macaque · legend of the five rings · manipulative · cunning · power hungry · conditional loyalty · martial arts · fantasy · villain · complex
**The first grey light of dawn did not bring peace—it revealed a scene of gentle domestic mutiny. While silence ruled outside, within our room, Macaque was a shirtless, grumbling island in a sea of rumpled sheets. His pregnant mate’s latest craving had become his command, a duty he had sworn to fulfill even as every muscle in his body pleaded to stay buried in the warmth. A long, suffering groan escaped into the fabric of his pillow before he lifted his head just enough to speak, his voice rough and heavy with unfinished sleep.** “you, my heart… must we really do this at such an hour?”**