Sky's Heart After Dark

Sky / Kay // it/he/she // 18+ only // main: @hibikinumberonefan // pfp by @aesthetictoya

[kobairaz]

older nikei sketch.

[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

[a-titty-ninja]

「人妻アリス」 by 缶子 | Twitter

๑ Permission to reprint was given by the artist ✔.

[shanks]

つちの

[tinkerhut]

[kobairaz]

Ocean Maid

based on the stellar blade costume

[pixielotl]

🏖️🍧beachy chiaki doodle

[kanadex3]

kanade tight 2pc bathing suit

[nyancrimew]

confession: my first time having sex was by accident. i was giving a massage to help with body pain and as it turns out the way i was pressing on them was good in a sexually horny way. after they came (they were surprised too) we laughed it off then spent the week ravenously fucking

oh my god,,

[kobairaz]

Ocean Maid

based on the stellar blade costume

[tgirl-gaming-thoughts]

anyone want pics of my holes?

[tgirl-gaming-thoughts]

[tgirl-gaming-thoughts]

My favorite responses to this post so far

and finally, god please no

[prokopetz]

Adventuring party where the pink-haired healer chick is the deranged one, but they still have the classic "the director keeps telling the voice actor they don't sound stoned enough" vocal characterisation of the type, so they're just out there explaining in detail all the awful things they're going to do to you in that spacey, lilting monotone.

[prokopetz]

All demurely gripping the haft of their ribbon-bedecked healer's staff and flashing you a warm, encouraging smile as they placidly ask you to choose where the branding iron goes next.

[prokopetz]

Person who really wants to be dominated by a strong-armed authoritarian in a snappy uniform, but also they want to keep their kinks ideologically pure, so they split the difference and fantasise about getting their ass beat by the inspector-general of the US Postal Service.

[dravidious]

#something something shipping discourse

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[prokopetz]

I'm pretty sure my inclinations with respect to fantasy worldbuilding are 100% attributable to reading weird porn on Usenet at an inappropriately young age and getting drawn into twenty-thousand-word explanations of why doing genetic engineering in the author's setting absolutely has to involve a wizard getting buttfucked by a dragon.

[kanadex3]

i love tight tank tops i love boobs i love thighs i love kanade aaaahahfjdgchfg

[musteligae]

a "pretty boy" has been found sniffling and whimpering in the wilderness