the apothecary diaries basically took over my life for the last few weeks and I need more immediately
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Flowers are often used as a metaphor for the female characters in the Apothecary Diaries. And for the first time, we, the viewer, are given the direct comparison to which flower is meant to represent Maomao: wood sorrel (also known as “cat’s foot”).
It’s a flower that can treat poisons. A flower that is used to enhance the beauty of the courtesans by painting their nails. A flower with a name associated with cats. A flower that, in hanakotoba, represents maternal tenderness. It’s also one of the flowers that Lakan specifically associates with Fengxian, and by extension, Maomao herself.
In the first opening—aptly titled, “Be A Flower”—the wood sorrel is the only flower that gets special attention. The other flowers are shown together with other varieties, but only the wood sorrel is shown by itself, and more than once.
We see it again in the second opening, with an infant being held by a parent, while flitting between images of Lakan and Fengxian’s backstory.
It’s such a simple flower, too. Small, unassuming, but full of diverse uses and qualities, be they medicinal or ordinary. A very fitting flower for Maomao, and what she brings to the story.
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will there ever be another lyric as great as "cause if god made us all in his image then gods a fucking nerd" because i doubt there will
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One of these days The Amazing Devil will release a new album and I will never be the same again
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I had Spotify on shuffle, got possessed by the spirit of shower day and ended up with this. (I haven’t drawn a human in a minute, that’s what getting a degree does to you)
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the way they all had their heads bowed while he carried her out of the temple
big moon prince energy
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All the flowers mentioned in The Amazing Devil lyrics 🌱
EDIT: I have released a print of this on my shop! https://thesethreefates.etsy.com/listing/1663121663
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