Canon Event Cuz I Said So

*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

Life series 🔛🔝

Alright so after patching plotholes and editing, the plot ever so slowly started to drift away from the original plotline. So here we are now with a new beginning plotline that also ties back to the rest of the Grian timeline.

Though this change I can assure you guys is pretty much solidified so a change from this is very unlikely.

Lol

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Sketchy Saturday 15/4/2025!

This week's Sketchy Saturday brings to you: Etho sketches by our beautifully talented Etho artist, @saltinegam! Give them some love!

-Pie <3

The worst thing about drawing with a phone (yes my drawings are done on a phone and ibis paint) is the fact that you have to zoom in to stuff so your inner perfectionist can vividly see the 'mistakes' and you have to try your darnest to ignore them lmao

Grian aha-gain!!!

second part of this! hermitcraft but following everyone's in-canon lore, featuring: grian the totally normal fisherman

does anyone mayhaps remember that chart that's like "watchers are evil/watchers are good" "grian is evil/grian is good" 🥺👉👈

Scott Smajor Fanzine interest check!

As many zines have popped up lately, I have realized a lack of Scott zines! So, I’m hoping to have the honor of hosting on myself, as someone who was introduced to MCYT thanks to Scott!

General information: You do not need Tumblr to participate in this!! Just Discord! The contributor acceptance emails (if everything goes well) won’t be out until around early June by my prediction. Because of this, don’t worry if you’re super busy now- look closer to that timeframe on your calendar! This will be a zine meant to appreciate all Scott has done for the community! No discussion about any past Twitter controversy is allowed.

Interested? Fill out the form at the bottom of the post!

I hope you all consider participating!

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