Special Episode 18: Tropefest: Omegaverse

In the fourth installment of the “Tropefest” series, Flourish and Elizabeth dive into the magical world of omegaverse fic—the good, the bad, and the biologically specific. They discuss the complicated gender dynamics of omegaverse, worldbuilding and its effects on characterization, and the ways omegaverse structures can function across different kinds of fanfic.

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Show Notes

[00:00:00] As always, our intro music is “Awel” by stefsax, used under a CC BY 3.0 license. This time, it’s the outro music, too.

[00:01:20] Elizabeth is talking about “Alphas, Betas, Omegas: A Primer,” by norabombay.

[00:09:29] The episode of This American Life is literally called “Testosterone.”

[00:20:03] The omegaverse fic Flourish likes is “A Fold in the Universe,” by darkest_bird and Engaged.

[00:28:47] DestinationToast literally did a “Fandom Stats: Omegaverse Edition”!

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[00:49:20] The X-Men Inception AU Elizabeth mentioned is a series called “Chessmen” by kaydeefalls.