Most of the themes in the Omegaverse take from mating habits of pack animals, and typically portray a primal need for sex. If you think that's a lot to take in, then you may want to take a break from reading before we get into the mechanics of A/B/O mating. Some fics that take place in the Omegaverse also include "Deltas" and "Gammas" who fall somewhere between Alphas and Omegas in sexual aggression. They're typically characterized as submissive to Alphas, and in many stories, have little to no agency in A/O relationships.
The genre often crosses over with internet subculture "mpreg," which revolves around male characters getting pregnant. Omegas are the lowest in this fictional hierarchy, and can be impregnated regardless of gender. Some fics characterize them as "peacemakers" between the two, according to online encyclopedia Fanlore, and others exclude them from storylines entirely. No matter their gender, Alphas impregnate others but cannot be impregnated themselves.īetas are essentially humans and are subject to the same biological functions like menstruation, but typically are not paired with either Alphas or Omegas. Per this thorough guide by Wattpad author Velvelyami, Alphas are the highest ranking in this fictional universe's lupine hierarchy, and whether male, female, or any other gender, are typically characterized by dominance and aggression. Within this universe, characters are categorized as "Alphas," "Betas," and "Omegas," which is why stories within the Omegaverse are also known as A/B/O fics. Fics within the Omegaverse often depict feral sex scenes between two male characters, whose "secondary sex" is assigned as "Alpha" or "Omega." Smut fics are notoriously nonvanilla, and beyond being extremely graphic, Omegaverse fics have been criticized for depictions of assault and sexual violence because much of it revolves around nonconsensual mating and forced birth. The Omegaverse is an alternate universe (AU) of speculative erotic fiction that started in the Supernatural fandom. With excruciating self-awareness, here is an explainer on the Omegaverse for a hapless millennial trying to understand yet another TikTok trend. It's garnered enough online attention that, in a recent video with 66,800 likes, TikTok user 420sadbtch69 forewarned their followers, "One of these days, BuzzFeed or Vice or something's gonna come up with an article being like, 'Alpha, Beta, Omega: Here's a guide to Gen Z's Secondary Genders." The tag #Omegaverse has over 357 million views on TikTok, and corresponding keywords like alpha, omega, and beta have racked up views in the millions as well. The phrase has been part of fanfiction communities for the better part of the last decade, but it gained mainstream traction on TikTok in the past month.
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