#the monkey king and the infant au

[quitealotofsodapop]

Just imagining, in a world where Wukogn wasn't immediately trapped in the scroll of memory after Azure freed the rest of the Brotherhood, he'd have some things to say. I'm thinking TMKATI au post Wu is Wikong reveal

Wu: MK... who helped you get me out of there?

MK: Oh, this only friend of yours. Called himself the Azure Lion?

Wu, immediately going pale as a ghost: Azure Lion!? MK, please tell me you didn't listen to him or make any deals!

Pigsy: What? Why would it be such a big deal? He's your friend isn't he?

Wu: Azure is anything but a friend! He's the reason I was trapped on the Furnace and under the Mountain to begin with, him and his rebellion!

Tang: Uh, what? But all the stories say it was because of the Havoc you caused!

Wu: The Peach Festival I crashed and ruined was hardly important enough for Heaven to do what they did to me, even with the pills and immortal peaches and wine I had stolen. It was just the catalyst. I was still a cub back then, a stupid, reckless cub who was impressionable enough to trust the wrong person. And then Azure had left me to take the fall for the rebellion he had started! Whatever you do, don't trust Azure!

Tang, taking in the implications: ...I'll kill him.

+Bonus:

Even if Azure did not realise it himself, he had built Wukong up in his mind to be the matyr of the Rebellion. And when Wukong surrendered, rather than die for it, Azure became convinced it was a great betrayal.

There's even hints of Macaque recognising/suspecting this sort of manipulation all the way back during their carefree Brotherhood days. There's a split second in "New Adventures" just after Azure convinces the others to make Wukong the leader of the rebellion, when Macaque is clearly unhappy/thinking about the situation. The only reason he doesn't speak out then and there is because Wukong seemed so sure of it. We see a similar look again just before they head out on their first attack.

And of course there's the memory Tang wanders into in "Court of the Yellow Robed Demon" thats very telling;

Peng: "Wukong is a traitor! He'll end us the first chance he gets!" Yellowtusk: "Yes. The Stone Monkey is unpredictable. Now he's thrown his lot in with the Celestial Host, there's no telling where his true allegiances lie." Peng: "You're characteristically quiet, Macaque!" Macaque: "I just think we should consider all our options before we—" Peng: "What's to consider? Wukong's made his choice. I say we strike him down now while we have the chance!"

The Trio are discussing attacking Wukong for aligning himself with "the Celestial Host" [i.e helping Tripitaka on the Journey so he can do parole] - the memory taking place within Camel Ridge.

Macaque's reaction brings up a super interesting twist to the story told in JTTW. Was the whole plan of disguising himself as Wukong and taking the scriptures not his own? Did the other three or an unknown villain working in the background insist he do so? Did he do it to stall Wukong so that his best friend/mate did not fall into a trap from the rest of the Brotherhood? Did Macaque die trying to give Wukong another option less the Monkey King risk being captured or worse at the hands of his former sworn brothers?

Macaque recognised that *something* was super wrong in how the Brotherhood treated Wukong, especially how Azure directed the situation. But being the same, barely-a-cub, age Wukong was at the time, Macaque wasn't sure/confident enough to speak out about it.

And ofc this whole thing with the Brotherhood would come to a boil in the TMKATI au when Macaque and Wukong are having their Big Fight.

Wukong/Wu had long since recognised that Azure was grooming/manipulating him for the fall, but isn't sure why he tried attacking him afterwards. Macaque is a bit proud in a "I told you so"-way and says that Azure had expected Wukong to *die* in the war as a matyr rather than live as a prisoner.

Wukong: "Why didn't you say anything!?" Macaque: "I was as young and stupid as you were! I only wanted to see you happy!" Wukong: "Oh yeah! Like you did when you left me under that mountain!" Macaque: "You weren't exactly grateful for the company at the time." Wukong: "Uh, need I remind you that before I was imprisoned, I had just spent 49 days being broiled alive!? I wasn't exactly firing on all cylinders. You could have atleast tried to visit me after a few years!" Macaque, uncharastically quiet: "I wanted to..." Wukong: "Huh?" Macaque: (*goes silent and leaves the room*) Wukong: "Wait! Mihou! What do you mean "you wanted" to!?"

note: Tang is accidentally privy to this convo cus he was in the stairwell when it started and got nosey. Then he kinda gets kidnapped by a baby bull demon before he can ramble his discovery to Pigsy and/or Sandy.

Wu gives the clipnote version of events to the gang as he's trying The Big Stupid, and they are horrified. The Monkey King, one of the most infamous tricksters in folkore, was ultimately a groomed teenager at the time of his punishment! And the Macaque was in the same boat, just more cautious...

When things are said and done - Wukong and Macaque go out of their way to tell their kids to always be wary of powerful people who put you on a pedestal. Perhaps not delving into their personal history (they are Normal Demon Parents™ afterall), but using the story of the Monkey King and his Brotherhood as an aesop. The Monkey King had many friends who thought he should lead them, but they shrunk away for whatever reasons when he chose to live and not die in heaven.

MK thinks its the saddest "superhero backstory" ever.

So when S4 of TMKATI comes about and the memory curse gets loose...

Azure Lion: "Ah, Monkie Kid-" MK:

Legit the only reason Azure is able to get away unscathed is because he's the only one who knows how the Scroll works and MK and the rest of the babus want their parents back.

Red Son is on standby (fire ready) outside the Scroll in case Azure tries some sh-t. But of course that doesn't last long.

Tang, Pigsy, and Sandy: (*released from the scroll. Sees Azure Lion*) All three: "YOU."

Then again this is all with the idea that someone else was additionally pulling the strings to ensure the demons downfall...

[nem0lux3]

A LIL SOMETHING!!

"oh, Hua Jiao, please look at me the same.." /ref

HQUWIAS THEY MAKE ME SO SICK I LOVE THEM SM

HUA JIAO'S REACTION BY THE WAY NAJSJWJSJSJSNS

I'm still tryna master the LMK art style, sort if it's really not that good !!

[quitealotofsodapop]

Them!!

I love the twin boys having vitiligo alongside their patterned fur - it makes them look so distinct! Wukong and Macaque were likely a little confused by their looks at first, joking that the "paint didn't mix well". They love their colourful babies either way. <3 Little tortieshell boys who idolize their adoptive uncles Jin & Yin.

And teen Yuebei!! She is such a pouty teenager it hurts. I love her jewelry and light blue hanfu - taking some fashion tips from Aunt Chang'e looks like, with her own gothic twist.

Poor beautiful Wukong. I love his long hair and red robes - he looks so pretty and maternal. And now he's dealing with his own head-strong monkey who wants to go out on their own. But its so hard for him to do that when Yuebei is still very much his little mooncake. XD

I love everything about these - you have such a distinct artstyle and you draw the characters so appealing! All the little details on Yuebei's dress, and the mirrored patterns on the boys. <3

Tysm for being so invested in my little monkey ideas!

@quitealotofsodapop Third on the list! Jidu & Luohuo! Another set of twins! The only way to tell them apart is by their skin color but that doesn’t mean they won’t try to confuse you with each other. You said their fur was kind of like tortoiseshell cats and tortoise shell cats kind of remind me of people with vitiligo so I also gave them spots on their skin aside from their fur. Other demons say they look kind of weird but hey! Their parents were also called weird when they were little and they turned out to be pretty cool so they don’t mind.

And a little bonus! Teen yuebei and her baba!

[echo-lore]

Okay I’ve been thinking about this a lot and the idea is like- so you know how in jttw one day in heaven is one year in the earth realm (or something like that) do what if we applied that to when Monkey king left to find the map of the samadhi fire?

And during that time the earth realm became a huge war zone between Lady bone demon and her army versus Mk and his group. The only place that is not controlled over by lady bone is Megaopolis and it’s surrounding areas

Mk sides is made up pretty much anyone who was able to survive LBD attacks and Mk becomes some type of general/commander as he leads people to fights or get resources etc.

And after a couple of years (days for wukong) Mk ends up finding Monkey kid during one of their missions and he is fucking ecstatic while everyone is pissed that Monkey king left- basically the whole reason why Mk was forced to take as much responsibility as he was forced to. Which leads to Mei absolutely refusing to cooperate with Monkey King while everyone else who’s part of the rebellion against LBD just fucking hates him while Mk is just glad his back.

During this whole thing Monkey king has to deal with the fact the city and world he knew has drastically change without him noticing. He also has to deal with the fact that Mk isn’t the same kid he used to be , years on the battlefield and leadership changing him.

Bonus: Maybe macaque is on Mk side and wukong now has to deal with the fact that Mk has more trust and looks up to macaque more than he does him.

[junichan]

Recently I've been seeing a lot of Sun Wukong and reader / OC with baby monkeys stuff, and I am just living for it. ( @journey-to-the-au's #Fruit Troup and @semisolidmind's #Royal Children especially) Something about baby monkeys rattled around in my little brain long enough that I had to bang out this drabble. Its my first ever x reader story, and its just slightly nsfw so beware!

Cuddle Break

Synopsis: Your reaction to snuggling a baby monkey has quite an effect on Sun Wukong

Warning / Triggers: Slight NSFW - mention of an erection and implied adult situations

For several days now the group had been traveling through a dense jungle. You had stopped for a break on the side of the road to eat some lunch and rest your weary feet. Although it was a little humid, it felt pleasantly cool beneath the shade of the jungle canopy. You would have liked to take a quick nap, but Tang was anxious as ever to get moving again.

“YN, would you mind finding Wukong?” the monk asked. He smiled apologetically, as if he knew he was sending you into the lion’s den.

Almost since the day you’d joined the group, the demon monkey had begun teasing and flirting with you. You did your best to laugh off his advances, thinking he was probably just messing with you, but lately Wukong was getting so provocative that Tang was forced to use the headache spell a few times just to get him to give you some space. You were starting to consider that maybe Wukong really was into you, which wouldn’t have been a problem if you didn’t find him so damn attractive too!

As usual Wukong had gone off on his own to scout out the surroundings as soon as the group had settled down. Normally Pigsy would have been asked to go find the monkey, but he had eaten so much lunch that he’d zonked out hard enough that even Sandy was struggling to wake him up. There was nothing to be done about it, so you set off in the direction you had seen Wukong go earlier, hoping he hadn’t gone too far.

It wasn’t much trouble to find a little footpath that meandered through the jungle underbrush. You tracked it for a while, occasionally calling out the demon monkey’s name. Eventually you came to a wide, slow running creek, and trusting the intuition that had served you so well on the journey so far decided to follow it upstream. It wasn’t too long before you caught a familiar chirping, chattering sound. You had heard Wukong occasionally making those noises, but this time they sounded surprisingly soft.

“Wukong!” you called as you got closer, “Tang wants to get going…!”

It wasn’t long before you spotted him and understood why the noises were so unusually gentle.

Sun Wukong was perched on a thick branch hanging low over the creek, surrounded by a troop of infant monkeys. It was the little ones that were chirping and giggling as they climbed on him like a living jungle gym. He seemed to be enjoying it, indulging the little ones with the softest smile you had ever seen on his face. And the babies were so cute! Little fluffy beans with their little tails and itty-bitty noses!

“❤️Oooh my gooooosh!!❤️❤️” You gushed before you could stop yourself.

The Monkey King and his tiny subjects looked at you in surprise, only just noticing your presence. The babies looked a little nervous, but Wukong’s grin only got bigger as you approached. You were glad to see that the little ones trusted Wukong enough that they didn’t run away, even when you pulled yourself up on the branch to sit beside him.

“They’re so adorable, Wukong! Do… Do you think I could hold one?”  

Wukong had never seen you so enamored before, it was adorable! “Sure,” he chuckled, “Just be careful. They got a strong grip.” He lifted one of the little ones off his knee, making reassuring noises as he handed him over to your waiting arms.

The baby was clearly a bit frightened of you, staring at your face with wide, darting eyes. “It’s okay sweetie,” you cooed to reassure him, stroking his head and back. “Don’t be scared.” To your delight the infant started to purr, and snuggled against you as you cradled him against your chest. You were so besotted with affection for the little guy that you didn’t even notice the intense way Wukong was staring at you.

It wasn’t until he’d handed the child over that Wukong realized the little one had fur that was remarkably like the color of your hair. Watching you snuggle and coo at the infant made him think of you doing the same with his offspring. Just imagining you getting you pregnant with his heirs drove him wild. If it weren’t for the children still clinging to him, he would have pounced on you right there.

What was worse, he was a little jealous of the little one! What he wouldn’t give to have you hold him and stroke his fur like that! That look of sweet and tender adoration in your eyes should have been for him!

Oblivious to the immortal demon’s internal struggle (and the bulge in his pants) you continued to soothe the baby monkey in your arms. The little guy was practically melting as you pet his soft fur. Then two more of the little ones abandoned Wukong to crawl into your lap, eager for their turn at cuddles. You scooped them up happily, pressing kisses to their foreheads. “Aww! Mama’s sweet babies! ❤️”

Wukong grit his teeth to stifle a groan. The jolt of arousal that went through him was so violent his hand shot up and snapped the branch above him like a twig. The baby monkeys that were still sitting on him were startled enough to scatter further up the tree.

You gave him a puzzled look, holding the little ones in your lap a bit protectively. “Something wrong, Wukong?”

“I’m fine,” he answered, jumping down from the branch. He sounded a bit more terse than usual. Obviously he wasn’t fine, but he wasn’t going to tell you about it. “You said Master wanted to get going. We should head back now.”

You sighed, glancing down at the baby monkeys curled in your lap. They had been startled by Wukong crushing the branch but had hunkered down rather than run away. “Aw, can’t we stay just a little longer?”

"C'mon, YN, let's go." Wukong shook his head, shooing the little ones with a few soft hoots. They reluctantly crawled out of your lap, and you pouted as you let them go. Then he reached up, grabbing your waist to lift you down off the branch. You accepted the surprisingly chivalrous gesture, even putting your hands on his strong shoulders to steady yourself. But once your feet were on the ground, he didn’t let go.

You felt your face heat up with a blush as Wukong stepped into your space, his grip on your waist keeping you from escaping when his chest pressed flush against yours. You could feel his warm breath on your ear as he leaned in and growled suggestively, “You know, I could give you a few of your own if you wanted…”

“Wukong!!” The insufferable demon laughed as you pounded your fist on his chest in protest. But at least he let you step back, and you took a deep breath to try calming your racing heart. And racing hormones!

Against your better judgement, you let him carry you back to the others on his cloud. You tried to ignore his tail curled around your middle, somehow convincing yourself that it was only to keep you steady.

Wukong could tell under all that flustered embarrassment you were turned on. He could smell it on you, and it made him grin victoriously. It wouldn’t be long now before he’d finally have you. He might have even been able to convince you to let him have his way right there in the jungle, but he knew there wasn’t enough time to really enjoy himself. If the monk had sent you to look for him, it wouldn’t be long before he sent Pigsy or Sandy to look for you. He could wait a little longer. You were worth it flexing a little patience, and no matter what, in the end you’d be his.

And in the meantime, seeing you snuggle the baby monkeys gave him a sneaky idea for how to get some of that attention for himself…

[quitealotofsodapop]

AHHH TY SO MUCH YOUR ART IS AMAZING!!! :,D

Dad bod!Wukong looks so plush and huggable - love the little monkey king pen in the first one! Mom bod!Mac is his beautiful self!

And ofc baby MK being the ray of sunshine that he is!!

My all sketch that "the monkey king AND the infant au" @quitealotofsodapop

And in the university uwu

[kodee-22-blog]

Hi hi!!! Here’s some art of Baby Xiotain/MK from my own AU titled, “This Is Impossible!” Also here’s a little short story to go with the art

Wukong was scrubbing some dishes from his lunch, Xiotain sitting on a blanket nearby and playing with some toys. Soft coos could be heard from the monkey cub as he clanked the wooden blocks together, soft little giggles coming from his mouth.

“Are you having fun Star?” Wukong asked, glancing at his son for a moment, gentle smile crossing his face as he watched his cub play. His tail curled into a heart and wagged slightly, loving how adorable his son was. “You’re so cute.” He chuckled before returning his attention to the dishes once more.

Xiotain cooed some more before setting his blocks down. The cub tilted his head as his Dada cleaned the dishes, he was getting bored and really wanted his Dada. The small monkey pressed his lips together in a pout, before his little tail thumped against the blanket, an idea coming to the infants head. He focused hard on his Dada, before opening his mouth. “DADA!”

Wukong froze before turning towards his cub, eyes wide with amazement. “You?! Just said Dada!!” The russet monkey said before rushing towards his cub, not caring about his wet hands. “Can you say it again? Say Dada?” HE asked as he pulled his son into his arms.

Xiotain let out a giggle as he was lifted, his tiny tail wagging with excitement. “Dada!!” He said again, his hands pressing against his Dada’s cheeks, feeling happy that he finally had his Dada’s attention.

“Oh my god! Ah! You’re so adorable Star!” Wukong squealed, usually that would be an embarrassing sound, but he didn’t care! His son said his first word! And it was Dada! The Monkey King was so happy and filled with pride. “AH! My smart baby!” He said, pressing kisses to his son’s face, earning giggles from the cub.

“Dada!!!” Xiotain giggled out, before nuzzling his face against his Dada’s, happy to have his Dada’s full attention. His little brain was filling with the idea, to say Dada more, especially if it got him this much attention.

For the rest of the day, Wukong was fascinating by listening to his son’s voice, it being music to his ears. Xiotain was having a great time, loving that all of his Dada’s attention was on him.

[the-strawhats-kitchen]

Royalty AU (ASL)

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Masterlist

•Asl royalty AU. Where they were all -minus Luffy- born not as nobles, but as normal kids. One day Roger -who’s “enemies” with Garp- gives the king his infant , claiming that the tiny human would be more then safe and secure with him. Garp takes the infant, after some small protest.

•From that day forward the infant -named Acrux- was raised inside the Goa kingdom palace, surrounded by servants that were at his beck and call. But the only one he truly ever liked, or even semi respected, was a lady in her late 30s called Dadan that was part of the guards. She took care of little Acrux and he would always go to her before anyone when needing someone, even his own grandpa.

•One day, however, Acrux got bored and left the palace in a “disguise” and with a fake name, Porgas D Ace. Acrux, or Ace now. Roamed around the capital of Goa, meeting various people who, in his opinion, were super mean rude and just plain boring. That is until he met a boy around his age named Raka. The boy was shorter than him by a bit and had blond short hair. He dressed like a noble but didn’t act like one, in fact he seemed to hate being one.

•So Ace did what anyone else would do and took the kids out with him to the jungle. They stayed there for a few days and decided that the two will continue to stay hidden so they can finally be free of their duties as nobles. That is until Dadan managed to find the two and drag both of them with her back to the palace. Raka’s -who decided to go under the alias Sabo- parents were waiting at the palace, worry painting their face.

•But Ace didn’t let them take his new brother back. So the two left Sabo at the palace, delighted that the crown prince had taken a liking to their little boy. And so Sabo became a prince. He attended etiquette lessons with his brother -he got so happy when he called him that- and went everywhere with him.

•One day the two boys were called by their grandpa, Garp, to the throne room. The two thought it was just another one of his weird harsh training sessions, but instead were greeted with the sight of young boy with black hair and the brightest smile ever. Garp introduced the boy as Nika, his biological grandson. Nika was more than delighted to meet them and decided to cling to them from that day forward.

•At first Ace and Sabo hated the kid and his clinginess. But as time went on the two ended up warming up to Nika and started treating him like their own brother. They taught him things that they knew. They took him with them places. And soon they took him with them to the treehouse and they did what both of them did in that treehouse, finding a different name for him, and that name was Monkey D Luffy.

•And that’s how the three grew up. Ace, the crown prince, Sabo, second in line for the thrown and Luffy, the shining star for the Goa kingdom. Years passed by like this. A few things did change however, Sabo getting more into politics, and Luffy somehow managed to recruit a bunch of random people throughout all the blues and make alliances with a bunch of countries.

•One day Luffy gets an invite to a banquet at a faraway kingdom, it wasn’t unusual for the young prince to get invites to various things from the most random people -he was extremely loved by young and old alike- so of course he accepted the invite without hesitation. But there was a minor problem, he couldn’t be left unsupervised and no one was free or could free up their schedules to go with him -except zoro but that was worse then him going alone-, so Garp assigned one of -if not- his most trusted knights, Koby.

•And so they sailed away. Koby -Luffy noted- was younger than him but very tense and nervous, especially around the prince. And no matter how many times Luffy told him to refere to him by his name as they are friends now, Koby kept referring to him by his honorific -Prince Nika-. As they spent more time together the two grew closer and closer. Koby started to open up to the young prince -even calling him Luffy once, which he beamed at- and Luffy opened up to him and hyped him up in return.

•By the time they returned the two had basically became best friends, and would seek each other out at random. Luffy would also always seek out the other whenever he had to leave, whether that be on a walk, a party or when going away on a voyage. At this point everyone knew that if you’re looking for Prince Nika, simply find Koby. And if you’re looking for Koby, simply find Prince Nika.

•As time passed people had noticed something shift between the two. While everyone knew how clingy and touchy Luffy can get, he was especially touchy with Koby.

•Whenever Koby was in the same room as him -weather it was just to hang out or for formal business like talking to the king- Luffy would always find a way to attach himself to the young knight. And Koby wouldn’t even flinch or back away nervously like how he does when anyone else gets too close to him. Instead he would lean into his touch. The people closest to them -the strawhat crew(the people under Luffy) Sabo Ace and Helpmo- also noticed how they would always take about one another and would always get excited when the other was brought up.

•The first one to bring this up was, of course, Nami. One day her and Luffy were sat in his study, her actually doing work while the teenager played with something. She started by testing the water, asking what Koby has been up to. And just as she predicted Luffy gave up right away and started yammering about how Koby was up for a promotion and what not. After around, 20 minute? Nami asked him the question.

•“Luffy, do you like Koby?”

•And of course being the idiot that he is Luffy didn’t get the question. So Nami explained it him. And after what felt like ages the young prince looked out the window, where the pink haired knight was talking to Ace, and smiled softly at the two.

•“Yeah” he said softly, voice filled with adoration and love “yeah I think I do”

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[imbeccablee]

Do you have any LMK fanfic recommends?

oh sure, tons!

if you're a spicy noodles fan (mk and red son) then you MUST read ALL of PittedPeaches' work. They're just... so very good. the way they write red son is better than the show itself ngl!!!

a VERY sweet dad!wukong of monkey!mk is PeaceOfArt's Sunrise Au that is just, so very fluffy and precious. Wukong loves his son so very much and he is trying his best!!!

LadyGreenFrisbee has a whole plethora of fics that are incredible. I've admittedly not read all of them, but favorites of mine are Sunbreak, The Evil Monkey, and A Theatre of Shadows. their ideas are so well thought out and interesting and unique!

Another dad!wukong fic is Is This A Monkey Thing or a Dad Thing? which is a series of instances of mk and wukong bonding and being cute and loving each other so completely. I adore them anon.

Another cute AU fic where wukong and mk are brothers is you, me (and him!) about a teenage wukong raising his infant brother when their shit head parents leave them alone!

Crimson_Owl has TONS of wukong angst too which scratch my brain in all the right ways. that poor monkey, someone please help him 😭

Promise is some good wukong and macaque hurt/comfort as well, where MK gets more hurt at the end of season 2 than in canon and Wukong didn't actually have the fillet removed from his head

The Accidental Son of Sun Wukong is once again GREAT dad!wukong and mk where, wouldn't you know it, wukong accidentally adopts mk

Monkey King's Guide to Physical Contact, or the fic where wukong finally gets the hug he deserves

Wukong and his Path To Recovery is a series of fics where wukong heals, as he deserves

im (not) lovin' it is just. so funny. wukong gets a job at McDonald's to prove something, because of course he does. it makes me die every time I read it

Peach Tea Burns, or the fic where MK suffers so very much and for what??? at least wukong's there to try and save him-

Camping Trip Disaster, or the fic where MK has to deal with two monkeys trying to kill each other on their fun family bonding trip, as usual. alas.

also.... there are my fics as well 👉👈 you can find them here, I have a bunch of mk and wukong fics, and a dadsy fic that I'm so very proud of

There's probably more, but those are the ones that I found via a cursory glance through other recs I've given before, let me know if you want more! I hope you enjoy!!!!

[racfoam]

I actually do have a story with Fem! Harry raising Delphi (Voldemort Wins AU, Voldemort literally tells Harry this is what she'll do or he’ll kill her friends, nice way to get a permanent babysitter, Voldy) but my headcanon is that Voldemort had no idea about Delphini and that Bellatrix stole his blood and Delphini was made with magic.

Canon Voldemort was too busy obsessing over Harry and wanting to have Harry, sorry, lads.

The fic is titled accismus

First line

The last thing Harry thought she would be doing at seventeen was changing the nappy of the Dark Lord’s seven-month-old daughter.

Harry meeting Delphi

Big, reddish, dark eyes blinked up at Harry. The baby was bigger than a newborn infant. By its gaze focused on Harry, the Chosen One assumed the baby was one year old, give or take. The delicate dark eyebrows drew together, the baby-fat cheeks scrunching, the lips drawing in a thin line. Cute, Harry thought, fondness flooding her chest.  “Whose are you? Who left you here alone?” Harry knows very much how that was like. Being cast aside somewhere lonely, left with no comforting adult supervision. A grunt passed Harry's lips as she put her hands under the baby’s arms, “Whoa, you’re heavy.” Or maybe I’m too light. It took a bit of awkward maneuvering for Harry to manage to hold the baby with both arms properly without it looking like the child was dangling off her hands like a monkey. While maneuvering her hands like an idiot who’s never held a baby in her life, Harry ascertained the baby was most definitely a girl. Voldemort entered the room. At the sight of his serpentine face and red eyes, the baby girl squealed happily, squirming in Harry's hold, reaching her tiny arms toward the Dark Lord like he was her favourite person in the world.

Harry was baffled. Suspicious, she held the baby out, toward Voldemort. The baby girl squealed happily, laughing, making grabby hands toward Voldemort. Harry brought her back to her chest, and the girl's smile dropped, face absolutely blank again, turning completely still. Harry looked from the baby to Voldemort. Baby to Voldemort. Then back again one final time. The baby gurgled happily again when Harry extended her to the serpentine wizard again like Rafiki did with Simba in Lion King. The baby extended her short arms, reaching for Voldemort with her tiny hands. The baby’s dark brown eyes blew wide, filled with awe and happiness (?) when they looked at Voldemort. Voldemort, on his part, looked completely uninterested, ignoring the baby’s heart-melting giggles. A heart of bedrock, this one. “You can do better than him,” Harry whispered to the baby girl, patting the girl’s back comfortingly, sending a venomous glare Voldemort’s way. “Kidnapping magical children now?” “No,” was everything Voldemort said, sounding amused. “The child’s name is Delphini. She is my biological offspring.” Silence.  Harry was rendered speechless. Voldemort leaned against the wall, not moving to separate Harry from his — his daughter. There was no way… No way this adorable, cute baby girl was the offspring of… the entire nightmare-fuel package that Voldemort is. “What crazy woman had sex with you?!” shrieked Harry incredulously.

“I haven't had relations since my rebirth, Harry. Delphini is a special case. She was not conceived. She was created with blood magic.” At Harry's gaping mouth, he continued, “Bella stole a drop of my blood without my knowledge.”

“Oh,” said Harry, suddenly feeling very sorry for Voldemort. He had a kid he didn't even know about... And... By the looks of it... didn't want.

Voldemort raised a hand, most likely prophesizing a speech. Harry readjusted Delphini in her arms for the toddler to be more comfortable.

“I don't ask for your pity,” he said coldly. “I ask you raise the child and take care of it.”

Harry was sure if she wasn't holding Delphini, she would have dropped her from shock.

[quitealotofsodapop]

To apologise for the slowness in releasing TMKATI content, I present to thee; a chart + hcs of how each co-parent reacts to the kids asking for Macdonalds;

Pigsy is the epitome of "We have food at home." No debate there. He'd be cold in the ground before he lets any of the piglets eat mass-produced garbage!

Sandy knows it isn't healthy, but he is weak to the big pleading eyes. And he atleast likes the little fruit packets that come with the happy meals.

Tang only eats what he likes, and he likes Pigsy's cooking. Would only take kids to a fast food joint so they can play in the play place.

Wukong is a sucker for easy meals, and making the kids smile. But he's fighting his hunger demons.

Macaque will quietly drive to the restaurant and turn to the the kids smirking; "Ok, wise guy. Now go in and get me a big meal. I know you have allowance." He'll let them have junk food, but he ain't paying for it.

[nem0lux3]

Thanks! (⁠´⁠ ⁠.⁠ ⁠.̫⁠ ⁠.⁠ ⁠`⁠)

Actually, I am a lazy Wattpad writer and a traditional artist.. art block and writer's block have been beating me up like hell but I still want to continue the start of my branch for The Monkey King and the Infant AU..

[ohnoanalien]

Restless

It's just a small drabble for an AU where Sun Wukong was found by the pilgrims as a baby! This takes place only a week after he was found on Flower Fruit Mountain, so bear with me as it's mostly wholesome fluff about how the group reacts to the cub. Enjoy!

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"Sit still, Pilgrim."

A watercolor sunset stretched across a vast mountain, overlooking a sea that glittered like jewels on glass. The sight was beautiful– far too beautiful for Pilgrim to ignore. The little cub shifted and squirmed, climbing over the Tang Monk's shoulders and onto his head.

"I can’t– ow! help you meditate if you’re not listening to me." He blew a decorative ribbon out of his face as tiny paws knocked his crown askew. Be calm. Be a good example. You mustn't give in to anger, not while your disciple is still learning. He closed his eyes, salty air and crisp breeze fading into the ether. Slowly, slowly he breathed, descending into a quiet calm. Like a bleached mural, the world began to erode into nothing–

“Master, Ao Lie is saddled!”

–and battered his skull like a crumbling roof.

Touting speeds that could make a sparrow blush, Sun Wukong chirped happily as he leapt into Pigsy’s waiting arms. He laughed, catching his baby brother with a spin and a hug. “Hah! Did you have a good time with your Master, you imp? I bet you’re hungry after all that lecturing, aren’t you?”

He pinched a cheek, earning a pout in return. From behind, a low hum carried above the waves. “I’m afraid that if you continue to smother him with your love he’ll suffocate.”

“Wujing! You brute! I would never!” Zhu Baije gasped in shock, pressing the little one to his chest until it elicited a squeak. 

Webbed fingers slowly pried apart a death grip. “I understand. It must be wonderful to have a family again.”

“I-I never said–!”

“But you cannot force love, no matter how hard you try.” In the pig demon’s arms, the disciple smoothed Pilgrim’s ginger fur clump by clump. A kitten-like purr filled the air, and the infant leaned into the touch– latching to Wujing’s stomach in the process. “See? It’s all about balance.”

“Of course! Of course!” His elder brother snickered, ribbing his brother with an elbow to his side. “Your cup in the heavenly court spoke wonders of your flexible fingers.”

A bushy eyebrow raised, and the other pushed back with a chuckle. “Ah, but you would have appreciated the banquet my friend. The food and drink was lovely, though I’m uncertain if it would fill your stomach quite like a wife’s cooking.”

Giggling turned to mock offense, and poking turned to shoving. Still attached to the elder’s belly, Sun Wukong squealed in delight as he rocked back and forth with the tide, tugging Sha Wujing’s curly beard as they went. With a blood-curdling scream, the mighty warrior fell to the ground, a burly arm draped over his forehead. “Oh my! How could I, the beastly maneater of Flowing Sands River, fall to the Great Monkey King?!”

At such a glorious title, the little cub felt his stone limbs pump with fire and brimstone. He perched on his victim, beating his chest with tiny fists. “Eek! Eek eek!”

It was the clear of a throat that nipped playtime in the bud.

Like dolls put back on the shelf, the disciples straightened, staring ahead with paper blank faces. Sighing, Tripitaka shot Sha Wujing a pointed glare as he helped his master onto Ao Lie. "Behave."

And again his instructions were ignored by his youngest disciple. The wanderer climbed on all five limbs from an iridescent, azure branch to one that was sun-kissed and uncalloused. Flopping on his back, he curled into a cassock like it was his very own nest, regal fabric shimmering as moonlight rose above the trees. 

The monk made no move to remove the prince. 

Instead he stiffened, nails digging into leather reins. Ao Lie trotted on as the group fell in their usual line, and Zhu Baije leaned towards the luggage bearer ever-so-slightly.

"He is quite strict, isn't he?" He bit back a grin behind a flowing sleeve, "We cannot eat meat. We cannot kill. We cannot attach ourselves to worldly possessions. And worse still, we cannot form a family. The little gemstone that loves us dearly must be so distraught." 

Be calm. 

Be a good example.

Ao Lie broke the holy monk from his trance with a soft chuff, flicking his tail just above Pilgrim’s face. The little stone flashed his fangs and hooted excitedly, unfurling himself to bat at it like he was fighting a great demon. And for just a moment, pure gold eyes met brown. Restless and begging for belonging. 

An eyebrow twitched. 

Buddha, grant this teacher mercy.

[quitealotofsodapop]

Our handsome lotus-demon boy!

We discussed in dm's how Nezha definitely had obvious demonic traits as a child, and when he was revived; he developed lotus flower features.

The hair-cutting was an amazing idea, since we realised that Li Jing and most of the Celestial Realm likely follow Confuscian values. When the Pagoda King exiles Nezha from heaven as punishment for defying him; he cuts Nezha's hair as a mark that he's literally "cut off" from the family.

So in the TMKATI au, when Wukong finds Nezha; he sees a scared pre-teen demon who's just gone through a tramatic separation from his blood family.

Free son.

And since Nezha is finally being raised as a child, and no longer as a soldier or weapon, he begins to age naturally for the first time in centuries. He grows into a handsome, mechanics-obsessed demon.

As for Chenxiang... his role in the story has changed a little bit. But he still reunites with his sifu in the end.

Ty @crazysaru99 so much fkr this wonderful fanart <3

Nezha in his true form for the au ''The monkey king and the infant''

Little Nezha when he was banished and his true glamour was revealed to a child, @quitealotofsodapop we are talking about how in ancient China families banished their children by cutting their hair, that is why he has it short and has kept it that way to be shitty with his sperm donor (Li Jing)

Adult Nezhawe accidentally turned him into Yunxiang dsahvbask Here Nezha wears makeup as something he inherited from raising monkeys once he became an adult, being a way of saying that he left the celestials behind; another stronger proof is that Nez has a phoenix feather on his wrist; in my headcanon Wukong usually identifies his disciples or children in this way (MK with his bandana and Chenxiang with her hair ribbon)

[ultrastarseeker]

RANDOM FANFIC IDEA(that anyone can use if they want, just credit me.)

AU: MK dies from over using his power but Wukong manages to trap his soul into a jar. Now the crew has to figure out how to get MK back, since they want to keep him in their lives. With the help of Nezha, they figured out there’s a potion to rebirth MK but they need a host to get pregnant for it.

Now I’ve created four routes for this AU, I might make more if I want to, but anyways the routes are:

Lotus baby: Nezha takes the potion and pours it into a Lotus seed, he explains that no one needs to actually get pregnant, they just need a host. So Nezha takes care of the Lotus seed until it blooms and reveals a baby monkey MK with faded pink hair. Nezha becomes official brothers with baby MK who now has Flower powers and Monkey king powers.

(TW: Mention of miscarriage)

Dragon egg: Mei takes the potion and explained that her mother recently had an (unfortunate) unfertilized dragon egg that they could put the potion in. So they take the potion to Mei’s parents and at first they refuse but then Mei’s mother still wanted another baby, so she agreed and put the potion into the egg which fertilized it. Mei’s family takes care of the egg for the next year and nine months and then BOOM, Mixed dragon-monkey toddler MK was born and then raised by Mei’s parents.(btw MK is a toddler because he grew in the egg since dragon hatch from eggs and live a really long time.)

(This is the part where Mpreg is mentioned, so if you’re uncomfortable with that then skip these two routes, Please.)

The freenoodles piglet: Tang decided to be the host since He and Pigsy raised MK, and drank the potion. Pigsy (with the help of the others), help Tang with troubles and joys of pregnancy. When Tang gives birth to Our pride and joy, MK, he now only has a monkey tail and claws while the rest of his body is human. Tang and Pigsy raise MK again but now with the powers edition. :)

The Shadowpeach infant: Wukong begs Pigsy and Tang to let him give birth to MK, since he felt that MK and he developed a Father and child bond and the fact that he feels guilty that MK died from his mistakes. Pigsy and Tang reluctantly agreed(Pigsy: Damn those baby monkey eyes.), and Wukong drinks the potion. Now after everyone talked about it, Wukong was going to stay in Flower Fruit Mountain for the pregnancy since it’s safer but there was a problem, who would help Wukong during his second and third trimester? Suddenly A emo monkey appears! Macaque volunteered since he knows how demon monkeys work since he is one, he can easily tell the others when MK is being born with shadow clones, he has a father-son relationship with MK too, and he already lived on the mountain anyways. (Wukong raised an eyebrow at that but anyways) Wukong agreed and the two of them went to FFM. During this pregnancy, They worked out more of their communication issues and got back together(DBK: for the fifth time in a row!), ���The Demon Bull Family visited(even though we never got to see how Wukong and the demon family worked it out!), Pigsy and Tang fuss over Wukong like a lot. And then MK is born like a regular monkey demon with Wukong’s powers.

Now here are some extras you can put into the story routes!

Redson having a crisis since she had a crush on MK but getting over it as they realized that his MK won’t be coming back and he should embrace this new MK. (This is for Spicynoodles fans if you want angst for Redson. Also if you want Redson could develop a crush on Mei instead if you’re also a Dragonfruit fan.)

Wukong, Pigsy, Tang and or Macaque fussing over MK’s host like the dads they are. This will annoy the caretakers and they’ll tell them that they need to realize that MK is being taken care and that they(the caretakers) need a break from their fussiness! The MK dads (reluctantly) agree and take a step back. (Wukong and Macaque ignores this and use bug transformations to spy on MK’s host without the Caretakers noticing, expect for Nezha. Don’t worry Nezha scolds them for being clingy.)

Crazy baby MK shenanigans(I gave y’all a lot of potential for this. >:3 )

This is a goofy idea that I randomly made, so just have fun with it. I might make it myself once I’m done with my other fanfics.

[sunny-days-and-warm-mournings]

Please I want to know more about your Son Wukong AUs!

OH!!! OHHH!!! So my inbox really is working after all!!

As for my AUs, well, *fixes bones and coffin nails*

SO I have a LOT of Sun WuKong AUs in my folder, some more fleshed out some not. I think I have about 15 AUs in total if I count the other "What If" scenarios that circles around in my noggin, but the more prominent ones that I'll be showcasing in my blog are: Huānlè Jìjié Dà (of course), Kǎishèng Dàshèng, SāngQī Yǒngjiǔ, SāngQī Zhēngdòu, and Qíyuàn Zhízhèng Guān.

As you can see there's a shit ton of em, which may speak about my malaptive daydreaming mind but hey! I may do with my hyperfixations.

For Huānlè I've already explained some bits about the AU here as well as there, and I'll explain more in the future once I'm done with the lil comic I've been working on ;)

The others HOWEVER, they are a little bit more complex and are interconnected with each other in some ways. For now though, I'll explain the list I've included in this post.

1. Kǎishèng Dàshèng is an AU that is related to the Monkey King Hero Is Back (2015) iteration of the Xiyouji, and this AU takes place after Jiang Liu'er died (or implied to have passed away, but honestly even as it breaks my damn heart and the ending was there I know what it meant). Sun WuKong goes on to some type of redemption after failing to protect the little monk, slaying Yaoguai here and there where major trails and ambushes happen.

He can already activate his golden eye bc it unlocked with some of his abilities when he defeated Hun Dun (can't remember the guy's name right) and with some heavenly interventions SWK knew about the reincarnations of the Golden Cicada (I can't get in too much detail but I'll take it to my notes after some research) and the fates that came with it.

Long story short he was hailed as a protector of children AND a War God after much fuss with demons trying to thwart him, all the while fulfilling his failed promise of protecting Jiang Liu'er through protecting kids like him. The process of this is even more complicated and circles around the idea of quasi-exemption bc "I must protect these young mortals because I failed Liu'er" "I was not strong enough to even save him" "I have fallen from grace long before I was imprisoned" and more, it's not really a "an eye for an eye" thing because SWK chooses to protect and look out for children. He wants to not as an obligation but something beyond that, like a higher form concept of promise and the child's death that sparked this fire. The death of his kid wasn't a power up and more of a realization that "I failed so many people, I left, and what did I get from that? What was the answer of my goal in the end? " I can word that much better but I'm running out of time so—

"Sun WuKong always spat out his guts and fangs laced with fire and ambitions, until infant teeth dropped with his gore."

2. SāngQī Yǒngjiǔ is the darkest of my AUs, holy shit, I've taken everything from this man. You know how we set fire to ant hills because they bit us? Yes, that's how this AU ended up in. The story follows just as much as the beginning of the book, he goes to find the immortal, takes his cudgel from Ao Guang, causes some chaos in Di Yu; but Heaven wasn't having any of that. They did not like this monkey one but and ordered for the "exorcism" of the Huagoushan troops, not batting any more of an eye.

It was a full on genocide. No monkey survived in the fire Yù Huáng ordered to be put upon them, and the mountains died with tens of thousands of monkey individuals either curled up in ashes behind the long gone Shuilian cave or is not set apart from the dead earth.

And guess what? This made Sun WuKong so distraught and full of rage (and so much more emotions). He didn't "die" per say, but his stole was taken back again to Di Yu for judgement. The half-dead half-alive monkey razed great havoc upon Di Yu and almost beat the living shit out of King Qin'guang— who wouldn't? When the whole of your household and home are gone? Forget the crown of the Monkey King or his immortality, he was the patriarch and communal grandfather to the Huagou mountains.

It was Buddha himself who intervened the anguished Sun WuKong's war path and struck a deal with him to stop him from killing King Qin'guang off completely and risk upsetting the balance set in Hell, including the mortal souls and the monkeys' souls. They compromised by striking a deal that concerned SWK "dethroning" King Qin'guang for the time being until every last one of his monkey family's souls were set for the Samsara Cycle, otherwise known as the Reincarnation Cycle. If SWK does not accept this deal then he'd face a much, much, worse punishment that if compared to the genocide of his people and what could've been the Five Elements Mountain imprisonment, it would seem like child's play.

Sun WuKong disrupted what peace was in Di Yu, almost completely turning over the Cycle, and there's darker Hell to suffer for that.

So SWK accepted, rotten and burning unlike flesh and maggots but like nebulae and empty enclaves of world-birthing stars, and accepts King Qin'guang's place only for the small comfort of overseeing his monkeys handed to the Cycle.

It is estimated that that lasted for 6,000 years, possibly more. Sun WuKong spent that time suffering and wallowing in his anguish and loss. The genocide and SWK's reaction also sparked something to other Yaoguai that was near then, or in Pūrvavideha continent that felt the sheer force of horror, agony, pain, and everything else that came from SWK. He also does not a face, only a void where it was supposed to be.

(I can't say he got any justice at all. Or comfort or felt the sun on his fur again. I can't say he recovered.)

3. SāngQī Zhēngdòu follows almost the same plot as SāngQī Yǒngjiǔ, but it wasn't a genocide. This one isn't too fleshed out yet but he stayed as Warlord and wasn't imprisoned because of the Havoc in Heaven. If anything, his relation to other Yaoguai solidified some cases that saved him from being put under Buddha's palm.

Let's just say he hates Yù Huáng's guts (they're both mutually exclusive, which is the greatest idea ever that Heaven came up with ever since sending Erlang Shen's army to raze Huagou), and mingles with other forms of Yaoguai more than ever. There are lots of deals and compromises in my AUs and this one isn't an exception. Sun WuKong doesn't back down when his goal perceives what may be the return of some of his troops.

Hints: God of War, white fur and red robes. Ruler of the Yaoguai Kingdom and the allied sworn brothers

4. Qíyuàn Zhízhèng Guān is a little more lighthearted and purely for shits and giggles (which provides as a pit stop from all the bloody angst).

Sun WuKong is a lot more bastardly here and gives Heaven the troubles they deserve. It started on him being bored out of his mind and thought that the best solution for this is to: tell the Jade Emperor he was bored out of his mind and wants another job, and then wanting freedom without anybody's decree of agreement.

Basically he kinda miraculously convinced Yù Huáng to give him a "raise" from his title as The Great Sage Equalling Heaven (that he knew was an empty title, btw) and Guardian Of The Immortal Peach Orchard. Passive aggressively hinting violence if the old Jade wasn't going to cooperate until he got what he wanted.

Which he did! He became a supervisor for some surprisingly religious stuff related to prayer and worship. Archon and stuff that will lead to greater things in that future, which I won't tell you about just yet ;)

There's actually a fic out there for this bit as well as another AU!

Here are the links:

Peaches And Prayers

White Sun | 白日，甚至在子時辰之前

5. (Bonus) White Sun is an AU that explores the idea of rehabilitation of Huagou Mountain and the monkeys, and that Sun WuKong escaped from Buddha's would-be punishment for him after the havoc in heaven just the last seconds. I may rewrite it to be more accurate to the OG classic but is is what it is right now.

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And that settles it! I can explain in it better and clearer ways but I don't have too much time left, so here they are anyhow! A couple of my more than dozens AUs! I hope you like them and keep asking about them still <3

I will make more art and content for these AUs when I have a better schedule and when our tests are done, so please be patient! I know how to write them I promise JDNKSNS

Anyway, it's time for me to go now! I hope you liked my messy explanation @blastflight :)