美猴王

age zero. he remembered the day he saw her, so small and frail. such a little thing in the arms of his lover. couldn’t really open her eyes, screaming loud in the arms of others. he had seen babies before, mainly in the form of monkeys that his subjects had given birth too—and they were even smaller than the infant sharing his blood. and oh, what an odd thought it was. his own kin, right in front of his eyes. a blood relative, not a relationship forged to become familial. born from a magic stone, this deity had grown up too fast and was thrown into the cruel adult life right from the get go. he had faced hardships alone, had been always lonely despite the beings he had flocked to being around him most times. an isolated entity trying too hard to blend in, falling down into a deep pit that pushed him further away from others. seeing this small babe now, so soft and fragile, he could not imagine her suffering the way he did. when the nurse offered to let him carry her, the young demigod ceased her screams and seemed to bask in the warmth he offered. he blinked down at the child—his child, and he felt his heart melt a bit. “it looks like she took a liking to you mr. sun.” the nurse remarked with a smile, and he couldn’t help the goofy grin stretching out on his lips. a gurgle of what seemed to be from joy escaped the baby’s tiny lips and yeah, he knew the feeling was mutual.  even if that day had been dampened by his lover leaving this life with them, he knew that whether that woman had stayed or not—he was going to be there for his little girl to the bitter end. his beautiful flower, still so small and growing, waiting to bloom. not like him, once stone and ignoring all laws to become a living being. and now, he was trying to help this young one blossom. ( when her first word was baba and she eagerly held her hands out to him to be held—he knew for sure that he would do anything and everything for her. )

he looked at her with amusement. tilting his head to the side, he proudly stated “it’s hard not to be charmed by me. i mean, come on, i’m the handsome monkey king! super awesome, multi-talented and famous for a reason~.” leaning forward, his eyes lit up eagerly, curious of how he existed in her dreams. although, admittedly, he suspected that the dream about him most likely included meihua because they were an inseparable duo. plus, it’s meihua, you can’t help but love and have her in your dreams. that aside, he asked her. “so what dream was it, or else i’m going to assume some part of you really had feelings for me~.” “or did you miss me for that long?” he continued, monkey tail swishing around playfully. it was truly fun to play around like this, and the chinese deity always enjoyed interacting with brigid like so.“okay, but, for real. what did you dream about? did meihua appear too!?” his eyes shone with genuine interest, rocking on his heels in excitement. dreams were always such odd things, and he liked to hear how odd it can be.

“oh come on, it’ll be fun!” he chuckled, taking her hand in his and tugging her closer. music from the phone shoved in his pants’ pocket blared loudly as he grinned at her. it’s just another of his ‘make seshat smile’ projects and it was one of his more open and active ones but desperate times called for desperate measures! jay chou’s fragrant rice was a lot more of a mellow tune than one would expect him to pick for being such a well known wild party-goer. but he knew the goddess enough to pick a lighter tune, bobbing his head to the beat and swinging their jointed hand back and forth. light movements, nothing too extravagant and more inviting for her to join alongside him.“just relax, it’s not like i’m expecting to see you get down and b-boy to your heart’s content.” he laughed lightly, raising her hand now so that it was above her head, a suggestion to do a light twirl—and if she wouldn’t do it, he could do it for himself anyway.“笑一個吧 功成名就不是目的, 讓自己快樂快樂這才叫做意義, 童年的紙飛機 現在終於飛回我手裡.” come on smile, merit and fame aren’t the goals; let yourself be happy, that is what you call meaning; the paper airplane from my childhood has finally flown back to my hand—the lyrics spilled out of his mouth as he looked at her eagerly for her to follow suit. a warm smile adorning his features.

“how much shade must you throw until you’re satisfied? and aren’t you supposed to be a god of fire and not of darkness!?” he huffed at the other, unable to believe all this blasphemy that the mayan god would teach his daughter. plus, he wasn’t smelly at all! just because he was a monkey...“i call this speciesism, like, seriously, just because i start off as a monkey—and not even a normal monkey, but rather a stone monkey you dare say that to me! do stones even get smelly toto? do they? last i check they don’t!” although, he wasn’t always proud of how he was once made of stone ( a large part of his problems when young stemmed from such insecurities ), he supposed it was a good retort for today.anything to one up his infuriating companion. really, telling his little meihua that he was smelly...maybe he should find some of tohil’s kids to let loose all the shade. that would teach this guy a lesson! tugging meihua away from tohil, he defended himself to the giggling girl “come on, don’t listen to your uncle now. he’s a big meanie and the worst. what he taught you were all lies i say.”“but baba, you do smell a bit at times.” was the mischievous remark. but the effect was instantaneous. it was as if he had just been stabbed by a huge sword, crumpling down and what seemed like a gloomy cloud above him. he couldn’t believe it, she was siding with the dastardly tohil!”he wept “m-meihua...i thought...i thought you were on my side...”

the victorious fighting buddha was one extremely well known for his combat. even back then, when he was so much younger and more inexperienced, he could beat most of heaven’s forces and proved his prowess. then he even went on the perilous journey to the west with only three ( four if you count yulong ) others to fight alongside him. he’s been fighting in many battles and have helped people out, never stopping going on adventures and only improving as the years gone by. he could win most fights, not lose in any disadvantageous situations, proceed to the impossible, and yet... there’s one fight, one battle, one war he seemed to never succeed in. with sweat dribbling down his chin, he looked at his opponent who once again was readying their strongest attack in their arsenal. he knew he was going to lose this, and before they used those eyes, he took out a hair and quickly duplicated himself—letting it morph into a blanket. quickly covering up his opponent with it and grabbing them in his arms, he rushed away. the action caused the other to let loose a shriek, and it did make him falter a bit but he needed to bring them to his ally before it was too late. with his amazing speed, he managed to find the one person who would be his biggest help. he called out for her, eyes wide and movement frantic “brig!! brig help!!” there were rare times when the monkey king asked for help, but finally unveiling his strongest enemy to date, revealing... meihua with puppy dog eyes. “i can’t say no to her! she wants ice cream again but she already had one cup!” his eyes were screwed shut, holding meihua out who only pouted and whined cutely. this in turn caused the god to whimper. “why, why must she be so cute!? why did i have to bless her with my genes!?” 

“What is there you need to tell me Sun? Something I don’t already know I hope or I just paused my reading for nothing.” — continued from here by @mpxseshat

“wow, rude.” the monkey king huffed, glaring playfully at his long time friend. and boy, did he want to prank the other with something strong but he’ll save it for another day. especially since meihua was in the other’s god hands right now and he didn’t want his precious little flower getting caught in the crossfire. blasted tohil and his knowledge of his great weaknesses.“plus, i’m great. didn’t need parents to make me awesome.” he stuck his tongue out childishly, taking meihua out of tohi’s arms. the little girl giggled at their banter, very much used to it already. at the sound of her laugh, the chinese deity proceeded to melt into goo. holding her close he cooed at how cute she was and perhaps he was using magic, but sparkles and flowers started to pop out in an anime like fashion around them.“see! totally amazing. handsome monkey king, victorious fighting buddha, and…”he looked down at meihua, who caught his eye and as if a mental link had been made the girl cheered out the final title. “the bestest baba ever!”the little girl then kissed her father on the cheek, and he sent the other deity a victorious grin. 

“my, what wise words! but you don’t have to worry ‘bout me, i’m all good now.” he reassured the other deity, holding his head high and letting a smile stretch out on his lips. truly, he was all fine now. he was still an enduring figure in mythology, loved and known by many. which wasn’t surprising, not by a long shot. not when your as charming as him of course.granted he did help influence the human world to make the journey to the west a popular tale still known rather well today. it’s such an interesting thing, humans and their fascinations, but it was nice to indulge in it. he even acted as himself for a theater back in the early days of when the story was just getting popular. a natural was what people told him back then, and such words still amused him today.and his strength now came from taking care of his little meihua and the relations with his friends. the ones who drive him to keep on going another day and to be better. so he could relate to her words, though if he was told as such in the early stages of his life, he would have retorted a bit more snidely.but he grew, and he loved the world today ( and heaven’s not that bad, not when he understood more…though he still hates that cauldron ). then, he spun on his heels, tilting his head to her with interest in his eyes “so, what made you grace your presence to me?”

“and if i walk in your’s, what would i get to learn?” he grinned playfully back. but truly, he was quite interested. moreover she was tohil’s child and as her unofficial uncle ( because tohil’s a bro even if he was an asshole like seriously, he was better looking damn it ) he did want to get to know her. and more sisters or aunties for little meihua to hang around with? wonderful ( unless they corrupt her then he’s going to have words )!“but seriously, would love to know you more. meeting more people is always fun~!” he chirped, monkey tail flicking about with cheer. “plus, your toto’s kid right? i can tell you like, all the dirty, dark secrets he has in his arsenal.”that’s what the guy gets for burning his hair for who knew how many times already! and in front of meihua too. and if he’s letting the guy teach his child all the wrong things, he was going to tell tohil’s child one as well. although, yeah, dirty dark secrets were more like most embarrassing things that happened over the centuries but same thing.

“of course, what else do you put your faith in?” he asked rhetorically in turn. after all, why put faith in something you don’t believe? granted, he was aware of how not everything working out well in the end ( because when did everything result in good things? ).he had put faith in his companions when he was journeying to the west, and then he gained brothers that he would have no trouble in trusting ( yes, even if he still wanted to punch bajie in the face ). they even still had their yearly meetings, even if xuanzang came once in a blue moon these days, and sometimes he’d even find himself alone and waiting for the others ( he thanked duplication to allow him that ). but he also remembered a certain woman, a florist with a pretty smile. but now there was just a bittersweet visage, one of a plain woman with a tired expression. blooming flowers now withering away. he believed in her once, yet he knew now that she could not do the same. abandoning him and their child like toys to sell off because they were nice but they can’t handle having such things any longer.yet he was not one to be put down by such things, he was not to be one to grow bitter or sad so easily over things. so what if things did not turn out his way? he was not going to indulge himself in a self-fulfilling tragic prophecy. he was meant to shine in the spotlight with a smile on his face, so he moved on and he adapted. simple as that. like how he had done so with meihua, his precious little flower that he adored so greatly. he had taken her in because he had faith in her, and because he knew that no matter what he’d always love her. it was still a scary thought, though, that she’s leave him one day like her mother did. still, he would not let one simple possibility dictate his choices, so he tried to be optimistic.“to be frank, what you most believe in won’t always end well. maybe it can be the greatest thing ever, or it could end up to be the worst. i’ve been on both ends, and i didn’t let one bad apple spoil the batch.” he nodded firmly, before turning to her with curious golden eyes and a warm smile. “though, now you got me curious? what do you put your faith in?”

“trust your heart, huh?” he mused, listening to her words with a pleased smile upon his face. taking a glance at freya, he tilts his head to the side, wondering how the conversation went down this road but there’s no time to wonder about that. he had to conjure up a response.“i think i do a good job of it already, but it’s always nice to be reminded.” he gave a light chuckle, tail swinging about as he thought of the him of before. a lost child, one who constantly thought too much and worried about his sense of self an purpose. sometimes, he still held the habits of old, the fears from those time. that stone monkey that was an outcast and all alone, but now the well known monkey king that even modern day people admired.he though that perhaps xuanzang told him something similar, and it was definitely something that he took to heart. even if he sometimes found it pretentious, philosophy not exactly his forte, it was something that he needed. freya’s words were like a reminder of such, and perhaps its words he shall keep for meihua as well. smiling lightly at the goddess, eye crinkling to crescents, he nodded “i’ll remember those words for meihua in the future, such wisdom would be nice to pass on to her! you should tell me more too, i’ve never been good with the super wise shit at times.”a lie, but it’s his way of saying he liked to learn more from others. his old habits from his time with a certain monk tends to see through in such moments.

“and isn’t that a wonderful thing?” he responded in turn, looking over at the other with a wide smile of his own. and truly, smiles made people much better than when it was stony or sad. such brightness, he thought perhaps this was what people who strove to do good deeds for others wished to see.“you should really keep it on longer, it’s a nice look on you, you know?” he then put his index fingers on the corner of his lips that were stretched out to a bright grin, leaning forward ot give her a closer look. “i mean, don’t you think it looks so pretty too? obviously i’m always handsome but the smile totally boost it up to over level 9000.”with that, he sets his hands down, pulling back and winking at her “well, let’s keep up the brightness yeah? the world deserves more bright souls and my precious little flower and i can’t do the work all alone!”

‘ello again, it’s bb ( GMT+7, 19 ) bringing in the second child in some days after i joined bc i’m weak. so yeah, here is my child sun wukong, of the chinese pantheon. he’s currently a single father taking care of his daughter meihua, and a martial arts instructor. here are his stats, bio, and plots page if you want to know him better and all. like this post if you want me to hit you up for plots or you can just hmu straight away! if you all don’t wanna deal with the load of info dump ( coughshislongassbio ) then here’s a summary of him: