From Inside The Washing Machine

alicia | 36 | multifandom frippery

[sp1ritb0x]

Tried to draw 1a timeskip but I got tired

[gaysie]

do u think omegaverse acknowledges covid-19 and the generation of people who permanently lost their sense of smell like how are they all scenting each other now is the omegaverse economy in shambles

[gayagendaofficial]

actually pheromone sensing works differently from normal olfaction, since humans in our world don’t have a functioning vomeronasal organ (VNO), we don’t have any data on how covid-19 would affect a functioning VNO in omegaverse AUs

[gaysie]

Actually there is evidence that covid probably would affect the VNO and it stands to reason would accordingly impair its function. Briefly:

SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes covid, can only infect cells expressing a certain protein called ACE2

ACE2 is expressed widely in nasal cavity epithelial cells but not in olfactory sensory neurons. 

Seo et al. (2021) studied potential nasal targets for SARS-CoV-2 using golden hamsters as a model organism (commonly used as a proxy for humans in virology studies)

They found ACE2 expression in the main olfactory bulb epithelium (MOE, your “normal” nose organ) as well as the vomeronasal organ (VNO)

Several cell types in the VNO were able to be infected and they also found significant inflammatory activity (macrophage activation, apoptotic cells, etc) 

The specifics of how covid actually causes dysosmia are not known for sure but epithelial damage by local inflammatory immune responses likely plays a role, especially because sensory neurons themselves are not affected (Bilinska, & Butowt, 2020). Therefore I would suggest a potential similar effect of VNO dysfunction as we see in the main olfactory bulb

From Seo et al.: “Considering the function of the VNO, infection and subsequent pathologic changes may affect the behavior of Syrian hamsters”

If it stands to reason that omegaverse individuals have functioning VNOs similar to members of the animal kingdom, then it is more than reasonable to conclude that covid may cause them to lose not only their main olfactory function, but also their VNO function as well

 References: (1) (2)

In conclusion the omegaverse economy IS in shambles.

[mahalidael]

OP this is very well-written but im still hung up on how you came onstage dressed as a clown only to tear off the costume and reveal yourself as a biologist

[why-bless-your-heart]

[sketchyvero]

Friend..?

[emzurl]

Ochako &/X Bakugou won this month's poll! I really missed drawing them 💕

I mistakenly streamed FDF last Saturday instead of yesterday, woops. You can watch the stream here!

[dailysailormoon]

POLL: Who is your favorite Inner Sailor Guardian?

↳ RESULT: Makoto Kino / Sailor Jupiter

[nitashinori]

That post about death note being "everyone's first anime" (untrue statement) made me curious and now I want to gather data for science

Can you reblog this and tell me where are you from and what was your starter anime?

[polartss]

Nina and Matthias 💔

I made this for Illumicrate’s special edition of Six of Crows!!

[polartss]

Wesper first kiss let’s goo🌼🌼🌼

This was made for Illumicrate’s special edition of Crooked Kingdom!

[polartss]

She'd laughed, and if he could have bottled the sound and gotten drunk on it every night, he would have. It terrified him.

The first of 4 endpapers I got to illustrate for Illumicrate’s special edition of Six of Crows!! So happy I finally got to draw this scene!!

[heymacy]

EVERYTHING I WATCHED IN 2025: PALM SPRINGS (2020) dir. Max Barbakow ┈➤ What if we get sick of each other? We're already sick of each other. It's the best.

[scoes]

maintaining relationships with people is so difficult for no good reason. what are you supposed to do when you miss someone and want to talk to them more? Say you miss them and that you want to talk to them more? That's all bullshit

[captain-price-returns]

driving my 6000 lb cry for help to chipotle

[jelicatessen]

Not romantic, not platonic but a secret third thing (whatever the fuck is going on here)

[sp1ritb0x]

So don’t get caught in the heat of it

[stealingpotatoes]

happy mermay to this beautiful mermai-- what do you mean that's a seal. that's literally a mermaid look at her

(links // tip jar!)

[elliesgaymachete]

How do you most often listen to music?

Specific album in order

Specific album shuffled

Specific artist shuffled

Curated playlist in order

Curated playlist shuffled

Liked songs/full music library shuffled

Specific songs only

Radio/algorithm/recommended songs

Other (explain in tags)

Voting ended onApr 1