Is this based on something in the natural world, or is this something fanfic authors created? Because I'm not seeing the purpose of having both a beta and an omega, unless you're creating a three-way relationship and want three distinct roles.
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Morgana - Oct 07, 2013 6:13:57 pm PDT #28984 of 30002
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Matt the Bruins fan - Oct 07, 2013 7:11:11 pm PDT #28985 of 30002
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God, I hope there's not a self-lubing male animal capable of bearing ass babies in the natural world...
Morgana - Oct 07, 2013 7:15:39 pm PDT #28986 of 30002
"I make mistakes, but I am on the side of Good," the Golux said, "by accident and happenchance.” – The 13 Clocks, James Thurber
That's not fair, making me choke on my tea....
§ ita § - Oct 07, 2013 7:22:41 pm PDT #28987 of 30002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
God, I hope there's not a self-lubing male animal capable of bearing ass babies in the natural world.
If there is, it's in Australia!
Honestly, and I've only become exposed to this as it's taken over D/C, betas are supporting characters, and probably the padding to say "if everyone was as slave to their impulses as alphas and omegas no work would be done".
I don't know where the genre matured, but it didn't come fully formed into D/C--at first there were no omegas or no betas, and at the very first at least one author admitted they didn't know what the butt lubing was for since they couldn't have babies!
Morgana - Oct 07, 2013 7:34:00 pm PDT #28988 of 30002
"I make mistakes, but I am on the side of Good," the Golux said, "by accident and happenchance.” – The 13 Clocks, James Thurber
It always seemed to be tangled up in werewolf fic and knotting and such. Some stories have them transform into animals, and some have them as men, but the alphas produce knots when they're mating and then it all got so complicated that I got tired of trying to figure it out, I guess. It seemed like people were trying to find a way to pretty-up bestiality, really.
Which is okay if that's their particular kink. I'm still just trying to figure out the difference between betas and omegas, and their relationship to the alpha. Most stories have 2 main characters, and I was puzzled as to what the choice was between the two.
§ ita § - Oct 08, 2013 5:28:51 am PDT #28989 of 30002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Alphas are pack leaders, and betas seem to be us, pretty much--we can choose who we want to sleep with, our butts don't lube, etc. But omegas will go into heat, become overwhelmed by their wolf sides, need to present to their alpha, go slick with want, etc.
And no, I've never seen it outside were-ing, although werecats don't knot, they barb. Some worlds have lots of animals, some stick to the wolf. Some play with the idea, some seems to want a knot and no Astroglide. The bad is no worse than "vanilla", and the good is fascinating in that speculative fiction way.
§ ita § - Oct 08, 2013 5:29:23 am PDT #28990 of 30002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
More importantly, though:
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Poor babies...
Amy - Oct 08, 2013 5:34:02 am PDT #28991 of 30002
Because books.
Only ten and a half hours to wait ...
SuziQ - Oct 08, 2013 6:05:28 am PDT #28992 of 30002
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Arrrrggggggggggggg. I have a meeting tonight that like likely go past the start of the episode. Yes, TIVO will catch it and I can get caught up....but, but, but.....boys.
EpicTangent - Oct 08, 2013 11:02:13 am PDT #28993 of 30002
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