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A/B/O in Ancient China and Post-20th Century China

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1. A/B/O in Ancient China
In which omegas can never ever be First Consort, even if the First Consort died and an omega is the mother of the heir.

2. A/B/O in Post-20th Century China: Mandatory Hormone Blockers
In which, instead of the One Child Policy, the Chinese government delay the presentation of Chinese adolescents to age twenty by mandatory hormone blocker injections.

Notes:

Tagging those three fandoms because those are the ones I read. I'd probably end up writing a Don't You Like Me (你是不是喜欢我) fanfic instead...

ETA 08/20: So someone actually had the free time to police my tags (by reporting it to AO3? *shrugs*). Rather than policing random fanwork's tags...you should put in that time and effort labeling racism in fanworks...making sure all slavery AU fanworks are tagged properly...and all these other barbs that makes fandom an unwelcoming space for brown fans.

(See the end of the work for more notes.)

Chapter 1: A/B/O in Ancient China

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- A head of household can be an alpha male, alpha female, or beta male.

- First Consort (夫人/ fū ren) is usually a beta female. On rare occasions, an alpha female.
Alpha females can have an alpha male or beta male as First Consort, but only if the First Consort is marrying in.

- Omega female and omega male can only be concubines or, at most, Second Consort. They’re considered not rational/stable enough to hold the important post of First Consort. Even if the First Consort dies and an omega is the mother of the heir, the omega cannot be promoted to the First Consort position.

- Technically, omegas can be First Consort in poor households where the head of household only has one spouse. However, most omegas end up being sold into rich households as concubines.
- Unmarried omegas belong to their parents (or older sibling/guardian), and married omegas belong to their head of household.
- Married omegas are not considered a separate legal entity in the eyes of the law. Married omegas cannot initiate divorce proceedings.

Alpha/Beta/Omega marriages in Ancient China
. α female Head of Household α male Head of Household β male Head of Household
α female Accepted Valid. Not widely accepted*. Not accepted
α male Only valid when the α male is marrying in. Illegal (No heir/issue) Illegal (No heir/issue)
β female Accepted Accepted Accepted
β male Only valid when the β male is marrying in. Illegal (No heir/issue) Illegal (No heir/issue)
ω female Accepted only if she's not First Consort. Accepted only if she's not First Consort. Accepted only if she's not First Consort.
ω male Accepted only if he's not First Consort. Accepted only if he's not First Consort. Accepted only if he's not First Consort.

* The populace still remember the alpha male/alpha female union that ended with the Empress Consort wresting the throne and becoming Emperor.