Omegaverse Worldbuilding

[aboworld]

Religious fanatics in the omegaverse insisting that taking heat/rut suppressants (which in my personal AU are treated much like birth control and stabilize levels of omegone and alpharone), being in O/O or A/A relationships, etc. is wrong because it’s “Denying your god-given biology”

[aboworld]

Omegaverse Hormones

Alpharone

- The “alpha hormone”

- Much like in humans, everyone has alpharone, but alphas have the highest levels of it

- Alpharone levels operate on a three month cycle. Rut occurs when there is a surge in alpharone

- Associated with aggressive/competitive behavior

- Tends to cause a stockier build

Betone

- The “beta hormone”

- Betone levels generally don’t fluctuate

- Again, every designation has betone, but betas have the highest levels

- Causes heightened sense of smell and pheromone detection

- Causes increased development of the olfactory center of the brain

Omegone

- The “omega hormone”

- You know the drill, everyone has it, but omegas have the highest levels

- Like alpharone, fluctuates on a three month cycle. A surge in Omegone causes a heat

- Associated with more meek/submissive behavior and a smaller build with a higher amount of body fat

- Sudden drops in omegone can cause omega drop, which can be dangerous or fatal if an omega is not scented by an alpha or beta to restore omegone production

[aboworld]

Heat/Rut Supply Stores??!

Calorie dense food, nesting supplies, ice packs, toys, waterproof blankets, all that jazz.

Maybe it’s kinda taboo, like the full store equivalent of the period product aisle. Like, some people won’t get you shit from there.

“Aight babe I’m in the heat/rut supply store what size knot you wear”

[aboworld]

Broke: Betas are normal people and don’t do anything in the Omegaverse

Woke: Betas have the strongest sense of smell/pheromone detection of all the designations and are therefore able to intervene if someone is going into unexpected rut/heat or break things up in any situation where emotions/pheromones are about to get dangerously high

[aboworld]

Omegaverse Workplace Thoughts:

I feel like it would make sense for workplaces in the omegaverse to have an ideal ratio of Alphas : Betas : Omegas.

Like, a 90/10 Alpha to Omega ratio would be a goddamn nightmare, way too much aggressive energy and competitiveness.

I’m personally a fan of AUs where the population is 50% Beta, 25% each Alpha/Omega, and I feel like most workplaces would try to imitate that ratio as best they can to keep things balanced/civil.

Also, heat and rut leave. I assume most adults will know when their cycle is and their workplace can plan ahead to not have them during that time. I feel like Betas should get an equivalent amount of time off that they also declare at the beginning of the fiscal year.

Also, workplace sensitivity meetings about designations would be hilarious.

[bethanythebogwitch]

[evilsoup]

[everblossomin]

dude omegaverse AUs are lowkey insanely sex positive because 90% of everything revolves around sex and everyone is completely fine with it like imagine taking a week off work to get railed to hell and back and your coworkers being 100% okay with it there's no gossip or drama or anything just mark from HR getting his guts rearranged nonstop tuesday through saturday and coming back to work on monday with a fresh bitemark on his neck and meeting his colleagues for lunch like nothing happened what a LIFE

[akkpipitphattana]

if alphas in the omegaverse knew that we referred to it as the "omegaverse" and not the "alphaverse," they'd throw a fit

[cyzulsnesting]

you know what? fuck you

*nests in an inconvenient place*

[kittykatninja321]

If I was one of the omegaverse omegas I would just get a hysterectomy. Who has time to deal with all that shit just spay my ass

[thesaltofcarthage]

I don't think I've ever seen this take on the omegaverse, and it's frankly hilarious

[omegaverse-seeker]

i stan reproductive rights in a/b/o

[stellarisable]

Omegaverse Political Parties

Ever wondered if there could be political parties in Omegaverse? Well, I've come up with some based upon my own worldbuild of Omegaverse! Feel free to use in your worldbuilds, with credit! These are US-based only as I am only aware of the government of the country I live in.

Real Alpha Activists (RAA) - an ultra-conservative party that has been around for a significant amount of time. Their numbers are steadily growing as more conservative Alphas wish for the progressive nature of the United States to end and return back to the “Old Way”, where Alphas are at the top and everyone else must listen to them. They are considerably unpopular, but definitely loud.

Beta Rights Coalition (BRC) - a centrist party that cares about rights and tribulations of the population of Betas only. They seek to put Betas in higher power seats, such as in the Executive branch.

Common Equity Party (CEP) - a progressive party that seeks for all classifications to be equal to one another, no matter what it takes. They have a tendency to push Omega candidates to the forefront for high political stations. They happily oppose the RAA as much as possible, and lobby to prevent any conservative laws pushed by the RAA from being turned into actual law.

Freedom from Designation Party (FDP) - an anarchist party that seeks to dissolve the classification system, believing that it has brought on more problems than helped. Believes in freedom from classifications and treating everyone equally as a result.

Designation Democratic Party (DDP) - a center-left party that actively opposes the FDP in that it wants to maintain the status quo of classifications, and more government say on how classifications should remain equal to each other.

Patriotic Egalitarian Party (PEP) - a center-right party that also actively opposes the FDP, the PEP prefers the hierarchy system they have now, as well as limited federal government contribution into the discussion of classifications and who runs what.

Wanna read more of my worldbuild for Omegaverse? Check it out here!

[midnight-omega]

I see a lot about neck coverings and sweater wearing for omegas but I never see anything about turtlenecks the ultimate combination of the two

[myheartismadeofstars]

Omegaverse Headcanons

Packs often live either together or close by each other. Pack housing is usually like a house with most of the rooms having en suite bathrooms and sometimes kitchenettes. With usually shared spaces like living rooms. If they can't afford to live like that, then usually they meet up whenever they can (typically once a week)

Pups traditionally are born in and sleep in the nest for about five years.

There are two types of adoption: pack adoption and personal adoption. Personal is basically similar to real life. Pack adoption can be formal or informal. Legal pack adoptions heavily favour packs that live close together, but more scattered packs can be successful as well. All pack members must consent to the adoption, and pass inspection. In a pack adoption pups are raised communally, the legal guardians are the Pack Leaders. Pack adoptions go back much further than personal ones.

Any dynamic can run a pack. And a pack can contain any amounts of dynamics. You can have an all Omega Women pack with over one hundred members, or one with one of each dynamic.

Pups form pseudo packs starting at about five years old. These help them learn about boundaries, socialization, rules and punishments, and so on. These packs may shuffle their hierarchy and members often. Permanent packs don't typically start forming until after presentation.

The mental state known as "feral" is a response to trauma. They respond entirely on instinct. They are unlikely to be able to speak, but they may still understand packmates and their mate. The most common amount of time for someone to be feral is about three days. Though it scales depending on how much they are impacted by the trauma. The record that someone came naturally out of is two years.

A feral Alpha is going to be hyper protective of those around them, even the slightest scent of distress triggering aggressive posturing. However they aren't mindless violence machines. They also heavily map out their territory, scent marking EVERYTHING. They may be interested in mating if they already have a mate nearby. (do not mate with a feral partner, as they can not give meaningful consent). They also seek out and hoard food. (Alphas are PROVIDERS, this includes food!)

Feral Omegas do not want to leave their nests except for necessities. They will respond with aggression to any unfamiliar scent. if they wouldn't let you into their nest normally, they won't let you near them now. The exception is if you are unpresented. A feral Omega may try to coax you into their nest and care for you, becoming protective of this "pup" they have claimed. Like Alphas they scent very heavily and are very sensitive to other's scents. Feral Omegas are typically uninterested in mating unless they are in heat (a very dangerous situation as they will not have the state of mind to refuse advances)

Feral Betas are interesting because unlike Alphas and Omegas, Betas actively seek out strangers in their feral state. Betas do not respond well to distress and loud noises and will try to calm down the situation with their calming pheromones while being more and more stressed out themselves. Feral Betas also prefer high vantage points, as it is where they feel safest. Feral Betas do not seek out food often, only eating what they can find easily, and best receive food given by Alphas and Omegas, especially if they are from the same pack. (they do take food from non packmates as well, but not if they are also Betas.) Betas also do not like to be in one place long, unless they are surrounded by packmates.

With Alphas building Dens, Omegas Nesting and Betas Perching, the most traditional type of dwelling resembles a human sized cat tree. Box shaped Dens, nests inside, and tall towers that are communal spaces. Perches may include hammocks.

[dokidokibunny-deactivated202312]

Different Types Of Nesting

"Burrowing" Must make a tunnel under some kind've of cover. Corners are Optimal and mostly can be found using canopies and futons to be closer to the ground or covered. Prefers darkness and has all the blackout curtains. Can't walk five feet without running into some massive horde of blankets as tall as the walls.

"Denning" No height or tunneling requirements to be seen here folks! Can be light or dark, no preferences. Most like to be covered but it isn't necessary.

"Nesting" Must be high. high the only option here. Mostly using some type of hanging bed or bunk bed to be high. It is also known as 'roosting'. Nests are also very very big. Never any cover as it would be interfere with the view.

[echo-s-land]

broke: Betas' sense of smell is the weakest among the dynamics/Betas are normies like us in the real world and are not sensitive to smell like Omegas and Alphas are

woke: Betas' sense of smell is actually the strongest

bespoke: Betas' nose do not have a broad sense of smell and are weaker than Omegas' and Alphas BUT they do have the strongest sense of smell still - because they can smell with their tongues (like snakes do) and have more smell receptors there than any other dynamics'. As such, they can decide of the intensity with which to scent something (not much with their nose; a lot with their tongue); are able to read the room better than the other dynamics and are still not as affected by scents as the other dynamics are

[pin3-vin3]

You know how women's fashion Is generally much more elaborate and varied and diverse than men's fashion. What if. In the omegaverse it was essentially swapped. And alphas typically wore these flashy beautiful ensembles to court mates. Yk like how some male birds look so much more flashy and colorful than their female counterparts of the same species for the same reason.Are you. Are you seeing my vision

[omegaversetheory]

How do you envision scent blockers, if you have any views on them at all? I've seen them shown as many different things from padding on the scent glands, to collars, to bulky fabrics the cover the neck, and It varies a little based on where an author places scent glands. Ofc some people simply don't use blockers in their stories and let their characters use scent nullifying meds, but some other stories have scent blockers as an alternative to medication as it can mess with the body in heavy use. It'd be cool to hear your take on that kind of medication also

hi!

In my au, there are a few options.

temporary patch - this doesn't need to be placed over the scent glad, think of like a nicotine patch instead. They come in different strengths that can last different lengths of time. A couple hours on the short end, to 2-3 days on the high end.

medication - think birth control pills. You've gotta take these every single day around the same time, some of the pills are placebos so they don't wack out your natural systems, but there is no "off week". The placebos are mixed in. They do not affect the effectiveness of the medication.

Scent muting medication - this is medication similar to blockers, except it's not as strong. This is extremely popular in my au as lots of people do enjoy having some level of scent left.

Different cultures view scents in different ways, some of them don't believe in masking/blocking/muting the scent because it's just a natural body process. Their cultures rely more heavily on the information that can be conveyed via scent and view it as a language. Not everyone has this ability, to read "scents" but it can be taught over time if it's not something you grew up with. Some cultures view openly having your scent as impolite and therefore view people with naturally soft or light scents as more attractive, as are people with weaker scents. In these cultures, blocking is very common traditionally, but in more progressive communities people are fighting back against that norm a bit.