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• The Soul's Shape by GoldenSorrel

  Fandoms: 薬屋のひとりごと | Kusuriya no Hitorigoto | The Apothecary Diaries (Anime), 薬屋のひとりごと - 日向夏 | Kusuriya no Hitorigoto | The Apothecary Diaries - Hyuuga Natsu, 薬屋のひとりごと | Kusuriya no Hitorigoto | The Apothecary Diaries (Manga)  

  • Explicit
  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Rape/Non-Con
  • F/M
  • Work in Progress

  11 Mar 2026

  Tags

  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
  • Rape/Non-Con
  • Jinshi/Maomao (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto)
  • Jinshi (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto)
  • Maomao (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto)
  • Suiren (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto)
  • Ah Duo (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto)
  • Gaoshun (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto)
  • Basen (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto)
  • Luomen (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto)
  • Shenmei (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto)
  • Loulan | Shisui (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto)
  • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
  • Hurt/Comfort
  • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
  • Internal Monologue
  • Jinshi Needs a Hug (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto)
  • Maomao Needs a Hug (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto)
  • Modern Setting
  • Difficult Decisions
  • Museums
  • Ethical Dilemmas
  • Eventual Smut
  • Pseudo-Science
  • Don't Read This for Medical Advice
  • Realizing Feelings
  • emotional catharsis
  • Healing
  • Hopeful Ending
  • Implied/Referenced Abuse
  • dark themes
  • Medical Inaccuracies
  • Implied/Referenced Character Death
  • processing feelings
  • Not Canon Compliant
  • Sculpting
  • Angst
  • english is not my first language
  • Mental Health Issues
  • Suicidal Ideation
  • Trauma
  • Emotional Instability
  • Dubious Morality
  • POV Jinshi (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto)
  • POV Maomao (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto)

  Summary

  He is the architect of his own pain, the man who discovered that strength in walls rebuilt with scars.

   

  ***The paragraphs in italics pertain to past events***

  Language:

  English

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