The Sum of Our Parts

Chapter 1

A/N: 

This will be abo, but it won't be typical to abo stories. Major points of interest in my world:

- Sex: male, female, intersex

- Gender: alpha, beta, omega

- Unless a person has a sex that offers them a functional uterus and ovaries, there will be no babies growing. That means anyone with the sex "male" will not be able to grow children. Anyone with the sex "female" will not have a penis. (I am obviously not working with any kind of trans anything in this story - for the sake of simplicity. I want to do a trans story, but today is not that day.) Intersex covers a lot of ground irl and in this story, and will be brought up as a plot point, but I won't be delving into details this fic. (I have written that story. heh)

- Talent: A Talent is basically a small magical ability, limited in its uses. Varies per person, usually, but the same type of Talent can be taught to future generations of the same family line. It's rare to have a Talent. Further details will be included in the chapters.

The reason I'm differentiating sex and gender is because my headcanon is that an abo world would be more focused on gender (alpha/beta/omega) and the assumed attributes of what those would mean for a person. In example, alphas are "dominant and strong", but omegas are "weak and submissive". These attributes may not be true for individuals, but it's an assumed social norm and gender imbalances are caused by those beliefs.

THIS IS VERY HEAVY DUBCON. If this bothers you, please don't force yourself to read this. It's not gonna get much better as the chapters continue. Prejudice, gender slurs, possible homophobic language, and moderate violence will show up in this fic. DARK PLOT. Please tread carefully.

I think those are all my notes! Thanks for stopping by. I hope you enjoy your stay! <3

Chapter 1

Holism

Ho·lism noun philosophy

the theory that parts of a whole are in intimate interconnection, such that they cannot exist independently of the whole, or cannot be understood without reference to the whole, which is thus regarded as greater than the sum of its parts. Holism is often applied to mental states, language, and ecology.

 Kageyama didn't did pay much attention to politics, and less so to gender politics. Not that he needed to. He was an alpha, and from a family of alphas, and from a long line of generational Talents. Kageyama wasn't really affected by what happened in the government.

Though, in all fairness, Kageyama probably wouldn't pay much attention to politics even if it did affect him. He didn't pay much attention to anything outside of volleyball these days. That was just fine with him. Volleyball was straightforward, with rules and goals, and nothing would change that. Politics didn't affect sports.

Or so he thought.

He was halfway through his second year in high school, and walking into the club room should have meant excited and nervous chatter about upcoming games. Instead, he walked into a heated debate about a new law Kageyama had paid no attention to prior to that day.

"That can't possibly be legal!" Kinoshita was arguing. "That's like, just, gathering people up, and throwing them in an internment camp. They can't do that!"

"That is exactly what it is!" Narita's voice was bitter and full of anxiety. He paced, while staring at something on his phone. "Except under the guise of a 'medical facility.' They're going to try and rip my cousin out of his home!"