukong, and Macaque may be a little ooc cuz they’re kinda difficult to write), and I hope I wrote clearly enough to not have anyone confused 💀 But, if you have any questions, either about the story or Ravi, please do leave a comment! Y’all have no idea how much I want to talk about my monkey, pfft. Anyways! Hope y’all like it!

Oh and, just a heads up, this thing is 3,188 words long, pfft.

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Heyo! No art today, sorry. q7q

I never make this kind of post, as I only post my art, with some reposts now and then, but I was curious what y’all would think.

I just finished writing a short story of Ravi (my monkey oc) in the Lego Monkie Kid universe. It was just a spur of the moment kind of thing pfft. But, it was honestly fun to write. It’s basically Ravi meeting MK for the first time, with Wukong and Macaque being present because cmon. It’s Wukong and Macaque.

I’ve still gotta go over it and make sure there are no errors, but I was thinking of posting it. Would anyone be interested in reading it?

I’ll be honest, I am very nervous about posting it, as I’ve never posted any of my (few) short stories, but strangely enough, I really wanna share this one. Please let me know what you think!

And even if I get no replies, I probably will end up posting it. 💀