#and we know he still hung around the brotherhood by the time Wukong was freed

[fluffypotatey]

Okay, I'm glad Macky came to visit Wukong at all, and it's curious to know whether any of the Brotherhood would have cared to, or if they just couldn't because Wukong was sealed underground this time, he couldn't even see the sun. Which also makes one wonder if the location of his sealing was public or if Macky just found him somehow and could bypass whatever "entrance" was on the surface bc he can just teleport, BUT sealing routes closer to JTTW also have beautiful angst case in point: this animatic bc oooh Wukong's miserable face and watching as the tree grows taller as a passage of time. that's the good stuff, did all those buddies singing you praises during that dinner just up and abandon their "king" ;') oh for the loneliness with just you and the baby monkeys, what a price to pay. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FA1ilVmWfvA

yeah! that was a fun reveal to see in the s5 special (and i definitely did not freak out when i first watched it both in the Mandarin dub and English version. or ever. no feral fluffy here) ALSO I LOVE TJAT ANIMATIC 😍😍😍😍 i remember the 1st time i watched it and balled

because he spends 500 years!!! in the same position!!!! surrounded by nothing but a dark cave (in lmk canon) and nobody around to talk to, making him more susceptible to having spiraling thoughts. BUT THEN MACKY DOES GREET HIM!! and a part of me thinks he visited at least more than once with the memory lmk showed us being the last time. idk my proof is small and mostly just based on Macky’s disappointed/exhausted sigh bud who cares this is my hope

but yeah