Im so tired of seeing depiction of Macaque being scared of Wukong just bcs that one time Wukong almost punch his ass and Macaque flinched at Samadhi Fire Ritual
bruh this rat chokehold a girl and that girl burn right after, Macaque know what he did- why would u think he flinch?
The idea that Macaque fears Wukong also doesn’t make sense to me either. Just look at his actions. Someone who’s supposedly terrified of other doesn’t spend over a thousands years following them, creating romantic play about them, and finding reasons to stay close to them.