we don’t need/want another “girl tutor & boy jock kiss”.

*It’s a misconception that ruts and heat sync up when a couple is most compatible. This can lead partners who have cycles that don’t lineup feel negatively about their relationship when in actuality it just depends person to person. The chances of an omega and an alpha going into heat/rut at the same time is like 14%

*No you can’t send someone into a heat or rut by smelling really good: a ‘sudden heat or rut’ is usually the result of muted pre-cycle symptoms due to stress, exhaustion, depression, and, according to a recent study, citrus fruits can mute these symptoms too. interestingly, early stories of spontaneous cycles started on pirate ships where citrus eating was mandatory, leading to many stories of men suddenly going into rut at the sight of a siren or mermaid.

*Intersex people exist in this world too! There are alpha’s with slick glands, omega’s with knots, alpha’s with no knots etc. etc.

*Yes you 100% can get an omega/beta pregnant outside of a heat.

*Being in heat/rut =/= a complete loss of senses and some primal instinct takes over you. Being in cycle should not fundamentally change you or your partners personality.

like this man truly became one of the GREATEST comic book villains of all time. There will never be another Homelander. This is Heath Ledger levels of “i made this character from scratch and every subsequent performance will try and fail to emulate what i created.” Homelander was, a bumbling scared child, an ego-driven narcissist, and unconceivable evil all within the same performances.

Shane, who is desperately trying to conceal his designation, swallowing suppressants like candy to pass as a beta, but Ilya isn’t fooled during the bike scene when he gets a whiff on earthy incense and is 100% sure during the shower scene when Shane’s topical suppressants are washed off and his nose if full of a sweet burning smell- something uniquely Shane.

Ilya, who was unfortunately given suppressants at too young of an age (his father really wanted an Alpha) so his omega smell is severely muted but he lives happily as a covert beta, fucking omegas and alphas as he pleases.

when Ilya propositions Shane in this au, Shane is like sure cause omega’s always agree to fuck Alpha’s and Ilya’s so cute, even though Shanes’s dreading the idea of being knotted.

But then ilya gets up to his room and presses Shane to the door and huh- that’s definitely not an alpha smell; overpowering and awful. It’s light and herbaceous, a mix of fresh cut grass and mint and Shane’ buries his face in Ilya’s neck without thinking-

“You're a ….” Shane starts to say but stops because acknowledging what Ilya is means acknowledging that he really only likes other omegas and he’s not quite there yet.

“Is okay?” Ilya asks cause he’s also a little scared he may have been presumptuous and maybe Shane does want an alpha.

Stay at home dad Ilya. Ilya retiring early because a family is a more exciting challenge. Taking their baby to games with those ridiculously huge headphones while ilya excitedly points “theres your daddy!’ Shane coming home from a shitty practice and he opens the door and hears “Daddy’s home!” he actually feels like he won 7 stanley cups.

pregnant ilya who’s junk food preferences are absolutely insane (to shane) but you bet your ass Shane’s driving to DQ and Taco Bell because their baby needs a chicken chalupa and a Reese's blizzard at 2am. Shane insisting on buying the newest, most expensive baby products “my love we don’t need a $4000 crib” “but it has a sensor that alerts us if her breathing changes.” “And you will watch it all night and never sleep.”

anyway #myshane isn’t organized, isn’t a clean freak (he’s a millionaire with a cleaning crew) , doesn’t have a skin care routine that isn’t water and the same St. Ives oatmeal scrub he’s been using since middle school and thats the most we can expect from the king of jocks.