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[Van Cruncheon]

http://archiveofourown.org/works/403644/chapters/665489

Alpha/Beta/Omega Verses, also known as Omegavereses, or Knottingverses are one of the greatest, and most confusing things about fandom. They are a shared idea, interpreted differently by each author.

Here is what is promised by the omegaverse:
mating/heat cycles
mpreg
knotting
semen. lots of semen. epic amounts of semen.
soul bonding

At least three of the five will be in every story. Assisted by a liberal helping of cock. And more cock. The  F/F omegaverse story is a rare creature and not often seen in the wild. Should you find one, you have a duty to return back and inform others.

That’s all you really need to know to go forth and read all the fic. But for a more detailed view of omegaverse fic, we should continue.

To get something out of the way: Werewolves. Lots of omegaverse AUs feature werewolves. Think of it as pack dynamics as written by individuals who have never spent time with actual wolves. Not every fic featuring werewolves is an omegaverse fic. Lots of omegaverse fics have nothing to do with werewolves. Werewolf fic is generally assumed to be the place where the knotting concept came from. (eta. Knotting apparently emerged from J2 bestiality fic. However, the author retains the belief that the concept was popularized by werewolf fic)

The omegaverse itself is something that appears to have been spontaneously created when J2 mpreg and J2 werewolves combined, had a soul bond, and created an idea that was perfect to spread out across all fandom.  If you don’t know what J2 is, you are going to be horribly traumatized by the rest of this document. You may want to google it first. “J2 Supernatural Fic” should get you where you need to be.

For the purposes of this discussion, the omega character and the alpha character will both be assumed to be male.

The five major signs of an omegaverse fic :

mpreg: Mpreg is short for male pregnancy, colloquially known as "assbabies". This is possibly the most straightforward part of the omegaverse. A male character has anal sex with another male character. The receptive partner gets knocked up via some method that no one wants to think too carefully about-  it could involve magic, science, or porn.  Likewise, don’t ask too many questions about the exact genital and orifice structure of the pregnant character.   After a pregnancy that is exactly like the textbook one in “What to Expect When You’re Expecting” (edition that the author found for a very small sum at a secondhand store), the baby will be born. Depending on the in-universe explanation for the assbaby, you will either see a c-section or a literal assbaby.

In the standard mpreg story, there is a fifty-fifty chance that the gestating parent was aware that becoming pregnant was a possibility. In an omegaverse fic, it is always the omega character who gestates the child. The omega character universally knows that sexual activity could result in impregnation.


Mating & Heat Cycles:   The idea of a mating/heat cycle is key to understanding any omegaverse fic. Indeed it is the defining characteristic. Characters who are omegas go into some sort of mating cycle or heat. This heat can occur as often as monthly,  as human menstrual cycles do, or as rarely as every five years. Heat frequency is entirely determined by the author.  The universal characteristic of each heat cycle is that the omega really really really really needs to have sex with someone, and the omega must be the receptive partner. Now.  The omega has conveniently been provided with a self-lubricating anus, to enable this activity.

Some omegas are able to resolve their heat by locking themselves away with nothing more than a few of the largest dildoes ever created. (The application of lubricant to the giant dildo is optional, as omegas are self-lubricating.) The majority of omegas require a penis, preferably that of an alpha, to be inserted in their self-lubricated, weeping hole.  Knotting is optional here -- in universes with knots, the omega absolutely must be knotted for the heat to end.

Heats, like menstrual cycles, can often be predicted. Unlike menstrual cycles, heats can also be triggered by such things as soul bonding an alpha, forgetting to take the needed pill, or being surrounded by too many alpha hormones.  Think of any terrible story you have heard about random periods starting, and that can be found in fic.

During the heat, the omega will issue hormones that serve as a siren call to all of the alphas, and some of the betas, in the area. These hormones are considered a public health hazard. This immediate pre-heat period, where the omega is throwing off huge quantities of pheromones that attract everyone in a set geographical vicinity, is the period of the most danger. The omega hopefully is able to get to a home or hotel room where they will lock themselves in for the duration of the heat.

This is also the point at which things tend to get rapey. The omegaverse is a gordian knot of consent issues.

Heat usually lasts from 3-5 days. Most of this time is spent having sex -- even if the omega immediately starts having sex with the alpha at the beginning of the heat, they are still locked into sex for the next several days. Many orgasms are involved, as are utterly insane amounts of semen. The ass of the omega provides a huge amount of fluid and lubrication. The alpha/omega partners appear to be hormone-addled enough that they do not get bored or chafed during this time. The many orgasms appear to help make the whole situation tolerable.

Once mated, there is a high likelihood that the omega will become pregnant.  Depending on the universe, hormonal birth control and/or heat suppressants will be available.  The hormonal birth control works generally like the pill in the regular universe, take a daily pill, take some sort of shot, etc. On rare occasions you will even encounter the omegaverse version of Plan B, for post-heat use.

In universes with soul bonding, sex during the mating period will cement the bond between the omega and partner. This bond can be for life, or it can be broken by some sort of omegaverse hormonal divorce.


Knotting:  Knotting is the development of a knot at the base of the alpha’s penis, which cause the alpha to lock into the omega. The idea is based on that of the penises of dogs,  cats, and other animals, where once the penis inserted, with an inflated knot, it cannot be withdrawn. (Cats apparently have some sort of barb, not knots. The author would prefer not to enquire further.) Knotting comes to omegaverse fic by way of many an AU where the characters are werewolves or something.

When the omega is in heat, the alpha has sex with them, locking the penis inside the anal cavity.  At the base of the alpha’s penis, the knot inflates. This frequently locks the alpha & omega together for hours. During this time there are many orgasms, and the alpha sends vast quantities of semen into the alpha. The knot locks the penis in place, and the semen inside, resulting in a much higher chance of conception than in regular humans.  Once the alpha & omega are knotted, there is nothing they can do but wait it out. Luckily orgasms are involved.  Knotting is usually the trigger for any type of permanent soul bound. Knotting the omega is what makes it count.

Depending on the verse, the alpha may be able to produce a knot outside the body of the omega, allowing them to detach. If the alpha can produce knots, it is universally agreed that they will do so during heat sex. Some alphas are able to form knots at any time, regardless of the alpha, beta, or omega status of their partners. Others are only able to do so with an omega in heat.

It is not advised that you google the animal origins of knotting. However there are many entrepreneurial organizations that will be happy to sell you adult entertainment devices with knots. It is still advised that you do not google.

Semen:   There’s a lot of it. Alphas, knot or not, have the giant penises for one reason, and one reason only: to better impregnate the omega. Alphas use this giant penis, and the concurrent large quantity of semen as a part of the heat process. The average standard human male produces no more than about 30 ml (or two tablespoons) of ejaculate a day. 10 ml per ejaculation. And that is being really generous, because the author of this guide can’t be bothered to google farther.  If omega heat usually lasts between 3-5 days, with between 10-20 ejaculations per day? Look, it’s a metric shit ton of semen, and it’s everywhere.  Somebody is getting knocked up, and the author doesn’t want to think about the poor bastard who is stuck doing the laundry.

Soul Bounding:   Alphas and omegas are often bound together at the soul level. When the omega goes into heat, the alpha claims and owns the omega, bonding them from two separate people into one spiritual unit. In some universes, the bond can be broken. This is especially common in places where there is a canon divorce. In some situations it happens to get get rid of an inconvenient spouse, and allow the fic OTP to be bound together.

In other canons, the alpha & omega cannot be separated by anything but death. Oddly, the inconvenient canon spouse obstructing the OTP dies at this point.  After the first spouse dies, alphas and omegas universally are allowed to rebond/remarry. Sometimes they try for another child. This depends entirely on the author and the OTP.

Some universes have the characters soul bonding to each other regardless of alpha/beta/omega status. Two omega characters might be soul bonded, but they will still be having sex with betas or alphas when the heat comes.

Some universes don’t have any soul bonding, but honestly, what fun is that?

Alpha Traits:  Alphas are larger, aggressive, and have giant penises.  An alpha in the vicinity of an omega in heat cannot control himself. He must have the omega, bond with them and own them. Alphas frequently are in the military and politics. Think of any situation where someone would normally be described as an alpha male.  If there is knotting in this verse, only the alpha is able to have a knot, which they will use when fucking/breeding omegas.

When they scent an omega in heat, alphas are literally unable to help themselves, driven by a biological imperative to mate with the omega. This frequently is the point at which the story gets rapey, and dubcon at best.  Soul bonding will occur during this heat driven mating.

Omega Traits:  Omegas are smaller, not as aggressive, and can be impregnated. An omega will go into heat, during which time they have little, if any, control of their actions. Omegas have a biological imperative to be bred, and want the giant cock, semen, and knots that an alpha is offering. Any alpha. This again, is the point where things get rapey.

Omegas are the ones who go into heat. Frequency and desperation level depends on the author. The percentage of omegas who are female vs. the percentage of omegas who are male tilts toward the female, with male omegas being somewhat rare in the omegaverses, and universal in fic.

Male omegas may have a penis that is the same as a standard male. They may have one that is a vestigial organ, and more like a clitoris. In all cases, omegas can be impregnated. As of yet, no author has claimed that an omega will have an enormous penis, but it is simply a matter of time before it happens and someone impregnates an alpha. Keep an eye on the J2 mpreg for breaking news.

Many universes have omegas banned from many jobs, such as the military. They also frequently suffer from a second class legal and social status. Insert any terrible legal, social, or workplace thing that women face in 2012, or at any point previous, and you have the standard omega.

Beta Traits: Betas are basically  normal everyday humans as you know them. Betas may be aware of omegas in heat, and may want to mate with them.  The success of this activity depends on the author. Beta males generally do not have knots.  Beta males cannot be mpreg’d. The ability of the beta to soulbond with an alpha or omega depends on the author. Even if soul bounded to the beta, the alpha or omega partner may be driven to sex with a non-beta partner during heat periods.

No one has ever written a story featuring a beta with a self-lubricating ass, or epic quantities of semen. For which we should all be thankful.


This ends part I of “Alpha. Beta. Omega. Explained.”. Part II will contain charts and graphs, Part III will be a vocabulary lesson, and Part IV will discuss worldbuilding.

[Atramental]

I'll have to read this when I'm not sleepy.

[Joe Molotov]

get mpregged, alphaggot

[Van Cruncheon]

i am trapped in HELL'S OWN WIKIHOLE

what the fuck, humanity

someone help me blame cacs for this   

[Van Cruncheon]

paging vularai

[parallax]

thanks to supernatural, i know what some of this shit is about. like J2

[Kara]

paging vularai

How may I be of assistance.

[Van Cruncheon]

paging vularai

How may I be of assistance.

how do i process this without full autosperg panic engaging

[Great Rumbler]

White folks aren't content with screwing up the world in the usual ways, why do they have to create new ones like this?

[Kara]

how do i process this without full autosperg panic engaging

The first thing you have to do is look at it clinically instead of as a sexual being. (It helps that the source material is itself clinical.)

When I read the OP in this manner, I was able to regularly laugh at how precise the author was in describing the tropes of this genre. The explanatory parenthetical "(The application of lubricant to the giant dildo is optional, as omegas are self-lubricating.) " is perhaps the funniest explanatory parenthetical I've ever read.

After you've desensitized yourself to the nature of the content, you then think about all the blood and tears shed in the name of human freedom in history and how all that cost was paid so that people could write lengthy expositions about mpreg stories.

[Van Cruncheon]

furries have evolved well beyond the furpiles, skritching, and yiffery of 1998

[Van Cruncheon]

how do i process this without full autosperg panic engaging

The first thing you have to do is look at it clinically instead of as a sexual being. (It helps that the source material is itself clinical.)

When I read the OP in this manner, I was able to regularly laugh at how precise the author was in describing the tropes of this genre. The explanatory parenthetical "(The application of lubricant to the giant dildo is optional, as omegas are self-lubricating.) " is perhaps the funniest explanatory parenthetical I've ever read.

After you've desensitized yourself to the nature of the content, you then think about all the blood and tears shed in the name of human freedom in history and how all that cost was paid so that people could write lengthy expositions about mpreg writing.

thank you, i feel better already or perhaps it was the lorazepam/syrah cocktail

[jakefromstatefarm]

were druids and shamans the first furries

if the entire hominid family counts as furries, are we the ones with taboo fetishes?

spoiler (click to show/hide)

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[Eel O'Brian]

This is what my fiance's son is slowly turning into

He writes "original" walloftext bleach fanfic on his facebook, and asked her to buy him a shadow the hedgehog game

He's becoming one with the spergiverse

[Atramental]

Tell him the cautionary tale of Chris-Chan.

That'll shape him up ...I hope.

[Eel O'Brian]

"Watch this," he says. "I've been working on it a long time."

"okay"

He takes a few deep breaths and shakes his arms out, then strikes some weird pose for a few seconds.

"What do you think? Pretty cool, huh?" He asks, hopefully looking at me for approval.

"what is it supposed to be"

"It's my (some unfathomable word), it's how I draw power."

"oh"

"I made some cool designs for my costume, too." Shows me some torn notebook paper with lightning bolt scribbles all over it.

"that's cool"

- later that night, in bed -

"do you think the pawn shop would lease me a pistol"

"do you think they sell single bullets"

"you'll have to return it"

[D3RANG3D]

Tell him the cautionary tale of Mr. Hands.

That'll shape him up ...I hope.

FTFY

[Eel O'Brian]

(this is a different take of the Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez and Ulquiorra Cifer v.s. Issac Walker.some things are similar like the settings but the form Issac takes to battle Grimmjow and Ulquiorra will be different and Issac has Zangetsu,so it will makes things VERY different.....plus there will be EXPLOSIONS!!!!!*clears throat*sorry....let's carry on with the story)*As me and Nel were walking through the snowy grounds of Kakakura Town,I thought to myself*'this is nice....this is really nice'*then a familiar voice that I recongized said*"awww....look at the love birds"*I turned around and jumped out of my Gigai and to my surprise,it was Ulquiorra standing beside Espada #6:Grimmjow Jaegerjauez.from what I remember,they were the ones who killed my parents and trashed my house,looking for something.....or looking for me.I smirked and said*"you want me?here I am"(Dark Knight line to The Joker)*I grabed Zangetsu,pulled it off my back and sat it on my shoulder.I did knew a thing or two about Ulquiorra back in Heco Mundo.i did have a keen eye for studying ones moves,let alone be it one person or more.but Grimmjow was a different story.he was a hard one to study.he would always mix up his moves,which made it hard for me.but there was a pattern that even I didnt see.even though there were two very powerful Espadas in front of me,i always had a tatic to take them down.I raised Zangetsu in the air and aimed it straight at the two Espadas,with my left hand on my right arm.I then yelled*"BAN...KAI!!!"*I was surrounded by a blue flash.I then slashed it away,revealing my Bankai form.after staring each other down,I then asked*"you want to see it,don't you?my Hollowfication?if so,i'd be happy to oblige!"*I raised my hand to my face and not a moment later,my whole face was covered by my Hollow mask.Grimmjow;with his Zanpakto,Pantera,in his hand,charges at me and tries to sink his blade in my face.I grabbed the blade with great speed and strength,stunning everyone around me,even Nel.I know have complete control over my Inner Hollow's powers........for now.I didn't how long I had control for...which terrified me.as I connected my fist with Grimmjow's face,I thought in my head*'what happens if I lose control?!?!I don't become that....thing again.last time I did,I nearly killed Nel and Ichigo.'*as Grimmjow flew 30 yards back,Ichigo was secrectly watching me,testing my skills.I then felt a rush of pain in my chest,knowing it was a Hollow hole.I fell on my knees,screaming in pain.*"n...no..not again....never again!"*I tried to pry the mask off my face,but it just broke.I sighed in relif and got up,aiming Tensa Zangetsu at Ulquiorra.Ulquiorra stared at me emotionlessly and said*"so that was your Hollowfication?interesting.......but it won't save you.............or her"*I fell on my knee,using Tensa Zangetsu to prop myself up and then I heard the words;the ones I never wanted to hear,come out of Ulquiorra's mouth*"Imprision..........Murcièlago"*hearing those words made my blood go cold*'did that just happen?'*the now-transformed Ulquiorra walked to Nel,grabbed her by the throat and lifted her up.*"now both of you will see what it will feel like to not have a heart"*after that moment,something inside me snapped.I growled at him in my Hollow voice*"don't you dare touch her!"*as I got up once again and looked at Ulquiorra,he noticed something about me*"your eyes..............ones blue and the other gold.....how did you mangage to control your Inner Hollow so quickly?"*I smirked and said*"I didn't.....we became friends.....or something of that verity."*after that,I walked towards him,sliced his arm that was holding Nel,placed my hand on the side of his head,charging my Cero and I said to him*"get.out.....now before I make you get out"*with that said,he opened a Gargantua portal and entered it,saying to me*"your very much like your father and mother.....both very stubborn and foolish.now I leave you with that"*then the portal closed, leaving me and Nel to enjoy our snowy day(I hope everyone likes this.this one is longer than the last plus this is my second part of Issac's POV....with very little changes)

[Eel O'Brian]

it is my fault, though

i told him about fanfiction.net

[Human Snorenado]

One of my friends had to dress up as a lobster for something recently (she has a weird job) and we joked about how she was gonna start a new trend where people dressed up as sea creatures instead of cuddly animals or whatever. Call themselves "Crusties" instead of furries, "clicking" instead of yiffing, etc. Poor girl.

Also, speaking of furries, I think Pamperchu has cancer or something.

[Kara]

I understood too much of that fanfic.

[Kara]

I understood too much of that fanfic.

You read that fanfic.

[Kara]

I understood too much of that fanfic.

You read that fanfic.

You were (in your head) correcting the spelling of the fictional words in that fanfic.

[Rman]

Sounds like the parts of the Destiny story that was cut out by Bungie.

[toku]

Sounds like the parts of the Destiny story that was cut out by Bungie.

 

[Yeti]

I understood too much of that fanfic.

You read that fanfic.

You were (in your head) correcting the spelling of the fictional words in that fanfic.

In my headcannon this is Vularai replying to Sovok replying to Karakand. Gonna write a furry fanfic about it

[recursivelyenumerable]

I introduced this stuff to the Bore a while back

[Joe Molotov]

I introduced this stuff to the Bore a while back

As of yet, no author has claimed that an omega will have an enormous penis, but it is simply a matter of time before it happens and someone impregnates an alpha. Keep an eye on the J2 mpreg for breaking news.

[CatsCatsCats]

I literally can't even

[Phoenix Dark]

it is my fault, though

i told him about fanfiction.net

*calls social services*

[Brehvolution]

[Eel O'Brian]

He really, really wants a costume of some sort to wear around

in public

he's over 18

[Phoenix Dark]

[Great Rumbler]

He really, really wants a costume of some sort to wear around

in public

he's over 18

[nudemacusers]

I'll play omega next bore meet if you play alpha 

[Rufus]

Over 18? I feel a lot better judging the shit out of his formatting (because I'll be fucked if I read that shit).

[Atramental]

Over 18 huh?

...

I was guessing that he was at least 14.

[Joe Molotov]

He's the one that's autistic though, right?

[Kara]

A friend took creative writing in college and I read way worse stuff by legal adults than that.

For example the story of USC's quarterback dying of AIDS in the hospital and having flashbacks to moments in his past.

[Phoenix Dark]

A friend took creative writing in college and I read way worse stuff by legal adults than that.

For example the story of USC's quarterback dying of AIDS in the hospital and having flashbacks to moments in his past.

Was the story called Trojan Without A Trojan?

[Kara]

I wish, the only humor in it was entirely unintentional. e.g. In a flashback the quarterback's father is berating him for being and he says something like, "Your father raised you to be a man. More than that actually."

I had been reading all the dialog aloud to entertain my friend but I delivered that line with the gravitas it warranted.

I might still have a copy of it somewhere in the stuff I got out of my storage unit this weekend.

[Phoenix Dark]

Was the QB black and thus mobile QB, or a white pocket passer? If he was black I could imagine a line like "you can run as fast as you can, Ricky, but you'll never outrun HIV."

A white QB: "even your hard work and intelligence can't outsmart HIV, Andy."