if you have any more questions about omegaverse or want me to elaborate on anything further, ask away below! i'm going to do a follow up to this video answering everything B)
I don't know if this was addressed in the video (I'm very early into it), but I'm curious if A/B/O is exclusive to the US/English speaking fanfic area or if you can find it in other areas
fun fact: one of the first fics i ever read was omegaverse and i didn’t know it was a fanfic trope so i just thought that i had missed something in the actual canon work for literal months
im sex repulsed and hate reading smut bc it just feels weird to me, so i feel this so hard. coley does such a good job of making this sound like a genuine documentary lmao
@@goldenheart__ There are platonic a/b/o fics too, though they're rarer. You'll probably have more luck finding a G or T rated fic - again, not as common as M or E, but you'll find quite a few. Assuming you even want to read an a/b/o fic, of course
I'm ace but write smut for my OTPs. A/B/O has always repulsed me for reasons entirely unrelated to sex. My brain can't accept slick and mpreg especially. But the whole subculture is definitely interesting from a documentary standpoint.
@@broblerone413me and my friends do this too! I have one friend that will just randomly pretend to bite you and say ‘nom’ and I’m started doing it back to them and its become a sort of nonverbal communication for us
Inside of me are two wolves. One of them really doesn't want to know any more than she already does about the Omegaverse. The other one really wants to hear Coley do an academic presentation about the Omegaverse.
Halfway through the video and from what I understand about betas they’re all just stood on the sidelines like “can I get a waffle?? CAN I PLEASE GET A WAFFLE”
There's a BL where they are in a omegaverse society and MC is a beta who work with normal beta, omega and alpha people. And he's just here as someone who have to watch all the drama with his colleagues who are alpha's and Omega's 😂😂
Cool video though, answered a lot of my questions even though they mostly popped up whenever I saw a meme about that genre and then vanished XD The omegaverse is not my cup of tea, but I've got to admit that is some pretty good worldbuilding hdnf
@@ihatethisusernameupdate th-cam.com/video/zhWWcWtAUoY/w-d-xo.html It’s this video! It’s around an hour long, and it has a follow-up video to it around the same length too lol
(I'm not muslim, but here goes) In theory, Slick, being a product made by humans, would fall into the same category as Breastmilk, which Halal. Therefore, Slick would be halal.
About the submissive / dominant misconception: I read a really good A/B/O fic where the alpha was a very anxious, shy guy, and his alpha protective instincts actually made his anxiety worse because he was hypervigilant. And he was very unsure of himself and scared of accidentally being overly pushy with his omgea friend, which made him constantly second-guess himself. Plus he was very anxious because he knew society expected him to be a "leader" even though he wasn't a very confident person. Was great! And the story wasn't about him changing and becoming more domninant, it was about his friends convincing him that he could just be himself and didn't have to meet the tradtional standards for an alpha.
Now I wanna read a fic about an omega who just gets fucking tired of alphas doing their "I'm dominant and you should serve me" bullshit, and ends up becoming a leader by sheer moral obligation, so that their community doesn't have to tolerate jerks giving them orders.
Hahaha I just made a comment about this myself. This, with the prevalence of mlm ships in this genre, makes it feel like heteronormative homosexuality to me. Like the top/bottom dynamics that are also rampant in fanfic and irl. Just something that interested me, Omegaverse enjoyers do ur thing lol idrc
Same, the concept definitely gets under my skin a tiny bit XD. I couldn't fathom someone being a sex repulsed ace and having to deal with all of that. Sounds like the setup to some sort of horror fic ngl
As a sex repulsed ace, there are actually some really good a/b/o fics out there about that! They're an emotional rollercoaster but one of my favourite concepts and really good reads!
i've read some really good angst and hurt/comfort fics that featured ace characters!! a common theme was having their partners or friends taking care of them in a non sexual way
My college English professor revealed to us that he knows what omegaverse is, and he explained how it is a worthwhile research topic considering how it can often reinforce toxicly masculine or heteronormative ideologies.
Omegaverse comes from fanfiction, which is an inherently women and queer institution. We’re the last to be perpetuating that crap. It’s just fantasy and gender exploration
I once read an A/B/O fanfic that wasn't sexual at all, and it was more about the omega's family, which was primarily alpha, being there for him AS A FAMILY and making sure he was okay and safe while he went through heat. It was a Ducktales fanfiction.
that is true, but i mean there's aces who are repulsed by the mention or thought and those who just don't get the feeling or understand it so yeah that makes a lot more sense lol
I've actually seen quite a few ace authors write ace abo characters. It makes for a pretty good allegory for exploring the personal psychological and societal experiences of being ace in a hyper-sexualized world.
I am indigenous Australian and I wholeheartedly agree, it is still a VERY active slur that is mostly used within Australia to Elders than aboriginal descendants. It does make me and some of my indigenous friends when they don't put the slashes, I understand that a lot of people don't know and don't mean to cause harm. It's more than just a word when you consider the history. And I am more than happy to see her put that in her video.
Yeah I was just saying that too, I'm glad she put it in the video because people don't understand that, that word can cause harm to Indigenous people like ourselves
as a non-indigenous Aussie I was pleasantly surprised to hear the disclaimer, but so thankful because it is a slur that many people are ignorant towards.
me being a white australian, i do know the word (and hate it) but it did take me a couple seconds to realise which one it was. i think more people should be aware of this!
A comprehensive explanation of all possible variations you could encounter in all classes, with scientific pros, cons, and when you should use "it's magic" instead.
omegaverse is the biggest "f*ck around and find out" tag/au thing ever like they just give you some simple things like dynamics and some other basic things and just tell you "go wild with it"
@@henrywong2725 dont spread misinformation, abo hasnt been used as a slur for a very long time. As an aboriginal ive never heard anyone use it, and i personally use it to shorten the word and wouldnt mind others doing the same. Its the same with rtard, as someone whos autistic, i just dont care 🤷♀️ word just means dumb. We dont need to be like americans and get offended over every word lmao
@@Crow23346 ahh that's so refreshing to hear! I'm also quite tired of this 'triggered' culture going around. Glad there are people, who are still more level-minded and not as easily offended :) Thank for the info!
me: "I don't want to sit through a 40 minute history class with full attention" also me: *fully attentive watching a 44 minute omegaverse crash course*
One of my favorite Omegaverse stories doesn't actually go nontraditional with the dynamics at all. Instead, it centers the story on a sex-repulsed asexual omega, and his struggles during wartime shortages and finding romance with society having aggressively mocked the idea that any omega could be asexual. There is a lot of crying and angst, but it has a happy ending!
I love traditional omegaverse settings as they're a great setting to criticize heteronormative relationships, the patriarchy, misogyny, sexism overall, dumb gender expectations... essentially all sex/gender related issues. And that without all disadvantaged being women and all advantaged being men. Because that sh*t is just painful to read sometimes as a woman. A/B/O let's me explore my thoughts and criticisms of these things without always having to watch women being treated like cr*p. Plus porn. What's not to like. I love my angsty porn that at the same time dives into social and political commentary. Hell yeah!
The thing about knotting is that I just imagine the pair being stuck like that for a couple of hours and being bored out of their wits because neither thought to bring a book.
I got spoiled by an omegaverse fic early in my fanfic reading career... it was a PG13 or T rated fic of a gentle, 'ladylike' female alpha being fated mates with a brash and loud male omega in a historical Victorian(I think?) setting. I kick myself OFTEN for not bookmarking that fic or even remembering it's name. I only remember that it was a Hetalia fanfic. it seriously raised my standards for omegaverse and it's been difficult to find other fics with the same niches since then.
If I woke up in an Omegaverse setting I'd stay as far away from society as I could because I ain't comfortable with the whole genetic ranking thing tbh Like I know it started as a kinky sex thing but the societal implications and history are kind of terrifying
I agree and I hope I still have my body as my old world (I may don't like the gender I being born to but at least I don't have to suffer from the heat thing, or at least I being like the beta version of don't have heat) because my Aroace ass sure gonna suffering a lot there
[2050: Post-apocalyptic setting] "Gather around, children, for i will tell you the tale of a hidden and lost universe- The Omegaverse!" "Sure grandpa, let's get you on bed okay?" "It was the most famous thing-" "Sure, sure grandpa. Now get on bed."
I’m asexual but I freaking love A/B/O fics, especially ones that center defying expectations relating to secondary gender stuff. It’s…cathartic, in a way, because you can explore the theme of defying gender expectations without getting into real world gender norms which can be hard for me to read sometimes.
I think cathartic is the best way to describe the abo genre. It explores all the psychological and societal aspects of sexuality and gender in allegorical form. Things like dysphoria, shame, systemic oppression, classism, racism, trauma, privilege, the healthcare industry. It explores things like toxic masculinity. I've seen people criticize it as enforcing toxic masculinity, but thats only if you do a very literal surface level interpretation. What it's actually exploring is how we exist in a hyper sexual world, a world with toxic masculinity, and somehow have to be happy with it, or find some kind of peace, or figure out what existence is at least bearable.
Girl, you know I love it when you make videos explaining a certain fanfic niche. Instead of having to explain it to my friends, I can just forward this to them. Wonderful! But it would be amazing if you made that Merlin video you mentioned 👉👈🥺 I see you adding it more and more lately!
oh god, an actual guide to the omegaverse- i have been so like disgustedly fascinated by this trope/genre of fics for so long but did not at all want to research it, so this'll be interesting
As an asexual who reads a quite frankly stupid amount of spicy stories, a/b/o is just absolutely fascinating and an interesting way to explore irl issues in a different format. You can tell a lot about an author in how they world build an a/b/o universe. One of my favorite trope inversions, only saw it once in a Voltron Shance fic that I’ve forgotten the name of but what I remember most was non-traditional a/b/o nesting in which it’s the alpha that builds the nest as a courting ritual for their omega. I also remember a non traditional a/b/o MCU fic which again can’t remember the name of in which Tony was a beta and it was a commentary about how betas are actually the most dominant of the three secondary genders because they weren’t governed by their hormones and kept the world running while the alphas and omegas were in the background basically losing their shit the whole time trying to one up each other.
i once read a really beautiful A/B/O fic about an omega and an alpha. their "naughty recordings" were released and the author indulged in a long and very interesting sequence of events revolving how omegas were treated in society vs how alphas were, and about how the omega in the relationship was immediately blamed and called horrible names for it whilst the alpha was left completely alone. it was really interesting to read, honestly.
Tips to avoid some toxic a/b/o relationship fanfics on AO3. 1. Read the tags and the summary. Do it, it will save you from getting surprised by something you did not want to read if the author is not an ass that does not tag things. 2. Use the exclude function to filter out things you do not want to read. I for example have tragedy, underage, major character death and abusive relationships permanently filtered out, along with other things that depend on what I want to read. This will help if again the author is not an ass, 3. Pay attention to the author. Their behavior, how they write things, do they tag things, etc. If an author has written a story you did not agree with and they had not tagged it properly, it is probably best to avoid them in the future than take the risk of them doing it again. 4. Use ratings if you are not interested in the characters doing the do or if you do not want them doing the do to be a big part of the story. Choosing Gen in the categories will also help you avoid characters playing with their genitals though it might make looking for romance harder. 5. Beware of the asses that don't put up trigger warnings or tag their fanfics properly.
@@jaundiceispog1017 Not really. Of course part of the fault always lies with the reader because nobody forced them to read the story. However in the case of an author that is an ass (like the one you described), I believe the majority of the fault is the authors. It's their lack of action (giving any sort of warning about the content of their story) that caused the reader to read something they would have otherwise avoided. Not sure how you came to this conclusion after reading my comment since I didn't say anything about whose fault it is. Out of curiosity what made you want to read a story that has no summary. Summaries are a mayor part of what makes me decide to read a story, so I haven't really read any that have had none. Would like to hear your thoughts on that.
For anyone who plays/owns the Sims 4, there’s an Omegaverse mod. It was abandoned by its original modder for a while, but someone else picked it up and updated it.
I'm not into Omegaverse myself, but as someone who's somewhat trying to get into the medical field DAMN I'm GENUINELY impressed at those of you who have gotten in such in-depth detail about the biological aspects of A/B/O dynamics. That's not easy to do, especially if you want to make it biologically-accurate, or at the very least make it sound somewhat plausible in a hypothetical real setting. I tip my hats to y'all. Holy shit. (/pos)
Its been written! I've read plenty of ace characters (written by ace authors) struggling with their secondary sex in a number of ways. Sometimes they just don't go into heat/rut. Sometimes they do. The feelings each character has towards this aspect of their sexuality vary. Since pharmaceuticals often play a part its a common trope to have them just take medication so they don't have to go through it at all. A lot of ace authors use this trope as a way to explore the phsycological and societal aspects of being ace in a hyper sexualized world. It makes for a good allegory
To everyone asking for recommendations, do you care for fanfics with it? Cause I have found a fanfic with an asexual character going through heat and it’s actually pretty good
I think one of my favorite instances of B*tching in a fic was where it was almost a transitioning situation, where the main character hated being an alpha, and after learning that b*tching was possible, he went to a close friend and asked them to do it, only for romance to blossom from that closeness. It was a really neat way to look at that aspect of omegaverse, especially for me as a trans person, it really rang true for elements of my own real life transition
I don't know what's worse, the use of make up to illustrate or the fact that this was more in depth than S3x Ed in a lot of places. Let's be remained that Ben Shapiro didn't knew what a WAP was (I feel sorry for his wife)
Yeah honestly Coley might just have to do straight up sex ed, so many people didn't get proper sex education (myself included, I hate Catholic school) and it would honestly be helpful for fanfiction writers (and readers) trying to get into smut and wanting to make it like, acutally accurate. Seriously though, while it would definitely be hard to make something TH-cam doesn't demonetize (thanks a lot TH-cam) it might be worthwhile.
Omegaverse is my guitly pleasure genre that I'm not even that guilty about 😅 I think fics can be REALLY good if you take your time to search for them. There was even a ridiculously long period in my life, when I've read only omegaverse bc it was the only one genre that I felt fascinated by. And I want to point out that I read fanfics EVERYDAY so yeah... What's even more funny, I'm aroace and I would never want any of this omegaverse things happen to me but God if I love reading about them happen to other people lol.
even though i feel like i have a fair understanding of omegaverse, im watching this cuz my friends and i are doing powerpoint night and i'm preparing to traumatize all of them
12 year old me reading A/B/O for the first time: what the hell is knotting? Ugh, I wish there was a guide to these AUs. Me now, 10 years later: **dramatically wipes tear** finally someone did it :,) Lol Coley great job! I love it, it's both educational AND funny! I can finally just send this video to my friends when they ask me about A/B/O (instead of uncomfortably rambling for hours).
I’ve never really liked A/B/O, but I never hated it either. I found someone on AO3 who tried to figure out the biology of it, and it was actually really a fascinating read. (Of course the title’s escaping me lol)
I’ve only read one a/b/o fanfic ever, and I’m not joking when I’m saying that it had the best social commentary I’ve ever seen (and it’s not even a real world). I hadn’t heard much about the omegaverse before, but I loved the worldbuilding in that fanfiction. Unfortunately, I had to click out when the smut started 😔
"Don't Get Demonetized Challenge, Omegaverse Edition" XD I'm impressed. Seriously though, I can tell a huge amount of work went into putting this together. I cackled through the whole thing.
it’s so interesting hearing about A/B/O from a western perspective as someone who pretty much only consumes japanese A/B/O content and learning how different it is. Lots of details common in Western stuff are completely omitted in doujin works. For instance, I’ve never heard of the “pre-heat” thing because a critical aspect of Japanese ABO is the sudden, emergency onset of a heat that has to be “taken care of” by whoever’s closest lol. And in my experience, a lot of the more animalistic characteristics are extremely uncommon in Japanese stuff, but I guess it depends on what specific works you’re reading.
The lack of preheat thing is also present in western a/b/o works, especially older ones. It's (of course) a good device for drama and/or a good setup to drama, so plenty of authors use it still. I don't read a/b/o too much, but I think I see something like 2/3 of fics having preheat concept, and 1/3 not having it. I think western authors wanted to add some realism and also to relate heat cycles to irl human reproductive cycles, hence the concept of the preheat - human women also begin to have symptoms such as cramps, backaches, etc. in the week before their period, after all
The section on genetics blew my mind, like people are really out here chromosome mapping their wolf smut au, I love it Also the stuff about the ranks and their abilities makes me wonder if anyone has made like, an omegaverse tabletop rpg
My friends often tell me that I have way too much knowledge about random things. And for a while I was kind of like "Nah, it's all pretty normal stuff. I know a few random things but not that many." By the end of this I realized that they were correct, as I already knew most of the information in this video... Not only that-- but the fact that I clicked on the video the first place. It seems I indeed know too much. Amazing video as always though
Listen, A/B/O is my favorite genre/trope now. You can have enemies to friends to lovers, soulmate and arranged marraige all in fucking one. It's glorious
i really like when omegaverse fics use the scent of petricor(the smell of nature after rain) and forests to indicate fertilitity/pregnancies. Idk, it just seems like such a fitting smell.
I'm the exact opposite. I find it off putting when people describe slick or scents as "lavender" or "rain" or anything romantic like that. It clearly tells me that this writter hasn't smelt discharge or BO before. Discharge or "slick" is musky in smell and not romantic. And BO smells tarrible. Don't get me wrong, smells can be sexy, but please don't make it smell like women's body wash. Make humans smell like humans damnit.
I just really want a guide that includes Delta, Sigma and Gamma dynamics to almost surgical detail.... I want to write my omegaverse with those included... I might as well just take some of the stuff I know and reinvent those :')
Finally, a non-R-rated omegaverse explainer I can link to my....less adventurous friends :P If you're still interested in ideas for other trope explainers, one on Hanahaki (and similar tropes?) might be good, since I rarely see that covered outside of circles where people already know about it.
Sentinels and guides still confuse me even if it's been at least 8 years since I've seen it in an hp fanfic then Chinese danmei happened... Could I have researched it on my own? I was planning on it but my ADHD brain said✨no✨
@@terratractatori that honestly would be great for a video since it's more "solid" as a topic vs the more fluid form a/b/o has with no fixed requirements The short answer is it's based on a not that poplar scifi show from the 90s or so, but for as codified as it is most of the concept, world building, and rules came for fandom vs the actual show
I have this friend who knows absolutely EVERYTHING about omega verse and it was just so weirdly interesting hearing him talk about it paragraph after paragraph 😭 Edit: Ik the way I worded it is weird as hell but it's too good to change 😀
As a huge EXO fan who is Omegaverse curious, I just about did a spit-take at 41:30. I had no idea EXO had any connection to popularizing omegaverse! 😆 What a legacy! Good for them. Thank you for the excellent educational video!
I say this every time anyone mentions omegaverse: We need an omegaverse fic that has a different type of person for every letter of the greek alphabet.
Fun fact: I started watching this video at school during my lunch when it was first uploaded. While I can't find the time stamp right now, during the part were she showed the hoodie with "submissive and breedable" printed on it one of the teachers walked by me and saw the screen. He then made eye contact with me and walked away.
the way this genre has actually became one of my favorites due to how some writers play around with the subgenders and whatever political system they assign them
@@alecate6143 i never hated it, mostly because i never knew about it. was just reading a fic and noticed the wolf traits and was like 'oh, is this a werewolf fanfic?' and rest was history 😌😌
Its bizarre hearing this being explained when learning about a/b/o was very trial-and-error for me but God its so nice to have everything laid out in a much clearer manner for people that want to learn more or are confused about certain aspects. Bless Coley, doing God's work, saving new/unexposed readers all that trouble 🙏
I think the whole "smut is horrible" stream picked up a lot of speed with the rise of RPF fiction about internet personalities? the more direct connection to the actual people behind the "celebrity" makes smut in those fandoms icky for a lot of people (not to mention that several big fandoms of that kind contain a *lot* of minors) and so there's been a general pushback against just any adult oriented content that started spreading into other fandoms as well. I personally agree, both is good - just remember your tags and warnings and all that
I agree, but... Saying "RPF fiction" would be saying "real person fiction fiction" 😭 Also, yeah. RPF is not for me personally, and tbh I find it quite icky in general. Unless the people in question are fine with being shipped, then I will never understand creating it without their consent, especially when it's adult-themed. It's so invasive and disgusting. The people who write these fics are the same ones that begged their mom to stop shipping them with the kids next door, or had to deal with their classmates shipping them with their best friend. How can they inflict that on other people, even if they're celebrities? Celebrities have to deal with sm of this type of content created about them.
And there are just other Fandoms where if you think about it too hard it can become icky. I call this the "vampire loli problem" or the "OG Phantom problem." The vampire loli problem is obvious. If they are mentally the age of consent or older, but the body is not the age of consent, so is it okay to right x rated fanfiction about that character? People have been debating that for years. The OG Phantom problem is a bit different but similar concept. To briefly explain, the original Phantom of the Opera looks like a corpse, from "head to toe." Even his hands smell of death. But is it okay to write x rated fanfiction of this character despite him looking so much like a corpse? And what about actual undead characters? Where does the line begin and end? I don't have the answer to either of these. I just know I tolerate x rated topics in fanfiction unless its gorey murder, which as a horror movie fan I enjoy. And I do realize it's paradoxical to clutch pearls at shreks but be fine with ripping people's faces off or pulling out their hearts. Idk.
@@alpyki2588 hmm * Braining about the zombie issue * I... Think the moral issue is generally solved as long as it's sentient, rather than an actual corpse? A harder personal nope comes from how... squishy corpses are (also my mortality issues, but mostly corpse handling taboos and thinking the stuff rotting things do are very icky)
@@alpyki2588 yes, it's okay writing about vampire lolis and walking corpses, as long as they don't involve any real and recognisable as real vampire lolis and walking corpses and as long as you put proper tags and warnings. Tastes in fictional porn are not the same as person's morals.
3:44 I love this! I'm Aboriginal and I would hate to see people mention it as "Abo" because I hate that word so much, so I'm happy you pointed this out in the video! Love the explanation by the way because I've been wanting to read them to get a grasp of the whole omega verse story lines and thanks to your video I'm interested!!
A/b/o isn't necessarily one of my favorites but I do enjoy it on occasion, especially some of the less traditional fics. There's one in particular I love, it's a oneshot where big bad guy of the fandom is an omega and no one knows it. He wants to cuddle with the members of his gang (all alphas I believe) but won't let himself be 'weak'. They convince him to cuddle and find out when he accidentally lets his scent out. It's so fluffy. I love it.
I had some bad experiences with a/b/o fics like 10 years ago when fandom spaces used to be in a completely different state (this was, at least in my country, the era of fujoshis, intense misogyny and pushing heteronormativity into queer relationships). But this video gave me hope that things have changed for the better. Now I might even give non-traditional a/b/o a chance lol.
I find it hilarus when ppl think im showing down things down there throat when i tell them my opinion.but they are toatally fine with telling me what happens to me according to their religon.
personally, I like how omega verse can act as sort of a cathartic way of expressing frustration or feelings in general about gender, toxic masculinity and heteronormative mindsets through a world where the concept of whether one is boy, girl, other doesn't matter as much as another aspect of yourself. I've read a fanfic called Tryptic. I suggest it if your into non-typical A/B/O dynamics and also if you're into BTS A/B/O fanfic.
What are the pairings? I have some recommendations for you as well that are BTS A/B/O but I don't want to send you something that you wouldn't be into♡♡
@@vortexwriting1026 The main pairings were a maknae line love triangle, jimine omega, v beta and jungkook Alpha. but the other members also had implied relations with each other and it was just very facinating. I don't usually mind whos the pairing, just as long as its an intriguing story.
@@samhead7062 This mindset is curious as ABO almost universally involves the omega taking the "woman's role" and is viewed as a second class citizen, while the alpha universally is the icon of toxic masculinity. It's hereditary caste.
I really like platonic omegaverse, like if someone goes into their first heat and their family/found family gives them lots of cuddles and snacks and stuff, found family packs are my jam
one of the best a/b/o fanfics i've ever read was a bitching fic in which the character getting bitched felt something akin to gender dysphoria at his alpha status, and asked his good alpha friend to help him out. obviously there was heaps of smut and mutual pining, but i also found it a pretty interesting exploration of gender and secondary sexes within omegaverse
Unfortunately, I’ve found that this 45 minute video is not enough to satiate my intense desire to write atomically accurate fanfic and now I must peruse the wiki for hours on end. I will never dodge the Ao3 author allegations.
My understanding is that someone tried to make an AI by ripping stuff off of AO3 but omegaverse kept corrupting the output (the AI kept adding stuff from omegaverse to normal fics it was trying to make) so a massive salute to my slick brother and sisters
as an author, my favorite thing to do (because I'm not too comfy writing smut) is challenging myself to write a/b/o as well as i can w/o "woohoo". heats/ruts tend to be similar to periods in my aus :D i would LOVE if you did a video on how biology and genetics would work in a/b/o :D I'm such a biology nerd!
I'm actually curious about the gene, chromosome and biology aspect. It's quite interesting, and if you posted a video on it I would definitely watch lmao
I know of a really deeply creepy Omegaverse trilogy[yes it deserves to be called a trilogy not just fanfiction]that dives head first into the dark aspects of the culture. Its self insert but it is still the best fanfic, maybe even story I've read, it pulls apart power dynamics and how easily outsiders could view a person being abused as lucky and just really dark without romanticizing it. And the writer has a way with words that can only be described as ink like, If purple is what we call the pretty ornate parts she writes in a shade of purple that is closer to wine spilt out all over the pages. But instead of ruining the book it only makes it smell like fruit and leaves the whole book an art piece, it's hard to read at times in the best way.
@@lapraslazuli270 My comment got deleted so my apologies I'll just give the name and where you can find it, just incase you didn't see my other comment. I will of course give the heads up that I read this about a year ago and while I remember it being amazing and stuff that may have just been 4am brain kicking in. Either way I suggest reading all the tags just to make sure you don't read something your not ready for, you can find it on both Tumblr or AO3 which ever you prefer under the name Lilies of the Valley by GirlmeetsLiv3
My friend was hyperfixated on the omegaverse for a while and basically knows everything about it and because of this they like to tell me about every waking moment of my life that I would be an omega if I were in the omegaverse and I have had to listen to them tell me this every day nonstop since they decided it to be true (I feel like I would be more of a beta, myself)
You should have a podcast. I literally listened to this while drawing. Super interesting. Definitely not for me but I would listen to you talk longform forever I swear
if you have any more questions about omegaverse or want me to elaborate on anything further, ask away below! i'm going to do a follow up to this video answering everything B)
Hi! never been this early before!
Please no
Heyyy Coleyyy, sooo- S4 of TDP came out over a week ago and I’m anticipating your reaction video!
Can Alpha be a submissive top?
I don't know if this was addressed in the video (I'm very early into it), but I'm curious if A/B/O is exclusive to the US/English speaking fanfic area or if you can find it in other areas
Congrats to Coley for explaining omegaverse without getting age restricted!
Now don't be so sure about that just yet
its only been 5 hours so 😭
Knock on wood
and throw salt
here from 5 days later: there's no age restriction still!
fun fact: one of the first fics i ever read was omegaverse and i didn’t know it was a fanfic trope so i just thought that i had missed something in the actual canon work for literal months
pfft hahaha that sound like smth i would do
This is hilarious
Oh yea must have missed that episode
“What? There’s no episode about this? I’m so confused. Do I need to use a VPN to get the region locked episodes? THANK YOU TO TODAYS SPONSOR NORDVPN-
Same
Alternative title: Coley attempts to justify her omegaverse addiction for almost 45 minutes
Lol
I don't really like it but I dabble in it a bit from time to time
i didn’t realise it was 45 mins until i read this
I’m asexual so I’m watching this video like a researcher observing the mating patterns of chimpanzees
My one true peer, its a relife i am not alone.
im sex repulsed and hate reading smut bc it just feels weird to me, so i feel this so hard. coley does such a good job of making this sound like a genuine documentary lmao
I'm also an ace, however I enjoy porn (depends on the writing of course). But I'm not an a/b/o fan, so I'm also having a similar experience.
@@goldenheart__ There are platonic a/b/o fics too, though they're rarer. You'll probably have more luck finding a G or T rated fic - again, not as common as M or E, but you'll find quite a few. Assuming you even want to read an a/b/o fic, of course
I'm ace but write smut for my OTPs. A/B/O has always repulsed me for reasons entirely unrelated to sex. My brain can't accept slick and mpreg especially. But the whole subculture is definitely interesting from a documentary standpoint.
“This person smells great, bite them” is so funny out of context and I will most definitely be saying it all the time from now on.
this is literally all my friends, they (platonically) bite each other all the time
autism be like
one time my older stepsister bit me.
didnt like it at the time but i think it awoke something in me...
@@fourthmatchflameAyooo🧐🤨
@@broblerone413me and my friends do this too! I have one friend that will just randomly pretend to bite you and say ‘nom’ and I’m started doing it back to them and its become a sort of nonverbal communication for us
Inside of me are two wolves. One of them really doesn't want to know any more than she already does about the Omegaverse. The other one really wants to hear Coley do an academic presentation about the Omegaverse.
theres two wolves inside you you say...
There's three. They don't notice the other one because he has no scent/has a weaker scent
hahahaha
Soon you are going to want two wolves inside you
@@TabbyCatq Yet the least noticable is the most deranged of the two 😅
Halfway through the video and from what I understand about betas they’re all just stood on the sidelines like “can I get a waffle?? CAN I PLEASE GET A WAFFLE”
PFFFT HAHAHAHA
"Right Infront of my salad 😦"
Alpha x Beta works and Omega x Beta works exists FYI :D some of those are my favorites too!!
YOU'RE A BETA MALE, SONIC
There's a BL where they are in a omegaverse society and MC is a beta who work with normal beta, omega and alpha people. And he's just here as someone who have to watch all the drama with his colleagues who are alpha's and Omega's 😂😂
"Of course it's Supernatural." Truer words have never been spoken
in fandom, everything seems to trace back to either Star trek or Supernatural, lol
@@Shadowonwater fr
@@Shadowonwater most of the time BOTH
@@Shadowonwater or the X-Files.
I need this on a shirt
When listening to the "heats and ruts" part I felt like I was learning how babies are made again holy fuck 💀
Cool video though, answered a lot of my questions even though they mostly popped up whenever I saw a meme about that genre and then vanished XD
The omegaverse is not my cup of tea, but I've got to admit that is some pretty good worldbuilding hdnf
Can’t talk, must fuck 😂
Omg I felt the same way!
@@zegnaj_adios__true abt the world building part!!
I wasn't expecting a video about omegaverse to be this long honestly but it should've been expected
You didn't? Lucky you...
Oh, you should see the video on the legal case with omegaverse writers. It’s even longer 😂
@@yeltuna2289
Wait what? Please elaborate-
@@ihatethisusernameupdate th-cam.com/video/zhWWcWtAUoY/w-d-xo.html
It’s this video! It’s around an hour long, and it has a follow-up video to it around the same length too lol
@@yeltuna2289
Ohh what the heck lol thank you!
I hereby request a biology lesson on Omega verse if only to see Coley suffering from keeping it TH-cam friendly 😂😂
Clip:
th-cam.com/video/3GPdsDN7kkM/w-d-xo.html
I doubt that will be possible
Bring in the mom too I'd love to see her reactions given she's a nurse 😆
It would be a great challenge and one more reason to want this video! 🤣
Yes! We need this
me being muslim and someone going "is slick halal" made me despawn 💀
Okay but I’m genuinely curious as to the anwser and reasoning behind it, if you’d be comfortable sharing you opinion on it?
@@mollybennett3291 honestly i dont even know?????? maybe it is maybe it isnt?????
The top spot for "sentences I never thought I'd ever see anywhere" goes to...
quick check your server connection
(I'm not muslim, but here goes)
In theory, Slick, being a product made by humans, would fall into the same category as Breastmilk, which Halal.
Therefore, Slick would be halal.
About the submissive / dominant misconception: I read a really good A/B/O fic where the alpha was a very anxious, shy guy, and his alpha protective instincts actually made his anxiety worse because he was hypervigilant. And he was very unsure of himself and scared of accidentally being overly pushy with his omgea friend, which made him constantly second-guess himself. Plus he was very anxious because he knew society expected him to be a "leader" even though he wasn't a very confident person. Was great! And the story wasn't about him changing and becoming more domninant, it was about his friends convincing him that he could just be himself and didn't have to meet the tradtional standards for an alpha.
That's sounds sweet ☺️
Name of the fic please
You’re not going to describe the fic and then not give the name of the fic
Don't be shy, drop the link
Now I wanna read a fic about an omega who just gets fucking tired of alphas doing their "I'm dominant and you should serve me" bullshit, and ends up becoming a leader by sheer moral obligation, so that their community doesn't have to tolerate jerks giving them orders.
Love how scents are just the difference between men's and women's deodorant.
Hahaha I just made a comment about this myself. This, with the prevalence of mlm ships in this genre, makes it feel like heteronormative homosexuality to me. Like the top/bottom dynamics that are also rampant in fanfic and irl. Just something that interested me, Omegaverse enjoyers do ur thing lol idrc
@@lemonicowo It's literally old school seme/uke dynamic with sex pollen and remixed misogyny.
I guess it depends on the author, I haven't seen that being so black and white in a while
Ngl as an asexual person the whole concept of heats/ruts sounds absolutely terrifying
Same, the concept definitely gets under my skin a tiny bit XD. I couldn't fathom someone being a sex repulsed ace and having to deal with all of that. Sounds like the setup to some sort of horror fic ngl
As a sex repulsed ace, there are actually some really good a/b/o fics out there about that! They're an emotional rollercoaster but one of my favourite concepts and really good reads!
i've read some really good angst and hurt/comfort fics that featured ace characters!! a common theme was having their partners or friends taking care of them in a non sexual way
The hurt/comfort is sooo good! And the non👏sexual👏intimacy👏 literally so good. It gets me every time
I'm not ace but I am aromantic and I feel the same way about the soulmate AU style aspects.
Coley: Slick is often described as having different flavour profiles.
Me, sipping coffee: Fascinating, do tell.
Nooooo
Fun fact! Coffee flavour helps the alpha be more active!
@@blueberrycrepes NOOOOOOO STOP
@@blueberrycrepes very fact indeed
That's NOT coffee!!!
As a teen boy I really liked omega males and daydreamed about it.
Anyways I'm an adult woman now
Character development
Good for you for living your life.
Congrats ma'am
this is the definition of character development
Give your screenwriters a raise!
My college English professor revealed to us that he knows what omegaverse is, and he explained how it is a worthwhile research topic considering how it can often reinforce toxicly masculine or heteronormative ideologies.
the exact reason I generally avoid it
I noticed that too, esp f x m sort of pairings
clearly he hasn't read enough omegaverse
Omegaverse comes from fanfiction, which is an inherently women and queer institution. We’re the last to be perpetuating that crap. It’s just fantasy and gender exploration
Yes... Also the fetishization and homophobia that comes with m/m pairings by basically making one man the "woman"....
Did i need this? No.
Did I ask for this? No.
Did I still watch and enjoy this? Absolutely.
Ligit same
Samee
Saame
Coley be like that sometimes
Same lmao
I once read an A/B/O fanfic that wasn't sexual at all, and it was more about the omega's family, which was primarily alpha, being there for him AS A FAMILY and making sure he was okay and safe while he went through heat.
It was a Ducktales fanfiction.
3:41
What's the fic name called?
@@dannhoff6646 Sorry it took so long to reply! It's just called Ducktales Omegaverse by chibichild! Pretty good read!
@@xenonichaos Thank you sm!!
I don't know what to do with this information but l know what I am reading tonight
Something to note about beta scent glands: usually if they do have them, the scent is described as ‘calming’ and can help you sleep, like lavender.
How is it both calming and an aphrodisiac? I'm not sure what you mean.
@@kashiichan from what I know it's only calming, not an aphrodisiac, I think OP is misinformed or confused
huh
@@kashiichanoh sorry, I thought aphrodisiac meant something that puts you to sleep. I looked it up and it means something different.
@@vyronix5698 lol you sweet summer child
wasn't expecting so many ace people to even sit through this video no matter how much the curiosity might've overcame them
i mean i'm also ace but i knew basically everything explained in the video prior so it wasn't too bad
Idk, its easier for me as an ace because of the degree of seperation i have from it
that is true, but i mean there's aces who are repulsed by the mention or thought and those who just don't get the feeling or understand it so yeah that makes a lot more sense lol
Nah man, this is just fascinating stuff! I didn’t know before this that there were so many facets of a/b/o. It’s really intriguing.
I've actually seen quite a few ace authors write ace abo characters. It makes for a pretty good allegory for exploring the personal psychological and societal experiences of being ace in a hyper-sexualized world.
I am indigenous Australian and I wholeheartedly agree, it is still a VERY active slur that is mostly used within Australia to Elders than aboriginal descendants. It does make me and some of my indigenous friends when they don't put the slashes, I understand that a lot of people don't know and don't mean to cause harm. It's more than just a word when you consider the history. And I am more than happy to see her put that in her video.
Wow I had no idea. Very appreciative to have learned this
Yeah I was just saying that too, I'm glad she put it in the video because people don't understand that, that word can cause harm to Indigenous people like ourselves
as a non-indigenous Aussie I was pleasantly surprised to hear the disclaimer, but so thankful because it is a slur that many people are ignorant towards.
me being a white australian, i do know the word (and hate it) but it did take me a couple seconds to realise which one it was. i think more people should be aware of this!
Honestly, a biology guide for a/b/o sounds entertaining. I'd watch that
A comprehensive explanation of all possible variations you could encounter in all classes, with scientific pros, cons, and when you should use "it's magic" instead.
Agreed!
The biological and social results of that are the things that I've found myself most drawn to in this video!
Same.
Me too. Hoping she makes it
yes i would def watch that
After reading omegaverse you will never look at Greek letters the same way again
Nope, especially when’s it’s pjo omegaverse fics 🙂
@@b3nnefits please!! Can you link me some of the good ones?? Pretty please
@MFA Elementrites I only got Solangelo, but I’ll see if I saved ‘em :)
@@b3nnefits That will do & it one of my fav ships so great!!
@@mfaelementrites2715 aighty-tighty! Ain’t got too many, let me find em.
omegaverse is the biggest "f*ck around and find out" tag/au thing ever like they just give you some simple things like dynamics and some other basic things and just tell you "go wild with it"
As an Australian (non-Aboriginal), thank-you for pointing out the need to put in slashes. It's refreshing to see a non-Aussie being aware of this
Same!!
Can you explain what that meant because I didn't get what she means? xD I'm not an Aussie as you may have guessed lol
@@ilarcornerofspace without the slashes, the word is a slur against Australian Aboriginals
@@henrywong2725 dont spread misinformation, abo hasnt been used as a slur for a very long time. As an aboriginal ive never heard anyone use it, and i personally use it to shorten the word and wouldnt mind others doing the same.
Its the same with rtard, as someone whos autistic, i just dont care 🤷♀️ word just means dumb. We dont need to be like americans and get offended over every word lmao
@@Crow23346 ahh that's so refreshing to hear! I'm also quite tired of this 'triggered' culture going around. Glad there are people, who are still more level-minded and not as easily offended :) Thank for the info!
For some reason the sentence "Hey did you hear that Dave presented as an Alpha last teusday?" really killed me 😂
Our humour is broken🦑
me: "I don't want to sit through a 40 minute history class with full attention"
also me: *fully attentive watching a 44 minute omegaverse crash course*
One of my favorite Omegaverse stories doesn't actually go nontraditional with the dynamics at all. Instead, it centers the story on a sex-repulsed asexual omega, and his struggles during wartime shortages and finding romance with society having aggressively mocked the idea that any omega could be asexual. There is a lot of crying and angst, but it has a happy ending!
Oooo what’s it called?
@@steampunk-llama it's titled "it might not be so sweet feeling this heat"
That sounds awesome, that's what omegaverse should be for (besides weird porn)
I love traditional omegaverse settings as they're a great setting to criticize heteronormative relationships, the patriarchy, misogyny, sexism overall, dumb gender expectations... essentially all sex/gender related issues. And that without all disadvantaged being women and all advantaged being men. Because that sh*t is just painful to read sometimes as a woman. A/B/O let's me explore my thoughts and criticisms of these things without always having to watch women being treated like cr*p. Plus porn. What's not to like. I love my angsty porn that at the same time dives into social and political commentary. Hell yeah!
Wow
That’s the most non-traditional fanfic I’ve ever heard of
Which isn’t saying knowing myself
can we just-
can we just appreciate the makeup?
the fit?
both- both of them?
All *three* of them
seriously, why do all these youtubers who do dives into fandom stuff have such good clothing/makeup styles??? i'm kinda jealous lol
*BOTH IS GOOD*
both both is good
I clicked on this video simply because Coley looked so good in the thumbnail
The thing about knotting is that I just imagine the pair being stuck like that for a couple of hours and being bored out of their wits because neither thought to bring a book.
nah its a couple minutes at most while they wait for it to deflate
Pros: mandatory cuddling
Cons:
This video is 44 minutes long and I'm not gonna have any regrets
exactly my thoughts LET'S GOO
I have Italian Gay Mafioso syndrome but I'll still watch it.
I got spoiled by an omegaverse fic early in my fanfic reading career... it was a PG13 or T rated fic of a gentle, 'ladylike' female alpha being fated mates with a brash and loud male omega in a historical Victorian(I think?) setting.
I kick myself OFTEN for not bookmarking that fic or even remembering it's name. I only remember that it was a Hetalia fanfic.
it seriously raised my standards for omegaverse and it's been difficult to find other fics with the same niches since then.
Was it Hungary x Austria?
@@ИмяФамилия-ф2д8ш Hungary x Prussia, actually.
@@nimhfinitepossibilities7609 it does sounds like them 🤣
I wHEezed as soon as I read that it was Hetalia afgajsk
Ofc it was Hungary & Prussia agsjld
On which site was it?
If I woke up in an Omegaverse setting I'd stay as far away from society as I could because I ain't comfortable with the whole genetic ranking thing tbh
Like I know it started as a kinky sex thing but the societal implications and history are kind of terrifying
me with most "classification" fics of that type
Even in the platonic a/b/o fics I wouldn't want to be a part of it cause it just sounds hella stressful regardless.
Or you accidentally become the leader of a rebellion since your not an omega or alpha so uh
Agreed lmao, I would probably try to start a rebel, I CRAVE FOR REBELLIONS IN THIS VERSE LIKE DAMN TEAR IT THE DUCK DOWN
I agree and I hope I still have my body as my old world
(I may don't like the gender I being born to but at least I don't have to suffer from the heat thing, or at least I being like the beta version of don't have heat) because my Aroace ass sure gonna suffering a lot there
[2050: Post-apocalyptic setting]
"Gather around, children, for i will tell you the tale of a hidden and lost universe- The Omegaverse!"
"Sure grandpa, let's get you on bed okay?"
"It was the most famous thing-"
"Sure, sure grandpa. Now get on bed."
To* not on.
@@beatrice1089"on" is the correct way of saying it in this context lol
LOLLL
Did I just watch 44 minutes of Coley explaining the omegaverse instead of doing my homework?
Yes, and I have no regrets
Same
Legend says they're still here
Legend has it that this person still has homework
Yes, as did I
I’m asexual but I freaking love A/B/O fics, especially ones that center defying expectations relating to secondary gender stuff. It’s…cathartic, in a way, because you can explore the theme of defying gender expectations without getting into real world gender norms which can be hard for me to read sometimes.
I think cathartic is the best way to describe the abo genre. It explores all the psychological and societal aspects of sexuality and gender in allegorical form. Things like dysphoria, shame, systemic oppression, classism, racism, trauma, privilege, the healthcare industry. It explores things like toxic masculinity. I've seen people criticize it as enforcing toxic masculinity, but thats only if you do a very literal surface level interpretation. What it's actually exploring is how we exist in a hyper sexual world, a world with toxic masculinity, and somehow have to be happy with it, or find some kind of peace, or figure out what existence is at least bearable.
Girl, you know I love it when you make videos explaining a certain fanfic niche. Instead of having to explain it to my friends, I can just forward this to them.
Wonderful! But it would be amazing if you made that Merlin video you mentioned 👉👈🥺 I see you adding it more and more lately!
Periotd
@Chad 007 no
oh god, an actual guide to the omegaverse- i have been so like disgustedly fascinated by this trope/genre of fics for so long but did not at all want to research it, so this'll be interesting
@Chad 007 no.
"disgustedly fascinated" is a good way to put it. a part of me is horrified but admittedly...another part is a bit interested.
As an asexual who reads a quite frankly stupid amount of spicy stories, a/b/o is just absolutely fascinating and an interesting way to explore irl issues in a different format. You can tell a lot about an author in how they world build an a/b/o universe.
One of my favorite trope inversions, only saw it once in a Voltron Shance fic that I’ve forgotten the name of but what I remember most was non-traditional a/b/o nesting in which it’s the alpha that builds the nest as a courting ritual for their omega.
I also remember a non traditional a/b/o MCU fic which again can’t remember the name of in which Tony was a beta and it was a commentary about how betas are actually the most dominant of the three secondary genders because they weren’t governed by their hormones and kept the world running while the alphas and omegas were in the background basically losing their shit the whole time trying to one up each other.
I've also read some abo with ace characters that I found to be a great allegory for being ace in a hyper-sexual world.
Lmao Shance showing up everywhere in A/B/O
They birds
@@antoniasigafus5359 LITERALLY
Lmao they're building nests like birds despite being human
every time i see one of those "how you can be an alpha male", i get omegaverse flashbacks
I love platonic A/B/O, and the hurt/comfort and care aspects. Non sexual heats and ruts are also super nice to read.
agree
Same. Love it when heats are just, like... 3-day long cuddle sessions. Sounds so nice
def agree
I read one story where there were vampires, and then one omega's scent was blood. And oh boy, what a setting
What was it called?
I don't read omegaverse but I hear vampire and I need to read this lol, what is it?
👀👀👀
OHHH heck! 😳
i once read a really beautiful A/B/O fic about an omega and an alpha. their "naughty recordings" were released and the author indulged in a long and very interesting sequence of events revolving how omegas were treated in society vs how alphas were, and about how the omega in the relationship was immediately blamed and called horrible names for it whilst the alpha was left completely alone. it was really interesting to read, honestly.
It's like a metaphor for the patriarchy.
Where is it?
@@thedolphinqueen6474 site-wise? i found it on AO3
@@MonaHerSelfM They all are.
What is the name
Tips to avoid some toxic a/b/o relationship fanfics on AO3.
1. Read the tags and the summary. Do it, it will save you from getting surprised by something you did not want to read if the author is not an ass that does not tag things.
2. Use the exclude function to filter out things you do not want to read. I for example have tragedy, underage, major character death and abusive relationships permanently filtered out, along with other things that depend on what I want to read. This will help if again the author is not an ass,
3. Pay attention to the author. Their behavior, how they write things, do they tag things, etc. If an author has written a story you did not agree with and they had not tagged it properly, it is probably best to avoid them in the future than take the risk of them doing it again.
4. Use ratings if you are not interested in the characters doing the do or if you do not want them doing the do to be a big part of the story. Choosing Gen in the categories will also help you avoid characters playing with their genitals though it might make looking for romance harder.
5. Beware of the asses that don't put up trigger warnings or tag their fanfics properly.
I wish authors were not asses because everytime I filter there's always 1 person that refuses to use archive warnings.
@@staddybot or worse, all of them aren’t tagged right
So, in the small chance it's not tagged, doesn't have a summary, or archive warnings, It's basically my fault if I decide to read it. Noted.
@@jaundiceispog1017 Not really. Of course part of the fault always lies with the reader because nobody forced them to read the story. However in the case of an author that is an ass (like the one you described), I believe the majority of the fault is the authors. It's their lack of action (giving any sort of warning about the content of their story) that caused the reader to read something they would have otherwise avoided.
Not sure how you came to this conclusion after reading my comment since I didn't say anything about whose fault it is. Out of curiosity what made you want to read a story that has no summary. Summaries are a mayor part of what makes me decide to read a story, so I haven't really read any that have had none. Would like to hear your thoughts on that.
Thank you so much for this! I will definitely use these tips when looking at the omegaverse on ao3!
For anyone who plays/owns the Sims 4, there’s an Omegaverse mod.
It was abandoned by its original modder for a while, but someone else picked it up and updated it.
I’ve been playing it for a while now and I love it!!
Same
You should’ve never shared this information.
Thank you for ruining my life for the next few months.
MUST. DOWNLOAD. THAT. NOW.
Huh!?
I'm not into Omegaverse myself, but as someone who's somewhat trying to get into the medical field DAMN I'm GENUINELY impressed at those of you who have gotten in such in-depth detail about the biological aspects of A/B/O dynamics. That's not easy to do, especially if you want to make it biologically-accurate, or at the very least make it sound somewhat plausible in a hypothetical real setting. I tip my hats to y'all. Holy shit. (/pos)
That is so real
Imagine if there was an omegaverse story where half of the cast is ace and struggle through heat/ruts
Its been written! I've read plenty of ace characters (written by ace authors) struggling with their secondary sex in a number of ways. Sometimes they just don't go into heat/rut. Sometimes they do. The feelings each character has towards this aspect of their sexuality vary. Since pharmaceuticals often play a part its a common trope to have them just take medication so they don't have to go through it at all. A lot of ace authors use this trope as a way to explore the phsycological and societal aspects of being ace in a hyper sexualized world. It makes for a good allegory
@@foofieviolet Any reccomends? This sounds very interesting.
@@foofieviolet would you rec any?
To everyone asking for recommendations, do you care for fanfics with it? Cause I have found a fanfic with an asexual character going through heat and it’s actually pretty good
@@DaxonDarling yeah, send the link pls
I think one of my favorite instances of B*tching in a fic was where it was almost a transitioning situation, where the main character hated being an alpha, and after learning that b*tching was possible, he went to a close friend and asked them to do it, only for romance to blossom from that closeness. It was a really neat way to look at that aspect of omegaverse, especially for me as a trans person, it really rang true for elements of my own real life transition
Hey uhh...drop the link? I am very interested in the story
@@leejulloyeah... I want to read that fic too... it sounds amazing
I don't know what's worse, the use of make up to illustrate or the fact that this was more in depth than S3x Ed in a lot of places.
Let's be remained that Ben Shapiro didn't knew what a WAP was (I feel sorry for his wife)
Yeah honestly Coley might just have to do straight up sex ed, so many people didn't get proper sex education (myself included, I hate Catholic school) and it would honestly be helpful for fanfiction writers (and readers) trying to get into smut and wanting to make it like, acutally accurate.
Seriously though, while it would definitely be hard to make something TH-cam doesn't demonetize (thanks a lot TH-cam) it might be worthwhile.
Omegaverse is my guitly pleasure genre that I'm not even that guilty about 😅 I think fics can be REALLY good if you take your time to search for them. There was even a ridiculously long period in my life, when I've read only omegaverse bc it was the only one genre that I felt fascinated by. And I want to point out that I read fanfics EVERYDAY so yeah... What's even more funny, I'm aroace and I would never want any of this omegaverse things happen to me but God if I love reading about them happen to other people lol.
Me too!!!
I don't read that much a/b/o, but the nontraditional a/b/o tag is definitely a favourite
x2
YOOOO AROACE GANG
Omegaverse is definitely a huge guilty pleasure of mine. I genuinely enjoy reading it and writing it.
I feel like I'm in 7th grade biology class where we are all uncomfortable but trying to be professional.
Shout out to my favorite omegaverse trope: An alpha trying to build a nest for an omega and doing an absolutely horrible job at it 🥰
That sounds adorable and hilarious!!
@@catbatrat1760 It can be!! Or it can also be extremely angsty if it happens when the alpha is upset because the omega is gone or dead 😇
Do you know any good ones on ao3?
@@eeveeinspace nœ we don’t talk about how sad that is. I’m not crying ur crying 🥲
even though i feel like i have a fair understanding of omegaverse, im watching this cuz my friends and i are doing powerpoint night and i'm preparing to traumatize all of them
How did it go lmao
I need to know how they reacted
did you win powerpoint night?
You are the Virgil to my Dante, guiding me through the hell that is fandom and keeping me from going insane.
I thought of Devil May Cry. I might be stupid.
@@johnnyjoestar850 valid
Nah it’s the Divine Comedy fandom
12 year old me reading A/B/O for the first time: what the hell is knotting? Ugh, I wish there was a guide to these AUs.
Me now, 10 years later: **dramatically wipes tear** finally someone did it :,)
Lol Coley great job! I love it, it's both educational AND funny! I can finally just send this video to my friends when they ask me about A/B/O (instead of uncomfortably rambling for hours).
I agree so much, this video would’ve SAVED ME at age 13 😭😭
I used to think the omegaverse was cringe, until I saw this video. It's so in depth and built it stuns me. This is quite fascinating
I’ve never really liked A/B/O, but I never hated it either. I found someone on AO3 who tried to figure out the biology of it, and it was actually really a fascinating read. (Of course the title’s escaping me lol)
If u remember the title, id love to read it
@@sora_animates_sometimes It’s A/B/O: Adventures in Fake Science by Hells Bartender (Firebog)
@@emilyrattini8462 thank u!
I’ve only read one a/b/o fanfic ever, and I’m not joking when I’m saying that it had the best social commentary I’ve ever seen (and it’s not even a real world). I hadn’t heard much about the omegaverse before, but I loved the worldbuilding in that fanfiction. Unfortunately, I had to click out when the smut started 😔
I had the exactly same reaction. But I stayed during the smut
what was it🫣
Tell us.
"Don't Get Demonetized Challenge, Omegaverse Edition" XD I'm impressed.
Seriously though, I can tell a huge amount of work went into putting this together. I cackled through the whole thing.
it’s so interesting hearing about A/B/O from a western perspective as someone who pretty much only consumes japanese A/B/O content and learning how different it is. Lots of details common in Western stuff are completely omitted in doujin works. For instance, I’ve never heard of the “pre-heat” thing because a critical aspect of Japanese ABO is the sudden, emergency onset of a heat that has to be “taken care of” by whoever’s closest lol. And in my experience, a lot of the more animalistic characteristics are extremely uncommon in Japanese stuff, but I guess it depends on what specific works you’re reading.
Context too long to explain, but this was a helpful note.
The lack of preheat thing is also present in western a/b/o works, especially older ones. It's (of course) a good device for drama and/or a good setup to drama, so plenty of authors use it still. I don't read a/b/o too much, but I think I see something like 2/3 of fics having preheat concept, and 1/3 not having it.
I think western authors wanted to add some realism and also to relate heat cycles to irl human reproductive cycles, hence the concept of the preheat - human women also begin to have symptoms such as cramps, backaches, etc. in the week before their period, after all
I wish I knew Japanese I hate the animalistic characteristics
@@NiennaFan1 there are almost certainly fan translations out there, maybe you should peep those
@@subekyuuke but am i brave enough
The section on genetics blew my mind, like people are really out here chromosome mapping their wolf smut au, I love it
Also the stuff about the ranks and their abilities makes me wonder if anyone has made like, an omegaverse tabletop rpg
My friends often tell me that I have way too much knowledge about random things. And for a while I was kind of like "Nah, it's all pretty normal stuff. I know a few random things but not that many."
By the end of this I realized that they were correct, as I already knew most of the information in this video... Not only that-- but the fact that I clicked on the video the first place. It seems I indeed know too much.
Amazing video as always though
Hey, all knowledge is good knowledge! And as they say, knowledge is power!
(unless it's something you really didn't want to know ofc lmao)
Listen, A/B/O is my favorite genre/trope now. You can have enemies to friends to lovers, soulmate and arranged marraige all in fucking one. It's glorious
Exactly
Yes
FUCKING YES that's why I love omegaverse much
Same
i really like when omegaverse fics use the scent of petricor(the smell of nature after rain) and forests to indicate fertilitity/pregnancies. Idk, it just seems like such a fitting smell.
Right?! Most just talk about omegas pheromones being super potent or milky when pregnant.
@@tdl487 milky is one of those turn off words to me, so i hate it with a passion. XD
I'm the exact opposite. I find it off putting when people describe slick or scents as "lavender" or "rain" or anything romantic like that. It clearly tells me that this writter hasn't smelt discharge or BO before. Discharge or "slick" is musky in smell and not romantic. And BO smells tarrible. Don't get me wrong, smells can be sexy, but please don't make it smell like women's body wash. Make humans smell like humans damnit.
@@zoguy6988 I love when in fics they smell like natural human beings and the partner still likes it and it even turns them on
I just really want a guide that includes Delta, Sigma and Gamma dynamics to almost surgical detail....
I want to write my omegaverse with those included... I might as well just take some of the stuff I know and reinvent those :')
Finally, a non-R-rated omegaverse explainer I can link to my....less adventurous friends :P
If you're still interested in ideas for other trope explainers, one on Hanahaki (and similar tropes?) might be good, since I rarely see that covered outside of circles where people already know about it.
Sentinels and guides still confuse me even if it's been at least 8 years since I've seen it in an hp fanfic then Chinese danmei happened... Could I have researched it on my own? I was planning on it but my ADHD brain said✨no✨
@@terratractatori that honestly would be great for a video since it's more "solid" as a topic vs the more fluid form a/b/o has with no fixed requirements
The short answer is it's based on a not that poplar scifi show from the 90s or so, but for as codified as it is most of the concept, world building, and rules came for fandom vs the actual show
I have this friend who knows absolutely EVERYTHING about omega verse and it was just so weirdly interesting hearing him talk about it paragraph after paragraph 😭
Edit: Ik the way I worded it is weird as hell but it's too good to change 😀
i don't think people talk in paragraphs
@@ascendedbox612 online friends. ive also been sent paragraphs by a friend's sister about the differences between vore and cannibalism
@@sadgayyeehaw5199 ew tf
@@ascendedbox612 LMAO I didnt even realize the way I worded it 😭😭 yea hes an online friend
@@sadgayyeehaw5199 that sister is so cool
As a huge EXO fan who is Omegaverse curious, I just about did a spit-take at 41:30. I had no idea EXO had any connection to popularizing omegaverse! 😆 What a legacy! Good for them.
Thank you for the excellent educational video!
I say this every time anyone mentions omegaverse: We need an omegaverse fic that has a different type of person for every letter of the greek alphabet.
How many letters would that be?
@@TheWandererOfDreams 24
@@dailytzeentch1664 show me them.
@@dailytzeentch1664 th-cam.com/video/gZaPkWzTPvo/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/U0kqAZjhA-M/w-d-xo.html ta-da! Here it is!
This is great
Fun fact: I started watching this video at school during my lunch when it was first uploaded. While I can't find the time stamp right now, during the part were she showed the hoodie with "submissive and breedable" printed on it one of the teachers walked by me and saw the screen. He then made eye contact with me and walked away.
OUCH
Also haha funny like number
Take a shot of McDonalds sprite every time Coley says 'alpha', 'beta' or 'omega'.
the way this genre has actually became one of my favorites due to how some writers play around with the subgenders and whatever political system they assign them
It's so weird how I used to hate It but ended up loving it
@@alecate6143 i never hated it, mostly because i never knew about it. was just reading a fic and noticed the wolf traits and was like 'oh, is this a werewolf fanfic?' and rest was history 😌😌
YESSS SAME
It always depends on what the writer does with it. It can be so cool or so annoying. Always depends.
One of my faves a/b/o aus is when there's a huge political plays are going on
Its bizarre hearing this being explained when learning about a/b/o was very trial-and-error for me but God its so nice to have everything laid out in a much clearer manner for people that want to learn more or are confused about certain aspects. Bless Coley, doing God's work, saving new/unexposed readers all that trouble 🙏
I think the whole "smut is horrible" stream picked up a lot of speed with the rise of RPF fiction about internet personalities? the more direct connection to the actual people behind the "celebrity" makes smut in those fandoms icky for a lot of people (not to mention that several big fandoms of that kind contain a *lot* of minors) and so there's been a general pushback against just any adult oriented content that started spreading into other fandoms as well. I personally agree, both is good - just remember your tags and warnings and all that
I agree, but... Saying "RPF fiction" would be saying "real person fiction fiction" 😭
Also, yeah. RPF is not for me personally, and tbh I find it quite icky in general. Unless the people in question are fine with being shipped, then I will never understand creating it without their consent, especially when it's adult-themed. It's so invasive and disgusting.
The people who write these fics are the same ones that begged their mom to stop shipping them with the kids next door, or had to deal with their classmates shipping them with their best friend. How can they inflict that on other people, even if they're celebrities? Celebrities have to deal with sm of this type of content created about them.
And there are just other Fandoms where if you think about it too hard it can become icky. I call this the "vampire loli problem" or the "OG Phantom problem."
The vampire loli problem is obvious. If they are mentally the age of consent or older, but the body is not the age of consent, so is it okay to right x rated fanfiction about that character? People have been debating that for years.
The OG Phantom problem is a bit different but similar concept. To briefly explain, the original Phantom of the Opera looks like a corpse, from "head to toe." Even his hands smell of death. But is it okay to write x rated fanfiction of this character despite him looking so much like a corpse? And what about actual undead characters? Where does the line begin and end?
I don't have the answer to either of these. I just know I tolerate x rated topics in fanfiction unless its gorey murder, which as a horror movie fan I enjoy. And I do realize it's paradoxical to clutch pearls at shreks but be fine with ripping people's faces off or pulling out their hearts. Idk.
@@alpyki2588 hmm
* Braining about the zombie issue *
I... Think the moral issue is generally solved as long as it's sentient, rather than an actual corpse?
A harder personal nope comes from how... squishy corpses are (also my mortality issues, but mostly corpse handling taboos and thinking the stuff rotting things do are very icky)
@@alpyki2588 yes, it's okay writing about vampire lolis and walking corpses, as long as they don't involve any real and recognisable as real vampire lolis and walking corpses and as long as you put proper tags and warnings. Tastes in fictional porn are not the same as person's morals.
3:44 I love this! I'm Aboriginal and I would hate to see people mention it as "Abo" because I hate that word so much, so I'm happy you pointed this out in the video! Love the explanation by the way because I've been wanting to read them to get a grasp of the whole omega verse story lines and thanks to your video I'm interested!!
yeah as an aussie i was so gladded to hear someone mention this!
A/b/o isn't necessarily one of my favorites but I do enjoy it on occasion, especially some of the less traditional fics.
There's one in particular I love, it's a oneshot where big bad guy of the fandom is an omega and no one knows it. He wants to cuddle with the members of his gang (all alphas I believe) but won't let himself be 'weak'. They convince him to cuddle and find out when he accidentally lets his scent out. It's so fluffy. I love it.
That sounds adorable
drop the fic!!!
No but please tell the name of it or drop a link or something :,) PLEASE
@@AnActualBatMan it's called instincts going awry by silverryu25
@@SvrakaMagpie sorry, I tried to send link but youtube has been deleting any comments I put with links, the name of the fic is in another reply :)
Do I skip past A/B/O fics with a "Nope!" Every time I'm searching fanfic? Yes. Am I going to watch and enjoy this video? Also yes.
I had some bad experiences with a/b/o fics like 10 years ago when fandom spaces used to be in a completely different state (this was, at least in my country, the era of fujoshis, intense misogyny and pushing heteronormativity into queer relationships). But this video gave me hope that things have changed for the better. Now I might even give non-traditional a/b/o a chance lol.
I’m with you. I don’t like reading omegaverse, but I do like having it explained to me.
I find it hilarious when cishet men talk about themselves with terms from a gay fanfiction trope
I find it hilarus when ppl think im showing down things down there throat when i tell them my opinion.but they are toatally fine with telling me what happens to me according to their religon.
personally, I like how omega verse can act as sort of a cathartic way of expressing frustration or feelings in general about gender, toxic masculinity and heteronormative mindsets through a world where the concept of whether one is boy, girl, other doesn't matter as much as another aspect of yourself.
I've read a fanfic called Tryptic. I suggest it if your into non-typical A/B/O dynamics and also if you're into BTS A/B/O fanfic.
What are the pairings? I have some recommendations for you as well that are BTS A/B/O but I don't want to send you something that you wouldn't be into♡♡
@@vortexwriting1026 The main pairings were a maknae line love triangle, jimine omega, v beta and jungkook Alpha. but the other members also had implied relations with each other and it was just very facinating. I don't usually mind whos the pairing, just as long as its an intriguing story.
@@samhead7062 This mindset is curious as ABO almost universally involves the omega taking the "woman's role" and is viewed as a second class citizen, while the alpha universally is the icon of toxic masculinity. It's hereditary caste.
I really like platonic omegaverse, like if someone goes into their first heat and their family/found family gives them lots of cuddles and snacks and stuff, found family packs are my jam
one of the best a/b/o fanfics i've ever read was a bitching fic in which the character getting bitched felt something akin to gender dysphoria at his alpha status, and asked his good alpha friend to help him out. obviously there was heaps of smut and mutual pining, but i also found it a pretty interesting exploration of gender and secondary sexes within omegaverse
COLEY LOOKS SO HEAVENLY 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
IKKKK right off the bat i was like 😵
gosh i can tell this is gonna be... interesting 🙂
same-
Agreed..
Unfortunately, I’ve found that this 45 minute video is not enough to satiate my intense desire to write atomically accurate fanfic and now I must peruse the wiki for hours on end. I will never dodge the Ao3 author allegations.
Time to send this to my sister who has NO IDEA what omegaverse or let alone what fanfiction is with no context
You really woke up and chose violence, didn't you?
I respect that.
LMAO PLEASE UPDATE
slow down there, satan
I live for pure chaos like this
praying for your sister rn. RIP
How did this align perfectly with me writing a omegaverse wangxian fanfic?! I needed this and here it is 😂😂
The most canon compliant omegaverse ship pair (wrt- that one extra scene with WWX).
Please messure your Ao3 tags.
I am discreetly and not at all suspiciously asking you for a link if you finish it
For uhhh
Reasons
Thx
For Research i need a link
Umm could I have the link? Asking for a friend 😉
i feel like a large majority of the people watching this are ace, and i find that hilarious lol
-from an ace person😅
Sooooooooo betas are basically the administrative assistants of the omegaverse?
As a furry with zero interest in A/B/O, this is equal parts fascinating and hilarious. Thanks!
👨🦯
My understanding is that someone tried to make an AI by ripping stuff off of AO3 but omegaverse kept corrupting the output (the AI kept adding stuff from omegaverse to normal fics it was trying to make) so a massive salute to my slick brother and sisters
As a fellow biology nerd, I would definitely be here for a biology deep dive.
as an author, my favorite thing to do (because I'm not too comfy writing smut) is challenging myself to write a/b/o as well as i can w/o "woohoo". heats/ruts tend to be similar to periods in my aus :D
i would LOVE if you did a video on how biology and genetics would work in a/b/o :D I'm such a biology nerd!
I also go for the heat=periods angle in my works and RPs.
Where are they?! Drop the link!
I'm actually curious about the gene, chromosome and biology aspect. It's quite interesting, and if you posted a video on it I would definitely watch lmao
I know of a really deeply creepy Omegaverse trilogy[yes it deserves to be called a trilogy not just fanfiction]that dives head first into the dark aspects of the culture. Its self insert but it is still the best fanfic, maybe even story I've read, it pulls apart power dynamics and how easily outsiders could view a person being abused as lucky and just really dark without romanticizing it.
And the writer has a way with words that can only be described as ink like, If purple is what we call the pretty ornate parts she writes in a shade of purple that is closer to wine spilt out all over the pages. But instead of ruining the book it only makes it smell like fruit and leaves the whole book an art piece, it's hard to read at times in the best way.
wow :0 link?? (maybe with spaces to avoid being removed as spam)
@@lapraslazuli270 My comment got deleted so my apologies I'll just give the name and where you can find it, just incase you didn't see my other comment.
I will of course give the heads up that I read this about a year ago and while I remember it being amazing and stuff that may have just been 4am brain kicking in.
Either way I suggest reading all the tags just to make sure you don't read something your not ready for, you can find it on both Tumblr or AO3 which ever you prefer under the name Lilies of the Valley by GirlmeetsLiv3
@@vortexwriting1026 Oh no problem on the heads up lol, understandable, just thank you so much for answering! I may check it out :D thx!
COLEY MY QUEEN I'm praying that this doesnt get demonetized
My friend was hyperfixated on the omegaverse for a while and basically knows everything about it and because of this they like to tell me about every waking moment of my life that I would be an omega if I were in the omegaverse and I have had to listen to them tell me this every day nonstop since they decided it to be true (I feel like I would be more of a beta, myself)
You should have a podcast. I literally listened to this while drawing. Super interesting. Definitely not for me but I would listen to you talk longform forever I swear