Maomao - Blog Posts
Mao mao is definitely a aroace lesbian I smell it and jinshi is woman problem solved
POV: She put laxatives in Gaoshun's food.
I get to do a personality analysis for school (it's instead of a test) and I'm stuck between two characters. Can y'all please help me decide?
maomao is my favorite "not like other girls" style protagonist bc for one shes a girls girl through and through. to the bone. and two she's just a weird little freak. absolute lunatic. they have the whole "omg she's actually beautiful and everyone falls for her when she's all made up" trope but the punchline is that she does not fucking want to look like that. she actively puts dirt on her face every day bc she does not want to be perceived as attractive (mostly out of fear of being used for sex work though at the same time she has the utmost respect for women who do sex work like she grew up in a brothel those are her sisters). she's Sherlock level smart and solves every mystery so fast but goes "well thats none of my business. anyway back to testing poisons on myself" she has the 2nd most powerful guy in the nation head over heels in love with her and is like "man this guy is weird around me what's his deal. I guess he's fine though because he gives me rare medicines and has no dick" fucking ICON i love her. also she once slapped someone so hard they fell on the floor. 10/10
I need an au where maomao still work as a courtesan (thats how google told me it was called) and jinshi is the only private client she has 😪
this is how i’ve been pitching apothecary diaries to my friends
canon event
The whole Maomao and Jinshi dynamic is just:
Jinshi: *living his best life in his little romcom world, trying to come up with the best way to charm his little crush. * ☺️☺️❤️❤️✌️✌️
Maomao: it’s all really cute, but you literally can KILL me at any time and no one will say a word. This whole “difference in status“ thing is kinda killing the vibe. 😐😐😐
The Dreamers (2003) Dir. Bernardo Bertolucci behind the cameras.
"Haruhi do you think we're soulmates in every universe?"
"I don't know senpai... But i like to think so."
sometimes, i'd like to think that Luomen is quite lucky bc he's the father of this cutiepatootie then i remember, this cutie is also a gremlin and has probably caused Luomen so many sleepless nights and had him resort to burning precious medical books (he did it so she wouldnt read them)
apothecary diaries top 10 anime of all time and its not even a competition
🌿 kofi link in bio if you’re feeling generous 🌿
maomao is my favorite "not like other girls" style protagonist bc for one shes a girls girl through and through. to the bone. and two she's just a weird little freak. absolute lunatic. they have the whole "omg she's actually beautiful and everyone falls for her when she's all made up" trope but the punchline is that she does not fucking want to look like that. she actively puts dirt on her face every day bc she does not want to be perceived as attractive (mostly out of fear of being used for sex work though at the same time she has the utmost respect for women who do sex work like she grew up in a brothel those are her sisters). she's Sherlock level smart and solves every mystery so fast but goes "well thats none of my business. anyway back to testing poisons on myself" she has the 2nd most powerful guy in the nation head over heels in love with her and is like "man this guy is weird around me what's his deal. I guess he's fine though because he gives me rare medicines and has no dick" fucking ICON i love her. also she once slapped someone so hard they fell on the floor. 10/10
Maomao is so favored by people in the highest position in the country that she technically will never have to worry about getting punished by knowing who Jinshi is.
Emperor/Lady Gyokouyo/Lady Lihua: She is their supplier of cultured texts. Makes their nights spicy.
Jinshi: His favorite
Empress Dowager: Approves of Maomao for Jinshi, helped her relieve a guilt
Lakan (highest military official): her biological father, will openly throw hands for Maomao, the dude that can destroy a person's life and career if you done him wrong.
If anything, if Maomao gets punished or god forbid, die. The entire country might even collapse.
Getting Maomao kidnapped can also cause a full out war.
i’m rewatching the apothecary diaries season 1 in preparation for starting season 2 (i like to wait until a little bit into the season to start new shows) and i forgot how immediately jinshi’s whole “maomao glared at me like i was a bug and i got so hard i passed out for a second” thing started. literally the moment he realized his #prettyboyswag moves were actually making her shudder in disgust he was sooooo ready to become her full time malewife.
think abt it. he has been raised with a silver spoon in his mouth and everyone around him chomping at the bit to make him happy (besides his nanny and gaoshun’s family ig) and then this wickedly smart servant girl begrudgingly treats him with the only bare minimum amount of respect she can get away with considering their statuses and doesn’t even bother to hide her distain for his whole Deal and he’s this close to proposing marriage, eunuch cover be damned.
maomao please put this man on a leash already his desperation is scaring the hoes
Day 1 of ace alastor week 2025, the prompt was Alistair meet a canon Ace or head canon as Ace. so I chose Mao Mao since I headcanon her and Alastor as Demisexual and Demiromantic