We Are the Series but Omegaverse Because I Have Opinions™
BEGINNING NOTES:
I haven't read the novel.
This follows my own personal interpretation of the omegaverse.
The characters don't have a scent kink, but the author sure does.
PHUMPEEM
Phum is an omega.
He smells like roses, vanilla, and musk.
Peem is an alpha.
He smells like sea salt, ambrette seeds, and sage (the sea shore).
Phum presented as an omega while he was in another country. Everyone thought he was an alpha like his two older brothers. This delayed his return to Thailand. When he returned home, he crammed his scent under scent blockers. On a typical day, he passes as a beta, and on a good day, he passes as an alpha.
By the start of the series, the only people outside his immediate family who know he is an omega are Toey (who sniffed him out), Beer (who Phum told), and Mick (who wasn't told, but made an educated guess).
By the end of the series, Phum stops using his scent blockers around the group. By graduation, he stops using scent blockers altogether.
As Phum's narrative foil, Peem has no problem with his scent. He was raised in a supportive family and a strong platonic pack.
This may come as a surprise, but their storyline doesn't change until the Volunteer Camp Arc.
Due to PhumPeem's odd mating dance, their biology was very confused about whether or not they were mates. To play it safe, their biology started to view the other as their mate.
Omegas are known for getting territorial (aka, power-boosted) when protecting their packs and mates.
This resulted in Phum nearly throwing hands with Kluen, barely circumvented by TanFang's interference. Fang took Phum aside to calm him down. When Peem heard, he started to freak out about letting his mate feel threatened. This was when their friends realized something more had been going on between them, and they encouraged them to talk it out before someone got hurt.
They are officially dating/courting by the end of camp.
Afterward, Phum takes permanent residence in Peem's lap.
They mated before they got married.
QTOEY
Q is an alpha.
He smells like cedarwood (pencils), oakwood moss, and amber.
Toey is an omega.
He smells like milk, coffee, and sugar (yes, a milk frappe)
Q has a weird relationship with his second gender.
He doesn't hate being an alpha, but people weirdly fixate on it to an uncomfortable extent. Many were displeased when he wanted to pursue art because they thought he should pursue something more alpha-like. Q hates it when he plays into textbook alpha behavior. His friends figured this out, and don't comment on it.
Q was a lone wolf in high school until Peem leaned over during an art elective to ask him a question. Q was (platonically) attracted to Peem's chill vibes, and the rest is history.
Asexual people don't have ruts/heats.
Aromantic people don't have scents.
Aromantic Asexual people don't have either.
However, demiromantic people gain a scent once they are romantically attracted to someone. Demisexual people gain a heat/rut cycle once they are sexually attracted to someone.
Before he started university, Q developed his scent. His friends noticed before he did, and everyone was confused.
Unfortunately, Toey got the worse end of the stick. He went into his first heat late into high school. His omega instincts kicked in and guided him to the nearest omega.
That was Phum.
This is why Toey knows Phum is an omega, and why Phum and Fang protected Toey.
In a twist of fate, scents save the day as QToey started to date earlier than canon because Q connected the scent on the post-it notes to Toey.
They were the first ones to have a pup.
TANFANG
Fang is an alpha.
He smells like amber, vanilla, and musk.
Tan is an alpha.
He smells like mandarin orange, mint, and mugwort.
Instead of punching each other, they got into a full-on brawl.
In high school, Tan was a textbook alpha who was overcompensating. When Pun said he felt unsafe around him he realized he was going off the deep end. The day he left that hangout was the day he saw Fang and Phum.
Fang knew about his affection for Tan; however, he valued his parents' love more. He believed if he entered a relationship with another alpha, he would be considered a failure.
Between high school and university, they both tried dating omegas. It didn't work. They were ruined for anyone else.
When canon rolled around, Fang realized his love for Phum outweighed any love he held for their parents (though he was in the process of letting go), but believed he missed his chance at happiness because he was a coward.
He nearly confessed first when he reunited with Tan.
He nearly cried when Tan confessed his feelings.
Fang keeps his relationship hidden from his parents. He plans for them to find out when their marriage is finalized and they've adopted their second child.
On a side note, I've decided Tan has a lesbian alpha/omega couple as his parents. One is an alpha lawyer, and the other is an omega mechanic. They love Fang dearly, and Fang gets his turn to cry over familial affection.
They're always bathed in each other's scent, to the point people meeting them for the first time get confused on whose scent is whose or what their scents actually are.
Fuck Head Alpha and Head Omega, this pack has two Head Alphas and people get very intimidated about this fact.
CHAINPUN
Chain is a beta.
He smells like mint (toothpaste).
Betas have weaker one-note scents.
Pun is an omega.
He smells like juniper berry, saffron, and seamoss (penguins).
The two had been courting/dating since high school without realizing it. This was a point of suffering for their pack.
Chain: I don't understand why people keep breaking up with me?
Pun, laying next to him in his nest which Chain helped him make: Yeah. I don't know why either. You are a catch. :D
Chain gifted Pun a penguin plushies he keeps in his nest.
Chain: Ah yes, me, my mate, and his six-foot penguin plushie.
They mated before they got married.
Apparently, exhibitionists. Good for them.
They are the second ones to have a pup.
MICKMATT
Mick is an alpha.
He smells like smoked cedar, oud embers, and vetiver.
Matt is a beta.
He smells like fruity cereal.
They met online before they met in-person.
Matt when he learns Toey studied art because of an alpha: That isn't very omega rights of you.
As previously mentioned, Mick guessed Phum was an omega.
Mick: Oh, are you worried about telling Peem you are an omega?
Phum and Beer: You know???
Mick: Yeah. :D
BONUS: BEER
Beer is an alpha.
Fortunately, he doesn't smell like beer (like piss).
He smells like grapefruit, lavender, and silver birch.
He needs a vacation.
