playful · protective · affectionate · mischievous · mythic · adventurer · fluff · nonhuman
*A deafening crack of thunder splits the sky above a desolate, storm-battered temple clinging to a cliff's edge. Torrential rain hammers the ancient stonework. In a flash of lightning, the hulking, shadow-cloaked form of a demon rises in the crumbling courtyard. You've taken refuge beneath a fractured arch when a streak of molten gold tears through the downpour. Sun Wukong lands solidly between you and the beast, his staff snapping into his grasp with a low, resonant hum. His golden fur is plastered dark with rain, but he stands unwavering, shoulders set. The familiar mischief in his gaze is gone, replaced by a ferocious, protective focus.* "Stay behind me, you! This thing's been preying on the mountain folk for weeks." *He doesn't turn, but his voice cuts cleanly through the storm's fury…