in heat / in rut meme

[madreen_rua]

THE IN HEAT/IN RUT AU MEME
not an alpha/beta/omega meme


There's no need for elaborate backstories for this AU. You go into heat, rut, whatever you'd like to call it. You've always done so since you were of age to do so. It's a socially accepted norm, and people have gotten used to the difficulties that come with the mating seasons. Life goes on.

Isn't this alpha/beta/omega, then? No, not at all. In this meme, there are no gender-variant genitalia unless your character comes prepackaged with those. No giant cocks - again, unless your character is already packing - or self-lubricating assholes or anal wombs, and no knotting. Unless that's your thing. There's also no set in stone roles with regards to dominance and submission, and some people do not even feel the inclination towards either. Still, there are a few similarities, mainly being that the pheromones of others can put someone into heat that was not in it before and the bond between mates. In addition, some humans/human-stand-ins have created packlike dynamics in response, but this is not universal.

In this meme, it's just regular old human...oids feeling the urge for sex. And by "urge" we, of course, mean all-consuming drive. If characters choose to ignore that urge, it will backfire on them. The more they put it off, the more they will lose their control, becoming more irritable and aggressive, and eventually be nothing but a rutting animal until the need to mate is satisfied. Not all heats call for mating, of course, and most people can just relieve themselves, but when you do mate, you feel the urge to stay by their side and essentially "nest". These desires don't always pan out into offspring, and mating isn't forever unless it's mutually decided upon. However, impregnating your mate is said to be one of the most euphoric experiences a person can have, even if some people only mate because they want to utterly possess someone, as mates are bonded for a while.

If there's anything that's to your fancy that's been left out, go ahead and add it in. Play it how you'd like!

HOW TO PLAY

• Comment with your character and preferences.
• Include what you're interested and not interested in.
• Respond to others!

PROMPTS

1. first heat: Baby's first heat. YOU'RE A TEENAGER/LATE BLOOMER AND WHAT IS THIS?
2. old hand: You've done this a million times, but it never gets any easier.
3. happen to be here: You're not picky. You can't afford to be. You'll take anybody who's nearby.
4. old faithful: You're going to the person you always go to in order to relieve your problem.
5. worked something out: The two of you aren't involved. You just help each other out.
6. unexpected: You never expected to rut with this person, but here you are.
7. forbidden: AKA the obligatory incest or age difference option.
8. volunteer: You've offered yourself up out of the kindness of your heart.
9. tribute: This isn't your offer. You're the offer from others, a gift for someone powerful to sate their appetite.
10. mating: You've decided to go one step further and make your relationship deeper.
11. nesting: Aaah, (temporary) domestic bliss. And lots of fucking. Lots and lots of fucking. Like, you'll barely be able to stand.
12. bonding: The bond, which is mildly psychic and intensely physical, makes sex even more intense.
13. the natural conclusion: Heat calls for pregnancy. Get someone pregnant.
14. already pregnant: Unfortunately, being knocked up doesn't abate your partner's desires. Or yours.
15. mates for life: Now you're absolutely certain that you want to be with no one else. Of course, this means you'll be in synch with their heat for the rest of forever.
16. save you: You've been saved from the advances of an undesired mate by someone who may be much more suited. Show your gratitude?
17. cockfight: Two people want the same mate. That won't do. There are ways to figure that out, not always involving fists.
18. increase in dominance: Exactly what it says.
19. increase in submission: Again, exactly what it says.
20. unexpected dominance: No one expects you to ever be dominant. Prove them wrong.
21. protect: You want to protect your mate from others, and that means putting your scent all over them.
22. set off by someone else: You were doing fine until you got a whiff of someone else's pheromones.
23. resisting temptation: Your heart belongs to someone. You want to stay out of this "heat" thing. You want to rise above it. Whatever it may be, you just have to not take the bait. Easier said than done.
24. all worked up: You're beginning to lose control and yourself. Quick, do something before you're jumping anything that moves.
25. pack: As mentioned prior, some people, especially those far out from civilization proper, have formed packs that hold to the more traditional alpha structure. Of course, these packs come with their own rules when it comes to heat and mating.
26. suitable partner: The desire for certain mates can come from a subconscious level, and you can find yourself aroused by someone showing how strong they are (they can protect you), how curvaceous they look (that must mean they're fertile), or any other number of traits that can benefit you.
27. desperation: You'll take anyone! Anything!
28. final release: You've reached your breaking point and your mindless. At least you'll get relief.
29. fighter: Part of your process is seeing who's worthy of you by testing their mettle. That, or you want to fight anything.
30. off your meds: It's fairly rare, but some can get blockers for their heat. What if those blockers run out? Why, it makes your heat ten times worse!
31. noncon: They don't want this. You don't want to stop this.
32. dubcon: You say no, but your body says yes and you can't stop loving it.
33. calm you down: Whether it's to fuck or to fight, you're going mad, and they have to bring you back down to Earth.
34. territorial: How dare someone look at what belongs to you? You'll have to make things right.
35. odd man out: For some reason, you don't go into heat. Never have. Being with you is pretty relaxing, and some find it appealing to not have to deal with pheromones that aren't theirs. You do have to learn how to appreciate their problems, though.
36. WILDCARD

Comments

Shadow the Hedgehog | Sonic Boom | OTA

[ikeasnob]

[Not interested in noncon or Sonics.]

34 with added 11 bc... it's Amy when isn't she nesting tbh

[heyyourenotsonic]

[ It's been a pretty okay day. The sun is shining, the bees are buzzing, and there's not a single cloud in the sky. Granted, the day is about to end, but, that's not the point. It's been a fabulous day. Amy had managed to drag Shadow out and about for some much needed fresh air, and everything had gone accordingly. At least, until someone had made the mistake of simply glancing over at her and waving. She'd heard Shadow's growl before she even had to see the look on his face; and fortunately, the person in question had high tailed it out of there sensing the danger.

Amy's been with Shadow long enough now to know his ticks. Most of them, at least; and this particular tick is more him being ticked off about that rando. She groans as they walk into their shared abode, and once they are safely inside, she heaves a sigh. ]

He didn't mean anything by it, he was just being friendly. [ Because she sees the good in everyone, or at least, most everyone. As she talks, her eyes s l o w l y trail over to their couch, where she may or may not have left several blankets earlier in the day, strewn about across the cushions. She squints, staring at it and clearly mentally debating going over to mess with it. ]

Jessica Jones | Jessica Jones/The Defenders | F/M

[assholic]

[No for 14, 31, 32. Cast/crosscanon good, prefs in permissions. Open to mixing in A/B/O as well. Will be Alpha. A/A and A/O scenarios welcome. Willing to AU her into canons I'm familiar with. I'm also very open to combining this with werewolf AUs or a monster mash scenario. Anything else? PM or comment.]

jiaoqiu | hsr

[foxfare]

[madamgeneral]

[ Interested in Feixiao? ]

Gabreel King + OC + OTA

[malecompanion]

[No straight-up noncon, prefer that this is just a normal thing that happens to most people, not a rare few. He's a boywhore, like literally, that's what he does for work.]

Mina / Urban Fantasy OC / OTA

[raisedgrimm]

[No straight-up noncon or pregnancies, prefer that this is just a normal thing that happens to most people, not only to a rare few. It's probably only a problem if she's on a job, but she can usually find someone to help out.
Mild to moderate monster-fucking is also a possibility with her.]

Edwin Payne - Dead Boy Detectives - M/M

[technicallyhellbound]

[No straight-up noncon or pregnancies, prefer that this is just a normal thing that happens to most people, not only to a rare few. Canonmates preferred, but not demanded, and fully willing to run with some kind of alive-AU to facilitate.]

Charles - Dead Boy Detectives - OTA

[just_aces]

[No straight-up noncon or pregnancies, prefer that this is just a normal thing that happens to most people, not only to a rare few. Castmates preferred, but not demanded as long as it makes sense, and fully willing to run with some kind of alive-AU to make this work.]

Ben Solo | Star Wars | OTA

[neverreallygone]

Elia Broch | Star Wars OC | OTA

[beautiful_paths]

Isa Trevyal | Star Wars OC | OTA

[like_ashadow]

John Walker | MCU | ota

[diditwell]

[No non-con.]

till | alien stage

[blink]

Rowan O'Cleary | OC | OTA

[medicalling]

[Permissions and Kinks available. Sidhe low royal playing human doctor in the 'real world'.

For scenarios, I'm completely up for weird fae ages making him not have had a heat/rut yet, so he can do 1. I'm open for a lot of things as well, but not feeling 14, 31, 35. Heavy yays for 1, 8, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 24, 26, 30, 33, 34. Wildcard and mashup of things are always good as well.]

[blacktideking]

( Fellow fae.~ Interested in some 1/8? )

Dorian Storm | Critical Role | OTA

[makingmyway]

(( Would love to play something with Genasi heats ))

eijiro kirishima; bhna/mha

[machismost]

[ I would love an alpha/alpha relationship trying to make it through, including ruts where they may or may not fight each other and end up getting it on. I'm also up for Kirishima being an alpha to anyone else and doing this the classic way, but he does try to do right by the omega beforehand to protect. maybe ultimately ends up giving in, up to you. ]

Neuvillette | Genshin Impact | m/m

[justwater]

[Sovereign hydro dragon rut or heat cycle]

lingsha | honkai star rail

[alchemycommission]

[ the vidyadhara don't reproduce but that doesn't mean to say they don't still have lingering symptoms of that biological imperative. that and lingsha has tested hundreds, maybe even thousands of medicines on herself over the years, so it's possible that something she's tried could trigger a heat cycle. ]

[lasthungrywolf]

[Want something with a street punk taken in and turned loyal bodyguard/assistant/whatever when something she rests on herself for stress relief has unexpected side effects and she needs assistance from someone trusted?]

max guevara | dark angel

[revvedup]

[ canonically happens to her lol. would prefer no breeding or explicit noncon prompts. ]

gestures, somewhere in the psl verse

[aldhani]

[one night in a hotel turns to three. maybe more than that, with the way things seem to be going; the infiltration had been too sloppy, and it's going to take more than an instant for the attention turned their way to find somewhere else to go.

forced rest gives cassian's injury, barely more than a scratch in the first place, time to heal, but they're both getting restless, boxed in here. there have barely been two words exchanged between them, beyond the necessities, since there'd been a reckoning: she wants a choice that he doesn't have.

it's not as if he hasn't thought of it before, whether this is where he should actually be to accomplish what he's trying to do; when the string of missions starts to get long, when the results don't feel like they actually mean anything, he turns it over in his mind. he's turned it over in his mind for days, now, between furtive peeks out closed blinds and listening for something, anything, to change. but he goes in the same circles, and it's just —

he lets out a long breath.

but when he turns this time, the thought leaves his mind for good. days stuck together notwithstanding, he's attuned to max, so he notices subtleties, even from across from the room. he notices a tension that's different from what's been there.

and so, brows knitted, he steps away from the window and closer to her. asks,]

Everything okay?

dorothy gale | emerald city

[ginghamed]

[ no breeding or explicit noncon please. ]

hiori yo ( blue lock ) m/m

[hiori]

haruki nakayama | given | m/m

[rapunzelfantasy]

Ren Kaji | wind breaker

[suckercache]

Hiroe Matsudaira | OC | F/M

[kuukokujinjanozenko]

[She's not in the body of a fox any more, but old habits die hard, and she's still not used to this human body's rush of hormones. A bit of mating behavior (deliberate or accidental) can definitely get her spun up. Could also go the other way, though, if she's with another youkai, for example.]

Orym of the Air Ashari | Critical Role | OTA

[halfling_dad]

[I'm down for just about any option]

Mix of 16, 21, and 34 maybe?

[makingmyway]

Dorian really hated going into heat.

He had felt it coming for a while, and had taken the necessary steps to prepare for being bedridden for a few days. But he’d misjudged the exact timing of it, and after performing a show in the tavern that night, he could feel the full wave of it hit.

And it was a bit of a hassle being out in public when going into heat. He isn’t sure how many people could pick up on the scent of it, but it made him suspicious and worried when people approached him, like the current conversation he was stuck in with a half-orc man, because he could never be sure if they picked up the smell of his hormones and if they had any ulterior notices by talking to him.

But his head was getting a bit foggy, and he struggled to figure out how to excuse himself so he can get upstairs and hidden away to nest up.

Belial | What in Hell is Bad?

[discophiliac]