I want to see more of Wukong interacting with the general public of heaven and surprising them more and more with how wrong they were in their assumptions of his character. Like I can imagine the plumhill boys and/or peach madens wanting to hang out with him again and setting up a picnic in one of the public gardens just to run into some nasty noble or smth. I like to think that besides the Havoc itself, the peach madens were actually pretty cool with their little monkey boy, bonus points if they called him baby brother or considered him One Of The Girls(tm) since if I remember correctly the jade emperor had no sons therefore the peach madens had no brothers but then one day this funky, clever little monkey dude was given the same job as them with a fancy title and they're like "Aw this ones ours now🍑❤️🧡💛💚💙💜" wukong is just so "Please like and adopt me, idk what I'm doing" coded even if he is competent and self sustaining, he's just so cute, look at his little face!
- @fruit-fight 💜
"How can anyone hate him? He's just a little guy!" - A Peach Maden
"Well, you see, he *lore dumps about Wukong*" - Celestial Soldier
"AND???!!!" - Other Peach Maden
To them, he is very much one of the girls. Wukong is very happy they still feel that way about him.
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Nezha brought Wukong to a café in the Celestial Realm one gentle morning. Sun Wukong had been slowly getting more used to using mobility devices in public. They were chatting while Wukong sat in the rollator anxious about his surroundings. He hadn't made many public appearances at this point and was concerned with how the other celestials who noticed him felt about his presence, especially in his current condition.
An elderly woman entered the café with who appeared to be a descendant of hers and just... stared at Wukong. Deer in the headlights kind of look. The young man only took a quick glance before turning to his elder.
"Grandmother, there's no line."
"Whatever is Nezha doing with that thing?"
"Grandmother, he's a monkey, not a thing. And I'm certain the Marshall has a good reason for the company."
"Hmm.... I'll go ask him."
"WAIT, GRANDMA NO!!!"
Wukong ducked his head and awaited the inevitable. Nezha noticed and scooted into a more protective position next to him.
'Grandma' bombarded Nezha with a million different questions about Wukong. Nezha answered her patiently, not wanting any trouble. Her grandson looked embarrassed.
Luckily, the grandmother seemed content with Nezha's answers and walked away when finished. The grandson apologized profusely for his grandmother's behavior.
Twentyish minutes later, the grandmother returned and placed a cookie in front of Wukong and pinched his cheek.
"Now, you keep being a good boy and get well soon. Alright, dear?"
"Yes, ma'am. I will."
~~~
Nezha had dropped Wukong off at the Demon Bull Family's place while he went to another boring meeting. As usual, he eavesdroped on the other celestials while he waited for things to get started.
The rumors were different than normal.
"Did you hear that The Monkey King is sick? The poor thing!"
"Wukong's living with Nezha now? How sick is that guy? Do you think he'll be okay?"
"You should have seen him in the market the other day, all cozy with his blanket holding onto Nezha! Oh, he's the cutest!"
"I was planning on dropping off some medicine at Nezha's place for Wukong if you wanna come with."
"Gods, I hope that The Monkey King feels better soon. Even my children have been praying for him."
Nezha smiled. These weren't the tones his dearest friend was usually spoken about with. It was a nice change. If only Wukong had heard it himself.
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