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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Tanner's three brothers, Reilly and the twins Logan and Lucas, are only ever mentioned in ''Adjustment Period'', given another one-off mention in ''(In)Conceivable Timing'', and then never mentioned again, [[AbortedArc dropping the plotline of reconnecting with Tanner behind their father's back trying to reconnect with his family in the process]].
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* TheGhost: Tanner mentions he has three brothers in ''Adjustment Period'', who go behind their dad's back to write to him over the holidays, [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome and then are never mentioned again]].
* HasTwoMommies: One of the pregnant Omegas who appears in ''(In)Conceivable Timing'' is a woman whose mate is an Alpha Female.
* HomosexualReproduction: Par for the course in Omegaverse fiction. Aside from Jackson and Tanner, there are also at least three other same-sex couples who are expecting in ''(In)Conceivable Timing'', of whom two are gay couples and one are a Lesbian couple.
* HasTwoMommies: One of the pregnant Omegas who appears in ''(In)Conceivable Timing'' is a woman whose mate is an Alpha Female.
* HomosexualReproduction: Par for the course in Omegaverse fiction. Aside from Jackson and Tanner, there are also at least three other same-sex couples who are expecting in ''(In)Conceivable Timing'', of whom two are gay couples and one are a Lesbian couple.
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* TheGhost: Tanner mentions he has three brothers in ''Adjustment Period'', who go behind their dad's back to write to him over the holidays, then get a one-off mention in ''(In)Conceivable Timing'' [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome and then are never mentioned again]].
* HasTwoMommies: One of the pregnant Omegas who appears in ''(In)Conceivable Timing'' is a woman whose mate is an Alpha Female.
* HomosexualReproduction: Par for the course in Omegaverse fiction. Aside from Jackson and Tanner, there are also another Omega named Nate is shown being pregnant at least three other same-sex couples who are expecting the end of ''Adjustment Period'', and Tanner meets a gay Alpha-Omega couple and a lesbian Alpha-Omega couple at the support group for pregnant Omegas in ''(In)Conceivable Timing'', of whom two are gay couples and one are a Lesbian couple.Timing''.
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* MoodWhiplash: ''In Conceivable Timing'' has Jackson and Tanner preparing a maternity shoot- cut to PrematureBirthDrama in ''the very next scene''.
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* TamerAndChaster: The first story, ''Adjustment Period'', is the most sexually explicit in the series, with the sexuality decreasing with each subsequent story. ''Bon Noel'' is even given a Mature rating rather than an Explicit rating.
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* LeFilmArtistique: Apparently Tanner's favorite movie genre, considering his dialogue with Rusty in the beginning of ''(In)ConceivableTiming''.
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* PeriodPiece: Jackson and Tanner watch an Omegaverse Period Piece movie (a [[[LeFilmArtistique French art-house piece]] heavily implied to be set in the 19th Century) at the beginning of ''(In)Conceivable Timing''.
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* PeriodPiece: Jackson and Tanner watch an Omegaverse Period Piece movie (a [[[LeFilmArtistique French art-house piece]] piece heavily implied to be set in the 19th Century) at the beginning of ''(In)Conceivable Timing''.
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* LeFilmArtistique: Apparently Tanner's favorite movie genre, considering his dialogue with Rusty in the beginning of ''(In)ConceivableTiming''.
* PeriodPiece: Jackson and Tanner watch an Omegaverse Period Piece movie (a [[[LeFilmArtistique French art-house piece]] heavily implied to be set in the 19th Century) at the beginning of ''(In)Conceivable Timing''.
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* ShoutOut: Creator/{{Hallmark}} is explicitly name-dropped as an inspiration for ''Bon Noel''.
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* Parental Abandonment: Tanner was straight-up ''abandoned'' at College by his dad for presenting as an Omega.
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The ''Lucky Lives'' Omegaverse Collection is a series of original {{Omegaverse}} stories in a shared universe by Tsuki. It consists of four stories (shown here in chronological order):
* ''Adjustment Period'', in which a newly-presenting Omega named Tanner goes through the stages of grief while bonding to an Alpha named Jackson.
* ''Bon Noel'', a ChristmasEpisode in which an Alpha Female Psychologist named Aubrey comes home to liquidate her late mother's house and assets over the Christmas season, only to meet a perky Omega girl named Noelle.
* ''(In)Conceivable Timing'', in which Tanner and Jackson, now a bonded couple, are expecting their first child.
* ''Perfect Balance'', in which one of Jackson's old Pack-buddies, an Alpha Male Psychologist named Dr. Cliff Creighton, is asked with helping an Omega male patient named Matthew, who seems to have SelfHarm issues.
* In addition, there is a short story compilation called ''Lucky Moments''.
All four stories can be read on Tsuki's AO3 page [[https://archiveofourown.org/series/2365594 here]].
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!!These stories contain examples of the following:
* AbusiveParents: Neither Alphas nor Omegas are safe from this trope.
** Dr. Cliff's dad was [[JockDadNerdSon an abusive jock who disapproved of his son's Psychology career]].
** Aubrey's mother was emotionally abusive towards her in the aftermath of her dad's death.
** Tanner was ''[[IHaveNoSon straight-up disowned]]'' by his parents for presenting as an Omega.
** Matthew was married off to a rich Alpha musician named Dale Hirst, who regarded him as little more than a bed-warmer and a broodmare.
* ArrangedMarriage: Dr. Cliff's patient in ''Perfect Balance'' is an Omega Male named Matthew who is stuck in this, married to a rich Alpha musician named Dale Hirst. [[spoiler: Dale ends up conceding to a divorce when Dr. Cliff [[CompeteForTheMaidensHand challenges him]] over it]].
* AuthorAppeal: Tsuki seems to have a fondness for Therapists, considering that Dr. Cliff and Aubrey are both Psychologists.
* BabiesEverAfter: [[spoiler: After Elizabeth, Jackson and Tanner end up having a pair of twin boys. Other named Omegas, such as Nate and Rusty, end up having kids as well with their respective Alpha mates]].
* BabyFactory: It's implied that this is the standard attitude towards Omegas, though neither Jackson, nor Cliff, nor Aubrey ever treat Omegas this way.
** Dale Hirst, Matthew's [[spoiler: first and eventual ex-]] Mate, is stated to hold this attitude, which is another reason why [[spoiler: Matthew keeps his skateboarding hobby a secret]].
* BodyHorror: Downplayed example, in that Presentation as an Alpha or Omega is depicted as a second Puberty, with all the adolescent angst it entails.
** Aubrey also mentions in ''Bon Noel'' that her Presentation as an Alpha included nausea and a fever, which her mother dismissed as just being dramatic.
* ChristmasEpisode: ''Bon Noel'' is explicitly described by Tsuki as an "A/B/O take on a Hallmark Christmas movie''.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Tanner's three brothers, Reilly and the twins Logan and Lucas, are only ever mentioned in ''Adjustment Period'', [[AbortedArc dropping the plotline of reconnecting with Tanner behind their father's back in the process]].
* CompeteForTheMaidensHand: Same-Sex example- Dr. Cliff ends up challenging another Alpha, Dale Hirst, over the right to bond with Matthew, since Cliff considers Dale to be abusive. [[spoiler: Dale yields without a fight]].
* ContentWarning: Par for the course for AO3. All stories have content warnings dealing with themes of sexuality, mental health, and (in some cases) abuse. ''Perfect Balance'' in particular has content warnings related to depression and suicide, since the Protagonist is a Therapist who is treating a depressed and suicidal Omega patient.
* ContinuityNod: ''Perfect Balance'' has numerous mentions to the events of ''Adjustment Period'' and ''(In)Conceivable Timing'', such as a scene where [[spoiler: Tanner is holding the twins that he was pregnant with in the epilogue of ''(In)Conceivable Timing'']] when Dr. Cliff calls him for advice.
** Averted for ''Bon Noel'' since although it is the second story chronologically, it is the ''fourth'' story written.
* CoolBoard: [[spoiler: Matthew is secretly a skateboarding prodigy, a secret he only tells Dr. Cliff. He even entrusts Dr. Cliff with all his skateboarding equipment, to keep it safe]].
* CrapsackWorld: For Omegas at least, since they are treated as second-class citizens who have no individual autonomy; Tanner was expelled from College ''solely for Presenting as an Omega'' (and was only allowed to stay in the Frat-house since his Mate was one of the members). Based on Matthew's relations to Dr. Cliff, [[spoiler: Omegas doing sports is also disapproved of]].
** It's implied via a period drama movie that Jackson and Tanner watch in the beginning of ''(In)Conceivable Timing'' that Omegas may have been even worse off in the past.
* DarkerAndEdgier: ''Perfect Balance'' is easily the darkest story in the series, since the story is about a Therapist treating a suicidal abuse victim [[spoiler: and eventually saving them from their toxic home environment]].
* DisappearedDad: Aubrey's dad died when she was twelve. The stress induced her Presentation as an Alpha.
* DomesticAbuse:
** Tanner's dad is an ill-tempered Beta man who shouted at his wife in front of their three kids, prompting Tanner to fear that he might beat her in front of him.
** While he isn't being ''physically'' abused, Matthew was emotionally and psychologically abused by his parents and his [[spoiler: first]] Mate, to the point of having no self-esteem and struggling with passive suicidal ideation.
** Aubrey was also emotionally abused by her mother, an Omega, for being an Alpha instead of an Omega. Aubrey cut off contact with her family when she went to College.
* DrivenToSuicide: At the beginning of ''Perfect Balance'', Matthew had been hospitalized for drinking medicine and alcohol at the same time, and is struggling with passive suicidal ideation. Averting this trope is the reason why Dr. Cliff is asked to treat him.
* DrJerk: Matthew's previous Therapist made no attempt to understand Matthew's interests or hobbies, and thus wrote off [[spoiler: Matthew's skateboarding injuries]] as a form of Self-Harm.
* ExtraordinaryWorldOrdinaryProblems: Most of the stories are about Alphas and Omegas encountering real-world issues, such as family-making, mental health, and issues with parents.
* FateWorseThanDeath: Tanner was abandoned by his parents after Presenting as an Omega because they considered being an Omega male as this, and subsequently wanted nothing to do with him.
* FeelingTheBabyKick: Tanner and Jackson do this at the end of the second trimester in ''(In)Conceivable Timing''. [[spoiler: Elizabeth later does it with Tanner's unborn twins in the epilogue]].
* FeteWorseThanDeath: Aubrey being put through one as a 12-year-old in the middle of Presenting as an Alpha, while grieving her father's death, and forced to be on her best behavior, completely ruined both [[TheScrooge her opinion on Christmas]] and her relationship with her mother.
* FreakOut: Tanner has a mental breakdown in ''Adjustment Period''. Cliff has to help him calm down.
* Freudian Excuse:
** Aubrey [[TheScrooge hates Christmas]] after her emotionally-abusive mother forced her to be a perfect little girl for a Christmas party, ''completely ignoring'' Aubrey's grief over her father's death and her [[BodyHorror stressful Alpha presentation]].
** Dr. Cliff likewise became a Therapist due to a rocky relationship with his own father.
* FunHatingConfiscatingAdult: Adult domestic abuse variant- [[spoiler: Matthew keeps his skateboarding hobby a secret because he worries that Dale or his parents will try to confiscate his prized skateboarding equipment. Dr. Cliff agrees to keep Matthew's gear so that it can't be taken]].
* TheGhost: Tanner mentions he has three brothers in ''Adjustment Period'', who go behind their dad's back to write to him over the holidays, [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome and then are never mentioned again]].
* HasTwoMommies: One of the pregnant Omegas who appears in ''(In)Conceivable Timing'' is a woman whose mate is an Alpha Female.
* HomosexualReproduction: Par for the course in Omegaverse fiction. Aside from Jackson and Tanner, there are also at least three other same-sex couples who are expecting in ''(In)Conceivable Timing'', of whom two are gay couples and one are a Lesbian couple.
* HurtComfortFic: Both ''Adjustment Period'' and ''Perfect Balance'', especially the latter. In both cases, Cliff is involved in doing at least some of the Comforting.
* IHaveNoSon: Tanner is disowned by his dad for presenting as an Omega.
** Inverted with Aubrey, who cut ties with her mother and sister over the former's emotional abuse.
* JockDadNerdSon: Dr. Cliff's father never approved of his career as a Therapist.
* MatingSeasonMayhem: Tanner goes into Heat for the first time in ''Adjustment Period''.
* MissingMom: Tanner's mom died of cancer when he was 8 years old.
* MisterSeahorse: The main point of ''(In)Conceivable Timing'' is Tanner's pregnancy with his and Jackson's first child. [[spoiler: he's pregnant again, with twins, in the epilogue]].
** Tanner also meets another pregnant Omega Male in the same story, and Nate, an Omega Male who was pregnant at the end of ''Adjustment Period'', is mentioned as well.
* MoodWhiplash: ''In Conceivable Timing'' has Jackson and Tanner preparing a maternity shoot- cut to PrematureBirthDrama in ''the very next scene''.
* PapaWolf: Both Jackson and Cliff end up becoming this, whether as a literal father (Jackson) or a paternal figure (Cliff in his role as a Therapist).
* Parental Abandonment: Tanner was straight-up ''abandoned'' at College by his dad for presenting as an Omega.
* Parental Neglect: Aubrey's Omega mother was emotionally negligent of her after she presented as an Alpha.
* PrematureBirthDrama: Jackson and Tanner's first child, a girl named Elizabeth, is born a month early in the climax of ''(In)Conceivable Timing'', and is then put in NICU.
* PronounTrouble: Because of [[MisterSeahorse Omega reproductive anatomy]], some people, including Tanner's OBGYN, avoid using gendered pronouns for Omegas (or gendered words like "Omma" or "Ommy"). Jackson and Tanner have to be repeatedly reminded to use gender-neutral pronouns.
* TheRunaway: Matthew's [[spoiler: skateboarding trips]] are something so personal that he hides them from his mate and his therapist, leading everyone to assume he frequently runs away. Dr. Cliff doesn't realize the truth until he chances across [[spoiler: Matthew at a half-pipe]].
* ScreamingBirth: Averted in ''(In)Conceivable timing'', where Tanner's [[PrematureBirthDrama early]] delivery of Elizabeth is mostly quiet aside from some gasps and grunts.
** Also averted for [[spoiler: Tanner's twins, who were delivered by an offscreen planned C-section]], and another Omega's water birth that Tanner is jealous of.
* TheScrooge: Aubrey, as a result of Christmas being associated with her ignored grief over her father's death and resulting Presentation as an Alpha.
* SelfHarm: The reason Matthew is in the hospital and being treated by Dr. Cliff; Matthew is introduced shortly after his stomach was pumped for consuming medicine and alcohol at the same time. [[spoiler: Subverted in the case of his skateboarding injuries, which are ''not'' an example]].
* SensoryOverload: Tanner has one halfway through ''Adjustment Period'' while shopping with Jackson and Cliff. It's a sign of his oncoming Heat.
* ShoutOut: Creator/{{Hallmark}} is explicitly name-dropped as an inspiration for ''Bon Noel''.
* SliceOfLife: ''(In)Conceivable Timing'' follows Jackson and Tanner through the latter's pregnancy with their first child.
* StagesOfMonsterGrief: Non-Monser version- ''Adjustment Period'' is about Tanner going through the stages of grief after presenting as an Omega.
* StrictParentsMakeSneakyKids: Matthew ends up hiding his [[spoiler: skateboarding hobby]] from everyone but Dr. Cliff because he's an Omega who grew up with strict parents and then got married off to a psychologically abusive Alpha.
* SwearJar: Jackson and Tanner have one in their home as of ''PerfectBalance''.
* TamerAndChaster: The first story, ''Adjustment Period'', is the most sexually explicit in the series, with the sexuality decreasing with each subsequent story. ''Bon Noel'' is even given a Mature rating rather than an Explicit rating.
* ThereAreNoTherapists: Averted. Dr. Cliff and Aubrey are both Therapists who deal with Omegaverse-related psychology.
* TimeSkip:
** ''(In)Conceivable Timing'' begins two years after ''AdjustmentPeriod''.
** Three of the four chapters of ''(In)Conceivable Timing'' take place over the span of a single trimester of Tanner's first pregnancy, so there are multiple Time-Skips per chapter.
** The eplilogue of ''(In)Conceivable Timing'' is three years after Elizabeth is born.
** ''Perfect Balance'' is a year or so after the eplilogue of ''(In)Conceivable Timing''.
* WackyCravings: When he hits his second trimester in ''(In)Conceivable Timing'', Tanner starts eating anything and everything.
* ''Adjustment Period'', in which a newly-presenting Omega named Tanner goes through the stages of grief while bonding to an Alpha named Jackson.
* ''Bon Noel'', a ChristmasEpisode in which an Alpha Female Psychologist named Aubrey comes home to liquidate her late mother's house and assets over the Christmas season, only to meet a perky Omega girl named Noelle.
* ''(In)Conceivable Timing'', in which Tanner and Jackson, now a bonded couple, are expecting their first child.
* ''Perfect Balance'', in which one of Jackson's old Pack-buddies, an Alpha Male Psychologist named Dr. Cliff Creighton, is asked with helping an Omega male patient named Matthew, who seems to have SelfHarm issues.
* In addition, there is a short story compilation called ''Lucky Moments''.
All four stories can be read on Tsuki's AO3 page [[https://archiveofourown.org/series/2365594 here]].
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!!These stories contain examples of the following:
* AbusiveParents: Neither Alphas nor Omegas are safe from this trope.
** Dr. Cliff's dad was [[JockDadNerdSon an abusive jock who disapproved of his son's Psychology career]].
** Aubrey's mother was emotionally abusive towards her in the aftermath of her dad's death.
** Tanner was ''[[IHaveNoSon straight-up disowned]]'' by his parents for presenting as an Omega.
** Matthew was married off to a rich Alpha musician named Dale Hirst, who regarded him as little more than a bed-warmer and a broodmare.
* ArrangedMarriage: Dr. Cliff's patient in ''Perfect Balance'' is an Omega Male named Matthew who is stuck in this, married to a rich Alpha musician named Dale Hirst. [[spoiler: Dale ends up conceding to a divorce when Dr. Cliff [[CompeteForTheMaidensHand challenges him]] over it]].
* AuthorAppeal: Tsuki seems to have a fondness for Therapists, considering that Dr. Cliff and Aubrey are both Psychologists.
* BabiesEverAfter: [[spoiler: After Elizabeth, Jackson and Tanner end up having a pair of twin boys. Other named Omegas, such as Nate and Rusty, end up having kids as well with their respective Alpha mates]].
* BabyFactory: It's implied that this is the standard attitude towards Omegas, though neither Jackson, nor Cliff, nor Aubrey ever treat Omegas this way.
** Dale Hirst, Matthew's [[spoiler: first and eventual ex-]] Mate, is stated to hold this attitude, which is another reason why [[spoiler: Matthew keeps his skateboarding hobby a secret]].
* BodyHorror: Downplayed example, in that Presentation as an Alpha or Omega is depicted as a second Puberty, with all the adolescent angst it entails.
** Aubrey also mentions in ''Bon Noel'' that her Presentation as an Alpha included nausea and a fever, which her mother dismissed as just being dramatic.
* ChristmasEpisode: ''Bon Noel'' is explicitly described by Tsuki as an "A/B/O take on a Hallmark Christmas movie''.
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Tanner's three brothers, Reilly and the twins Logan and Lucas, are only ever mentioned in ''Adjustment Period'', [[AbortedArc dropping the plotline of reconnecting with Tanner behind their father's back in the process]].
* CompeteForTheMaidensHand: Same-Sex example- Dr. Cliff ends up challenging another Alpha, Dale Hirst, over the right to bond with Matthew, since Cliff considers Dale to be abusive. [[spoiler: Dale yields without a fight]].
* ContentWarning: Par for the course for AO3. All stories have content warnings dealing with themes of sexuality, mental health, and (in some cases) abuse. ''Perfect Balance'' in particular has content warnings related to depression and suicide, since the Protagonist is a Therapist who is treating a depressed and suicidal Omega patient.
* ContinuityNod: ''Perfect Balance'' has numerous mentions to the events of ''Adjustment Period'' and ''(In)Conceivable Timing'', such as a scene where [[spoiler: Tanner is holding the twins that he was pregnant with in the epilogue of ''(In)Conceivable Timing'']] when Dr. Cliff calls him for advice.
** Averted for ''Bon Noel'' since although it is the second story chronologically, it is the ''fourth'' story written.
* CoolBoard: [[spoiler: Matthew is secretly a skateboarding prodigy, a secret he only tells Dr. Cliff. He even entrusts Dr. Cliff with all his skateboarding equipment, to keep it safe]].
* CrapsackWorld: For Omegas at least, since they are treated as second-class citizens who have no individual autonomy; Tanner was expelled from College ''solely for Presenting as an Omega'' (and was only allowed to stay in the Frat-house since his Mate was one of the members). Based on Matthew's relations to Dr. Cliff, [[spoiler: Omegas doing sports is also disapproved of]].
** It's implied via a period drama movie that Jackson and Tanner watch in the beginning of ''(In)Conceivable Timing'' that Omegas may have been even worse off in the past.
* DarkerAndEdgier: ''Perfect Balance'' is easily the darkest story in the series, since the story is about a Therapist treating a suicidal abuse victim [[spoiler: and eventually saving them from their toxic home environment]].
* DisappearedDad: Aubrey's dad died when she was twelve. The stress induced her Presentation as an Alpha.
* DomesticAbuse:
** Tanner's dad is an ill-tempered Beta man who shouted at his wife in front of their three kids, prompting Tanner to fear that he might beat her in front of him.
** While he isn't being ''physically'' abused, Matthew was emotionally and psychologically abused by his parents and his [[spoiler: first]] Mate, to the point of having no self-esteem and struggling with passive suicidal ideation.
** Aubrey was also emotionally abused by her mother, an Omega, for being an Alpha instead of an Omega. Aubrey cut off contact with her family when she went to College.
* DrivenToSuicide: At the beginning of ''Perfect Balance'', Matthew had been hospitalized for drinking medicine and alcohol at the same time, and is struggling with passive suicidal ideation. Averting this trope is the reason why Dr. Cliff is asked to treat him.
* DrJerk: Matthew's previous Therapist made no attempt to understand Matthew's interests or hobbies, and thus wrote off [[spoiler: Matthew's skateboarding injuries]] as a form of Self-Harm.
* ExtraordinaryWorldOrdinaryProblems: Most of the stories are about Alphas and Omegas encountering real-world issues, such as family-making, mental health, and issues with parents.
* FateWorseThanDeath: Tanner was abandoned by his parents after Presenting as an Omega because they considered being an Omega male as this, and subsequently wanted nothing to do with him.
* FeelingTheBabyKick: Tanner and Jackson do this at the end of the second trimester in ''(In)Conceivable Timing''. [[spoiler: Elizabeth later does it with Tanner's unborn twins in the epilogue]].
* FeteWorseThanDeath: Aubrey being put through one as a 12-year-old in the middle of Presenting as an Alpha, while grieving her father's death, and forced to be on her best behavior, completely ruined both [[TheScrooge her opinion on Christmas]] and her relationship with her mother.
* FreakOut: Tanner has a mental breakdown in ''Adjustment Period''. Cliff has to help him calm down.
* Freudian Excuse:
** Aubrey [[TheScrooge hates Christmas]] after her emotionally-abusive mother forced her to be a perfect little girl for a Christmas party, ''completely ignoring'' Aubrey's grief over her father's death and her [[BodyHorror stressful Alpha presentation]].
** Dr. Cliff likewise became a Therapist due to a rocky relationship with his own father.
* FunHatingConfiscatingAdult: Adult domestic abuse variant- [[spoiler: Matthew keeps his skateboarding hobby a secret because he worries that Dale or his parents will try to confiscate his prized skateboarding equipment. Dr. Cliff agrees to keep Matthew's gear so that it can't be taken]].
* TheGhost: Tanner mentions he has three brothers in ''Adjustment Period'', who go behind their dad's back to write to him over the holidays, [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome and then are never mentioned again]].
* HasTwoMommies: One of the pregnant Omegas who appears in ''(In)Conceivable Timing'' is a woman whose mate is an Alpha Female.
* HomosexualReproduction: Par for the course in Omegaverse fiction. Aside from Jackson and Tanner, there are also at least three other same-sex couples who are expecting in ''(In)Conceivable Timing'', of whom two are gay couples and one are a Lesbian couple.
* HurtComfortFic: Both ''Adjustment Period'' and ''Perfect Balance'', especially the latter. In both cases, Cliff is involved in doing at least some of the Comforting.
* IHaveNoSon: Tanner is disowned by his dad for presenting as an Omega.
** Inverted with Aubrey, who cut ties with her mother and sister over the former's emotional abuse.
* JockDadNerdSon: Dr. Cliff's father never approved of his career as a Therapist.
* MatingSeasonMayhem: Tanner goes into Heat for the first time in ''Adjustment Period''.
* MissingMom: Tanner's mom died of cancer when he was 8 years old.
* MisterSeahorse: The main point of ''(In)Conceivable Timing'' is Tanner's pregnancy with his and Jackson's first child. [[spoiler: he's pregnant again, with twins, in the epilogue]].
** Tanner also meets another pregnant Omega Male in the same story, and Nate, an Omega Male who was pregnant at the end of ''Adjustment Period'', is mentioned as well.
* MoodWhiplash: ''In Conceivable Timing'' has Jackson and Tanner preparing a maternity shoot- cut to PrematureBirthDrama in ''the very next scene''.
* PapaWolf: Both Jackson and Cliff end up becoming this, whether as a literal father (Jackson) or a paternal figure (Cliff in his role as a Therapist).
* Parental Abandonment: Tanner was straight-up ''abandoned'' at College by his dad for presenting as an Omega.
* Parental Neglect: Aubrey's Omega mother was emotionally negligent of her after she presented as an Alpha.
* PrematureBirthDrama: Jackson and Tanner's first child, a girl named Elizabeth, is born a month early in the climax of ''(In)Conceivable Timing'', and is then put in NICU.
* PronounTrouble: Because of [[MisterSeahorse Omega reproductive anatomy]], some people, including Tanner's OBGYN, avoid using gendered pronouns for Omegas (or gendered words like "Omma" or "Ommy"). Jackson and Tanner have to be repeatedly reminded to use gender-neutral pronouns.
* TheRunaway: Matthew's [[spoiler: skateboarding trips]] are something so personal that he hides them from his mate and his therapist, leading everyone to assume he frequently runs away. Dr. Cliff doesn't realize the truth until he chances across [[spoiler: Matthew at a half-pipe]].
* ScreamingBirth: Averted in ''(In)Conceivable timing'', where Tanner's [[PrematureBirthDrama early]] delivery of Elizabeth is mostly quiet aside from some gasps and grunts.
** Also averted for [[spoiler: Tanner's twins, who were delivered by an offscreen planned C-section]], and another Omega's water birth that Tanner is jealous of.
* TheScrooge: Aubrey, as a result of Christmas being associated with her ignored grief over her father's death and resulting Presentation as an Alpha.
* SelfHarm: The reason Matthew is in the hospital and being treated by Dr. Cliff; Matthew is introduced shortly after his stomach was pumped for consuming medicine and alcohol at the same time. [[spoiler: Subverted in the case of his skateboarding injuries, which are ''not'' an example]].
* SensoryOverload: Tanner has one halfway through ''Adjustment Period'' while shopping with Jackson and Cliff. It's a sign of his oncoming Heat.
* ShoutOut: Creator/{{Hallmark}} is explicitly name-dropped as an inspiration for ''Bon Noel''.
* SliceOfLife: ''(In)Conceivable Timing'' follows Jackson and Tanner through the latter's pregnancy with their first child.
* StagesOfMonsterGrief: Non-Monser version- ''Adjustment Period'' is about Tanner going through the stages of grief after presenting as an Omega.
* StrictParentsMakeSneakyKids: Matthew ends up hiding his [[spoiler: skateboarding hobby]] from everyone but Dr. Cliff because he's an Omega who grew up with strict parents and then got married off to a psychologically abusive Alpha.
* SwearJar: Jackson and Tanner have one in their home as of ''PerfectBalance''.
* TamerAndChaster: The first story, ''Adjustment Period'', is the most sexually explicit in the series, with the sexuality decreasing with each subsequent story. ''Bon Noel'' is even given a Mature rating rather than an Explicit rating.
* ThereAreNoTherapists: Averted. Dr. Cliff and Aubrey are both Therapists who deal with Omegaverse-related psychology.
* TimeSkip:
** ''(In)Conceivable Timing'' begins two years after ''AdjustmentPeriod''.
** Three of the four chapters of ''(In)Conceivable Timing'' take place over the span of a single trimester of Tanner's first pregnancy, so there are multiple Time-Skips per chapter.
** The eplilogue of ''(In)Conceivable Timing'' is three years after Elizabeth is born.
** ''Perfect Balance'' is a year or so after the eplilogue of ''(In)Conceivable Timing''.
* WackyCravings: When he hits his second trimester in ''(In)Conceivable Timing'', Tanner starts eating anything and everything.
