It's not Alpha/Omega as in ABO universe that people do for fanfic. This is her own universe with her own rules.
In this universe, Alpha wolves are dominants who have strong desires to lead and protect their packs. Most wolves are Alphas, although only one at a time can lead a pack. (The most dominant among the Alphas. They will fight for this honor if they perceive weakness.) Betas are wolves who have no desire to be anything other than submissive. They do not fight for dominance, nor do they have any power in the pack hierarchy. Omegas have the same strong desire to protect the pack that Alphas do, but they have no desire to be dominants. Their power comes through the ability to soothe and calm the others. Alphas can usually use their power (especially the lead Alpha of a pack) to make wolves less dominant do what they want; Omegas are outside of that and don't follow anyone's orders. They have their own power.
Usually pairs are an Alpha to an Alpha or an Alpha to someone outside the pack, as Betas and Omegas are so rare. Everyone is free to pick their own partners, there is no compulsion, as there is in ABO fanfic verse. Sometimes someone's wolf will call to someone else's wolf and they will want to be paired before the humans involved do (each werewolf tends to think of their wolf as a separate part of themselves), but, again, it is totally consensual.
It's not so much a factor in the Alpha and Omega series, but in the Mercy Thompson series, there is even a love triangle through the first books. Mercy has to decide between Adam and Samuel, both of whom are incredibly strong Alphas. (And she, being a coyote, is completely outside the Alpha system.)
Oh, and there is none of the kinkiness from the ABO fanfic verse. There is no knotting or going into heat or Mpreg. (Werewolves actually can generally not get pregnant. As they feel forced to change into a wolf at the full moon and the change into a wolf causes female wolves to miscarry babies.) And the sex is never really fully described. It is much more about the stories (even if it is more of a love story in the A/O verse) than about the sex.
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Date: 2013-08-21 01:35 am (UTC)In this universe, Alpha wolves are dominants who have strong desires to lead and protect their packs. Most wolves are Alphas, although only one at a time can lead a pack. (The most dominant among the Alphas. They will fight for this honor if they perceive weakness.) Betas are wolves who have no desire to be anything other than submissive. They do not fight for dominance, nor do they have any power in the pack hierarchy. Omegas have the same strong desire to protect the pack that Alphas do, but they have no desire to be dominants. Their power comes through the ability to soothe and calm the others. Alphas can usually use their power (especially the lead Alpha of a pack) to make wolves less dominant do what they want; Omegas are outside of that and don't follow anyone's orders. They have their own power.
Usually pairs are an Alpha to an Alpha or an Alpha to someone outside the pack, as Betas and Omegas are so rare. Everyone is free to pick their own partners, there is no compulsion, as there is in ABO fanfic verse. Sometimes someone's wolf will call to someone else's wolf and they will want to be paired before the humans involved do (each werewolf tends to think of their wolf as a separate part of themselves), but, again, it is totally consensual.
It's not so much a factor in the Alpha and Omega series, but in the Mercy Thompson series, there is even a love triangle through the first books. Mercy has to decide between Adam and Samuel, both of whom are incredibly strong Alphas. (And she, being a coyote, is completely outside the Alpha system.)
Oh, and there is none of the kinkiness from the ABO fanfic verse. There is no knotting or going into heat or Mpreg. (Werewolves actually can generally not get pregnant. As they feel forced to change into a wolf at the full moon and the change into a wolf causes female wolves to miscarry babies.) And the sex is never really fully described. It is much more about the stories (even if it is more of a love story in the A/O verse) than about the sex.
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