the alpha/beta/omega meme

[cocksocker]

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!

Comments

Thor Odinson | MCU | M/M

[droppedasachild]

( Either Beta or Omega. )

Bucky Barnes | MCU | OTA

[formerweapon]

[either an alpha or omega]

[fanaa]

[ i live! Thinking maybe 2 + 5, with him thinking she was an alpha but so wasn't. ]

Nogitsune | Teen Wolf | m/m

[chaotictrickster]

[Open to all roles]

Will Graham | Hannibal | ota

[crimeprofiler]

[Beta or omega. Interested in a case of mistaken gender identity where Will thinks he's a beta, only to realize he's an omega]

Quentine Coldwater | The Magicians | m/m

[fillorybooks]

[Omega]

[thegreatestproject]

Something was going on with Quentin. Something had been going on with Quentin for a couple of days, turning him peaky and sweaty and even more of a space case than usual. It was the sort of thing that was easy to mistake for a simple fever — that is, unless you spent enough time in close proximity to smell him.

Plenty of the Physical Betas had noticed by this point, but Eliot had been the one to volunteer as tribute for actually doing something about it. First step: establish whether Quentin actually knew what was happening to him. He wasn't doing anything about it himself, which meant he was either clueless about his nature, or dumb enough to think he was pulling one over on all of them.

Eliot found Quentin in one of the corner armchairs in the cottage, looking like he was miles away. He set down the mug in his hand on the side table nearby with a solid thunk. The liquid inside was steaming, and smelled of herbs and sweet spices.

"Drink up," Eliot said, his tone suggesting an order rather than an invitation.

Stiles Stilinski - Teen Wolf - M/M

[runningwithwolves]

[OOC: Stiles is so an omega. Open to all scenarios.]

Kurama | YYH | m/m

[foxthief]

[Beta or omega for Kurama. Alpha for Youko form ]

Cedore Harvey|Final Fantasy IV The After Years| M/M

[redwingingit]

[An Omega, though he's the type to be silk hiding steel.]

Aleksandra Zaryanova | Overwatch | F/F

[swoleaf]

[An Alpha! Willing to play her with or without a dick. All castmates very welcome (especially Mei!), cross-canon characters aged 18 or older would also be great.]

[totalmeihem]

[I'd be down for Zarya/Mei, totally! Any prompts or scenarios you had in mind?]

Keith "(ง'̀-'́)ง" Kogane | Voltron Legendary Defender | ota

[shutupandtrustme]

[ooc: I'm flexible on roles but I'd be lying if I said the idea of Keith the Angry, Aggressive Omega did not appeal.]

Nathan Drake | Uncharted

[uhoh]

[Alpha or beta. Voicetesting]

Stiles Stilinski / Teen Wolf / m/m

[snarkycomments]

[omega, open to any options]

Bucky Barnes | MCU | m/m

[tws_bucky]

[omega]

Gaby Teller | The Man From U.N.C.L.E. | OTA

[mechanikerin]

[Either the tiniest Alpha or the angriest Omega.]

Theo Raeken | Teen Wolf

[firstchimera]

Either.

Steve Rogers | MCU | M/F

[americanclassic]

[Alpha. No minors (21+).]

Derek Hale | Teen Wolf

[lurkerwolf]

Alpha.

[sardonical]

[ ooc: I'm happy to start, but are you more interested in an established relationship or a first time? ]

Jim Kirk | Star Trek AOS (Beyond Compliant!) | M/M

[medbaysmostwanted]

Any Role

Mitsunari Ishida | Sengoku Basara | ota

[upadly_aniol]

[Beta or Omega.]

Yukikaze | 07-ghost | ota

[undercherryblossoms]

[Beta.]

Eliot Waugh | The Magicians | m/m with an exception for Margo/Janet

[thegreatestproject]

[Kind of interested in playing him as a Beta who mates with both Alphas and Omegas? Open to considering other scenarios, though.]

Ronan Lynch | The Raven Cycle | m/m

[molotovheart]

[Proooobably Alpha. Probably. Still settling in to the character, so I can toy with all kinds of scenarios.]

[exmagus]

[Yoooooo. Would you rather have a beta or omega Adam to play against?]

Talia Hale | Teen Wolf

[powerfulalpha]

Alpha female

Jason Schyuler | Anita Blake | OTA

[pomme_de_sang]

(Omega)

Locked to chosenbylightning | 1 & 2?

[pomme_de_sang]

Once they'd started getting serious, Jason had broken the news to Barry as best he could: even though he was an Omega and Barry was an Alpha, it was unlikely that they'd ever be able to have children. Because Jason hadn't had a heat since he'd become a werewolf.

It had taken a vast amount of alcohol a few months later for Jason to explain it better, that it wasn't just the change that seemed to have stopped things in their tracks. He'd been in heat when Raina had lured him in to do one of her movies and had clawed him open in the middle of sex. It might well have only been the lycanthropy that meant he wasn't having heats, but given the trauma? It was possibly not surprising that he hadn't had one since.

The fact that Barry hadn't wavered in the least, hadn't turned him away when he'd heard the story? It had relaxed Jason more than he'd ever thought possible.

It wasn't like there was anything missing from their relationship. Children might be nice, but they'd have been difficult even without Jason's heat issues. The bond might have been nice, but there were plenty of couples who stayed together without one.

About six months after the second conversation, though, Jean-Claude was knocking on Barry's door, an unconscious Jason in his arms.

Clark Kent | DCEU/DC Comics | OTA

[stands_for_hope]

Start with 4, we'll see where it goes from there

[goddamnwingman]

Dick had been taking suppressants since he'd presented as an Alpha. It was easier for a Beta to be a superhero, after all, with a lack of identifying scent. It made life a lot easier not to get hit by ruts every few months, easier. There wasn't really time in the life of a Bat to deal with such things.

It was something he kept up, even after he moved away from Gotham and 'Haven. At the moment, though, Dick Grayson needed to be in Metropolis as a representative of the Wayne family at a stockholder meeting in the city. Because Bruce didn't do these if he could avoid it, Tim was dealing with things elsewhere and nobody wanted to send Damian to something where he'd have to deal with people. So Dick made the trip.

After the meeting, he made his way back to the apartment that Wayne Enterprises kept in the city and changed into his Nightwing uniform. Because he needed to get out and fly through the city. In his own way, of course. Just a quick patrol to work out the kinks from too long in the boardroom. Even in a city that was protected by Superman, there wasn't anything wrong with taking his own look around.