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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2013-11-30 03:25 pm

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⌈ Secret Post #2524 ⌋

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Re: Question about A/B/O dynamics

[personal profile] kaijinscendre 2013-11-30 08:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Hrm. I don't know for sure. A couple of theories:

Betas are there to make alphas/omega more unique. This makes them mysterious and also helps with the "one person finds out they are an omega and have no idea what is going on" plots.

Betas are usually the majority. This can also go back to making alpha/omegas unique but it has also been used in stories to show that alphas and omegas are dying out. Some common reasons are that betas have low birthrates. An alpha or omega can only occur from a alpha/omega pairing (though rarely in beta/alpha or beta/omega).

In some cases betas are used to show how their is some kind of discrimination against alphas or (usually) omegas.

Or (most likely) authors don't think about this because they are influenced by other A/B/O writers who also don't think about this.

Also, a great deal of A/B/O actually doesn't have betas.