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i desperately need more tips/info about scent glands. like placement, sensitivity, stuff like that.

Scent glands! I love scent glands, they're so fun! And integral!

OK SO!

There are 3 (technically 5) scent glands. One on each side of the neck (these are the big main ones. The spot where mating bites happen)

One on the inside of each wrist

And one on the tip of the nose

The nose is the weakest in strength and is used for scenting between friends.

For those who don't like getting up close like that, the inside of the wrist is the way to go. The wrist gland's scent stays a little longer than the nose gland and is a great way to scent subtly and discreetly if needed (but it isn't as cute~).

The neck is the strongest and longest-lasting scent gland on the body. It is the most famously known one, and the most intimate. If people are scenting neck to neck they are likely either mates, close packmates, or family. (Or breaking social norms)

Any of these spots can be rubbed against the other to scent someone. Scenting is done publicly in medium moderation and privately to greet each other. To have someone's scent on you is like saying, "Hey! This person's part of my life!" It's a huge social indicator of who's closest/most important to someone and who's pack.

#a/b/o #omegaverse #a/b/o headcanons #the-fact-list #thanks for the ask!#scenting #scent glands #this ask got out of hand oops #i don't care i love it

Pack Positions

It's about to get complicated:

Fact 93: the pack position is not equavalent to the secondary gender (they can overlap but let's not get too packnormative)

Your pack position is your role and what you officially provide to your pack. Pack position is mainly emphasized in packs big enough to need that kind of identity structure within their pack. It's used within all packs, but it holds more weight with a pack of 15 than a pack of 3.

A Beta can be an Alpha and an Omega can be a Beta, etc. There are three (genetic) secondary genders but more pack positions. The genders are something one is born as. The positions are assigned or chosen and can get moved around.

Fact 94: pack position lists as follows:

Alpha - leader. There's usually only one. On occasion there is two.

Theta - second in command/the keeper of pack members and their positions usually falls to Theta

Beta - pack. The hunter-gatherers

Gamma - medic/sometimes another choice as number keeper, depending on what the alpha wants from their Theta

Omega - alpha's mate and/or emotional keystone

Zeta - lone wolf/trail member. Someone who isn't officiated into the pack but there at the moment. Trail runners to join the pack are the most common use of the Zeta position.

It didn't make sense to me to have Omega's meaning be the lowest ranking, simply because that wouldn't provide anything, and the positions are about what you provide to the pack.

The positions are ranked in order of social hierarchy, though the importance of said hierarchy depends entirely on your pack.

#a/b/o #a/b/o dynamics #omegaverse #omegaverse worldbuilding #a/b/o headcanon #a/b/o headcanons #pack dynamics #different than a/b/o dynamics #the-fact-list

The Mating Run

Fact 90: Dancing is the main courting ritual but there was a different kind of social gathering in times before: the Mating Run.

The Mating Run is a voluntary chase where the omegas prove their prowess by running from the alphas, who prove their skill by chasing them. Those who didn't want to participate and betas, who were not allowed to join (olden times were less inclusive of the beta population in regards to romance than they are now), watched and mingled. Packs and pack members came from miles to participate in the run.

Fact 91: It was common, expected even, for participating members to wear a ribbon or garment with the colors or symbol of their pack on it. If one were to wear no associated colors then they would be declaring themselves to be a lone wolf.

Fact 91.5: This is why it's socially distasteful if a pack member didn't wear their color, as they would be insulting their pack in front of everyone.

#omegaverse #a/b/o #a/b/o headcanon #a/b/o headcanons #a/b/o dynamics #the-fact-list #mating ritual #courting #Mating Run #ancient rituals #fictional history #it's a sexy game of tag #color coding #ribbons #fictional society

Omegaverse Basics:

Overview: Omegaverse is an alternate universe where there are three genders in addition to male and female: alpha, beta, and omega. These three genders determine the person’s instinctual desires and special abilities unique to that gender, usually in relation to romance or bearing children.

The genders are based on wolf society (wolves have now been proven not to have these rankings, fun fact) so there’s a lot of talk of packs, mates and pups. Common slang for Omegaverse. The main story plot for Omegaverse universes (apart from romance) is usually some form of societal oppression towards omegas.

Omegaverse universes vary from person to person so if you see contradictions, that’s all a part of the fun. Mi mundo es tú mundo.

Something important for my Omegaverse!: In my Omegaverse I make it a point that these people are a different species. Everyone has both reproductive organs regardless of secondary or primary gender. The only difference in primary gender is whether or not the person is capable of producing breast milk.

Glossary:

Heat and Rut: The mating cycle of omegas and alphas respectively

Mate: Romantic life partner

Mating Bite/Mating Mark: A bite on the neck that marks someone as mated

Nest: A collection of blankets, pillows, soft things, put together in a nice comfort pile

Pack: A group of people who have bonded together

Presenting: The process of coming into your secondary gender, which is mostly dormant throughout childhood

Pup: A baby or someone who hasn’t presented yet

Scent: An identifying smell

Scenting: To add your smell to another temporarily

Secondary gender: Alpha beta or omega

Slick: (NSFW!) A white substance that leaks from the vagina during heat

Instincts: Each secondary gender has a set of instinctual needs or desires.

Scenting: A lot of Omegaverse involves using scent to identify yourself and others and who you hang out with most. It’s also used to identify which secondary gender people are but that doesn’t really work, even if people think it should.

Pups: Babies are their own gender, and that’s baby. This affects their scent as well.

Presenting: The great right of passage into adulthood.

Heats and Ruts: The mating cycle for omegas and alphas respectively (betas don’t really have a mating cycle). I don’t have rut headcanons in my world but I do have three posts helping describe heats: 1 2 3

Mates and Mating: This is is nsfw. It’s akin to consummating a marriage. The process of becoming mates.

Packs: Packs are groups of people who stick together. A family. People are born into one and then they sometimes find another one when they’re older. Packs are the Omegaverse’s found family.

Nesting: Nests are like the beds of Omegaverse. They’re ground blanket forts.

Bonus: Purring 1 2 3

Footnote: There’s plenty more. These are the basics found in almost all Omegaverses. Please note that these are from my Omegaverse, and you may encounter something different in another version. Welcome to A/B/O, Omegaverse!

#a/b/o #omegaverse #a/b/o dynamics #a/b/o headcanon #a/b/o headcannons #the-fact-list #alpha #beta #omega #overview #definitions

Pregnancy Scent

Fact 92: Reminder of the differences between scents in dynamics. Pregnant people’s scent is altered slightly as they progress through their pregnancy. Some people claim this is one way to tell what dynamic the baby will be by how the scent changes. Whether or not this is true is to be debated and it’s considered a pseudoscience by most.

#omegaverse #a/b/o #a/b/o headcanon #a/b/o headcanons #pregnancy #scent #scents #the-fact-list

Fact 80: Omegas purr when they're happy and some omegas purr more often than others.

For example, omega 1 purrs only when surrounded by pack who is also purring but omega 2 will start the purr machine at the drop of a hat. They wake up in cozy blankets? Purr. A friend makes them happy? Purr.

The point is, omegas can purr louder, quieter, more often, less often. It just depends on the person.

#omegas are like cats #omegaverse #a/b/o #a/b/o headcanon #omega #omegas #a/b/o headcanons #the-fact-list

Body Shapes

Fact 81: With the understanding that everyone has different body shapes and genetics and effort help determine this, here’s a headcanon:

Alphas gain muscle mass easier and tend to latch on to any tall genes in the family.

Betas have the easiest time shaping their body and female betas are more likely to have a larger bust size.

Omegas gain fat easier and both male and female omegas tend to have large hips.

#genetics baby #a/b/o #omegaverse #a/b/o dynamics #alphas #alpha #beta #betas #omega #omegas #body shapes #the-fact-list

Pseudo Packs and Careers

Fact 89: Some people agree to move into a pseudo pack for a job. This is if the job requires boarding and/or travel. Like a basketball team, for example, or a world touring band.

Fact 89.5: People in long term packs are less likely to join jobs that require pseudo packs.

#or like a full time gaurd #had a dream about it #this guard was in a pseudo pack but fell in love with the person they were guarding #so they quit and moved in with their lovers pack #the-fact-list #a/b/o #omegaverse #a/b/o headcanon #a/b/o headcanons #careers #jobs #moving for the job #temp. family