Almost too late | Monkey King (Netflix 2023)
Description: While helping Monkey fight a demon, one of it’s clones stole you away, the Demon promised Monkey that you’d never be seen again… but when you come back, Monkey can no longer keep his secret. [Angst/ love confession]
➜ Requested by @kaycode1999 : I LOVE your head-canons/writings for Monkey King 2023. Could you do one where Wukong maybe thought the reader was killed by a demon or something but then he sees them and it’s both a love confession and first kiss?
a/n: Thank you! i’m so glad you love them! I absolutely love this request !! This one got away from me.. sorry!
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It happened so fast that Monkey couldn’t do anything about it. Not in time anyway. The demon had summoned their clones and before Monkey knew it, he’d been surrounded. He knew that he couldn’t die, it wasn’t himself that he feared for. You had disappeared and though he had told you to stay back, he knew you’d secretly followed him into battle.
He should have said something. He should have let on that he saw you trailing behind him, failing miserably at the stealth skills he’d tried to teach you. Yet he hadn’t, and now you were gone. His mind wouldn’t stop spinning, replaying the events that had unfolded just days ago.
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“Monkey!!”
Your voice called out to him, silencing the rage ringing in his ears. His eyes flashed back to their normal state, the red draining from them at the sound of your pain stricken cries.
“What-” Monkey let’s go of the demon, his hand aching from the grip. His eyes darted around the village, clone after clone, he felt dizzy.
“You let them go!” He growled, tackling the demon. “Call them off!” He demanded, eyes red and full of fury once more.
The demon smirked. “No, great Monkey King. If they are your weakness, i will take them” It rumbled, evil sending a chill down Monkey’s back.
Monkey was growing desperate. After your last cry, you’d fallen silent. He was worried. The demon was right, you were his weakness and he hated you for it.
“Argh- fine!” Monkey shoves the demon into the ground before rushing towards you.
“Y/n!? I’m coming! Talk to me!” He begged, there were tears in the corner of his eyes and he was unable to hide the worry as his voice rose in fear. He was about to cry over you? What was this?
By the time Monkey reached the place you last cried out from, you were gone. After a moment, Monkey realized that not only you, but the clones were gone as well.
“No” He shakes his head, eyes frantically searching the now burning, empty village.
You were gone. His pebble was gone.
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Monkey hadn’t stopped searching for you, he tore apart the entire village day in and day out. The only thing he found was your necklace. The necklace you never took off. It shattered his heart knowing that he could have prevented this. Not only that he could have saved you, but knowing that he could have saved the one person who had ever shown him any kindness or love destroyed him.
He should have been nicer to you.
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Monkey sits at the edge of his cliff. He had returned here in a last desperate attempt at finding you. Remembering that time he told you that if you ever got separated, to return to the cliff where his rock remained.
Only you weren’t here, and his heart had broken further.
Monkey sits with his head in his hand. He flicks a rock from the ledge, watching as it plummets down into the green forest below. Part of him hoped it would hit the elder one.
“Hey…”
Monkey’s grip on stick tightens at the sound of a voice and he whips around.
Then, tearful bloodshot eyes meet puffy swelled eyes and stick falls to the ground with a whir. Monkey stands there, arms at his side, mouth agape, stunned.
“I told ya’ you couldn’t get rid of me that easily” You chuckle weakly, holding your side and wincing.
As soon as you speak, Monkey darts towards you and scoops you into his arms, spinning you around. It’s as if all life rushes back into his face upon touching you, he squeezes you tightly, causing you to whimper in pain.
“Oh- sorry” He sits you down. “I- i thought i lost you” Monkey whispers, your hand still in his.
“I escaped, but only barely. Some of the towns people were with me…” Your voice trails off. “They weren’t so lucky”.
Your words go in one ear and out the other and Monkey feels his chest tighten. He has to tell you. He can’t keep pretending he doesn’t care anymore, not after this.
“Listen I…” Monkey pauses, his eyes soft as they stare into yours. “I…” His brows furrow, you can see how much he’s struggling.
“I love… you” He finally says, his hand squeezes yours tightly.
You’re shocked. Monkey? Loves me? And he just confessed? Maybe you should nearly die more often.
“Monkey…”
“Just say something” He says, eyes darting away nervously. “Get it over with already” He’s preparing himself for rejection.
Instead, you pull him into a kiss, his tail shoots into the air and his eyes widen.
You put your hand on the back of his head, pulling him further into the kiss. Suddenly you feel his tail wrap around you and he leans closer.
When you pull away for air, he speaks.
“I’m never letting you go into a battle ever again” He says sternly.
“Fine”
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