So wait are livestock guardian dogs to their flocks like… Clark Kent among the residents of Smallville? He’s been here since he was a baby, we all know him, and he’s… generally one-of-us shaped, uh, approximately. And then when something goes wrong he suddenly leaps into action and does some terrifying impossible shit none of us could do. And then comes back home and settles in like nothing happened and he’s one of us again.
Actual answer: the sheep know the dogs are not sheep, and they also know the dog is protecting them and take their cues from the dog about whether they need to run for the barn or can just ignore anything scary that approaches.
However, a friend once had an extremely premature orphan lamb born in December who had to live in the house for a couple of months with leg braces and all that, who due to spending her lambhood with dogs instead of sheep came out of the whole experience convinced she was a livestock guardian dog! She would patrol the perimeter of the fields every evening with the actual dog, stand watch in the barn door at night like the dog, and was more than willing to throw down if she saw something scary coming towards the flock the way the guard dog did. Tragically orphaned lamb did a convincing job at being a guard dog without actually having any of the biological advantages a dog has over a sheep.
❌ “friends don’t look at friends like that” devalues friendship/platonic forms of love, pushes amatonormativity
❌ “historians will call them friends” devalues historians and forces complex relationships into modern simplicities, also devalues friendship/platonic forms of love
✅ “do they know its legal now” suggests the characters are stupid, poorly suggests that this is the only barrier to their relationship—both of which are funny as hell
i cant believe that there's still gamergate STANK on games that women enjoy. NASTY misogyny residue. stardew valley is in fact a video game. animal crossing is also a video game. so are otome games and dating sims and twee little cozy games. sometimes a bitch doesnt wanna play bloodborne that shit's hard
guys who mainly play 2k and fortnite will still be like oh youre not a real gamer for having 1000 hours in stardew. mother fucker you're larping as a basketball player
I really need to find out she's had a secret lover for years, because her husband is the absolute worst, and she needs someone worshipping her as she deserves.
Maybe one of the bodyguards? Or heck, all of them, if that's what she wants.
this guy is gonna make this relationship a EVERY-SINGLE-PERSON BUSINESS.
Did you know he like Ongsa? You probably should. Did you know he and Ongsa are dating? Yes, they are. Did you see a alpha shinning like a fucking mirrorball everytime he looks at his partner? That's just Nakhin looking at Ongsa.
Yes you read those words right. Let’s talk about butt babies and knotting.
Ep 7 brought omegaverse lore to the table with Phatsa asking the age old question: where do babies come from?
actually he asked how HE can give birth
Because he had the sex ed class that taught him the cisgendered way so of course he would be confused. And he’s probably thinking back to ep2’s convo with Ongsa just after he got bitten who said something about male omegas bearing children in passing.
So how does a male omega get preggers? Sex, duh.
Let’s ask the omegaverse doctor…
First an omega goes into heat and seeks out an alpha to mate with. This is equivalent to a uterus haver’s ovulation period. It’s all decorated with fresh lining to prepare for the baby aka a new parasite that takes up squatting.
So like he said, during sex, the base of an alpha’s dick swells in preparation for an orgasm forming a knot. And it gets stuck. Sometimes it’s like a precum orgasm then knotting and full release. All up to the author’s preference.
And the omega will know if their alpha knots because they can feel it swelling up like a fucking balloon. Sometimes it’s painful. And Nakhun being a true alpha means he is already forearm size in manhwa terms. Pray for Phatsa’s bussy everyone.
An alpha’s knot can last around 10-30minutes to ensure no swimmers escape out the womb, maybe longer if the author deems it. In manhwas, we see the conception happen and we all yell “Mpreg time!” because that womb was filled.
During this time, the alpha and omega are stuck in whatever position they were in until the alpha’s knot is done. Better hope you’re in a good hugging position because you don’t want to rip your bussy by moving. Once the swelling goes down, they can finally separate and now there’s a little dumpling in the oven.
But wait that doesn’t fully explain how Phatsa has a uterus! (and how that works)
And Nakhun… well he explains…
yeah that does sound horrifying.
So what Nakhun is explaining here is that Phatsa will grow a butt baby using his hidden uterus that opens up during heat. (And it’s prepped with neon flashing lights at the tunnel opening for an alpha’s knot during heat cycles)
And as the baby grows, his body will change. (LETS GO BABY BUMP👀) Male omegas need birthing hips and his innards get moved around to fit his tiny parasite person.
And when the time comes, Phatsa will have a birthing canal formed to deliver the baby naturally. Whether that’s through his asshole or an entirely new hole is something that will need to be determined.
And as an avid reader of omegaverse, it seems like Knot might be going with the uterus being attached to the intestinal wall with a secret tunnel/door type of mpreg. But all still body horror nonetheless.
Obviously pregnant omegas are still humans so they carry the baby 9 months just like normal. And will have pregnancy symptoms like morning sickness, food cravings, fatigue, and sensitivity to smells (specifically pheromones).
This sensitivity to smells is why omegas nest and stay in/near it during their pregnancy. (You can read up my essay on nesting here) Their nest gives them comfort and the baby feeds off the alpha smell while in the womb. Sometimes we get the alpha with couvade syndrome aka phantom preggo symptoms and well — they do share a bond 😏.
If a pregnant omega doesn’t get enough of their alpha’s scent during the every stage of pregnancy, they can have complications like miscarriage. (And in Phatsa’s mom’s case: death) Some authors use a pheromone shower to make the uterine walls stronger. Some get the doctor prescribed pheromones through sex and the addition of the alpha’s cum strengthens it. (Or in the later stages helps prepare for birth 👀)
Yay science.
Can’t wait to see how MFlow decides to depict knotting without showing his dick or x-rayed omega bussy.
Also Doc says here are some pamphlets for more research readings:
Love that we finally found out what a knot is in Knot the Series 😊 also nice to know in this omegaverse world building male Omegas grow a birth channel when pregnant and Alphas don't grow a knot every time they have sex. AND nests are a thing for pregnant omegas to feel better. it's so interesting what the writers are using and taking from the greater omegaverse canon.
