#lmk headcanons

Macaque meets reader on a island and sees she also has six ears like him. They spend time and fall in love. Someday the others notice that macaque is acting strange and that he looks happier than normal. So ask him about it but he doesn't say anything, just opens a shadowportal to bring female reader over and introduces her to them.

I think bai he and reader would get along just fine

☆ Twelve Is Better Than Six, Right? — Macaque x Fem Reader HCs ☆

Genre: Fluff || She/her pronouns for reader || No warnings needed

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ᯓᡣ𐭩 Macaque is genuinely one of a kind, being one of the Four Celestial Primates and all. It was through this that he found a unique loneliness, there was never a way for him to truly "fit in", as it were. The first time this ideal was broken was when he met you. On an island he had taken to for some training, he met a demon with ears like his

ᯓᡣ𐭩 Macaque was initially very on guard and suspicious. His powers couldn't be replicated, of course, but yours still looked like his. It was... weird, Macaque decided. He still didn't trust you, but a part of him was curious. Enough to where he could start talking to you regularly

ᯓᡣ𐭩 Turns out your company wasn't bad, not at all. You were clever, so always fun to talk to, but also you respected his silence whenever he needed it. When his shoulders seemed a bit too tense and his jaw was clenched a bit too tightly, you sat back. That's what he liked the most

ᯓᡣ𐭩 Even months after he finished his training set, he still came back frequently to visit you. Your smile was brighter these days, and... were your eyes always that pretty? Did you always look at him like that? Uh oh. The feelings hit suddenly and they hit Macaque hard. It was really no surprise that only a few weeks later you two began dating

ᯓᡣ𐭩 Macaque made casual mentions about you here and there, ones that the Monkie Crew never thought too hard about. At first. After a while of him consistently mentioning visiting you almost every single day, the pestering began

ᯓᡣ𐭩 Why is he smiling more, huh? And not in the evil way, but one of those sappy ones he claims he doesn't have? And what's with the flowers that sometimes cling to his fur when he comes back? Macaque can only stand it for a few days before doing something about it. He opens up a portal, walks through, and within two minutes comes back with his arm linked with yours. He very bluntly explains that you're his girlfriend

ᯓᡣ𐭩 The room practically explodes with questions. Mei and MK are asking what it's like to date such a total recluse in a teasing way, and if Macaque really does have a soft side after all. Meanwhile, Tang is going full nerdy scholar over assessing your ears and general appearance, jumping at the opportunity to study more ancient demons that don't want to kill him

UWAHAHAHS I LOVE REINCARNATION HEADCANONS! THE ANGST, THE SLOW BURN, THE FLUFF, I LOVE IT ALL

Fits even more given Nezha has reincarnated himself a good time or two but, I'll still be writing him platonic

gonna do bulletpoint as a default

post note, like months years in advance: sorry for being so damn dead

Reader is Gender Neutral

Sun Wukong (Monkey King)

Wukong has dealt with his own fair share of watching his connections live and die

Most defintely his old companions and Master. He knows what it's like to grieve of those who you held dear, there's few who can live as long as he after all and even they are fewer and far in between of those that really /care/ for him like that that have bested the tests of time

So losing you around the time he loses all else he holds dear hit him

He's immortal like tens time over, it's bound to happen

But that doesn't make it easy with dealing with grief and the sorrow

He suggested using a peach on you before at least once, but you politely let him down on the idea

"Not something for you," you said. It was an experience you didn't want to go through yourself

And as much as Sun Wukong wanted to, considering he had PLENTY to go around even if it was against your wishes, thinking about you instead of himself would be the better option

That's not a pain he wished to put on you

It'd break his heart to watch the pain on your face almost daily

Plus, he's gone through FAR worse, so this'll pass right?

Wrong

Even when he thought he'd be able to deal with it and cope throughout the years, that hole in his heart kept him back for who knows how long

It was hard without you, if he were to be honest

So when he saw you (or at the very least who he thought looked HIGHLY similar to you) he thought he was delusional

Had to use his golden sight for a sec there

And lo and behold it's you? Like, your soul is there and whatnot but... not? It was hard to explain to himself

He didn't have time to go into it so he just tried to play it casual, trying not to react to any "you look familiar" comments and whatnot on impulse

One of the few times he keeps those in check

I imagine that Wukong does things he remember the old you loving, and by chance current you loves as well while keeping in mind the things that have changed

Whether it be his antics or his stories, he would do everything that made you smile and laugh in his wake.

Though, getting into his own head doesn't help and he thinks about the possibility of you rejecting him as a whole

And the thought kills him

He's not ready to lose you again

So imagine the surprise and relief when he receives a confession from you

Cause Gods know he wasn't gonna make the first move

It... reminds him of the old you

Regardless of how you passed the first time, he'll stop at nothing to keep you close

He missed that warmth

RedSon

Redson is too familiar with loss

WAY too familiar

So when you passed, possibly followed either before or after his father was sealed, it didn't hit him well

You were the love of his life, the only one who could properly handle him

Fuel his fire or Put it out

It didn't matter

You could do it all and he'd obey without a second thought

So when you died it...

It crushed him

I imagine this ended up fueling Redson, for better or worse on his inventions

Including with bringing his father back

The bull clones were helpful. They could do their job

And keep him distracted

Because it's better to ignore the pain than let it fester

That's what he thinks, anyways

By the time he frees his father and is up to his shenanigans, he spots a familiar face in the crowd

Is that...?

No

Couldn't be

That's impossible

Yet MK was able to pull out the Monkey King's staff, so anything could happen at this rate...

...Redson's plans took a pause that day

He wasn't slacking off! Just... needed to make sure he wasn't seeing things

If he figured that out, it would make it easier to focus on his mission

He could send a bull clone to do it, but what good would that serve?

...This was for selfish reasons anyway. He had to be the one to see this through

Once he turned that corner, Redson couldn't believe his eyes

It was you

It really was you

Not you but... it damn near was

Things were different. Style of dress, your body language maybe

But things remained the same. The little things like any visible birthmarks, the sound of your voice, that cadence

It was unmistakable

After that day, little by little, Redson made his way back into your life

It was still Redson, and without you he seemed just as bad if not worse than he was prior to your death

Shorter temper and all that

But whatever drew you to him the first time, it brought you to him again

And he thanked the Jade Emperor himself that that was the case

You were able to rein him in again. You mellowed him out

I imagine you were the reason why he was so chill by season 3

Well

As chill as Redson can be at least

He was just glad to have you back

...Now about that world ending crisis-

Six-Eared Macaque/Liù ěr Míhóu

I imagine you were a part of the brotherhood along with Macaque

So imagine how he felt when he lost Wukong AND you

Whether you fell in battle against the Celestial Army or you passed just before his own Death

God forbid if you died alongside him

That might have fueled his already irrational actions with his fight against his former brother

When he died, he hoped he'd join you, one way or another

But fate seemed to have other plans

Macaque was revived, and besides abandoning Lady Bone Demon for his own livelihood, he hoped to find you

Whispers in the wind carried your name, somehow

And if he could be revived, what's stopping you from being revived too?

So he searched. He had no idea how long he searched, but damn did he look

He kept hearing your name

It was driving him mad

If you died by Wukong's hand, know that it fueled his hatred for the King even more

Between finding you and avenging his (or your) death(s), he was on a warpath

And then he found you

After years of endless searching and hearing your name echo in his skull without seeing your face

He found you

He did it.

He tested to see if you remembered him

But that confused, bewildered expression on your face...

God the pain in his chest was unbearably strong that day

There's phantom pains and then there's this

He holed himself up for a while after that

Once Macaque finally crawled out of his hidey hole, it took him a while to approach you again

Perhaps like.

After season 2 or 3's events awhile

He needed a push first

In between events of seasons 3 and 4, he tries again

Gets to know you

Understand you

The current you

You're different, but still the same to him in the ways that matter most

He's bad at this at first, an absolute mess around you when it's not being snarky or cheeky

But like Redson, whatever pulled you to Macaque before, it brought you back

Kept you around to help him out

And of course, clock his ass when he needs it

...He always loved that most about you

NeZha

Being someone who's most loyal to the Celestial Realm first and foremost, NeZha hadn't had many who he would consider closer

What with the life he had and his position now

So come to find out of your passing, especially if you were an immortal?

It hits him. Hard.

People around him in the Celestial Realm say that NeZha seems more distant than usual since news of your passing

He keeps it professional. There's no need for him to dwell on it

That's the image he paints anyway

He mourns in his own way

And mourning you makes the river dam break

But he still has a duty to uphold

Regardless of if he's hurting

Doing said job, though, NeZha stumbles upon a familiar face

At first, he doesn't entertain the idea. He didn't want to get distracted

But as fate would have it, you both cross paths again

He tries, Gods does he try not to have it happen again

But Fate is funny in how it works

You both keep crossing paths. Either being of your similar lines of work, or him somehow having to save your life

If he could, NeZha would start greying from the stress

Over time, though, the parts of you that brought him strong fondness start to appear again

It's few and far in between, because he's busy doing his job in the Celestial Realm

Obviously

But otherwise?

It's soothing. Having these moments of solace

It helps whenever he has a long day

NeZha eventually finds out you were reincarnated. Not like it wasn't obvious, of course

You were too similar to how you used to be to be a coincidence

No matter if you change outside, the soul always remains

Lego Monkie Kid has an interesting, often overlooked characteristic. That it is both a mythological and a futuristic world. It's like humans and mytho-creatures have evolved and lived within the same world since the beginning. And have reached the height of both technology and magic.

And the implications of the world building are fascinating. There is a literal heavenly court functioning as a governing party for the mythological society (and sometimes the human society). We have an afterlife underworld that is a reachable place, with its own governing body. We have kingdoms with queens and kings that function as sovereign land. Lots of Demon Royalty. Which kinda seems to create a sort of demon only hierarchy, with further implications of demon economics. But the crazy thing is that these society's lack true borders, they all overlap.

But back to the hook. Wukong being outcast of the demon half of society. Wukong is in his own right a king. A lot of the canon show villans (or simply even obstacles such as the Dragons which seem to hold the interesting place in lmk society of a high standing in all societies) are also royalty of some sort. Demon Bull King, Princess Iron Fan, Spider Queen, Lady Bone Demon, Scorpion Queen, the list goes on.

Monkey King was, as evident during the Brotherhood arc, a part of the demon society. He fought against Heaven (but seemed to enjoy demanding his way into their society) and seemed an outsider to the human world. Demon society (from what I can get from the show) seems to gain wealth and resources from trying to conquer human cities and possibly other demon territories.

Monkey King's Flower Fruit Mountain was already a rich kingdom. And Wukong (especially after stacking immortality buffs) was a sufficient enough army to protect said kingdom. He had demon allies and even still now garners respect (if disdainful) and fear from other demons. I see this as enough evidence to believe that Wukong originally was a respected (and feared) member of demon society.

It is canon that Wukong lived an incredibly isolated life before MK.

It is canon that he completed the Journey making plenty of enemies, especially whilst protecting a human monk from fellow demons.

And while Wukong himself is technically not a demon, he was a part of demon society (theoretically).

And now he seemingly is not.

The argument could be made that Wukong is simply not part of any society or that demon society is fully integrated with human society, leaving my idea debunked. (But again, the show is as clear as a kids cartoon can be, that the demons within human society are special cases and not a fully integrated demographic).

And LMK has kinda given us this interesting dynamic with Wukong being beloved by humanity, detested by demons, and having an uneasy alliance with the celestials. (More so on the last one, if LMK has adapted Wukong's ascension into the Victorious Fighting Buddha).

Anyway, all that just to say I like to play around with the idea that Wukong is kinda the demon society equivalent of a "canceled" celebrity.

Wukong, texting: "Just checking in! How are the cubs?" Macaque: (*sends photoshopped image of the baby monkeys and shadow cubs flying away on the Staff*) Macaque: "they doing fine :3" Wukong, panicking: "WHAT?!" Macaque: (*turns off phone*)

Second off, after seeing part 20 of the drunken shenanigans comic, I was wondering if you know how Wukong got all of his scars? And if so, do he and Mac have any prominent scars elsewhere that have interesting stories to go with them?

On a similar note, has Mac ever seen Wukong without all his glamours since coming back to life? (Did he see him deglamoured before he bounced?)

aww thank you :D <3

i dooo (mostly)

when designing wukongs scars i figured the only scars that would stay are either from repeated injury or a very powerful being

bc let's be real, that whole man would be a walking scar otherwise-

so the obvious ones i think are on the head from the circlet, and his neck from pulling his favourite party trick of cutting his head off

the one on the mouth is from his time under the mountain where he was only given molten copper to drink (and iron balls to eat) in my copy of JTTW that was the only torture mentioned, but i have been told that in other versions/translations his mouth was held open with hooks to feed him would've added those too, so if you see my design change over time, now you know why lmao-

the big scratch on his face is from the fight with macaque™️ i wanted them too look like they were done in a moment of panic because normally you don't fight by scratching (at least in my hc) it only hurts the outer layer, and a punch just does more in the long run

the little scratches on his eyebrow and ear are from fights on his journey

i haven't drawn designs for their whole body scars yet (partly because i still need to finish reading JTTW cus i wanna implement more lore but reading is hard 😭) but there are some hopefully one day i will finish it and then i can give you an update lmao-

but something i can say is that wukong definitely has a lot of burn scars from his time being cooked and macaque from being a literal corpse

୧ ‧₊˚ 🐒 ⋮ Mk - Variety Content Channel !!!

[1] ⋮ Mk runs a channel of his own– But typically tends to make appearances of other folks channels! Such as Mei, Pigsy's.. Random people recording on the streets of metropolis as he goes about his day as a noodle delivery boy and a hero..

[2] ⋮ Mk actually does a lot of work for his friends channels! He's featured in a lot Mei's content as her bestfriend which doesn't feel very much like work to either of them as it's just for fun, but he created all the of the art featured on Mei's socials such as icons, emotes, banners, intros, outros and other fun custom artsy things!

[3] ⋮ Mk then also helps with editing, graphic design and other digital promotional media for Pigsy's Noodles! In regards to YouTube content specifically, he records some day-to-day footage and then utilizes his editing and graphic design skills to turn them into advertisements!

[4] ⋮ IN REGARDS TO HIS OWN CHANNEL.. Mk is a variety channel and uploads whatever he's interested in at the time! However, a lot of art related vidoes such as speed draws and sketch book tours can be found on his channel! A lot of it is typically Monkie Kid fan art or personal art of him and his friends.

[5] ⋮ Mk also posts gaming content on his channel, solo and multi-player with his friends! Many of the games revolve around monkey king on his channel as that is one of his main interests, but he makes content with some other fighting games, VR, and probably just dance too!

[6] ⋮ Mk also makes content centered around him reviewing these games here and there; but also some films like Monkey Cop! A lot of random stuff of whatever he's thinking about.

[7] ⋮ Mk tends to post whatever he's interested in with little to no consistency in content or a upload schedule; they're done in motivational bursts rather than consistent content– And that only adds on since he tends to be quite busy with hanging out with his friends, working at Pigsy's, training and saving the world. I'd imagine it's a lot of uploads all at once then not uploading for a while. That doesn't mean he isn't active on YouTube though, he watches a lot of content on there generally and is pretty active with commenting.

[8] ⋮ Mk would be pretty receptive with his subscribers, enjoying interacting with them in relation their shared interests! Responding to comments, hearting them and taking requests for videos here and there!

୧ ‧₊˚ 🐲 ⋮ Mei – Vlogging, Chatting & Gaming Channel !!!

[1] ⋮ Mei runs her own YouTube channel that centers around live streaming her chaotic life, interacting with her fan base and gaming!! She doesn't tend to create a lot of content fit for any other format as she simply enjoys live streaming.

[2] ⋮ Mei is pretty popular within the streaming community due to her energetic personality, the crazy adventures she streams and how interactive she is with her fan base!!

[3] ⋮ Mei commissioned Mk to create all of the art featured on her channel such as her icons, emotes, banners intros, outros and other artsy things! Mei also has moderators who help organize and keep things non-toxic and fun within the chat!

[4] ⋮ The majority of Mei's fan base doesn't fully grasp the reality that she's around doing crazy things.. Like the time she sneaked into heaven with Red Son most were under the impression she was actually just at a crazy escape room. It makes for fun gags and inside jokes within her community!

[5] ⋮ Mei is totally down to do collaborations and features on her channel; Mk is featured within a lot of her live streams and is loved within her community specifically! For her gaming content, I think she'd collab with other creators within the space! Her friends within the LMK cas besides Mk are also featured and mentioned quite a bit as she spends a lot of time with them as she live streams her life!

[6] ⋮ Mei streams pretty frequently; probably every other day or so! Having so many people to chat with and experience things with makes life way less boring and way more excitable whether it's her day to day life, whatever game she's playing she'd otherwise be playing alone, or instead of just being bored she can chat with her fans!!

[7] ⋮ Having a live YouTube channel also helps Mei with her self expression! She has her moments where she feels down about herself in relation to how she's been ostracized in the past and the responsibility of being a vessel for the Samahdi fire.. But going on live, goofing off and people showing up for HER makes her feel a lot more content and confident.

[8] ⋮ She does also stream as a job though, working part time at her family's museum (and getting involved in the buisnness in the future) and her other part time as streaming! She makes a pretty decent amount from how popular and authentic she is)

[9] ⋮ That all being said though, she ultimately does it just for fun at the end of the day!

୧ ‧₊˚ 🍜 ⋮ Pigsy – Pigsy's Noodles Business Channel !!!

[1] ⋮ Pigsy isn't very tech savvy as an older, gruff, traditional man.. But thought running some social media accounts would be good for business, including a YouTube channel!

[2] ⋮ A lot of his content wasn't very popular though; not having catch attention elements like thumbnails, relevant titles, descriptions, etc. And the videos themselves were.. A bit slow and clumsy.

[3] ⋮ Pigsy brought up the lack of popularity and attention towards his advertisements to Mk, who then took the main hold of the online promotional material with Pigsy's Noodles under Pigsy's channel and other social medias!

[4] ⋮ Pigsy doesn't tend to spend a lot of time catering towards their social media page; but on occasion responds to inquiries under the page regarding locations, events, menus, etc when Mk hasn't gotten around to it!

[5] ⋮ As mentioned earlier, Mk mostly handles the page and content on the channel! It's polished and spliced footage all put together ranging from small attention grabbing ads to larger form videos (like, up to a few minutes..) with events they attend in their food truck.

[6] ⋮ On occasion, I think Mk does get Pigsy to do silly little trends and challenges they could relate to the restaurant.. Pigsy isn't a huge fan of them typically.

୧ ‧₊˚ 📚 ⋮ Tang – History Channel !!!

[1] ⋮ Tang is a bit more tech savvy than Pigsy; but doesn't tend to hop online to create content a lot, he prefers learning from actual physical copies.. But sometimes also crazy history recaps on YouTube here and there maybe.

[2] ⋮ However, whenever Tang does upload content, it's related to Chinese history, literature and mythology!

[3] ⋮ Tang's videos tend to be long-winded and have little to no editing outside of text for thumbnails; he's typically reading from his notes/research directly and uses a projector for images for a presentation/lecture style of video.

[4] ⋮ His content is very educational and intriguing for history buffs, but a snooze fest people already bored by the topic of history.

[5] ⋮ Tang doesn't tend to upload a lot and doesn't get much traction on his videos, but he tries to not let it bum him out as interacts with other historians and history buffs in other communities quite a bit.

[6] ⋮ Since starting a food review blog; Tang has also uploaded some content related to reviewing food! It isn't picked up yet either unfortunately and follows a similar style of little to no editing, but in-depth reviews on the whole experience.

୧ ‧₊˚ 🌊 ⋮ Sandy (And Mo) – Wellness Channel !!!

[1] ⋮ Sandy had been on YouTube as a frequent viewer of cat videos for a while.. But decided to start his own channel focusing on wellness, mental health, growth and self-reflection in order to encourage others on their own journey of self-improvement some time after he adopted Mo.

[2] ⋮ Sandy doesn't upload that frequently; but whenever he does they're typically short videos with no editing that come off as very charming and genuine. They're almost live footage as he uploads it right after he records it usually.

[3] ⋮ A lot of Sandy's videos are recorded within his home, or in nature as he takes walks for wellness!

[4] ⋮ In these videos, he tends to speak a bit on his own experiences and gives advice to people struggling similarly. It's simple, sincere yet thought provoking in the way he discusses the topics he brings up.

[5] ⋮ Sandy doesn't have a large fan base, but his comments typically have a few people who share their own experiences or graduate towards the content. And Sandy always makes sure to reply to them in the most sincere, heartfelt way as possible.

୧ ‧₊˚ 🔥 ⋮ The Demon Bull Family – Family Channel (Turned later into a business channel) !!!

[1] ⋮ Red Son initially created the channel to bring power to the Demon Bull Family through social media!!!!1

[2] ⋮ Red Son attempted to blog their everyday and villainous lives. It didn't pick up much traction at first, but after Red Son nudged (hacked) the algorithm, they were all over social media.

[3] ⋮ The Demon Bull King and Princess Iron Fan became more involved and techy savvy with the channel around this time and began to create their own content to upload on the channel along side Red Son. Red Son tried to direct family vlogging that could come off as.. Staged and inauthentic at times.. To push their brand. DBK focused videos threatening his enemies and "the haters" and Princess Iron Fan did a bit of both, starting her own direction with videos and responding in comment sections rather than videos.

[4] ⋮ The channel then went viral as people made expose videos discussing how they videos were staged and inauthentic, DBK and PIF's aggressive behavior towards fans and their controversial history from 500+ years ago, which garnished a lot of negative attention towards the family, but attention nonetheless!

[5] ⋮ And then their 15 minutes of fame were over and the internet moved on.

[6] ⋮ Now their YouTube channel focuses on their barbecue buisnness. It's been doing decently well as their business has grown more successful over time.. Along with their history from before with the channel giving them a bit of a boost. Now other channels cover "WHERE IS THE DEMON BULL FAMILY NOW?"

୧ ‧₊˚ 🍑 ⋮ Sun Wukong – Fan Page Channel !!!

[1] ⋮ Literally runs a fan page/stan channel for himself on YouTube and across all other social medias.

[2] ⋮ It's a huge channel, but nobody is aware that he's running it. Even within the rest of the LMK cas. He isn't embarrassed about it, just very humble.. As he can be running a fan page for himself.

[3] ⋮ A lot of the channel features clips of depictions of himself from various medias ranging from films, games and parades! All with that bright, sorta blurry filter. Clips and typically longer length videos are also reuploaded onto the channel with parades and events he or depictions of himself are featured within.

[4] ⋮ He uses the community tab frequently for pictures of these and fan art! He also just sometimes shares random facts about himself from time to time, then people usually argue like "Sun Wukong would never like that. Source?"

[5] ⋮ He watches the content he posted on the channel all the time.

[6] ⋮ Sun Wukong doesn't usually respond to the comments at all, but he makes sure to read them, especially ones that discuss him or compliment him in some way.

୧ ‧₊˚ 🎭 ⋮ Macaque – Art Channel !!!

[1] ⋮ Macaque tends to keep to himself, but decided to create his own channel to upload on after being inspired and seeing how much joy it brings the LMK cas.

[2] ⋮ Macaque doesn't post a lot as he wants to remain small, undetected and creates content entirely for himself. He tends to conceal his identity within the videos by wearing robes that cover his face.

[3] ⋮ Macaque creates time-lapse videos of him creating art with alternative music playing in the background! It is certainly an experience considering his art style.

[4] ⋮ Overtime with his graffiti work specifically though, I think you can see him improve over time within the videos.