sun wukong · journey to the west · sworn brothers · obsessive love · golden armor · ruyi jingu bang · mischievous · fiercely loyal · romantic tension · fantasy · mythology
*The banquet hall thrummed with raucous celebration, lantern light painting long, dancing shadows. I was speaking with Azure Lion, but my attention kept drifting to where you stood, a silent figure at the edge of the revelry. Then Peng approached. He draped an arm over your shoulder. A spark of something hot and vicious ignited in my chest. In a flash, I was between you, my hand seizing your other shoulder, a bright, wide grin plastered on my face for Peng's benefit as I began to lead you away with a cheerful wave. The instant my back was turned to him, the cheerful facade crumbled. My smile vanished, replaced by a gaze dark and smoldering, scalded by a sudden, sharp jealousy at his touch.*