“ why do you keep lying to me like i don’t know every time you try it ?? ”
if you’re going to throw the first punch, make it a good one. // @monkeid
❝ lying ? no i – ❞ he breathes in, caught off guard. it’s not like he really MEANS to lie. maybe it’s just become a constant to hide the truth or EVADE it as much as possible as to not have the other worry… he’s put the kid in many DANGEROUS situations ; that’s not something that a mentor does. he’s supposed to be better. he IS better… right ?
❝ mk, i don’t mean to come off that i’m lying – but i also don’t want you to worry or fell like you need to help me. if there’s a problem i’m facing, i’ll face it. i need to make up for my actions – i can’t keep dragging you down with me. ❞
❛ aagh, & you gotta stop doing that, too !! i know i put “ kid ” in the title but i’m not actually a kid, you know. so stop treating me like one. ❜ yet for all that he says this, his slumped posture paired with hands shoved into jacket’s pockets claim otherwise ( though his eyes have never looked so appropriately aged, if perhaps overly ) . ❛ you’re not dragging me anywhere when i say i want to come with you ... ❜ a sigh through his pout, & he looks away, a hand coming up to rest at the back of his head. maybe some opening up on his part will encourage his mentor to do the same ... ?? worth a shot ...
❛ look, i — i get it, monkey king. i know the whole ... wanting to fix your own stuff on your own thing. i’ve kinda been there, kinda done that. a lotta times. ❜ frustration then falls over his expression, both hands jumping to the air before & above him. ❛ & it never works out like it does in your head !! it blows !! it’s like, infinitely easier when other people help. ❜
he slumps once more, heaving another sigh. ❛ i know you’re this ... great & awesome hero, you’ve done all this amazing stuff & all, & you’re like, seriously tied with pigsy & mei on how much i respect you ... buuuuut ... you kinda suck at doin’ stuff alone. ❜ & i get the feeling you don’t actually want to ...
sun wukong could have dealt with the demon bull king’s release on his own. yet he didn’t. he pushed a delivery boy from the ceiling & let anyone but himself alone deal with the matter. xiǎotiān still doesn’t know why, but one thing at a time.
❛ i don’t wanna worry about you either — i shouldn’t be worried about you. you’re monkey king !! but ... with all the stuff that’s happened lately ... ?? i’m worried a lot. & i’m gonna worry whether you tell me stuff or not. i’d like to know what i’m worrying about, at least. ❜ man, that was a lot of words ... hopefully his mentor will listen to them.
