I keep drifting in and out of academic language here ._.a
Also, full disclosure: This has probably been percolating in my brain since![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
askerian made a Tumblr post pointing out that Betas didn't really have much influence in A/B/O dynamics and that was super boring. Said Tumblr post quickly got out of control, though, so I've decided to keep this stuff here on Dreamwidth unless prompted otherwise (though other folks are welcome to share if you'd like).
( Part One: Reproduction and the Sexes )
In summation:
* There are six-plus sexes, divided by Solar (male/female, assigned at birth) and Lunar (Alpha/Beta/Omega, assigned at sexual maturity) categories; most people fall under two categories, but Delta (intersex) individuals may fall under less (note: not fewer) or more
* Assigned Female and Assigned Omega individuals can become pregnant; Assigned Male and Assigned Alpha individuals can impregnate
* Heat and Rut cycles as commonly understood are caused by long term exposure to Beta pheromones; at least one Beta must be sexually attracted to at least two other individuals, at least one of whom they can reproduce with, to begin producing these pheromones; without exposure to this Beta pheromone, heats and ruts occur only twice a year, at the solstices [subject to change]
* Heats and ruts are actually more enjoyable with at least one Beta involved, likely due to the production of the aforementioned pheromones, leading to a high prevalence of stable triads involving at least one Beta
(This probably needs a lot more work, but I'm leaving it here for now. This has been a lot of words and Figuring Things Out. Up next is probably a lot of cultural stuff, like gender and queerness. Probably mostly gender and queerness, really.)
Also, full disclosure: This has probably been percolating in my brain since
askerian made a Tumblr post pointing out that Betas didn't really have much influence in A/B/O dynamics and that was super boring. Said Tumblr post quickly got out of control, though, so I've decided to keep this stuff here on Dreamwidth unless prompted otherwise (though other folks are welcome to share if you'd like).( Part One: Reproduction and the Sexes )
In summation:
* There are six-plus sexes, divided by Solar (male/female, assigned at birth) and Lunar (Alpha/Beta/Omega, assigned at sexual maturity) categories; most people fall under two categories, but Delta (intersex) individuals may fall under less (note: not fewer) or more
* Assigned Female and Assigned Omega individuals can become pregnant; Assigned Male and Assigned Alpha individuals can impregnate
* Heat and Rut cycles as commonly understood are caused by long term exposure to Beta pheromones; at least one Beta must be sexually attracted to at least two other individuals, at least one of whom they can reproduce with, to begin producing these pheromones; without exposure to this Beta pheromone, heats and ruts occur only twice a year, at the solstices [subject to change]
* Heats and ruts are actually more enjoyable with at least one Beta involved, likely due to the production of the aforementioned pheromones, leading to a high prevalence of stable triads involving at least one Beta
(This probably needs a lot more work, but I'm leaving it here for now. This has been a lot of words and Figuring Things Out. Up next is probably a lot of cultural stuff, like gender and queerness. Probably mostly gender and queerness, really.)
