#mking

I don't think I ever posted these? Sorry for the repost if I did. Here are the newest outfits for Monkie Queen Red and MKing!

I've officially laid down what I want the basis of the AU to be & gotten it worked out up to their marriage. Past that, I don't know. That's why I've never done anything proper with this AU, because like... What's the story once they're married, lmao?

I no longer have enough energy to be cryptic, so you're getting a real answer <3! This is all up-to-date lore!! Though it's subject to change, I don't think it will! Hopefully!!!

"It" refers to the ink curse from the scroll! Though, honestly, calling them a curse isn't correct. They're a binding spell (as they and Red Son will inform you). Its final goal is to survive and get the story right.

Survival is a tangential goal compared to the story. They attached themselves to MK not out of a want, need, or instinct to survive, but out of a drive to fulfill their purpose; a completely logical process. Any desperation they showed in the moment was a replication of the people they've held in their clutches.

It's spent a long while with MK at this point, and they've come to a conclusion: MK doesn't know how the story goes.

If It could feel bad, they would. They forgive him, after this many years by his side. Clearly, MK is lost. Clearly, MK has memory issues or SOMETHING because he cannot remember how the story goes. So, they will just guide him in the right direction, and take over when needed.

(Of course, there is no story they're retelling — no collection of memories beyond the present — but I don't know if the curse would have the capacity to know that. Its job is to make sure that everyone stays in the scroll, and sticks to the script and proper timeline. When there's no longer a scroll, there's no script, but there is a timeline… Where does that leave the curse? To run magic "coding" that doesn't properly function, I suppose.

1: I was wondering what would happen if Redson unintentionally broke the rules

For example, if Redson woke up from a nightmare screaming/crying (because trauma) or if he got hurt and reacted loudly because of it, what would happen?

Would he still be punished for being loud, or comforted for being hurt/scared? Maybe he'd be comforted first but punished later since he still broke the rules, and what would that punishment be?

I was curious about how it would be dealt with in comparison to the other rules being broke because in these scenarios Redson didn't intentionally/try to break any rules, it was just a natural reaction to something bad happening.

Idk, I just thought that certain punishments being different depending on the circumstances was interesting and got curious?  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

2: (which is a completely unrelated question to the first) assuming 'it' also effects MK's clones, does that mean they're somehow even more unhinged than in canon? Does MK summon them often to keep an eye on Redson while he's busy or away doing.. King stuff, ig??

How do they treat Redson; like do they actively try to make him do things (party, if the porty clone is watching him. Pose for portraits if the artist clone is watching him, etc?) Or do they just kinda make sure he stays in one area and hover around him to make sure he doesn't get hurt/try to leave?

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1) It's been quite a while since Red was punished for a nightmare.

It used to happen all the time; when he would wake up screaming and crying, clawing for safety from the beast he shares a bed with. And in those moments, MK, yes, MK, would comfort him. He knew it was MK from the cautious, confused, but not frantic comforting, the quiet laughter as he asked Red, "What's happening, guy? Did you have a really bad nightmare? I used to get those. Come here, Red. C'mere."

But then, after all the tears kissed away and the quiet stories to make him laugh, MK would slip out of his hands again like the dying embers of his own magic. And the King was back. They're not different people, that's not what Red is saying, but MK is MKing unburdened by It. And It... It was never happy with Red's outbursts.

Outbursts in their bed would be punished by banishing him from it, locking Red in 'His Room'. Red hates His Room, that prison It kept him in.

This doll set.

2) MKing doesn't use his clones because It affects his clones. They get mean and vicious without anything to hold them back, or just poof into black dust on . Luckily, they've never been around Red.

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Oh, wow, this is a new question. Hm... I've never really thought about this in depth before now, but I've written down a few things that MK would think about. He would be very confused about you asking what his partner is 'allowed' to do and say Red's allowed to do whatever he wants, but if you convinced him to answer the question...

Oh, also, this is written in code. Have fun! Trigger warning for forced affection and implied domestic violence.

Red is encouraged to give affection to MK! (And to It. It doesn't have any care for the affection itself, but It likes feeling in control.) MK loves kisses from his partner, even if they're the chaste, little ones that his wife gives him after one of his days when he's stuck in his head. He's fighting so hard against The Curse he's barely keeping Red safe from it. Honestly, those chaste kisses are a blessing on those days. A reminder of how lucky he is that Red is staying by his side. It must be so scary, when he gets lost in his head. Does he just go blank entirely?

Red is allowed (barely) to keep flowers! He loves flowers, but they have to be fake. He'll cry if they're real, but MK's forgotten that. He has what seems to be a million vases full of fake flowers, they line every hall of the castle. Red loves them so much, so MK... MK doesn't like it, but he knows Red cares about it an awful lot so he designated an entire room of the castle to be the flower room! Anything for his partner.

Red is allowed to tend to his own wounds. Red is so silly sometimes, and he breaks his vases on his own and hurts himself, which makes MK panic and feel awful and want to throw up, so Red patches himself up. MK doesn't even have to ask or see or know, which is really nice of Red. MK feels awful, not being able to comfort him, but he knows Red would come to him if he needed it, because he does. His wife loves him forever, always, right next to him.

Red is allowed to spent time next to MK. Usually he's just sitting there while MK's doing something which is a bit weird, but MK doesn't... MK doesn't question it because it's perfectly normal. That's just how Red and him are, other people wouldn't get it. MK still draws, he loves it, and Red sits and watches. Red brushes his hair with his dainty fingers, because he won't touch his comb anymore (and that's good), while MK works on a sketch. As they settled into marriage—what a thought, HE married RED SON—he'd learned Red was far quieter than he had any right to be. He's quiet, meek even, and it unsettles MK a fair bit. And he'll be sat there, in his absolute silence, until a voice (that's still too loud) says "Your art keeps getting better, N- My Love. How do you do it?"

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The only ones MKing knows he has are being loving, looking pretty, and giving the best kisses.

On the side of duties MKing doesn't know Red has, he mostly just fixes MKing's diplomatic fails and makes sure the man's random left turns in politics don't hurt anyone.

Red's learned not to question when MKing randomly, inexplicably changes his stance on something, and instead just worries about fixing it when the king does something terrible (preferably before he does a complete 180° and freaks out over a law he passed).

This leads to Red picking up a behavior where he agrees with everything MKing says, leading to conversations just a bit like this:

"I think we should kill more people."

"That makes perfect sense."

"Wait, actually, let's not kill anyone."

1. Why Mk doesn't like that Red loves his fake flowers?

2. Which one(Mk or It) is happy that Red doesn't touch his comb anymore, and why?

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MK doesn't like it... MK doesn't like it... wait when did MK say that? That really doesn't sound like him! And he'd know if he said something.

MKing update!!

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Why can't Wukong talk about MKing?

Because It made him unable to.

The decision was It's. Wukong, that awful wife stealing bitch, tried to take their pride and joy. Honestly, they'd been so fucking kind to him. Sure, he was the king, but he stepped down. Sure, Flower Fruit Mountain is his home, but he surrendered it with his position. Sure, Red Son is his nephew, but he's THEIR wife.

MK was even going to let him live on the mountain with them, which It thinks was far too close. Everyone else is in the city, Red Son's parents are in the desert. Why on EARTH would he let the MONKEY KING be on the same mountain?

MK had been so sweet, so considering, so kind, even in It's opinion. It has always seen everyone's ulterior motive, seen through the lies, but MK had none. He just wanted Wukong happy. It couldn't believe it at the time, even. And then Wukong BETRAYED THEM. Brought the Bull Family right to their DOOR, made MK FIGHT them!

And then when he'd lost, he'd TRICKED MK. MK was pathetic, lied to himself, couldn't even hold his own against It! He didn't stand a chance against Wukong's sweet lies, so It had to make sure Wukong couldn't speak a single word! Not a word about Red, not a word about MK, not a word about this mountain!