• i like that a bunch of people in the fandom agree that there’s no possible way that Macaque wasn’t immortal during that fight with Wukong. Like there’s just. no reason why Wukong wouldn’t have given his friend some immortal peaches when he stole so many of them. Like, it just makes sense? And then people can play around with “well, if Macaque was immortal, how did he die?”

    and whether that’s because the staff is too powerful or Macaque was tricked with illusions or it wasn’t really wukong - whatever. it’s just interesting to see all the different ways it happened.

    for constellations, i wanted to play around on the “Wukong knows Macaque is immortal and so he hurt him severely, but that wouldn’t be enough to kill him” but then Wukong doesn’t have the updated info that Macaque’s immortality was taken away.

    i just like the complicated feelings involved in that. Because how could Wukong have known that?? And Macaque getting pissed off anyway. The way that Macaque’s nightmare impacted Wukong’s emotional state and scared him deep down to his core. It’s just a mess of tangled feelings and actions and consequences that’s going to take a while to unravel and it’s fun.

    So like, i’m mostly happy that the show kinda never explained it? But at the same time, if they had explained it, I would still do whatever I want…so they probably should’ve just confirmed something so that the fans who care about that could have some answers 😅

    • #constellations fic#this post is such a disjointed mess#idk what i'm trying to say. i just woke up LMFAO
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  • I NEED to talk about how important and amazing it is that Mac is able to literally cure Wukong’s sickness/corruption in Moon Mist while also doing other things because it is seriously incredible ok.

    BASICALLY Wukong gets poisoned, okay. With blue orchids, okay. And so, they’re in his body messing with the magic inside. Immortality and invincibility are connected to Wukong’s magic because of the immortal peaches, the furnace, all the spells and potions he drank at the banquet, plus the forms of immortality he gained on the journey. So many of them come from ingesting things. So if you put a poisonous, immortality-draining and LIFE-DRAINING flower into a big ol bowl of celestial immortal magic, it’s going to get slowly twisted and corrupted.

    The poison is going to interact with the celestial magic in ways that can’t be described, because the poison is draining everything, meanwhile the magic of immortality is trying to sustain life and keep Wukong invincible. these two forces are in opposition INSIDE of Wukong’s body in Moon Mist, resulting in him getting all kinds of sick: fevers, chills, fatigue, nausea, dry mouth, sore throat, coughing, aches and pains. Think of it like Wukong’s immune system is entirely gone, so his body is trying (and failing) to fight back all these infections.

    As the conflicting forces battle in Wukong’s body, it results in corruption. Blue orchids are magical plants, made with wood and death magic. When two instances of magic interact this closely, it can result in corruption, which is something that is hard to undo. Wukong’s eyes are corrupted as a result of the furnace and all the potions he ingested. It’s spontaneous. No one knows what the end result will be.

    Macaque is trying to prevent that corruption from spreading, and to do so, he has to manually remove the poison that’s actively trying to kill Wukong. And he has to constantly do this. He cannot stop for a moment.

    He’s literally REVERSING the corruption as it spreads. As the poison gains ground in corrupting Wukong’s celestial magic, Macaque is, essentially, strengthening Wukong’s “immune system” and trying to restore Wukong’s celestial magic to how it is normally. But that’s incredibly difficult to do, because to be able to return a person’s magic to how it was before the corruption, you have to know that magic inside in out. You have to know how it felt to be cast, how it moved, how powerful it was. Everything. You have to know that magic as if it were your own.

    And that’s why Macaque is the only one who can save Wukong right now. No one else knows Wukong’s magic that well.

    The orb on the kitchen table in Moon Mist is a real time visual aid for showing that ongoing battle Macaque is fighting. In order to gain ground in fighting the corruption, he has to actively work, and so he’s doing this in the background. Yes, he’s staying with Wukong and cooking and whatever, but WHILE doing all of that, he’s using the shadows in Wukong’s chest (from their bond) to counteract the poison. He’s using additional shadows to heal Wukong’s symptoms. And he’s using even MORE shadows to look after the mountain since Wukong is unable to use his magic during this process.

    That. Is a great deal of love and care. The greatest showing of love and care. And Macaque didn’t have to do that. He made that choice to help Wukong because he loves him.

    Wukong nearly sacrificed his life to break Macaque’s curse. And now that it has, Wukong is now suffering as a result. Macaque doesn’t want Wukong to die…he’s the only one who’s allowed to hurt Wukong, after all. 😤

    If Macaque was still cursed, it would take him MONTHS to do what he’s doing now, if not a full year. But now that it’s gone and Macaque can use his full power, it will only take about two weeks for Wukong to recover.

    That’s why they have to stay in close contact. That’s why Macaque can’t do any more shadow plays for the moment. It’s why Wukong’s wounds are instantly healed. It’s why Macaque reassures him that he’s always looking after him, because he literally is. Wukong sneezes, and Macaque knows. He’s keeping Wukong’s blood pressure stable, regulating his body temperature, monitoring his heartbeat. He has to…

    The magic of immortality just prevents old age. The magic of invincibility prevents death from serious injury. Both of those things are achieved by strengthening the magic within a person - immortal peaches and everything did that. And Wukong is a celestial primate; celestial magic lines his body. It’s integral to him. It’s vital.

    Macaque is literally the only thing keeping his murderer alive, and i think that’s really neat and symbolic and a great character arc for him to go through. THIS is the culmination of Macaque’s arc. when faced with the choice to either let Wukong die or help him, what would he choose? After all that time repairing their relationship, what is more important to him? Revenge or love?

    And Macaque chose love 🥺💜🧡

    • #constellations fic#Moon Mist#IT'S JUST SO IMPORTANT TO ME OKAY#YOU GUYS DON'T UNDERSTAND#IT'S SO BEAUTIFUL THAT HE'S LIKE#“nah wukong's not dying. i get to decide when he dies and it ain't today”#LIKE???#ARE WE SO FOR REAL RIGHT NOW#he's down so bad...omfg...........#and he's so gentle with wukong too FUCCC#he's so sweet and tender#how he. gently kisses wukong's cheeks and forehead and holds him#he loves him so much#macaque is such a caring and kind person#he cares so much#he's just reserved and guarded too#it's hard for him to show it sometimes
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    i am so jealous of you bro like you’re so excited about your aus and stories and you talk about them all the time and like you can express yourself and indulge in what you love bro im just like i want that so bad dude im so happy for you please send it my way

    cloud-somersaultreplied

    Aww, thanks! I just like talking about my writing because I put a lot of effort into it! And it’s helpful for keeping references. That’s why I like tumblr; great for compiling information for an idea or a novel or whatever. With the archive and the tagging system, it’s great for that.

    But you can totally do that, too! Maybe don’t think of it as like exposing yourself to the masses, because you don’t need to tag anything. And I know it’s hard, but doing it for attention isn’t the way, either.

    Passion and confidence is key. If you like your ideas and you want to talk about them, post things! Just gush! Write out your thoughts. In a couple years, you’ll look back and be like “oh, hey. these are awesome” or “nice! I can pick up right where I left off because I have all this info to jog my memory.”

    So, I’ll send that mindset your way. Don’t be afraid! Cringe doesn’t exist, and also who cares. I’m also 30+ I LITERALLY do not care anymore. When I first got into the fandom, I cared. Not anymore. Gotta stop caring about what people think about you. Just put yourself out there and eventually, people who enjoy your ideas will come to you 💖

    #ask#anon#i believe in you <3
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