Omega Headcanons
i’ve noticed that, within the aboverse, omegas are usually stereotyped to be all cute, and soft, and pretty and in alot of fic, particularly outside of tumblr, theyre portrayed as always needing an alpha to protect them because theyre just so soft and weak and theyre simply too small and fragile to defend themselves 😿
well i say fuck that!! as someone who sees themselves as an omega but doesn’t fit into any of those stereotypes, i wanna be self indulgent and write omegas who are tough, or generally just go against what omegas are thought to be
do omegas who are soft and gentle and feminine and small and prefer the company of alphas exist?? yes, obviously and its not their fault negative stereotypes get pushed onto other omegas!! but there are also alot of omegas who are the complete opposite of that- theyre rough, theyre mean, they cuss alot, theyre big, theyre masculine, etc. there are omegas who exist in between and omegas who exist outside of those two styles/aesthetics.
there are omegas who prefer alphas, and omegas who prefer betas, and omegas who prefer other omegas, and omegas who don’t really care for dynamic and omegas who arent really attracted to anybody among many, many other possible things
and um this is getting a little bit rambly and i also dont really know how to connect from that to the other stuff i wanna say so im gonna put the rest of my thoughts into a little list:
omegas have something thats kinda similar to an Alpha Voice, but instead of the effect coming from their voice, it comes from their scent
an omega’s scent can be very calming, and omegas are known to use this ability in high stress situations, but its effects are mostly limited to other omegas and pups
like i mentioned before- omegas love platonic scenting!! they find a lot of comfort in it, either from the physical contact, the scent of the other person, or just the act of scenting in and of itself can be comforting to some
neurodivergent omegas!! omegas with autism, adhd, dyslexia, etc
omegas who love being wrapped in heavy + warm blankets not just to fulfill their need to nest but also as form of comfort from sensory overload
if an omega isnt ready for a claiming bite for whatever reason, the mates can opt for scent marking instead
scent marking between mates is basically when an alpha/beta (but works best for alphas) rub the scent glands on their wrists directly onto the scent glands of their partner, which causes their partner to release a certain pheremone/scent which basically lets others know the omega/beta is claimed in the same way a claiming bite would, just w/o a physical mark
scent marking between mates has the strongest effect on omegas, but it works perfectly fine on betas as well!!
related to scent marking- omegas also have scent glands on their inner thighs, close to their genitalia so there is some potential for nsfw if you really want it
okay okay but like- tough/masc omegas who love love love nesting but see it as something to be ashamed of bc it makes them ‘weak’ or ‘feminine’
so a tougher/more masc omega letting you into their nest or allowing you to watch them nest turns into a show of vunerability- theyre showing you the parts of themselves theyre afraid of and hate to indulge in bc they know (or at least hope) you wont judge them for it
same as before but double that if the omega in question ever becomes pregant
theyre allowing you into their most safe space- where they’ll bring their pups after theyre born- and allowing you to stay with them and letting their guard down for you
and since theyre with pup they’d be nesting double time, not just for themselves but for the baby so they basically have to give in to the side of themselves they hate but theyre still allowing themselves to be vulnerable around you 🥺
basically
tough/masc omegas who trust you and let their guard down around you and arent afraid to be vunerable with you >>>
and um this is just me being Gay and Indulgent but in my verse, out of all the alpha/omega relationships (f!a/m!o, m!a/f!o, etc) the ones with the highest chance of producing a large and healthy litter are F!Alpha/F!Omega (M!Alpha/M!Omega is a close second)
in my verse, theres a strong focus on people’s abilities to have children and relationships are judged based mostly on how capable they are of producing pups and, if so, how many
so F!Alpha/F!Omega is seen as the best relationship type among a/o relationships
but its not as ‘forced’ as you would expect it to be due to that??
the main ‘sought after’ relationship types are beta/beta, F!Alpha/Male!Omega, M!Alpha/F!Omega, and M!Alpha/M!Omega
(this is kinda based off of how most abo fics center around m/m or m/f relationships and f/f relationships or even female alphas + betas are rarely shown)
(at least from what i’ve seen anyway)