I Found It And I Am Bringing It Here

*taps mic* hello i am once again here to discuss the subversion of gendered tropes in the apothecary diaries when it comes to jinshi and maomaos growing romantic relationship and I'm surprised I didn't say this before bc its one of the most obvious examples but

can we talk about the way Jinshi just like... follows Maomao's lead? essentially. like not to say he doesn't take initiative or take charge of things but like.... can we talk about how he observes her (before she starts observing him too is what I'm referring to) and it's crucial to how he falls in love with her so much so that it's the one constant you see in official art; him watching her as shes inspecting plants, him literally following behind her. he learns from her not only about plants and poisons and medicine but about how to navigate the world outside of palace walls yk or how ppl outside the palace (esp women) live

and its so distinct bc usually in these historical dramas its always the WOMEN who learn from men. like its always the women who live sheltered lives and learn from men about the "real world"

jinshi is not afraid to be guided by her or learn from her, or even recognize that she may know more than him in certain situations, he values her intelligence even tho he's not only a man but a man of royal birth like literally who is doing it like him for real for real

Returning to my roots as a grian fanatic

Griannn yayyy

Sketch and wallpaper demo below

Sketch Wallpaper

"Omg what brush do you use?"

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G r a i n

Geminislay fanart cuz she slays (literally and figuratively)

Sketch under the cut

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just a quick thing I want to say outside of the traffic life community too:

HI!

Im working on a life series related project and want to gauge interest and availability for possible assistance in the next like… year or so?

this is not an application, just a post to get an idea about how many people are even available/interested.

literally anything is helpful. Drawing, clip collecting, making sure characters sound in character, making Minecraft builds, 3d rendering, story points, anything. Even just letting me bounce ideas off of you is helpful. Again, not an application or solid commitment yet, just curious :)))

Some designs and spoilers ;)

Gem design people voted to see

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Base grian design from this post eheyy

Sin of Pride: Lucifer

Heh heh *laughs in desert duo*

Look at my otp dawg I'm going to hell

The Watchers Side Stories

I did it. I did the thing. I wrote a little short story. And I’ll keep all of them in one place.

They will be under a work titled “The Watchers Side Stories”, and each chapter will be labeled with what series it’s from. I am not going to keep up the chapter titles are lyrics thing with the side stories, because that would just be way too much.

The first chapter, Cinnamon and Cooked Apples, has already been posted! (It’s a Flower Husbands one)

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Makes sense actually. I'll check it out :D

SEVEN DEADLY SINS

Pride - Grian

Gluttony - Scar

Wrath - Joel

Envy - Cleo

Sloth - Scott

Lust - Pearl

Greed - Martyn

Pride: Pride fits him for a few reasons, watcher lore and general character. By common watcher lore iterations he is an escapee of the watcher realm. His refusal to go with their schemes gives him this role. Unrelated to the watcher lore, he has never been one to go down without a fight. His 1v4 in secret life, the killing of bdubs when he and Scar betrayed him etc. He is a fighter, and he won't give up even when the odds are against him.

Gluttony: Scar has always been known for his terrible trades, seeming to never have enough. He's always opting for more and more, not caring what it'll take to get it. Even if it means screwing over his “friends”.

Wrath: In reference to my Life Series Curses post; his being the Bloodbath Curse; it fits his slow descent to madness and thirst for destruction as each season progresses.

Envy: Someone overlooked, being dubbed the “Fake Winner” by many. Envious of those considered as “real” winners.

Sloth: I considered pride for Scott but I think it fits Martyn more and sloth can be affiliated with the fact that he won by not doing what he was supposed to do as the boogeyman.

Lust: Each season, Pearl has been heartbroken or betrayed (I think I don't quite remember but I'm quite sure Scarlet Witch was born from her divorce from Scott) so I think it fits(?).

Greed: Greed for Martyn fits I think cause he's always thirsty for a win, for something to happen. He is careful with what he has and is a very tricky character.

Alternatives:

I actually thought of wrath for Martyn because of his naturally chaotic personality but I thought Pride suited him more because he refuses to go down without a fight. A proper one.

I thought that lust would suit scar a bit because of what he said when he won secret life, as well as his relationship with grian (desert duo I miss you pls come back TvT) but in general terms I think gluttony suits his overall character more.

Grian was very tricky since he could fit in with and wrath as well cause he can be petty when he wants to i.e. killing of Jimmy in wild life but settled on pride cause it's more general.

Pride can work with Martyn as well cause I think it would make sense for his win in limited life as he refused to go with the fair fist fight in favor of ensuring himself the win. But I think it suits grian more idk. I kinda just put him in greed cause I like which else to give him TvT.