#this whole plan was just so perfect and 🙇🏽‍♀️

[lastofthe20thcenturygirls]

(ln8 spoilers) jinshi thinking except for my godly looks i am just average and then his smartass goes and kills around five birds with just one brand. someone whose status is so high that even his name can't be said by anyone except the emperor jinshi branded himself with the crest of the empress vowing loyalty to her assuring her he doesn't wants to take the place of her son. one-upping his "bro" with this who refuses to let him leave the line of succession wouldn't let him become a commoner doesn't wants to let him become a servant to the royal family. only slaves get branded and if this ever got out there will be chaos in the court. gyokuyou tho considers jinshi like a brother and he did swear loyalty to her but if she ever tried to cross his family her clan's brand on his body would be enough to prove her as an adultress which would be bad for her and her clan.

and jinshi did this in front of these two people and maomao so now she is the only one who can see him naked and the emperor cannot order him to marry anyone which was something that was definitely gonna happen had he not done what he did. as a bonus he gets to spend more time with maomao after a long time and he did all this while saying the exact words: empress gyokuyou, your enemy i shall never be in front of maomao reassuring her because she once muttered i don't want to be an enemy to empress gyokuyou and he had heard her but before he could tell her that he had no intention of doing that either he couldn't because of the lishu incident. one of the major reasons maomao hadn't accepted her own feelings for jinshi one of the obstacles he promised to remove for her. even though he doesn't even know that maomao's concerns about her becoming gyokuyou's enemy had to do with his birth secret his true status. that no matter what he is the rightful successor. something jinshi himself isn't even aware of and yet without knowing that he did this to deal with it all in a single way most preferable to him: masochism

#(this is very messily worded but hey this time there's a paragraph break at least) #kusuriya no hitorigoto #the apothecary diaries #light novel #jinshi #no maomao doesn't think that jinshi is stupid or that has no critical thinking skills and like ????? #my guy has self-esteem issues yes but he is smart enough that maomao compares other people with him even lahan #and lahan is actually a genius #i will not stand for jinshi slander especially the one that undermines him #he's done so many smart things but i have been in awe of him for this esp #maybe bc i get him not wanting to be the ruler #not wanting to marry some rando (i think he is demisexual so that's another reason) #this whole plan was just so perfect and 🙇🏽‍♀️ #anyway does anybody else think suiren was absolutely willing to prepare the brand not only because she supports jinshi #but also because she is the biggest jinmao shipper and maybe SHE suggested him to get maomao there #the thought of jinshi marrying anyone other than maomao must have been scary for her #if in the future jinshi does ends up becoming the emperor jinshi and she are going to go crazy over the harem issue #knh text

[xxxdreamscapexxx]

of course im looking after you maam! id have to be dreadful not to care about how you’re doing <3

passion fruit lemonade sounds incredible…. especially if it’s made by you. do you squeeze the fruit yourself or do you use a little tool? do you make it often or is it a newer recipe? did it come out how you wanted?

sadly i didnt sleep very well. i rarely do. but i did at least sleep last night, unlike the night before where i found myself cramming your inbox fit to burst instead :p

i havent had anything to drink… so i suppose im not as good as i could be :p but im still in bed so i’d like to think thats a grace period of sorts. Once i get up, i plan on making myself breakfast and i’ll hydrate then.

what were your dreams? unsurprisingly im curious. maybe i’ll even be good and drink some water sooner if you tell me everything about them :p

~ 🙇🏽‍♀️🙇🏽‍♀️🙇🏽‍♀️ ~

Well, I appreciate it, dear. Thank you! I find it best if you scoop it out and put it in the blender for a little bit, so you'll have a nice puree and then you can mix it, add some lemon juice, some mint leaves and it's perfect. And yes, I like to make myself lemonades quite often, especially in the summer, or hot days. I think it came out pretty good. Having trouble sleeping, dear? How come? If you were still in bed, I'll forgive the lack of hydration... Also, you seem to be quite good to yourself, also making breakfast... So you're forgiven. My dreams started with my dentist and ended up with a whole new scene of my cousin killing people and burying them under my grandma's house? I wouldn't say they were anything special... Just weird :D

[caffernnn]

How did the cule spend valentines day pls!!!! 🙇🏽‍♀️🙇🏽‍♀️🙇🏽‍♀️🙇🏽‍♀️

It’d been hard to find time to get everyone together in the same place lately, other than a few joint study sessions and their chaotic debriefs at Marron between training/classes/etc., so the one thing that they could all agree on was finding a way to have one full night with just the four of them. To be together would be enough.

… well, that’d be enough for most of them. Asahi and Kisumi’s prides would never let themselves rest if they didn’t try to make the night special somehow.

The plan was to have everyone gather at Kisumi’s place for dinner, games, movies, wherever the night-in would take them. Asahi would excitedly mention some of the board games or movies he planned on lugging over, and seemed at ease with the way Kisumi would casually mention going to a few stores in preparation without revealing too much. He knew Kisumi loved getting to have control that way and was simply happy to finally see whatever surprises he had up his sleeves for the night. Hiyori and Ikuya felt… a little more out of their element with the whole thing. They weren’t used to celebrating or making a big deal out of holidays like this beyond trading small gifts and maybe going out for dinner. Ikuya was steeped in training, so he had to make peace with showing up relatively on-time and not absolutely bone-tired (and hopefully they’d all like the little gifts he picked out). Hiyori didn’t have that much more free time compared to everyone else, but it was enough to make him itchy to help plan somehow. Kisumi gave in eventually by asking Hiyori to be in charge of food, and patiently reassuring him that this was all for fun and he didn’t have anything to prove, really. It was something Hiyori was still working on, accepting that he was loved and wanted because he was simply Hiyori. They all got overwhelmed with it sometimes, how the four of them grew over time into this cohesive unit beyond friendship and it was working (Were they allowed to be this happy? Were they allowed to let their hearts be so full?). It was understandable that they all wanted to do whatever they could to make Valentine’s Day special: this was one of their first holidays all together, and this chaotic mess of a family was worth celebrating.

Some highlights:

- Kisumi had tiny decorations strewn throughout his living space, but he was proudest of a specific area he had set up to try and get pictures with all of them together (paper chains, a few balloons… it was cute!!). He had a physical scrapbook with different candids of the guys he worked on from time-to-time (to their collective delight and embarrassment), but he needed some nice shots of them all together for once. Luckily everyone dressed up nice enough in different sweaters and such (not that he didn’t think they always looked darling, the big sap) and he was excited to have some keepers everyone could take back to their places once he got them developed.

- Dinner was simple enough with some of their favorite takeout foods and snacks put into some cheap decorative containers Kisumi had found. Hiyori put most of his effort into everything he collected for the next morning: waking up early to try and pull off a homemade breakfast-in-bed array. He and Kisumi spent a peaceful moment in the kitchen together (Hiyori cooking, Kisumi sitting on the counter and “helpfully” supervising) and couldn’t hide their smiles at watching Ikuya and Asahi wake up slowly, pretending like they weren’t completely wrapped up in each other just moments before. Between the lighthearted teasing and only a few things thrown around, Hiyori figures breakfast went over well.

- The living room floor became the biggest pillow pile of the century. The perfect space for the ultimate cuddle puddle. Ikuya had considered dragging someone back to his place to pick up more bedding just in case (he was getting better at going after what he wanted; these days, he wanted plenty of soft things) but was surprised with a huge squishmallow and weighted blanket with his gifts. Crisis averted!

- Ikuya tried to let himself be vulnerable and not run or cringe at all of the mushy stuff going through his head (it’s safe here, they all love him, it’s fine), but still couldn’t stop feeling embarrassed handing out the matching custom keychains he had picked out for everyone. The guys love to tease (it’s an art and a love language) but are good about knowing when to pull their punches. They were excited, actually, having something to carry around that reminded them all of each other.

- Asahi’s original plan to entertain everyone had been through playing some games (and absolutely dominating; nobody plays Uno better) and maybe watching a movie together, but everyone seemed to get the most entertainment out of the never-ending game of “Who Can Get Asahi Flustered First” (this isn’t Asahi’s personal favorite, but he knows it’s out of love, so he’ll let it slide)

TL;DR they were idiots in love, your honor

#hbd Kisumi #found this in the drafts #(forgot about it oops) #chaos polycule my beloved #how do you even tag ot4 content #chaos polycule #asakisuhiyoiku #free! headcanons #<3 #thanks for asking! #ahobbitinhogwarts