THE APOTHECARY DIARIES SEASON 2 (EP. 17)

walk’ em like dog!!!

I love how immediately Gaoshun has to tell Maomao to stop treating Jinshi like a bug because he's being an absolute freak about it. He's like hey, I know we only met a week ago, but you've already given my insane boss a sexual complex and for all of our sakes you should probably try to avoid activating it

oh my gosh help

 i cant oh my gosh Black Swan is TOO good its like a fake love pt 2 its too good

request: If it isn’t too much trouble, may I request Xiao x Reader x Albedo fluff at either the Lantern Rite or Ludi Harpastum/Windblume Festival? Thank you for your time!!!!

format: drabble + headcanons

ship: xiao x reader x albedo

tags: fluff; author has no idea how to write polyamory lmao

warnings: none

words: 977

notes: sorry if it took a minute but i wasn’t really sure how to write this, i ended up doing a mix of hcs and drabble so i hope that’s cool lmao, also this is not beta read at all :|

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If I were to give a general estimation as to when i think Maomao gained romantic feelings for Jinshi, it would have been at the end of LN4

Jinshi saves Maomao from her kidnapping, and she returns to working as the Verdigris House's Apothecary. With Jinshi's true status revealed, Maomao assumes she's never going to see him again

She thinks about this a lot, about how she's too low born for someone of his status to ever see her, and how he doesn't even need her help with his injury anyway, because Luoman is at the rear palace now. There's no logical reason for them to ever see each other again. And it itches at her

And so she starts her experiments again, harming herself. There doesn't seem to be a purpose for the concoctions she's making either, as if she's trying to treat something with no obvious cause. Something too deep for the failed medicines to reach

So she goes to cut off her finger. Specifically, her left pinky finger.

Again, there doesn't seem to be a purpose for this behavior at all- until you remember that her mother cut off the tip of her left pinky, out of anguish and rage at Lakan for abandoning her. Fengxian's love for Lakan is the reason her mother harmed her.

Maomao relates that particular finger of her's to romantic love, because of her parent's tragic love story and the trauma it caused her

Maomao knows how stupid love can make even the most intelligent of people, and has consciously and subconsciously avoided it, because she doesn't want to experience that same sort of attachment and hurt. She's heard her parent's story, heard stories of those seeking love at the Verdigris House, how courtesan's speak about love in hushed tones, and how it always ended in pain for everyone involved

But when she thinks she's never going to see Jinshi again, she goes to cut off her left pinky finger, as if on instinct. The finger she associates with romantic love. The same action Fengxian did, when she thought she'd been abandoned by Lakan.

Maomao is doing the exact same thing as her mother, for the exact same reasons.

It's only when Jinshi walks in through the door that Maomao unties her pinky and puts away the knife, and returns to her normal self.

It's one of those things where - I don't think even Maomao understands the reasons behind her actions here. Something was bothering her, something deep, and she went to the only solution she could think of to fix it- cutting off the piece of her that she associates with romantic love- but she stops feeling that subconscious itch as soon as Jinshi comes to see her. As soon as he's back in her life, things are right again, and she stops hurting herself

it's a moment i think about a lot, and it's one of my favorites in the series, because of what it represents for Maomao specifically. it says a lot about her character and how she feels about Jinshi, even if it takes years for those feelings to fully bloom

JOKINGLY CALLED NENE A MAKE A WISH KID CAUSE OF THE BEING ABOUT TO DIE THING BUT THE SHOW LITERALLY STARTS WITH HER MAKING A WISH 😭😭😭😭 HANAKO IS THE MAKE A WISH FOUNDATION 😭😭😭

Hello! I hope you'll have a good time running this blog ^^ I'm starved for platonic content of Zhongli and Venti. Would a drabble about them comforting the reader together, each in their own way be possible?

Comfort

GN!reader feat. zhongli and venti

genre: fluff (??)

warnings: none

a/n: thank you, i really look forward to working on this blog. this ended up being a bit gloomier than i had intended so i apologize i abt that :p! [unedited]

“here,” zhongli spoke softly, draping his coat over your figure, “we should be arriving soon.” the archon had found you at the entrance of the parlor with frustration evident on your face. with simply a few words exchanged, he had excused himself and offered to take you someplace else. you looked up at the starry sky, pulling the coat closer against you.

“one would think from all these years i have spent roaming this world, i would be better at these things by now,” he chuckles, finally coming to a stop. he had brought you to a cliff overseeing the city of liyue and the vast ocean in front of it. you feel your heart warming at the breathtaking sight as zhongli speaks again, “even with all the power one could fathom, i do not know if i could put your heart at ease. for now, i offer you this place of sanctuary, my words, and reminder of my unconditional faith in you.”

you finally look up and feel the warmth from the glowing, amber eyes looking back at you. a familiar gust of wind blows past you and you feel a hand on your shoulder. you look back to find the bard with his lyre and whimsical smile, the same smile that brought you comfort with such ease.

“how did you-” you start, only to be cut off by the bard’s giggles, “call it an archon’s intuition.” his smile soon dissipates, an earnest look of concern taking over. all three of you become silent as your bitter feelings rise again. the frustration of nothing seeming to go right and feeling undeserving of this sort of support, has a lump forming in your throat. your eyes seem to prickle with tears and your throat aches as you struggle to word your concerns. venti grabs you by the hand, leading you to a tree nearby as zhongli follows, “i understand, come take a seat.”

the bard starts playing a familiar tune on his lyre and your tears finally begin to fall. zhongli wipes them away and places his hand over yours, looking over at liyue, “barbatos and i may have our differences, but we have watched many mortals come and go. humans face many difficulties, no matter how trivial the subject may be. however, many people force these pretty ideals of constant strength and delude themselves into believing they’ve overcome something without even acknowledging it. i understand that our gestures alone will not solve your problems, but i hope that we are able to give you a safe space and some time to better understand your feelings.”

“even on your worst days, you are more capable than you give yourself credit for so i don’t doubt that you will have an issue overcoming these adversities. but for now, please just allow yourself to be vulnerable,” venti whispers, his fingers moving gracefully along the strings. they both lean closer against you and you don’t object, feeling safe and loved as you all sit in comfortable silence underneath the stars.

she’s back

ok.

shes back.

and she’s got another story. about herself this time. 

so we were making a presentation in class about like, idk, religious stuff? and so we were in a group and im over here fixing all the lines and bubbles so they match up. BUT THIS LITTLE CRAP KEEPS MOVING THEM AND ITS LIKE WTF DONT YOU WANT TO FINISH

AND THEN WHEN I NEED HELP SHES OBSESSING OVER JIMIN (and who can blame her) bUT LIKE I nEEd HeLp

ok in the end she did help me but STILL

Moonie anon

im confused??? but hello 💖💖

hananene?!