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Oh that grin. That impish, toothy grin. One meant to be intimidating, as it often got it's desired effect if Brother pigsy's face and reactions were anything to go by.
It made sense the pig would be scared, afterall the monkey HAD made several threats towards the pig or other beings, always paired with that shiny smile.
Meant to be intimidating? Sure. Did it have that effect on you? Nope.
Instead your heart foolishly fluttered or swelled to the point you worried it might pop.
A grin meant to bring terror or overall fear into those it was directed at, only had the opposite effect on you, always bringing some form of positive feeling to you.
You loved it, and the feeling that came with it that made your head swim.
You would do anything to see his cheeky little grin more often.
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Did that "anything" include tripping over some unseen thing on your path? IN FRONT OF THE MONKEY KING!?
Absoutely not. That was the least possible thing you could have added to your to do list.
Especially hearing the loud laughter that rumbled from the lips of your hog like brother. His laughter failed to cease as you tried to gather yourself, only bringing the feeling of hot shame onto the back of your neck.
"I know I can be known as devilishly handsome..but I didn't think you'd fall for me so soon.." a furred hand was outstretched towards you, waiting semi patiently for you to grasp onto it.
The voice, paired with knowing who the voice belonged to, tied with the words themselves? Stunned you. Was the monkey you had known through this trip as a more reserved, tsundere worthy title...flirting with you?
The oddity of it all showed clearly on your face, which seemed to snap the other from whatever weirdly flirty bravado he had assumed at your fall.
He no longer waited for you to grasp his hand, and instead firmly grasped yours, yanking you upwards in such a way that made you stumble.
However you were very determined not to fall again and embarrass yourself further, So you balanced yourself, digging the heels of your shoes into the ground for support.
It was only when you had finally come to stand properly did you notice that the obnoxious laughter of brother pigsy had stopped.
In fact the air was filled with banter, some playful and some not as monkey and Bajie went back and forth.
Wukong was so absorbed in his conversation or rather argument with the other, that he hadn't spared you as much as a glance. The outright refusal to look at you after the odd stunt he had just pulled? Made much more sense. Something so rational and simple your brain sobered up rather quickly.
With your mind more focused, you noted the absence of the briefly warm touch you had felt from wukong, you were able to listen to the drifting conversation.
Or at least bits and pieces of it as ur seems you had fallen a bit behind.
"When did Y/N get so clumsy~?"
"You act as if you don't stumble around constantly, tripping over nothing but your own feet!"
"In fact.." the king paused as he noticed you had began to catch up with the group, that devilish grin you both lived and hated growing on his face as his attention directed back towards the hog.
"You stumble around so much that it's a wonder you have legs..you don't really deserve them..you'd do just fine rolling around........."
The last of the conversation was lost on you, Your mind becoming a bit clouded again.
Why?
Because of that dammed grin.
Time and time again his impish little grins would throw your poor mortal heart around, taking it and giving you more and more reason to think your death may come sooner then you expected.
Your heart had melted, skipped, fluttered and even done a few loop-de-loops.
How much more you could take? You most certainly weren't sure.
But with how determined The monkey king unconsciously seemed to be to kill it, you figured it was only a matter of time before you risked an out right heart attack at his treatment of it.
With that in mind...the first thought you should have, would be to draw away, pull away from the barbed clutches of the rather confusing monkey.
That's the thought you should have. Not to say it's the thought you did have.
Afterall, a beautiful rose always came with a few thorns. And wukong? Was most definitely that rose.
His ego, temper, and overall brashness was something you doubted you would ever get used to handling. But you could easily forget the pricks of those thorns by the soft comfort his presence seemed to bring to your life.
And you could never forget that grin...no matter how hard you tried.
And unbeknownst to you, the monkey had caught every one of your affectionate gazes or motions he was sure you didn't mean for him to catch.
Maybe all those gazes and actions he had seen you make were what prompted him to outright do something as foolish as flirt with you.
Not that he would do it again. It was cheesy and embarrassing, and he would deny it if you ever brought it up again.
But for now..he would enjoy the soft moments between you too, or even just the sigh of your flushed face.
Knowing it was because of him..
And his stupid little grin.