#poor mk

I kept having to fix the last panel-

so…. Instead of Macaque’s staff I put…. THE SANDAL!!!! 🩴

Anyways…. I hope you enjoy this.😋

The two inspirations I needed for the poses and coloring

LMAO NOT THE CHANCLA 😭 THIS IS AMAZING THANK YOU!!

I did poison MK

Mk is reckless with his own life, and he loves friends and family more then he could love himself, it's where his over protectivness stems from. (That and his self sacrificial nature is probably programmed into him by nature, fucking thanks nuwa. The THE ONE mother figure mk has and she had to be the one that fucks up a perfectly good child)

Nezha may be immortal but mk would still actually jump in front of a blade for him without hesitation.

Tw mentions of past and attempted self sacrifice

This works very well, afterall Nezha would do the exact same thing because he shares a similar mentality. You don’t just sacrifice yourself for your family without having some issues.

This would come to a head at a terrible time, mid battle with a demon! Mk and Nezha both struggling early on in their relationship, pre-therapy, wanting to protect the other while also bringing down the big bad. Nezha might take a blow that was meant for Mk, and Mk freaks.

He and Nezha get into it. Nezha isn’t that hurt, mostly bruised, but Mk is absolutely losing his mind over the fact that his beloved just got hurt because of him.

Then you have Nezha who is trying to talk to his bf, but mk won’t listen, and they progressively get louder and louder. Until it reaches a point where Mk and Nezha are screaming at eachother in the middle of the battle field, and the fighting just… stops, because nobody has seen either of them get like this. The demon akwardly apologies to the others and leaves because damn this is awkward.

But the two idiots don’t notice, they just keep up the screaming match. Until Nezha has enough, and tells Mk in no uncertain terms that this shit isn’t going to work. He’s a celestial warrior, he can hold his own, and he doesn’t need to be coddled. Mk tries argues that he just wants to protect Nezha, but Nezha stands firm.

They don’t talk for a month.

Nezha is miserable during that time, and Jing teaches him the wonders of growing your sorrows in (strawberry) ice cream and crying into the pillows.

Mk in the other hand is left to think, and with some encouragement form ye others, decides to seek therapy with Sandy. It’s not easy, and the whole month without Nezha is agonizing, but Mk is determined to improve himself before he asks Nezha out again.

After a month, Nezha’s absence was strong enough to motivate Mk to reach out. Nezha was hesitant, but accepted a simple picnic date “to talk”.

It was by far, the most sweetest thing. Picknic basket full of all of Nezha’s favorites, a pretty strawberry themed blanket, and quiet spot outside the city where no one could see them.

They chatted for a bit, akwardly feeling things out, until Mk comes out and apologizes to Nezha for all the hovering. He akwardly explains that he just didn’t want Nezha to get hurt, and that he never saw the Prince as incompetent. That seeing Nezha hurt, even if a bit, was like lighting a fire. But he also apologies for overstepping boundaries, and acknowledges that he is working on the problem.

Nezha himself apologizes as well, aware that he had similar reactions in the past to Mk taking blows for him. He also apologizes for causing such a big blow out about it in public instead of privately, but Mk insisted it was fine, and that it was the wake up call he needed.

Nezha def cries when Mk asked if he’d still be his precious strawberry, and Mk nearly cried when Nezha agreed.

Day 2: “Protective”

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Will you look at that! It’s Catch and Release 💜

Are Peaches and Macaque closer in this au where they are kinda into each other but don't know how to admit it yet?

And what happens when Mk finds out that Wukong made the "Mandatory Home Visit"?

in the modern mk au, macaque and reader have a bit of a...flirtation going on.

so, in this version, macaque took wukongs place on the journey because wukong was busy being a villain, and macaque actually seemed like he wanted to be a hero. he and reader's past incarnation were very good friends (though mac wanted to be more), and he's the one who helped reader escape wukong, hiding her away and allowing her to live peacefully among other humans until she died.

macaque thought that was the best thing to do for her at the time, and that she shouldn't be burdened with his feelings. however, seeing her in this new world, in a new form so similar to her last...macaque can't help but wonder if this is his second chance. she's not burdened by any great responsibility in this iteration, no grand quest she's destined to aid in.

he could...he could be with her this time.

there's nothing in the way, wukong hasn't been seen in two centuries, he's so much stronger now, there's a chance–he knows he can protect her this time.

and he makes a point to make reader feel safe around him. he treats her with a certain fond gentleness that he doesn't show anyone else. reader can't help but be fond of him in return, and she can appreciate his snark and sarcasm in a way the others of mk's group can't. however, they can't help but be a little appreciative of how reader has helped the normally distant hero macaque open up. he's better to all of them thanks to her.

macaque's a much kinder mentor in this au, too. that's not to say mk is getting off easy, but macaque definitely isn't as ruthless as wukong. mac sees wukong's crafty, cutthroat fighting style in the way mk fights. it's unnerving. he tries to be the "good cop" to mk, letting him take breaks to go be a kid and encouraging him in a way he's sure the monkey king won't.

as for the "mandatory home visit," it went about as well as you'd expect. wukong pressing mk for information about his stay in the mortal world while they spar on a mountain far from the city; how's it going, how are your friends, how're the mortals treating you, mhmm, cool, great, nice story bud. now, what about that girl who works with you at the noodle shop, what's her deal? she's nice, is she single, or–?

it's definitely an awkward conversation for mk. why does wukong care about his friend reader so much? yeah sure, mk kinda sees her like the mom he never had since she's the oldest female member of his friend group and she's really nice to him, but...

...but–thats not the point. why is his dad being so weird about her!? wukong, naturally, dodges any questions from mk about who reader is to him. so, seeing that his father is being a similar kind of weird about reader that his mentor is, he decides to ask macaque instead.