ABO Lexicon

## ABO Tropes

* **Accidental Scent Bond**
* **Alpha**- mainly dominant (can be submissive though!); can get Omegas (and sometimes Betas) pregnant; cannot get pregnant; most have a knot when they get aroused which allows them to “tie” with Omega; most go through a Rut every few months; usually at top of hierarchy
* **Alpha-for-Hire** - When an Omega is in need during their Heat, they can rent an Alpha to help them get through it.
* **Animal Forms**
* **Arranged Matings**
* **Bestiality**- sex between a human and an animal
* **Broken mating bond recovery**- process that helps one or both of the mates get through a broken mating bond; mating bonds most commonly broken by death but can also be broken on purpose when both mates are still living
* **Breeding**- getting one’s mate pregnant; Omegas are usually bred during their Heats unless on birth control and/or suppressants
* **Beta**- subordinate to Alphas; may be able to get Omegas and other Betas pregnant (but that is up to the writer); do not have knots, heats, or ruts and do not produce slick; closest to normal humans; only female Betas can get pregnant
* **Changing Scent**
* **Chasing**
* **Claiming**- not the same as mating; Alphas can claim Omegas and Betas as wards or pack mates; just means that they accept them into their pack
* **Claim fuck**- show of domination and (sometimes) ownership involving sex and (sometimes) bites on the scent/mating glands
* **Courting**- is typically where one party, usually an Alpha or Beta will present gifts and takes them out on dates, showing their intended that they can be a good mate to them. Gifts can range from a fresh kill to mating collar to jewelry, clothing or trinkets, depending on the kind of story you are writing. There may be a system in place for how the courting takes place. Either chaperoned or casual, with either a list of certain types of gifts required or gifts from the heart, again all dependent upon the type of story being told.
* **Dominant Omega -** an omega who does not fit the sterotypical submissive role, but rather takes on the role of a more powerful stance and/or take charge of any and all situations.
* **Drug-Induced Heat/Rut**
* **Feral**- when someone goes feral, they are allowing the more animistic side take over, this is usually due to either a threat (to their mate, to themselves, to their pups) or due to stimuli (sex for example). The connection to the higher self (what makes you, YOU) is lost. Right and Wrong are forgotten as well as morals and laws, it becomes the laws of nature.*Eat or be eaten, protect you and your pack, mate*. Coming out of a Feral state greatly varies (if at all) and is reliant upon the writer.
* **Heat**- a need to have sex because of biology; Omegas are only designation that have heats; occur on a regular cycle and can normally last anywhere from 3 days to one week; some Omegas take suppressants to control when and if they have heats
* **Heat/Rut blockers** - they are used by Omegas and Alphas, respectfully to prevent their Heats and Ruts from occurring. A popular trope is that used too long without a break, and the character in question could become infertile. Also because of the length of time without a cycle, when the character in question goes off the blockers, their next cycle is monstrous and potentially deadly, another favorite trope of the subject. Third Trope of the subject is they tend to fail in the presence of **True Mates** and are not the same as **Scent Blockers**.
* **Holy/ Revered/ Worshiped Omega** - where the omega is of a god/dess like status in their village/town. Usually there is only one or a small handful and they must be protected at all costs. Select Alphas are chosen or fight for the honor of impregnating the H/R/W Omega if they do not have the choice themselves.
* **Knotting**- occurs when an Alpha’s knot (area at base of penis that swells at orgasm–like with canines) swells and locks inside Omega; usually occurs during Omega’s heat and Alpha’s rut, but can happen at other times depending on the writer’s view of ABO; when knot locks, orgasm occurs; usually required for Omega to become pregnant
* **Love at First Smell** - this tends to be a **True Mates** trope, where upon scenting each other for the first time, it triggers something within the pair that causes them to fall madly in love with each other. It is up to the writer how the players act upon those feelings. Sometimes the actual parties may not even be present and it can be a **Phantom Scent**trope, where a leftover item or a lingering scent of one of the parties causes the other to fall in love.
* **Marking**
* **Mating**- forming bond between Alpha/Omega or other pairing; susually requires bite on scent/mating gland; sometimes results in mates being able to sense each other’s feelings and/or read their thoughts; once mating has occurred mates are very possessive of each other, especially Alphas of Omegas
* **Mating bites/marks**- most of the time only Alphas mark their Omega, but Omegas can choose to mark their Alpha; most bites/marks are done at scent/mating glands which are near the juncture of neck/shoulder
* **Mating collars**- some Alphas choose to give their Omegas collars as a sign to others that they are mated
* **Mpreg**- short for “male pregnancy”; usually used with fics that have male Omegas getting pregnant
* **Nesting**- often done by Omegas when they are pregnant, especially when time to give birth is close; involves building a “nest” of soft materials that contain the scent of their mate, sometimes in a secluded area like a closet or spare room
* **Omega**- usually shown as the lowest in a hierarchy; some writers create ABO universes where Omegas are treated with great respect and are prized above others; both male and female can get pregnant; go through heats at regular intervals; produce slick (male Omegas are self-lubricating)
* **Pack Courting**
* **Pack Life**
* **Phantom Scent** - the lingering scent of someone so alluring that you must follow it or discover who it belongs to, else it drives you mad
* **Pining Sickness**
* **Presenting** - **1)** when pups go through “The Change” and become the Alpha/Beta/Omega they are supposed to be. Changing from Pup to Alpha (or Beta or Omega). Usually their first heat/rut. **2)** the proper position Omegas (or the bottom partner) takes in a ‘traditional’ coupling of an Omega and Alpha (or Beta) pairing. The bottom partner is on their knees, shoulder width apart, the upper half is lowered to the bed/floor, forearms are on the bed/floor to help support the weight of their partner as well as give them stability for the rocking. Forehead is on the bed/floor as well. This is to show complete trust and submission to their Beta or Alpha. ***[IF YOU GET THIS ON YOUR SQUARE YOU CAN USE EITHER DEFINITION]***
* **Pups**- another word for babies (up to the writer if they use this term)
* **Rut**- sort of like a heat but for Alphas; causes Alpha to need sex; can cause Alphas to become more aggressive; can be triggered by their Omega mate’s heat.
* **Scent Blockers** - Things worn (like a spray or deodorant) or take internally (such as pill) or used in daily use (like shampoos or soaps) to help block one’s scent preventing all from understanding one’s designation. Depending on the write trhey can be common place items to blackmarket only. They can be used for a variety of reasons by every designation. Omegas wanting better jobs, Alpha’s trying to find an Omega, Betas trying to pretend to be Alphas, etc. These are not **Heat/Rut blockers**.
* **Scent Bond** -  A scent bond is where two people find they are compatible through scent before they bite. They may smell good to one another, send each other into rut/heat and find they are in pain when not around each other before they bite. It’s very similar to the True Mates Trope without the True Mates part. Some stories you would actively seek a scent bond by marking your partner and being marked by them for a spell (several weeks to months) before taking a bite. Kind of like an engagement period.
* **Scent Marking**
* **Scent Mating** - when two people scent one another and find themselves inadvertently connected to one another as if they had been bitten as in a mating. Deeper than a **Scent Bond**, the two find that when they are apart from their *Scent Mate*, they find they are in physical pain, akin to withdrawal or a lighter version of a **Broken mating bond recovery.**This could lead into the trope of a True Mate.
* **Scenting**- common in Omegaverse; mates will find each other’s scents irresistible, arousing, and comforting; most writers consider the scent glands to be located at the juncture of neck and shoulder, but they can be located in additional places on body; emotions affect scents; everyone has their own individual scent
* **Slick**- a form of lubrication that Omegas produce
* **Soul Bonding**
* **Suppressants**
* **True Mates**- the concept that an Alpha and Omega (the usual True Mate pairing) are meant to be; often unable to control themselves when they first meet; sometimes mate upon first meeting
* **Unexpected dynamics**- expecting the person’s secondary gender (Alpha, Beta, Omega) to be one thing based on how they look/act; for instance, expecting a large, muscular man to be an Alpha when he is actually an Omega
* **Vessel ABO type**- with angels or demons, the designation would be the one had by the vessel they are inhabiting
* **Werewolves**
* **Wolves**

## Non-ABO Kinks

* BDSM
* Breeding Kink
* Cockwarming
* Daddy Kink
* Dom/sub
* Double Penetration
* Fear Kink
* First Time
* Impact Play
* Monster Cocks
* Oral Sex
* Panty Kink
* Pet Play
* Prostate Milking
* Public Sex
* Restraints
* Sex Pollen
* Somnophilia
* Threesomes
* Touch Starvation
* Voyeurism
* Virgin Kink