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• Skin and Bone by Cathyberns

  Fandoms: 薬屋のひとりごと | Kusuriya no Hitorigoto | The Apothecary Diaries (Anime)  

  • General Audiences
  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death, Rape/Non-Con, Underage Sex
  • F/F, F/M
  • Work in Progress

  22 Mar 2026

  Tags

  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
  • Major Character Death
  • Rape/Non-Con
  • Underage Sex
  • Jinshi/Maomao (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto)
  • Emperor/Gyokuyou (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto)
  • Lihua & Maomao (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto)
  • Gyokuyou & Maomao (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto)
  • Mao Mao Mao & Original Character(s)
  • Original Characters - Relationship
  • Jinshi (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto)
  • Maomao (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto)
  • Gyokuyou (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto)
  • Emperor (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto)
  • Original Characters
  • Fa-Ling
  • Ruo-Yu
  • Tao-Lan
  • Yan Hui
  • Li An
  • Former Emperor (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto)
  • Other Additional Tags to Be Added
  • Angst with a Happy Ending
  • for most of them
  • Closeted Character
  • do they know its legal now?
  • wlw
  • English Is Not The Author's First Language
  • Past Rape/Non-con
  • Implied/Referenced Rape/Non-con

  Summary

  Apothecary Diaries Au

  Ruo Yu is a common peasant thrown into immense debt needing to be paid off at the rear palace. Friendships, trouble and enemies will follow her wherever she goes.

  (Honestly just doing this to not accidentally delete my work)

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  17,247

  Chapters:

  9/?

  Comments:

  1

  Kudos:

  2

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  319

• Blood On My Hands by Cathyberns

  Fandoms: my own  

  • Teen And Up Audiences
  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death
  • F/F, F/M
  • Work in Progress

  30 Apr 2025

  Tags

  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
  • Major Character Death

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  1,879

  Chapters:

  2/16

  Hits:

  7