Hi I have a question: if omegas make a nests during a heats. Where do alphas go during a rut. Do alphas just lock them selves on a room?. I'm just wondering about that.
They can. And I think in an emergency that's all there's left to do. BUT my Tumblr page doesn't have "Pack's Den" on the title for nothing. I like to headcanon Alphas have Dens. Now a Den CAN just be a room, like their own bedroom, and that's most likely what would happen in a modern AU, but I also like to headcanon dens to be more special.
A den is a space, usually a large space, that can contain an Alpha during their rut, and it often has things to calm them down during it. Things to bite and get their pent up energy out on. But it's also a space that has a dedicated area for a nest. Which is what may make it more different than a regular bedroom. Many Alphas will project and build nest frames and or little podiums for their mate's or future mate's nest. Assuming they like Omegas, that is. They also hoard food in that space, but only if they have a mate. Otherwise Alphas can go days without eating.
That's because Alphas will eat A LOT before their ruts, that's one of the ways they know it's coming, they'll just eat everything in sight, so they can survive not eating for a few days, but if they have a mate, their den will have lots of food. The type of food varies from Alpha to Alpha, but in general they'll choose high fat, high protein things. So lots of meat, lots of dairy, etc. Being a Vegan Alpha would require a little more planning if you had a mate. Dens can be these types of rooms, but a Den can ALSO be out in nature. I like to headcanon Alphas dig, they dig and make these burrows in order to be their dens. It takes a lot of work, but I just like the idea that they do it once and then hey just cave this "bat cave" underneath a tree or something. Remember that 2003 Peter Pan live action movie? That! A den is sort of like that.










