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Macaque was lying on the comfortable bed, a soft but thick grey blanket was sprawled over him. Covering almost his entire body but his eyes and nose, he couldn't bare breathing such hot air.
His tail was wrapped softly around his abdomen, squeezing and giving the soft feeling of a presence behind him. His tail acted like arms wrapped around him, making sure he didn't leave his spot at all..it felt nice at first but the demon's mind quickly wandered off to another place
Somewhere he once wished and begged for..
A knock on the door and Macaque's eyes shot wide open, he could see a faint showed from underneath the door. Light tapping on someone's arm and Macaque knew who it was already, he placed a hand near his mouth pulling the think blanket farther onto his facial features.
He sighed, "Need something?" His voice sounded unused and hoarse. Macaque could hear Wukong's speeding heart beat and became curios as to why the Sage was nervous? Worried?
"You there?" He knew the answer. He could see the shadow hadn't even moved a smidge, but Wukong's heart beat settled at a rapid one. Not a normal one, the continous beating made Macaque's ears twitch in annoyance.
"If you're going to enter theroom, open the door before I get up." Macaque's tone was firm and annoyed, Wukong's shadowed feet took a step back but came back. The doorknob rattled as Wukong tried out the lock, it was indeed unlocked..
He hadn't been able to get Macaque's trust to go to that extent. It was nice knowing he could simply open the door, but at yhe same time it was probably Macaque being tired of continuously opening the door because Wukong needed or wanted something from the room or the monkey.
Wukong pried the door open, the cold air that was pent up in the room seemed to unload with the small crack he had as he peered inside.
His eyes quickly landed on Macaque's figure lying on the soft bed, his chest heaving up and down slowly. Showing that the Macaque was calm and not very much worried(or showed any signs of worry).
Wukong gulped, his palm felt sweaty in the cold room. He stepped in and closed the door behind him, Wukong took a couple second adjusting to the dim lighting in the dark room. It was a perfect place for the shadow monkey, seeing at the fact his powers were based off shadows.
There was plenty of shadows here, to escape, hide, sneak up, various things of which Wukong didn't want to happen. So he walked slowly, not seeming to break the eye contact Macaque had on him at all.
It seemed like he was nearing a wild animal, as if it would be scared of him...but he was the one who was sca– worried.
He didn't want Macaque teleporting away like all the other times Wukong had tried getting close.
"Care to answer why your so nervous or worried? Your heart beat is killing my ear drums." The words pierced Wukong's moving thoughts. He stopped walking, only mere inches away from the bed, "Calm down. I'm not running away this time, I'm tired and would like to sleep in all day at least.." Macaque let out a yawn, his eyes closing for what seemed like an eternity but quickly opened them back up to look at Wukong.
Macaque arched an eyebrow, waiting for an answer clearly Wukong didn't have.
"I uh–" It was Macaque's times to seem a little confused and shocked at the fact Wukong–! The Great Sage equal to Heaven.. was suddenly stuttering?
This must be a weird lucid dream come to reality..
"You? Wordless.. am I alive or am I dead again!?" Macaque sqeezed his abdomen. The feeling hurt at how harshly he had sqeezed, but he made sure it didn't show and that he had only been 'joking.'
Wukong frowned at Macaque's words though, memories flashed in his eyes as he shook em off.
"I just wanted to ask a question, but looks like your cocky ass can't even let me think of a way to ask the question." Macaque looked at Wukong's eyes with an emotion Wukong could not muster into words.
"Go ahead." Macaque simply said, he had been shocked at how Wukong had answered his previous words.
Wukong opened his mouth and his mouth ran dry very quickly, he tried again. This time his tail had unconsciously wrapped around his leg for comfort.
"Can we cuddle." It was straightforward.
Simple and needed no more explanation..
But Macaque hadn't proccesed the words correctly.
"Wait– wa..what?" Wukong wanted to face palm, usually he was the slow one. The one needing to be reassured of a unknown word or something. "Forget it.." Wukong whispered under his breath as he didn't have the will to say it out loud anymore.
Macaque, without thinking, reached out and grabbed Wukong's hand before the Sage could fully turn around to leave the room once more.
Wukong went still as he felt Macaque's hand in his own.
The hand was warm, soft but rough at the same time, 'must be from the various fights and battles he gets hinsemf into.'
"Stay." It was one word Wukong knew all too well.
Though he used it on rare occasions, this one was even more rare.
Coming Macaque, it was like asking a newborn to talk and say 'Papa.' Or another word the child could not speak..
"Stay.." It sounded more like a plead. One Macaque would be ashamed of later on. Wukong turned around hand still interlocked with Macaque's.
With no other words, Wukong grabbed the other blanket that was unfurled on the end of the bed. It was another soft silky but thin blanket, it's colors were a dark purple and looked to be matching the surrounding shadows.
Wukong crawled into the bed, making sure not to hurt Macaque in any way that wld simply anger the other.
The Sage lied down, softly, he unfurled the blanket even more and draped it over himself. It soft silk touching his face was like grass but if it had an even softer texture.
Macaque's tail had unfurled from his own stomach, it slipped under his own blanket and under Wukong's dark purple one. Feeling the cold blanket sent shivers through him but his black tail slowly drifted further in until it touched Wukong's own abdomen area.
Wukong smiled to himself, his orange tail softly and slowly wrapped around Macaque's black one. His orange tail was duller with the dim lighting in the room but he knew and could see which one was his.
"You can come closer, I don't bite. Just don't get any ideas.." Wukong slipped closer and closer. Macaque's tail wrapped around almost another loop around his stomach but it stopped quickly. Wukong's tail was holding the soft black one.
"Can you turn around?" Wukong couldn't even see Macaque's ears glowing dimly, seeing as he was covering his ears and head comepletly with his own soft grey blanket. "No. Why?" Wukong rolled his eyes annoyingly. "If you wanna cuddle, I'd much rather having you under my blanket as well. Not just your tail, Sir."
Macaque's tail tightened at the retort. Wukong didn't mind as long as it didn't sqeeze his peach chips out of him he was a-okay. Wukong was going to ask again but he felt shuffling and then he could barely see Macaque's eyes and his blood red marks. He looked..cute.
Wukong blushed to his own statement.
"Lift your blanket. I'm not sacrificing my warm air to lift yours so that I can get in." Wukong pulled his blanket up it was enough space for Macaque's form to come through. Macaque was right about the cold air though, once it hit Wukong's body he felt shivers simultaneously run through his entire body.
Macaque's covered frame quickly slid under the shelter of Wukong's dark purple one. He let the blanket fall, slowly and as it touched Macaque's back, the black-furred monkey unfurled more of the blanket away from his face.
Wukong looked down, he could see Macaque's soft glowing ears. There colors looked buetiful and bright yet dull.
The blue, purple and light green were buetiful in Wukong's eyes.
"Creep." Wukong smiled and narrowed his eyes in a playful way. Macaque hadn't looked up since he had come under Wukong's cover. "I'm just admiring your beauty." Macaque smiled but Wukong wasn't able to see as he could only see the top of Macaque's forehead. At the praise, Macaque's ears seemed to brighten their glow slightly but Wukong had noticed and his face heated up, he became flustered.
He didn't know he still had such a small affect on the smaller..it was nice knowing he still did have that affect.
"Can I hug you?" It was an abrupt question, even more when it was Macaque who had asked and not Wukong's own imagination.. he Sage opened his mouth his mind racing as the answer was clear to him.
"Go ahead.." It was in a soft tone. But Macaque took no second of hesitation and crawled even closed to Wukong's warm body. Macaque's arms wrapped around Wukong, and it only pressed themselves against each other even more.
It was a nice sweet feeling..having someone hug you because–
Because..
"Are you okay?" Wukong placed a creful hand on Macaque's back. Slowly and softly doing circles on Macaque's back, soothing Macaque's obvious tense muscles. "Yeah..? Why." The once bright colored ears started to dim I'm brightness and color, it only illuminated enough for Wukong to see the top of Macaque's head and the dark purple color of the blanket.
"Just asking." Their tails wandered mindlessly atop of there legs. Until they touched, Macaque's tail had flinched back but Wukong's tail didn't. It stayed still and Macaque's tail soon went back and made contact with the Sage's tail.
The black one wrapped and slithered around the orange one, the bright and dark colors seemed to mix in.
Wukong smiled as he felt at ease.
Usually he'd hold tails with his little ones..but it's been awhile since he's held a tail with someone else. Someone who wasn't his smaller subjects..
"Sorry–" Macaque's tail had pulled away but Wukong's orange one held onto Macaque's tightly.
Not wanting the soft sentimental touch to leave, he held on carefully. Macaque had opened his mouth to speak but closed quickly and nuzzled his face in Wukong's chest.
Warmth quickly raised on Wukong's face as he felt Macaque's warm breath hit his skin. The soft cloth separating him from full contact with Macaque's face made his heart throb in his ears.
He didn't know cuddling someone would be like this?!