#note: Wukong did not actually go to the moon for his immortality quest canonically

[lunar-wandering]

i was gonna write this for one of the prompts but i quite frankly have no energy so i'm just gonna say this;

Monkie Kid AU where Macaque was actually created as a manifestation of Chang'es sadness + loneliness and lived on the moon with her up until Wukong decided to show up there during his quest for immortality, trying to see if there were any immortality pills remaining.

Key notes about this AU;

Macaque calls Wukong a thief and Wukong gets RIDICULOUSLY offended

as soon as Wukong finds out that taking one of those specific immortality pills would make him be stuck on the moon he drops them like hot rocks cause he is NOT going to be stuck in one place for the rest of his long life no sir

Macaque has no idea what a peach is and Wukong is horrified

Macaque kinda always thought that he was also stuck on the moon but that's not actually the case, he can leave if he wants, which Chang'e tells him and encourages him to do so

Wukong does not explain to anyone on the mountain where Macaque came from. when asked he just goes "i found him" and does not elaborate in the slightest.

during s3: Chang'e: oh, how's Macaque doing? Wukong: ...he's uh. he's just chillin'- MK, with both horror and disappointment: Monkey King. Wukong: WHAT WHAT DID YOU EXPECT ME TO SAY??? I HAD A FIGHT WITH HIM AND WE HAVEN'T SEEN EACH OTHER IN HUNDREDS OF YEARS AND NOW HE WORKS FOR THE BONE DEMON?? CHANG'E WILL KILL ME Pigsy: aren't you immortal Chang'e: he won't be for long-