A/B/O Aesthetics and Headcanons

Robin 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular (One-Shot) [Textless] (Through-the-Decades Variant; 2010s) (2020)

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 😿

So I heard about the trope of heat clinics and here's my take on it:

- Heat clinics provide services like checking up on the reproductive health of an omega, birth control and it's also a place for omegas to spend their heats in.

- Omegas go there to request a partner of their choice (male/female, alpha/beta/omega), but obviously have to be of adult age.

- The clinic provides the omegas a little room of their own and blankets and plushies to nest with.

- They also provide toys and lube for mating.

- The volunteering partners are researched thoroughly and are given health checkups before they come in contact with an omega, to assure the omega's safety.

- The participants are given collars to avoid bonding marks.

- The omegas sign a consent form before their heat begins.

Being wanted - Omega

I sometimes feel like I don't always come across well when I'm trying to describe alphas. Being needed is a deep feeling. That profoundness that comes with knowing you're trusted, knowing you're important to someone, that you're needed, is especially strong among alphas.

(AKA one of my favourite A/B/O tropes)

• So, traditionally an Alpha will court an Omega as an attempt to prove themselves to be a worthy mate.

• Obviously, there are exceptions in which an Omega courts the Alpha at times.

• Courting can be done by any of the secondary genders and can be directed at people of any other secondary gender, but it typically happens between Alphas and Omegas, or between a Beta and another Beta.

• 9 times out of 10, people ask before courting someone, but sometimes an Alpha will just.. randomly hand an Omega a blanket or something like that with no explanation. This can go on until the Omega realizes "𝘰𝘩 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺'𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦"

• In more traditional families, the parents/guardians of the one being courted will be/have to be asked before courtship begins. 

• Often, people who are being courted will give gifts to the person courting them.

• Courting gifts vary depending on the secondary gender of the person being courted.

FOR OMEGAS

Pillows.

Plushies.

Decorative things like fairy lights or scented things like candles/max melts.

Sweaters or hoodies - anything soft.

Supplies for nesting - blankets and stuff.

If the person courting them is trusted, then scented things are a good gift - a hoodie or blanket belonging to them.

Food, usually sweet things.

Collars- ask first though, not everyone is so keen on these.

Flowers.

Jewelry.

FOR ALPHAS

• Often practical things - hair dye if roots are showing, new earphones if the cord is fraying, things like that.

• Food! Usually homemade.

• Like I said with the first bullet point, things that the Alpha might need are a must. Let’s say an Omega is courting and Alpha and they notice the tiniest of holes in their t shirt. Bam, next day the see the Alpha they’ve got them a new shirt.

• Colognes and perfumes.

• Books or CDs.

• Scented items as well - honestly they can be given during courting to anyone regardless of secondary gender.

• Lotions, soaps, etc.

FOR BETAS

• I can’t remember who originally said this but collectable items are good - for example, Funko Pops.

• Things for decoration are good too - stuff like a poster, printed pictures, picture frames, etc.

• Betas are all about being organized, so stuff like calendars, day planners, etc.

• Skincare items.

The thing is, most Alphas and Omegas are homebodies. Not to say there aren’t exceptions to the rules, but for the most part? Alphas will get antsy if they’re away from their territory for too long - they have a deep need to protect and guard their home, their pack, their stuff - cus they’re possessive. And likewise Omegas will miss the comfort of their nest(s); they want to be somewhere comfortable and reliable. They need to know they have a safe and familiar place for their (even just hypothetical) pups.

But Betas? Well, Betas don’t have such strong homing instincts.

Their role in the pack dynamic is traditionally that of the Scout; they go out and explore ahead of their Alpha leader(s) on trips and expeditions to check if the coast is clear or if there’s a new food source nearby.

Betas are renown for their itchy feet, and the travel industry relies heavily on them. They love love love going travelling and it’ll be a couple of months after they get back and they’ll be restless and ready to go somewhere new and different all over again.

Some Betas love to travel because it’s just nice to get away and relax somewhere far from all your day-to-day worries.

Some Betas love to travel because it’s exciting and they live for getting lost in a new country and they’re adrenaline junkies.

A lot of Betas love to travel and soak in all the new knowledge - lean about the culture, the history, etc., etc. - because most Betas love to learn.

Excelling at sensing what a pack needs and being natural peacekeepers, Betas are known to pester encourage their packs into going on pack holidays when they start sensing how everyone’s a little stressed or burnt out and needs a break.

(Persuading their Alphas “c’moooon, I know you love camping, it’ll do us all good to get back out there in nature; we can go canon-balling in that freezing lake like last year, you loved that”)

(Persuading the Omegas “this hotel is not only affordable and pup-friendly but my friend says it’s the coziest, most luxurious hotel they’ve ever been to - they even have a massage parlour”)

Most adventurers/explorers/pioneers throughout history have been Betas. You think the Norse people were always led across the waves to new lands by traditional big strong Alphas? No way (too busy looking after the village back home. Update them when you’ve established a settlement so they can send over their firstborn to rule over it). Most Viking ships and crews were navigated and led by Betas.

Packs from Nomadic cultures, such as Native Americans and Pavees (Irish Travellers), were and are actually led by Betas rather than Alphas for the most part too!

Before a pup presents you might be able to tell they’re a Beta beforehand because they always freak out their parents with their disappearing act whenever they bring them on shopping trips because they just want to explore!

Really love exploring forests and stuff myself! Though most of the time I end up left behind than up ahead XD because I’m just more on the look out for things, I’m the first to see a patch of mushrooms or a bug friend.

what is good doesn’t always get the recognition it deserves. it’s sad, but true. just because you haven’t - or possibly never take - off in fandom doesn’t mean your work isn’t astounding and beautiful, it doesn’t mean you should stop writing; it just means that a very select corner of the internet missed the diamond in the rough. 

fanfiction is flooded with content, there are so many of us out there producing it these days, and having a fic that takes off is almost as much about luck as it is about talent. never let a few artificial numbers on the internet dictate to you what is and isn’t worthy writing. 

additionally, you don’t have to read or enjoy fics just bcs they’re big. i cannot count the amount of times i’ve read the first paragraph of something fandom adores and immediatly exited out of it.

just… do what makes you happy. write what you wanna write, read what you wanna read. understand that while we all want recognition - and some deserve it more than others - we did not get into fanfiction for that recognition.

Disclaimer: This is a work if fiction and should in no way taken as scientifically serious.

Be aware that this universe does not have two major genders (i.e. male and female) but rather six genders: AF, AM, BF, BM, OF, and OM.

Alpha females have enlarged retractable clitoris that she uses to bond with her mate. Her body temperature is naturally cooler then the other nature to preserve her sperm. Alpha males begin to develop their Bulbus Glandis during puberty.

Pretty self-explanatory.

Omega females have larger ovaries out all the natures resulting in more estrogen. She will have larger breasts and wider hips.  Omega males lack testicles and have a smaller penis. His uterus is located near his rectum and only opens during Heats via Cloacal Flap.

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When I thought of “Stay the Night” this weekend, this was the first thing that came to my mind. I wonder why. Thank you, @lynnearlington :)

Alpha’s Scent during Heats