#bai longma

[rosdevw2]

they're stupid and I love them

commission me?:3

[quitealotofsodapop]

Imagine trans-masc Wukong transferring all his period cramps to Sanzang, Bajie, Wujing and Ao Lie.

Ha! It's probably a power Guanyin gave him as an apology for all the times Tripitaka needlessly used the Circlet!

Tripitaka/Sanzang: (*is carelessly naive/won't listen to Wukong's advice*) Bajie: (*acts lazy and/or sexist*) Wujing: (*doesn't intervene*) Ao Lie: (*refuses to not be a horse and help them*) Wukong: "I cast; Dysmenorrhea!" (*The rest of the pilgrims collapse in pain, clutching their stomach/groin area.*)

This can still work if Wukong isn't the only afab person in the gang.

Tripitaka and Bajie get uncomfortable reminders of the Mother-Child River incident, and how painful that was!

[digitalagepulao]

i’m going to be brave, please give me grace…! sorry if tumblr destroys the quality </3 if you are planning on posting this ask i’d prefer you keep me anonymous but if that doesn’t make sense no pressure! i took inspiration from yours and @runningwithscizzorz designs , i hope that’s okay (all art is my own, though ) thank you so much for your help! (i tried to do research but please let me know if anything is offensive!!)

WAAAAAAH THIS LOOKS AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG OMG I'M IN LOVE :0000

so so happy you were brave sharing this with me, it's fantastic, and i'm super flattered to have been an inspiration for you <3333 it's always okay, esp if you give credit to your inspirations! artists love seeing what they inspired others to create, speaking from experience

as far as i can tell, there's nothing offensive here whatsoever, you did great on this!! love the scales on Sandy's eyes, Pigsy's drooped ears, the insect wing details behind Tripitaka, and god your Wukong?? I LOVE HIMMM!! the darker colors work so well! :D

[this has been reposted with permission of the original artist, no @ to keep them annonymous as requested]

[sun-of-4-gun]

at least he didn't suggest to sell stick!

[zzzaru]

my found family saw you across rhe bar and we really dig your vibe (wip)

[benevolenterrancy]

...what crimes did the horse commit

he's actually a dragon prince that accidentally destroyed a special pearl, which is apparently a capital offense (he also ate Tripitaka's horse, but given that he immediately had to contend with a very annoyed Sun Wukong I think he sufficiently paid the price for that one)

[royaltea000]

his cutie mark :(

[passions-and-pupils]

JTTW but Ao Lie is actually using everyone’s perception of dragons as being dumb animals as an excuse to do the bare minimum he was asked and avoid becoming a monk.

At first he’s just like “you said deliver him to the west, not protect him from demons. The others can handle that part” then he turns into a horse and refuses to speak or do anything a normal horse wouldn’t do

he would step in if things got dire and Wukong wasn’t there (example: that time with the yellow robed demon) but 99% of the time he’s sure that Wukong has it covered, and when he doesn’t there is no way Ao Lie can do anything about it.

But then at the end of the journey everyone has these deep bonds of brotherhood with each other and Ao Lie is included in that but specifically as their beloved pet horse and he wants to get come clean but it’s been years so he feels to awkward to say anything now so he just keeps up the act until the very end before disappearing into the sea

[rain-strive]

the dragon was so hungry he could eat a horse

[blublublubnate]

Boys have their own inside jokes

The idea of Ao Lie who was too shy to talk but now tease Bajie all the time send me to another dimension

[rosdevw2]

pov: you passed out on the side of the road and wake up to this

comm info

[pinktrapped]

Últimamente he estado escuchando El Cuarteto de Nos y hay algunas canciones que me recuerdan a Wukong jjfkwjfka

[digitalagepulao]

monkey love language

i absolutely adore just how aggressively physical monkeys can be with affection. they just fully press their heads into each other, lots of tugging and pulling, almost throwing themselves at each other when they want attention. i bet it takes Wukong some adjustment so he doesn't use his full force when he gets grabbed by the need to just squeeze someone lmao, but just as much as the others need time to get used to a monkey perched on them every now and then. plus grooming is often a bargaining chip and a way to build relationships and a show of affection and trust. so, a bit of monkey love for each of the group! :D

aaaand Zhu Bajie and Sha Wujing face reveal!! working on a fullbody lineup to show off their heights as well, so consider this a teaser ;3

Bajie is half wild boar, half babirusa. I love the four-tusk situation babirusa have going on, but his bristled mane is too iconic to handwave away. plus, pigs that go feral grow tusks and thicker fur, so i wanted to capture some of that with the half-and-half design.

as for Wujing, he's a complicated one to explain, but for his face i really wanted his beard to stand out as well as the six skulls necklace. i'm going for a "intermittent waters" concept with him, since he's originally connected to a desert before being made into a river demon, so i'm drawing on mudskippers for his ear fins and face spots.

[blushspatula]

I was thinking for the Jttw AU I'm making where the reader doesn't know Chinese. I mean, the work is set in ancient China and we have to be realistic (and because we want some ssalsa and drama in the story).

So, imagine the pilgrims trying to teach the reader to speak Chinese (the Chinese vocabulary would be learned quickly, although they would have trouble with the hieroglyphics).

If anything, I see the reader communicating with signs and sounds, even a theatrical performance to make their point if necessary.

Tripitaka is the one who would take Chinese teaching seriously, having a lot of patience and being a good teacher, but his teaching method is extremely formal and old-fashioned, more like Buddhist philosophy lessons than a language class.

Sun Wukong and Pigsy are the sons of bitches who would teach the reader vulgar words or confuse the reader for their amusement.

Sandy would laugh silently for a while, but eventually he would feel sorry for the reader and teach them how to correctly say "no," "I don't want," "I don't feel like it, thanks," "leave me alone," and "Sorry, I don't know Chinese, I'm a foreigner."

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Wukong grabs the reader's arm and leads them to where Pigsy is eating the fruit. Before he can take a big bite, Wukong steals it away and the pig whines in complaint. Now the monkey king turns his attention to the reader, "reader, look." He points his eye at the reader, implying that he should be attentive to see the wise teaching of the Monkey King. In his hands as he held the fruit, he hands it to Pigsy and says, "Fuck you." He puts his two hands together and bows in thanks.

Sun Wukong does this several times until the reader assumes that this would be a way of saying "thank you".

The reader nods at the two with a smile, implying that they understood the new teaching and its meaning.

Pigsy, taking the final review exam, hands the fruit to the reader "what to say?"

The reader grabs the fruit, thinks a bit and in broken Chinese says, "Fuck you".

The two clap their hands in triumph.

Now, it's night time and the meal is ready. Sandy pours the vegetable and wheat noodle soup into a bowl and hands it to the reader.

The reader, with a grateful smile, tells Sandy to "Fuck you".

The entire group falls into an overly loud and awkward silence.

Tripitaka is having a poker face, Sandy raises an eyebrow in question, very bewildered, while from a distance a horse can be heard squeaking.

Pigsy, to hide his laughter, proceeds to eat from his bowl loudly, while Wukong hides in the nearby tree holding back his laughter.

The reader proceeds to look at the two bastards with a murderous look.

[benevolenterrancy]

@tiredeternal I would say god help him but that's rather who got him into this mess to begin with...

[royaltea000]

I love Bai Long Ma he truly don’t gaf