#lmk Subodhi

[quitealotofsodapop]

Whole unlikely, I think it'd be hilarious if Wukong in his despair over MK being exactly like he was as a cub decided to send apology letters to every authority figure he used to have. Like Subodhi, but also Ao Guang, Jade Emperor, and the Buddha. Even DBK got one! Simply because his own kid is making him tear his own fur out... literally!

Subodhi getting a letter from Wukong is odd enough - getting info that he's a parent now? Whoa, time flies. But the sage is a little smug, if not concerned that his strong-headed student now has his own strong-headed child to rear. He makes sure to mark "Xiaotian" down as possible legacy student.

Ao Guang is pleasantly surprised to get an apology letter, especially from Wukong. But blanches when he reads that Wukong reproduced. Oh sweet Buddha.

The Jade Emperor gets both an apology letter, and a angry rant all in one. Wukong is still mad about the executions and the Furnace, like who tf does that to a kid? Especially a dad! Wukong makes sure to add in a line about making sure his kid stays out of trouble, and away from the cruelty Heaven is capable of.

The Buddha just laughs. He saw this coming after all.

DBK loudly tells Wukong he needs no letter! He's in the same room! Xiandi, you don't need to apologise for being a spirited calf! Then MK accidentally puts a hole through the Palace wall and DBK starts to understand.

[cloverjester]

I love how Subodhi saw Sandy and declared him The Best Boy

[ep2nd]

So what you're top 5 or 3 favorite lmk characters?

Do you like MO? I love that cat so expensive in that one episode with the fruit baby's.

What do you think happened to sandy we don't get a lot of his backstory

Oooo, great questions!!

So hard but let me try-

1. MK

2. The Mayor

3. Shifu/Master Subhodi

4. Macaque

5. PIF and/or MO

Weird list I know-

NEXT

I LOVE THAT CAT SO MUCH YOU DONT UNDERSTAND. THAT EPISODE IS ONE MY FAVES. His face expressions and movements are so cute qnd silly

I need MOREEEEEEEEEEE

GIVE ME ANOTHER MO EPISODE AND MY LIFE IS YOURS

I would love to see more interactions between MO and others. Like Wukong, Nezha, or Macaque, PLEASEEEEE

As for Sandy, I honestly got the "Oh my gosh he used to be in a gang" vibes from him for the first few episodes, of course this isn't right but I thought ot was funny

I either think A) He has flashbacks of Sha Wujings past /or literally entered dream/reality like states where he THOUGHT HE WAS actually his ancestor, I don't know that idea cane to me randomly or B) Life of crime, I don't know how to put it otherwise, like the Megapolis version of a hit man or sumo wrestler gone rogue I domt know, then C) Mix of both

I really hope we get more reveals in Season 6, like Macaque and Wukong, I'd say the death part but that feels like we already know, more of how they met, hopefully Subodhi and Wukong moments (PLEASE I NEED) Macaques creation, everyone remembering/figuring out Nuwa ALSO created Wukong (why did no one bring that up seriously?) Tang and Pigsy history, of course Sandy backstory, more about LBD I think she's neat, maybe where Monkey kings staff came from, I know a long shot but it's funny, and what happened to all the Pilgrims:)

Always open for any LMK inquiries!!

[imminent-danger-came]

Would love to know your thoughts on the similarities & differences between the master/student relationship of Subodhi/Wukong compared to Wukong/MK

The main similarities we see are the ones Subodhi list out himself in 4x06:

Scroll Subodhi: "Do you even believe that? The students I train spend lifetimes to posses a fraction of your power! Am I to believe Sun Wukong is the greatest master in history?" MK: "I mean...maybe he's pretty great-" Scroll Subodhi: "I am the greatest master in all of history! However, even I admit my mentorship is not the sole reason for Sun Wukong's absurdly fast learning, just as his is not reason for yours."

Both Subodhi and Wukong had students who were uniquely capable. Though, to be quite honest, MK taught himself the majority of his abilities (presumably with a foundation laid by Wukong in eps like 1x07 and 1x09). Gold Vision? That ability was triggered by the mural in AHIB. Monkey Mech? That's an ability MK creates himself to defeat DBK. Duplication? MK learns that through Tang. Shrinking? MK teaches himself. 72 Transformations? MK teaches himself. Cloud Walking? MK TEACHES HIMSELF ("Every time I learned a new ability, it was because there was something I needed to do, when there was no other way.")

So, an interesting difference between the Subodhi/Wukong and Wukong/MK dynamics is that Subodhi teaches far more than Wukong does, even being a master to Mei, Tang, Pigsy, and Sandy. In s3, despite being the most knowledgeable, Wukong hardly informs the gang on anything. I also think "Just believe in yourself! Even a smidge can make all the difference" is a similar philosophy to "By breaking these shackles you have imposed upon yourselves, you will become truly unstoppable warriors—which is what the universe is going to need sooner than we might hope", due to MK's "shackle" often being his low self-worth. Subodhi in 4x09 does a great job at being the mentor the gang needs to improve, in ways Wukong often isn't (4x01 being the large exception ("Mistakes happen, but so long as you leave the world better than you found it, then it's all good.")).

Subodhi and Wukong also draw parallels between Mei, Tang, Pigsy, Sandy, and their path lives: "We can't change who we were yesterday, or in a past life, or a hundred lifetimes ago!" versus Subodhi comparing everyone to their past lives and the ways they're worse and better, insisting that they can improve.

In JTTW, Subodhi gives the Monkey King his name, and he trains him in immortality, 72 transformations, and cloud walking. I find Subodhi naming Wukong particularly interesting when paired with this interaction, where Subodhi connects the title of "Monkie Kid" to MK's name:

MK: "I- I can't be! I'm just- I'm just MK!" Scroll Subodhi: "The Monkie Kid?"

He essentially "named" MK Monkie Kid, claiming that his destiny/role > than "just MK".

Other than that, we know so little about lmk Subodhi that it's difficult for me to draw more connections!

[broke-art]

So I was browsing Insta what I noticed this.

And has anyone else ever noticed that Macaque is almost ALWAYS smiling?

Especially when its obvious he's nervous? Just a thought.

[luxthestrange]

LMK Incorrect quotes#114 Grandpa!

Bai he: Grandpa!

Mac: what where?-...you don't have-

Master Subodhi*wearing a knitted cat sweater and cat scarf*Me

Master Subodhi: I'm Grandpa Subodhi

Mac:...

Mac: I'm not even going to ask how that happened

[itsabouttimex2]

Monkie Kid Tier Lists

“What do they steal from you?”

“Mom/Dad, can I date someone?”

“Mom/Dad, I need help.”

“There’s only one bed.”

[starsfic]

The Monkeys of the Monastery and the Mountain

Summary: Azure Lion falls in love with Sun Wukong when visiting Master Subodhi. He also falls in love with Wukong's scowling shadow.

-_-

"Ugh, I can't believe I have to lower myself to this."

Azure Lion, steed of bodhisattva Manjusri and favored general in the celestial army, wisely did not speak up. This lord knew as well as him that he didn't have to do this. There were many other nobles in the Heavenly Court that were more qualified. This lord had just made a fool of himself at the Queen Mother's feast and just wanted to escape the inevitable gossip.

Azure couldn't blame him... much. He too wanted to escape the stifling atmosphere and all the noise of greedy nobles. If he didn't agree to "guard" this lord, he was certain that he would've stabbed either himself, the next noble who talked, or an unfortunate guard who crossed his path.

Although his choice of company only added fuel to the desire.

The clouds parted, revealing their location. The Cave of the Slanted Moon and Three Stars was a Taoist temple that clung to the side of a mountain with white walls and red roofing, subtle touches of the moon and stars here and there, like the stones on the front lawn they landed on.

The doors opened, revealing the master of the temple. Patriarch Subodhi, shifu and master to his students, walked down the stairs and came to a stop. He bowed his head. "Lord Xueqin," he said. "What brings you to my humble temple?"

"I'm here on orders of the Jade Emperor in order to check upon your teachings," the lord said, puffing up his chest. Clearly, he had noticed the lack of a full bow. "You are-"

"Under orders to not teach the forbidden ways of gaining immortality, as I have been for the past few centuries." The Taoist raised a brow. It might've been Azure's imagination, but there was a spark of panic in his eyes. "I am well aware of my orders. However, you did not need to bring a guard with you."

The lord raised a brow. "I heard what happened when Lord Fan visited your humble monastery and I just want to be sure that there are no incidents this time." Azure bit back a snicker. Everyone had heard about what happened during that visit. The fact that he spent months in his chambers and refused to go out in public without a veil was enough.

Patriarch Subodhi sighed, the panic fading from his eyes to instead be replaced by amusement. “I see. If that makes you feel better, then I welcome you both.”

Azure bowed at the waist. “It is an honor to visit, shifu.”

Subodhi did not respond, but he could see a smile tug on his lips as he turned and guided them inside.

The main courtyard was full of students, all dressed in simple grey training outfits, busy from sparring to reading to rushing to do what looked like chores. Women and men alike mixed, only marked by the fact that the women were allowed to keep their hair. One of those women met Azure’s eyes and bowed her head politely.

Azure bowed his head back before the doors to the shifu’s personal study opened. Subodhi stopped before he and the lord entered. “If you wish to wait outside, that is allowed,” he said to Azure. “We should not take too long.”

He was liking this man even more. Azure could hear the quiet offer. While it was tempting to watch Subodhi frighten this quivering noble, having never faced a foe that he couldn’t deal with via gossip, it also sounded boring to just sit there. The frightened spark in the noble’s eye sealed the deal.

“Thank you,” Azure said, giving another bow. He didn’t intend to stand outside the entire time. “It’s been a while since I’ve been allowed to stretch my legs and seeing your lovely monastery is a great excuse.”

The noble hummed, still looking terrified. Azure could see the gears thunking in his empty head. He would probably interrogate Azure on anything “suspicious” he saw. Azure doubted it. Subodhi simply nodded and led the noble inside, shutting the doors.

Azure began to walk. There was a side hallway, leading away from the main courtyard, and he took it.

The monastery was lovely, with several branching yards, most set up for training based on the sparring groups or meditation circles he saw. One led to a large herbal garden, where students tended the plants. A few were gathered around a large patch of what looked to be turmeric. “- get it,” a student said, holding a flower and turning it back and forth. “We’re all working with the same soil and supplies. How is Wukong’s stuff already flowering?”

“It’s Wukong,” another said. “He has a green thumb.”

“I know he does, but that doesn’t explain how time speeds up.”

“Again, it’s Wukong. Nature just likes him.”

“I would say it’s more than that…”

Azure walked away. While it was interesting to hear that nature apparently liked a very good gardener, that didn’t scream “Subodhi breaking the rules on teaching illegal immortality.” That just sounded like a possible affinity with the natural world or a spell to encourage plant growth. Shifty, but not illegal.

A set of large doors caught his eye. A guess made him reach out and push into the room, revealing it to be full of books. Ah, like he suspected.

Like many monasteries Azure had visited, the library was one of the largest rooms. This had to be the largest selection he had seen, though, drawing on many subjects from one glance. It wasn't a surprise, Subodhi prided himself on his knowledge and his desire to know more.

Azure studied the shelves as he walked past, taking mental notes here and there of certain books. Yellowtusk would love this library. He should recommend him for the next visit. If they waited for a century like they were supposed to, the collection would only get bigger. Azure turned the corner, still dwelling on the thought, and felt himself come to a stop.

His heart skipped a beat.

In the center of the library was a comfortable-looking sitting area, with many tables and pillows ready for someone to sit down. Large windows let in sunshine that illuminated the room during the day. However, it also illuminated the one person that sat in this room.

A monkey demon sat at the table, his golden fur lit by the sunshine, his long curls braided back. Several scrolls and loose paper were scattered around him. Golden eyes were focused on the scroll he read, one hand using ink to scrawl out notes. He wore the robes of a student, although Azure hadn’t seen any other demon students, the cuff of his writing hand stained with drops of ink here and there.

He was gorgeous.

Azure wasn’t sure how to react. He had thought people were pretty before, from soldiers who caught his eye to maids who attended the nobles. His dear sworn brothers Peng and Yellowtusk were beautiful in their own ways. But he had never seen someone like him.

It would probably be rude to just walk up and attempt to talk to him, but Azure’s longing nearly knocked him off his feet. He had the feeling that if he didn’t at least try to talk to this beauty, he would regret it for the rest of his days.

He stepped forward and cleared his throat.

“Hell-”

A tail whacked him in the face. Normally, he would brush it off, except the strike made him stumble back, caught off-guard by its strength as his breath rocked out of his lungs.

The monkey didn’t seem to notice that his wagging tail had claimed a victim. He hummed at whatever he was reading and then rolled the scroll up. Azure blinked at the ceiling as the monkey grabbed another scroll. Before he could unroll it, the doors to the library opened up.

“As you can see,” Subodhi sounded annoyed as he gestured to the library. “Nothing on immortality.”

The lord looked ragged. Azure was torn between amusement and concern- it had only been about ten minutes, if he was correct. What had happened in such a period of time?

“What about that?” the lord huffed, pointing at the golden beauty. “What is that creature? Why is it here?” He looked down and if Azure cared about his opinion, he would’ve been embarrassed. “Did it attack my guard?!”

The monkey looked up as Subodhi’s eyes went wide. “Uh, what?” He looked down and those beautiful golden eyes, like miniature suns, went wide. “Oh, crap, I am so-”

“It’s fine,” Azure rose up to his knees, raising a hand to hold the monkey’s knee. It may have been forward, but he didn’t care. “You were so focused. It was my fault for trying to interrupt you.” The monkey blinked and then smiled. It was so sweet and warm that Azure’s entire being warmed.

And then the noble spoke up.

"Is this your pet?" the lord huffed, eyeing the monkey as though he wasn't sure what to do with him. Azure felt his fur bristle protectively at the annoyed noise the monkey made as he stood, his brows furrowing tightly together and his teeth bared in a grin.

"No." Subodhi's words broke the staredown as he walked over, stepping between Azure and the monkey. He settled a hand on the monkey's shoulder and, like magic, the monkey relaxed. Not by much, but it looked better. "This is one of my students-"

"Sun Wukong," the monkey said, the name sounding more like a threat.

Azure's heart skipped a beat as he remembered the name, both from Subodhi to the students gathered around the turmeric. Sun Wukong. It was his new favorite word- it was spelled the same as the word for the sun and how fitting it was, for a monkey that glowed like the sun.

"Respect," Subodhi warned his student in a hiss. He turned back to the lord. "In any case, he is a special case and has proven himself to be one of my best students- don't get a big head about that." The last was a warning to Sun Wukong, whose frightening grimace had turned into a proud little smile.

The lord still eyed Wukong as if he was considering a threat. Azure stepped closer, but Subodhi stepped to the side, pulling Wukong with him. He wondered, for a second, if he imagined the nasty glare that the elder shot him before the man cleared his throat. "In any case, I believe it's best that you leave."

"Not until-" the lord protested.

"Is there anything else you honestly need to see?" Subodhi said, his voice stern. However, Azure could see his hand flexing in and out on Wukong's shoulder. Based on the wince that trembled the smaller's form, so could Wukong.

"If I may speak up," Azure said, stepping around Subodhi to hover on Wukong's other side. "I have been walking around the monastery and I have seen nothing that suggests Patriarch Subodhi has violated the law. While Wukong is a surprise-" That time, he was certain. Subodhi was glaring at him. "He's not a violation. He's clearly a good student based on the ink marks on his cuffs."

The lord huffed, glaring at the three of them. Finally, he nodded. "Fine," he said, like a toddler denied of a toy. "You pass inspection."

Subodhi bowed his head. "Thank you," he said, unwrapping that protective arm from Wukong to make a shooing motion with his swatter. The lord turned an interesting shade of red. "Now, please leave. You're interrupting my student's study."

The lord huffed again and stormed out of the library. Azure trailed behind, feeling Subodhi follow close behind. He glanced back and met Wukong's golden eyes before the monkey sat back down at his study spot. He probably looked weird with the smile he felt forming, but that wasn’t important.

I hope I can talk to you again soon.

-_-

Unfortunately, Azure didn't get a chance to talk to Sun Wukong before he left the monastery.

He didn't do it every day, but at least once a month, Azure would slip to Earth, conveniently near Subodhi's monastery. The first time hadn't been on purpose. Another celestial steed had gotten loose and was trying to take over a village. Azure and Peng had been successfully wrangling the cursing creature until Azure's eye caught a hint of sunshine. There had been a group of familiar uniforms, the front being Sun Wukong, vibrating so hard that about three students had to keep him in place.

The steed kicking him in his face was his own fault. He would give Peng that.

With the realization, Azure started hanging around the village and the mountain at least once a month to at least see the pretty monkey. He had good reason! Power-hungry demons stalked this area, interested in Subodhi's students. He was being helpful!

Subodhi didn't seem to get that. Every time they ran into each other, Subodhi's friendly look faded more and more from the first time. Azure made the mistake of asking about Wukong one time, and his hands were bleeding for days from shielding his head. It didn’t stop him from visiting.

He would just have to keep things quiet.

"You know that Wukong doesn't live here anymore, right?"

"Excuse me?"

The student who had walked up to him stared steadily back. "He got expelled two days ago. Apparently, for showing off the special lessons Shifu was teaching him, I guess? But he's not here."

Azure's heart sank. Two days ago. He had missed the perfect chance to talk to him, to maybe comfort him. Being expelled had to be hard, right? "I- Where does he live?"

"I dunno, someplace called Huago? All I know is that it's on the west coast and there's a lot of monkeys." The student hiked up the bag of groceries they had probably come for in the first place. "All I know is that he's not here, so you can stop stalking us." And with that, they walked away.

Azure didn’t realize he was moving until a shadow slammed into his face.

He stumbled back, the portal he summoned thankfully dissipating before he went back through. He looked around, realizing he was in the middle of a jungle. He was much higher than he expected- was he on a mountain? In the distance, he could see something shining, darting around a larger figure in armor. He knew that gleam, even when the power running through didn’t exist.

Before he could step towards it, another shadow wrapped around his chest, hard enough to crush his ribs, and yanked him to the ground. “I guess you were the celestial warrior Subodhi warned me about,” a voice said from overheard. Azure looked up and, once again, his heart raced.

Unlike Wukong, who was soft and glowing with sunshine, this monkey was hard and dark, all except his eyes. Those eyes gleamed with violent violet power. His clothes were a mess, ripped and torn and dirty, cuffs tight on his wrists. Chains wrapped around the muscle of his arm, the ends broken. It didn’t stop the fact that he was beautiful, dark curls cut to frame his handsome, blood-stained face.

Was it just those two, or were all monkeys so lovely?

The monkey clapped his hands and purple sparks darted out. When he pulled them apart, a staff like the one he saw Wukong wield sometimes formed, glowing and made of the same magic that held Azure down. Unlike Wukong’s staff, both ends were spiked. If he got hit with that, Azure was certain it would be nasty.

“I’m surprised you even had the courage to try and follow Wukong here,” the warrior said. “While the Demon King of Confusion surprised me, small fry like you don’t.”

And with that, the monkey dove down and Azure barely had enough time to escape his bindings.

It became a blur of fighting- dodge, strike, uppercut, taste your blood in your mouth, hit him back, don’t feel bad. As he fought and dodged, Azure wondered if sparring like Wukong would be like this. Was this warrior just as studious as Wukong was? They appeared similar far away and up close, save for the color of their fur and the color of their power, how far did those similarities go?

Azure found himself tumbling into the brush with one good strike that definitely bruised his ribs. Through the shrubbery, he could see the warrior tense, ready to follow, but a loud crash that sounded like boulders falling, the sound of several panicked monkeys, and a loud “MIHOU!” made him pause. He glanced back and then nodded before he disappeared, the shadows swallowing him up.

Azure waited before summoning another portal, this time focusing on the warrior. His portal was kind enough to drop him off in another patch of shrubbery so he was hidden from the scene.

The giant demon was collapsed on the ground, the air smelling of blood. Wukong was bathed in red, so much so that Azure’s fingers twitched with the need to grab him and clean him until he saw the golden fur. The warrior- Mihou, based on the yell- hovered next to him. It appeared the two were concerned about each other, talking over each other and reaching out and holding each other. A loud cry of a monkey turned their attention away from each other to the small, white-furred monkeys gathering around them. Wukong beamed, his smile warming Azure’s heart, as he reached down and scooped several up in his arms, allowing the rest to climb over him and Mihou. The warrior didn’t protest, his gaze so tender that it made him melt.

He didn’t realize it until then, but his heart had room for two.

He just needed to figure out how.

-_-

A few years passed and Azure finally felt it was time to make his move.

It hurt when Sun Wukong didn't recognize him when he offered his services and his brotherhood. But Azure brushed it off. The course of love never did run smooth- Macaque didn't seem to recognize him either, but he sometimes noticed him squinting at him, as if he thought him familiar but wasn't sure why.

Peng and Yellowtusk had their doubts about Wukong's leadership ability, but Azure was certain that his love could lead. His kindness to his people was far greater than the Jade Emperor's compassion towards the entire universe. He had his doubts about Macaque as a consort, but that didn't matter at the moment.

Especially not when he was presenting him with flowers.

"They reminded me of you," he said. It was true- the asters and plum blossoms reminded him of the color of Macaque's magic and his favorite fruit. In his opinion, this was a good test-run bouquet.

Macaque blinked and then eyed him as if waiting for a joke. Azure kept his face open and honest, hoping that Macaque would accept the gift. The shadow monkey finally hummed, taking the bouquet. "Thank...you, Azure, these are-"

A golden blur rushed between them and slapped the bouquet straight out of Macaque's hands. Both monkey and lion blinked as the bouquet disappeared into the distance before a larger bouquet of flowers, leaning towards red and pink, was stuffed in the former's hands.

"Macaque prefers it when I give him flowers," Sun Wukong huffed, crossing his arms with a pout. Azure opened his mouth, unsure of how to respond to that, before his love turned to his moon. His stance grew gentler. “These are the right colors, right? For the last big scene of your play?”

“Ye- Yeah, they are!” Macaque held the flowers closer. His eyes shone as he smiled and Azure felt his heart skip a beat. “I didn’t think you would remember what I said.”

“Pssh, of course! You’ve been working on that play for weeks!”

Azure relaxed in the sun, enjoying the sight of their smiles. This was just a hiccup. There would be plenty of time to court his monkeys of monastery and mountain.

[violetjedisylveon]

New Wukong headcanon!

He is a huge plant nerd, in jttw he's canonically very smart and well studied under subodhi so he's already a nerd, but all that cranks up to 11 with plants.

He collects all sorts of plants from all over the place and sets up habits on his island to let them thrive and he just really enjoys tending to them and watching them grow and thrive, he is the same way with the plants already on the island.

He gets super excited when he notices the plants adapting to the island and changing and becoming something new. One of the coolest things about immortality is seeing plants evolve!

He just thinks they're neat.

He's the nerdiest plant dad ever.

He's also really shy about showing people his plants because he doesn't want anyone messing with them or making fun of him for it (it happened more when he was younger).

When he did show MK his plant hyperfixation, MK quickly clocked it in as very not neurotypical behavior.

Wukong is in fact, not neurotypical.

[emmetscrunglo]

How I think LMK characters would react as 'can you buy me pads' texts Pt. 3 (Pt. 1, Pt. 2)

[quitealotofsodapop]

What are the differences between Shihou and Wukong?

Shihou is... calmer. But only barely.

Because he's had his twin brother acting as the "fun one" in his place, Shihou doesn't feel forced to be the life of the party as he would be as Sun Wukong.

Shihou still goes to Subodhi/Subhuti to study and understand what he and Luzhen may be. Maybe the twins even partake in twin-swapping to get a break from their respective responsibilities.

Subodhi, knows who it is: "Sun Wukong - do you the kanji homework I gave you yesterday?" Luzhen, disguised as his brother: "UH... yeah! Totally! It's uh... probably in my room." Subodhi: (*suspicious hum*) Luzhen: (*visibly sweating*) Subodhi: "Try to keep better care of your papers in future Sun. As punishment, your senior acolytes will oversee your kanji practice for the afternoon." Luzhen: "Oh! Ok, thanks Subod- I mean Master!" Subodhi, tired sigh: "Hopefully the other one gets back soon. Teaching two monkeys at once is making me age again." (*Meanwhile on Flower Fruit Mountain*) Shihou: "Why is there a music stage in the throne room?" Marshal Ma: "Your brother has discovered a talent for what he calls Rock Music."

Demon King of Havoc barely gets his foot in the door cus once he tries to commit a full assault on Flower Fruit Mountain - both brothers are flying at him with all the Ruyi Jingu Bang.

(Luzhen was the one who bullied the dragons into getting his big bro some decent weapons and armour.)

With room to breathe; Shihou doesn't need to make hasty decisions or flaunt himself in front of other demons. His brother is there to support him along the way, even if their similarities get them into trouble in Heaven.

In the Stone Matriarch verse; Shihou is very much a nerdy crown prince, compared to his more light-hearted twin. But he still gets into trouble out of boredom or because of his strong sense of justice - hence mucking out the stables for 500 years as punishment for an ill-planned protest/banquet ruining.

In the Twin Suns au; Wukong is far more cautious and less cheeky, wanting to ensure that his successor understands what is going on and how important this means to him to take up the Staff. He def tries the diplomatic route with the Bull family before letting MK go hero on them. That is of course unless Luzhen appears mid-fight riding a cloud like a surfboard, asking why DBK and PIF are acting so uncool?

I've joked that Luzhen and Shihou's dynamic is like Cuphead and Mugman - and that comparison still fits.

[then-be-a-warrior]

I like how all of us (Mk included) thought getting to Master Subodhi was gonna solve everything and answer questions meanwhile he basically just said:

There's absolutely no good reason why you're this strong in the first place. Where's your mom? Where's your dad? Are you alone? Are you an orphan? The pig doesn't count. You're nothing like Wukong but you're also exactly like him. Are you good? Are you evil? Probably evil. What's wrong with you? Wukong ain't even here you came to the wrong place. You still didn't answer my question about your mom. Can you answer questions-?

Like we came TO YOU for help...where's the help, sir🧍

[godsofthecatz]

Question for the lmk fandom, more so for the side that likes to ship characters-

its totally un serious, but im just curious sense iv been introducing the show to friends, and we kinda feel in love with this? so like- i feel like, i can see the "why nots" but do these two have a ship name? if not, do people not ship them, do they not have a ship name- and what would it be-

cause like....come on- COME ON- THEY ARE ACTUALLY REALLY CUTE. Listen- im someone who does not need a whole lot for me to like characters to hold hands but i just wanna know.

this old man loves his beefy. good, blue man....and im ok with that.

[imminent-danger-came]

[weaverpop]

Wukong canonically got an education from Master Subodhi.

Even if he wasn't intelligent, he still has more knowledge than people give him credit for.

True that! Although Wukong mostly (openly) admits to learning immortality and his powers from subodhi. Afterall, life experience is clearly what got him here!

(Certainly it has nothing to do with the fact his own father figure kicked him out over a small mistake. No of course not. He’s not bitter at all)

[luxthestrange]

LMK Incorrect quotes#97 Gramps!?-

Wukong: Want your dad to act like a fool...Put a grandkid in front of him...My dad-

Master Subodhi*Seeing Toddler Mk holding Baby Bai He and coo's towards them*Where are Gramps kiddos?~

Toddler Mk & Baby Bai he*Instantly giggle seeing him*

Wukong*Standind forgotten at the entrance seeing his master pamper the two kids*...

Wukong: LIKE DAD CUT THAT OUT? Jeez-...YOU WERE MY IDOL WHAT HAPPEN TO YOU!?-...and to the kids he goes-

Master Subodhi*Holding Golden stars,Happily asking the two*Who wants stars?~

Wukong: FUCK YOU!-ALL MY YOUNG YEARS NOT EVEN A COPPER STAR HE LET ME EVEN SEE-

Y/n*Patting your husband's back as he sniffles...trying hard not to laugh*Aww there there my cheeky monkey~...pfft-

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...If you know who this is...I like you