In Heat/In Rut (now with more actual posting?)

[matingseason]

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

[nevermorethroppish]

Green eyes that almost seemed to glow in the dim streetlight clearly had no idea what Peter was talking about. Instead, his fingers clutched tight to the shoulder, his senses picking up things he had no right to. Trism? Butter-gold hair and strong, handsome features that could curl into such a lovely impish smile. He could see this man as a soldier. He could see this man talking to Animals. Wait, what would Trism be doing here? How could Trism be here?

He needed him to be here, clearly. He wanted him so much.

He only held tighter.

"I want--" and it was clear he had no idea what he wanted only that he didn't so much want it as need it and that was right now.

[wunderking]

This was a hellishly bad situation for everyone involved, but most especially bad for the stranger who was clutching him. "Need," he murmured, somewhat irritably. "But what you need first is off the street."

Which was to say he got a grip on the man's wrist, used that grip to pull off the hand on his shoulder bu t- didn't let go immediately. Instead he kept hold and used it to lead this poor, befuddled, idiot toward his own flat. Such as it was, and it was not particularly impressive.

[nevermorethroppish]

"Of course," said the poor, befuddled idiot, allowing himself to be dragged wherever. Trism always brought him places, always told him what to do. He'd listened and ended up in the Home Guard and he'd listened and he'd ended up in that attic and he'd listened and he'd ended up a dead Elephant with his heart broken in two waiting with one door open at the front and one at the back for either of the people he'd given himself to over the years.

He wasn't looking at the flat, couldn't look at the flat. No, his heart was seeking only one thing, one face, one thing and his body was following along behind.

"Will you jump me again, please?"

[wunderking]

"No, because I'm not whoever you think I am and I've never jumped you in the first place." No, Peter did not expect a coherent response as he led the man off the street and up several flights of stairs to his flat. He simply needed to keep talking to keep himself distracted.

He also stopped anyone else from jumping the stranger, though in truth most people were more than willing to back down from a very direct gaze. No one was truly looking for that much trouble and Peter's easy confidence was a deterrent. Particularly since it at least appeared they were together.

[nevermorethroppish]

"You never are who I think you are," he said, quiet and a little sad. "I think you're someone who wants to love me but you're not. You're just someone who does, unwilling, rebellious against your own sense. Like I am. Like I always am."

His eyes were half-lidded and his lips were curved in something that only a fool would think was a smile.

"I came looking for Rain and somehow found you and I don't know which hole in my heart aches more but beggars can't be choosers."

His throat was tight, audibly, as he looked at Peter.

"At least kiss me. I made my choice and I died and I came to this terrible world with Kansas in it. At least kiss me. I've never wanted something so much in my life."

[wunderking]

"You want who you think I am, and your more than mildly clouded by hormones, though I'm really going to agree this world is terrible."

He soudned so completely composed and matter of fact, but he was absolutely not going to do anything... dishonorable. Just keep ushering the man into his admittedly spartan flat, and lock the door securely behind them.

And then wander away, though not out of sight, to ensure all the windows were equally secure. "My name is Peter, by the way."

He didn't expect that to get through, either.