monkey and monk

I.

Doing a journey with Māma Master

they are ruining my life/pos

the ref is under the cut

Tang Sanzang pretending to sleep to avoid what Wu Kong had to tell him and immediately paying consequence.

FOR ONCE ON THIS JOURNEY JUST LISTEN TO HIM HES YOUR BEST DESCIPLE😭😭😭

I need to draw more silly scenes/moments from jttw

@jttwaudiodrama so close to chapter 40!!🙌

(I love ur AU and your art in general, thank you for sharing it!!)

Thank you very much, I am very pleased to read your words! 😭❤️❤️

As for the question, in my opinion, it would still be a good conclusion. Wukong would help Tripitaka carry books, but would not become a Buddha, as at the end of the original jttw story.

But no one cancels the fact that, perhaps, in another world, Wukong still ate a monk.. Here's a little sketch for you

ohhh these two

they spin round and round and refuse to let me have a day of peace.

their dynamic fascinates me because they are the Heart (Tang Sanzang) and the Mind (Sun Wukong), and they are meant to complete one another, to make up for where the other falls short.

however, the thing is, they can't understand each other. they simply fail to see from the other's POV because of how different they are, the circumstances they were born in and lived through, although said circumstances are parallel to one another (there was a really good jttw essay abt that; i'm referencing that essay, actually) cause this rift between them

like, these two know each other deeply. their strengths, weaknesses, the good and bad, but when it comes to their philosophies they clash because they are so stubborn, too stubborn to give up their beliefs and it causes friction in their relationship. but like. you can still love someone, even when you don't believe the same way they do. there's just something really profound in that kind of love.

it's even more thought-provoking when you consider the symbolism between them representing the nature of man versus the nature of animal, which adds more to that misunderstanding of core values between the two. like, in general. humans have set up morals in a lawless world while animals are more focused on surviving in a harsh world.

and, not to mention, Wukong is pretty much the physical metaphor of chaos, of randomness and unpredictability so I would imagine that would clash with a human's want for order in life, specifically a monk's goal to attaining enlightenment. perfection.

these two bring out the best and the worst of each other, and they can change the other for better or for worse. they are devoted in a way that's just.

i can't explain it. not right now.

now i'm getting carried away. I haven't even read the book. this is literally just a summary of fanfics and Tumblr posts i've consumed about this dynamic duo so it's possible that once I read the novel my expectations will be crushed.