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[chopshajen]

My brain ran off while driving home so now I’m considering making a big change to Nico and Gunner’s story bc I’m feeling the aro vibes

(For anyone reading this, Nico (any pronouns, nb) and Gunner (he/him, nb) are two of my oldest OCs)

It would basically be that not only is Gunner in love with Nico, but Nico herself was already originally (before she ran away) in an uncomfortable relationship with someone who didn’t really understand her, as Gunner pined from afar

What there is to understand about her is: aromanticism!

Whoever the partner was, they held an important position in the old world’s hierarchy (like a prince or something, making Nico something like a…concubine? he was definitely not this person’s only partner). And they genuinely did like him. But they held too many expectations of their relationship for Nico to deal with, as he barely understood why he was chosen for that relationship in the first place, much less why he should behave a certain way in it

[chopshajen]

I’m not often inspired by music in the context of OCs because I’m weirdly terrible at listening to lyrics, and even when I hear a lyric that seems relevant, it’s rare that the vibe of the whole song is accurate. Also I pretty much only get new music from the radio so my exposure is kind of limited LOL

But I did hear one line from I Don’t Miss You by JP Saxe that made me think about Nico things, from the perspective of their ex: “I don’t miss you / I just fantasize about you being someone who loves me”

That aro feel man, when someone only wants what they think you should be to them :/

I’m trying to formulate the ex’s feelings about him, and broadly speaking they were, and still are, very fond of him, though in a rather unilateral way. I don’t want them to be too manipulative or abusive cuz I think it would be too simple if Nico’s relationship with them was obviously unhealthy for him. It definitely can’t be good beyond the surface, but any pressure Nico felt has to be the kind that is excusable, understandable, or even desired, from anyone else’s perspective looking in. Nico herself wasn’t comfortable with it, but anyone not in her shoes wouldn’t understand why, because isn’t her partner just so loving? So sweet? They obviously love her - so what’s the problem?

[drmnemosyne-blog]

Poststreptococcal Glomerulonephritis - Recognition is the first strep

PSGN is certainly one of the more forgiving GNs in terms of etiology, but to make sure you understand the pathogenesis completely think of it a line of dominoes:

First the patients (often children) SIT at home:

Streptococcal Impetigo or Tonsillitis infection → Ig+antigen complex deposit in the kidney (after a the normal immune response time~10d) → ↓GFR + leaky filtration → symptoms = Na+ retention with water retention and hematuria

By the time the patient starts showing symptoms complement C3 and C4 will be low and you'll see 4 A's in the blood test:

ASOT (AntiStreptolysin O Titre)

Azotemia (excess nitrous compounds in the blood, i.e. urea and creatinine)

Anemia (due to renal hub loss)

↓Albuminemia (due to renal protein loss)

Background information:

Wikipedia 

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