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message from a humble malevolent fan who's just discovered your amazing blog- babes your art is immaculate <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

AAAGDUDHSH thank you so much I'm glad you like my art 🥺🥺💕💕

Have a doodle of more of the boys

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LAVA WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS?!?!

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Hey 😊👋 if you're doing drawing request could you please draw Tripikaka and Wukong being buddy's please and thank you

Here you go!

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Please draw Wally reacting to Polly peeling an apple for apple pie 🍎

Wally is very confused

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aheeheeheeheeheehee your ARTS…… theyy make the happy……. :D!!!!!!

OOHH thank you sm! I am glad you like my art bro qwq Have some old doodles I have not shared

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Hello there, I wanted to say that I love your JTTW artwork. Everyone's designs are so nice. I'd love to give your Sun Wukong a hug

Wahh thank you so much! I'm so happy you like my designs for them qwq

Here is a very quick doodle!

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TELL ME WHY MY BRAIN IMMEDIATELY TRANSLATED 'BFFS' TO "Barnaby For Fucks Sake!" I'M WHEEZING (Credit: your amazing self ofc)

BRO?? 💀💀💀💀 They r just some doods being besties 💔

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Hello! wanted to ask you something, so I have realized that in jttw, Wukong always turns to Guanyin when he needs help and she also comforts him when he feels sad, and it seems that Wukong trusts her and respects her a lot, it is like a relationship between a younger brother and an older sister. (correct me if I'm wrong, sorry I'm just getting started and it's a lot of things) but shouldn't Wukong be mad that she was the one who gave tripitaka the circlet in the first place? Does Wukong know this? why does he trust her if she was the one who gave tripitaka the circlet in the first place? Pd: I love your art! <3 have a good day

Before I start, I would like to say that I have not finished reading the book myself, so some of my interpretations may seem off :0 For folks who are more knowledgeable than me, feel free to add on and share what you think as well! Now, let’s begin!

Yup! I also see them as having a younger bro and older sis bond :0 Also Wukong did grow mad when he learned it was Guan Yin who taught Tripitaka the magic! 

From Anthony C. Yu's translation, page 320, Chapter 14:

"I wouldn't dare strike you," said Pilgrim, "but let me ask you something. Who taught you this magic?" "It was an old woman," said Tripitaka, "who imparted it to me a few moments ago." Growing very angry, Pilgrim said, "You needn't say anything more! The old woman had to be that Guanshiyin! Why did she want me to suffer like this? I'm going to South Sea to beat her up!"

Wukong also chewed Guan Yin out for her tricks the next time they met on page 327, Chapter 15:

The Bodhisattva and the Guardian soon arrived at the Serpent Coil Mountain. They stopped the hallowed clouds in midair and saw Pilgrim Sun down below, shouting abuses at the bank of the stream. The Bodhisattva asked the Guardian to fetch him. Lowering his clouds, the Guardian went past Tripitaka and headed

straight for the edge of the stream, saying to Pilgrim, “The Bodhisattva has arrived.” When Pilgrim heard this, he jumped quickly into the air and yelled at her: “You, so-called Teacher of the Seven Buddhas and the Founder of the Faith of Mercy! Why did you have to use your tricks to harm me?”

“You impudent stableman, ignorant red-buttocks!” said the Bodhisattva. “I went to considerable effort to find a scripture pilgrim, whom I carefully instructed to save your life. Instead of thanking me, you are finding fault with me!” “You saved me all right!” said Pilgrim. “If you truly wanted to deliver me, you should have allowed me to have a little fun with no strings attached. When you met me the other day above the ocean, you could have chastened me with a few words, telling me to serve the Tang Monk with diligence, and that would have been enough. Why did you have to give him a flower cap, and have him deceive me into wearing it so that I would suffer? Now the fillet has taken root on old Monkey’s head. And you even taught him this so-called ‘Tight-Fillet Spell,’ which he recites again and again, causing endless pain in my head! You haven’t harmed me, indeed!” The Bodhisattva laughed and said, “O, Monkey! You are neither attentive to admonition nor willing to seek the fruit of truth. If you are not restrained like this, you’ll probably mock the authority of Heaven again without regard for good or ill. If you create troubles as you did before, who will be able to control you? It’s only through this bit of adversity that you will be willing to enter our gate of Yoga.” 

“All right,” said Pilgrim, “I’ll consider the matter my hard luck. But why did you take that condemned dragon and send him here so that he could become a spirit and swallow my master’s horse? It’s your fault, you know, if you allow an evildoer to perpetrate his villainies some more!”

As you can see, Sun Wukong and the Bodhisattva were not off to a great start. Guan Yin gave Sun Wukong the fillet to ensure he kept his promise of bringing the Tang Monk to India, attaining enlightenment in the process. From my point of view, the purpose of the journey was not only to introduce Buddhism to China but for the pilgrims to redeem themselves as well. It's basically like community service lmao. In the beginning, Sun Wukong was not very committed to maintaining his deal with the Bodhisattva, running away when Tripitaka scolded him for killing the 6 robbers. Sun Wukong does come back after having tea with his bestie the Dragon King, and to ensure Sun Wukong won't change his mind Guan Yin decided to give Tripitaka the fillet. In the beginning, you could justify why the fillet was needed. You can't deny that Sun Wukong was a dangerous warlord, managing to outmatch the might of Heaven itself (Absolute king, he wrecked those guys in Heaven <3). It seems reasonable how the Bodhisattva would think of the fillet as a necessary item to keep Sun Wukong in check. Sun Wukong, along with being overpowered, is seen to be impulsive and rash. That makes for a dangerous combination. But as the story progresses, you can see how Tripitaka overuses the fillet (Tripitaka sucks at being a teacher). I think the Bodhisattva was not aware of this. Or at least, not aware that Tripitaka used the fillet to such a degree. She is not omniscient, as proven by how Sun Wukong has to go to her to fill her in on all the tea. 

I think I have to also mention corporal punishment. Corporal punishment is a common thing in a lot of countries back then, especially in East Asia! This way of disciplining was the norm. It was universally accepted, so there was a big chance people didn’t really think of the fillet as such a big deal. Confucianism is deeply embedded in Chinese culture, and it puts great importance on filial piety and good behavior. Teachers and parents are granted a lot of authority in this philosophy. If it’s for the sake of discipline, then corporal punishment is justified (obviously this is a damaging and flawed way of thinking but that’s just how it was in ancient times. Luckily, values are changing and people are becoming more aware!). Unfortunately, Sun Wukong and a lot of others r probably not aware that this was actual abuse. ….I think I digressed and I am sorry if I did but back to Wukong and Guan Yin! The way I see their relationship, it’s…complicated. In the beginning, their relationship was def strained. Wukong was mad at Guan Yin for the fillet. As for Guan Yin’s feelings towards the monkey, I think she genuinely wanted Wukong to succeed. She def disapproved of Sun Wukong’s rambunctious nature, but time and time again we see her offer her assistance throughout the pilgrim’s journey. Because of this she probably grew fond of the monkey, and Sun Wukong to her. I mean, she lets Sun Wukong crash at her place and allows him to vent his feelings to her. She is also stern whenever Sun Wukong’s resolve for the journey falters. She wants Wukong to stay on track. I think she genuinely wants Wukong to attain his merit, achieve enlightenment, and succeed. Isn’t that why she became a Bodhisattva? To help people? But this is just my interpretation! Also out of pure fun and brain rot, I want to share this song that reminds me of Sun Wukong and Guan Yin <3 

Also, I just wanna say one of my fav interactions between them is when they worked together to save Tripitaka from Black Wind Demon! I loved their light bickering <33 I personally think Chapter 17 was when Wukong and Guan Yin’s relationship became better and they started opening up to one another :> Also aahh thank you so much for liking my art! Sorry for the long ramble XD I hope you have a cool day anon! 

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i really want to know more about aaron. hes so cool. whats his job? got any drawings of other outfits? tell him i think hes handsome uwu

AAAAHHH thanks so much for thinking he's cool!! He is very flattered Hehe

He's actually an OC I have for The Magnus Archives! An Avatar of The End. He loves to play games a lot and owns an otherworldly casino. He was born around the 1900s and lives in New Orleans! He's a very friendly and laid-back person, sometimes a bit too friendly--which leads him into trouble! He loves studying anatomy and making projects out of dead things :D He also has a knack for magic tricks, his sleight of hand helping him a ton when he lived in the streets! His mother had a mortuary business and he took over for her when she disappeared. However, he gambled his family fortune away and he had to live in the streets for a while. After a deadly confrontation with a band of street thugs, he died in a car crash...and then woke up. Yeah, he had to admit that was weird. Dead people aren't supposed to wake up, right? He stepped out of his shambled car and spotted a casino in the distance. His surroundings seemed very...surreal and something weird was definitely going on. He decided to walk down the road and enter the Casino. There, he met the owner--Yama. They talked for a while, and Yama revealed that he wanted to give Aaron a second chance. They were to play a game of poker? Dice? He'll choose. If Yama won, Aaron's soul is forfeited. He'll die just as the others. But if Aaron won, he'd become the new owner of the casino!

Aaron was like, "What the heck, why not." He played Death's game, cheated, and won. The two of them shook hands, and Yama disintegrated before Aaron's eyes. Aaron blacked out too, and the next time he awoke he was wearing a suit and was the owner of a dusty old Casino!

He is very silly and a lil shxt, managing to bamboozle Death.

Have a doodle I made of him with Bradley (oc by @petrixhoric) and Gus (oc by @ashenstarbat89)! He is being used as a battering ram <33

Here are some earlier concept art

Also he likes men <33

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pls talk about your zhuhou opinions i wanna hear how youre normal about them

ANON!!!! ZHU BAJIE AND SUN WUKONG’S DYNAMIC IS SO FUNNY TO ME  BECAUSE OF THEIR CONSTANT BICKERING. They have a rivalry going on between them with Bajie having this petty jealousy over the monkey and wanting to one-up him constantly. They are rivals and would trade each other’s souls for a corn chip. But THEN WE SEE IN THE BOOK SCENES WHERE BAJIE HELPS/SAVES WUKONG SUCH AS THE CASE WITH YELLOW WIND DEMON AND WHEN BAJIE REVIVED WUKONG FROM RED BOY! It’s funny to imagine Bajie being a smug bastard about it and Wukong is just like “shut up” because his pride got bruised (but nonetheless he is grateful for Bajie’s help heehee). But yeah they actually care for each other and make a great team when they r not busy tryna annoy and sabotage (looks at Bajie) the other. Despite their conflicts, Zhu Bajie does respect Sun Wukong and Wukong does enjoy Bajie’s company heehee. Basically it's the classic rivals to friends to lovers trope. I like to imagine they hated each other in the beginning, but as the journey goes on they start growing fond of each other and got closer, along with the rest of the disciples (because found family is my jam). Here is a song that I associate with Zhuhou a lot (help me): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYTdUNdvnLQ Also, I want to add that @/antidotefortheawkward’s art def aided in making me ship these two because at first, I didn’t really care about the ship… but as I started seeing his art of them I started going “Huh…wait they kinda cute ngl” AND NOW IM HAVING BRAIN ROT OF THESE TWO. Anyways have this self-indulgent doodle I did because I like imagining Zhu Bajie being the one treating SWKs wounds. Maybe he was fighting a really powerful demon and his regenerating abilities were not working who knows??

Yeah. Both of them are unamused.

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Wukong but real monkee 😳😳

O_O He monke

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Macaque F1 and Wukong H1; caramelldansen and depressed orange

The themsss!!!

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Heyoo! I just want to ask ya something. Wukong was a souless/bad guy in the book? Or he had feelings too? Sorry if this spunds really ignorant, i'm new here and i still haven't read the book

Wukong was never a souless bad guy. He can be very violent but that's only when demons and gods would spite him. If someone hits him, he hits them back harder. He has a tendency to retaliate brutality but there are times he can be merciful too. It really depends on the situation and how wronged he feels. Of course, he has feelings as well! He loves his monkeys and Huagoshan and if anyone messes with them he'll make sure to smash anyone into meat patties! Sun Wukong is a very complex character with his own goals as well. He's not just some "haha chaos impulsive monkey". He's far more calculated than people give him credit for. There's a reason he's called the "intelligent stone monkey."

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do you like jiankong or bull demon x wukong? i notice those also seem to be popular with zhuhou enjoyers

Heehee I do like Bull Demon King x Wukong uwu I like to think they used to be really close back when Wukong was still a warlord. But then the havoc in heaven ensues and when the demon kings (DBK included) were captured by Heaven, Sun Wukong, in the heat of the battle, brushes off the plight of his allies focusing only on his monkeys. I can see why DBK would become bitter and angry at Wukong (making some good angst and emotional conflict when they meet again). Wukong probably regrets his past actions and I really like the idea of him tryna make amends but DBK is just so full of vengeance at Wukong for abandoning him when he needed Wukong the most. I have yet to reach the part of the book where they face off tho huhu TwT

Also I'm taking this opportunity to share a dumb and old doodle I did of them 🤩 They r probably drinking with the Fraternal Seven again

Moving on...

For jiankong I'm still not so sure? I don't know much about Erlang Shen other than him throwing hands with Sun Wukong during the havoc and also burning down Flower Fruit Mountain. They do seem like an interesting pair based on posts I've seen and would like to hear you or others people's thoughts on their relationship uwu Y'all can talk about DBK x Wukong too I'm curious and wanna hear other people's ideas heeheee

EDIT: Okay it doesn't have to be shipwise either--you guys can also share how you view their relationship as a whole instead of just romantically 🤩

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JGIRJGIRGJIRJ OMG when I saw your response to the Bull Demon King x Wukong ask, I had puppy dog eyes,,, I was shipping them like FedEx when I looked into the book after watching LMK.

So,,, are you willing to make more art of them?? It honestly NEEDS more recognition.

AYO ofc B) Here is a doodle I did of our fav kings!

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Realized I was so busy talking about how much I like tma I forgot to ask my question. Where does howdy play into this? Corruption avatar masked as a local shop owner? Jane prentiss momence? Takes the place of that one exterminator in s5?

Howdy Pillar, in this AU, is actually an owner of a cafe near the Magnus Institute! The Archival gang (consisting of Finley, Frank, and Eddie) frequently visits to have a meal! Barnaby visits too, loving to use Howdy as an audience for his jokes. We joked how Howdy seems oblivious to the Archival gang's fear of Barnaby (Given how Barnaby is an Avatar of the Hunt n' all). Howdy probably isn't aware that his friends are a buncha eldritch monstrosities.

An idea for Howdy's story in this AU: we considered the Corruption, however, we did not take that route! Let's just say all is well and dandy until two deliver men drop off a package to Howdy's doorstep--a strange coffin with the words "Do Not Open!"

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