#freenoodles shipping

[aroacenezhaanddainsleif]

again, aroace and not much of a shipper so my opinion is biased, but seeing people do polls and stuff of like "what's the best LMK ship" always seems so har-

it's Free Noodles. the answer is Free Noodles.

look, Shadowpeach is great, but those bitches are way too goddamn emo for this, and all Traffic Light Trio ships are just chaos incarnate.

look at Pigsy and Tang. look at the old gay guys. they're so dumb. they've been together 20 years. i love them.

(and also Sandy rocks.)

[janetbrown711]

It's about time I drew my precious daughter <3

In case you didn't know, this is Li Na, my freenoodles fankid!!! I write a bunch about her on ao3, so feel free to check it out if you're interested :]

This obviously isn't what she looks rn in the fics (she literally turned 100 days old fjdskl;fdjsaf) but this is my default doodling age for her ( is she 5? 6? 7??? You decide!) and now she's finally colorized !!! It's nice to have a solid reference pic for future reference and color schemes lmao

Also, the stuffed jade rabbit's name is Yue, after the little sparkly crescent moon on her forehead <3

I love her so much fkjasl;ajfdlsa;

GO VOTE FOR HER IN THE LMK OC COMPETITION!!!

[tang-aus-by-quill]

funny idea: tang and pigsy share a joint google account and tang can see everything pigsy is searching up

not so funny idea: tang uses this account to send messages to pigsy

"im sorry pigsy"

.. WAIT THAT IS SUCH. A GOOD IDEA??? ARE YOU A GENIUS.

I MEAN IT WOULD BE HILARIOUS CAUSE TANG WOULD SEE PIGSY SEARCH UP FUNNY THINGS LIKE

“Husband is spider demon, what do”

“did I mess up in demon Courting when I didn’t know husband was spider demon”

“r/amitheasshole”

but THEN he sees things like

“How to apologize to someone I hurt badly.”

and things like that, so tang impulsively Google searches

“It’s okay Pigsy”

and similar things

[somewhat-insane]

Recently I got my sister into LEGO Monkie Kid. As a result, we started writing fanfiction together. (Which is honestly the most we've bonded in her entire life.) While we were talking about the Freenoodles fanfiction we're writing, we came up with this scene/incorrect quote thing:

Tang (reading at the counter): Pigsy... what are we?

Pigsy (pauses making noodles): What?

Tang: What are we? Y'know, like, friends... more than friends...

Pigsy: ...

Tang: ...

Pigsy: Tang, we sleep in the same bed, what do you think we are?

[ghost-likes-drawing]

Hello LMK people of tumblr dot com

I'm back on my shit (watched the season 4 special) and present to you some freenoodles.

Minor spoilers under line the line v

They hold hands 🥺

The married couples!!!! 🥰

More will be added later when I get the screenshots off my computer or when I get tumblr on my computer.

update: got Tumblr On my computer.

why is Pigsy winking? answer. flirting

I wish I could crop but they tend to be in focus and I can hopefully fix on mobile later

okay but genuinely what were we supposed to think of these two when the artists always put them RIGHT next to eachother

they are both Tired of MK's BS and don't want to have to teach SWK their parenting info now

bgjckdgodhnsf

Update 2: thank you Tumblr mobile for allowing me to crop in app!!!

[ghost-likes-drawing]

... them <3

A comic I did in response to a mutual’s art on twitter!!

He’s Delivery Boy!! (Even delivering kisses for his parents 💛)

(I promise I still draw guys sorry)

Bonus panel that I scrapped but still like

[ghostinggg3299]

i wasted my time on this dsfjk,bsgakjgkjfgajk

end me

and of course i have to balance it out with fluff

i wanna squeeze lil mk

[mythicalmagical-monkeyman]

MK: Hey guys I was thinking of asking Red Son out on a date but I need some advise first Wukong: No, trust me you do not want to be in a relationship they are nothing but pain and hard ship. Macaque: *whacks him* Wukong: See! MK: *Turns to Pigsy* Please tell me you have some useful advice? Pigsy: Look kid just because I'm dating Tang does not mean I know how

[smilesthroughfandoms]

Is this a hot take? Maybe? I’d describe it as a “Reheated poorly in the microwave” take at best. But y’all, calm down. The writers are still the same, so are the VA’s, it’s gonna be a good show no matter what.

Also, be nice to the new animators. Unless you actually draw and/or animate, you have such little room to talk. And this isn’t hating towards Epithet Erased, I love Epithet Erased! I’m just pointing out that different or “lower quality” animation doesn’t mean it’s not good. The new animation looks fine, and have you forgotten some of the shots from the trailer?

Chang’e looking up at the broken sky? Beautiful! The first real look at the Hundred Eyes Demon? Immaculate! When Wukong is getting re-banded again? I feel bad for my favorite stupid smart person, but that shot slapped!

Give it a chance, you might be pleasantly surprised.

[asleep-kat]

Ships/duo names in LMK

Sooooo, there's alot of ship/duo names in lmk. So i thought, hey maybe i should compile all of them into one post! Shouldn't be too hard, right?

Haha anyways, just some things to note : most ships/duo names will have two or more names due to it being somewhat obscure ( and sometimes kinda problematic, but i'm adding it either way ). And i might've also missed some, so if you know another obscure ship or whatever, lmk in the tags or comments ^^

Most popular name used in this color

Least popular is still in black text

If there is no yellow text, then that means that either all of them are widely used or that i am not sure which one is more popular yet

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Sunburst duo - Monkey king & MK

Soysauce duo - Macaque & MK

Fallenstar duo - Macaque & Monkey MK

Stonefruit trio - Macaque & Monkey king & MK

Goldendragon/meik/JadeMonkey/Carambola/Starfruit - Mei/MK

Jackfruit/M&M/Starburst duo - Mei & MK

Dragonfruit/Wasabi/Peppermint/Dragonfire - Mei/Red son

Traffic light trio - Mei & Red son & MK

Disco Light Squad - MK & Mei & Redson & Nezha

Chimera/Bell Pepper Crew - Mei/Red son/MK

Wasabi Duo - Mei & Monkey king

DarkHorse Duo - Mei & Macaque

Shadowpeach - Monkey king/Macaque

Pastdowpeach/past shadowpeach - past Monkey king/past Macaque ( this is basically just shadowpeach but is, ofcourse, in the past )

frostbite - Possessed Monkey king/Macaque

Sundial/eclipse duo - Macaque & Monkey king

Hot topic duo/charcoal duo - Redson & Macaque

Freenoodles/Jiaozi/Cookbook - Tang/Pigsy

Spicynoodles - MK/Redson

List of MK & Redson names can be found here

Flame twins - Mei & Redson

Inferno duo - Nezha & Redson

Royalty duo - Nezha & Monkey King

Lotuspeach - Nezha/Monkey king

Tintedlotus duo - Nezha & Macaque

Sunmoonlotus - Nezha/Monkey king/Macaque

Sunset trio - Nezha & Monkey King & Macaque

Evening stone squad - Nezha & Monkey King & Macaque & MK

Lotusmoon - Nezha/Chang'e

Lotusnoodles - Nezha/MK

Red ribbons duo - Nezha & MK

Flaminglotus - Nezha/Redson

Silverlotus - Nezha/Yin

Waterlily duo - Nezha & Sandy

Pinkpuppy/Mountainfire - Erlang & Nezha

Shadowhound - Erlang/Macaque

Heavenlypeaches ( or Jiankong in jttw ) - Erlang/Monkey king

Heavenlybeast - Erlang/Monkey king/Macaque

Chowchow - Erlang/Azure lion

HuntingHawk - Erlang/Peng

Violetskies - Erlang/Peng/Macaque

Heavenlytusk - Erlang/Yellowtusk

Moongaze - Erlang/Chang'e

Royalduties - Erlang/Ao Guang

Floodstudies - Erlang/Tang

Wildboar - Erlang/Pigsy

Lapdog/Presidental Election - Erlang/Not Mayor

CelestialSilk - Erlang/Spider queen

Monkie kids - MK & Mei & Pigsy & Tang & Sandy ( sometimes Monkey king, Macaque, Nezha, and Red son is included too )

Breakfastshipping - Pigsy/Tang/Monkey king/Macaque ( aka all of MK's dads ) ( sometimes Sandy is included too )

MKdadshipping - Pigsy/Tang/Monkey king

Sandwich shipping/FishBallNoodles - Sandy/Pigsy/Tang

Sandwich trio - Sandy & Pigsy & Tang

The demon bull family - Demon bull king & Princess iron fan & Red son ( maybe even the bull clones too? Idk )

The brotherhood - Monkey king & Macaque & Azure lion & Peng & Yellowtusk

The pilgrims/great companions - Tang Sanzang & Monkey king & Ao Lie & Zhu Baije & Sha Wujing

Falseidle duo/Jadecicada - Ao Lie & Tang Sanzang

Sunshower - Monkey king & Sha Wujing

FreePeachBuns - Tang/Monkey King/Pigsy

Freepeaches/suntang/peachtea/Tangypeaches/Goldenpeach/Goldenpages/Peachbug/Stinkbug/Sepiapages/Immortalscribe/Peachyquill - Tang/Monkey king

Suntang/Tripsun/Tripisun/Goldenpeach - Monkey king/Tang Sanzang (Tripitaka) ( Both Suntang and Goldenpeach is used for Tripitaka/Wukong and Tang/Wukong )

Inkypages/hibiscus tea/tintedLenses - Macaque/Tang

FruityTea/FreeFruits/FruityLenses/Mixedberries/Mixedtea - Macaque/Monkey King/Tang

WhiskerMisters - Ao lie & Azure lion

Stableboys/Dragonpeach - Ao lie/Monkey king

Clumsyshadow/moonydragon - Macaque/Ao lie

Goldrush duo - Golden tusk & Monkey king

celestialsteeds (duo) - Golden tusk & Azure lion

gajasimha shipping - Golden tusk/Azure lion

Eclipsemane/BlueEclipse - Monkey king/Azure lion/Macaque

Lionpeach/goldenlion/sunstone/Fuzzypeaches/TamarinShipping/MalachitesunShipping - Azure lion/Monkey king

BlueMoon/Kalaharishipping - Macaque/Azure lion

Barbeque Shipping/Bullion - Demon bull king/Azure lion

Moonpaw - Chang'e/Azure lion

Saberscales duo - Mei & Azure lion

Memoryscroll - Not Mayor/Azure lion

Inkyfeathers/Fuzzyfeathers/Goldengriffin/griffinshipping - Peng/Azure lion

Blackquill/ShadowWings - Macaque/Peng

Phoenixfree/Phoenixtea - Tang/Peng

FlyingPigs - Pigsy/Peng

Moonmonkey/Moonstoneshipping/Peachcake - Chang'e/Monkey king

BlackBunny/blackberry/shadowmoon/shadowbunny/DoubleMoon/NewMoon - Chang'e/Macaque

FruitCake/reflectionshipping - Monkey King/Macaque/Chang'e

Moonduo/Mooncake duo - Chang'e & Macaque

Peachcakeduo - Chang'e & Monkey king

Sugarplum/StormOcean/Lunar tides/Mangotea/Hurricaneshipping/Shadowwave - Sandy/Macaque

Seamonkey/Bluemonkey - Sandy/Monkey king

Silktea - Sandy/Huntsman

SeaPig/Seasalt - Sandy/Pigsy

Jasminetea/Bluetea - Sandy/Tang

Monkfish duo - Sandy & Tang

Dandylion/sealion - Sandy/Azure lion

Matcha duo - Sandy & Mei

Sleepover trio - Sandy & Mei & MK

RoyalArachnid/Ladybug/ScorpionSpider - Spider queen/Scorpion queen

ShadowVenom/Blackwidow - Macaque/Spider Queen

VenomPeach/Royalty/PoisonPeach - Monkey king/Spider Queen

DragonVenom - Mei/Spider Queen

Silkdragon - Ao lie/Spider Queen

Nightshade/IronSpider - Spider Queen/Princess iron fan

Venombunny/spidermoon/venombunnie - Chang'e/Spider Queen

Sleepbug/moonbuggy - Chang'e/Scorpion Queen

IntellectualSting - Tang/Scorpion Queen

Peachbun - Pigsy/Monkey king

Inkynoodles/SmokedBacon/Squidink/SquidInkNoodle - Macaque/Pigsy

RoastedCake/BaconMoonpie/PinkMoon/Baconpancakes/moonpie - Pigsy/Chang’e

Ironbull/Irondumpling - Princess iron fan/Demon bull king

BBQ - Pigsy/Demon bull king

BullMonkey/Sweetbeef - Demon bull king/Monkey king

Ironpeach - Princess iron fan/Monkey king

IronDragon - Mei/Princess iron fan

BlackFire - Macaque/Red son

Spicypeach - Red son/monkey king

bloodymoon - Red son/Chang'e

Firewall/fireant - Red son/Syntax

Techsupport - Red son & Syntax

Cyberhunt - Huntsman/Syntax

ShadowCoding - Macaque/Syntax

MonkieTech - MK/Syntax

Silkymoon - Huntsman/Macaque

Silkpeach/Sunset(shipping)/Webbedpeach - Huntsman/Monkey king

SunsetShipping - Huntsman/Macaque/Monkey King

Dragonsilk - Huntsman/Mei's dad

GiantPeach - Monkey king/Goliath (strong spider)

Giantshipping - Sandy/Goliath

Sweetpotatonoodles - Tang/Goliath

SpiderDragon/KomodoDragon - Mei/Goliath

SpinDragon - Mei/Spindrax

Toxicinsanity/Toxicsanity/Ghostspider - Not Mayor/Syntax

Shadowpuppet/Paranormal - Macaque/Not Mayor

Ghostpepper - Red son/Not Mayor

Mysticbones - Monkey King/Not Mayor

Ghostscholar - Tang/Not Mayor

Blizzard Duo - MK & LBD

White void duo - Azure lion & LBD

Skullkey - LBD/Not Mayor

RottenPlums - Macaque/LBD

Rottenpeach/PeachDrupe - LBD/Monkey king

Stardust/moondust/MilkyWay - LBD/Chang'e

Rottenfruits - Monkey king/LBD/Macaque

Spiderspirit - Huntsman/LBD

PeachyNoodles - MK/Monkey King

PlumsyNoodles/ShadowNoodles - MK/Macaque

FruityNoodles - MK/Macaque/Monkey King

Orangemint - Mk & Little girl ( Bai he )

Shadowsuccessor/raspberry duo - Macaque & Little girl ( Bai he )

Junebug duo - Tang & Mei

Darksoynoodles - ink MK/MK

Doodleduo/Chaos duo - ink MK & MK

Inkyflames (shipping) - ink MK/Samadhi Mei

Scoville trio - Ink MK/samadhi fire Mei/Redson

Blackpepper - Ink MK/Redson

Mosaic trio/Mirage trio/Abstract trio - Ink MK & MK & Reflection MK

SpecialDelivery/DoublePackage/DoubleWrap - MK & Delivery clone

MetallicGold/GoldenHues - MK & Artist clone

starvingartist - MK/Artist clone

GoldenBirthday/FunkyMonkey - MK & Porty clone

Partyanimal - MK/Porty clone

DecorativeDelivery/ArtisticMotivation/AutoPainting - Delivery clone & Artist clone

Partyfavor - Artist clone & Porty clone

Graffiti(shipping) - Artist clone/Porty clone

PizzaParty/SurpriseParty/CarStereo/CarRadio/DeliveryDisco -Delivery clone & Porty clone

Discodragon - Porty clone/Mei

PaintedDragon - Artist clone/Mei

Mixtape/Glowstick/Firebeats - Porty clone/Red son

Firealpaca- Redson/artist clone

Hot wheels- Redson/delivery clone

Hot heels/customer service/Redshoe - Redson/shoe store employee

Locket shipping/Icytop - Not Mayor/Shoe Store Employee

Hovershoes - Hoverboard guy/Shoe Store Employee

Snapdragon - Demon accountant/Dragon stylist

GoldenPork - Pigsy/Jin

SilverPork - Pigsy/Yin

FastFood - Pigsy/Jin/Yin

Fizzyshipping/sunkist - MK/Jin

Slushieshipping - Mei/Yin

Butterflypeanoodles - Pigsy/Tang/Sandy/Yin

Shadowbubbles - Monkey king/Goldfish demon

Wetfruits - Macaque/Goldfish demon

Peachbite/sunkissed/poisonpeach - Monkey king/Xiangliu

Milky way/JadeRabbit/Dragonbubble/Mooncakedragon/moondragon - Chang'e/Mei

Celestial king - Monkey king/Kui mulang

starrymoon - Macaque/Kui mulang

Souldragon (shipping)/WolfDragon - Kui mulang/Ao lie

Jadewolf duo - Kui mulang & Ao lie

ShadowSerpent - Macaque/Xiangliu

Eclipse twins - Rumble & Savage ( Macaque's clones )

Megalopeach - Sun Wukong/sans undertale ( true, canon, and real and i'm not ashamed that i've made art of it before )

Rosegold duo - Mk & Steven universe ( hi )

( Thanks gh0st-t0wn3, Lmkthings-ela, Anon, my oomf goldendragonleaf, Anxious-anon-time, and tsatsked for helping me with most of these ^^ )

[mikka-minns]

I saw on twitter a hc/theory that Pigsy is "dadsy" and Tang is "Mister Tang" Because Tang purposely let himself be the "less of a parent, more of a teacher" So that Pigsy has space to get used to being a parent and so that Tang doesnt steal the spotlight from him. So even tho he is there for Mk like a second dad, he doesnt get much of a dad treatement.

That kinda broke me ngl. And it does sound pretty Canon

But here's my own headcanon that came to me randomly to cheer me up

When MK was little he called them both "dad" or "papa", but didnt have a specific name for either so it became confusing

He started calling Pigsy "dadsy" as a nickname at some point and it stuck. He continued calling Tang "dad".

Later, he tried to give Tang a similar nickname but nothing felt right.

Mk: "dad Tang"? No. "tadad"? Worse. "Dang-?" WAIT NO-

Pigsy and Tang: *bursting into laughter*

Mk: STOP! IT SLIPPED OUT! >:(

They teased him about it for a bit. For a while, whenever Tang would walk into a room where MK and Pigsy where, Pigsy would yell "DANG!", Tang would do a "😏😘" face and they would both start laughting while Mk just pouts in embarasment. He calls Tang "Mister Tang" to be petty. His dads things its the funniest shit ever.

As Mk grows up, "Mister Tang" becomes more of an affectionete nickname than a petty one. Mostly cuz he got used to it and Pigsy doesnt cat-call Tang as often.

He still does it and the two do laugh, but mk just looks at the unamused

Mk: 😑is this necessery?

Pigsy: Yes

Tang: dont like your dads apriciating each other's company?😏

Mk: 😑 guys, please

Self-indulgent, but they deserve some nice headcanons.

I might make a post of small fluffy lmk headcanons too (w a lot of freenoodles family Ones)

[spacecomestoyou]

[janetbrown711]

Hello, My Old Heart

Pigsy and company get to celebrate the newest arrival for all of five seconds before a harsh reality sets in

Fic 1 Fic 2 Fic 3

Ao3 Link

Pigsy was the proud, proud father of a beautiful sleeping little piglet named Li Na, of whom he loved more than anything in the whole wide world. He was obsessed with every little coo or subtle movement she made because she was his and she was alive and he just loved her so, so, so much.

… Which was why when he heard the ambulance's siren grow louder and louder and Li Na awoke and started crying again, he nearly wanted to bite the head off the nearest EMT.

"Ack–! She's crying! What do we do?" MK panicked, which didn’t help at all– not that Pigsy blamed him.

"It's fine, she's okay, just got a little spooked, I-I think," Pigsy tried rocking her a bit, while Tang stood up.

"Oh, thank heavens they're here," His husband sighed a breath of relief, unlocking and opening the metal cover for the window and waving at the ambulance.

"Do they have to be so loud," Pigsy muttered under his breath.

MK laughed, but Pigsy wasn't being funny.

Soon enough a man and a woman walked in with medical bags and a box of some sort that made Pigsy hold onto his daughter tighter.

"Alright sir, do you think you can stand and walk over to the ambulance or would you like the stretcher to be brought inside?" The woman asked while the man did something to the box thing.

Pigsy said nothing, growling as his little angel continued to cry.

"Aha… Pigsy, darling, won't you answer the nice woman's question?" Tang went back to his husband.

"They're just goin' to take her away, Tang. She won't like ‘em– and I won't let em take her," He glared.

"Honey, you have nothing to worry about. They're just going to take you two to a hospital–"

"–And lock her away in a little box. I won't let them, Tang, I won't," Pigsy whispered.

Tang winced. "Honey… I know, I’m– I'm not looking forward to that either," He glanced down at their baby. "B-but I had to– while she— a-and almost died– a-a-and– and she needs help, Pigsy, I know she does. Can we please let her help?" Tang started to tear up, though looked up at the ceiling to try not to.

"Tang, I..." Pigsy didn’t know what to say, and Li Na’s wails weren’t doing him any favors.

The scholar shook his head. "I-I’m sorry, this isn't about me, I– just–" He took a breath. "Can we get you two some help… please?" He sniffled.

Pigsy glanced at the EMTs, then at Li Na, then at Tang.

"Y-yes, of course, I– I'm so sorry, Tang, I'm sorry," Pigsy pressed his forehead against Li Na's.

"No– no, hon, it's–" Tang took another breath. "I can take Li Na, and MK can help you stand, okay?"

Pigsy hated this– and hated himself for hating this and hated himself for hating himself for hating this.

He looked down at his daughter, who was almost starting to sound hoarse from all the crying.

She really was such a small thing…

Taking a deep, hesitant breath, Pigsy slowly gave Li Na over to Tang who smiled at him warmly before turning his attention to her.

“Hey there, bao bao. It’s okay, it’s okay, baba’s got you,” He sniffled and stood, rocking her much better than Pigsy could while sitting down. Her cries calmed to whimpers again, which tied an unexpected knot in Pigsy’s chest.

MK and the EMTs helped Pigsy to his feet, but he didn’t make it far. Thankfully they’d already brought the stretcher inside, and once he was on it was a simple job wheeling into the ambulance where an EMT took Li Na from Tang and placed her in a strange “transportation incubator” that was placed next to him. They were off.

Once she was out of her baba’s arms, Li Na began to cry rather fiercely again. Unfortunately, it wasn’t considered safe to remove her so Pigsy, Tang and MK just had to watch while the EMTs asked about other things while hooking Pigsy up to machines and taking measurements. Pigsy couldn’t talk much though, just staring at the incubator as the knot in his chest tightened, so MK and Tang answered for him.

He wanted to hold her again. He wanted to hold her more than anything in the whole wide world.

However, in not too long, Pigsy started feeling completely and totally drained. It moved fast too; what felt like in mere seconds, his eyelids were falling and he could barely keep his head up. He tried staying awake all he could, but before he knew it, his eyes were shut and he vaguely heard Tang say his name before he completely passed out.

.o0o.

When Pigsy next opened his eyes, he was more sore than he had ever been in his entire life. He was also quick to recognize he was in a hospital room, feeling the familiar weird texture of the gown and the stale sheets. He also recognized the "fun" feeling of an IV in his arm and the sounds of a heart monitor too.

It took a second for him to look around, finding the usual dull minimalistic decor all hospitals have before his eyes landed on MK, who had his head in his hands and was crying– why was he crying?

Pigsy looked around the room and realized he didn’t see Tang or Li Na either. Where were they? Were they okay? Did something happen to Li Na? Is that why MK was crying? Was she– and so Tang was– oh god, nononononono–

Pigsy instantly began to cry, too overwhelmed by the emotion. It took a moment before MK noticed, but when he did, he was by his father’s side in a blink.

“Dad! You’re awake! I’m so glad you’re okay,” MK instantly hugged him and Pigsy hugged right back.

“M-MK, where is everyone? A-are they alright? Is Li Na okay? I-is she–” Pigsy cried more, though didn’t let go.

“No! No, Li Na is okay, Dad, she’s fine– but she’s in the NICU, so Tang’s with her,” MK explained and only then did the chef break the embrace.

“O-oh… already…” Pigsy sniffled and wiped his face, feeling like an idiot.

“Y-yeah…” MK scratched his neck. “You’ve been out for a couple of hours. Thankfully not from anything bad, you were just wiped out, which makes sense, ha.”

“Why were you crying?” Pigsy tried not to think about it.

“Oh, I– right, I was,” MK quickly wiped his face and Pigsy frowned.

“Kid, be honest with me,” He held out a hand and MK took it.

“Right, well… I don’t know– probably stress, today’s been… a lot, plus I’ve been giving excuses all day for why we aren’t around and I just– I’m tired, I guess,” He laughed a little.

“Excuses?”

“So no one knows Li Na’s… here. Tang said he wanted it to be a decision both of you could make,” MK explained and Pigsy relaxed a bit.

“Okay, yeah that… that makes sense… and thanks, kid… for everything today, you’ve been amazing,” He squeezed MK’s hand.

“Not as amazing as you! Seriously, that looked like it hurt,” MK half-joked and squeezed his hand back.

“Ugh, it did– I still need to kill Tang over it, don’t let me forget,” Pigsy closed his eyes for a second and leaned back against the pillows.

MK laughed. “Sure, dad.”

Pigsy smiled a bit, before a part of him began to worry about his baby again.

“So, uh… what’s wrong with her?” Pigsy asked, bracing himself to finally face the punishment of his failures.

“Oh, well right now it’s mostly just monitoring, but I think they said something about apnea and monitoring her breath,” MK struggled to remember.

Pigsy nodded, looking away as he tried his damndest not to cry even more than he already had.

“Dad..? You– uh– doing… okay?” MK tried to look at him but Pigsy turned further.

“It– It shouldn’t have happened… not like this,” Pigsy spoke just above a whisper and MK sat on his bed.

“Dad, it’s not your fault, the doctors said sometimes this just happens, especially with your age,” His son pleaded.

“I-I shouldn’t have listened to my stupid instincts– why did I ever go to the restaurant?” Pigsy cursed himself.

“Well-! The doctor actually explained that it might be part of your pig demon DNA! Pig demons usually get instincts to travel somewhere away from home but still safe when in labor, so I guess your brain thought of the restaurant. They also said it gets left out of books for general demon audiences and doctors sometimes forget about it since it’s kinda uncommon– but hey! That’s not your fault either!” MK pointed out.

Pigsy gave a long sigh.

He was too tired for this. He wanted his baby. It was killing him to be away from her for so long.

“Can I see her..?” He asked, and MK shrugged.

“The doctor’ll probably need to clear you for that,” he estimated.

“Right… right, okay,” Pigsy tried not to feel completely devastated.

Pigsy sighed and closed his eyes when MK suddenly started climbing onto his bed to snuggle up close to him, which made him laugh a little.

“What’re you trying to do to me, kid?” Pigsy snorted, lifting his arm so MK had room.

MK didn’t say anything for awhile after he got good and comfortable, just messing with his jacket a little bit, so Pigsy just wrapped an arm around him and held him close.

“I’m… I’m really, really, really glad you’re okay, Dad,” his son eventually managed to say.

Pigsy smiled softly and kissed his head. “I’m glad I’m okay too.”

“I… I hope Li Na ends up okay too.”

Pigsy sighed. “Me too, kid… me too…”

The father and son stayed like that for some time, with MK even falling asleep for a couple of minutes before a nurse came in and scolded them while bringing Pigsy a meal. At least she said the doctor would be in soon so the presence wasn't a total loss.

Pigsy could certainly tell MK was more than half tempted to crawl back into his embrace once the nurse was gone, but the obstetrician arrived before he could act on his impulse.

“Mr. Zhu, I wasn’t expecting to see you for another four weeks! How’re you feeling?” His doctor attempted to joke, but only MK could muster a slight chuckle.

“Is she okay?” Pigsy completely dogged her question, despite knowing it was stupid to ask because MK had already told him a billion times Li Na was fine, but sue him.

The doctor smiled softly. “Your daughter is doing alright, but we will have to keep her under monitor until her lungs become more developed and her apnea goes away–”

“How long will that take?” Pigsy interrupted.

Her smile turned to a grimace, and Pigsy instantly squeezed MK’s hand. “Well… that’s a bit complicated. If she had been born breathing fine, then I would say a couple days at most. However, seeing as that wasn't the case, much heavier monitoring will be needed for at least a week or two.”

Blood drained from the pig demon’s face.

“I-I– I can’t be away from her for that long, you– you can’t do this!” Pigsy protested, voice cracking.

The demoness sighed. “Mr. Zhu, I’m sorry, but we wouldn’t do it if it weren’t medically necessary,” She tried to assure, but Pigsy just shook his head.

“I-I want to hold her n’ take her home– she’s not– she’s not even supposed to be here,” He covered his face with his hands before he felt MK’s hand squeeze his shoulder.

“What you’re going through is incredibly difficult, Mr. Zhu, but you aren’t alone. In fact, there are groups full of parents just like you–”

“Ha!” Pigsy couldn’t hold back his cynicism, which he immediately felt bad about. “I– sorry.”

“No, no, it’s alright, I understand,” The demoness took it well. “What I mean is that there’s a support group for parents of premature children you could join if you’re interested.”

Pigsy looked out a window.

“Alright, well, I’ll leave the pamphlet for the group right on this table if you want to look at it later. I’ll also call a nurse to bring a wheelchair so you can check on Li Na, that sound like a plan?” She smiled sweetly at the pig demon, who nodded.

“Good. I’ll be back to check up on you in a couple hours after your visit,” She opened the door, but stopped herself. “And… congratulations on the newest addition, Mr. Zhu. It’s not easy to do what you’ve done.”

Pigsy stared at her, not knowing how to respond before she nodded and left.

… He really shouldn’t have snuck out of his apartment.

“Hey! You get to visit Li Na at least, that’s good, right?” MK tried to be optimistic.

“She’s going to be so full of tubes and wires. She’ll look like a zombie,” Pigsy shuddered at the thought.

“Ah, I wouldn’t say that. If anything she looks like a fighter, just like you,” MK nudged him a bit, and Pigsy pondered if that could even be true.

MK sighed. “It’ll be good to see her though, right?”

Pigsy slowly nodded. “Right, yeah… you’re right,” he managed to smile weakly at MK and his son hugged him again.

In a matter of moments, the nurse came with the wheelchair, and MK followed them all the way to the NICU, where they saw Tang sitting on a bench holding his glasses in one hand and his head in the other.

"Tang, what're you doing out here?" MK asked, and the scholar instantly perked up and put on his glasses.

"MK, I– Pigsy!" Tang instantly ran to kneel in front of his husband's wheelchair, making MK and the pig demon laugh. "Honey, are you alright? The doctors said it was just exhaustion, and I know they have medical degrees and all, but I–"

"Tang, I'm okay," Pigsy held his husbands hands and Tang kissed them. "What about Li Na..?"

"Oh, her nurse is just taking some measurements and giving some more medications," Tang squeezed Pigsys hands and the chef slowly nodded.

"Okay… that's okay, right?" He asked, trying to sound optimistic, but of course Tang saw through him.

"It's what she needs,” His husband smiled tiredly, which only sort of made Pigsy feel better.

Just then, the NICU nurse opened the door back up and invited Pigsy and Tang back inside, though not before giving everyone a strong dose of hand sanitizer. Afterwards, the nurse caring for Pigsy allowed Tang to roll his husband inside to give them a moment of privacy, and she and MK waited outside, while the NICU nurse went to her station by the monitors in a secluded area.

“You ready?” Tang asked Pigsy softly.

“Y-yeah, I– I need to see her, I can’t–” Pigsy stuttered but Tang kissed his head.

“I know, Pigsy, I know,” He rested his head atop his husband’s for a moment before he pushed the button for the final door of Li Na’s room opened and–

When Pigsy’s eyes landed on her, it was like the whole world stopped.

His little piglet was wearing a little white beanie with little pink flowers and the tiniest mittens and socks he’d ever seen. But she was also covered in tubes and wires, with the largest being an oxygen tube in her itty bitty nose. She looked so small in that awful box, as though any sound or touch or even breath could shatter her into a million little pieces.

It terrified him.

“Pigsy..?” Tang spoke in a low whisper. “Are you okay if we go forward?”

Pigsy nodded hesitantly.

“Okay,” Tang kissed his head, reminding him he wasn’t alone. Pigsy thanked him by nuzzling his head into Tang’s shoulder, which made his husband chuckle.

He was guided to her incubator gently, and if Pigsy had any choice or say he would’ve busted the damn thing open and held her close so she’d be nice and safe and warm in his arms…

“You gonna let her know you’re here?” Tang teased a little, kissing his head again.

Pigsy nodded again, but didn’t move an inch.

With a soft hum, he felt Tang’s arm against his and slowly but surely his hand was guided into one of the ports and he was able to touch her, and– heavens, she was so soft and… and new feeling, it almost didn’t compute to him.

But then she reacted. She moved the arm he was touching, and for a second Pigsy feared she didn't like it– that he had failed and she’d start crying, but instead, she grabbed one of his fingers and squeezed it tight. The little action sent a million thoughts racing through Pigsy’s mind as every inch yearned to hold her again.

But that couldn’t happen.

His baby was sick and weak, and it was all his fault.

Pigsy instantly wept.

.o0o.

Time away from Li Na became a muddy blur. Pigsy had been discharged after a day or so. They'd been given Li Na's official birth certificate, but he really only became aware of that when Tang bought a frame and the set framed paper on Pigsy's nightstand his first night back. The chef would stare at it when he couldn't sleep (which was often).

Pigsy's body had practically shut down in the meantime. He couldn’t eat, he couldn’t sleep, he couldn’t shower, he couldn’t cook; the only thing he could do was wander to the nursery to sit on the floor until he cried, and cried, and cried so hard he'd finally fall asleep.

Tang– oh, bless his heart– would try his best to care for his husband. He even tried calling off work, but it violated the university's previous agreement for him to work until midterms. Because of that, the university now refused to let him go until the semester was over and threatened to fire him without severance pay, so Tang was forced back.

It killed the two of them to be apart, but it's what had to be done.

On the bright side, Pigsy wasn’t left entirely alone. MK and Sandy took it upon themselves to be Pigsy’s “care team”, and as such, drove him to the NICU every day and made sure he took care of himself (or at least didn’t die). Granted, Pigsy would’ve preferred if MK weren’t taking on hispersonal problems, but the kid was as stubborn as the chef was, so there was nothing he could do.

At the very least, MK had Mei checking up on him too, so he wasn’t taking on too much responsibility. It tortured Pigsy that he couldn’t be the one helping MK, but he was too much of a pathetic sad sack to do anything other than wallow about it in his dump of a room.

Oh, yes, the state of his and Tang's room managed to become a "hot mess" in what felt like the blink of an eye. There were empty ramen noodle cups all over Tang's nightstand and dresser, while Pigsy's was covered with tissues. There were also library books everywhere that Sandy was slowly working on sorting and returning. There was also pamphlet after pamphlet and packet after packet scattered everywhere all about postpartum depression and NICU babies and other things Pigsy didn't care to read.

No, he was too busy rotting and feeling sorry for himself like a fucking idiot to do anything to actually help those around him.

Typical.

When he wasn't decomposing in his bed or on the nursery floor, Pigsy was at the NICU, though it really wasn't that much better. His visits were often long and silent, with everything feeling just so horribly right and wrong at the same time. Touching his baby’s hand felt like a cruel reminder of what he couldn’t have and how he always managed to hurt those he loved, and he just– he hated it. But being away from her filled his every inch with an agonizing ache, so he'd stay.

He knew it worried everyone. He could see their sad looks as they tried to care for him, but Pigsy couldn’t care.

His pride had cost him so much, and he wasn’t sure he could ever forgive himself.

What probably troubled them the most was how little he spoke these days. Hell, Pigsy wasn’t even sure the last time he spoke was. It wasn’t really for a lack of effort, he was just… too tired. Everything was just a grunt or a growl or quiet mumble now that no one could truly understand. It was so bad in fact, he hadn’t even spoken to his precious little angel since she was born…

What a pathetic excuse of a father.

On what was maybe the 7th or 8th or 11th day, Sandy approached him with his usual tray full of tea and little snacks Pigsy would nibble on at most. Something different was on his mind this time if his smile was any indication, though Pigsy was far too tired to question him. Instead, he rolled over in bed and tried to go back to sleep.

“Pigsy, trust me, you’ll want your energy for today,” Sandy shook his shoulder, but Pigsy rolled his eyes.

Every day, Sandy would always say something like “Li Na would want you to take care of yourself” or “Tang called. He’s really worried about you, could you eat for him?” and it never motivated him, which only made him feel worse because what kind of husband/father can't take care of himself for his loved ones’ sake?

A very, very bad one, that's what.

“Pigsy, I’m serious. C’mon, you need to sit up and eat ” His friend shook his shoulder, and Pigsy tried to ignore it, but Sandy grabbed his arm and forced him to sit up before putting the tea tray in his lap with a defiant stare.

Pigsy sighed and looked at his friend, which was when Sandy softened his look a little.

“Look, I’m just saying today’s visit is gonna be a little different and I want you to be prepared for the occasion, okay? Can’t have you passing out on us,” He laughed a little but Pigsy just stared at the bowl of noodles vacantly.

The river demon sighed. “Look, I’m not leaving until I see you eat at least half of that bowl, alright? I’m serious, I want to see some color return to your face,” Sandy sat across from Pigsy so it was impossible for him to look away.

Great.

Pigsy scowled and ate a little, not tasting much of anything, despite being able to see the spices MK had used.

Poor kid was desperately trying to replicate his own recipes for him, and Pigsy was too stupid and lazy to be grateful.

Sandy watched him like a hawk the entire time, which wasn’t the “feel good move” his friend clearly thought it was. If anything, it made him want to crawl even further in his bed and never wake up.

He tried to set down the chopsticks after two bites, but Sandy gave him another look.

“I’m serious, Pigsy, I am not going to let you win; we’ve got plans today,” Sandy pointed at him and Pigsy rolled his eyes again.

Pigsy set down the chopsticks anyways and drank some of the tea, which also tasted like nothing. Sandy continued to eye him as he set down the cup and hesitated to pick up the chopsticks again. His big blue friend’s eyes were so full of dumb hope and encouragement it made Pigsy feel a little nauseous.

But still, not wanting to hear another lecture, Pigsy proceeded to have another bite or two before he set them down again, and this time Sandy was satisfied.

“Alright, get up and get dressed– and not in sweatpants, we’re gonna make sure you look great in the photos,” Sandy cheered as he took the tray away to the kitchen.

Photos? Why on earth would anyone want photos of him like this?

Pigsy wasn’t sure how long it took him to get cleaned and dressed and– shaved apparently? Before he knew it he was sitting in his van next to Sandy with MK in the back talking about something excitedly.

All Pigsy could think about was how this would be just another visit where he couldn’t do anything to help his baby.

Sandy pulled up to the hospital around the same time Tang’s bus from the city arrived, which meant when Pigsy got out he was immediately greeted with a kiss.

“You feeling alright, dear? You look a lot better today,” Tang smiled weakly, dark circles under his eyes that could rival Pigsy’s.

The chef half-shrugged.

“We got dad all cleaned up so we could get some nice pictures today, and he does look rather nice if I may say so myself,” MK complimented himself, getting Tang to crack a weak chuckle.

Pigsy was just wearing his chef’s shirt and some pants with socks, it was hardly “nice”...

“Photos?” Tang seemed just as confused about the idea as Pigsy was.

“Oh, you know,” Their son grinned mischievously as Sandy returned from parking his truck.

“Let’s head in, shall we?” The river demon grinned nice and big before patting Pigsy’s back.

Tang looked at Pigsy, who shrugged.

“Alright then… let's go,” Tang held Pigsy’s hand and the four of them headed in.

.o0o.

The check-in and waiting process took forever, as usual, so Pigsy just sat there and… well, really he just sat there. He didn’t feel anything, think anything, or do anything. If he did have a thought, it was about Li Na, or maybe about how awful he felt for being so distant with Tang, or any of his other millions of guilty thoughts. So yeah, it was a regular hospital visit.

When a nurse started explaining things, he only half paid attention, especially since Tang was always the one taking notes and writing things down. About halfway through all eyes landed on him, which he tried to ignore until Tang nudged his arm.

“Hon..? What do you think?” Tang looked at him softly.

Pigsy glanced at the NICU nurse, seeing her with a soft smile on her face he couldn’t find the cause of. Pigsy just decided to shrug, and Tang rubbed his arm, saying something else but Pigsy tuned it out again, which he hated. Would it kill him to actually pay attention to the state and health of his kid?

Pigsy sighed.

The actual NICU rooms– not the visitor’s waiting area– had a limit of three at a time, so Sandy waited outside while the others went in.

The room was exactly as dark and foreboding as Pigsy knew it to be, but there was one thing that was new: in the corner there was now an extremely cushy chair with all sorts of blankets all laid out that made Pigsy pause.

He glanced at Tang who had this big smile on his face that made Pigsy even more confused, when the nurse suddenly came into the room.

“Just have a seat right there and I’ll get her good and ready for you,” She smiled while she whispered, and Pigsy just looked at Tang with even more confusion.

“Just take a seat hon, she’ll tell you what to do,” Tang chuckled and grabbed his arm and guided the chef to the chair, who sat with his heart pounding.

Tang noticed and placed a calming hand on his chest. “You’re alright dear, everything’s alright,” he said, starting to unbutton Pigsy’s shirt.

“What the– Here? Now?” Pigsy spoke the most he had in two days and MK slapped a hand over his mouth to restrain laughter.

“It’s not like– that,” Tang’s face went red as he chuckled. “Great monk alive– I love you so much, Pigsy,” he chuckled before placing a kiss on his forehead before unbuttoning his shirt further so a large portion of his skin was revealed, which was weird.

But then he saw the nurse pick Li Na up and out of the incubator.

His little girl was awake and wiggling ever so slightly, though with a slowness of someone who had just woken up. Her little hands reached up for something to latch onto, but the nurse had nothing to offer. She also wasn’t wearing a hat or mittens or socks for once, and her face looked so much plumper and pink than he remembered, even if it had been less than a day. He could see her beautiful dark brown hairs that looked just like her baba’s, as well as her precious little birthmark, and– god, he just wanted to hold her again.

“Alright, once you get her settled, I’ll show your husband here how to wrap the pouch,” The nurse said, handing–

Handing her over..?

Pigsy stared at her because– well, it had to be some kind of mistake, Pigsy wasn’t allowed to hold her. That– it wasn’t– he wasn’t–

Before Pigsy could say or do anything Tang placed a hand on his shoulder and nodded, which almost made Pigsy start bawling like a baby, but he forced himself to stay together for Li Na’s sake.

Slowly but surely the fragile little newborn was placed into his arms and against his chest and– oh, it was like heaven to feel her skin against his. All attempts to not cry were dropped in an instant, but Pigsy didn’t care. He could feel Li Na breathing against him and just– he was holding his baby girl again. The feeling transcended words.

“H-hi, bao bei… remember me?” He laughed at how pathetic and weak he sounded. He was such a mess.

His little Li Na didn’t seem to mind his weakness though. In fact, he swore he could feel her nuzzling in closer, so Pigsy kissed the top of her head.

“It’s okay, bao bei, I got you, you’re okay with me,” He closed his eyes for a second, overwhelmed by the feeling of relief and love and exhaustion in his bones.

Swiftly after, the nurse and Tang proceeded to wrap Li Na in a secure position on Pigsy’s chest so that if his arms grew tired, she’d be secure and the skin-to-skin could continue.

“H-how… how long do I get to hold her..?” Pigsy slowly glanced at the nurse.

“60 minutes,” She informed, folding something before putting it in a bin.

60 minutes. 3,600 seconds. An entire hour.

What on earth had he done to be so lucky?

“You hear that, Li Na? You get to stay with me for an hour today, i-isn’t that nice?” He whispered to her, and again she didn’t respond, but he didn’t mind that one bit.

The nurse left shortly after, and once she did Tang sat on the armrest of the chair. He was quick to wrap Pigsy in a warm side hug before kissing the top of his head again, which MK snapped a quick photo of on his phone.

“This make you feel any better?” Tang asked, carefully placing his hand on her head and stroking her soft little baby hairs.

Pigsy hummed happily, snuggling into his husband’s arm and MK snapped another photo.

However, it took only a second before his face started to fall and he glanced at his exhausted husband and was overwhelmed with guilt.

“Tang… I-I’m so sorry, I should’ve been helping you more. You should hold her, I–”

“Pigsy, please– don’t be ridiculous,” Tang placed his hand on his cheek again, which Pigsy leaned in to. “It’s… it’s been hard working, but it's been harder watching you suffer and beat yourself up about it.”

“I’m so sorry, Tangy…” He closed his eyes.

Tang kissed his forehead. “It’s okay, Pigsy, what we’re going through is… hard, but it’s almost over.”

“R-really?” Pigsy blinked and looked at him.

Tang chuckled. “Nurse said skin-to-skin therapy will help her progress for the next three or four days and if all goes well, she’ll be home free.”

Three or four days, then she’ll be home free.

“That’s… that’s really, really good, Tang,” Pigsy sniffled and kissed Li Na’s head again.

“I knew you’d think so,” Tang teased a little and relaxed.

Pigsy sighed and closed his eyes once again, feeling Li Na coo at his relaxation, which just about melted his heart fifty times over.

“You doing okay, dad?” MK teased a little, taking another picture.

“Yeah, yeah, I love you too, kid,” Pigsy opened his eyes to wink at him, which MK caught on camera.

Afterwards, his son lowered his phone and smiled. “I love you too, dad.”

Pigsy sighed happily, closing his eyes and trying to remember how to embrace all the warmth around him. It was so overwhelming– especially after so long in the dark. He hardly felt worthy of it all, but he knew better than to mention it.

“Sir, I can take a photo of all four of you if you’d like,” The nurse suddenly appeared from the back, startling MK.

“I– yeah! That’d be great, right dad?” MK beamed. Pigsy nodded and his son handed the nurse his phone in a flash before he was suddenly by his side, making Tang chuckle.

“We aren’t going anywhere anytime soon, MK, you could walk,” The scholar pointed out jovially.

“Oh, I see how it is– you just want Li Na all to yourselves, don’t you?” MK crossed his arms dramatically.

“Oh, is that the case?” Tang raised an eyebrow. “And why, may I ask, do you think you’re in here then?”

“To rub it in my face, duh,” MK rolled his eyes all dramatically, making Pigsy laugh.

“You two are such dorks,” he grabbed both of their arms, dragging them into an awkward, but still loving group hug.

The nurse laughed along as she started snapping photos left and right, and only after four or so did MK and Tang get their act together and actually pose and smile. Pigsy didn’t mind that though, he wanted to remember this moment just as it was, with his family here, all within reach, safe and okay. What could be better than that?

[tang-aus-by-quill]

hehe so angst idea

someone who hates wukong tortures tang. and tang dies. and comes back. tang dies. and dies. and dies. but just. keeps coming back.

and no one is aware of this. they won't even think about how many deaths he has because they don't know that he died.

how do you recover from something no one knows about?

imagine not even he knows he dies. there's just a blank in his memory where those memories are supposed to be. and soon his entire death spree is just empty memories because his brain is trying to forget that trauma

imagine it starts taking other memories as well.

currently thinking of a scenario where the gang finds Tang after an incident like that, and he’s just drenched in blood. Perhaps… he died a few too many times. Because when Pigsy holds onto his face, asking if he’s alright cause he is worried sick, Tang just cries. And in his mind he asks.

‘Who are you?’

[somewhat-insane]

Do y'all think Pigsy would do the kneading thing that cats do whenever he's cuddled up with Tang because he's so used to making noodles that it feels wrong to keep his hands still?

[fanficlerontheroof]