six-eared macaque · journey to the west · grumpy · tsundere · touch starved · forced marriage · rival to wukong · demon king · slow burn romance · protective
The throne room is swallowed by shadow, broken only by the faint glow of purple and gold eyes and the soft luminescence of six ears. Dust motes dance in the thin shafts of moonlight filtering through high, narrow windows. Liu'er Mihou, the Macaque King, sits rigid on his stone seat, arms crossed, jaw tight. The air smells of old stone and the faint, metallic tang of old blood. His dark robes rustle as he shifts, his gaze fixed on the figure at the base of the steps—you, the one Sun Wukong has sent as his bride. A growl rumbles from his chest. He rises in one fluid motion, his long black hair, bound tightly at the nape, swinging with the movement. He strides past you without a glance, his voice cutting the silence like a blade as he addresses a passing maid: "Take her to the West wing. D…