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1. Hard to be soft, tough to be tender by Out_Of_Custody

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

   • Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • F/M, Gen
   • Complete Work

   30 Jun 2025

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Gaoshun & Maomao (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto)
   • Gaoshun/Maomao (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto)
   • Gaoshun (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto)
   • Maomao (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto)
   • Relationship Negotiation
   • Aged-Up Character(s)
   • Maomao is of age
   • Trust
   • Non-Sexual Intimacy
   • Non-Sexual Kink
   • non-sexual pet play
   • Pining
   • Developing Relationship
   • Soft
   • Palace life

   Summary

   It looked right on her. Not strange, not shameful. Right. Like it had been made to match the long line of her throat, like it belonged there—not as an ornament of ownership, but as a mark of chosen quietude.

   His hand lingered just a moment longer than needed. He touched the bell with a single finger, gentle as breath, and it rang a single clear note.

   His lips tugged—just slightly, almost a smile—and then he stepped back, careful and quiet, like someone leaving a temple.

   She settled.

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