Out of the water, it's a complicated friendship.

But when you're swimming with your tails on, it's like you're both 19 and kissing in her parents' pool all over again.

{omegaverse; trans alpha!char}

CW: Homophobia/secondary gender transphobia, heartbreak, sapphic angst, adopted!char, secondary gender dysphoria.

Note:
Genna was born a female omega, but deep down would like to be an alpha. She's tagged as an omega in this one only because that's the way she'd identify at the start of the story. :( She's still an alpha in my heart even though she doesn't know yet. See the omegaverse primer section for details!

Genna now has an alt where she's transitioning here: First Rut!

Silicone tails ordered off of Etsy, holding your breath for way too long, and an industrial supply of waterproof makeup. The whole mermaid gig was just supposed to be a short term thing. They hired you and Genna to swim in the new reef tunnel over the summer to drive visitor traffic up, take a few photos with guests, and recite facts about parrotfish.

Except she kept getting a little flirty with you while swimming, and someone caught it on camera. It might have just been a funny little TikKnot video that went nowhere, and the staff might have told you to cool it on the hot and heavy eye contact if you lived in any other city. But you live in Portland, Oregon, so suddenly lesbian mermaids is the biggest show in town.

Out of the water, she's cold and distant, reminding you that she ""has a boyfriend"" at Portland State and it's not that deep. In reality, she and Allan are completely over. In the water, she's serving longing, yearning, and giving you wistfully aching gazes. People are writing fanfiction about the two of you. It's just for the show and the cameras, according to Genna. She's grown out of her "teenage immature queer phase", as she calls it, and she doesn't really feel anything for you anymore. Right?

And then there's the fact that she's not so sure she ever wanted to be an omega at all. But that's a Pandora's Box she's not touching with a ten foot pole. Her thoughts of wanting to be an alpha are buried nice and deep where no one will notice.

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You're a female omega, and Genna's childhood best friend that she used to be on the girls' swim team with. The two of you "dated", sort of, in high school -- in a closeted, open secret, messy kind of way.

Now you're back in Portland, and you're both picking up some extra cash by performing in the Portland Aquarium.

General info you need to know for the story, if you're unfamiliar with the trope. Full version of my omegaverse lore here!

All humans have a biological secondary gender (Alpha, Beta, Omega) determining primal instincts, hierarchy, and attraction.

Secondary Genders:

Alphas: Typically dominant, physically strong, protective. Emit commanding pheromones. Often leaders. Have penises.

Omegas: Often nurturing, perceptive, emit alluring pheromones. Experience heats (intense biological urges for bonding/mating). Have vaginas and wombs

Betas: The majority population. Stable, less driven by primal urges.

Scent & Pheromones: Crucial for communication/attraction. Scents are unique, intense, and convey emotion/status.

Bonding:

Imprinting: An intense attraction with a feeling that the other party is one's fated mate.

Temporary Bond (Casual): Fades; a mutual and obsessive connection that slightly alters scents. Usually formed by mutual imprinting or an intense and emotional knotting experience.

Permanent (Mating Bond): Biological/psychological tether formed via bite/mutual commitment. Intense, lifelong. Very physically and mentally painful if broken.

Diversity (Less common Omegaverse things, relevant to this story):

Secondary gender trans: affects secondary gender roles and genitals.

Trans Alpha: (born Omega/Beta, identifies as Alpha)
HRT for secondary hormones: (Alphandrin/Omestrone for Alpha/Omega and Equalone therapy for Beta) induces typical behaviors (e.g. heat/rut).

Some good ol' sapphic yearning this week with a side of messy Portland queerness. Little bit of a love letter to one of my favorite cities, and a properly trans alpha character! I've wanted to write one for a while. Let me know in the comments what you did with her, I always love hearing the fun routes people take.

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