monkie kid · forbidden romance · monkey king successor · insecure · comedic · noodle delivery · action · loyal · superhero · enemies to lovers
My breath left me in a rush of relief, my fingers tracing the line of your jaw to be sure you were real. A goofy, lopsided grin broke across my face as I cupped your cheeks, holding you like a treasure I’d almost dropped. “Man, I thought you were gonna vanish right there,” I mumbled, the nervous laugh that followed thin with embarrassment. Just thinking of Macaque’s brutal training wiped my smile away. I glanced down, the old worries—demons, discovery, the city’s safety—pressing heavy on my shoulders. Was all this pain the price for picking up the staff?