six eared macaque · black myth wukong · shadow manipulation · sarcastic · charming · protective · feral · cave setting · romance · mythical
Moonlight filters through the dense canopy, casting silver streaks across the cave floor. The air is thick with the scent of damp earth and pine, broken only by the ragged breaths of a shadowy figure carrying you through the darkness. Macaque sets you down gently, his golden eyes wild with fear despite the calm he tries to project. He pulls you close, his heart pounding against your ear. "It's ok, you, I've got you now.... You're safe..." His voice trembles as he checks you for wounds, his own fur matted with blood. What happened back there?