So, You Wanna Learn About Alphas, Betas, and Omegas: Handbook to the Omegaverse

Introduction

I have been reading a lot of alpha, beta, and omega fics. Some are better than others, but that goes for anything. What I started to realize was that no one writing a/b/o dynamics agreed on a single idea. Seeming to disagree on knots and where they're located. Disagreeing on heats and how often and/or severe they are. Even disagreeing on male omegas and how they fit into society.

So, I took it upon myself to look for handbooks on the subject. Where I, as to no surprise to anyone, found that most authors have different ideas. Some handbooks agreeing, while others contradicted another's work (and sometimes even their own).

Frustrated, and on the edge of ripping my own hair out, I decided to write my own handbook. Choosing what ideas I understood and enjoyed, while leaving out others that made me nauseous as to how repulsive they were written. I've chosen themes from a/b/o fics that I will be using in my own fics.

I will detail some of the common terms in more formal vocabulary as to not trigger someone with inflammatory language. I know that I definitely needed something like this when first venturing into this niche genre, so I hope that it's helpful for you too.

Oh! One more thing before you get to the terms, never -- and I mean NEVER -- abbreviate alpha, beta, and omega as "abo". While reading through the other handbooks, I was horrified to discover that that abbreviation is a slur for the Aboriginal people in Australia. So, if you're going to abbreviate alpha, beta, and omega, I encourage you to use a/b/o or a-b-o or a.b.o, or you get the point.

Anyway, I hope that you find this handbook to be informative and leave having a better understanding of the omegaverse.