All pups are born with a primary sex, but their secondary sex is usually not determined until they hit puberty. Presentation is the physical process of the body taking on the mature adult traits of the two main secondary sexes: alpha or omega. Until then, a pup is referred to as a “beta.”
While it’s true that puberty and presentation can occur at the same time, they’re often confused for the exact same process. Puberty can overlap with presentation, but it is not the same thing. Like puberty, presentation doesn’t just occur at the snap of a finger, and is usually a 2-3 year process.
Children who present into omegas tend to present earlier than their alpha peers, with physical traits starting to show at age 11.
Omega preteens may experience something called a “soft heat” or a “cold heat,” which is the body’s precursor to true heats that begin around 15-18 years of age. A soft heat is primarily characterized by a drastic drop in body temperature, causing an omega to feel unnaturally cold. They will have no changes in libido but they will have a strong urge to nest and find a place to warm up, which is usually with a family member or friend. Other symptoms may occur like a lack of appetite or light-headedness. It’s very important for omegas going through a soft heat to be provided with warmth, as in certain conditions, it’s very possible for an omega to experience hypothermia if not warmed properly.
A sign of presenting into an omega may be that a beta child starts mimicking their mother or friends who already nest, taking an interest in it. Alpha-presenting children don’t usually take an interest in it, though whether or not this is due to biology or environmental factors is unknown.
Children who present into alphas tend to present later than their omega peers, with physical traits starting to show at age 12-13.
Alpha preteens don’t experience any “pre-cursor” to a true rut, but may end up being more “sensitive” and may have problems regulating their emotions when faced with challenging situations. Particularly during winter months, young alphas may view older alphas getting irritable during their own true ruts and try to mimic that behaviour.
Alphas usually don’t experience their first true rut until ages 14-18. Young alphas in that age range are known for being extremely troublesome, as they usually want to throw their weight around and are particularly energetic. Ruts are the worst for younger alphas, but become more manageable as they age.
Sometimes, a young alpha’s first knot may end up staying there for much longer than 10-30 minutes. If it lasts unusually long, it’s highly recommended that the parents take their teen to the hospital to get checked up.
Betas are so rare that the mere existence of adult betas is often ignored in health education. The common narrative in many regions is that when a pup grows up, they hit a milestone of adulthood by presenting into one of the two secondary sexes: alpha and omega. Children destined to become beta adults go through puberty but don’t undergo presentation. This can lead to long-term confusion and identity crisis within young betas, as they wait several years, watching their peers present one by one but never present themselves.
Betas often struggle with self-esteem issues, as they are often taught that beta = child, and may see themselves as eternally stuck in an immature, child-like state. They may have their hopes pinned on being either an alpha or an omega, but often have to face the long struggle of accepting themselves for who they are.
Parents with beta children may not be aware that betas exist, and become concerned with their child’s physical development. Some parents or peers may believe there is something wrong with the child, and as a result, influence a young beta to believe there is inherently something wrong with them.
Though not all beta adults do so, many fall under two categories as they grow: 1. Betas who believe they are late-bloomers, and 2. Betas who have accepted they will never become an alpha or an omega, and embrace being a beta.
When a child presents, their scent slowly changes. Omega mothers are usually the first to notice.
In the modern-day, depending on the price of healthcare in the region, families may have their children get a test that can indicate a child’s future dynamic as early as 1-2 years in advance. These tests are not completely accurate, much closer to 80-90% accurate.
Sometimes, children can “turncoat” during presentation. This means that a doctor can determine a child is going to become one dynamic, say an alpha at the start of presentation, but some years on, that child presents as something else, like an omega, instead. This is actually a fairly common occurrence, as about ~20% of children finish presenting as a different dynamic than what they were initially expected to be.
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