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THE ALPHA/BETA/OMEGA MEME

In our world, sexual roles are commonly defined by genders -- male or female or other, by sexualities -- gay or straight, bi or asexual or in-between. But what if they were defined by something else entirely?

Alpha/Beta/Omegaverse is a fusion of fanfiction tropes and animalistic behavior. In this world, sexual roles are divided into three categories: the Alphas (the dominant, the protective and the aggressive), the Betas (ordinary humans) and the Omegas (submissive, fertile and able to carry children).

RESOURCES:
Fanlore on the Alpha/Beta/Omegaverse
Alphas, Betas and Omegas: A primer.

CONTENT WARNING: Below the cut contains descriptions of animalistic sexual behavior as applied to humans, situations of dubious consent, explicit situations, mpreg, and scenarios of societal oppression. Click with caution!

ROLES:
1 - The Alpha.
* Stereotypically type A personalities.
* Anatomically: Males have a penis; females may have a penis in addition to a vagina.
* Alphas knot their mates, meaning that the base of the penis swells and locks them inside their mate while they produce copious amounts of semen in an effort to breed.
* Strong sense of smell.
* Near an Omega in heat, they experience a compulsion to mate that is almost impossible to overcome.
* Alphas may go into rut, which is their equivalent of Omega heat, and drives them to mate.

2 - The Beta.
* Ordinary human being.
* Males have penises; females have vaginas.
* Can mate to anyone.
* Might be able to smell hormones of Omegas and Alphas, but will not be overwhelmingly affected by them.

3 - The Omega.
* Stereotypically submissive, quiet, intelligent and less physically able.
* Female anatomy is similar to Betas; males are self-lubricating and may have either an external or internal vaginal setup.
* Regularly go into heat, which involves being overcome by the urge to mate. They are unable to consent while in heat.
* May be made compliant by a bite to the neck. However, that may also induce a mating bond.
* Often regarded as second-class citizens or prizes to be won.

SITUATIONS:
1 - Bonding - Love at first sight. You've spotted your soulmate. You can smell them, you can feel them, you know that they'll be with you until the end of your days. Unless there's something between the two of you. It could be age - maybe one of you has to wait until the other has reached maturity. It could be that the bond is one-sided, and the other has yet to fall in love. It could be an unwanted bond, or society could have divided you into different places. Is your love strong enough to conquer?

2 - Heat/Rut - The need is coming on you strong. Everyone for a half-mile around can smell it. Better find someone to ride it out with, or hole yourself up in a room with a few bottles of water and a durable sex toy. And you'd better hope that there isn't someone out there who will take advantage of your pliable state. Best case scenario, there might be a Beta who can take care of you, or fend off anyone too predatory.

3 - Pregnancy - Whether through a heat or not, you're pregnant. Congratulations - or condolences. Is it time to start a family, or time to start panicking?

4 - Suppressants - You're using suppressants to keep yourself on an even hormone cycle, skipping heats, or maybe pretending to pass as a different class of society. After all, Omegas might want to be in the military, where they're not usually allowed - or an Alpha might want to take a job in a university or as a nurse. Shouldn't they be allowed to, if their hormones are suppressed? Just hope that you don't miss a dose.

5 - Mistaken Identity - That friend that you always thought was an Alpha, or an Omega, or a neutral Beta, turns out to be something entirely different, and your world is turned absolutely upside down. Does it challenge your preconceptions? Or does it just ruin the balance between you two?

6 - Unlikely Pairs - After all, there's no actual reason that Alphas have to mate with Omegas. Maybe two Omegas can satisfy each other. Or two Alphas. Or your intended mate could easily be a Beta. Maybe this is just about breaking out of your pre-established role and becoming something new.

7 - Manifestation - In some cases, an individual may not know they are Omega, Beta or Alpha until their first heat/rut/manifestation, usually happening in early teen years. It may take you by surprise; it may be a blessing, or may be a deep disappointment.

8 - Other - Adventures in getting jobs, making families, fighting bad guys, and anything else you can come up with!

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If he'd been on birth control for weeks now, that should be all right. Hopefully. The hormone balance between a Beta woman and an Omega was different but it wasn't in Jack's current ability to care too much about the possibilities of a child.

And there were ways to stop a fetus from growing if unwanted. Torchwood had several ways to do that. So it would be fine. Obviously. And Jack would not get attached. He promised himself that as he kissed his temporary mate again and, hand still gripping Gabriel, guided himself back to a place wet from more than Gabriel's desire. Jack's first foray still laid within.

"I'd hate to make you wait for something you need," he growled, rolling onto his back so that Gabriel could be seated astride his hips.

It left ample space for his hand to bring his mate pleasure too.

Gabriel wasn't terribly concerned about a child right now, either. He did the responsible thing (eventually), and now they just had to see what came of it. It wasn't like he was avoiding being a father- he'd love to have a child to care for. But he just never thought the opportunity would arise. Being an Omega in the closet pulled those chances down further.

That was over now, of course. He could talk to Mohinder about bearing a child with him. Thinking about it, even for a moment, made his heart flutter. But then Jack growled again and pressed into him again, and Gabriel couldn't do anything but shudder and moan.

As Jack rolled onto his back, Gabriel happily sat up on top of him. Gabriel could just roll his hips- and he does, for a short while. But he wants more- more feeling, more friction, more everything. So Jack will notice that Gabriel is lifting himself with telekinesis, only to slide him back down on Jack's amazing cock. And with all of this, he was thrusting into Jack's hand, his own erection heavy and hot.

He should be taking care of his Alpha, he knows that. But the ability to be absolutely shameless in his pleasure is too tempting. Jack put him in this position, so clearly he wanted it this way, right? Gabriel leaned forward, in between moans and gasped murmurs of how perfect it all was, and he gave Jack a sloppy kiss.

Mohinder wasn't on Jack's mind. He would let the Indian induce a new set of guilt when he invariably felt betrayed and broken hearted by a man who had not easily earned his trust back again. Jack knew that this was biological, and he knew that Betas understood that, but understanding and emotions did not always come together in a holistic sort of way. That was no problem for other things coming together though.

Gabriel was perfect, just as he thought, and as this new way of hormone induced heat came over him, Jack became less interested in the brilliant ways he could use his abilities and more focused on the act of breeding. At least his hand was already locked around the other's cock. He was too mindless to move it, and the other hand pressed easily healed bruises into his hips.

Even for an alpha, this wasn't about pleasure. Jack growled and breathed hard and the bed creaked but his mind had settled on the need to make sure Gabriel had his child.

He envied Betas. They lost their animal instinct and these mind wrenching genetics long ago.

Jack groaned as he unloaded another hot batch of seed into his sweet Omega. It took several long moments for him to check and see if Gabriel had come too.

Gabriel was panting and sweaty, feeling like he was burning up from all the stimulation. His mind had drifted back into those instincts, and he mostly felt pleased to have Jack's large knot in him again as he lay down on the Alpha's chest. But their position did work quite well, and he'd had the benefit of a release, too. He swiped his hand over the spunk on Jack's stomach before he was lying on top of it, and licked it up off his fingers without thinking about it. Any other time he would've been disgusted by the move, but this just felt natural.

He rubbed his face on Jack's sweaty chest, licking him occasionally. He closed his eyes as he slowed down, finally feeling the last of Jack's seed (for now) pump into him. This was how it was supposed to be, so he was happy with it.

Eventually, he would think about how he'd tell Mohinder this, and what he would have to do to properly apologize. But his brain was actively not letting him be upset or stressed. It was actually quite nice not constantly coming up with contingency plans in case something went wrong- but perhaps he wouldn't like it later. Only time would tell, there.

"Mmmm," Gabriel said again. His murmurs were barely audible. "Thank you for staying." It meant more to him than he wanted to say, more than just what the instincts wanted. He was used to dealing with things alone, especially when he'd messed up. He didn't know if he could've actually handled it that time.

"I couldn't leave you," Jack murmured against the curve of his neck. He liked holding Gabriel like this. It felt like family, like this was what his life had been missing. He knew better than to let the heat cloud his mind with those thoughts but they were so nice and warm.

Omegas might use heat to secure a mate and offspring but Alphas were the same. He rubbed the small of Gabriel's back and thought of how wonderful babies were. Their smell... And caring for the Omega while he or she was pregnant-- Jack was a good father. It had been so long since he had enjoyed that role.

No.

He could never be attached. Not to Gabriel. Jack closed his eyes. "We should order room service... When I'm able to pull out. Don't want to scare the bellhop."

Babies were on Gabriel's mind as well. He was about to ask Jack if he'd ever had children- he could only assume so- when Jack brought up food. "Sounds great. I don't know how long its been but I'm starving." He licked a line up Jack's neck. "Although I know I'm always hungry."

Jack had seen this firsthand. Gabriel never turned down food, and usually ate enough for two people. Whenever they had the opportunity, he'd snack on something.

He pressed his cheek against Jack's and closed his eyes again. "This isn't as bad as I thought it'd be," he murmured, suddenly. "Not anywhere near. 'm glad you're my first, first Alpha."

He wasn't sure where he was going with that. "So what're you going to order?" he asked, sleepily. "Think I'd eat anything..."

Jack understood Gabriel's need to cling and He immediately wrapped his arms around the Omega tightly to not only keep him warm and close, but protect him. With the amount of hormones flooding through then, being reacted to by them, clinginess was just going to come with the territory. Jack just had to watch his possessive streak.

Gabriel was not his.

But why not? A Beta can't give him what I can--

It was a dangerous and dark thought. "I should be your only Alpha," he murmured. Possessive, yes, but a reminder that he was in love with a Beta. Gabriel couldn't keep doing this. "I'll order one of everything and you can eat whatever and as much as you like. You'll need your strength."

When Jack muttered, Gabriel kissed at and then licked Jack's jawline, right up to his ear. "You'll be my only Alpha," he half-whispered. He wouldn't go so far to say it, because even in the state he was now, he knew he was walking dangerous territory. But Gabriel would live a long, long time, and that meant it was likely he'd spend a good chunk of that time missing Mohinder and very lonely. Perhaps this gave them some wiggle room on some things.

And with not even being a quarter of his way through his heat, he knew he didn't want any other Alpha but Jack. As it turned out, Jack wasn't the only one with a possessive streak in this bed.

He hummed with happiness as Jack discussed the plan just to get everything on the menu. That and the arms around him made him feel more safe than his regeneration possibly could right now.

Jack handfed Gabriel anything he wanted. A little bite of this or piece of that, everything came from Jack's fingers. He knew the urge to do that was remarkably inane, particularly because their cultures had long since grown beyond such needs for dominance and mating displays. Gabriel didn't have to choose him...their hormones had already. And Jack didn't have to keep Gabriel because no one else was banging down the door to fight him for the right to mate with the Omega next. The end of the twentieth century had even given more rights to Omegas than ever before and they could certainly all fend for and feed themselves.

And yet, Jack still needed, in the basest part of his being, to prove himself the best choice for Gabriel. Each hour together was more dangerous, even worse because Jack was Gabriel's first.

They hadn't bonded, but Jack was afraid that they might by the end of this. As soon as the worry started, he pushed it aside. Why was it a worry anyway?

They belonged together, two travellers that would last forever.

Gabriel was feeling quite thoroughly fucked at this point, and didn't bother getting up or putting clothes on when the food came. Instead he pulled the covers over himself and tried to burrow into them as much as possible.

Being fed by Jack was an indulgence Gabriel never expected to experience. He didn't think he'd ever feel the need for something like that, and definitely wouldn't have the patience to wait for food. But as Jack gave him strawberries and bites of pancake, Gabriel realized he was accepting it readily. He felt delicate, like he should be fawned over. Like maybe he needed it.

The brunch- or lunch, or whatever- was luxurious, and they seemed to have plenty of time for it before their next coupling. Gabriel found that he liked to stay quiet, mostly, showing how he felt in broad licks and heavy kisses rather than saying it. His mind had come back to him, thankfully, and so he could relax and go with the flow (when it suited him).

He had thought with so much mating, it would become routine. But as they got to know each other more closely, it actually became less so. Gabriel was learning to work with his instincts, rather than just fight them outright.

So instead of discussing it beforehand this next time, Gabriel just looked at Jack with his dark eyes, then nuzzled into his neck. This was the one who was going to be with him in centuries. He didn't have to deal with the horror of being by himself after he lost Mohinder. There was time enough to have all of it- and his greedy mind wanted everything. Other than today, Jack would wait. So it was time to indulge.

Did that logic follow? He decided he didn't care. Gabriel had always had a weakness for indulgence.

And Jack smelled so good. He smelled perfect. "Do you think I'm pregnant yet?" he asked, his voice breathy and teasing.

"There's only one way to make sure," Jack grinned, falling again on Gabriel.

With each passing hour, the unbearable need to mate lessened and the genuine desire to enjoy his Omega rose. It would be like this until the hormonal outburst of the other man finally ceased and Jack could breathe air that hadn't been peppered by pheromones.

By mid afternoon the following day, Jack was not longer fucking his Omega but taking his time, being affectionate and gentle. He drew out pleasure with his mouth, by changing positions, stroking little patterns into his skin as he entered him. He had Gabriel on his back, legs up and bent at the knee. He could feel his own orgasm like a heartbeat racing towards his swelling cock and Gabriel's against his lips as he kissed the tender flesh along his throat.

Jack groaned, gripping the Omega's hair, willing with deed and desire for Gabriel to present his neck in submission. By that point, Jack wasn't fighting a biological need to bond-- He wanted to do it. And he wanted it to be with Gabriel.

All of Jack's little attentions kept molding Gabriel like putty. He loved the kisses and the petting and every touch Jack gave him. He reciprocated when he could, but he was such a wash of feelings by this point that he was mostly just reacting.

When Jack tugged on Gabriel's hair, the Omega hummed. He liked the feel of hands in his hair, especially if they were tugging. So of course Gabriel tilted his head and submitted, his hum turning into a keening whine of desire. He wanted Jack's mouth on his neck, that sounded just perfect right now.

The niggling in the back of his mind told Jack that Gabriel was claimed. He had been in love with someone else up until two days before (and likely would be again when his heat passed). Bonding, however, was not the same as love. Not physically. And an Omega and a Beta simply did not belong together.

That was likely the Alpha in him speaking, flushed with need. Gabriel could be carrying his child. Protection and claiming an Omega that could be pregnant was important, if only psychologically.

He wanted no one else raising his child.

Jack held back his own orgasm for as long as he could to position his fangs against Gabriel's throat. He was aiming for the gland that would release bonding hormones through his chosen mate and as he found them, he came hard and fast. Gabriel needed to be his forever.

Gabriel's keening became a scream as his sensations were all overloaded. It felt like his cock hardened and he came all at once. It felt like Jack was everywhere, touching him, inside him, in the breaths he took into his lungs and the blood flowing through his veins.

The scream died down to a whine, and then finally a low huffing as he tried to regain his breath. Jack had him, he didn't have to worry. He rubbed his nose and mouth sloppily on Jack's shoulder, not having any muscles for anything else. "Mmmnnn. You...I didn't..."

That sentence didn't go anywhere, but he'd practically forgotten he'd even said it within a couple seconds. He basked in this glow of this feeling, a belonging he never thought existed.

Words were unimportant. Words messed the important things up. He'd drawn just a little blood, but Gabriel had already healed. That didn't stop Jack from licking the spot for several long minutes, tied to his Omega...his mate.

It was a terrible mess, but a mess that neither had to deal with for perhaps a few hours more. Gabriel's heat was ending. Perhaps Jack would breed him once or twice more but the sheer need to do so had already passed.

Now, though, he could feel a life in him that he so rarely had and Gabriel would feel a vitality that should never be. Jack was more or a less a man with infinite amount of life. He was fueled by time itself. It was invigorating, dangerously so. He'd been told a kiss could be addicted...but bonded to another...

Jack's thoughts slipped away from him as he gazed down into the dark eyes of the other man. "Would you rather a boy or a girl?"

Silly, these sorts of discussions. But what had started out being a disasterous need had turned into a honeymoon.

Gabriel was a little overwhelmed as he quieted down under Jack's ministrations. He thought about telling Jack there was no point to him licking at it, thanks to the healing. But he realized that he really, really wanted Jack to keep doing it. It felt right.

It would take awhile to get used to the feeling of Jack's...whatever it was. Gabriel was somewhat surprised that he couldn't define it by feel. His aptitude tried to work it through, but he wasn't even close by the time his eyes caught Jack's again. And then the interest had flitted off, to come back another time.

"Hmmm..." he replied, with a thoughtful smile. "...I don't know, actually. I'm likely to spoil them either way." He grinned, leaning up to kiss Jack slowly (now that slow was an option). "What about you?"

"Boys are infinitely easier," Jack murmured. He had one living daughter in their home universe and she currently hated him. He couldn't blame her when he killed her son. It was for the greater good, but... It effected them all. it had taken a century for Jack to be able to sleep all the way through the night again. He had no trouble telling Gabriel about that now, however, because they were like one person.

He could feel the other, not just his breathing or the way his eyelashes touched his skin like a butterfly's wings, but feel him...feel his heart pulsing and his emotions and the pulse of thought running through him.

It was only then that uncertainty hit. Jack wasn't sure if it started with Gabriel or inside of himself but he was suddenly overcome with the thought that he might lose him. He pulled the Omega close, closer than they were forced to be thanks to their recent mating.

"And you always spoil your first," he whispered.

Gabriel didn't know what to do with all these extra emotions. He rarely felt so strongly, and he knew it was because of the bond, but that didn't tell him how to handle Jack's sadness over his daughter.

So of course he felt uncertain. He'd forgotten that he was so different and remembered that he shouldn't be bonded to anyone. And Jack was sure to notice that, and this had all started as a mistake, and- and-

Jack held him close, as if afraid he was going to somehow disappear. It was just what he needed, and that was why Jack had responded that way. Gabriel realized he'd gotten a little tense and relaxed against him. "I'm sure you're right," he breathed back. "Let's both hope for a boy, then. To start, at least."

His head was pressed against Jack's shoulder, his cheeks pressed against the sweaty, wonderful skin. He gave the spot a kiss and a lick and waiting a few long moments before adding, with some surprise, "I can feel you." He knew what he'd learned in school, but he didn't think the bond was going to be like this. It was wondrous- giving him information without demanding to know more. Telling him all about Jack and giving everything over of himself. This would be cherished.

"We're going to be together forever, right?" he asked. He knew what the answer would be, but it was one of those things he knew they both could stand to hear out loud.

"We are, until you choose to dissolve the bond," Jack replied. It could kill an Alpha, send them into berserking rage, to lose the connection to their Omega, but Jack had been through it before and...he couldn't really stay dead. It was one of those remarkable little loopholes when it came to being a fixed point in time. Bonding? That didn't revert back to the way he had been when The Bad Wolf brought him back to life. And he was getting older too...slowly. Very slowly.

There was truly no reason at all to think about it.

"I'm yours for as long as you'll have me." Which could be another few days. If the Beta birth control worked on Gabriel and he wasn't pregnant, the Omega might have an easier time of choosing Mohinder over him...

But Mohinder would grow old. He would turn to dust. Or something else could happen along the way. And Jack was a patient man.

And also a bad man.

Gabriel frowned in concern as Jack brought up dissolving the bond. That would kill him, wouldn't it? It took him a moment to remember that he'd been overwhelmed by the feeling of 'forever' that Jack had given him, and so of course the man would return to life. And apparently it'd be without the bond. It made him sad to even think of it. Why would he bring that up?

Thoughts of Mohinder passed through him. He would grow old, he'd die. It would be heartbreaking.

Mohinder would never accept this bond, either. Gabriel knew how much Mohinder needed someone just for him, someone who wouldn't be constantly looking somewhere else. His stomach dropped as he realized there might not be a way to solve this. He didn't want to give up Mohinder, and he could barely even think about giving up Jack.

He whimpered almost silently and squeezed Jack tight, looking for comfort. He didn't want to vocalize his concerns, but he suspected he didn't have to. He needed both of them. He had to figure out how to make it work somehow, or he- he didn't know what he would do. His sluggish mind didn't want to figure out a strategy just yet, so he was left to wallow in his concern. He'd really messed this up, hadn't he?

Jack had to quash his own issues before they became issues for them both. Now wasn't the time to worry about all of this-- Even though they should both really talk about what they were going to do.

He hushed and comforted his Omega as much as he could until he was finally able to slip free of him and then carried him off for a much needed shower.

They had a more civilized meal after that, and as it was obvious that their hormonal need for one another was passing (the bond actually helped that), Jack finally leaned forward on his elbows and gave Gabriel a very intense look.

In a few weeks, he would be able to smell if the omega was carrying his child but he didn't want to wait.

"What do you want to do with this, Gabe?"

The hormones were fading, and Gabriel was feeling more in control of himself. He really rather lamented that position because then he couldn't even pretend to be responsible. He was just following biology, like he thought he'd been doing when he started hunting.

Now, he couldn't deny that he was actively trying not to think about how messy this whole situation was. That someone would get hurt, and Gabriel would be the one to decide who.

So he frowned as he finally thought about the whole thing. "I want everything. Of course I do. I always do. But I know-" He stopped and shook his head. He still couldn't quite admit he wasn't coming up with an acceptable solution. "I'm about to ask a lot of dumb questions. Hope you don't mind." He looked back at Jack, eyes just as intense and maybe a little sorrowful. "Since you can do it, I should ask you first. Would you want to break the bond? You didn't really get a choice about any of this."

Jack grinned. Gabriel wanting everything? Of course he did. That was the sort of man he was, and the sort of man that would spend over a decade hiding his gender. Jack leaned back. "I don't think it's up to me at all. We aren't in love. Getting there-- that would be easy. The bond will do it in weeks if not days. You have a partner that you're engaged to. I'm trying to stay objective here."

He really was. And it was incredibly difficult.

"But you can't have everything. If I smell him on you and we remain bonded, I will very likely kill him." That was a given. It was biological. "And I don't want to kill him. He's done nothing wrong and it's not at all fair to him. I can't predict what I'll do if we dissolve this thing either. I use to just visit another reality for awhile-- And I can still do that. But you're never going to die. So that makes this pretty impossible. I could also send him to a dimension where a version of you recently lost a version of him-- These are just ideas all right?"

"Ideas are good," Gabriel said, and it was clear he was thinking hard on all of it. "I want as many ideas as possible." Jack's grin had put him a little more at ease, and he appreciated that Jack was trying hard to tell him his options. "I wouldn't make you leave. If anything, if I decided to break the bond, I'd leave." And he'd take Mohinder with him. But even saying as much as he did made him worry intensely about how Jack would do throughout that.

He shook his head, trying to clear it. There were a lot of possibilities buzzing about him at once, but none of them were good. He chuckled quietly, and a little bitterly. "I never let myself think about it, but I think I always planned to come to you. After Mohinder was gone, and I'd had time to mourn...I'm a pragmatic sort of person. I don't do well alone. And I've always liked you." Admitting this much felt like a betrayal. But he was realizing that at this point, anything would.

"I'm sorry I'm an idiot who got us into this situation. I should talk to Mohinder before I make any final decision about this. But I don't think it's going to change anything." He sighed, deeply, and looked up at Jack. His expression was careful and gentle as he searched Jack's face for something. Eventually, it passed and he smiled slightly. "Is it terrible that I just want to hide out here until Mohinder assumes I've died and moves on with his life?" That wasn't fair to anyone, he knew, but the idea of avoiding that talk seemed awfully good right now.

Jack actually laughed and then shook his head. "That's cruel," he said. A few weeks ago, before this little trip, Gabriel had been asking him how he might extend Mohinder's life or at least make him indestructible to a degree. Now he wanted him to carry on thinking he was dead? It was an interesting though. Jack closed his eyes. "You could set the wrist strap for a few decades into the future too. He'd be old if he wasn't dead already."

And Jack would still be ageless. He wasn't sure how he would manage without his bondmate...but the bond wouldn't have left. He'd never stopped feeling Ianto, even when he time traveled.

Maybe that part of it just traveled with them?

"I'm glad I was still your top pick. There are other immortals. Give or take. But I really am a catch."

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