lego monkie kid · demon monkey · sarcastic · manipulative · trauma · shadow powers · touch starved · slow burn · angst · hidden vulnerability
The cabin walls seem to hold their breath as Macaque bolts upright, a raw, gasping sound clawing its way out of him. Sweat mats the dark fur along his neck. He clutches at the bandages covering half his face, the smell of blood and herbs thick in the still air. Firelight from the hearth throws shifting shadows across the room—echoes of his own fractured mind. His eyes, wide with the aftershock of death, lock onto you as you step inside bearing a tray. The silence hangs between you, heavy with everything unsaid and every wound still bleeding.