Reading Girl

[aglionbyacademia]

Annabeth arriving at Camp Jupiter, finally finding Percy

[jupiterhead]

[lenky-lenikova]

The Apothocary Diaries... I have never seen a show where every character is genuinely in violently different pieces of media. Like usually people post this and I'm not convinced, but in this show it's literally true. Gyokuyo, Lihua and most of the ladies in waiting are in a court drama in their respective positions. Xiaolan is in a slice of life as the pure and adorable protagonist. Guen (the physician) is also in a slice of life as the clumsy grandfatherly figure that serves the main character and their friends tea and snacks at his workplace where they hang out. Lihaku is (in the most literal sense) canonically a shonen protagonist. (Open your heart, you know it to be true. He's working hard and training to obtain an "unobtainable" goal.) Lakan and Shishou are in tragic romantic dramas (with two different endings) as the male love interests.

Shenmei is in a Disney movie as the evil stepmother. Loulan is in a soap opera where the melodrama is turned up to 9000 as the tragic heroine. Basen is in whatever torture complex work from actual real life is, as an employee at their wits end. The Madam is in a Business Strategy & Networking 101 seminar as the fucking instructor.

And of course: Jinshi is in a weird romcom version of Undercover Boss as the undercover boss. Maomao is simultaneously in the Hunger Games as a tribute, Sherlock Holmes as Sherlock, and a workplace sexual harassment training module as the teachable moment. And Gaoshun? Well. Gaoshun's in the Apothecary Diaries.

[doorp]

Lihaku and maomao are the funniest

“So you want to date my sister? Strip and show me your dong so I know that youre good enough for her.”

“NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, DOWN TO BUSINESS!”

Then there’s the whole random servant girl who shows up unannounced in high profile environments to solve mysteries and then leave after taking no credit thing??? What is lihaku supposed to do with that

Lihaku: hey little lad-

Maomao: it was senator jeong. With the seaweed. At the new years festival.

Lihaku: wha- how did you-??

Senator jeong: YOULL NEVER TAKE ME ALIVE-

maomao: 3, 2, 1-

Senator jeong: *falls dead upon the floor from stroke*

Lihaku: WHAT DID YOU DO??

maomao: I did nothing. He killed himself with exposure to mercury and lead paint poisoning. A mad artists fate. Well I must be going, the emperors favorite concubine needs a gynecologist

Lihaku: who ARE YOU

[roboticchibitan]

I've read the apothecary diaries light novel up to volume 12 (I think?) and seeing the anime fans adoring Lahan is reminding me of how funny the sibling dynamic is

Maomao: I have no FUCKING clue who this guy is or what his problem is

Lahan: she's my little sister :D

It's so so so funny. Poor Lahan 's brother though.

[realrosielol]

La clan sibling interaction

[crispykodraws]

cat

[abandoned-as-mustard]

The 'maybe you should take her' emperor ain't got a problem

[ramen8008]

Chat: Hey Rena, do you dare me to-

Rena: Nope

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Chat: Viperion, do you dare-

Viperion: I really don't

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Chat: hey M'lady, do you dare-

Ladybug: Absolutely tf no.

Chat: but whyyyy

Ladybug: [sighs] what is it ?

Chat: do you dare me to catapult myself off the Eiffel tower and see how far I can land?

Ladybug: .... [Looks around]

Ladybug: the others are gone right?

Chat: hm hm

Ladybug: and no one will know that I was a part of this and that I allowed this behavior

Chat: yup

Ladybug: because we don't want them to see me as someone who goofs around, right?

Chat: [nods] absolutely, we don't

Ladybug: ....

Ladybug: let's compare whether you can catapult further or can I throw you further!

Chat: HELL YEAH!

[drwho-ess]

10/10 best observation for Alanna is that she’s the ULTIMATE ‘Fake it till you make it’

Like girl was fully relying on her twin not only to be able to hold up on his end while thinking she had to also not lose her shit

[incorrect-seafam-quotes]

Amphritrite: Look at him! He's so cute, sneaking out of camp to help my hippocampi and my other sea creatures!

Poseidon: Yes, I know he's wonderful-

Amphitrite: Aww look! He's helping the ancient one by hand because it's scared of weapons and he can't communicate with it!

Amphitrite: Isn't he the best? We should bring him to Atlantis!

Poseidon: He is, but Sally-

Amphitrite: His mortal mother who kept his identity a secret from him? Blah, I'm stealing him. He's so in tune with my domains! Let your brother upstairs know I'm officially adopting him. He's my baby now!

Poseidon: Wait-

[specialagentartemis]

“Which fictional universe would you rather live in—“ Star Trek. Star Trek. There is a correct answer and it’s Star Trek. “I want to have cool adventures—“ Star Trek. “I want to live in high tech but ethical peace and comfort” Star Trek. “I want to be a psychic alien—“ Star Trek. “But I want to do magic—“ do you know how much weird magic shit happens in Star Trek. Also Star Trek has holodecks you can pretend to be in Lord of the Rings or Star Wars or whatever and then come home to your usually peaceful interstellar community. There are basically no downsides to living in the Star Trek universe if you take the assumption that you remain you, a human living on Earth. You can join Starfleet or you can stay home and enjoy fully automated luxury gay space communism. The answer is Star Trek.

[crisalidaseason]

Brennan: how did you survive the first few challenges?

Violet: poisoning people, your book helped by the way

Dain: you were poisoning your opponents? How???

Xaden: it was actually fucking obvious, Aetos

Professor Emmeterio: it sure was.

[snowwhitesfavoritenephew]

doug, age 10: but dad, i wanted to do chemistry club after school

dopey, walking him to his fourth hip-hop class of the week: you’re gonna be the best fucking hip hop dancer in auradon and you’re gonna like it

[shayennelovesbooks]

Dain: so how did you convince the whole squad to betray me? What did you offer them?

Violet: I asked them if they wanted to embarrass you and they instantly said yes

[aprill-99]

*Iron Flame Part II Summary*:

Violet: “So…. I think I might be back on my bullshit?”

Xaden: “No.” *grabs her hand* “We are back on our bullshit.”

[madhousenoir-deactivated2024052]

Xaden: I dont fuck first years.

Violet, feigning despair: Oh, no! Now I will never get to achieve my life's dream of sleeping myself through the ranks of the honorable Basgiath War College!

Xaden, scoffing: You don't give a fuck, do you, Sorrengail?

Violet: Not to you, you conceited prick!

Meanwhile, at the dragons' den:

Sgaeyl, only to Tairn: Ugh, sigh, I guess we know were this is going.

Tairn: Yeah, honestly, this revolution business is fine were I am concerned, it's the human squabbles that I find the most mentally draining.

[shayennelovesbooks]

Violet: I was into a clown once

Dain: who?

Violet: 👀

Xaden: 👀

Rhiannon: 👀

Ridoc: 👀

Sgaeyl and Andarna: 👀👀

Tairn: 👀👀👀👀👀