Editing Slash fiction (section)

===Omegaverse===
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[[Omegaverse]] is a subgenre of [[speculative fiction|speculative]] [[erotic fiction]] that originated as a subgenre of slash fiction. In Omegaverse works, humans are either dominant "alphas", neutral "betas" or submissive "omegas", and they exhibit sexual traits and behaviors based on those of wolves or other wild animals.<ref>{{cite book |date=2013-11-26 |title=Fic: Why Fanfiction is Taking Over the World | first=Anne | last=Jamieson | contribution=Pon Farr, Mpreg, and the rise of the Omegaverse | contributor=Kristina Busse |location=United States |publisher=[[BenBella Books|Smart Pop]] | isbn=978-1939529190 }}</ref> The first Omegaverse slash fiction was written about the TV series ''[[Supernatural (American TV series)|Supernatural]]'' in the 2010s. The subgenre has become so popular that it evolved into a genre of original erotic fiction in its own right, independent from its roots in fan fiction.<ref name="NYT 23 May 2020">{{cite news |last1=Alter |first1=Alexandra |title=A Feud in Wolf-Kink Erotica Raises a Deep Legal Question |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/23/business/omegaverse-erotica-copyright.html |work=The New York Times |date=23 May 2020}}</ref> The earliest commercial publication using omegaverse tropes is ''With Caution'' by J.L. Langley.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://booklive.jp/bkmr/omegaverse-bl-comic | title=《2019年版》おすすめオメガバースBL漫画17選【初心者向けから上級者向けまで】 | trans-title=Top 17 Recommended BL Omegaverse Manga for 2019 | language=ja | work=BookLive! | date=2018-07-11 | access-date=2020-04-16}}</ref> The trope gained rapid popularity in Japan in the mid-2010s through fan ''[[dōjinshi]]'' and has become a subgenre of ''[[yaoi]]'' works.<ref name="natalie 2018-12-06">{{cite web | url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/311064 | title=傷心教師の赴任先は、妖し男子が集まる学園…羽純ハナの最新BL、ドラマCD化も決定 | language=ja | work=[[Natalie (website)|Natalie]] | date=2018-12-06 | access-date=2020-04-16}}</ref> In Japanese works, Omegaverse also introduces a [[caste]] system, where Alphas are depicted as the upper class elites while Omegas are at the bottom tier and face discrimination. Omegas can get pregnant in spite of being male.<ref name="natalie 2018-12-06"/>