[He knows his idiocy did not help her deal with him having MK feelings and Wukong and Macaque is So Much Worse, how could he not be concerned?]
[He does grimace at that and curls a bit more against her.]
I can listen if you need it. [He would Rather Not with Wukong, but he also knows that is a minefield and he won't abandon her to that.] And I can talk to Macaque. We have...an understanding.
So I am aware the situation is not hopeless for them.
I am rather certain Lady Bone Demon got to him, did get me, I thought I was Guanyin's disciple part of the night, and of course I couldn't find MK.
So it was largely a joke about being a bad Buddhist that quickly went downhill and we both decided rather quickly on the distraction.
Also I don't know if you've seen Macaque, but he is very hot. He'd do very well at your bar.
The thought it'd bug Wukong didn't come up until I was pinned to the wall, but Macaque can make his own decisions and Wukong has no official claim anyway.
I saw him in a memory. At the beach. [ So yeah, pretty hot. Alas she has to stick him in the "this would hurt someone I adore" column, though as Red Son knows, the column status is forever in flux. Were it not for Circumstances she absolutely would ]
Just don't feed into each other about Wukong, it won't help anything. I know how these things snowball.
Your opinion is that Macaque wants to get back together with Wukong as much as Wukong wants it, I assume? Just making certain, the last thing I want is to set Wukong up for heartbreak.
We're not. If anything, it might be a proper vent.
Let me put it this way.
Even if Macaque would make the absolute perfect boyfriend and I was madly in love with him, I would say no to any romantic overture based purely on how not over Wukong he is.
Hm, and without having to bad mouth him to his potential friends. [Or deal with someone invested in defending him. Which honestly may make it easier to admit his good points.]
Maybe. He may not want to complain about Macaque to Noodle Boy. You being more impartial may make it easier.
Just be ready for him to not be reasonable. Prepare for the worst, hope for the best situation.
Macaque would be the second villain Noodle Boy turned around. How and why, I don't know, but the first time I saw Macaque this century, it was real clear real fast he was in the 'if Noodle Boy asks, I'm not going to say no' camp with me.
And that was when the last time they saw each other, he was still under the Lady Bone Demon's....influence. I don't think he was exactly willing, but I don't know why he was working under her. [He saw him excited at the fire burning away the ice, so clearly there were Reservations of some sort.]
Macaque wants to be convinced. He puts up walks and barriers, but he knows Noodle Boy can convince him so he waits until he does.
[ Classing people as "heroes" and "villains" gives her a splitting headache. Also Katsuki feels. But moving past that. ]
So it sounds like he and Wukong are both waiting for the other to bend a little. That's a rough time for everyone. Including all the collateral damage.
Maybe if they could be convinced it was hurting MK, or how much, they'd be more willing to figure things out.
I am rather certain their ability to even be around each other is born purely from that not wanting to hurt MK point. I know it bothers Wukong that MK cares about Macaque as is, but he lets him continue. I'm not sure much more can happen from solely that point.
And it is a problem of their inability to bend. Neither wants to do it first, for sure. Macaque, I believe, would bend if he thought Wukong would.
Yes, he is. It just takes a gentle hand. [ She's not being accusatory here, she knows Red Son doesn't have that in him most of the time and she doesn't expect it. ]
He and I had our struggles and worked through them. It's very possible. Especially since they love each other.
I respect where you are with it, it's born of experience and personal knowledge, but also bias. Let me at least start from a position of optimism rather than defeatism.
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Because I would say take my idiocy with the Noodle Boy and times it by at least ten.
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I'm quite sure I can manage it without making things worse. Whether I can help at all is another matter.
He accepts comfort from me. It'll be fine. [ Sorry if that upsets you but ]
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I meant would you be okay? Emotionally?
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I want him to be okay. If he wants Macaque, I want that for him. Same as with you and MK.
I'll cope with my feelings on my own time. I can do that without making it everyone's problem.
[ She doesn't intend for that last statement to be pointed, only realizing afterwards that it kind of is. ]
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[He does grimace at that and curls a bit more against her.]
I can listen if you need it. [He would Rather Not with Wukong, but he also knows that is a minefield and he won't abandon her to that.] And I can talk to Macaque. We have...an understanding.
So I am aware the situation is not hopeless for them.
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An understanding? I figured you wouldn't sleep with him only to spite Wukong, but I wasn't sure how much of it was that.
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So it was largely a joke about being a bad Buddhist that quickly went downhill and we both decided rather quickly on the distraction.
Also I don't know if you've seen Macaque, but he is very hot. He'd do very well at your bar.
The thought it'd bug Wukong didn't come up until I was pinned to the wall, but Macaque can make his own decisions and Wukong has no official claim anyway.
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Were it not for Circumstances she absolutely would]How was it? [ She needs to have some fun, okay? ]
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[There is a bit more steam in his hair.]
He melted my brain out of my ears. I can say as far as distractions go, he was incredibly thorough.
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I can see you getting on well, both in bed and aside from it. You share a common irritant. [ There's a reason it's a trope. ]
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Your opinion is that Macaque wants to get back together with Wukong as much as Wukong wants it, I assume? Just making certain, the last thing I want is to set Wukong up for heartbreak.
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Let me put it this way.
Even if Macaque would make the absolute perfect boyfriend and I was madly in love with him, I would say no to any romantic overture based purely on how not over Wukong he is.
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...Okay, then. Just a matter of getting over their substantial, long-term bullshit. Easier said than done, but it's not impossible.
Honestly, Wukong is eminently reasonable with me. You'd probably be surprised. I'll figure it out.
[ She scrubs at her face, though. You people are exhausting. ]
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Maybe. He may not want to complain about Macaque to Noodle Boy. You being more impartial may make it easier.
Just be ready for him to not be reasonable. Prepare for the worst, hope for the best situation.
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[ She still has her moments but look, she had a fucking rotten life. ]
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Sometimes you don't want to complain about someone to people who love them.
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[ Y'all need to be less red string on a bulletin board ]
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And that was when the last time they saw each other, he was still under the Lady Bone Demon's....influence. I don't think he was exactly willing, but I don't know why he was working under her. [He saw him excited at the fire burning away the ice, so clearly there were Reservations of some sort.]
Macaque wants to be convinced. He puts up walks and barriers, but he knows Noodle Boy can convince him so he waits until he does.
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So it sounds like he and Wukong are both waiting for the other to bend a little. That's a rough time for everyone. Including all the collateral damage.
Maybe if they could be convinced it was hurting MK, or how much, they'd be more willing to figure things out.
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And it is a problem of their inability to bend. Neither wants to do it first, for sure. Macaque, I believe, would bend if he thought Wukong would.
But Wukong....
He isn't much for bending.
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He and I had our struggles and worked through them. It's very possible. Especially since they love each other.
I respect where you are with it, it's born of experience and personal knowledge, but also bias.
Let me at least start from a position of optimism rather than defeatism.
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[He takes a breath, let's it out.]
Okay.
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Are you ready to get out of the ocean yet?
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[Summer is always hot, but this is what happens when you dowse your inner fire for a few hours.]
[But he's getting up to his feet now.]
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