in which nobody's feeling the aster
You won't find faith or hope down a telescope, you won't find heart and soul in the stars; you can break everything down to chemicals, but—
"It's all wrong."
Artemis jerks out of her daydream. Yeah, she reflects. All... wrong.
Apparently, Wally's best friend has other things on his mind.
"This defines 'aster' as—"
"Asters," the archer interrupts, "are the beginnings of spindle fibers during prophase."
Robin grins despite himself. "Clearly, you're not feeling the aster."
"I see inaccurate definitions aren't the only things you read."
The lithe teenager nods, then, slyly, asks, "So... did Wally teach you that?"
'Fado' comes from Latin fatum meaning 'fate' or 'destiny'. It's also a musical genre, hence the slight songfic elements. The lyrics continue: but you can't explain a love like ours. From Science & Faith by The Script.
Inspired by yesterday's Biology lesson. Asters are alternatively: types of sunflowers, a sunflower motif in Connecticut chest central panels, and the opposite of disaster.
m.e.