Lladmie🍂

Gamer 🎮 || A place to vent & a bit of everything I love || Final Fantasy, The Witcher, Yakuza, The Apothecary Diaries, Attack on Titan || Sometimes I write.

[Lladmie🍂 @adain_lladmie]

Before The Apothecary Diaries Season 3 starts, I'm going to drop this here real quietly

[ᢉ𐭩.ᐟ fhí @belmontscrse]

this complete inability of some fandoms to engage in any nuance whatsoever to the point where they view any character or subject as a morality test and if you do not abide by this rule you must agree with these values. how do you guys actually move through life.

[茵 @Tsubasa_Syaoin]

立夏

[サトシ @anisatoshii]

#薬屋FA

[Lladmie🍂 @adain_lladmie]

@vitaaeris Yep. Can't find the original link rn because I'm not at home, but a user made a topic on Reddit about it

https://t.co/JzV5yzCYNL

[Lladmie🍂 @adain_lladmie]

The reason why Jinshi pushes Maomao is because he became aware in S1 ep. 12 that Maomao's words don't always match her feelings, and it's surprising how many people still miss this. He even teases her about it in S2 ep. 15, when she isn't even able to admit Xiaolan is her friend

[Lladmie🍂 @adain_lladmie]

instead of continuing to rush Maomao's feelings because he doesn't have time as a prince anymore, Jinshi eventually chooses to let her move at her own pace, and takes it upon himself to make time for her (starting with the brand).

[Lladmie🍂 @adain_lladmie]

She doesn't give him a direct answer (of course!), but he gets it anyway—because while he may misread her sometimes, he still knows Maomao well enough. This is what changed his approach ultimately:

[C 🌸 @nocturnewalk1rz]

I think the main reason why majority of people can’t actually enjoy nuance in media anymore is because they self insert into these characters and want the characters to act like they would instead of actually looking at the context.

[Lladmie🍂 @adain_lladmie]

@themangahouse Nah,Japanese media loves dubious consent. To the point where it's practically an anime trope. I guess it ties into the Japanese preference to "read the room" rather than spell things out explicitly. It's also funny in fiction, nothing wrong with that, duh

[Lladmie🍂 @adain_lladmie]

I get that not everyone may be able to fully grasp how the series handles dubious consent through a character who buries her true feelings beneath layers of highly rational thought, nor perhaps its irony or the author's intent. But surely, you can at least read her expressions??

[Niki. @LeafDango]

People into The Apothecary Diaries love defending Jinshi by talking about stuff that happens in volume 192328 while S2 ends at Vol 4 and then insulting people for it. Like sorry man so far he's extremely pushy and forceful, while Maomao barely reacts

[Lladmie🍂 @adain_lladmie]

@Here4AuthManga Maomao understands Jinshi perfectly without you having to explain her what a terrible abusive man he is. She knew plenty of abusive men and never thought of Jinshi as such. (and thankfully Jinshi know her well, too, and can read her body language just fine.)

[Lladmie🍂 @adain_lladmie]

@Here4AuthManga In the carriage scene, she was waiting for the children to come back to life and did not want Jinshi to remain there, also because of the possible political consequences. She knew that he was tired and out of place there, so her reaction was not about "fear of aggression"

[Toki / 茜茜 @tokitokiee]

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#薬屋のひとりごと #猫猫

[Lladmie🍂 @adain_lladmie]

They even deliberately framed Jinshi kissing her slowly while she relaxed and closed her eyes.

[Lladmie🍂 @adain_lladmie]

If you can't understand that the frog scene, for instance, is about two teenagers arguing over something stupid and ending up in a bizzarre situation, then is Jinshi the problem? The author said it's one of her favourite scene because it's supposed to be a funny and childish.