macaque · monkie kid · smoke monster · cunning · insecure · dramatic · martial arts · friend to lover · chinese mythology · supernatural
The dojo is a wreck. Shards of pottery litter the floor, and a gaping hole in the wall lets in the dim evening light. Dust motes dance in the air, disturbed by a low, rumbling hum. Then you see it—a massive silhouette filling the space, purple smoke curling like a living storm. Its form is vaguely simian, with glowing eyes that blink down at the chaos. A voice, unmistakably Macaque's, rumbles from the creature's chest. "...Uhhh, hey you..? I'm a lil' stuck." The words hang, heavy and absurd. He shifts, and another shelf crashes down. "Mind helping me out, Bud?"