blinks at you slowly. hai
I deleted the old version cause it looked strange??????
I know, i suck at backgrounds lmao
This is my first real attempt at digital art so please, if it’s ugly, be gentle lmao
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i imagine the reveal goes something like
jinshi: “maomao im actually the…. im the emperor’s—“
maomao: “son. yeah i know”
jinshi: “-brother”
maomao:
jinshi: “im the WHAT”
It’s incredibly important to me that the anime decided to include this scene that wasn’t in the manga. In the manga, Maomao does pass out in Jinshi’s lap after saving him from what was obviously an assassination attempt.
HOWEVER, the manga cuts off at this point, keeping strictly in Maomao’s perspective, and cuts straight to when she regains consciousness in bed after being treated for her injuries. The manga doesn’t show how she got back. They SAY how, and she briefly mentions, “wow that must have been embarrassing; he carried me back,” but we don’t SEE it. We don’t get to feel the true impact of what that means. But the anime DID show us, and holy shit.
They SHOW us how taboo this is. They show Jinshi carrying her out of the temple, after a public attempt on his life.
They show us the shock and horror on Lakan’s face as Jinshi silently walks past him. Horror at the state his daughter is in, horror at another man—a man with a status he could never dare to question—staking such a public claim over his child, horror at the fact that he could never have this level of closeness with her (as Maomao would never allow it).
Everyone hides their gazes, as is their custom when someone of his rank passes by, but the air is different this time. Jinshi is furious, he’s terrified, and he could not give a single shit about how inappropriate it looks to these palace officials.
The shot that slowly follows her trail of blood—even though it’s a small detail—that in particular leaves such a intense impression of how poignant this is for him.
Maomao talked about this scene in the manga like it was nothing to her. She did what she set out to do: she saved the person who was targeted by the attack. She didn’t even know the target would be someone she knew. But she has no idea that this happened afterwards as a result of her bravery. To her, it likely wasn’t even an act of bravery at all. She acted on impulse; she did what she knew was the right thing to do.
The anime didn’t need to include this, because the manga didn’t show it. But damn, I’m so glad they did.
I WAS DOWNLOADING REFERENCES AND THIS IS WHAT I FOUND
okay i don’t know if anybody noticed this
i was going to post this like a week ago but i forgot (wow)
at first otabek is wearing this black coat while he is inside then yuri comes and they go outside and BOOM
HE GAVE HIS COAT TO YURI. GOOD WAY TO CRUSH MY HEART BEKA. GOOD JOB.
How do you get over chapters 401/402?
I have this headcanon where Link loves to wear jewelry and Sidon absolutely adores him with every inch of his body
I'm soft
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FIRST REAL ATTEMPT!?! YOURE SO AMAZING I LOVE YOUR ART ESPECIALLY YOUR MOST RECENT PLEASE CONTINUE SLAYING OH MY GAWWWD
THATS SO SWEET OMG thank you! I am so happy you like it💞💞
Maomao is back!
(and Jinshi too I guess)
one thing i love love loove about the apothecary diaries light novel is how it never tells you maomao likes Jinshi it shows you with how she's always monologuing about how beautiful and stunning and pretty and nymph like he is in every chapter. How some moments are just maomao looking, observing Jinshi as he in unaware of her stare. How even her looking at him like he is a bug is also cute and affectionate once you realize that Jinshi likes that look and Maomao looks at him like that not because she finds him disgusting but because she is disgusted in the fact that Jinshi makes her feel things she's never felt before and it confuses her.
I live for this type of romance its perfect for me.