Is It Okay To Ask MK, Red Son, Mei, Wukong And Macaque X A Gender Neutral Reader That Has ADHD, Like

is it okay to ask MK, red son, Mei, Wukong and Macaque x a Gender neutral reader that has ADHD, like they they fidget a lot and messes and fumbles over their words a lot? like they try to say something but mixes two words into one? sorry if its a lot to ask for!

No worries! I had some fun with this one

Traffic Light Trio and Shadowpeach (separately) x GN! ADHD!reader Headcanons!

Redson - condescending at first. But they slowly adjust and are actually pretty good at helping you! Has a spare fidget in one of their pockets in case you ever need one. They’re the “translator” for other people whenever you’re trying to talk as fast as you’re thinking and mix some stuff up—you don’t know how they do it, but they understand you perfectly. If you need something hands-on to do or are just bored in general, they’ll have you lend a hand in their projects, or at the very least let you sit with them and talk about your latest hyperfixations while they work. The only time they’re going to really question your logic (if there is any) is if they pop into the kitchen for a midnight snack and find you just fully zoned out, no thoughts head empty. Don’t worry they’ll snap you out of it lol

MK - OH SAME BRO. You two operate on a routine that you collaborated on because otherwise it would literally just be chaos. He has a whole bin of fidget toys that he lets you borrow from at any time! You two sit together and probably get mesmerized by those slime videos or even just those sensory videos. The apartment is probably covered in sticky note reminders. His favorite thing is letting you infodump to him about what you’re interested in, and then he gets to rant to you as well. He mixes up words just as much as you do, and yet you both always understand what the other is saying.

Mei - is the reasonable one out of the two of you. She helps you remember what you need to do and stuff, and honestly she benefits from making you a routine since she’ll probably end up making one for herself too. Definitely buys you fidget toys from time to time and ends up finding ones that she likes too! She keeps track of your interests so she can talk about them with you! Also probably has a backpack leash for you(she already has one for MK, so honestly it’s only natural you get one too). Very sweet, just wants you to be happy in any capacity!

Macaque - he has a very, very loose understanding of what ADHD is and how people cope with it. He balances out your hyperactivity the best he can, and honestly how could you refuse when he talks so smoothly to you about maybe chilling out for a minute? He’s with you for the good days and the difficult days, especially when you’re super unmotivated to do anything. Loves all the cool creative ideas you come up with; he has you help him brainstorm for his plays. He definitely doesn’t mind staying up late with you when you’re hyper focused, but he also knows there’s a line he needs to draw for the two of you so you don’t wake up the next day feeling exhausted. He himself burns out a lot I think so he’d be very good at recognizing when you’re burning out too(along with helping you manage things in a way that you can prevent it) 

Wukong - he gets it, to a degree! Having known MK for as long as he has, he knows the basics, however he is more than willing to sit down with you and get an understanding of what your experience is like! Runs with most of your ideas and impulses, unless of course you’re thinking too far ahead or even too quickly. Yes, taking a trip on his cloud to visit a zoo a few cities over sounds nice in theory, but hang on, let’s actually plan a proper trip. He has nothing to really do all day other than train with MK and take care of the monkey village, so he’s never gonna say no to you coming over and hanging out with him, doing your thing, etc. He probably has some trouble understanding you if you’re talking really fast, but he doesn’t get frustrated or upset. He just kindly asks you to repeat what you said but slower. He’s doing his best for you :]

Hello! Before I do the request I have to say..

I love your writing alot! And the way you express the characters are absolutely stunning!

But anyways since this is my first request so you gotta bare with me here..

Is it ok if its a MK X Filipino!reader?

If not its ok really!

Also I dont know how to explain things but if you need some points on the idea here is how it goes:

Filipino!reader is coming back to china to meet mk ( also their relationship started before the events of mk being swk's succesor ) and mk wanted to let the others know about Filipino!reader so basically mk invites everyone to pigsy's noodles and they finally meet filipino!reader for the first time! ( also you can add characters if you like but can you add swk and macaque there too? )

( sorry if this is very confusing its my first time really! And I am filipino so if I misspelled anything I am sorry ^^ )

Have a good day/afternoon/night!! <3

Not confusing at all! And thank you, I really do my best! Enjoy!! ^^

"City Sweet City" (MK x Filipino!GN!Reader)

(romantic oneshot)(827 w.c)

Pronouns: They/Them

CW: none? Food at the end

Weaving your way through Airport traffic to get to where your boyfriend said he was parked was arguably the worst part of your trip from the Philippines to get to China. Thank goodness MK’s vehicle of choice was the delivery buggy that he used at work. The large pig on top eliminated a lot of time you would have spent searching for him. As soon as MK saw you approaching, he leapt out of the car and ran to you. He enveloped you in a bear hug, lifting you up with ease and spinning the two of you around.

“Y/N! You’re here! In front of me! Wow!” He was beaming at you, practically jumping for joy, and you would be too if you weren’t holding all your luggage.

“I am! But before anybody goes crazy can we please put all this in your trunk?” You gestured to your bags, and he seemed to just realize they existed as he started helping you to put them in the back.

“Oh, right! I thought that maybe after we dropped your stuff off at my place you’d come to Pigsy’s with me? I want you to meet my friends!”

“Yeah, that sounds good!”

He locked the trunk and you both got into the car to drive to his apartment where you’d be staying. You’d been badgering him about cleaning it for ages, and from what you could see now that you were standing in it, he had. He also showed you the pull out bed that was on his couch just in case you wanted to sleep by yourself. This was incredibly sweet, you told him, however if he had space in his bed you wanted to fill it. MK blushed at this and started getting all flustered, since this would be the first time you’d ever slept over and since he was your boyfriend he didn’t have to really be alone at night.

“Anyways, c’mon! Pigsy’s is right downstairs.” He took your hand, leading you down and around the corner of the building, and sure enough, there was the famous noodle place you’d heard of a million times. Aptly decorated for its name with a cozy interior that smelled delicious.

“Hey guys! I want you to meet my partner, Y/N! They’re from the Philippines!” MK called as you two entered. You waved to the people in front of you. From pictures alone, you could figure out who Mei was, with her signature green jacket and cutesy hairstyle. There were two monkeys as well, one of them sitting on a cloud in the corner while the other one was leaning on a wall enjoying some noodles. And of course the pig-man behind the counter must be Pigsy himself.

“Ooh, so you’re the one MK won’t stop talking about! I’m Mei!” Mei came up to you and hugged you. You returned the hug, giving MK a mischievous smile.

“You talk about me a lot?” You asked him. He stammered.

“Not in a negative way or anything! I just think you’re really cool so I talk about it!—“

“Relax, kid, you’re gonna blow a fuse,” The monkey on the cloud spoke finally. He gave you a polite wave. “I’m Monkey King. Nice to meet you after all this time!”

“Yeah, this is the mentor I was telling you about!” MK chimed in. You waved back at him. The shadow in the corner cleared his throat, and MK gestured over to him. “And that’s Macaque!”

“It’s so nice to meet you all! Good to see there are people around MK that can keep him out of trouble!” You smiled, and Macaque huffed with a smirk.

“Our success rate isn’t that high.” He said.

“Hey! We do our best!” Monkey King argued.

MK seemed to feel like there would be a fight, so he walked in between the two under the guise of grabbing water from the cooler that was sitting near a table. Then he led you over to the counter to sit down.

“How about we split some noodles? I’ll pay for them.” MK offered.

“Just this once, since it’s a special occasion, you can just have ‘em.” Pigsy slid two bowls over to you and your boyfriend.

“Ah, thank you!” You grabbed a pair of chopsticks and gave the food a taste. It practically melted in your mouth and it brought tears to your eyes.

“What’s wrong? Do you not like them?” MK worriedly looked at you.

“No…it’s delicious. Better than I could have imagined…” you practically inhaled the rest of the bowl, happier that you didn’t have to suffer through airplane food anymore.

“Thanks, Y/N.” Pigsy gave you an over the shoulder smile as he continued to cook. MK was smiling too and enjoying his own bowl of noodles. Surrounded by the people he cared about. With you, in person, able to actually hold you and show you his favorite places…you two would have so much fun!

To say I cried is an understatement,,, this is so cuteeeeeee /pos

The sky is dancing for us

Macaque groaned in his sleep, his body kept turning over and over as his hand lazily patted on the bed in search of his lover’s body. Despite his drowsy state, Macaque couldn’t stop himself from shivering against the winter cold, the fireplace probably went out during their sleep. The touch of the winter’s cold was slightly tickling his body, he wanted to at least get some heat in the cabin..but fatigue was king of his mind for the night, ordering him to stay in bed and do nothing. Even invoking a shadow clone was not an idea he liked currently.

Finally, after a few attempts, his hand managed to touch part of his lover’s arm and a relieved sigh escaped him. With a slow movement, his hand slided around the waist of his lover, bringing them closer to his body. The body heat of his partner against his was comforting, and above all very safe. His tail intertwined against theirs, holding it tightly just to be sure they won’t move away in their sleep. There, it was so much better.

The six eared simian let out a content sigh, he finally relaxed against the body of his lover. He was in a good position, with a good mindset to finally sleep, the snowflakes slowly fell down on the roof, alongside with small crackling and light hissing noises all around them…

Wait.

What ?

The shadow demon opened his eyes once again and sat up in one motion, completely still. He even managed to slow down the beat of his heart with controlled breaths. His six ears flickered all around in search of a certain threat that could be around the cabin. Nothing. There were no other heartbeats other than his and his partner, everything was calm.

But to reassure himself, the six-eared Macaque stood up, putting on his thick coat and boots that were suitable for the mid-winter cold. Maybe he will have to boil some water for the tea after the inspection..the morning will be rough after all. He opened the door and took a few steps on the balcony, the snow was illuminated by a greenish color..how?

With a frown, he raised his gaze, and Macaque fell under the spell. His mouth was hanging open while his eyes became round like rice bowls. The sky was devoid of clouds, the stars were even brighter than usual, if he could discern a planet perfectly, it was Venus. But what froze him was those dancing green and pink lights, or maybe purple, they were moving in any way but with precise movements. He was in a trance, their songs of cracking and hissing were even louder, and he could discern a certain sound...as if crystals were clashing with each other, in such a soft and gentle way, and they never fell to the ground. It was a wonderful sound in his ears. They were northern lights.

A blink of his unique eye, and excitement gripped him by the shoulder. He turned back to the entrance of the cabin, not forgetting to close the door, Macaque did not hesitate to rush to the fireplace, he took a piece of wood and a lighter, lighting it as quickly as possible. He left some cussing words from his mouth, shit that stupid fireplace was so stubborn! Many attempts taken, and the damn fireplace finally lit up. In one movement, he moved towards the bed and saw his partner sleeping deeply.

His smile softened as he gently got on the bed, one hand resting on his lover’s shoulder, gently shaking them.

“Wake up, there is something you need to see." He whispered softly in their ear, his smile widening as his partner growled in their sleep.

The guilt wasn't there. With an even more vigorous shake, and his partner opened their eyes. Their gaze threw lazy knives at Macaque, who only sneered. "What do you want? It's late." You growled at the proud look on Macaque's face.

“Put on your coat and boots, you have to trust me." Macaque didn't dare turn around, he could feel your burning gaze behind his back. If looks could kill, he'd be down by now since you woke up. But he didn't regret a single moment. He heard your growl before you finally got up, heading for the rack where your coat was, and you put it on right away, you leaned over to your boots, putting them on just as quickly. The ground was frozen despite your partner lighting the fireplace a few moments before. "Is it really so important that you have to wake me up in the middle of the night?" You asked him in a tired voice.

"It's worth it." He replied, coming back to you with a cup of tea, you took it without further ado. He placed a hand on your lower back and walked you to the door. "Whatever happens, don't fall in love." He chuckled softly before opening the door, letting the love of his life getting out first. What a gentleman, you smiled to yourself.

It was a chilly night, the new moon absolutely made the horizon much darker than usual..but, where did the green light come from? You were confused, you looked sideways to silently question your love, Macaque only had a smile, and with a nod of his head he pointed to the sky. You followed the movement and wow.

Beautiful sheer drapes dancing in the sky, a mesmerizing green turning blue with a slight tinged pink. Northern lights ! You rarely saw those back in town !

A gasp escaped from your mouth, your whole body was filled with serotonin at the sight of the sky, a gift from the heavens. It was so beautiful! An unknown nostalgic feeling filled your whole being, as if the breath of the sky was whispering to you "Everything is fine, you are safe" while wrapping you in the arms of Morpheus.

You feel your husband’s thumb wiping the corner of your eye, blinking you finally realized that tears were flowing down your cold face, slightly freezing your fur, and you turned back to your husband.

"You are so beautiful, my dear jewel. I love you so much." He placed a soft kiss on your cheek before placing his own mug on the railing of the balcony, his arms wrapped around you in a loving and comforting way.

It was the best wedding anniversary gift you'd ever gotten. The sky dancing for your eternal love in its most magnificent colors. Macaque rested his chin on the top of your head as your tails entwined.

Everything was silent except for the little cracking sounds the sky made, following something more melodious than the angels singing, everything was perfect, you couldn’t ask for more than that. Perhaps you could try and live there with Macaque, everything was peaceful in this place.

"I’m pretty sure that they got brighter since they saw you coming out, my love." He purred out, before he felt a small hit on his stomach, making him laugh..unknowing that the northern lights moved so much faster to his laugh.

"Shh ! Just listen to their sounds. They must be talking about us right now. They probably never saw monkeys in snow." You snickered as the two of you softly laughed in the middle of the night. The greenish sheer of the northern lights turning to a slight purple.

hi! Can i pls request Nezha getting pampered by reader after he had a long day? Just stuff like reader washing his hair and letting him lay on their chest while they watch tv or something fluffly like that. thnks!

Yes oh my goodness he deserves to be pampered ;-; enjoy!

"Spa Fit For A Prince" (966 w.c)

Nezha x GN!reader (they/them)

Romantic, fluffy, oneshot

CW: none I believe

“Ah, y/n! I wasn’t expecting you today,” as you walked into Nezha’s house, you saw him making an effort to draw…something…on a scroll. “How are you?”

“I’m alright. What are you doing?” You pointed at the scroll, and he looked at it in disdain as he folded his arms across his chest. 

“I wanted to try doing a more modern version of this old map, but I’m halfway done and I’m realizing it’s a waste of time. But I already started, so I want to finish it.”

“That’s a cool idea, but no one’s pressuring you to finish it.” You set your bag on his couch, not letting him see what was inside. You’d been trying to get this to happen for ages, and now might just be your chance. 

“I appreciate that, lotus. But if you want you can just hang out while I try to get to a good stopping point.” He gave you a sweet smile, but you could see the bags under his eyes. You both knew that a good stopping point in his opinion was to just finish. 

“Or you could stop now and let me surprise you with something?” You offered, resting your chin on his head as he turned back to his map. You brought your hands to his shoulders, giving them a light squeeze. 

“What’s the surprise?”

“I have to go set it up in your bathroom, first.”

“Oh, you’re not throwing ten different bath bombs in there again, are you? It took me forever to get the stains out of my tub!” He immediately grew suspicious of you, reaching for the bag. You moved faster than him and snatched it. 

“No bath bombs, I promise! I’ll come get you in a few minutes, alright?” You winked, walking outside of his reach just in case he wanted to grab at you again. He didn’t, but he made a motion for you to hang on. You leaned down to his level, holding the goodies behind you. To your pleasant surprise, he gave you a quick kiss on the cheek, but then he gave you a playfully serious look. 

“Don’t do anything stupid.” He said.

“No promises!” You continued your walk and closed the bathroom door behind you. It wasn’t a small room, it would definitely be fine for what you were planning. As quietly as you could, you took some tea lights out of the bag, setting them up around the rim of the tub and on the counter by the sink. There were some face masks for him to choose from, most of them being out-of-the-bottle rather than the slimy sheet ones. You even got a fun patterned headband for him to hold his hair out of his face. Nail polish, in case he was willing to go all out, and some stones you were going to heat up. Finally, you ran a bath, throwing some bubbles in, but not the bomb you picked out—at least, not yet. 

“Nezha? Can you come back here for a second, hon?” You poked your head out of the door with a grin. You heard movement and then moved out of the room and stood in front of the door to meet him. He came to a stop in front of you, wiping his hands on his pants.

“Okay, what did you break?”

“I didn’t break anything, honest! I just wanted to do something nice for you, since I know you’ve been putting a lot of effort into your work lately. So here,” you handed him one of those soft white robes you really only see at hotels. He narrowed his eyes. “Go get changed into this.”

“Why?”

“You’ll see!”

He was still suspicious of you, but he went into his room and then, a few minutes later, you had to do your best not to stare at him as he walked towards you. His figure was hard not to look at. 

“Okay, what’s going on?” 

“Behold! A spa, just for you!”you opened the door with a flourish. He raised his eyebrows at you, then his face turned a bit red.

“Y/n…you know I have stuff to do.” He went in anyways after you took his hand and dragged him in. 

“You always have stuff to do! You’re tired. You need a break.” You ranted at him, gesturing to the bath.

“I guess a little break wouldn’t hurt…” he sighed, rolling his eyes as you turned around to let him get in without being embarrassed.

“That’s the spirit!”

He slipped into the water and moved his hair over the edge of the tub so it wouldn’t get wet. You went to the other side of the tub so you could reach it and gently put it into a braid. You could tell he wasn’t fully relaxed or fond of this, but you intended for that to change at some point.

“Can I do your nails?” You asked. He chuckled.

“Why not.” 

As he held out his hands you got to work in painting them a nice pinkish color. Once you had finished with the top clear coat, you did the other hand and then helped him to put a face mask on. His face was softer now, you noticed, and his shoulders had stopped being stuck in one spot as he gradually gave in to the feeling of not being so stressed. By the end of it, when he got out of the bath and into the robe again, he seemed hesitant to leave.

“You okay?”

“Yes. I’m just really thankful to you for doing this for me.” He hugged you, pressing a kiss to your temple. You kissed him back, smiling at him.

“We’ll have to do this more often, then! You deserve it, you know?” 

“I suppose.”

Capsule I request a angst/comfort RedSon x reader? It’s mostly a thing where the reader sort of helps RedSon show his feelings to his parents.

The reader is RedSon’s happy go lucky girlfriend who recently told him that she wanted him to meet her parents! RedSon being the overachieving (and praise seeking) man he is, agreed, only to be confused when she leads him to a graveyard. There the reader introduced two gravestones as her parents, looking at RedSon expecting him to talk to them. (Ex: “Hello Mom and Dad I want you to meet my new partner! Say hi RedSon!”)

the reader’s parents died not to long ago and as a coping mechanism/comfort she would visit them and talk to their grave stones as if they could hear her. RedSon as the reader is talking to the gravestones starts to wonder what she is feeling, as in how he would feel if his parents would have died. RedSon after the meeting goes to his parents and hugs them and tells them that he does in fact love them very much.

ack my heart 😭 may or may not have cried while writing. /Pos

"Here With You" (1010 w.c)

Redson x Fem!Reader

Pronouns: she her

CW: this is very sad especially at the end bc ya know family stuff

“Are we there yet?”

Redson was, for once, not behind the wheel of his car. He agreed to meet his girlfriend’s parents. But apparently their location was a surprise of sorts.

“Not yet, just a little more to go!” She reassured him. He had to admit, though, that the route they were taking was aesthetically very nice. Lots of greenery, not a whole lot of traffic. Y/n parked the vehicle and hopped out, and Redson got out too. He assumed the building across the street, a small tea shop, was the place they were meeting at. But she took his hand and took the lead.

“This way!”

They entered the cemetery gates. She didn’t hesitate once as she took a mossy brick path towards one side of the space before coming to a halt in front of two humble tombstones bearing her last name.

Oh.

“Mom, dad, I told you he’d be excited to meet you! This is Redson!” She spoke, still holding his hand. Redson was less nervous, now, and more…aware? Conscious of that matter of mortality? He wasn’t quite sure himself. But he still bowed his head in respect.

“Hello, Mr. and Mrs. l/n. It’s a pleasure to meet you. I’m a fan of your work.” He said.

The visit, although quiet, was much more pleasant than the awkward dinner that they sat through when y/n met his parents. He went along with every part of the conversation that he could as y/n told the story of how they met, how cool he was, how he had helped to save the world. And he listened to every word she said about her parents, how kind they were, how much they cared for her.

When they bid the stones adieu, y/n was less cheery than before. Her shoulders drooped and her eyes were just slightly glazed over. He stayed close to her, hooking his elbow with hers.

“I’m sorry I didn’t tell you, Red.” She mumbled. Their shoes made rhythmic tapping on the stone ground.

“It’s no problem, y/n. I’m glad I got to meet them. Even if it threw me off at the beginning,” he nudged her, trying to get her to smile, even a little bit. “They seem like lovely people.”

She finally met Redson’s eyes with a smile that held quiet sadness behind it. They stopped walking as tears started to fall. He wiped away every one. He didn’t push her to continue walking, or even to talk about what happened. At this point all that he cared about was letting her get it all out. She buried her face in his chest and he wrapped his arms tightly around her.

“Alright. I’m ready to go.” She sniffled, pulling away from him. He still had an arm around her shoulders, but they made their way back to the car and went home. He dropped her off at her house before going back to his own.

The drive to get to his place was silent. The radio was turned off on purpose—he wanted to think. No one was there to greet him when he got home, and looking at the time, he realized he’d missed dinner with his parents. Normally, he’d be fine with this, opting to sit by himself with whatever food there was left, but this was different. The energy was different. He walked around his home in search of life, even stopping a few of the bull clones to see if they had seen his parents. Finally someone gave him an actual answer—they were in the lounge, probably watching that cooking show. From there, Redson made a beeline to the room. Instead of bursting in like he usually did, he gently pushed open the door, and just sort of stood there, waiting to be noticed. His mother looked at him out of the corner of her eye.

“Ah, you’re back. How did it go?” She asked. She was the one who, that very morning, helped him get ready and gave him advice. Don’t assert yourself heavily. Wait for them to ask about your history before you tell them, otherwise it’ll be rude. In a way, he didn’t go against that.

“I…” he swallowed, not even sure what he wanted to really say. His father paused the show, turning to him.

“You didn’t embarrass yourself, did you?” He half-joked.

“No,” his hands shook despite being buried in his pockets. He didn’t really want to, but he could feel steam coming off his face as he started to cry. His mother got up from her seat in an instant, approaching him to try and figure out what was wrong.

“What happened, dear? You’re not even yelling, that can’t be a good sign.” She cupped his face.

“I just…” he shook even more as he fought to hold himself still. “I love you guys. I don’t always appreciate what you do or even show that I care, but I really do.”

His mother was taken aback, looking at his father worriedly. The Demon Bull King knelt down to his wife and child, still confused, but now aware that this wasn’t a time to try and shame his son. He was getting better at recognizing those moments.

“Did they insult you? Do we need to go attack them?”

“They’re…not with us. It just made me think, and I don’t—“ Redson started breaking down, allowing his shoulders to move as he looked at the ground and let his tears fall. His mother pulled him into her arms, combing her hands through his fiery hair. His father sat on the ground, still much taller than both of them, but now in a position where he could easily embrace them. “I don’t want to lose you.”

“Don’t worry and overthink it, Redson. We’re not going anywhere anytime soon, alright?” His mother shushed him.

“At least, not without a good fight.” His father contributed.

They helped Redson to clean himself up, before going back into the lounge and sitting down all together to enjoy the show.

Hello!! I saw your dating hcs for Macaque and SWK and i gotta admit... THAT I LOVED THEM!! Hope I don't bother you, but could i request some headcanons of what would include being SWK and Macaque's crush?? ^^

I'm so happy you liked them!! And yesssss the crushing phase is the best phase :)))

Being SWK/Macaque's Crush Headcanons!

SWK

As soon as he realizes he’s got feelings, he admittedly is a little afraid. Would you reciprocate? Would you leave? If you’re mortal but wanna be with him, would he have to convince you to become immortal?? He overthinks the entire thing and it hurts his brain

Tries to spend more time with you and offers you a lot of favors or help with anything you want or need. He just wants to prove that he’s loyal and useful, even though you know he doesn’t need to prove anything—you already see it.

He’s not one to flirt a lot. He prefers actions. He’s affectionate to everyone he’s close to, it’s just a habit and a monkey thing. He might be physically more close with you but if you’re not into it he’ll back off the best he can. 

If he’s known you for a long time before developing a crush, he will be more vulnerable with you. He’ll let down his guard, he’ll let you see him without his glamour, whatever. You’ve earned his trust and he wants to show you that.

When Wukong musters up the courage to tell you his feelings, it’s an emotional moment for him. He drops his front of joking and being cool and suave, and his face and tone are serious. In the end, it’s up to you if you want to be with the Monkey King!

Macaque

He doesn’t think he deserves love. But he really likes you, for one reason or another, and you’ve become something for him to start blushing about when he thinks about you! It annoys him that he’s let himself fall in love, but he’s willing to put in some effort.

He’ll disappear a lot. Sometimes unexpectedly, sometimes because he’s got to go investigate something. Most of the time he is in fact scouting something out, but other times he’s testing the waters with you. Will you stick around? How will you act when he returns? But surprise surprise you…don’t mind? That he wants space??? And then and ONLY THEN will he start trying to woo you.

He brings you little trinkets and souvenirs from his travels. He’s less snarky and more genuine when he talks to you. He doesn’t act all moody when you fuss about his wounds after he comes back from a trip. He welcomes your company and even takes you to where he lives, telling you that as long as you don’t root through his stuff you can stop by whenever. 

Macaque will have to have known you for a long time to want to confess to you and even longer to want to even consider letting you see him without his glamours. You will see that sight eventually, believe me it’s worth it, but it takes time. He doesn’t want to get hurt again.

In confessing to you, he will try to act very suave like he knows what he’s doing, but he’s so out of practice with real romance. So he fumbles over his words and probably almost has an anxiety attack in trying to tell you. But after he recovers, he’s ecstatic to hear that you feel the same!