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I love Monkie kid and the way they tell stories but oh my GODS this unreliable narrator stuff starting to stress me out
(Note: i've only seen up to ses 4 ep 8 no spoilers in the tags please)
#knox rambles#LOVE THE SHOW#BUT ALL THIS 'THIS IS WHAT HAPPENDED' BUT ITS NOT ACTUALLY WHAT HAPPENED IS STRESSING ME#CAN WE GET A STRAIGHT ANSWER FOR ONCE#ALL WE'VE GOT IS UNRELIABLE NARRATORS WHO TALK TRASH ABOUT MONKEY KING#EVERY TIME I TRY AND COME UP WITH A THEORY I HAVE TO CHECK WHO SAID THE THING IM BASING IT OFF OF TO SEE IF ITS PLAUSABLE OR NOT#AND HECK NO MATTER WHO SAYS IT YOU CANT TAKE IT SERIOUSLY#I JUST WANT A STRAIGHT ANSWERRRRRR#WE HAVE LIKE NEVER GOT ONE AND NOW THAT WE'RE INTO LORE ABOUT MONKEY KING ITS STRESSING MEEEEE#LIKE AZURE (spoilers for ep 8) MAKES IT SOUND LIKE WUKONG NEVER GOT THE MOUNTAIN OR RAN INTO BUDDAH#AND ITS POSSIBLE HE DOESNT KNOW BUT ITS ALSO POSSIBLE THEY JUST TOOK THOSE BITS OUT#BUT THERES NO WAY TO ACTUALLY TELL#AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA#i mean whatever the outcome im not gonna stop writing monkey king with his usual furnace buddah mountain stuff#just gotta add on him being low-key used by azure and fun stuff HDHDHFHHFG#also heck off topic suddenly but thinking suddenly about how Azure and Macaques perspectives of monkey king are opposites#FACINATING#mac: hes selfish he only cares about himself get out while you can he always wins and gets what he wants and leaves you behind#azure: hes selfless hes great he cares so much about his people and puts them before himself but he failed and keeps failing#azure: he doesnt know what hes doing#mac: he knows exactly what hes doing#SORRY SUCH A SIDE BAR THERE I MIGHT MAKE AN ACTUAL POST ABOUT IT LATER GOOD DAY
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greycaelum · 6 months
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Ok im gonna drop this here for u to write it whenever u want,cause its been hunting me
Royalty au where gojo and reader are living happily,that is until someone poisons his queen when they're having dinner together.
She drinks the wine,and suddenly falls to the ground while throwing up blood and blood running from her eyes. Shoko manages to save her and geto holds gojo back so he doesnt do anything stupid. But when his queen wakes up she's really weak so shoko tells gojo about a flower that'll heal her up,so gojo leaves in order to search for it.
But when he's back,geto leads him to the flower garden the queen loves and he finds her among the flowers,a little better and seeing her not on deadbed has him running toward her,lifting her up and spinning while both of them laugh and kiss
Happy ending
Scribbles & Doodles—Lotus Tears
—Elven Emperor Gojo Satoru X Human Empress Reader
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𑁍 Synopsis:
His azure orbs stare as you reach to cup his cheeks with a slight understanding frown painting your brows. It doesn't help that you are wearing the other pair of purple robes. It made his belly warm, and his chest swelled with pride. You are pairing... He was the only one who could wear the purple robes since he was born, a lone star, but not anymore. And that was enough to make his heart skip a beat. "Will you be back for dinner?" Your tone carried hope and joy into his day. He doesn't understand why he has to part with you every day... He heaved a sigh hoping the day turns to dusk soon so he can hold you again to his heart's content. "For you, always, My Flower."
𑁍 Genre: historical fantasy, elves/faes, dark magic if you squint, interracial marriage
𑁍 WC/CW/TW: (4.3k)— poison, mad Satoru, elven traditions and cultures, fluff, angst, comfort, implication of major character death, mating bonds, talks of rebirth
𑁍 ✒️☕: Hi to the person who sent this ask. Pardon the very long wait, but I loved writing this one, I just need to say your ask is one of my fave ideas for elf Satoru so I tweaked some things, fantasy tropes are my favorite to write to escape canon~ Grey,
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At night when you lay in their bed, your head atop his chest, he cannot sleep a wink for he has forever to spare and only a lifetime with you in his arms. For such a fragile flower, even a man who has grown bleak and untouched over the long passage of time, Satoru cannot help but stroke your head gently, scaring the pixies who would try to sneak in to soak with his mate's presence. He doesn't know if it's a good thing or bad that his mate is loved by the small faes. But one thing is for sure, he doesn't delight that they are trying to pry you awake from his arms. It's no secret he doesn't like sharing... especially when it's about you.
For a human to become the Empress of the High Courts is an unheard thing. Improbable would be the word. And you do not need to know what methods Satoru used to make this happen. Because you already knew that behind his delicate beauty, lies the prickly thorns that wield the absolute power over nature. There is a reason why he was able to rule undisputedly in the indifferent flow of nature over the passage of time.
When he married you, he knew he would uproot the earth and supplant it again and again to give whatever you desired. He is the supreme ruler and Emperor of the High Courts and would only sheath his indifference in the presence of his Empress. He has broken down the millennial walls covering his heart and found himself enthralled by the maiden who never feared the Dark Woods. She found beauty in the mystery of the borders, and he found solace in her presence. She has grown to be his beloved Flower.
Fortunately for you, even as a born human, you have adapted to the faes far quicker. Learning their language and making up for your lack of magic, you learned diplomacy. It was not easy to learn such an intricate affair, but fortune has smiled upon you, with Satoru, who has boundless knowledge of the matter to be your tutor.
"Is this adequate enough?" Satoru hopefully looked at you in the mirror and the craft he had finished for a satisfactory answer.
"Satoru, we are not going to any gathering, are we?" You chuckled as you sat in front of the golden mirror while Satoru stood behind, holding an ivory comb in his hand as he carefully brushed your silky tresses. Small flowers adorned your hair like trinkets as he wove them skillfully into a braid. At this point, your handmaidens have lost their job, with your mate attending to almost everything you need unless he is away for the court.
"At least let me do this before I leave for my duties." He brought the tip of your hair to his lips, kissing it as he stared at you, a longing look on his face. This prompt you to turn the chair and face the elven emperor.
His azure orbs stare as you reach to cup his cheeks with a slight understanding frown painting your brows. It doesn't help that you are wearing the other pair of purple robes. It made his belly warm, and his chest swelled with pride. You are pairing... He was the only one who could wear the purple robes since he was born, a lone star, but not anymore. And that was enough to make his heart skip a beat.
"Will you be back for dinner?" Your tone carried hope and joy into his day.
He doesn't understand why he has to part with you every day... He heaved a sigh hoping the day turns to dusk soon so he can hold you again to his heart's content.
"For you, always, My Flower." Satoru tilted your chin and pressed a kiss on your forehead. "I do not wish to leave." He grumbled and connected your forehead, staring right into your eyes.
Your soft chuckle fluttered through his ears as you reached to cup his cheeks and stare into his eyes. A sense of tranquility floated in your orbs bringing his heart into a puddle of cotton.
"I will wait for you at dinner, Satoru. So the earlier you finish the earlier we see each other. Alright?"
"Alright, as you wish." Satoru sighed and kissed the tip of your nose. "The things you make me do..."
He never thought he would one day sit under the shade of foliage with his Empress on his lap, reading through some parchments while he pilfered some wildflowers to braid her hair. Or to walk while gently pulling the reins of his equine, leading the elk through safe passages whilst you ride on the back. Things he never imagined and things he never thought he would do. But the second you came it all seemed natural for him to indulge you in every way possible.
You are like a brittle glass flower to him that he cannot help but wrap you in the most flawless silks and softest ermine furs. You evoke in him a firm sense of fierce protectiveness.
So imagine the horror and derangement inside him when you were still smiling and talking with him at the dinner table but suddenly blood flowed down your nose, followed by a series of coughs drawing blood from your throat as you dropped to the floor, desperately gasping for air.
If it wasn't for his friend Suguru, a Dragon Lord who he has grown with, who happened to visit the very same day only to pin him down in his rampage of killing the perpetrators hiding in the imperial kitchen staff, perhaps one-fourth of the castle must've already been slaughtered.
All he could see was red. The burning flames consuming the imperial castle and the wilting forest mirrored the despair in his heart. He couldn't hear that his people were wailing for him. All he could ever see was his mate dying each second from the potent poison coursing in her bloodstream.
"Don't touch her!"
He snarled with pure frenzy when Shoko tried to reach out to your unmoving body in his arms.
"Satoru, Shoko is only going to heal her. Your mate needs help." Suguru tried to reason with the livid, elven emperor cradling the unmoving body of his bleeding empress. "She would not do anything to her, only help her."
Suguru could see how unfocused and distraught the dark blue eyes of his friend were, so far from his usual calm and regal sense. Satoru's eyes were bloodshot red. Thankfully, he didn't move when Shoko reached out again to heal his mate. 
A faint color of life returned to your face, but you were still as pale as alabaster, still unconscious. The fire consuming the woods slowly died down... A slight sense of sanity returned to Satoru, who held you close, ready to hide you from the world if not for Shoko's words.
"She's in moratorium state... I've only managed to stabilize her body and freeze the poison to stop it from spreading further. Right now, we need to find an antidote... Or else she will only have seven days to live. For now, let's take the Empress to a safe place." Shoko pinched the bridge of her nose as she looked back to the fire slowly dying down, leaving shared trees and ashes. "And fix the chaos you have ignited, Your Majesty, the Emperor."
There are, but severely few times he let his emotions overcome him. He could count it in his hand. But ever since that sight of your throwing up blood, Satoru experienced a myriad of emotions he thought he was never capable of.
Fear... Despair... Uselessness... and most of all heartbreak...
You don't know how many millions of times his soul has shattered in every second he held your cold hand whilst he channeled all healing spell he knows into your body as you sleep on the cradle of the sacred tree cushioned by wildflowers and vines dangling down the archaic branches of the colossal wood. It seems you're merely asleep, but it feels like it's been forever since he last saw your eyes. The reality is that day by day, you are losing your life while all he can do is sit here, rooted in place, too afraid that if he steps away, he might not see you again.
"Your Majesty..." Shoko came forward. The Emperor has been sitting here for three days straight beside his dying mate in silence holding her hand, unmoving, and would attack anyone who dares to step one foot closer to the lying Empress. The court matters have been neglected, with only the elders holding the court together in his absence. The woodlands are closely related to the essence of the Emperor. The depression of his heart manifested in the woods, which gradually lost the green leaves and were replaced by withered branches...
"I have found a possible cure for the Empress."
Shoko had never felt strong empathy, but she did feel a bit of ache for her friend when he raised his head at her, almost pleading with his bloodshot eyes.
"Speak."
"Do you remember the Sacred Tombs of Tvar?"
The sacred burial grounds of the late Empresses. It's deep-seated in the heart of the Mountain of Hanging Tombs, guarded by the mythical beasts his forefathers have created to protect the resting place of the late Imperial Rulers.
"What about it?" Satoru has only been there once when his Imperial Father has taken him to visit his late Mother. It's a mystical mountain filled with ancient elements, from the creatures to the plants, that can only be heard in folklore.
"For high faes like us, the poison the Empress has induced was nothing serious. But to humans, it is lethal." Shoko sighed. "The spell I cast was only a valve to keep the poison at bay until we can find an antidote. On the seventh day, when the sun rises, the spell will cease to exist, and the poison will corrode her bo—"
"Tell me, what should I do? Anything Shoko. I would kill if I had to." The bones on his knuckles protruded with his clenched fists. The Emperor cut her off. He would not hear her say such ominous words about his mate's life.
He would uproot the earth to find anything that can cure you. Anything.
"Killing might be going too far, but it's not impossible." Shoko took out from her robe a parchment containing a sketch of what seemed like a flower and handed it to her Emperor. She never slept over the three days in a desperate search for any cure. "There's a flower that can only be seen in the Sacred Tombs of Tvar that may be able to save the Empress. As we all know, only the direct descendant of the Imperial Family can enter the Mountain of Hanging Tombs."
The Mountain of Hanging Tombs is as ominous as the name implies. It's a mountain range covered with black mist and ferocious mythical animals and exotic plants. It's not that only the direct descendants of the Imperial Elven Bloodline can enter the mountains, but the lower beasts residing on the foot of the mountains refrain from attacking an imperial descendant since they are born from the first Emperor's blood as well. No ordinary fae can survive these mythical beasts, and could only result in death. Thus, it has become known not to venture deep into the mountains.
Satoru, however, wasted no time to cross the valleys leading to the burial grounds. He needs to find that flower.
Lotus Tears...
It is said that the flower can heal any illness. However, it's impossible to scour for the elusive flower, which roots deep only in the burial grounds of the Empresses and leave unscathed from the toxic plants and mythical animals on top of the Mountain of Hanging Tombs that will attack him at any given second.
"Why do you always put the flower on my left ear? I'm not yet married." You asked him during one of the days he stayed longer to watch over you as you searched for some wild, beautiful flowers in the woods.
Satoru stared at the magenta lilacs he conjured from his hands and tucked them into your left ear.
"You look beautiful in any shade of purple..." It matches the color of his robe.
You pursed your lips and huffed clearly not satisfied by his vague answer.
"You didn't answer my question, Satoru."
He chuckled at your angry face, bopping your nose, making you annoyed as you tried to punch him clumsily. The little girl still has the same pout even as she bloomed into a prim and proper lady. It was too adorable even to be called 'angry.' He jumps down the tree and walks up to you, bringing the tip of your hair to his lips for a soft parting salutation.
"Next time... I will tell you, My Precious Flower." With that, he took you to the borders of the human village and the dark woods, as your Mother was already looking for you. He watches you run into the light while slowly walking back into the shadows.
Maybe... He should have never forced this fate on you. You may have called on him in desperation to flee from the humans chasing after you, but he, being the one who knew better, should have returned you to your realm rather than letting his selfishness devour him and claim you as his mate. If he had done so, then you wouldn't have met this predicament.
You wouldn't have been lying in your blood, cold like a corpse...
"Where is she?" Satoru's heart felt like it was dying when he saw that your body was gone from the bed of the sacred tree. "Where is my mate?! Shoko!"
Did he lose you? Did he come too late?
He stared at the blue lotus he so carefully dug out of the perilous mountain despite the throbbing pain on his shoulders after a chimera managed to bite him before he could slay it.
No, you cannot leave him like this... Oxygen left his lungs, and his feet staggered, unable to support the weight of heaven, crushing his soul. His vision is going black, not like this. He barely got to dote on you. Barely got to drown you with the love he has secretly hidden all these years. No, no, no. Satoru's throat ran dry. He wants to scream as if the tearing of his heart wasn't enough to shout his despair.
The forest closely linked to his essence slowly wilted as if joining their Emperor in his mourning. The leaves slowly dried up. The flowers closed, and the vines started shrinking to twigs. His sorrow is mirrored by nature.
His mind went black, his heart slowly crumbled in every passing second that his eyes could not see you. Why did the gods despise him to tear apart the only joy he has ever touched for what seems like an eternity?
"Satoru!" Suguru found him in haste after the forest slowly grew darker and darker.
Who knew that his apathetic friend could have this vast amount of emotions to turn the lush evergreen forest into a barren land? Suguru wasted no time to drag what seemed to be a lifeless Satoru into a maze-like garden.
Shoko was there. She immediately snatched the mystical lotus from the Emperor. Satoru could care. All things pale in comparison to his mate... All things. He dropped to his knees, holding onto your hand.
"Y-Y/n?" Satoru's throat was parched as he saw your sleeping body, with the wilting grass around, as if you were truly taken away into the underworld... This was your favorite garden... All flowers in here, he has grown with his own hands. Not it seems like he has planted those flowers only to send you off to the afterlife. "No, you can't do this to me, My Flower... I would lose my mind." He muttered like a madman, bringing your cold hands to rub against his cheeks, desperately searching for any signs of warmth but finding nothing...
Suguru tried to pry him away from your frail body, but his malevolence met those who tried to separate you from him until the Dragon Lord had no choice but to use all means to knock Satoru out...
The last thing he saw was your sleeping face as he desperately begged his eyes not to close... He needs to see you, to be beside you... to hold you...
"Satoru...?" You were both sitting under the shade of a magnolia tree with his head on your lap, eyes closed from the glaring sun, meanwhile, you intertwined his lustrous hair into a loose braid, tucking little flowers in your masterpiece.
"Hmm?" It was one of the days when he had enough time to traverse the hills with you and meet other fae tribes so you may have time away from the Imperial Courts.
"Promise me that if the memories we have together start to hurt... you will forget me."
His eyes opened in a split second, and he looked back with furrowed brows only to meet your small smile.
"That is nonsense. I would never wish to forget you. You are my mate." Satoru sat straight and took your hand in his. "What led you to this ominous thought, My Flower? Do not think of such things, we are bonded for eternity."
You gently shake your head.
"You're an elf... I'm a human. Our life span runs differently. Some day... You will have to remember me longer than you have held me..." The bitterness of your eyes was quickly concealed as you closed them. "That's simply the order of nature..."
Satoru was tongue-tied... He cannot face that reality yet... Not yet... If ever the Lady of Light is listening to him, he prays that the sun and moon slow down... Forever never seems to be enough...
Forever will never be enough...
"Satoru...?" 
He wishes never to wake up. If you're not in the world he opens his eyes to, he may as well live in this fantasy. He has lived such a long time in solitude. So even if it's just a fragment of imagination or make-believe, he would choose that sweet lie rather than face the cold reality you're gone...
"Satoru..."
Your voice... It's sweeter than the sirens and softer than the small faes singing with the birds in early dawn...
A soft touch brushed off the fringes on his temples, shielding his eyes from the blinding sun. Unable to bear the brightness, his eyes opened and looked up to the blue sky...
Slowly, his blurry eyes met your worried ones as you tucked your hair behind your ear while staring at him with his head laying on your lap.
"You're finally awake... Thank goodness!" You sighed and smiled. "Welcome home, Satoru..."
Your hair... It's not the same color as it was... It shone a bright silver like his under the sunlight, which only the imperial descendants can inherit... But he knew it was you... His soul tells him so.
"Y-Y/n?" He reaches out to touch your cheeks that have grown prominent... more elf-like... "This isn't a dream?"
Your sweet chuckle filled his ears as your warm palms held his and pressed it to your cheeks, kissing his wrist.
"I must've worried you so... I'm sorry, but I'm fine now... because of you."
You're really warm... So warm, you melted the millennial thorny wall he built around his heart. Your palms are so dainty compared to him, but they have always been able to soothe him more than anything else.
"You... You look like me..." Satoru slowly sat up as he took in your features. "My Flower... you look like a fae..." Satoru is a bit confused about the sudden transformation. You look just as you are, but the silver hair, pointy ears, and sharper features... 
"It must've been because of the flower's healing attributes," Shoko explained, taking a step forward to assess the changes on you, who indeed looks like an elf now. 
"Explain, Shoko." Satoru looked at the woman as he was adamant about answers.
"The flowers had healing attributes; it's just a speculation, but aside from healing, we all know that lotus also signifies rebirth. The flower may have deemed it necessary to change the human blood running in the Empress's veins into elven blood for her to heal from the poison fully... As for the silver hair, I can only think that since the Lotus Tears came from the sacred buriel grounds of the late Empresses, it must have absorbed most of their remaining energy and passed it on to the Empress through the flower's healing attributes..."
"Does that mean my Mate is now an elf?" Satoru cannot believe how these events have turned out for you and him. He took your hand and studied your features... You are still you, but indeed, there swirls a more mystical air around you, and only a faint scent of human blood is left lingering in you.
"The Empress is not yet fully an elf at the moment, but I am sure before the fortnight ends, her transformation will be complete, and she will truly be a full-fledged fae, like us." Shoko nodded.
You stared at Satoru... The once wilting forest which you woke up to slowly regained life.
For a man so stoic, he is an open book... You can't help but chuckle as the smaller faes slowly creep out of their homes and rejoice at the blossoming life enveloping the woods again. Shoko and Suguru have left, leaving you and your mate some privacy in the garden.
"I..." Satoru cannot confess enough what he had done out of rage and sorrow when he thought you were gone.
"I know..." You shake your head telling him to speak no more as you took him in your arms... This time, you could feel him ever closer, hear his thoughts louder, and see him clearer. Everything he has done and he has said, you knew and felt in each passing second... But no words were uttered, as you can feel the remorse coursing in his being. What he needs the most is your embrace...
Nature can renew itself as long as it is given care and time...
The trees are once again full of luscious foliage, the grass is back to its evergreen hue, and the different faes have returned to their homes and gone through their duties as usual. Satoru is somehow a bit busier with the court matters, while you, the Empress, needed a little more recuperation before you come back to your court duties.
"Your Majesty... We always knew you smelled sweet even before you became like us."
The smaller sprites sat on your finger as they flapped around you, more drawn than ever. It seems that your new form has made you more captivating to their instincts, just like how they are drawn to the presence of their Emperor.
"Really? Though, I know you just want more sugary treats." You played with their cheeks until they perked up and bowed to someone. "See you tomorrow, Your Majesty!"
You didn't have to guess who made the little sprites flee in haste.
You turned around, and sure enough, you were swept off your feet as a pair of strong arms wrapped around your waist, lifting you off the ground. His sweet sandalwood scent filled your senses, soothing your racing heart.
"I missed you, My Flower... What did my mate get for me?" Satoru looked at the basket you're holding, filled with several flowers from the garden he built for you.
"It's nothing much... It's too loose to be called a crown." You showed him the crown you clumsily made with some lilacs. But Satoru guided your hand to put it on his head, indulging you with anything. You have now fully turned into an elf. Bright silver hair, lucid eyes, and the sweet scent of jasmine and orchid around you with the purple robes that only the Imperial Rulers can wear. Anyone who sees you will immediately recognize you as an Imperial Fae and their Empress.
"I would take anything you offer me, Y/n." Satoru softly kissed her forehead... his lips slowly kissed his way down your nose until he found your lips. "Can I ask for a kiss?"
"What if I say my kisses are not offered?" You raised a brow.
Satoru merely shrugged it off with a smirk.
"I'm pretty sure you can make exceptions for your husband, no?" Satoru chuckled. "Can I have my kiss now?"
Your sweet smile and soft giggle drowned in as he captured your lips for a gentle but passionate kiss.
If the lotus has tears, he will shed it only and only for you...
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ninjasmudge · 1 year
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Thoughts on Azure Lion and Sun Wukong's relationship? I know a lot of people think Azure was and still is very gay for Wukong (which, yes, obviously,).
so, obviously this is without the official english version, but i personally think its more meaningful if azure had a lot of admiration but not a thing for swk, you know?
because azure lion actually looks at a lot of people like that
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it seems to me like he really cares for people, he gives all his friends the same soft expression that says 'im glad youre here'. he avoids hurting mk and tells the others to back off and not hurt them unnecessarily, he hugs elephant outright when he sees him, these arent soldiers to help him accomplish his goal, these are his friends. and i think that makes his goal and reasons all the more poignant, because he doesnt seem like hes doing it for himself. hes not doing it for swk, hes doing it for everyone, because he cares about them and thinks this is the way to keep them safe.
its what makes him so dangerous. he comes from something like a warped heros perspective, he fully believes hes right, hes there because heaven has proven to him that they cant lead fairly. hes doing this for everyone that was hurt when their safe haven was attacked, and for his friends who were imprisoned for thousands of years replaying their mistakes over and over, he really believes hes right, which is why he wont stop.
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shygirl4991 · 4 months
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Azure Potion Chapter 2 Let me In
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Summary: When SMG3 accidentally drinks a truth potion he ends up confessing his crush on SMG4 to Mario and Meggy. Sworn to secrecy the pair come up with a plan to find out Fours feelings and get the boys together. 
Fic inspired by Indigo Secret by @lizaluvsthis Later Chapter Next Chapter Tags: fluff, humor, truth potion, love confessions, secret crush, first kiss, coffee and bombs!
The moment SMG3 landed on the showgrounds he bolted to his cafe, locking it and making sure it was sealed before dashing to his room. Meggy sighs watching him “I should have the extra pages on me still, maybe one of them has a cure.” she starts looking at the pages, Mario sighs not understanding why Three doesn't just confess already. Meggy was so focused on reading the pages that she doesn't notice SMG4 was stepping out of the castle, Mario turns, sees Four and panics, shaking Meggy “Mario im trying to read!” She turns to glare at the plumber only to notice a nervous expression.  “SMG4 hello!!” he waves exaggeratedly to keep the man's eyes on him while Meggy shoves the pages into her pockets.  
SMG4 smiles at them “Hey, how was the dark web you guys got everything?” He looks around trying to find his partner.  Meggy lets out a nervous chuckle “It went amazing right Red?” Mario started to sweat as he gave a thumbs up “Pingas!” Meggy sighs as she turns to face SMG4.  Feeling something was off he looked Meggy and Mario up and down “You guys sure nothing went wrong? Usually when SMG3 gets things for a  bomb he would kidnap me to show me how they work, how the castle is still standing is a miracle.” 
Meggy nods “He said something about Eggdog needing a bath!” Hearing this SMG4 relaxed, pleased to know his friends were okay he waved goodbye and returned to his castle to finish editing his videos. Mario cheered that the pair managed to avoid getting caught in their lie, Meggy on the other hand turned looking at three’s coffee n bomb concerned.
SMG3 sits on his bed frustrated, he knows the dark web like the back of his hand and yet here he is cursed with a truth potion for a whole week. Eggdog snuggles up to his father sensing how upset he is, Three looks down giving his son a small smile “Thanks Eggdog, today just isn't my day now those two idiots know about..UGH!” he throws himself on the bed blushing. They know he is in love with his long time rival, what is he supposed to do for a whole week. Keeping closed would lose him money, he can't open because if one right question is asked the truth will be free.  He hears his phone ding, taking it out he sees its a text from SMG4.
His heart flutters as he unlocks the phone and see the message “Hey talked to M&M happy to know things went smooth, can't wait to see those bombs your making”
He chuckles softly at the text picturing the other man's face while reading it, and it seems the idiots manage to keep SMG4 from suspecting anything. He starts typing away “Just you wait this bomb is going to blow your mind with its power!” After hitting send he gets up and sighs. He just needs to stay away for a whole week. How hard could that be? 
A knock on the door caught his attention, peeking he saw Meggy waving at him “Three i have a few pages maybe one can help!” hearing this he ran and opened the door for her and Mario. Once they were in he blocks and seals the door again, Meggy takes everything out of her pocket.  SMG3 walks to the counter for Meggy to go over the pages, Mario on the other hand gets distracted seeing the glowing blue flower. SMG3 frowns looking at the other pages “Love potion, red string potion, ew a frog potion geez what a fairy tale. Squid none of these sound like they will help with the whole I CAN ONLY SPEAK THE TRUTH!”
Mario shrugs “Mario doesnt get why you don't just tell SMG4, you both are super gay for each other!”
SMG3 lets out a bitter chuckle “Right, hey SMG4 I know we just became friends but turns out i have a crush on you. That's how you ruin friendships idiot plus we all know he is married to his youtube channel, nothing can or will happen.” Meggy nods thinking to herself, how did SMG4 feel about Three. The pair were always together these days, naturally they would hold hands without there being any danger. She swears that Four spends more time at the cafe than anyone else in the crew, she remembers in the past how SMG4 would tell her how he hated coffee. That's when SMG3 joined the crew and offered for the first time a cup, Four drinked it with a smile and suddenly he became a coffee drinker.
Maybe there was something there, she looks at the pages and decides to ask something risky “What if we ask SMG4 for help?” Three’s eyes go wide from that “WHAT NO! That idiot finds out he will have all the ammo on me!” Meggy crosses her arms staring at the man “You really think SMG4 is that kind of person?” SMG3 stays silent looking down, suddenly he opens the door kicking Meggy and Mario out “I’ll figure this out on my own!” He slams the door and goes to the back room. He sighs sliding down the wall, now sitting on the floor he thinks of Meggy's words. It was risky, if SMG4 is still that person from before, how can he be so sure his secret won't leak cause Four will say something stupid. 
Meggy glares at the cafe before picking up the papers, she looks around noticing the flower she had was missing. Deciding it wasn't important at the moment she put the papers in her pocket, she turns to the castle and walks to it “Come on Red we need to tell Four that Three is in trouble!” SMG4 sat there staring at the pair as they explained everything to him, silently he gets up and dashes out of the castle surprising the pair. Four was worried he knows how important privacy is for the man, being an open book is asking for trouble. He takes out his copy of the cafe keys and goes in,  knowing that Three wouldn't want to see his face he would be hiding in the back room. He walks over to the wall and  sits on the other side saying “Hey Three…are you okay i felt something off.” 
SMG3 hugs himself, feeling the truth bubble its way out little by little. “No, today has been a shit show and I don't want you here.” SMG4 hums thinking of a way to get him to talk which was tricky knowing about the potion. He wanted to ask something that SMG3 would tell him out of free will, he smiled to himself as he stretched his hand so it could be seen by Three “I get your upset..but don't freeze me out…please let me in.” Three looks at the man’s hand and looks away “I’m sorry…it's best if you leave me alone this week, get it? I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOUR FACE!”  SMG4 gets up and places his hand on the wall “SMG3 please, i hate feeling you in pain..i wont judge or hurt you arent we partners?” Three slowly turns to the wall placing his own hand on it, he slightly smiles as he feels the meme energy from the other side.
“I cant…it will ruin everything, so get out of here…baka,” with that he walks into the elevator hoping that Four wouldn't follow him. Four stands there thinking how he could gain Three’s trust, he walks out of the cafe and notices Mario smirking at him. The look sent a chill down his spine “uh Mario why are you looking at me like that?”
Mario hands him a bottle with a strange blue liquid “Is that the…potion?” he looks up to see a mischievous grin grow on his face. Mario’s plan was simple: if both men were under the truth potion then they have no choice but to finally admit how gay they are for each other. Slowly four reach and take the bottle “How..did you get this?” Mario takes out the recipe with a flower missing petals “Mario is very good at cooking!” The choice was now in SMG4 hand, if they both are under the potion  he could understand Three and help him last the week or come up with a plan for them to hunt for a cure. Then again Mario made this, can he really trust this wouldn't kill him or do something worse. As he stares at the potion he remembers the pain he felt from SMG3, closing his eyes he chugs the drink. 
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purble-turble · 8 months
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What if macaque doesnt like emperor duties, and responsibilities, but he's pretty good with them. Not like the most glorious emperor in the world, but better than decent, and as azure is slowly losing it, macaque really does start looking better and better in comparison.
And you know for a fact azure has enemies in court (cant upheal a government without making enemies) who would Love that, and since macaque doesn't care for being emperor like azure, would be a better figurehead for them if he was the one in charge
Yes that's very possible! I mean, Azure likes to think he'll be a fantastic emperor and that he'd do the best job of anyone, but as we've seen in canon, he tends to let his idealism blind him to the harm he's doing, and I can see him very easily letting his frustration and jealousy over Wukong causing him to do a pretty bad job of things..
Macaque on the other hand, is very level headed and has a very keen sense for how things should be handled (it's that hearing of his, the court gossips, almost like he can hear the very future) So he's actually very good at the job... he hates doing it, though. He'll pass off duties to almost anyone who volunteers (almost.. somehow he knows who would do a bad job which would cause him more headache down the road) so people have an easy time of getting influence in the court if they are on Macaque's good side. Yet another thing that infuriates Azure Lion.
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imminent-danger-came · 10 months
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I only JUST realized azure lion had a actual icarus arc where he flew too close to the sun in his ambitions and burned to ash before drowning in the waves of his own failures. man LEGITIMATELY flew too close to the sun in so many ways man
the sun- the jade emperors power
the son wukong- the monkey king who doesnt abide by azure lions idea of a better world and what it costs
and the son- monkie boy who's had it up to HERE with azure lions none sense
I kinda love it, azure got exactly what he was warned he was gonna get. stuck his whole arm in that monkey cage man
I KNOW. AZURE IS SUCH A TRAGIC ICARUS TYPE CHARACTER
I've mentioned it before but that's like, lowkey every antagonist in this show. It goes like this:
Antagonist is caught for doing something they probably shouldn't be doing, and is then sealed away.
Antagonist is released when they shouldn't be, and instead of going "hmmm maybe I need to re-evaluate myself" they go directly back to their previous plans. "To live past the end of your myth is a perilous thing" —Anne Carson. All of these antagonists desperately want to live past the end of their myths and keep their story going (and they are doomed to fail).
Antagonist, who was stopped by Sun Wukong in the past, is now stopped by MK, either becoming their own undoing and destroying themselves or giving up (LBD, Spider Queen, and Azure being the former, with DBK being the latter).
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astronnova · 10 months
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" because azure, in a way, would be """more healthy""" for wukong instead of macaque"
What do you mean? Im not arguing macaque is healthy for wukong (gods no, even in the end of season 4 where they are inching toward healing their relationship is still a mess) i just dont see how lionpeach is not a similar level of unhealthy (both super project, both obsessed with wukong, both blame wukong for things, both try to kill him, etc)
oh yeah! i agree, which is also why i put """more healthy""" in heavy quotations. i say that mostly because unlike macaque, azure doesnt talk down to wukong and attempt to manipulate him and his new friends and torture them for shits and giggles (LOOKIN AT U MACAQUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
macaque and azure have a lot of those similar problems you mentioned. they're obsessed with the "ideal image" of wukong that they've conjured up in their heads, just that ideal image is different from eachothers. and oh yeah, they both love to blame wukong.
okay, azure's dead, so we'll never know in full but im 85% convinced azure, peng, and elephant didn't know about wukong's punishment with the furnace and the mountain. that's why when azure explains his side he claims that wukong just changed sides when things got tough, because he never knew. it makes his feelings of betrayal more understandable and sympathetic compared to macaque, who knew and even visited wukong during his time under the mountain and still argued that wukong "abandoned him" (despite macaque being the one to run away when wukong needed him). azure's goal this season was misguided but ultimately noble. he even says it himself as he gives up his life to save the universe, "i just wanted to make the world a better place".
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darkicedragon · 2 months
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azure https://twitter.com/isralennt/status/1616217442300358656 darkicedragon XD m listening to his coworkers like ಠ-ಠ bc he can see the direct path of how Thing happened or even predicted jt would he doesnt understand how the others dont Think talks to frankenstein 'its bc theyve lived a life where they didnt need to consider every angle of a situation in case it lead to their death, m21' what like. he knows living as a civilian is different but he still cant wrap his head around NOT doing that azure M can't wrap his head around just living a life where you go go sleep, go to work, have fun without considering every angle and every possibility that what you do might be the wrong thing darkicedragon m cant wrap his head around having fun XD
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modernghostfare · 2 months
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how does Mace get along with the other Jackals? I love how complex/layered your headcanons of him are and I wonder how you think it computes with his team.
omg good ask 🥺 ive had one ask about all the jackals which i answered and touched on how they interact w each other here. the rundown though is i think mace and azur probably get along the best. but him and zane are on good terms too! azur is just much easier to talk to and really like. seems to enjoy talking and i think mace is just a really good listener hes a good second part to a conversation. he knows a lot and is also willing to learn a lot. in some grinch headcanons i specifically mentioned that him and mace will debate but grinch will take up like. opposing arguments simply for the sake of arguing bc its fun to him mace is fun to him. grinch really is like the krueger of the group so he does enjoy working people up just not to the same level as goug lmao. this also does not translate to grinch getting on mace's nerves or anything except for like. shortlived moments. overall i think mace would also think grinch is funny bc he Does have a good sense of humor. and ive said a couple times i think jackals is probably the best group to work with bc zane is a very like hands on boss it probably seems very similar to working with price tbh. very well guided and clear in intent. and i think mace would just really appreciate that and seek to emulate it when hes the one leading a squad
i think esp w azur it helps that he hasnt seen like a Bad Side to mace. he hasnt really seen his selfishness come out bc hes very guarded. hes clever about what he tells and shows to other people while also being super aware of his own actions. i do think zane and grinch would pick up on him being like this but azur is a little bit more trusting and doesnt like to pry.
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time-bone-swap-au · 1 year
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question for everyone of destiny lament: What do you think about bai-he
Tang: She’s my daughter! I love her with all my heart! I do wish she would tell me things sometimes though…sometimes I feel like she talks more to Macaque than me…
Pigsy: Tang…you’re doing great, you gotta be patient with her.
Tang: I know…I just…I’m worried…
Pigsy: Well I think she’s just a small female version of you.
Tang: Wha-
Sandy: Yeah! Remember when you were younger, and you first met Pigsy, you yelled at him to watch himself.
Tang: Oh- wait don’t-!
Pigsy: You were a sassy nerd back then, sure you got bullied sometimes, but no one wanted to mess with ‘Tang Shifu’ Top of the Class.
Sandy: All the roasts you used to give…dating the gangster-
Tang: Alright, Alright I don’t wanna hear this!
*Both Sandy and Pigsy chuckle*
Mei: I think she’s one cool, and badass girl, sure she’s like younger than me, but damn is she doing well! That girl won’t let anything stop her, trust me!
Red Son: An annoying little sister.
DBK: I thought you were somehow in love with her.
Red Son: What?! Ew, no!
PIF: You can’t blame us, our marriage was an enemies to lovers book but it all happened in one chapter.
Red Son: DOESNT MEAN I’LL FALL IN LOVE WITH HER!
PIF: Then it’s the DragonHorse Girl you like?
Red Son:…
Red Son: I DONT KNOW MAYBE?!
DBK: Actually you know what they look perfect together, but then I remember you blushing when that MBK pinned you down.
Red Son: HE WAS A HOT TALL MAN WITH AN ENDEARING VOICE YOU CANT BLAME ME!
PIF: You and your father are the same then.
Mayor: I didn’t mean no ill will to her, but…every time I look at her…I feel like…
Mayor: She has a part of the King left in her…
Mayor: And I have no idea why…
Mayor:…
Mayor: Perhaps I should continue finding Yin and Jim to keep my mind off it…
Macaque: One crazy and smart kid, seriously that girl was able to beat Azure Lion?! With Jade Emperor Powers?! Ha! I wouldn’t be able to do that even with me alone!
Wukong:…
Wukong: I…don’t know anymore…
Nezha: We’re trying to research all that we know about this ‘Lady Bone Demon’ however, as far as we know there’s no record of such demon…either what MBK is saying is all something he made up in his mind or there’s something else going on
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ninja-knox-ur-sox-off · 10 months
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BACK WITH ANOTHER KNOX REACTS
Well the last one was just beautiful and enjoyable so ONTO PT 3/EP 13 RIP AND TEAR
THAT DOESNT’ SOUND OMINOUS AT ALL
MAN I’M HAVING SUHCJ AN EXPERIENCE WITH THIS SPECIAL
(lmk s4 special spoilers ahead)
I keep looking at the theme song closely to see if anything changed hglsjfweo;fm
PENG’S LAUGH PLEASEJGSDJD
WHEEZING
WOW PENG IS JUST
FIXATED ON MACAQUE HUH
THIS IS SO FREAKING FUNNY
I’M TELLING YA MAN
THEY JUST THINK A LITTLE TOO MUCH ABOUT MACAQUE AND ARE ALSO SIMILARILY DRAMATIC
HEADCANON MACAQUE HUNG OUT WITH PENG AFTER MONKEY KING STARTED TO LEAVE MORE AND AFTER THE MOUNTAIN HE WENT AND LIVED WITH THEM AT CAMEL RIDGE BUT SPICIFICALLY WITH PENG AND THAT’S WHERE HE GOT HIS DRAMATIC FLARE FROM THAT WE SEE IN EP 9 BECASUE THEY ARE ACTUALLY SO SIMILAR
SILLY GOOFY THOUGHTS
THIS SEEMS SO CHILL FOR THE SPECIAL
OH THAT SLIDE INTO THE SHADOW
NICELY DONE
OKAY
OKAY LOOK
DUDE
I
YOU CAN’T
LOOK ME IN THE EYE
AND TELL ME PENG ISN’T FIXATED ON MACAQUE
“IS THERE ANYTHING WUKONG CAN DO THAT WILL BREAK HIS HOLD OVER YOU” PARDON???
EXCUSE ME???
HELLO??
A WEIRD SORTA JELLY??
YOU WANT MACAQUE TO LOOK UP TO YOU AND NOT WUKONG IS IT?? OR TO WANNA HANG OUT WITH YOU?? HECKING?? 
I’M TELLING YOU MAN
OO SOME REUSED ANIMATION FOR A SECOND THERE
AW
“You know what Peng, straight up, i have never liked you” PLEASEEEEEE
Look dude i’m just saying, almost every time Peng has opened their mouth it’s been about macaque, keeps bringing him up even tho Azure never really asks about him, and goes straight to fight Macaque during the battle goading him exactly like how Macaque goads Wukong in ep 9 or very similar too it
ITS LIKE
KAY ITS KINDA LIKE
EITHER
JEALOUS, OR WANTS TO BE LIKE AZURE, OH, AZURE HAS MONKEY? I WANT MONKEY TOO, MACAQUE’S THE LEFTOVER ONE, I’M CLEARLY COOLER THAN WUKONG WHY DON’T YOU BE MY BEST FRIEND??? OR HECKING?? I DUNNNO SOMETHING SOMETHING IT SURE IS SOMETHIGN AND I’M STARING AT IT
things i wanna write for
Tang Monk and Wukong’s relationship
Ao Lie and Wukong’s relationship
Azure and Wukong’s relationship
Peng and Macaque’s relationship
OKAY BACK TO IT
SNEAK ATTACK MEIIIIII
Macaque does seem so much softer
AWWW WAIT
“you little brat”
you referring to Mei or Macaque- /j /j /j /j just seems kinda interesting Macaque seems to take after Peng and Wukong seems to take after Azure, like the bigger older friends with their younger fiends they call dibs on in an unhealthy way or something I’M NOT MAKING SENSE BUT ITS SO SPECIFIC
BUT MEI AND MACAQUE TEAMING UP IS SO HEKCING GOOD
PENG IS PRETTY POWERFUL
HEY RUDE
HER GRANDPA’S COOL
WATCH UR MOUTH PENG
OH THEY’RE FIGHTING YELLOW TUSK
THIS IS HOW THEY GET THEIR WEAPONS BACK
SANDY IS THE TALKER YES
COME ON SANDY DO YOUR THING
SCREAMS
NOTHING IS WORHT THAT PRICE
OOP
OOP
SAIVING
YELLOW TUSK
WOW HE
REALLY
REALLY WANTS WUKONG DEAD HUH
HIS PAST FAILURE AT GROOMING A HERO
UHUH
WUKONG GETTING UNDER HIS SKIN
I’M CHOKINGDS;LFKMS
THIS IS
PLEASE
RUNNING OVER AND STRIAHGT UP HUGGING HIS MENTOR “NEVER” AND THEN BLEP STICKING HIS TONGUE OUT AT HIM PLEASEL;KMASDFOAWEF
AZURE IS SO STRANGE
HE LITERALLY BASICALLY SHAPED WUKONG TO BE WHAT HE IS MORE OR LESS TO TRY AND GET WHAT HE WANTED, AND NOW HE’S TRYING OT ERASE THAT FAILED PROJECT, BUT SEES MK AS HOW WUKONG WAS BEFORE HE MESSED HIM OVER?? BUT HE THINKS HE’S IN THE RIGHT WITH IT ALL AND ITS WILD
I LOVE MK AND WUKONG SM
THEYRE’ FIGHITN GETHER OH MY GODS
THEY BOTH HAVE CLOUD
LOO KAT THIS
LOOK AT THIS FIGHT SCENE
LOOK AT THIS AMV CONTENT
OOK AT THAT BOSSIBLE TRANSITION
OH WOW HE WAS REALLY COMING IN FOR THE KILL
MONKEY TIME?
NO TINY GUY TIME
OKAY
TEAMWORRRKKK
HEKCIKMNGMSDFN;AWEFMSDKLFSD
LOOK AT THEM GO
TWO LITTLE CHEEKY MONKESY
MK PLEASE
ONE UNCOMFIRMED
OH WOW CALLING WUKONG IMBICILE NOW
WHEEZING
POINTS AND LAUGHS
OH HE CAUGHT THAT
MK AND WUKONG WORKING TOGETHER IS SO GOOD
PLEASEEEE
THE MONKEYS HELPING GATHERING STUFF UP
I’M CRYING
THATS MY CUE
THE WYA THAT LINE WAS DELIVERED
NGL GETTING A LITTLE TIRED
SOMETHIGN BIG AND PREFERABLY REALLY ANNNOYING
THEY’RE SOO GOOD
AZURE UR HILARIOUS
HE’S HAVING SUCH A TIME
OH
OH HELLO
LOOK AT THAT ANIMATION
LOOK AT THAT DESIGN
OH WOW HE JUST GOT BIG
TINY DUDE IS BIG NOW
HE’S BIG NOW
THE HAIR LONGER
WOW LOOK AT THAT POSE
DANG Mk
MK PLS
THE JUST STANDING THERE
THIS ID IS POWERFUL MY GOSH
MONKEY MECHHHHH
OOP
TORN APART EASY
PORRYYYYYYYYYYYYY
HELPNG;LSDKMF;AOWEFM
WHERE’D THE CARBOARD CUTOUT COME FROM
HELP
THEIR SILLY FACES TO DISTRACT HIM MK PLEASE
PORTYYYYY
PORTY LION
THIS IS SO FUN
HELP???
BANANA PEEL??
HELPGL;SDKMA;WE
THAT WAS SUCH A HUGE EXPLOSION
YEAH WHO’D’VE THUNK
OH MEI’S PLAN
LETS GO
SHE’S LEARNIGN
SHE LEARNED THE LESSON FROM SHIFU
SCREAMING
OH
MEI ILY
THIS IS SO GOOD
YEAAAH BOIII
INCREDIBLE
A TEAM IS MEI AND MACAQUE I LOVE THAT
NICE NICE NICE NICE
OOP
UH
OH HECK
WUKONG
THAT’S NOT GOOD
OH
MK
MK BUDDY NO HECK UUUUUUU AZURE
LEAVE HIS TUDI ALLOOOONEE
PLS DUDE HALF OF WHAT HAPPEND TO THE MONKEY IS YOUR FUALT APPARANTLY QUIT BLAMING HIM FOR ALL YOUR POBLEMS LOSER
THERE HE IS STARTING TO SOUND LIKE THE OLD MACAQUE
WUKONG WHACKING HIM AWAY WITH A PUNCH ACTUALLY DEAR GOSH
MK HAVING A HARD TIME
WELP
MONKEY IS SO HCING PWOERFUL HOW WHY?????
EVERYBODY WORRIED ABOUT MK INSTANTLY
OH BOY
hang on tho so like, who wants this part of mk out? like
kay so hear me out, it feels like somebody wants mk to be at his most powerful, so they’re throwing bit by bit at him to get him real powered up and pull this monkey part out of him
.
season 5 you’re scaring me
OH THE WYA HE SAYS KID THIS TIME
PELASE BE OKAY WITH UR MONKEY PART OF YOURSELF MK
OH WOW
NIMATION REALLY
OH WOW
OH
OH OHOHOHOHGFFS;KA;WWE
OH
OH HOLY WHATBSLD;KF HOLY CRAP WAIT
HOLD UP
ONE
WAIT
ONE SECOND WAIT WAIT ANIMATION??
MONKEY?? HOLD UP??
WELL ARIGHT THEN?? THE EYE?? THE SAME EYE FROM THE SES 3 FINALLY WITH LBD WITH THE YOU CAN’T JUSDGE PEOPLE OFF THEIR WORST TRAITS OR WHATEVER
THE ALMOST SCARY SMILE?? HOLY CRAP MK?? MY LAD???
EXTRA FLOOF
HIS SMILE?? BLASTING CLOSE??
HELLO???
HE TAPPED HIM HE TAPPED HIM WITH HIS TAIL
WHAT IS HE??
WHAT IS MK????
THIS IS LIKE
POWER ON PAR WITH THE JADE EMPEROR????????
MK??????????
MY STUFF
WUKONG CHEERING HIM ON
YEAH WHAT IS HE
HOLY
CRAP
WHAT IS HAPENIGN
WHAT IS MK
WE HAVE’T EVEN SEEN WUKONG PULL SOMETHING LIKE THIS WHAT IS THIS KID??
OKAY
OKAY MK’S ACTUALLY TERRIFYING ME RN
HE SEEMS CRAZED BUT HE’S NOT
LOOK WHAT HE’S DONE TO YOU?
HECK U AZURE
HOLY THAT SMILE?? THIS ALMOST DOESN’T FEEL LIKE MK
OH THERE’S NOTHING MINDLESS BAOUT ME FRIEND
WHAT IS THIS NAIMATOIN
MY GODS
WHAT IS HAPPENING
MONKEY KINGS’S JUST BEING SILLY AND UH
THAT’S
THAT’S NOT GOOD
MK HAS SOME
BUILD UP
OOP
MK HAS SOME BUILD UP
OH WOW HOH
OH MY OSH OGH MY GOS H SHUT UP SHU THUSPDFGABH;IOFWAEBF;OAWNGA;OWIMFLS;ADMFDSFAOIWEHNSALKFMS
SCREAMS
SCREMS SCREMSA
MK HAS SOME BUILD UP MK IS A GIANT WAR FORM MK HAS THE FORM MK SUPER PWOERFUL MK INSANE MK MONKEY MK DOING THE CATCH SWORD WITH FOREHEAD THING MONKEY KING DOES HE DOESN’T EVEN BOTEHR TO BLOCK IT BACK THE FRICK UP HOLY CRAP II’M CONVINCED WUKONG DOESN’T HAVE THE POWER HE USED TO BECAUSE MK IS HOLY CRAP HOLY CRAP
THERE IT IS
WE’VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT A WAR FORM FOR HIM FOR SO LONG AND HE ACTUALLY HJAS IT???
AZURE BUD YOU’RE SCREWED
WHAT IS THIS KID??
HOLY WHAT THE CRAP
YOU PUT UR HAND IN THE MONKEY CAGE AND EXPECT TO GET BIT S O N
I THINK
MK HAS A LOT OF PENT UP FEELINGS
MK IS JUST USING
HIS HEAD
MK ARE YOU OKAY
YOU’RE KINDA
WAILING ON THIS GUY
OOP
THAT’S NOT GOOD
THE UNIVERSE IS GETTING BUSTED
FIGHTS OVER GENTS
MIGHT WANNA GO CHECK ON THAT
WHO’S DEALING WITHTHIS
MK IS HAVING SUCH A MOMENT
UH OH
MK MIGHT BE IN TROUBLE
OR AZURE MIGHT BE
ARE YOU KIDDING ME
OKAY SHUT UP NO BREAK HECK BREAKS I’M GOING ONTO THE NEXT ONE I’LL PROCESS ALL THE MONKEY KING FROM THE OG CLASSIC MK JUST PULLED OUT THAT WE’VE NEVER SEEN WUKONG DO LATER
KNOX OUT
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ninjasmudge · 1 year
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okay so i know you said Azure only admires Wukong and others (and honestly i agree with you in the end) BUT. BUT. HEAR ME OUT.
HOW FUCKING FUNNY WOULD IT BE IF INSTEAD OF "sworn brothers" they were actually aiming for "gay polyamory" BECAUSE I SWEAR TO YOU THEY ALL SAY/DO GAY (/pos) THINGS TO EACH OTHER
Azure looking so admiringly at Wukong?? gay Wukong insisting he and Mac do everything together?? gay Macaque wanting to eat peaches with Wukong forever?? gay DBK (implied) calling Peng handsome?? gay Azure desperately still wanting to reason w/ Wukong in the end?? gay Peng constantly insulting Mac like a school boy pulling his crush's pigtails?? gay (/neg) Peng always rushing to Azure's defense/praising him?? gay Peng calling Tusk darling?!? GAY DBK falling for a hot woman that can kick his ass? gay (/joking)
like i just cant vksjdfjsk its so funny to me
i specifically cant get over Peng calling Tusk darling it gives the yellow trio polyam vibes to me lmaooo
though obvs everything doesnt have to be romantic it could just be platonic/queerplatonic relationship vibes too vskj
peng calling yellow tusk darling WAS pretty gay, respect to anyone who can see them all poly but i think i personally kinda think the funniest option is them all having different opinions on whats going on
like a friend group where one person (azure) thinks everyone is bffs, where in reality two of them are actaully a couple, two of them cant stand each other and only stick around for the others, one considers them work friends, one considers them all poly and you get a different answer depending on who you ask
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themoomoorn · 1 year
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Scarlet Blaze Salt Mine Highlights, Part 2 (Because I hit the image limit last time)
It's kind of a sad day when you're transitioning hyperfixations (Chainsaw Man and Tactics Ogre, in this case), because I'm tired of this game and I haven't even begun to cleanse by entire body with Azure Gleam. But I must!
Also I just wanted to finish this slog of a route so badly that I forgot to give away Shez's Merc Whistle. Oops.
Previous post is here.
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He isn't wrong. If anything, between this and Egg reassuring Shez that no, betrayal totes wasn't gonna happen, this just reinforces the fact that Egg doesn't respect Claude at all.
Still, big oomph on Claude because his dreams don't even exist/make sense in this game.
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Here lies the Tabletop Demon.
Kind of poetic/ironic that he's the only one who can truly die, while poor Dimitri, who gets dragged around like a wet cat in Houses, will always survive in this game. Egg mostly does, if you count her getting subjugated to the director's fantasies lobotomized in Azure Gleam as "surviving."
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"Now what that ambition is, I simply do not know, but I will boldly assume it had to do with using bibles as toilet paper."
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No Lies Detected(tm)
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Sothis attempts to salvage this trainwreck with a quick and miserable death, but by plot dictation, she sadly fails.
Byleth's death here is on par with Dimitri's on Verdant Wind in how unceremonious and cruel it is. Devs, are you sure you're not actually mad at how popular Byleth is? Especially the one with the 200% Bustline Modifier?
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We Stan a megalomaniac /s
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The Agarthans never got to the Holy Tomb or the Holy Mausoleum in this game, and here we get the idea of the kind of crap Houses!Edelgard condoned.
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Really, the one thing Rhea did wrong was not using the Aurora Breath on Edelgard during her coronation.
Like
Even now, Rhea knows Agartha is the true enemy here?????? Like back in Chapter...4?????
But no, per the Edelgard/Balthus Support, Edelgard started the war anyway, she knows that she's benefitting from the same megalomaniacs that have their hands in the Empire's politics, and she had farfetched history spoon-fed to her. She doesn't care. She still wants total power.
Bruh
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Monica is talking about killing Thales, btw. Peak wlw representation, everyone /s
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Linhardt is abhorrent.
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Shez DGAF about anything, least of all on this route. But I suppose it's fine because they're not a weird nepotism teacher, or whatever.
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So here's something I've noticed: Scarlet Blaze and Golden Wildfire share several near-identical scenarios (the most obvious being the Chapter where Ordelia needs to be pacified), CGs (the still of Egg and Clyde shaking hands), and even video cutscenes (Rhea transforming into the Immaculate one; only the background is changed). GW!Claude knocks of a number of Edelgard's rhetoric and dialogue ("My hands are covered in blood and will never be clean again, feel bad for me uwu") and now we have a hollow knockoff of something poignant Claude says to Byleth on Verdant Wind.
There's also the general fact that because the Houses version of Claude ultimately became more heroic than intended, and because they had already delayed the game three times, they had Verdant Wind knock off most of Silver Snow...which is the default route for the Black Eagles.
There is a quasi-tumbleweedy-incestual bond between these two characters/routes. They fold into one another like brain proteins tangling on each other. This is not the case for Azure Moon (bar maps being shared, and even then the context differs drastically) and even more so for Azure Gleam.
Point is, I'm a Claude stan, but at this point, I feel like the Blue Lions route should be the canon one.
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Local vampire simp and local masochistic noble boldly state their totally normal relationship with one another. I think I liked the Houses/Ending Card version more, because their bond made Edelgard jealous.
I did this strategy over the other two and it did absolutely nothing, by the way.
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"ShE dOeSnT cArE aBoUt HiM" blah blah blah, we get it, you refuse to read the text and can't get over that Cyril and Claude are mostly incompatible when it comes to bonding.
I found a Khaloonie discover the flavor text for Seiros Tea (it's tea from southern Almyra and it got slapped with an in-universe localized name) and flipping out over it recently, funnily enough. Houses has been out for three years (as of this post) now, and you've only read that text recently???
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"My daddy had stake over ruling the whole continent single-handedly first, you cut the line!"
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Sothis please take the wheel -
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Can confirm, they literally do almost nothing while Thales and Rhea tumble over that bridge. Very "Wormy Episode of Spongebob" energy right here.
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"BUT SHE ENDED THE WAR FASTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" /s
Good job Shez, you broke it.
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The ending animation of the Crests rotating like planets changes depending on which route you picked, as that land's "native" Crests are what's displayed. Since the Empire's "native" Crests are that of the Four Saints (plus the Apostles Noa and Timotheos if you want to get technical), you get to bask in a kiddie pool of irony.
In the end, the standom's support of the Empire is akin to how many fans, from its inception in 1979, support the Empire of Zeon and factions similar to it across the Gundam franchise, I feel. Shame that Adrestia isn't as well-crafted as Zeon.
Speaking of worldbuilding, I suspect that there's a weird sort of hatred at how Faerghus is the most well-built (in a worldbuilding sense) of the three lands. This is pretty much proven by its first four chapters alone (having played the demo), and I can already tell I'm gonna be in for at least a decent time once I get to Gleam.
To cap off this shit-cake, here's what I find to be a pretty apt representation of how Edelgard is viewed/turned into during Azure Gleam's ending:
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purble-turble · 9 months
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You know, i feel if azure had played his cards right at the beginning, he could have convinced macaque of a poly relationship. Dont know how the love potion worked, but i feel it would have an easier job if it could do a wukong/macaque /azure instead of shadowpeach vs shadowlion, incorporate macaque's natural love for wukong instead of always fighting it. And wukong loved macaque so much i could see him trying with azure if that is what macaque really wanted
Of course, azure still doesnt love macaque and macaque is still under a spell, so it would still be fucked up, but azure could have gotten closer to his goal
Yes this would have been the smart way to go. If only Azure wasn't so single minded in his desire to have Sun Wukong to himself... Because he is the only one who deserves Sun Wukong, after all. Macaque would just get in the way. He's so determined that this is the correct order that things have to fall in that it doesn't even occur to him that there might be alternatives. I mean yeah it would not have been good by any means, but it definitely could have worked. And would have resulted in less drama and pain for all of them in the long run.
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jinwoosungs · 2 years
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ya know puppets cant have babies with each other for obvious reasons but that doesnt mean they cannot build a brand new mechanoid by their own hands and call them their "child"👶. Thats what I see dark messiah!P and his evil puppet darling doing
they've always wanted a child to call their own, so using their own knowledge and the reports left over by mr. geppetto, they start making their own puppet children in their very likeness.
a daughter that had p's freckles but your eye color.
a son that shared your hair color but had azure eyes like p.
and they would be beautiful, so achingly beautiful as all four of them would come together as a happy family. all mechanoids would keep worship the ground p and his beloved family walked on.
a new era was coming, where automatons all come together in a near perfect world: one where no one is inflicted with the plague, or any other illness for that matter.
yes, everything was coming together perfectly, so perfectly that pinocchio can't bring himself to regret his decision of rejecting his chance to become human, fully embracing his mechanoid heart as he hoped to stay forever with you, his beloved queen and wife, along with your children, in perfect bliss.
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iturbide · 2 years
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Oh I don't doubt edelgard believes her cause is just. The thing with her is it doesnt stop with her reforms and her toppling of the church. Thats how we know her goal is conquest.
In 3 hopes she had her reforms made WHILE rhea was in power. And Even with Rhea dead and the central church dissolved she doesnt stop her war. At this point it is no longer about removing the church to make way for reforms. Because she accomplished both of those things and she's still not done.
Why isn't she done? Because thats not her ultimate goal. She wants all of fodlan under her control. Funnily enough, Claude says it too. His reason for killing rhea was because he foolishly believed that would remove edelgards reason for war. ( it doesn't).
He also said that if she doesn't stop her war, then that means her war is just blatant aggression. In their supports he calls it Conquest and edelgard doesn't deny it, she knows what this is ( shes much more honest about it in 3 hopes) and she actually tells him she wants the kingdom gone, not just the church.
villains don't need to be like "tee hee mass murder , war , conquest! Yay!" realistic villains are those who truly believe in their cause and theyll say this is for the good of all. what makes them a villain is how they will do absolutely anything to achieve their aims no matter how much blood is spilled and how much suffering it causes. No "sacrifice" is too great for Emperor Edelgard von Hresvelg.
this is how they justify conquest irl no? Western imperalism 101. We say It's for a just cause. We say Its for their own good. We say our way is the superior way and they will see that (or die) . Truth is we can make up any reason for it , the end is the same and they still hate us for it. And i can't say I blame them for feeling that way lol
I was never trying to refute that Edelgard is an imperialist. She's absolutely an imperialist. There's really no getting around that. But I'm pretty alarmed by this take, because it discounts a lot of things about her and her character in favor of a read that her goals are motivated solely by selfishness.
And this is coming from someone who has an entire tag devoted to Edelgard criticism.
It bears repeating out the gate: I haven't played Three Hopes yet. I don't imagine I will for a while yet, and news on Edelgard's route has been sparse coming to my inbox, so I'm not able to speak on Scarlet Blaze in any real capacity (not that I take it as any sort of canon, myself, though that's neither here nor there). But I can speak on Three Houses, since I have played through three of the four routes in their entirety, including Edelgard's -- Verdant Wind, Silver Snow, and Crimson Flower are complete; I've stalled halfway through Azure Moon. And in the case of Three Houses, while Edelgard is definitely chasing an image of the past now lost in the form of a Fodlan united under the Imperial banner, I don't think it's fair to say that she's only after that.
The fact is, she's not wrong that the Crest System is bad and needs to be reformed. She lays the blame on the wrong target, through a combination of misinformation and only partial understanding of the larger situation (likely for a number of reasons, including the unavoidable evolution of House Hresvelg's "true" history of Fodlan passed to its heirs, potentially influence from the Agarthans in manipulating information for their own purposes), but she's not wrong about the fact that the system is toxic and something needs to be done. And that system doesn't exist only in the Empire: its influence extends throughout all of Fodlan. So she sets her sights on tearing it out wherever it's taken root.
From a character and narrative standpoint, it does actually make sense that she'd target the Church of Seiros: the faith of the land gave rise to the System, even if Seiros herself had no hand in it, and so the only way to change the system is to raze the faith of the land and bring about something new. And because the Church has footholds in the Kingdom and Leicester -- both of which also suffer from a system that overvalues Crests -- she takes her campaign across those borders. Yes, she also believes that the Church was responsible for breaking up the Empire into the Kingdom and later the Alliance, thinking that it was a means of creating artificial divisions between people to keep them in conflict and unable to turn on the Church and its inhuman arbiters -- but ultimately her goal was to free all of Fodlan from the Crest System, rather than only Adrestia.
I don't say any of this to discount that she does horrible things. Because she does. There's a reason I will never play Crimson Flower again. But to flatly vilify her rather than acknowledging her as a complex character with justifiable goals is something I can't accept. Making the situation out to be a black-and-white, good-and-evil dichotomy flattens what makes Edelgard interesting and compelling as a character in favor of presenting her as Lady Walhart but with enough sense to not broadcast her intentions. And that's not fair to her, because there's a lot more to her, her situation, and her character overall than what your message implies.
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