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[mayko-rayko]

LOOK AT MY ART TAG (#maykos art tag) LOOK AT MY ART RAHHHHH

[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

[unpeeled-human]

[unpeeled-human]

[nocturnal-necromancer]

Hello?? Can anyone hear me???

[yuriartillery]

male yuri fan: i wish that i could die and be reincarnated as a houseplant in the home of a lesbian couple. specifically without awareness. i don't need to look, just be present and passively cared for

[yuriartillery]

male yuri fan 2: typical male outlook. you want to insert yourself into the lives of women in the role of a child. you're trying to get between them, unlike what i want. which is to be a lamp in the home of a lesbian couple so i could be useful to them without being actively considered

[yuriartillery]

male yuri fan 1: hypocrite. you obviously want to be touched by them and a lamp? even in your fantasies you are a phallic object.

male yuri fan 3: i just tried crossdressing and i got a really weird feeling in my stomach. also my girlfriend seems really into it. am i doing yuri?

[fandom-man]

[scholarlypidgeot]

@moethh don't hide this in the tags

[nationwidedornermoment]

The last of the classically trained tumblrinas

[dawnlovesham]

I really hope I'm not the only one alone thinking this.

[dawnlovesham]

Updated version!

[atomikats]

only reasonable reaction when your two best friends start dating

[mawofthemagnetar]

What do you mean “chat” is now referring to ChatGPT and not twitch chat? What? What? What the fuck? No?

When I address chat I am speaking to a presumed Greek chorus of real human people shitposting on their lunch break, not a machine that devours lakes to covert electricity into slop.

[gorbling]

Im enjoying the longevity of tumblrs recontextualization style of humor. a seemingly innocuous post followed by like "posts that a gnome would make" or like "are you a phone"

[gorbling]

[hapalopus]

[hapalopus]

More from the notes:

[vexwerewolf]

I love this post

[karifaevt]

The horse thinks as it scratches an itch

[marmastry]

Conquer yourself

[good-advice-ganondorf]

Kind of hate it how people act like Zelda is one of the queerest video game franchises out there, solely because Link is androgynous cause like. Welcome to queer Zelda moments we have

1. Orientalist crossdressing (played as a joke)

2. A MAN who pretends to be a WOMAN so he can get into WOMAN ONLY SPACES (also played as a joke)

3. A flamboyant gay man who wears makeup and pink and moans every line (played as a joke as well, but don't worry! It's a reference to Ocarina of Time's homophobic stereotypes! Nostalgic!)

4. Sidon and Link? (okay you guys are just making stuff up now)

[good-advice-ganondorf]

(tags by @golvio)

A very good addition, I haven't played SS yet so I didn't have any comments on him, but I do agree that his writing is also homophobic.

And people have also mentioned Tingle, which while I think his writing is more ableist than anything, does also fall into the "effeminate man who is played as a joke" trope

[0v9]

A truthberry might make you tell the truth... But a lieberry? A lieberry will loan you books

[the-muppet-joker]

Absorbing all of the period cramps of all of my followers. You're welcome, females. You're welcome, theys. You're welcome, brotherhood. Menstrating for ALL OF YOU.

[sobacake]

TW//BLOOD AT END

"Let's rise higher than the sun and go see the world!"

Spoilers he does not rise higher than the sun 🫩✌️

[quietwingsinthesky]

do you think bowser ever gets anxious after kidnapping peach again that he went too far this time and he calls mario up in the middle of the night to make sure they’re still on for tennis and gokarting next weekend

[quietwingsinthesky]

painstakingly dialing mario’s landline on a comically small telephone only for luigi to pick up instead and he has to ask him to put his brother on the phone. not that luigi isn’t part of weekend plans, but like this is really more of a mario & bowser situation and it’d be rude to drag his brother into it if there’s a problem. so anyway then luigi puts the receiver down to go get his brother and bowser sits there tapping his claws on his table and this is agony, actually, he shouldn’t have called at all, it’s late enough at his castle so it has to be even later over in the mushroom kingdom. but just as he’s about to put the phone down, mario answers all chipper—mario mario speaking, who’s-a calling? which is a ridiculous question because there’s no way luigi didn’t already tell him.—and bowser has to ask him. look, mario, i know i dangled peach in a bird cage over a pit of lava the other day, and when you showed up, i let my son throw giant flaming hammers at you, and there’s no hard feelings about that, right? and there’s a few seconds of silence before mario laughs and reassures him it’s all in the day’s work of a plumber, an explanation bowser has never thought to really question since he only knows two plumbers and it does all seem pretty in their wheelhouse. and then he’s embarrassed for worrying so much so he tries to end the call quickly, but mario just ribs him about how badly he’s going to lose the next race, and then he starts asking bowser how junior is, and does bowser want any of the leftovers since he and luigi really do cook way too much for two, be a shame to let it go to waste. and by the time bowser manages to hang up, this has gone from leftovers into him and junior and the koopalings all being invited over to the mario household for dinner, so long as they don’t park their airship on the front lawn and leave the cannons at home.

[frootjak]

Terumob rainforest cafe date thank you