made this just thinking about all the work that goes into this show i'm grateful to the crew the artists animators storyboard artists the musicians and composers the singers and the voice actors directors and writers who make this show into what it is. luv u guys <3
(Implied ShadowPeach ... the edit was made with it being from Wukong's POV in mind)
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Hey so I'm NOT dead lmao
This was made because I was bored and needed a distraction from the fuck awful heat while construction was happening in my house. Also a style test because CURIOUSITY ✨️
Does anyone else think Wukong seemed a little too excited about Mk in his monkey form? From the little we saw, Monkey Mk was destructive and cocky. And Wukong was ecstatic.
And he was the one who pushed Mk to use that power in the first place. Yeah it helped in the end but like....if something goes wrong (and it will), is Wukong going to feel guilty?
I just don't think Wukong understands how bad this could be.
So, I thought of a Monkie Kid AU where Wukong raises MK from a young age as a son, MK knows he is a celestial monkey but has never had contact with the human world. One day when Wukong is not in the flower fruit mountain, he transforms into a bird to explore the human world, eventually finding Sun Wukong's staff and learning about the demon bull family. He retrieves the staff and ends up meeting Mei, who he neglects to take to Tang, who becomes fascinated with MK (which here is called Qi Xiaotian, MK is another nickname given to him by Mei) After that MK needs to go back to the mountain where Wukong was looking for him and the two meet again and SW explains that he would be his successor and that it was time for him to become a hero.
The rest is the same as the show's pilot, and the rest of the show is the same as well. The only difference is that MK has no difficulty using his powers, he's just much more insecure about following in the footsteps of Wukong, who he sees more as a mentor and calls him the Monkie king. Wukong is attached to him but doesn't complain about him not considering him a father. Wukong is also much more concerned about MK's safety, he usually just tells him stories of his adventures (he cuts out the parts where he fucked his friends MK up badly, he doesn't even know who Macaque is!)
MK admires Wukong a lot and wants to be as good as him, but he is insecure and fears being a failure and letting him down. He cares much more about making Wukong proud, who personally doesn't care much if he gets things wrong and isn't perfect at everything, and fills his own head with insecurities. Namely, Red Son, Mei, and MK have insecurities about their parents! TwT
In any case, this AU is calls a Raised Successor AU! And questions about this AU will be allowed! So if you have questions about this AU, just ask and I'll answer!
ive had this idea ever since cg5 uploading this song and to me this specific part just. RADIATES WITH LBD VIBES. so ofc i had to do something with this idea hehe