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today's gregor samsa is: at the very large array

[muzzled-vampires]

Hear me out: Another reason Owen finds it easier to conceptualize himself as Louis’s ‘pet’ is because he doesn’t have a better framework for their relationship due to the fact that, for a good portion of history, lepers were legally prohibited from getting married. He’s internalized that he can never be someone’s husband. Never participate in that role or any role in society. He is Outside the family structure and the town. (Never to be a husband. Never to be a son) Adding into everything else (his attraction to a vampire who is also a man who is also nobility. All layers of separation that would prohibit their Union in the eyes of others). There’s an extra layer of pain that comes from the fact that the Reason He Can’t Get Married is Because He Is Sick.

—VLA

condensing these into one ask bc YEEESSSS i know enough time has passed that the discord has yapped about this Extensively but im still thinking about this… lovebitten gender fuckery my beloved

still thinking about that scenario where level 3 owen goes looking for louis’ clothes, except almost all of them were lost in the fire, but the pre-transition dresses he keeps in the cellar weren’t, and what is he gonna do, NOT wear them ?? please.

basically owen in a fancy dress that has been torn up and shredded at the bottom to make it easier to run/fight in. legs “internalized homophobia” undo feels really really normal about this. so does pyroofjrndkcnrnr sorry i just thought about owen fucking pyro while wearing a dress and i blacked out. what was i saying.

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[patron-saints]

Giulia Marcovaldo

:o :O

is it because of the cheese? it’s because of the cheese right

[patron-saints]

Slow-burn, fate date, or enemies-to-lovers Mihoshi Kuramitsu, Alicent Hightower, and Tahani Al-Jamil?

ok right off the bat i think fake date is the most in genre answer for mihoshi - this is all assuming the women i ship all these people with won’t murder me, right? bc kiyone, rhaenyra and eleanor as a team up is TERRIFYING. ok. anyway so yes, IF mihoshi remembers we’re lying to people and remembers not to randomly blurt out that we’re not actually dating i think fake dating would be the most fun with her.

enemies to lovers is so hard for all of them bc i love all of them so much and so deeply but since i answered in genre for mihoshi i think alicent is the most Built For This and it would be the most satisfying narratively !!! but i would hate it the whole time we were enemies i would be like baby i’m on your side so fast djdjdjd

& tahani would be sooo so fun for a slow burn bc i think we could like really take our time getting to know each other as friends and we’d be like pretending we didn’t have Romantic Feelings the whole time it would be cute

but really conceivably i could come up with scenarios for all three for all three !!! like if mihoshi was my enemy it would be bc she’s a cop & if tahani was it would be bc she’s rich and we’d have a whole arc about that etc, and i think both tahani And alicent would be SUCH clever co-conspirators in a fake dating scenario! and theyd all be fun to slow burn regardless of context hehe

thank you baby these were such delightful character pulls 🥰🥰🥰

[sakuraswordly]

The Cosmic Owl: Twin Active Collisional Ring Galaxies with Starburst Merging Front at $z=1.14$

Galaxy mergers play a critical role in driving galaxy evolution, especially by transforming galaxy morphology, redistributing the gas around

At redshift z = 1.14, this system reveals two ring galaxies, each around 26,000 light‑years across, formed through an almost perfect, head‑on collision that has caused powerful shockwaves to compress gas into star‑forming rings.

The JWST NIRCam imaging shows two near‑identical rings, with bright central regions making them look like big owl eyes, and a starburst “beak” where they overlap. These rings originated roughly 38 million years ago, when one galaxy plunged through the other in a near‑central impact, sending ripples of star formation outward.

Both galaxies host active galactic nuclei (AGN). JWST’s grism spectroscopy detected broad hydrogen Paschen emission from each core, confirming two AGN.

These black holes have estimated masses of ~10⁸ M☉ each and are separated by roughly 10 kpc, a bona fide binary AGN. Chandra X‑ray and radio data from VLA further back up the AGN presence, including the detection of high‑ionization emission lines like [Ne V].

Where the rings intersect, what astronomers call the “beak”, a fiery starburst is underway. ALMA has mapped a substantial reservoir of cold molecular gas there, while JWST shows intense nebular line emission and VLA reveals a radio hotspot aligned with this region.

A relativistic jet from the NW AGN appears to slam into the beak, further shocking local gas and triggering efficient star formation, with a rapid gas depletion timescale. This is a textbook example of shock‑induced star formation in action.

Extreme rarity: Collisional ring galaxies require precise, head‑on collisions, seeing two, simultaneous rings at high redshift is practically unheard of.

Fast stellar assembly: The combination of merger-driven shocks and jet feedback makes this system a compelling case for how galaxies rapidly grow during the earlier universe.

Insight into cosmic evolution: With dual AGN, cold gas, and jet-driven star formation all in one frame, the Cosmic Owl serves as a rare laboratory for understanding how galaxies and black holes evolve together.

The Cosmic Owl at z = 1.14 is a spectacular cosmic event: two galaxies locked in a head‑on collision, each forming a glowing ring and housing a supermassive black hole.

Their merger has lit up a blast of star formation at the collision front, fueled both by gravitational upheaval and a targeted AGN jet. It beautifully illustrates the dramatic mechanisms that drive galaxy formation in the early universe, caught in the act, and looking uncannily like a giant glowing owl in JWST’s eyes.

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What's your favorite dessert? :3 (If dessert is not your thing-o, do you have any favorite savory foods?)

Various vla flavors (like vanilla, strawberry, apple with cinnamon, banana, caramel, or chocolate) with sweet whipped cream.

It's a simple dessert and yet so tasty. Haven't had it in many years but it's a favorite I definitely miss.