#clicktogether

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   @clicktogether​ foretold :  this isn't a family , it's a repressive regime . / sheng to his mother ( @/clicktogether )

   ❝ i thought i had made it clear, before : ❞  She begins, looking over mid-paint as she held a small statue in her hands.  ❝ we agree to disagree. ❞

         There is no malice, nor is there an implication of a lecture being hurled towards Sheng, though her grip on her paintbrush is visibly tightened.  

         Iron Fan knows why her son may think that, and he also knows why she thinks the opposite ; there is no doubt in her mind that it likely has something to do with his views of his father.  Or, as he often reminded her  --  sometimes joined by Red Son  --  the lack of the simian to call a father figure.  Raven-haired beauty remembers those years too well, along with the Monkey King’s fear of his heir during the few times he would visit his wife ; and Sheng likely witnessed the shift in the atmosphere more times than she likely knows...

         Former celestial also remembers how long it took him to find himself in her good graces again, nearly rivaling the period of time it took to finally win her favor, where she separated herself from the ashes of her marriage with the Demon Bull King.  Iron Fan doesn’t want to be angry for so long again, not after stewing on her well-concealed rage after so many years in that excuse of a relationship.

         Setting the statue and paintbrush to the side, she turns to give Sheng her full attention, poised and prepared for the confrontation of her second-eldest.

   @clicktogether​​ foretold :   ❝ i don't get it, mother... ❞ red son asks, breathing in a bit. his gaze was unfocused -- confused about the events that are transpiring. ❝ that... SIMIAN has ruined our family. destroyed our reputation. why continue to seek him out ? especially after... ❞ was red son not WORTHY of consideration ? he still felt the aches and pain of his battle with the monkey king. did that not mean anything to her ? the boy felt hurt by his mother's continued infatuation. / ( @/clicktogether ) hi 🥰

         Perhaps... it’s time for him to know the TRUTH.  That their royal family isn’t this intimidatingly picture-perfect unit that the princess had been so keen on trying to convince herself it was.  

   ❝ our family.. has been broken for longer than i’d care to admit, my son. ❞  Iron Fan replies, her demeanor as calm as a cloudless afternoon before the onslaught of a thundering downpour.  There is something brewing within her that she knows she cannot contain for much longer, and there is a twinge of guilt in her scarlet eyes and in the way her tail twitches beneath her, for having not been more upfront with her child about her feelings related to the... unanticipated circumstances.  

         Of course her only son is allowed to have his own opinions and feelings on the matter  --  maybe the royal has been TOO encouraging in this area of parenting, but better he speak too much to his mother than none at all.

   ❝ in my failure to keep the Bull King satisfied, he’s found his happiness elsewhere. ❞  She continues, gaze averting that of her troubled son’s as shame begins to creep in.  ❝ that is why he is away so often. and i’ve been waiting for him to come back to me for so long... ❞

         The princess takes a deep breath in before she finally faces her son again.

   ❝ you’re old enough that you can have your feelings about it, Red Son. but am i not entitled to mine, as well ? ❞  Iron Fan questions, a pained look on her features as she reaches out to rest a hand on his upper-arm.  ❝ i know it’s self-absorbed of me to seek happiness in another ; especially one who had tarnished our reputation long ago. but i’m tired of waiting and making compromises for someone who is never there for me. for us.. ❞

@clicktogether asked: " let me get this straight -- you had the option to rid us of sun wukong for all eternity... and you chose to keep him ? " sheng looks almost dumbfounded. like mk made an incorrect choice. still, a moment goes past before a hand is placed on mk's shoulders. " thank you. for stopping him from making a poorly thought decision. and thank you... for coming back. "

▬▬▬ ☁      There isn't much for MK to say. The entire ordeal was just another piece of trauma for him to add to the pile, and he was exhausted. But he hears Sheng out, unsure of where this was going. It took him by surprise when he was thanked and that was written all over his face. Despite the way he tensed up at the contact, he didn't move.

                              ❝ I couldn't let him leave you guys behind.. Not after everything you've all been through. ❞

                              MK's life was much more expendable. Not that he would say that out loud. He knew what everyone would say about it. There was no need to fuss over him. He'd sacrifice himself again if it meant the safety of the people he cared about.

                              A beat of silence before MK actually meets Sheng's eyes. He has no good way to respond past that statement, but it means a lot to know the other one cares.

sends this again for sheng dhvjn

@clicktogether asked: ❛  have you considered trying something else?  ❜ / from sheng !

                              ❝ hAvE yOu CoNsIdErEd TrYiNg SoMeThiNg ElSe? THAT'S WHAT YOU SOUND LIKE! ❞