I have been really loving the mountain is you. it has such a heartbreakingly real portrayal of gender dysphoria that i don’t often get to see in fic, especially for Will. I am so fascinated by your world building here, so i have to ask, is there any background lore you’ve developed that hasn’t made it into the fic? Or any additional thoughts you have on that universe that wouldn’t necessarily fit into the narrative?
SORRY IT TAKES ME SO LONG TO SEE THESE tumblr never gives me notifs anymore it breaks my heart
AAAAA IM SO GLAD U LIKE IT god i have soooo many thoughts that haven't/won't/might not make it in.
- i have a whole Vision in my head around faux-heats. the idea that an trans!omega can experience heat-like symptoms. cramping, their scent sweetening, being hot and flushed, etc. it wont come up in tmiy but im flirting with the idea of a one-shot sequel where will goes into faux-heat and mike goes absolutely feral for him
- i have a whole mental image of what knot binders may look like, cos they obv dont actually exist but in the context of this universe would. wont go into this too much cos it will come up!
- the reverse of 'bitching' but it's 'studding', where an omega transitions to alpha! it basically involves the transitioning omega dominating their partner omega; biting and scenting them and stuff like that. i like the idea that a male omega who transitions could eventually develop a faux-knot — where it doesn't swell fully during sex but they develop a slight bump where a knot would be.
- in terms of this universe, 'bitching' as a concept is quite new. will mentions finding some old texts in the library that elude to it, but as an actual modern concept it's still seen as quite taboo. sort of how trans identities are seen today as being a very 'modern' or 'woke' thing, despite the fact that trans people have always existed and it just wasnt talked about. people have always done it, but people just never talked about it. i think will as a trans!omega would get off quite lightly in terms of transphobia because even though he's an alpha he has very traditionally omega-esque features, but i imagine people who don't "pass" would struggle more.
- i completely envision will starting some sort of support network at nyu. like an lgbt society that's secondary-gender trans-inclusive. maybe a sort of "art support social" where people bring craft projects, and the point of it isnt really that theyre lgbt, it's just that they hang out together in a safe space.
- in universe they don't currently exist, but eventually i think they'd develop hormone treatments to help people transition their secondary-genders. the concept of 'bitching' would probably become a little taboo and lean more into a kink thing at that point than a genuine transition method, and you'd probably have people within the community who claim that the process is derogatory/antiquated/no longer necessary. on the other hand, you'd have others who would prefer the 'natural' method of transition over the 'artificial' method, and you'd have some who don't care/think both can coexist.
ive had lots of other thoughts at various points but these are tbe big ones that come to mind!! thank u sm for loving the story and for being interested in the lore building etc. i always try to put a lot of thought into how the world in my stories looks to help understand how the characters act (my bg3 fic "infernal musings" where i created a whole fake language from scratch comes to mind hahaha), so it always makes me super happy when people show interest in it. theres so much that will never come up in the context of the fic.
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