A/B/O

[memester]

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

[bestavocado]

She's not feeling coordinated enough to help much, so she lets him do most of the re-arranging and just makes sure she gets her legs folded on either side of his lap so she can actually move. His knot hasn't gone down enough for her to do much more than rock down onto him, but it's a start. A really good start.

[lawyerbyday]

When she moves down on his lap as they're sitting there, it's enough to make him just pause, just take in that feeling of her pressed against him, her weight pulling her down on him as he gives a little push of his hips upwards against her. "I could actually do this all day."

[bestavocado]

"Good, cause we might - " she starts to say and breaks off for a moan as he pushes up into her and she rolls her hips down against him. It takes her a moment to pick the thought back up again. " - we might be."

[lawyerbyday]

"We will be. God, you feel so good. You smell so good." His nose buried in against the crook of her neck again, his hips grinding up against her slowly as the swelling of his cock went back to something resembling a normal, non-rut erection.

[bestavocado]

It's a mixed blessing his knot going down. She doesn't feel quite as full but she can move, and she does, lifting her hips up higher and dropping back down onto him again. They're also not quite so stuck in the same position, thankfully, cause: "I want to see you."

[lawyerbyday]

His breath shudders out, and eyes that can't see still manage to roll back at the feel of her gliding over him. His arm is still around her front, but when she speaks, he remembers what he'd been originally trying to do that got them there. "I don't want to stop being in you." He couldn't just then. He felt like the idea of him leaving his body from hers would disconnect some fragile thread that was binding them together.

[bestavocado]

He makes a good point. An excellent point, really, well-argued, no wonder he's in law school. As much as she'd like to see him, memorize what he looks like when she's riding him, she'll just have to make do with the feeling of his cock inside her and his skin warm against her back and the scent of the two of them mingling in the air. "Okay."

[lawyerbyday]

"Unless," he whispered, stubble dragging up over the curve of her shoulder as he nosed his way to the spot on her neck that was warmer than the rest. That little red ring of his teeth marking her skin, Matt feeling intensely satisfied over that. "Unless you want to try to find a way to turn around and stay... close." His tongue flicked over the spot, fingers moving down to cup her groin from the front, feeling the slickness there and using it to trace slowly around her clit.